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Transcription of the Will and probate documents of Steward Southgate d.1765 in Leicester, Massachusetts

Series A, Case Series
Case 55019
Southgate Steward
Residence Leicester
Will 1765

Worcester ? Leicester may 2nd 1765
The within named Noah Jones, Thomas
Denny & John Fletcher, personally appearing
were sworn that in the apprizing of the
within estate, they would act impartally
Before me
Thos Steel? Justice of the Peace
Series A, Case 55019
Warrant for prize
Steward Southgate Estate
Dated Jan 7 1765

Series A Case 55019
Steward Southgate
Inventory
14 May 1765
due 7 ?d
recorded Vol. 8 page 537

Bad notes £16 : 18s : 3	Bought over
		16: 18 : 3
A note from Stephen Hutchinson for 20 sheep & lambs the sheep suposed to be worth		5 : 00 : 0
	Sum total	£1146 : 10 : 11 3/4

Wearing apparel Desposed off by himself (viz) 2 cotton shirts
2 cotton + linen Do one pair of yarn Stockings 2 pair of
Leather Breeches one pair of shoes a bever hat a cloth coat
+ jacket 23 yards of fulled cloth which was said to be
disposed of to his son Stewart Southgate afore his decease
Noah Jones
Thomas Denny
John Fletcher
appd.
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A draught chain |
1 piece of a long chain | not apprized
a Ha?an |
1 pair Horse Races |

Worcester : May 14 1765 John Southgate one of the? of
Last Will + Testament of Steward Southgate Did bring off
?ut called ?akers apprend + solemnly affirmed that I are going
in a just + time Inventory of said Decd Estate so far as la?
come to his knowledge + if any thing more shall hereafter
appear he would confer same to be added
John Chandler Judge Probate
Worcester Fs Recorded with the Records of Wills
for sd County Libo 8 Page 537 &c
Timo Paine Reg

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Inventory of the Estate of Stewart Southgate Late of
Leicester deceased (viz) his wearing apparel -

his Camblet Coat 18/ for the Jacket 18/ Linen Do 4/	2 - 0 - 6
2 waistcoats 4/6 a Druget Jacket 2/6, old hat 1/, 3 pair of stockings 6/	1 - 4 - 0
2 pair of linen Do 9/ a pair of outside Do 1/3 a pair Gloves 3/	0 - 13 - 3
cotton handkerchief 1/6, Boots 10/ 3 shirts 9/, 1Do 5/3, Glasss 2/6	1 - 8 - 3
Long waistcoat 5/ Linen Jacket 1/ Silver button 1/4	0 - 7 - 4
16 yards of wool cloth £4 - 4s - 3d his purse £2 - 8s - 0d	6 - 12 - 3

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His real Estate (viz) his homestead about 90 acreswith his mansion house &c	320 - 0 - 0
about 16 acres + half of land with a barn thereon &c	86 - 0 - 0
about one acre + quarter of orchard land on the south sideof the road above John Southgate own? land	6 - 0 - 0
about an acre and half below the Road opposite Land Orchard	6 - 13 - 4
about 17 acres on the top of the hill adjoining ? Le?g?ts Land	33 - 6 - 8
a farm lying partly in Spencer and partly in Leicestercontaining about 96 acres	133 - 6 - 8
West of Nath'el Greens on Spencer Lane 20 acres	10 - 13 - 4
at Cedar Meadow about 5 1/2 acres	3 - 0 - 0
Cedar Lott? in said meadow	1 - 4 - 0
Below Capt Newhalls 1 acre + 3/4	0 - 12 - 0
at Burncoat meadow about 45 acres	49 - 4 - 0
Southwest from Capt Whitmores Mill about 6 acres + 3/4	3 - 12 - 0
at Town meadow and upland about 27 acres	40 - 00 - 0
South of Bradishes? about 7 acres	4 - 0 - 0
by North Cedar swamp 11 acres	3 - 6 - 8
4 Cedar Lotts in said swamp	0 - 10 - 4
South of William Gilkeys 19 acres	7 - 12 - 0
on Worcester Line adjoyning Lamper Hill about 150 acres	90 - 00 - 0
South east of Johnson Watsons 11 acres	5 - 01 - 4
11 acres adjoyning to Nath'll Scotts Land North of ye Road to Lambs	9 - 00 - 0
3 acres South of said Road adjoining Samuel Watsons Land	1 - 12 - 0
15 acres North of Joseph + Nathan Seargents near Lambs Mill	4 - 10 - 0
Land in common and undivided about 100 acres	20 - 00 - 0
about 14 acres of Land Lying on the South side of the Roadnear the North Cedar swamp	7 - 00 - 0
one Cedar Lott in South Swamp	0 - 18 - 0
hay at Burncoat meadow £1 : 0s : 0d hay at home £1 - 0s - 0d	2 - 0 - 0
parsnips & carrots 3/4	0 - 3 - 4
three Rights of Land in Townships near Lake Champlainviz one in Charlotte £4 : 0 : 0 2 Do in Shelbourn £6 : 15 : 0	10 - 15 - 0
carried over	£872 - 5 - 9

