Sarah (Mowry) Wilkinson (1717 - 1743)

Born 5 Apr 1717 in Providence, Rhode Island

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Died 3 Feb 1743 at age 25 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

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Probate

Att a Town Council held in Scituate in the County of Providence &c: on ye 6th. Day of February Annoque Domi: 1743/4...

Whereas Ishmael Wilkinson of Scituate aforesd. Departed this Life on the 3d. Day of November AD 1742: and Dyed Intestate and Sarah Wilkinson Widow of the Said Ishmael Wilkinson Deceased; being by the Town Council of sd Scituate appointed administratrix to his Personal Estate; And She being now Dead; It is Voted and ordered that Uriah Mowry and Benjamin Wilkinson both of Smithfield in the County aforesaid Take an Inventory of all the Personal Estate of the Said Sarah Wilkinson Deceased as She was administratrix to the Estate of her Said Deceased Husband Ishmael Wilkinson in order to Exhibit the Same to the Next Town Council^[1]

At a Town Council held in Scituate in the County of Providence &c: on the Eighth day of February Annoqe Dom: 1743/4...

Whereas Sarah Wilkinson of Scituate aforesaid Widow Departed this Life on the Third Day of February AD: 1743 and Died Intestate. She being administratorix to the personal Estate of her Husband Ishmael Wilkinson Deceased and Benjamin Wilkinson appeared before this Council and Prayd. that he might have Letters of Administration granted to him on Said Personal Estate upon Consideration whereof it is Voted that Letters of administration upon Said Personal Estate Shall Not be granted to the Said Benjamin Wilkinson for Certain Reasons

and Jonathan Mowry of Smithfield appeared before this Council and Prayd. that he might havve Letters of administration granted to him on the Estate of his Sister ye Said Sarah Wilkinson Deceased who was administratrix as above Said

Whereupon it is Voted that Letters of administration on the Personal Estate of Sarah Wilkinson above said be granted to the Said Jonathan Mowry upon his Procuring of Sufficient Bondmen and he Procured Capt. Zebedee Hopkins of Glocester and Uriah Mowry of Smithfield both in the County aforesaid who were accepted by Said Council

Whereupon the said Benjamin Wilkinson Prayd an appeal upon the above Said Vote to the General Council which is Granted upon his Complying with the Law Made and Provided in Such Cases

and the said Jonathan Mowry Zebedee Hopkins and Uriah Mowry were all bound accordingly and he had Letters of administration on Said Estate granted to him in the following words

There are in his Majesties Name George the Second King of Great Britain &c: to authorise order and Impower you the Said Jonathan Mowry to take into your Possession Care and Custody all and Singular the goods Chattels Rights and Credits of the Said Sarah Wilkinson Deceased as She was adminstratrix as above Said and the Same to administer according to Law and in all things to act and do as the Law Requireth and Impowereth administrators Relateing The Premise And True and Perfect accounts to Render to this Council or their Successors when you are thereunto Lawfully Called how you have administer Said Estate with other your Doing thereon; And for your So Doing this Shall be your Sufficient Authority

Given at a Town Council the Day and Year above said and Signed and Sealed by order of sd Council P[er] Gideon Harris Their Clerk

And Uriah Mowry and Benjamin Wilkinson acording to their orders from the Last Town Council Exhibited an Inventory of the Said Sarah Wilkinsons Personal Estate in the following words, Vizt.

A True Inventory of all and Singular the Goods Chattles Rights and Credits of Sarah Wilkinson of Scituate in the County of Providence Deceased (Administratrix to the Estate of Ishmael Wilkinson of Scituate aforesaid) who Departed this Life on the third day of this Instant February: Appraise this Seventh day of February AD: 1743: by us the Subscribers

