Peter Lewis (1669 - bef. 1739)

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Died before 21 Jun 1739 before age 70 in Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Peter was a shipwright and he and his wife Elizabeth were admitted to the church in Kittery in 1731. He was listed as a culler of fish in Kittery in 1692-3. He was on the grand jury in 1714.

I James Bredeen of this Town of Kittery doe sell… and set over unto Peter Lewis of Kittery thirty Acres of Land which he had for a town grant ye 24 of May 1699… this seventh day of Novembr one thousand seven hundred…
James A Bredeen
his mark
In the prsents of us The mark X of Elizabeth Bodge
Andrew Lewis"^[1]

I Peter Lewis Junr of Kittery… Shipwright for a valuable Consideration to me in hand paid by my brother Andrew Lewis… do… sell… one Acre and a halfe…. And lyes at or near ye head of the land that was mr Withers… & Takes its beginning at a post in the fence a little above sd Andrew Lewis’s house… this Second day of June… 1713…
Peter Lewis
his X mark
In ye presence of us…
Joseph Gunnison
Wm Pepperrell junr
Francis Winkley"^[2]

Peter Lewis of full age testifieth and Saith that about Thirty Years before the Date hereof he remembers a Maple tree marked N.W. on the North West Corner of Nicholas Weeks’s Land which Land has been in the possession of the sd Nicholas Weeks & his Son Nicholas Weeks ever since by building on & improving of sd Land… March 23d 1723/4. ^[3]

The Depostition of Peter Lewis aged abt fifty nine Years testifyeth that I Remember that Jno Phillips lived in Spruce Creek upon a Piece of Land yt I understood yt he bought of Mr Thomas Withers & also yt Rowland Williams lived with said Phillips and yt ye sd Phillips ownd the sd Williams to be his Cousin and the sd William Ownd the said Phillips to be his Uncle & I heard that the sd Phillips intend to make his said Cousin Rowland William his Heir and that the sd Williams died in the Possession of the sd Phillips Estate & I being a near Neighbour and acquainted with each of them & I never heard of any other Relation yt the said Phillips had in this Countrey… Febry 28th 1728. ^[4]

"In the Name of God Amen the seventeenth Day of May Anno Domini one Thousand seven hundred Thirty & nine I Peter Lewis of Kittery in ye County of York in the Province of ye Massachusets Bay in New-England Shipwright, being sick & weak in Body but of perfect mind & memory Thanks be given unto God : Therefore calling unto mind ye Mortality of my Body. Do make & Ordain this my last Will & Testament that is to say principally & first of all I give & Recomend my Soul into ye Hands of God that gave it, and my Body I Recommend to ye Earth to be Buried in decent Christian Burial at ye Discretion of my Executors. And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this Life, I give demise & dispose of ye same in ye following manner & form.

Imprimis It is my Will That my Funeral Charges & all my Just Debts as soon as may be Conveniently after my Decease be paid in ye following manner Vizt Thirty pounds thereof to be paid by my Son Peter Lewis and if there should remain any more to be paid than that sum will discharge so much of my personal or moveable Estate shall be sold as will pay it.

Item I give and bequeath to Elizabeth my dearly beloved Wife all ye Remainder of my personal Estate & moveable Effects that shall not be disposed of for ye defraying of my Debts & Funeral Charges to be her own & to her Disposal for ever. I also give to her during her natural Life the Use & Improvement of one third part of all my Lands including the Land where on my son Peter Lewis now Dwells only only her Right or thirds in that Land shall be set off to her together with her right or third part of ye Land or Farm whereon I now Live & possess I also give to her the Use & Improvement of my Dwelling House & Barn & liberty to Cutt fencing & fire wood on my Land for her own use during her Widowhood. Item I give to my wellbeloved Son Peter Lewis his Heirs & Assigns for ever the Land or Farm which he now possesseth & whereon he now Dwelleth together with all ye Housing that is thereon & all ye privilidges & appurtenances thereunto belonging : And also all that Land or Farm which I now possess & whereon I Dwell & live together with all ye Buildings that are thereon & all ye appurtenances & privilidges thereunto belonging to him his Heirs & assigns for ever only Excepting what I have herein given unto my Wife Eliza during her Widowhood & natural Life. provided & on Condition that he pay ye several sums which in these presents he is & shall be Ordred to pay.

Item I give to my well beloved Daughter Mary Lewis Forty pounds in Currant Money or Bills of Credit of this Province to be paid to her or such as shall Legally represent her by my Son Peter Lewis or his Heirs within ye space of two years next ensuing my Decease. Item I give to my wellbeloved Daughter Katharine Phennicke forty pounds in Currant money or Bills of Credit of this Province to be paid to her or such as shall legally represent her by my Son Peter Lewis or his Heirs within ye space of four Years next following my Decease. Item I give to my wellbeloved Daughter Sarah Lewis Forty pounds in Currant money or in good passable Bills of Credit of this Province to be paid her or such as shall Legally represent her by my son Peter Lewis or his Heirs within ye space of six Years next Ensuing my Decease. Item I give to my well beloved Daughter Abigail Trafton forty pounds in Currant Money or in good passable Bills of Credit of this Province to be paid to her or such as shall Legally represent her by my Son Peter Lewis his Heirs &c. within the space of Eight years next ensuing my Decease.