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brought over	£872 - 5 - 9
His oxen £15 - 0 - 0 : 8 cows 31 - 13 - 4	46 - 13 - 4
2 farrow Do £5 - 17 - 4 1 heifer 2 - 8 - 0 a bull 1 - 16 - 0	9 - 13 - 4
2 yearlings £2 - 0 - 0 a fat Hog 2 - 4 - 6, 8 Running Do 4 - 4 - 0	8 - 8 - 6
Best Bed £8 13 4 with the furniture	8 - 13 - 4
one Do & Do £5 - 13 - 10	5 - 13 10
one Do with the furniture 5 - 14 - 0 Couch framed bed 1 - 6 - 9	7 - 00 - 8
one Bed in East Room £6 - 10s - 8d, 6 puter poringers 4/8	6 - 15 - 4
5 puter plates 6/? 6 Do 5/4, 5 Do 4/9 5 Spoons 1/ 6 Do 9 1/2 d	0 - 17 - 10 1/2
A silver Do 11/, 6 small tea spoons 8d 4 puter Dishes 15/7	1 - 7 - 3
2 basons 2/8 Teapot 3/ 2 canteens, coffeepot, funel saucepan 2/6	8 - 2
peper Box + Lamp Grator & case 2d 1/2 3 candlesticks 1/6	1 - 8 1/2
Case of knives & forks 3/8, 4 knives & six forks 1/2	4 - 10
Tankard & puter pot 3/, 7lb & 1/4 old puter 5/7 3 Looking glases 7/6	16 - 1
Bayleys Dictionary zuol? £1 - 0s - 0d Great bible 8/	1 - 8 - 0
39 Small Pamphlets 14/7 1/2	14 - 7 1/2
Warming pan 6/ button mould 2 iron pots + lid 9/7	15 - 7
Do 2/6, Do 2/8 Iron Kettle 2/ Small Do 2/ Tea Do 6/	0 - 15 - 2
Brass kittle 14/8 34 lb of old Brass £1 - 7s - 2d Gridiron 1/-	1 - 12 - 0
A Toster 3/ Chaffing Dish 3/ Tongs 4/8 Crane Tranuls? & hooks 2/4	0 - 13 - 0
Crane 4/8 Box iron & leters? 1/6 Iron Goose? 3/4 Iron Square 1/-	10 - 6
Large Millyard? 5/ Small Do 2/ one pair of hand irons 12/	0 - 19 - 0
Do 11/ Do 10/ actone? 11/ Do 6/ Bellows 4/8	2 : 2 : 8
Wool Combs 18/ 23 Scains of Linen yarn and 12 Do of Tow 16	1 - 14 - 0
Cloth & wool for two bed quilts 16/ woolen yarn & cotton 4/	1 - 00 - 0
Basket + Rags 1/ 2 sheep skins 4/4 under bed + cord 6/	11 - 4
Warping barrs spools & sealm? 10/ Quil wheel and spindles 3/	13 - 0
Skreen 3/ window Glass 1/6 an old Chest 1/ old Jacket 1/, 2 beehives & glas? box 8d	7 - 2
Chest of Draws 1/10 old Do 1/ meal chest 6/ wheel 3/	11 - 10
Linen wheel 10/ woolen Do 2/ Blades 1/ Chest 8d Cups + saucers & (pot ? 8d	14 - 4
Cards 1/4, 3 glass bottles 10d a bottle of Batemans Drops 1/10	0 - 4 - 0
a bottle of Brittish oyl 1/10, 18 viols with Druggs 4/ a box of wafers 8d	6 - 6
scales & weights 6/ 2 rasors hone & glass 4/ fisher hooks 2d	10 - 2
an oz of Pikery 8d Inkhorn stand Penknife & sand box 1/	0 - 1 - 8
Salt cellar & porringer 4d Sheers 8d a mortar 8d Earthen ware 3/4	5 - 0
Surveying instruments £1 - 0s - 0d 2 swilltubs 1/ 2 butter tubs 2/6	1 - 3 - 6
Kneeding trough 2/ washing tub 2/ meat Do 3/	0 - 7 - 0
Cheese basket & tongs 8d Dye tub 1/ Coffee Box hoops + Tray 8d	0 - 2 - 4
Lanthorn 4d 3 beehives 6d a Loom 13/4 a Chest 3/	0 - 17 - 2
a Grain chest 3/ Do 1/6 6 Dry Casks 4/ 11 bucket of ashes 6/	0 - 14 - 6
3 old Chests 2 beehives 1/ a Corn fan 6/8 yarn & strainer &c 8d	0 - 8 - 4
carried over	£989 - 13 - 4 1/2

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4 boxes 2/ Churn 12/ Salt box 1/6 7 wooden bowls 4/6	1 - 0 - 0
4 trays 6/ 3 hoops & followers 2/ 4 milking pails 8/	16 - 0
Cheese tub 6/ Round table 13/4 Do 6/ Bookcases & Desk 2: 13/4	3 - 18 - 8
Clock & Case £6 - 13 - 4, 6 white chairs & one seat? Do 10/	7 - 3 - 4
6 Black Do & one ? Do 13/ 7 barrels of syder £2 - 0 - 0	2 - 13 - 0
4 barrels of vinegar 1:4:0 ten barrels 13/4 2D /2 Do 2/	1 - 19 - 4
a 3 quarter barrel 3/ chees press 6/ meat tub 1/4	0 - 10 -4
4 Hogshead 4/6 a half hogshead Tub 6d a Desk chest 3/ jarr & oyl 1/	0 - 9 - 0
an old Pail 3d an old ax 2/ Do 1/8	0 - 3 - 11
Sole leather 10/6 calf skin & mills 7/ butter 17/6	1 - 15 - 0
a saddle 16/ good cheese £16:6s:8 other cheese 2:5:4	19 - 8 - 0
Saddle bags 1/6 square table 6/8 10 yards of cloth £2:13:4	3 - 1 - 16
Meal bags 5/ Sled 4/ a yoke staple & Ring 3/ Chain 8/ Iron bar 9/	1 - 9 - 0
Broad ax 10/ Short iron Barr 7/ Cops & pin 2/ 2 old axes 2/8	1 - 1 - 8
Post ax 2/ hatchet 1/ wedges 1/4 3 old bells 8d 3 augers 3/ 2Do 10d	0 - 8 - 10
4 Chizels 2/8 2 Goages & old chizel 1/2 4 old files 1d one Do 1/4	0 - 6 - 0
2 Shaves 10d 2 plane irons 6d 3 Gimblets & Tapbour? 5d	0 - 1 - 11
4 old sythes 2/8 3 syckles 1/7 1 Do 4d an old spade 1/ 2 hows 6/8	12 - 3
one sythe & tackling 2/ Do 1/ Small fork 8d Dung fork 1/	0 - 4 - 8
2 pair of Beetle Rings 2/8 a Rake 4d Loom Tackling 5/4	0 - 8 - 4
2 sieves 1/4 an old pition? 8d an old frying pan 1/4	0 - 3 - 4
yarn 7d cheese cloth 6d old knife 2d Dried apples 8d 103lb old iron 16/3	0 - 18 - 2
old hough? 8d a pair of sheers 1/4 Cyder mill £2:13:4	2 - 15 - 4
Cart £2:13:4 horse Do 1:0:0 a peck of salt 1/2	3 - 14 - 6
10 bushel of Damaged potatoes 6/ a bushel of Good Do 7/6	0 - 13 - 6
a peck & 1.2 of malt 1/6 2 bushel & 3 pecks of peas 14/8	0 - 16 - 2
11 bushel of oats 22/ 3 bushel of Indian Corn 9/4	1 - 11 - 4
29 bush of wheat 7 - 14 - 8 Rye 34 bush 7:18:8	15 - 13 - 4
3/4 lb of Chocolate 1/2 Cow hide 9/2 Calf skin 1/10	12 - 2
Sawmil hors? with 2 Saws £6:0s:0d 1/8 part of forge land house & appurtenances in partnership	6 - 0 - 06 - 13 - 4
Grindstone 14/ Shingles 10/8 1100 of white pine boards £1:10:0	2 - 14 - 8
336 foot of chesnut board 7/ 1800 of pine board £2:2:0	2 - 9 - 0
Poplar boards 500, 12/ Stock of poor Do 2/ Some Refuge Boards 5/4	0 - 19 - 4
Boards at Richard Southgates mill £2:8:0 3 pair of sled hides 4/9	2 - 12 - 9
Grain by New barn on the Ground 1:0:0 Do below the old mill 6/	1 - 6 - 0
Notes on interest with the interest included to the to the 7th of Jan^ry 1765	32 - 3 - 4 1/4
Plow share 11/6 old Do 3/ 2 ears for plow 1/4	15 - 6
narrow teeth £7:2s:0d yoak staple & Ring 2/	1 - 4 - 0
4 Towels 3/6 6 napkins 8/2 4 Diaper Table Cloths 1:5:10	1 - 17 - 6
4 window curtains 9/4 a Chest of Draws 1:9:4	1 - 18 - 8
carried over	£1124 - 12 - 8 3/4