Imprimas To wareing apparrel... £111.9.6
Item To Seven Cows... £105.0.0
Item to one yoak of Steers... £28.0.0
Item to Six young Cattle... £40.10.0
Item to Seven Load of Hay... £35.0.0
Item to Ten Sheep... £15.0.0
Item to Two Mares and Two Sadles and Bridles... £35.15.0
Item to four Swine... £15.0.0
Item To Hens... £1.1.6
Item To one Cart and wheels Clevice and pin ox yoak and Irons... £4.0.0
Item To one Grinding Stone 30/ and one Pair of Plows Irons 10/... £2.0.0
Item To one Long Chain 60/ and Two drought Chains 60/... £6.0.0
Item To three Broad Hoes 20/ one Steel Trap 20/... £2.0.0
Item To one Sett of Horse Chains and Collars and Hames... £1.10.0
Item To one Hay Knife 10/ and Some old Scitkes and Tackling... £1.10.0
Item To Two Narrow axes and other things... £1.5.0
Item To one Iron Crow 25/ one ox yoak 10/ Bettle and wedges... £2.10.0
Item To Carpenters Tools... £7.6.0
Item To one hide and Two Calf Skins and a Sheep Skin... £2.11.3
Item To 3 Pitch fork 15/ and Some Rakes 5/... £1.0.0
Item To one Pair of Hand Irons 90/ fire Slice and Tongs 20/... £5.10.0
Item To Some Leather 25/ and one Horse Harrow 10/... £1.15.0
Item To Two Tramells... £1.6.0
Item To Salt Beef and Pork... £30.0.0
Item To Some Tobacco... £7.10.0
Item To Butter 6/ Some Candles and Tallow 32/... £2.18.0
Item To Some Fatt... £1.10.0
Item To three Barrells of Cyder 60/ and Some old Casks... £5.0.0
Item To 9 Chairs 54/ one Table 10/ one Chest 30/... £4.14.0^[2]
brought forward £491.11.3
Item To one Round Table 60/ one Box 10/... £3.10.0
Item To one Feather Bed and Furniture... £24.13.0
Item To one Ditto... £20.0.0
Item To one Flack Bed and Furniture... £13.10.0
Item to a Part of a Case of Bottles 30/ one Ceader Tub 10/... £2.0.0
Item To one warming Pan 55/ one Sword 20/... £3.15.0
Item To Pewter... £8.7.0
Item To one Brass Kettle... £6.10.0
Item To 2 Iron Pots and 2 Iron Kettle... £3.14.0
Item To Glass Cups and bottles 18/ wooden ware 9/... £1.7.0
Item To one Pairs of Styllards 50/ Knives and Forks 30/... £4.0.0
Item To one Pair of Spoon and Button Moulds... £1.0.0
Item To one Razor 5/ and one Box Iron 10/... £0.15.0
Item To one Gun and Sum ammunition... £4.4.0
Item To 10 pound of Cheese... £0.10.0
Item To Milk Vessels... £3.13.0
Item To Seven New Bed Blankets... £17.10.0
Item To 6 yards of New Cloth... £4.10.0
Item To Cotton wool 12/6 Sheep wool 28/... £2.0.6
Item To worsted and wooling yarn... £5.5.0
Item To Linning yarn 42/6 two Sickles 9/... £2.11.6
Item To Tanned Leather... £4.16.0
Item To Indian Corn... £25.0.0
Item To Rye and wheat... £7.0.0
Item To 2 Spining wheels 30/ and Hatchel 45/... £3.15.0
Item To Flax 58/ to old Boxes and Casks 15/... £3.13.0
Item To one Side Sadle and Pillion... £13.0.0
Item To 2 meal bags 15/ to beans 18/... £1.13.0
Item To one Cradle 14/ to Some bashets 22/... £1.16.0
Item To one Chest 20/ one Hammer and Pair of Nippers 7/... £1.7.0
Item To Books 25/ and one Looking glass 10/... £1.15.0
Item To Paper Money... £55.4.9
Item To Silver and Gold... £12.0.0
Item To Money Due by bonds and Notes... £151.7.9
Item To Money Due by Books... £28.17.9
Item To 2 Pair of Cards 15/ to Table Clothes Towels & Pillow Cases 60/... £3.14.0
Item To Some wooling Yarn... £0.7.0
Total... £943.2.6
Zebedee Hopkins Gideon Harris

And the Said Uriah Mowry Benjamin Wilkinson and Jonathan Mowry all Declared that they had put all the Personal Estate of the Said Sarah Wilkinson Deceased as she was administrx as above sd into this Inventory that was come to their Knowledge whereupon it is Voted that the above Inventory be accepted and allowed to be a good and Lawfull Inventory and accepted to be Recorded^[3]

Att a Town Council Called by a Warrant and held in Scituate in the County of Providence the 25th. Day of February AD 1743...