Item I give to my well beloved Daughter Eunice Lewis Forty pounds in Currant money or good passable Bills of Credit of this Province to be paid to her or such as shall Legally represent her by my Son Peter Lewis his Heirs Execrs or Adminisrs within ye space of ten Years next ensuing my Decease.

Item. I give to my Grand Children namely Samll Tripe Abigail Tripe, Anne Tripe & William Tripe, the Children of my Daughter Luce Tripe Decsd Forty pounds to be paid to them by my Son Peter Lewis in equall Shares or Portions as they shall come to a Lawfull age to receive their part & to be paid in Currant money or passable Bills of Credit of this Province and if it should so happen that any of my above named Grand Children shall depart this Life before he or She shall be of a Lawfull Age to receive what is herein given to him or her & shall leave no Lawfull surviveing Issue to Inherit their part then ye Dece'seds part shall be equally divided among ye Surviveing.

Item. If any of my above named Daughters should Depart this Life before ye sum or Legacy which I have herein given to them be paid & leave no Legall surviveing Issue or posterity to receive it then ye Decesds Legacy shall be paid unto & divided amongst my Surviveing Daughters or such as shall Legally represent them in equal Shares or Portions. Item If any of my Daughters above-named shall be unmarried after my Decease they then shall have the liberty to live in my Dwelling house & ye liberty of Egress & Regress there during their continueing in an unmarried Estate and no longer. Finally I Constitute make & Ordain my beloved Wife Elizabeth & my Son Peter Lewis my Sole Execurs of this my last Will & Testament. And I Do hereby utterly disallow, Revoak & disannul all & every other former Testaments Wills Legacies & bequests & Execurs by me in any ways before Named Willed & bequeathed Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my last Will & Testament.

In Wittness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the Day & Year above written.

Signed sealed Published pronounced & Declared by ye sd Peter Lewis as his last Will & Testament in the presence of Us the Subscribers.
Joseph Willson
John X Hutchins
his mark
Samll Haly
John Newmarch. - Probated 21 June 1739.

A True Inventory of the Goods… of Peter Lewis lait of Kittery Deceased…

To the Decessed Dwelling House att...........£150=0=0
To about 99 acers of Land at 10-0-0 P acer...990=0-0
To a Barn att........................................................10=0-0
To the Decessed waring Clothes.....................25=19-0
To a Beed & furniture & Bedsteed att............20=12-0
To another Bead & Beding & Bedsteed att.....12=0=0
To a gune at 2=0=0 & 8 yards of humspon
Cloth.......................................................................7=0=0
To 30lb of woll at 4=0 P & ½ Dusing of chears..7=4=0
To a warming pann & a speel at.......................1=15=0
To a Hansaw at 15=0 & 2 axes att 16=0 & 2 addeses
& 2 argers..............................................................3=0=5
To howes & Corking [ ].......................................0=18=0
To a tenant Saw 15-0 & sives & tackling..........1=17=6
To a Brass kittle at 3=0=0 & to Books................4=5=0
To Spining whells & Chests at.............................3=9=0
To a paire of Stirlyards & gemblets..................0=10=0
To Puter at 6:5:0 & to Barrels & Tubes att.......7=14=0
To buckets milk panes, trayes & sum other small
things...................................................................1=12=6
To Bottles Rundlets tunell & sum Earthen
things...................................................................1=12=0
To poots poot hooks & trammels & slice ........4=15=0
To a table & table cloth a Case of Nives &
forkes...................................................................1=15=0
To a Candle steck & Camp a bridle & 3 hamers.1=6=0
To Iorn Chains & a Bettel & wegges...................8=4=0
To a Cart Sleed plowe & harrow.......................3=14=0
To a ox yoke & a flex brake...............................0=14=0
To a yoke of oxen at 30:0:0 & 4 Cowes at
40=0-0..................................................................70=0=0
To yerlings and Calves & 14 Sheep..................27-15-0
To 3 horses at 18-0= & to 5 swine & 5 small Peggs
& 5 gess.............................................................25=10=0
A Drawing Knife
the sum total..............................................£1422=16=5
July ye 13, 1739
Joseph willson
John Hutchins
His 2 Mark
Samll Haly" ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. VI, fol. 117
2. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. VIII, fol. 179
3. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. XI, fol. 162
4. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. XIII, fol. 2
5. ↑ York County Probate- Vol. V, fol. 160, Docket No. 11424

• Old Kittery And Her Families- Everett Stackpole, Lewiston Journal Press, 1903- p.582
• Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire-p. 428 ff

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Lewis-7804 created through the import of Brooks_ME_NH_England_2013-01-16.ged on Jan 16, 2013 by Paula Jacunski.
• Profile created by Steven Tripp through the import of Sylvanus.Tree-3.ged on Nov 16, 2017.