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Will of John Tolman made 24 December 1722;
I give all my estate that I have not disposed of, both in lands, bills, bonds, and movables, to be equally divided among my children and grandchild, herein after named, that is to say, Elizabeth and Joseph, Benjamin and Ann, Ebenezer and Ruth, and my grandchild Farr Tolman, son of my son William, deceased. And my will is, that my grandchild shall have his when he comes to the age of one and twenty years, and if he dies before that, to be equally...
Abstracts of Wills Thomas Tolman Senior.
I Thomas Tolman senior of Dorchester being now entred into the Eightycth yeare of my Age but of good and sound memory do declare this my last will & Testament. Unto my eldest son Thomas Tolman I give my present dwelling house & barne with the half acre of land it stands upon as all the Land Meadow & Upland I gave him at his marriage & that his deeds make mention of. Moreover that six Acres I bought since his Marriage of Jonathan...
The following agreement of the heirs was signed two months later : (Oct 1759)"We the subscribers Children and descendants of Mr. Joseph Chaffe Late of Woodstock in the County of Windham Desd vizt Benjamin Chafie of Ashford Eldest son of ye Said Desd, James Chaffe of Woodstock, Joseph Chaffe aforesaid Samuel Chaffee Josiah Chaffe Stephen Chaffe Joseph Wright & Abigail his Wife all of Woodstock and all in ye County of Windham and being all desirous to settle the Real Estate that j^e said...
In the Name of God Amen I Joseph Chaffee of the town of Swanzey in the County of Bristol in the Province of the Massachusetts in New England being Sick & weak in Body But of sound & perfect mind & memory Prased be god Doe make and ordaine this my last Will and Testament In manner & forme following:
First and principally I commend my sowle into the Hands of Almighty God And Unto Jesus Christ my Dear Redeemer and my Body I commit to the Earth to be Decently Buried at the...
MERRYChristopher Merry of Ashford [ ? ] PRC17 - 97/334 8 February 1610[11] to son Robert - £20 daughter Margaret Hawker - £10 Joane, Joyce, Mary & Thomas Baker and John & Elizabeth Haaawker, children of my daughter Margaret Hawker - 20sh each Executor : wife [ ] and to have residue Christopher Merry x Witnesses : Jeremie Osbourne & Dennis Evans x Probate : 4 April 1611 [bur.10 February 1610[11]
(Note: Hawker was a misspelling...
From "A History of Ashford" by Arthur Ruderman:
"Quarter Sessions also dealt with trading cases. In 1614 John Harker of Ashford was charged with 'exercising the trade of a miller, and not having been apprenticed.' Three months later Harker was making the same charge against Peter Cole of Ashford. At the same time Peter Cole was alleging that Edward Ellis of Great Chart was engrossing grain, that is, attempting to buy the whole or a substantial part of the supply, in order to sell it at...
John Harker elder, of Ashford, yeoman PRC16 a1099 6 December 1647 to John, Robert, Elizabeth, Mary & Sarah Tritton, children of John Tritton of Kennington, yeo, my son in law - 20sh each at 1 yrs grandson John Tritton - bed etc granddaus Eliz, Mary & Sarah - do - " Mary - gold ring & bible to Thomas, Robt, Joseph & Mary Boulden, children of Thomas Boulden of Wye - 20sh each at 21 years to son John & wife Jane, 2 mess in Kennington (purch of Thomas Grigby gent) for life,...
Will of John Baker:
12 January 1557 (4 & 5 Philip and Mary). I John Bakere of Cessyngherst in Kent Knyght oue of the Kinge and Quenes Majestyes previe Counsell. To be buryed in the parishe churche of Cranebroke in Kent in the place uere where my good wif Dame Elizabeth lieth buryed. To the whiche place I requyre my children and myne executours my deade bodie maye be caryed if I dye wt. in the thre score myles therof or if yt be further by the discretion of myne executors. I will...