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From: Abigail Lumsden <>
Subject: Re: [MAESSEX] Will Transcription: (Capt.) Stephen Greenleaf of Newbury, 1690
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:01:32 -0400
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On Jun 22, 2006, at 3:55 PM, wrote: > Ruy -- > > You've gone and done it again, lad -- put me in your debt, that is! > Many thanks for posting the will of my 8th great grandfather, Stephen > Greenleaf! I descend from his daughter Elizabeth and her husband, > Thomas Noyes. > > Guy I. Colby IV > Irving, TX I second that.. from down through his son John. Abby > > > > -------------- Original message from Ruy Cardoso > <>: -------------- > > >> Will of Capt. Stephen Greenleaf of Newbury, Essex >> County, MA, file date 25 Nov 1690, transcribed from >> microfilm of Essex County probate copybooks at >> Massachusetts Archives, Volume 303, pages 22-23 >> (volume and pages as numbered by the Archives). Other >> probate documents, including inventories, exist but >> are not included here. Punctuation, spelling, >> grammar, and capitalization are as they appear on the >> microfilm. Brackets indicate any illegible portions >> or editorial comments. Spacing between paragraphs >> added to increase readability. >> >> *** >> >> Because I know not the day of my death I make this my >> Last will and testat I bequeath my body to the earth >> and my soul to god yt gave it in hope of a blessed >> resurection >> >> 1 I give to my eldest sone Stephen Greenleif the one >> half of my house Lott that half next him, he makeing >> all the fence that lyeth against his own land I give >> him also my share of the yland that we bought between >> us of Ephraim winslow of Saulsberry with two acres of >> the meadow below the yland next Caleb Moodys meadow >> provided there be liberty for Edmund to make a fence >> across the yland from my [ditch?] to doctor dole his >> [ditch?], and what may be upon the yland may be used >> to repaire' the fence and that my sone Stephen with >> his brother Edmund and Caleb Moody that is mgadgee Doe >> their pro[___]n of the fence to secure their meadow >> >> 2d. I give to my sone John Greenlef besides what he >> hath already had my freehold Lott at plumb yland he >> payeing to his sister Mary five pound in pay when she >> shall be marryed or at 18 years of age. >> >> 3d I give to my sone Samuel Greenlef besides the >> Liveing he hath by deed of gift five sheep and all my >> weareing cloths. >> >> 4t. I give my sone Tristrum that Liveing at >> Har[__]choak the free hold lott with the house & >> fences to it, and the two river Lots of Salt marsh at >> [foss?] yland he payeing to his sister Mary five >> pounds in pay when she shall be marryed or at 18 years >> of age. >> >> 5 I give my Rate lott to be equally [divided?] [___], >> Tristrum, & Edmund [___] as they can they draweing >> lotts for yr shares and the Rate lott I bought of >> Benja Guttridge I give to my sone Stephen I doe >> appoint also my sone Stephen to pay to his sister Mary >> three score pound in pay and ten pound in mony within >> two years after she shall be 18 years of age or >> marriage. >> >> 6ly I give to my sone Stephen the Cha[__]er, to >> daughter dole the brass pot or the Litle Iron Ketle >> wch she will, and the litle silver cup in my cupbord >> and one sheep. And I doe hereby [___] that I gave him >> the meadow at Saulsberry next major pykes pasture. >> that he should have had a deed of gift of, I give to >> my daughter noice my gre[at?] platter and the silver >> wine cup to her daughter Elizabeth, I give the [_aker >> nut?] cup to my sone Stephen >> >> 7t I give to my sone Edmund Greenleif the rest of my >> Estate houseing land and meadow fence stock houshold >> stuff and tools he payeing to his sister Mary [sweet?] >> 8[_] pound in pay as soon as she shall be marryed. >> >> Lastly. In case my sone Edmund Greenlef should dye >> without Issue Lawfully begotten of his own body then >> all which I have in this my will given to him I give >> to my sone Stephen Greenleff viz. house Lands &c. as >> beforementioned, He payeing to the rest of his >> brothers and sisters their surviveing proportion also >> the value what it may be valued at by two indifferent >> men, Reserveing to himself and Mary which I freely >> give three parts or shares of said Edmunds portion. >> >> I doe appoint my sone Edmund Greenleif to be my sole >> executor and Caleb Moody & Wm Titcomb to see this my >> will performed as overseers of the Land. My desyre is >> that my well beloved wife shall Live [__] my sone >> Edmund But if in case my wife should see good to >> remove and Live otherwhere Then Edmund shall pay to >> his mother four pounds a yeare or else she [to?] have >> the thirds of the Land and further in case my sone >> Tristram dye without Issue Lawfully begotten of his >> own body Then the one half of the value of the Land >> given him by [me?], to be to his widow and the other >> half to be divided equally amongst the rest of the >> children. In full testimony that this is my last will >> & testament I have hereunto put my hand & seale [this >> 5?] August 1690 >> >> Stephen Grenlife & a seale >> >> This was published [___] of Capt Stephen Grenlef >> [Senr.?] & signed & sealed in presence of >> >> Benja. Gerrish >> Wm Longfellow >> James March >> >> [Proved in Salem 25 November 1690] >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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