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SERIES A, Case 55019
Steward Southgate
Decree Allowance of Will
Dated Jan 7 1865
Recorded vol. 8 page 482

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To all people to whom these presentsshall come, John Chandler Esq;Judge of the Probate of Wills, &c. in the County ofWorcester within the Province of the Massachussetts-Bayin New England, sendeth Greeting.

Know ye, That on the Seventh Day of January
Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Five
The instrument hereunto annexed (purporting the last Will and Testament
of Steward Southgate late of Leicester in said County yeoman
deceased) was presented for Probate by Elizabeth Southgate John Southgate
and Robert Southgate the Executors therein named; then present
John Potter & Nathaniel Potter of being of ye People called Quakers. Two
Witnesses thereto subscribed, who made Solemn affirmation that they saw the said
Testator sign, seal, and heard him declare the said Instrument to be
his last Will and Testament, and that they will William
Scott the other witness subscribed their Names
together as Witnesses to the Execution thereof in said Testator Presence ;
and that he was then (to the best of their Judgment) of sound and disposing
Mind:

I do Prove, Approve, and Allow of the said Instrument as the last Will and
Testament of the before-named deceased, and do commit the Adminstration
thereof in all Matters, the same concerning, and of his Estate whereof he
died siez'd and possess'd in said County, unto the sd Elizabeth John +
Robert the before named Executors well and faithfully
to execute the said Will, and to administer the Estate of the said deceased
according thereto; who accepted of their said Trust, and is ordered to
Return an Inventory of sd Decd Estate in three months
and they shall render and Account (upon Oath) of their Proceedings,
when thereunto lawfully required.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal of Office,
the Day and Year above-written.

by order of the Honble Judge
Timo Paine Reg

John Chandler

Worcester fs. Recorded with Records of Wills
for said County Libo S Page A79
Timo Paine Reg

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SERIES A, Case 55019
Steward Southgate
Adn Account
1778
12/
Copied Recorded
Compd
Decree Allowance of Acct
Dated Aug 3 1778

11/40
Series A, Case 55019
An account of the lands of the Estate sold by us as Executors
1765

Octob^r 30th	Sold to John Hart 2 lots in ye South Cedar Swamp at	1 - 16 - ~
Same Day	to John Potter 14 acres near ye North Cedar Swamp at	7 - 3 - ~
Same Day	to Ebenz^r Warren 7 acres South of Braddithes at	4 - 4 - ~

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1766

11 Feb^y	to Thos Denny 100 acres at Lamper hill at	65 - 17 - 4
Sept^r 3d	to John Chandler Esqr 50 acres on Worcestr Line at	32 -~ - ~
Same Day	to Revd Benj^a Conklin 16 acres north of Town Meadow	25 - 10 - ~
Same Day	to John Pike Land in & about the North Cedar Swamp	10 - 13 - ~
Octob^r 10th	to Sam^ll Walton 3 acres by his own Land	2 - 4 - ~
Nov^r 29th	to Knight Sprague the Farm in Spencer 96 acres at	140 - ~ - ~

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1767

March 24th

to Nathan Lamb Burncoat Meadow + Land about it 45 acres

59 - 6 - 8

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1768

March 23

to John Southgate several parcles of Land as by his deed described at ....

205 - 18- 0

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1769

March 15th

to Cap^t James Hone comon land in Palmer at

3 - 15 - ~

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1770

Feb^y 13th

to Alex^a Parkman Right in the forge spot at

6 - 13 - 4

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1771

March 6th	to Ditto the Home Place at	266 - 13 - 4
18th	to Elizabeth Southgate a Right in Shelburn at	4 - ~ - ~
Same Day	to Steward Southagate a Right in Charlotty at	5 - 16 - 6
		861 - 10 - 2

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1766	Brought over	25 - 8 - 10 3/4
January	to Proprocton Taxes 58/	2 - 18 - 0
30th	to Nathan White 16/2 1/2	16 - 2 1/2
Feb^y 25th	to Nath^ll Goodspeed 2/9	2 - 9
March 3d	to Robert Earll for 2/8	2 - 8
April 8	to Abigail Webster 27/4 1/2	1 - 7 - 4 1/2
10th	to John Potter £5 - 4 - 3 3/4	5 - 4 - 3 3/4
10th	to Nath^ll Potter for £5 - 19/3	5 - 19 - 3
11th	to Thos Denny 17/7 1/4	17 - 7 1/4
July 20th	to Wm Henshaw 10/10 1/2	10 - 10 1/2
Decr 10th	to Samll Walton for 11/1	11 - 1 1/2

