Margaret Witchfeild 1663 will

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Contents 1 WikiTree Pages of Interest 2 Bibliographic Notes 3 Content 4 Sources

WikiTree Pages of Interest

• Margaret (Wilkinson) Witchfield (abt.1616-1669)

Bibliographic Notes

• Charles William Manwaring, A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, 3 vols. (Hartford, Conn., Peck & co., printers, 1904-1906), 1 (1635-1700; Hartford District):257-258 (Mrs. Margaret Witchfield); digital images, HathiTrust.

• Margratt Witchfield 166[9] probate, case 25377, in "[Middlesex County, Massachusetts], Probate Records 1646-1924"; digital images, FamilySearch, FSL film 432087, digital collection (DGS) 7553845 ("Probate papers 25340-25451"), images 519-521 of 1309; will of "Margaret Witchfeild" at 520; inventory at 521.

Content

I Margaret Witchfield of Cambridge do see Cause to make, ordain and declare this my last Will & Testament in manner & forme following: I give & bequeath, etc., to my dear Honed Husband, as a token of my Love & duty towards him, my Best peice of plate, to Injoy the same during his Life, & the remaynder of my estate I doe give and Bequeath unto my two daughters, to be equally divided between them, viz, Hannah Goffe & Abiah Goffe. In case of the decease of both without Issue, I doe then give and bequeath the one moyty or half part of my whole estate unto the children of my sister Jane Winship, Deceased; & my will is that Joanne shall have a double portion and that the rest be equal shares; to the reverend Mr. Jonathan Mitchell, whiles he abides in Cambridge, the use of fower Acres of Marsh; also I give him £5; to Mr Samuel Shephard £5; to Edward & Deborah, the children of samuel Goffe, £5 apeice; to John & Lydia Sprague, the children of John & Lidia Sprague, £5 apeice; to Thomas Faning, £5; To Elizabeth Hayward, my daughter-in-Law, £5; to Hanna Stowers, 10s. Finally, I doe Nominate & ordaine the worpll Captayn Daniel Gookin, Thomas Cheesholme & John Cooper Executors, to whom I give £10 apeice. In case God be pleased to bless my daughters Hanna & Abiah or either them with Issue of their bodies lawfully begotten, that then the Legacies to my sayd daughters shall be and remain to their children after their decease.

Margaret Witchfeild Ls.

Witness: Thomas Danforth, Thomas Chesholme, Caleb Chesholme.

At a county court held at Cambridge 5 October, 1669, Thomas Danforth and Thomas Chesholme appeared before the Court. Being sworn, doe say that the above named Margarett Witchfield, being of sound mind, Signed, Sealed and published this Instrument to be her Last will, etc.

As attest, Daniel Gookkin, Ass st. Vera Copia as attests.

Thomas Danforth, Recorder.

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