Whereas at a Town Council held in Said Scituate ye 8th. Day of this Instant February: Capt. Jonathan Mowry was by sd. Council appointed administrator to the Personal Estate of Sarah Wilkinson Deceasd (as she was administratix to the Personal estate of her Husband Ishmael Wilkinson of said Scituate Deceasd and the Said Jonathan Mowry appearing before the Council this day Refused to administer on Said Estate

And Benjamin Wilkinson appeared before this Council and Prayd that he Might have Letters of administration on the Personal Estate of his Brother Ishmael Wilkinson Deceased and of his wife Sarah Wilkinson Decd.

Whereupon it is Voted that Letters of administration on the Personal Estate of the Said Ishmael Wilkinson and Sarah Wilkinson Shall be granted to the Said Benjamin Wilkinson upon his giveing and with Sureties for the True Performance thereof and he Procured Isaiah Angell and Thomas Angell Junr. both of said Scituate to be his bondsmen who were accepted and all bound accordingly and he had Letters of administration granted in the following words

These are in his Majesties Name George the Second King of Great Britain &c: to Authorise order and Impower you the Said Benjamin Wilkinson to Take into your Possession Care and Custody all and Singular the goods Chattels Rights and Credits of the Said Ishmael Wilkinson and Sarah Wilkinson Deceased and the Same to administer according to Law and in all things to act and Do as the Law Requireth and Impowerth administrators Relateing the Premises and True and Perfect amounts to Render to this Council or their Successors in Said office when you are thereunto Lawfully Called How you have administered Said Estate with other your Doings thereon: And for your So Doing this Shall be your Sufficient Authority

Given at the Town Council above Said and Signed and Sealed by their order P[er] Gideon Harris their Cler

And the Said Benjamin Wilkinson Declared on Engagement before this Council that he has put all the Personal Estate of the Said Ishamel Wilkinson and Sarah Wilkinson Deceased into the Inventory of Said Estate which is Recorded on the foregoing Leaf of this Book that is yet Came to his Knowledge and that if a[ny] thing More other hereafter appear he will add the same to be the aforesaid Inventory. Test Gideon Harris Council Clerk

Whereas Sarah Wilkinson obtained from the Town Council of Scituate aforesaid a Letter of administration on the Personal Estate of her Husband Ishmael Wilkinson of Sd. Scituate Decased. She giveing bond with Suretys for the True Peformance of Sd. Administration and She Procured Uriah Mowry and Jonathan Mowry both of Smithfield to be her bondsmen who were all bound according to Law and the Said Sarah Wilkinson being Dead the Said Uriah Mowry and Jonathan Mowry appearing before this Council and bringing of Proper Receipt for Debts Paid out of Said Estate with the Inventory that was taken Since ye said Sarah Wilkinson Death amounting to Ninty three Pounds More than the Total of the first Inventory that was Exhibited to the Council after the Death of the Said Ishmael Wilkinson whereby it appeared to this Council that She had Truely administred Said Estate and Benjamin Wilkinson haveing Letters of administration granted to him on the Personal Estate of the Sd. Ishmael Wilkinson and Sarah Wilkinoson Deceased

It is Voted and ordered that the Said Uriah Mowry and Jonathan Mory Shall be acquited from Said Estate and these bonds Canceled

Test Gideon Harris Council Cler

Voted and ordered that the Said Benjamin Wilkinson Lott out the Said Ishmael Wilkinson deceased his farm to the best advantage for one year and Take Care of his Children.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Scituate Town Hall. Probate and Council Records, Book 1, 1731-1773, p. 97. Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9079/007649084_00084.
2. ↑ Scituate Town Hall. Probate and Council Records, Book 1, 1731-1773, p. 100-101. Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9079/007649084_00086.
3. ↑ Scituate Town Hall. Probate and Council Records, Book 1, 1731-1773, p. 102. Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9079/007649084_00087.
4. ↑ Scituate Town Hall. Probate and Council Records, Book 1, 1731-1773, p. 104-105. Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9079/007649084_00088.