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1767

8th April

to William Earll 25/3

1 - 5 - 3

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1770

14th July

to Capt John Brown 3/

3 - 0

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Account of Notes Paid with their Interest made up toto the 7th January 1766
Paid

to Ebenezr Mackintire £12 - 13/1	12 - 13 - 1
to Elizabeth Southgate 35/8	1 - 15 - 8
to John Bond Jr £9 - 2/8	9 - 2 - 8
to Thos Newhall £6 - 10 /6	6 - 10 - 6

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1765
An account of Debts due from the Estate of Steward
Southgate Paid by John Southgate Executor

Jan 16th	Paid to Asa Conant 37/5	1 - 17 - 5
Feb 15th	to Daniel Newhall Jr 22/2	1 - 2 - 2
28	to George Earll 85/8	4 - 5 - 8
March 4th	to Jonas Liverman	0 - 6 - 0
16	to James Putnam E? 21/6	1 - 1 - 6
31st	to John Fletcher 3/9	0 - 3 - 9
April 8th	to Mathew Walton 29/7 1/2	1 - 9 - 7 1/2
10th	to John Worster 7/2 1/2	0 - 7 - 2 1/2
11th	to Thos Newhall Jr 5/	0 - 5 - 0
14th	to Richard Southgate 11/6	0 - 11 - 6
19th	to James Thompson 37/5	1 - 17 - 5
May 28th	to Richard Gleeson Jr 8/1	0 - 8 - 1 3/4
Aug 23d	to Abijah Tucker 5/	0 - 5 - 0
Nov 7	to Doctor Prentice 38/2	1 - 18 - 2
18th	to Ebenzr Warren 64/	3 - 4 - 0
27th	to Nathan Sargeant 2/8	0 - 2 - 8
28th	to Doctr Flint 79/4	3 - 19 -4
Decr 2d	to Doctr Bardain 25/	1 - 5 - 0

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1766

1st Jan	to Jonathan Lowder 9/	0 - 9 - 0
11	to Nathll Harwood 5/4	0 - 5 - 4
15th	to Seth Washburn 4/11 1/4	0 - 4 - 11 1/4
17th	to Noah Jones 13d 1/2	0 - 1 - 1 1/2
	carried over	25 - 9 - 11 3/4

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15/40 (page has been cut vertically and is misaligned)
An account of Money Received Due to the Estate

1765		on account£ S D
April 11th	Recevd of Jonathan Sargeant 2/	0 - 2 - 0
May 16th	of Robert Henry 13/4	0 - 13 - 4
18th	of Benjamin Tucker 14/8	0 - 14 - 8
	of Benja Tucker Jr 10/	0 - 10 - 0
Novr 25th	of Joseph Sprague 11/	0 - 11 - 0
Decr 4th	of David Earll 11/4	0 - 11 - 4
6th	of Benjamin Bond 29/11	1 - 9 - 11
1766 25? Feby	of Benjamin Richardson 9/6	0 - 9 - 6
May 19th	of David Baldwin 2/7	0 - 2 - 7
July 10th	of Daniel Hubbard 3/4	0 - 3 -4
1767 June	of Amos Newton 9/	0 - 9 - 0
1768 26th March	of John Brown Jr 12/	0 - 12 - 0
June 14th	of the Widow Lawton 17/	0 - 17 - 0
1770 21st Decr	of Joseph Sargeant 7/6	0 - 7 - 6
1771	of Jonathan Hoddar 1/4	0 - 1 - 4
	of John Woodard 1/4	0 - 1 - 4
	of Capt John Brown two Note one for 19/8one for 26/8 worth of Iron for the forge Romans?	2 - 4 - 8
	of Timo Pane Esq If on account	0 - 9 - 0
	for a Hog head of lime not prised	1 - 6 - 8
	the contents of several notes of hand amountingto £32 = 3/4 1/4 with their Interest included to 7th ofJanuay 1764 see the Invetary	32 - 3 - 4 1/4

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Amount charged to the Estate
1764

Decr 21st	Funeral Expences 18/4	0 - 18 - 4
1765 Jan 4th	to Travel to Worcester to Lodge the Will 1/8	0 - 1 -8
	to threshing cleaning & stowing 20 Bushels oats	0 - 5 - 0
	to Do of Wheat 19 bushels @ 9d per Bushel	0 - 14 - 3
	to 3/ Pd for swearing the apprisers	0 - 3 - 0
	to five & a half Days attendance on ye apprizers @ 3/	0 - 16 - 6
	to 24/4 pd cash of the apprisers	3 - 13 - 0
May 1st	to two Days work mending fences 2/6	0 - 5 - 0
	to Bargaining & leting 3 parcles of Pasture	0 - 1 - 6
	to inserting 2 advertisments in the Publickprint for settlement of account & sale of land 9/	0 - 9 - 0
15th	to keeping to hay from ye pd of Febr to thirtineone, two year old heiffer and three yearling 28/	1 - 8 - 0
16th	to 8/6 pd Esqr Putnam for advice Relating to the Estate	0 - 8 - 6
	to two journeys to Worcester to Review advice	0 - 3 - 4
	to Travel to Richard Southgates mill & shiking 17 out? Board	0 - 2 - 8
	to a Day Carrying the Chain measuring Land sold	0 - 2 - 8
	to a Day of Mr Denny 4/ Yon & Return 2/	0 - 6 - 0
	to showing Land to Judge Chandler 1/	0 - 1 - 0
Septr	to travel to Cedar Swamp & showing Land to Hart	0 - 2 - 0
Octr 30th	to Bargaining & selling to John Hart 1/	0 - 1 - 0
Novr 28	to travel to Doctr Flints to settle accounts	0 - 3 - 4
Decr 2	to travel to Spencer to show Land to AnthonySprague & settling accounts with Doctr Bardain	0 - 4 - 0
	carried up	10 - 9 - 9

