Samuel Hutchings was captured by Indians on 9 May 1698 and taken to Canada. He was returned 24 January 1699. [1] On 6 Feb. 1703 Samuel received 29 pairs of snowshoes, 20 of which were to go to the soldiers at Piscataqua. [2] In 1720 he was a field officer in Kittery his house being made into a garrison. [3] He was from Salisbury in 1724 when he sold his house in Kittery. He had moved to Arundel before 30 June 1729. [4] Samuel was made a proprietor of Arundel in 1731. [5] Samuel was also a slave owner.[6]
"In the Name of God Amen I Samuel Hutchins of Arundel in the County of York in New England Husbandman being very Sick & Weak in Body but of perfect Mind & Memory, Thanks be given unto God & calling into Mind the Mortality of my Body & Immortality of my Soul & knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to Dye, do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament, that is to say, Principally & first of all I give & recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it & my Body to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executrix nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God. And as to the Wordly Estate with which it hath pleasd God to bless me I give & Dispose of the same in the following Manner & Form.
Imprimis To Hannah my well beloved Wife whom I ordain sole Executrix of this my last Will during her State of Widowhood for her Comfort & Support I give the Use & improvement of all my Estate real & personal within Doors & without, excepting my Mare which I give my Son Levi an equal share & right in with his Mother. And it is my will that as I appoint Simeon & Levi with their Mother to defray my Funeral Charges & all my just Debts; so between the3se my two Sons aforesd I equally divide all my reall Estate at Home & abroad, Assigning to my Son Simeon that half Part of my Homestead, that lyeth south toward the Sea, being thirty two Poles in Breadth & if either of these two sons Simeon & Levi, dye without lawful Issue, my Will is, that the surviving Son shall own Possess & Enjoy the whole.
Item I give & dispose of my three Guns as follows viz to Simeon the longest, Levi the next longest, & the other to my Son David, to whom I also give the sum of five shillings; & to my other three Sons viz Caleb Joseph & Samuel I give the like Sum of five Shillings; And to my Daughters I give in like manner viz to Mary the Wife of Mr John Merrill the Sum off five Shillings, to Hannah the Wife of Mr. John Burbank five Shillings; & to Lydia the Wife of John Jellison five shillings & to her the sd Lydia I also give after the Death of her Mother the Bed on which I lay with all the Bedding belonging to it & tis my intenet & Meanning that the several Crowns aforesd be paid to each child respectively in Province Bills of the last Emission:
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the twentieth Day of October Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred & forty two & in the 16 Year of his Majesty Reign. Signed Seald Published Pronounced & Declared by the sd Samuel Hutchins as his last Will & Testament in the Presence of us the Subscriberrs
Samuel Hutchins- his X Mark
Edward Melcher
Elisabeth melcher
Abigal curtis
York ff Wells Decmr 28th 1742. The within written will was presented to probt by Hannah Hutchins Sole Executrixtherein namedMr Edward melcher Eiza melcher & abigail Curtis personally appeared at ye same time & made oath that they saw Samll Hutchins within named Decesd sign Seal& ( ) him publish pronounce & declare ye same to be his last will & testament & that he was then of a sound sissposing mind according to them befr dyeing & that they subscribed their names as writtn ( ) presence & I do accordingly allow approve of ye same
John Wheelwright Judge Probt" [7]
Samuel Hutchins' Will |
"A True Inventory of all & singular the Goods Chattels & ( ) of all the real & personal estate of Samuel Hutchins late of Arundel in the Country of York deceased to us whose names are under written appointed by the Honble John Wheelwright Esqr judge of the Probate of Wills within and for ( ) sd Country of York to take an Account of & make an Estimate & Appraisal of the said Deceaseds Estate to us shown by the deceaseds Widow & was accordingly Prized on the 12th of January 1742/3 at Arundel aforesd as follows viz:
Eighty acres of Land with one House & Barn.500-0-0
Item Two Beds & beading......................................... 25
Item His wearing Apparrel........................................ 23
Item Three Augurs 22 a drawing knofe Chisel
& Saw.......................................................................... 1-9
Item ( ) one Ax 8s a Razor & Hone 12s................. 1-16
item A fishing Line 7s old Iron 66# & 1/2 at
18 pr #..................................................................... 5-6-9
item Two Pots & pothooks & Trammel £3.10s.0
two old Axes 10s.................................................... 4-0-0
item Three Guns £13 & plow Irons 1-10-0..... 14-10-0
item A cannoo 4£ & to Sundry necessarys
3.10.0.................................................................... 7-10-0
item A frying pann 16 sh a ( ) 5s ( ) Chests &
a Sabre 1.15.0....................................................... 2.16.0
item A pair of ( ) a Meal Trough a Ring & ( )........ 1-9-0
item Hay in the Barn & Lofts.............................. 7-10-0
item a pair of old Boots & Shoes....................... 1
item one Horse & Furniture............................... 6 ( )
item three swine 10.0.0 Six sheep 12.0.0......... 22-0-0
item two Cows 26£ & a yoke of Steers 16£...... 42-0-0
item two calfs & one Heifer............................... 10-0-0
total...................................................................722=6=9
Joshua Walker
John ( )
Jacob Curtis
York at a Court of Probate held at Wells ( ) Hannah Hutchins ( ) & sole executrix to ye last will & testament of Samuel Hutchins late of arundel ( ) & made Oath that ye particulars within mentioned was all ye estate of sd Samll Hutchins ( ) & if anything ( ) after should come to her hands & knowledge that she would give it into the Probate office
John Wheelwright J Prob"[8]
Inventory of Samuel Hutchins' Estate |
Samuel Hutchins, born ca. 1685 in Kittery, Maine; died 1742 in Arundel, Maine; married (1) Sarah March ca. 1706; born ca. 1687; died Unknown; married (2) Hannah Merrill January 4, 1714/15 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; born 1698 in Bradbury, Massachusetts; died June 9, 1745 in Arundel, Maine.
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His Will only lists 9 persons: Sons-Levi, Simeon, David, Caleb, Joseph, Samuel. Daughters-Mary (Merrill), Hannah (Burbank), Lydia (Jellison).
The will does not mention Abigail (Fales) or Josiah Hutchins.
If the sources are to be believed both Samuels married women named Hannah Merrill! I can send you copies of the relevant pages if you would like.
John HUTCHINS-562 (Newbury/Haverill, MA) b 1604 (Not Enoch HUTCHINS-136), Father of:
Joseph HUTCHINs-43 & HUTCHINS-253 (Newbury/Haverill, MA) b. 1641 Father of:
Samuel HUTCHINS-360 (Sr) (Norwich CT, not Kittery) b.1682, Father of:
Rev. Samuel HUTCHINS-916 (Jr) (Haverill, not Kittery)b. 1716, Father of:
Samuel HUTCHINS-1309 b.1765
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