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Amanuensis Monday -- 1692 Will of Richard Sawtell (1611-1694) of Watertown, Massachusetts This weeks document for transcription is the 1692 will of the estate of Richard Sawtell (1611-1694) of Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, which is in Estate File 19965 in the Middlesex County Probate Court records.  [image 2 of 4]: The inventory is also included in the Middlesex County Probate Court Clerks volumes, in Volume 8, pages 239-240: The transcription of the will is (from the court clerk...

Amanuensis Monday -- 1697 Will of John Grout (1616-1697) of Sudbury, Massachusetts This weeks document for transcription is the 1697 will of John Grout (1616-1697) of Sufbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, which is in Estate File 9951 in the Middlesex County Probate Court records.  [image 2 of 14] The will above is somewhat blurry, torn on several edges, and has water damage in places, plus the handwriting is difficult to read.  Rather than stumble through the original will above, I will t...

Several more records this time - but only one sheds some light on Ann (--?--) Seaver! In What Is the Maiden Name of Ann (--?--) Seaver (1807-????)? - Part 1, we walked through the available records for Anns husband, Nathaniel Seaver (1803-1859), except for one set of records.  Ann was a part of the 1850 and 1855 census records, but was not mentioned in Nathaniels birth, city directory or death records.   In  What Is the Maiden Name of Ann (--?--) Seaver (1807-????)? - Part 2, we looked at ...

[image 2 of 8] third day of March      I of Middx in New England yeo. being in a State of health in Body and of perfect minde and memory Thanks be given unto God, Yet Calling to Minde the Mortallity of my Body and Knowing it is Appointed for men once to dye Do make and ordaine this my Last Will and Testement, That is to  Say, Principally and first of all I Give and Recommend my Soule into the hands of God who gave it hopeing throw the Merits and Satisfaction of my Saviour Jesus Christ to h...

I sick & weak, but in perfect memory, not knowing how soone I may end the dayes of my weary pilgrimage; doe constitute this my Last will and testament for ye disposal of what I shall leave behind me as followeth. I give my ten younger children thirty pound in mony their parts should be payd a moneth after my decease: that which belongs to the unmarryed my will is it should be in their mothers hand to be kept for them till they come to age capable. Item I give to my son Sam: Church after my d...

  This weeks document for transcription is the 1733 Will of Joseph Morse (1667-1733) of Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, which is in Estate File 15528 in the Middlesex County Probate Court records.  [image 2 of 4] [image 2 of 4] I Joseph Morse of Marlburrough senr in ye County of Middls in New England yeoman being Aged and full of Pain but of sound mind and Disposing memory blessed be God therefor in and by these Presents make this my Last will and Testament in manner and form a...

*  Myles Soule (1690-after 1720). Nathaniel Soule died intestate before 12 October 1699, leaving his widow with six minor children (age 17 down to age 9).  Administration was granted to his widow, Rose (Thorn) Soule by the Bristol County Probate Court.  She posted bond of 360 pounds as administratrix of the estate on 12 October 1699 with two others.  An inventory reported on that day appraised the personal property at 197 pounds, 16 shillings, including 120 pounds for houses and lands. An a...

Monday, December 28, 2020 Amanuensis Monday -- 1700 Bond and Letter of Administration of the Estate of Nathaniel Sowle (1637-1699) of Dartmouth, Massachusetts   This weeks document for transcription is the 1700 Bond  and Letter of Administration for the estate of Nathnaiel Sowle (1637-1699) of Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, which is in the Bristol County Probate Court records.  [image 8 of 8] [image 8 of 8] Rose of the Masachusett Bay in New England widow & Relict of Nathaniel Sou...

Made Oath that they were present & saw Rebeccah Kirby the subject ????? ????? did signe seal & heard her Publish & Declare sd Instrument as her Last will and Testament and that she was of a sound and disposing mind & memory when she sodid and they with Daniel same time and all in the presence of the Testator. George Leonard Geo. Leonard JR The source citation for this probate case file is: Bristol County, Massachusetts, Probate case files, Volume: Bristol 14000-15999 - Estate File #15226 (13 i...

  Its Treasure Chest Thursday - a chance to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and genealogy musings. The treasure today is the birth entry for Mehitable Grout (1726-1795) in the Watertown, Massachusetts town record book: The birth entry is in the middle of the right-hand page: The transcription of this record is: "Mehetable Grout Daughter of Joseph & Mary Grout born the 5 of Febry 1725/6" The source citation for this record is: "Massachus...