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1765	Brought up	10 - 9 - 9
Decr	to Bargaining & writing with Anthony Sprague	0 - 2 - 0
1766. 17th april	to showing land to Mr Conklin 1/8	0 - 1 - 8
	to trave to Charlton to take up MalkinlivesNote	0 - 3 - 4
June 14th	to showing Land to John Pike 2/4	0 - 2 - 4
Septr 3d	to showing more Land to Pike Bargn + writing	0 - 6 - 0
	Bargaining + writing with Mr Conklin 1/8	0 - 1 - 8
	to Ditto with Judge Chandler 3/	0 - 3 - 0
Novr 29th	to Ditto with Knight Sprague 4/ showing land 2/	0 - 6 - 0
1767 24 March	to Deed to Nathan Lamb and pra? Bond	0 - 1 - 6
1768 18th March	to 5 day, selling the forge Reckoningat 3/ pr Day Expences of arbitrators 7/6	1 - 2 - 6
1770
June 9th	To Travel & attendance at ye General Court fiveDays @ 8/ Drawing up an answer to Capt BrownsPetition 3/ half a Day at Capt Browns search? yeforge Book 1/6	2 - 4 - 6
Octobr	3 Days Travel & attendance at ye Gen Courtagain on the affair with Capt Brown @ 8/ pr Day	0 - 1 - 4
1771
March 6th	Bargaining & writing with Parkman 3/8	0 - 3 - 8
	Recording Parkmans Mortgage Deed 2/	0 - 2 - 0
		16 - 13 - 11
	25 :3 :10 3/4	3 - 13 - 0
	53 :19 :4 1/2	£19 - 0 - 11
	79 :3 : 3 1/4

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18/40
by John Southgate
An account of Stewards cloathing charges to the Estates

out of ye inventy> Camblet Coat 18/ Linnen Jacket 4/ Drugget Do 2/6	£1 - 4 - 6
1765 Jan 28th to the Taylors for cutting & making Cloathes	£0 - 11 - 4
to Lining & Triming	14/6 3/4

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1766 Account of Rents Recd by us Executors for the Estate (land
April 17th for the year past
for the

Home place	10 - 13 - 4
Wash Piece 10/8	0 - 10 - 8
Uper Barn & Land about it	4 - 0 - 0
Little Orchard & Pasture near it	1 - 12 - 8
Burncoat Meadow	0 - 12 - 0
Spencer Orchard & Pastures	3 - 9 - 4

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1767 April 17th for the year pastfor the

Home place	13 - 6 - 8
Barn & Land about it	3 - 6 - 8
Little Orchard & Pasture	1 - 12 - 8
Wash piece 10/8	0 - 10 - 8

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= 18:16:8
1768 17th April for the year Pastfor the

Home Place	10 - 13 - 4
Barn & Land about it	3 - 6 - 8
Little Orchard & pasture	1 - 12 - 8
Wash piece 8/	~ - 8 - ~

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= 16:~:8
1769 17th April for the year pastfor the Home Place 9:16:8 - 9:16:8
1770 17th April for Ditto 10:13:4 - 10:13:4
1771 6th March for Ditto 8:13:4 - 8:13:4

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SERIES A, Case, 55019
LHS
John
Robert
Sarah Dickenson
Steward
Amos
Moses
Ruth
RHS
Steward Southgate
18
14:5
10:9 3/4
7: 2 1/2
3:7 1/4
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2:14:0 3/4

21/40
summation of totals in inventory

22/40LHS
SERIES A, Case 55019
Steward Southgate
Ad?
April 8 1771
24/ pd
Decree Allowance of
account [not signed]
Dated Apr 8, 1771
RHS (written sideways)
We pray allowance for a Bed & rug inventoryed

23/40Worcestah April 8: 1771 the within named Elizabeth
Southgate John Southgate & Robert Southgate
Executors of the Last Will & Testament of ~~Richard~~ Steward
Southgate Late of Leicester Dcd Presented ye
asaying? account for my allowance and having
affirmed & made oath by trust thereof Produced voucher for
the Payments therein contained I allow thereof whereby
it appears a Ballance Remains in their Hands
of £1220:11/10 3/4 & wheras ye Decd in his Last Will Gave
to his wife Elizabeth one Eighth part of his Estate after
his Debt ? one Eighth being £152:10:2 3/4 ye Ballance
then Remaining being 1067:11/8 & wheras ye Decd in
his lifetime advanced to his son john Eighty Six pound
six shillings & nine pence lawful mony to his Daughter Sarah Dickenson
thirty five pound sixteen shillings & three farthings
which makes ? whole 1189:14/5 3/4 which I
order to be paid to ye Decd Heirs agreeable to his
Will viz: ye said John ye sum of £46:19/11 which
with £86:6/9 makes £133:6/8 to ye said Robert the
sum of £133:6/8 To ye said Sarah Dickenson the
sum of £30:11/ 3/4 which with ye aforesaid sum advanced
makes 66:13/4 To his son Steward or his legal
representative, ye sum of £100:0:0 To his son Amos
his guardian or legal representative ye sum of £100:0:0
To his son Moses his guardian or legal representative
ye sum of £100:0:0 To his Daughter Ruth her guardian
or legal representative ye sum of £66:13:4

24/40SERIES A, Case 55019
Steward Southgate
Adn Amount?
A copy
1778
Reced?
Compd
Dated Aug 3, 1778
Recorded vol. 74 page 387/402

25/40Worcester August 3 1778 The further account of
Elizabeth Southgate and John Southgate two of the
executors of the last will and testament of Steward
Southgate late of Leicester deceased - The said account-
ants charge themselves with the sum of £122,,2,,9,,3
more than what they charged themselves with in
their last settlement, which I order to be distri-
buted to and among the heirs of the deceased ac-
cording to the last will and testament of the said
deceased - And whereas Moses Southgate and Ruth
Southgate son and daughter of the deceased, have
deceased themselves under the age of twenty one
years, I do hereby allow the interest, improvements
or projects of their respective shares from the death
of the testator, to their respective deaths to the
said Elizabeth for their respective supports and
maintenance untill they respectively died: and
do further order that the principle which belonged
to the said Moses and Ruth as their shares in said estate
be paid to their surviving Brother and Sisters equa-
ble to the Directions of the said testators last will &
testament
Livi Lincoln JProb
A copy examined Mr Joseph Wheeler Reqr?

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Recd of Household furniture and Money before the Decease of our
father Steward Southgate which by this will we are to Acessent?
for Thirty five pounds sixteen shillings 3/4 lawfull money
Recd by us
Azariah DickinsonSarah Dickinson

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SERIES A, Case 55019
Steward Southgate
Receipt of Advancement
Recorded vol. 207 page 40
COMPARED

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John Southgate to His father Steward Southgate Dr

	To money payd to Gilke & cash payd for your Rates whichought to have been brought into ye last Reconing	£1 : 6 : 10
	To 1 Narrow ax 6/8 & 1 Sythe 6/	12 : 8
	To a butter tub pork & butter etc??	7 : 10
	To 10d more than I charged you on Popes order	0 : 10
	To cash payd to Bowker & other money	19 : 4
Feb 7 1763	To cash payd Bond for pumps	6 : 8
May 16	To 1 Note of Richary Gleasons £35:2:6 and for 2and Capt Bowkers Note 23:11:0 and for all 3? --->	:17:3 1/4
	To cash I gave you more than you bought thingsfor me at Baston?	14:2
	Total	12: 5: 7 1/4
	To 60 acres & 66 Rods of Land I have him a Deed of	131 16 8
	Total	144:2:3 1/4
	Contra Credet for Sundry articles of chargeon his Book against me	-63:15:6 1/4
	Due to me	80:6:9

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December 12 1764 The above ballance of
£80:6:9 lawfull money Due to me I freely
Give to my son John Southgate and to be accounted as part of his Portion to my
Estate when my said Estate Comes to be Divided
among Heirs there to after my Deseas
for me
Steward Southgate
Tests
Wm Seatt
Robert Southgate
Receivd and accepted the above sum of £80:6-9 on conditions
as above writen pr me -- John Southgate
I acknowledge I Rcd Six pound more
John Southgate

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SERIES A, Case 55019
Steward Southgate
Statement

30/40Whereas on a settlement of accounts before my fathers
Death ? in Decer 1764 there was? found to be in my hands
upwards of Eight Pounds lawful money which sum
was a part of the Aprizement of a part of the olf Place
set out to me at the sum of one hundred and thirteen
pounds six shillings and eight pence which Land Usd?
to Rent for four pouns per Anum which I Rent I promise
to be ccountable for in Proportion to the sum ?
to Robert or Elizabeth Southgate Executors with me to
the Last Will of my late father Steward Southgate
Which Rent is to Begin at my fathers decese and
to be Paid in out Usual manner of Receiving Rents
that is to Draw Intrest? from the time the yearly Rents
Become Due and to continue till a father
Settlement of the Estate provided that no Interest is
Due? on said sum Witness my hand March 28h 1768
John Southgate

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SERIES A, Case 55019
Steward Southgate
Last Will and Testament
7h January 1765
Probate 0 6 0
Copy & Records? 12
Warrant etc? 2 6
--
£1.0.6
Allowed Jan 7, 1765
Recorded Vol. 8 Page 479
Decree " " 8 " 482

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In the Peace of our Soverain Lord the King George the Third of
Great Britain ? And in the fifth year of the Reign this Fourteenth
day of December and in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven
hundred and sixty four I Steward Southgate of Leicester in the
County of Worcester and Province of the Massachusetts Bay In
New England yeoman. Being weak in body but of sound mind
and memory; And calling to mind the unsertainty of this Transitory
life and the certainty of Death to which all Aleph? are liable to: when so
-ever it shall please the Almighty Being to call the Soul + Spirit to
Himself that Gave it ; And my Mortal Part to the Earth to Buried in
Decent Cristian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors. And as
Touching? my worldly goods or Estate I give + bequeath in the following
manner. viz
Imprimus.
I give and bequeath to Elizabeth my dearly beloved wife one
eighth part of my Estate which Remainds after my just debts
funeral charges + settlement of my Estate are paid to be by her
freely posesed + enjoyed + to her own use + despose? for ever
allowing her liberty of takeing ? Eighth part or there of my
Estate partly in personal? + partly in Real Estate if she shall
think it is most for her advantage
Item
I give and bequeath to my eldest son John Southgate one
hundred and thirty three pounds, six shillings + eight pence
to be Levyed and collected out of my estate to be by him freely
posesed and injoyed for ever accounting what I have already
given him as part of said sum : and it is also my will + pleasure
that my said son John have leberty to make up his said proportion in
and part of my land, adjoining to his own land, if he shall chuse to do it
as there apprized value
Item
I give and bequeath to my son Robart Southgate one hundred and
thirty three pounds six shillings and eight pence to be leveyed and
collected out of my Estate to be by him freely possessed + injoyed for
ever. And it is also my will + pleasure that my son Robart have
liberty to take his said proportion or any part of it (if he pleaseth)
in lands at their apprized value
Item
I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah now the wife of
Azariah Dickinson sixty six pounds thirteen shillings and four
pence to be levied and collected out of my Estate to be by her freely
possessed and injoyed for ever accounting what household goods +
furnature I have already given her as part of said sum.
Item
I give and bequeath to my son Steward Southgate one hundred
pounds to be leveyed and collected out of my Estate to be by him freely
possessed and injoyed for ever or to the value of that sum layd of to him in
lands at their apprized value as my Executors or either two of them
agreeing shall think it most for his benifit. There being given my
said son Steward by his late Grandfather Scott three pounds six shillings
and eight pence money which came into my hands. It is there for my will
+ pleasure that said sum be leveyed + collected out of my estate and that he
receave the same sum with the Interest there of from the first day of july
last past and that the pincipell of interest there of be paid him at his arriveing to

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the age of twenty one years : Both principell + interest at his
arriveing at the age a fore said He is to receave over and above what I
have given him of my Estate and to be Reaconed as no part of my Estate
Item
I give and bequeath to my son Amos Southgate one hundred pounds
to be leveyed + collected out of my Estate to be by him freely possessed
and injoyed for ever.
Item
I give and bequeath to Son Moses Southgate one hundred pounds
to be leveyed and collected out of my Estate to be by him freely possessed
and injoyed to ever
Item
I give and bequeath to my daughter Ruth Southgate sixty six pounds
thirteen shillings and four pence to be leveyed and collected out of my
Estate to be by her freely possessed and injoyed for ever.
It is my will and pleasure that my two youngest sons + my youngest
Daughters be the care + charge of my wife Elizabeth in their minority
and that she have the care of them and see that they are well educated
in the English language in reading : Writing + Cyphering and the
Cost there of to be paid out of the Incomes of their shair or proportion
of my Estate.
It is also my will pleasure that my said three youngest
children have their shairs of my estate in lang + other Estate at their
apprized value : but if my Executors shall think it most for the said childrens
prospect + advantage to sell their shairs they have liberty to do it
or any part there of and the produce in money ariseing from such
sale shall be put on interest and paid them yearly as they shall stand in
need for their support till they arrive to suitable age to be put out at
trades and it is my desire my two youngest sons have such trade given
them as my wife Elizabeth (their mother) shall judge most for there
advantage as soon as they arrive to suitable age there for
And that the whole of the shares of my said sons Amos + Moses be paid
them with all the profits ariseing there from at
there ariveing at twenty one years of age saveing only what is
necessarily expended in bringing them up in there minority and my
daughter Ruth like wise receave the full of her share of my said estate
with all the profits arising there from (not being other wise expended as a
fore said) at her arriveing at twenty one years of age or on her entering
on a settled state of life by marrage.
It is my further will and pleasure that in case either of my before
named children whether sons or daughters die before they arrive at
twenty one years of age to receave into there own hand there part
or portion of my Estate : then the share or part of the Deseased child or children shall
be passed? ? those my children that do survive in the same proportion as I
have set for the dividing my estate.
It is my further will and pleasure that my executors or either
two of them agreeing may + shall sell all or any part of my real estate
houses + lands ? that cant conveniently or profitably be divided
amongst my said wife and children or part there of as they or either
two of them in there sound judgment shall think best + the money ariseing
by such sale to be put on intrest for the benefit of my said wife + children
My further will and pleasure is that after my just debts are paid and

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all charges ariseing from the settling of my estate : then the
remainder of my said estate shall be divided in the same
manner an form amongst + between my wife + children as before
mentioned and to abate and multiply to each of them by the same
rule + proportion as I have set to each of them before mentioned
as my estate shall hold out whether more or less
And I do appoint Elizabeth my dearly beloved
wife and my two eldest sons John Southgate and Robart
Southgate Executors to this my last will and testament
And I do utterly disanull + revoke all former
wills and testaments by me any way before made and all
other Executors by me at any time before named : ratifying
and conferming this and no others to be my last will
and testament
Signed Sealed pronounced and declared
this and no others to be my last will
and testament in presents of us
John Potter
Nathaniel Potter Jnr
Wm Scott
Steward Southgate

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SERIES A, Case 55019
Steward Southgate
Ad?t
April 29 1771
24/ pd
Allowed Apr 29, 1771
Recorded Vol 11 Page 388

36/40Worcester the account of Elizabeth Southgate
John Southgate and RObert Southgate Executors of the
Last Will & Testament of Steward Southgate Late of
Leicester In?nts Decd.
the said accountants charge themselves with of ?
Estate of said Decd as Contained in an inventory thereof
Exhibited? into ye Probate office ? County

May 14: 1765		Item of £282:0:3 3/4
Als with ye following sums Rcd
Jonathan Sargent 2/	Robert Henry 13/4	15:4
Benjn Tooker? 14/8	Benjn Tooker Jr 10/	1:4:8
Joseph Sprague 11/	David Earl 11/4	1:2:4
Benja Bond 29/11	Benja Richardson 9/6	1:19:5
David Baldwin 9/7	Daniel Hubbard 3/4	5:11
Amos Newton 9/	John Brown 12/	1:1:0
Widdow Lawton 27/	Joseph Sargent 7/6	1:4:6
Jonas Hoddard 1/4	John Woodward 1/4	2:8
John Brown two notes one for 19/ & one for 26/8Worth of sum? ye ? Remains		2:5:8
Timo Paine 9/ 1 Hogshead of Lime & of app?sed? 26/8		1:15:8
for Rent Received	for ye year 1765	20:18:0
for Ditto	for ye year 1766	18:16:8
for Ditto	for ye year 1767	16:0:8
for Do	for ye year 1768	9:16:8
for Ditto	for ye year 1769	10:13:4
for Ditto	for ye year 1770	8:13:4
In lands sold viz
To John Hart	2 lotts in ye South Cedar Swamp	1:16:0
To John Potter	14 acres near ye North Cedar Swamp	7:3:0
To Ebenezer Warrin	7 acres South of Bradishes	4:4:0
To Thos Denney	100 acres at Lamper Hill	65:17:4
To John Chandler	50 acres on Worcester Line	32:0:0
To Benja Concklin	16 acres north of Gunn meadow	25:10:0
		233:6:2
		515:6:5 3/4

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Debt brought over		£515:06:5 3/4
To John Pike	Land in & about ye North Cedar Swamp	10:13:0
To Samuel Watson	3 acres by his own land	2:4:0
To Knight Sprague	ye Farm in Spencer 9 acres	140:0:0
To Nathan Lamb	Burncoat Meadow landabout 45 acres	59:6:8
To John Southgate	Several Parcles of Land as by Deed Discribed	205:18:0
To James Stone	Comon Land in Palmer	3:15:0
To Allexander Parkman	Right in ye Conse?otet	6:13:4
To Ditto	ye Home Place ... at ...	266:13:4
To Elizabeth Southgate	a Right in Shelburn	4
To Steward Southgate	a Right in Charlotty	5:16:6
Debts Recd of Robert Tho Earl	2:5:0
Ephraim Moore	14:10 3/4
Joshua Tooker 8d David Wait 4/	4:8
To the Interest on ye several ? of Land sold for		134:8:9 1/2
To interest on ye He?ts Deed		15:4:4
To the Interest on ye Purford Estate in ye hands of John		6:9:9 1/2
To ye interest on ue Perford Estate in ye Hands of ye Widdow		26:12:0
To sundrys come to land firce ? ye Inventory
a Di?ll Claim 5/4 a piece of a logchain 4/	9:4
A Hamer 8d 1 pair House T? 5/4	6:0	15:4
3 old laths a latch & one hinge & a small Ring		4:0
1 Lem? Right in Palmer sold to J Southgate for		1--
		1407:4:6 1/2
ye said John further Chargs himself with ye Rentof ye Recd Estate Given him by Decd		18:5:6
Interest on said sum		2:14:0 3/4
		1428:4:2 1/4
A Right in Shelburn sold to Benja Ham? for		1432:4:2 1/4

</figure>

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Debt Brought forward			1432:4:2 1/4
and prays allowance as follows viz
Robert	pd Robert Southgate a Debt due to him		43:4:2 1/2
\|	pd Josiah Brown		12:8
\|	pd for G?ing Grain & Tending at the ? Ro?		1:19:5 1/4
John [written sideways in margin in this section until ...]	pd asa conant? 37/5	pd David Newhall Jr 22/2	2:19:7
	pd George Earl 4:5/8	pd Jonas Livermore 6/	4:11:8
	pd James Putnam Esq? 21/6	pd John Fletcher 3/9	1:5:3
	pd Mathew Walton? 29/7 1/2	pd John Werit? 7/2 1/2	1:16:10
	pd Thos Newhall 5/	pd Richard Southgate 11/6	16:6
	pd James Thornton? 37/5	ps Richard Gleason 8/1 3/4	2:5:6 3/4
	pd Elijah Tooker 5/	pd Doctor Prentice 38/2	2:3:2
	pd Ebenezer Warrin 64/	pd Walter Sargent 2/8	3:6:8
	pd Doctor Flynt 3:19/4	pd Doctor Bradain 25/	5:4:4
	pd Jonas Lowder 9/	pd Nathll Harwood 5/4	14:4
	pd Seth Waltham 4/11 1/4	pd Noah Jones 1/1 1/2	6:0 3/4
	pd Proprietor Eames?		2:18:0
	pd Nathan Wait 16/2 1/2	ps Nat Goodspeed 2/9	18:11 1/2
	pd Robert Earl Jr 2/8	pd Abigail Webster 27/4 1/4	1:10:0 1/4
	pd John Potter 5:4/3 3/4	pd Nathll Potter 5:19/3	11:3:6 3/4
	pd Thos Denny 17/7 1/4	pd Wm Henshaw 10/10 1/2	1:16:4 1/2
	pd Samll Walton Jr 11/ 1/2	pd Wm Earl 25/3	1:16:4 1/2
	pd John Brown 3/	pd Ebenezer McIntire 12:13/1	12:16:1
	pd Elizabeth Southgate 35/8	pd John Bond Jr 9:2/8	10:18:4
	pd Thos Newhall		6:10:6
	pd ye appriser		3:13:0
...		...	79:3:3 1/4
ye Widdow	pd Abigail Webster		27:0:2
	pd Rebecca Potter 5/0 3/4	pd Ebe Hart? 4/6	9:6 3/4
	pd Deborah Earl 2/9 1/2	pd Thos Green 3/4	6:1 1/2
	pd Samll Walton		5:5 3/4
...		...	28:1:4
John	pd Rebecca Tucker 2/5	pd Josiah Brewer 1/8	4:2
	pd Gideon Smith 8d 3/4	pd Nathll Livermore 3/	3:8 3/4
	ps Nathll Richardson	1:1
...		...	8:10 3/4

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We pray allowance for 10 yd cloath apprisednot Belonging to Estate2:13:4
Desperate? Debt apprised 21:18:3
24:4:7...1781:03? [obscured by folded corner of page]

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Debt Brought over	1432:4:2 1/2
Disbursement Brought over	£1781:1:0 3/4
? ye Late? ? Cyder mill	1:6:8
Tor? John Time & Trouble sellingLands Reaching? Paying DebtsThashing & Cleaning Grain & ?ping Cattle	13:0:11
To supporting of apprisers ? ye accountant Elizabeth 5 days & attending on them	1:0:0
To ye Widdow for mourning	6:6:0
To Drawing allowing? & re?ing thisexec? for?	1:4:0
	...200:18:7 3/4...£1231:5:6 3/4
a Debt ordered to be paid to ye Decdson Steward	3:6:8
Interest from ye first day of July 1764	1:7:0
	...4:13:8...1226:11:10 3/4
a Debt Due to Benja Therres? we take upon us to pay	6:10
	...1220:1:10 3/4
Pa? Wrengcast? In ye interest on ? ye select land	4:18:8
Pla? pd James Putname Esq for advice	6:0
	...5:04:8...£1214:17:2 1/2
We add two Phisical Books & an old Jam?	7:4
We may allowance for a bed wrong inventoryed	1315:4:6 1/2
??	1:8
Elizabeth SouthgateJohn SouthgateRobt Southgate	1213:2:10 1/2

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Worcester April 2 1771 Elizabeth Southgate one of ye Executors
of ye last will & testament of Steward Southgate Decd being of ye
? Called Quakers affirmed that ye esaying out was a just
& true amount according to her best judgment
Coram? John Chandler Judge Probate
Worcester April 2 1771 John Southgate & Robert Southgate ?
to ye Decd Will appeared & made oath to ye truth of ye above
account
Corma John Chandler Judge Probate

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Worcester April 29 1771 if above names Elizabeth
Southgate John Southgate & Robert Southgate
Presented ye a?ing accounts for my allowance and
Produced vouchers for ye payments therein contained I allow
thereof whereby it appears a Ballance Remains in their
hands of twelve hundred thirteen pound two shillings
& ten pence half penny to be Disposed of agreeable to said
Decd Will and that they further account for ye Desperate
Debts of twenty one pound Eighteen shillings & three
pence when they Receive of Same
John Chandler Judge Probate
Worcester Recorded with ye Records of Will for
Said County [signature of Judge Chandler]

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