Will Abstract Joseph Weld of Roxbury 1646

Date: 1646 to 1646
Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Surnames/tags: Weld Denison

Source for original: "Joseph Weld Will, Case No. 43," Probate Records, Vol 1-2, 1636-1766; Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 image 323-26 of 625, pp. 7-12 stamped upper corners by subscription Ancestry.com.

Source for abstract: Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters, ed., in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 7 (1853):33- (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1853), images 41-42 of 422, pp. 33-34 at HathiTrust.org.

Family Names Appearing in the Will

The following family names appear in italics in the the abstract below, in their order of appearance, and as spelled in the abstract:

• Joseph Weld
• John - son
• Thomas - son
• Edmond - son
• Mary - daughter
• Hanna - daughter
• Barbara - wife
• former wife - Elizabeth (Wise)
• Daniell - son
• Sara - daughter
• Mara - daughter
• daughter denison - Elizabeth (Weld) Denison

Will Abstract - Joseph Weld of Roxbury, 1646

Will of Joseph Weld of Roxbury

Ipswich 2. 4 moth 1646.

To the Colidg In Cambridg Tenn pounds to be payd In fiue yeeres, viz 40s p Annum, to the helpe & fertherance of such In larning as are not able to subsist of themselves, & herein I referr my Say to mr Dunster & mr Eliot, to be disposed as they Judg meet, only by this I recall the 20s a yeare back againe, wch I put to my hand to giue to Dr Ames sonn ; yet If those fournamed Judg it fitt to give him the 40s p annum leave it to ther wisdoms.—To my sonn John who is now my eldest sonn, sonn Thomas, sonn Edmond & my Daughter mary my howse called the farme, with barne, & all the erable land, midow pasture ground contayning 89 acres & vpwards, with all the howsold stuff I haue ther, oxen & cowes, with cart, plows, yoks, Chaines & all the furniture: also my last devission of land being the 22 or 23 lott, being about 130 akers more or less; also, 3 akers of land somtimes John graues, lying next to the grounds of Josuah Hewes ; allso, six akers of salt marsh, more or less, that was bought of the Hairs of Samuell shoreman, lying next the marsh of John watson ; all these howses & moveables, cattell & p"cells of land named I giue to these 4 of my children named, viz, sonn John a dubble ption, the other three an equall ption.—lf god take any of them away by death vnder the age of 21 yeares, the survivors of these 4 shall Injoy his or there ptions. I giue to hanna, my youngest dau. by my first wife, my ground comonly cald the leauen akers, lying next mudy riuer, also 20" to be payd out of my goods by my wife barbara, at the age of 21 or day of marriage—If god take her away before her ption be devided among the children I had by my former wife, my will is, If I dy before that time be expired, that I am engaged to mr Hoocker to find her clothes out of her portion—Children by my former wife all of them a payer of sheets & all the beding, except that I shall hereafter name—[To the children severally] the rent due from William dauis. That my overseers doe see prformed out of the corne wch william davis is to pay that my Brother edward porter ? have Ten bushells of rie, allso bro. mayes, bro. Jones, bro. lewis, bro. peake, bro. gamlin, [each] 5 bushells.—Because my house in the towne have little wood belong to it my wife and children that are to inioy that shall have liberty to take soe much In the Sothermost grounds as will serue for ther vse for fiering, puided [they] cutt it out & make no stroy ; this to Inioy for the space of Ten years after my decease.—Those children named shall haue each of them a boock, & ther be 3 of doct prestons, one of Dr Sibb, mr rogers 7 treatises ; the eldest to take his choyse first. Sonn John my best stuff suit, son Thomas my frise suit & Edmond a ption as may be equall_—To sonn John my cloth cloke, to sonn daniell a suitable ption of my apparrell, equally parted among all my sons except my black tawny cloke to mr John Eliot or Teacher, my best sword to sonn Jonn & my other sword and black belt to son Thomas. ‘The share I haue fr the Iron works the yearly pfit may be disposed to bring vp my son Thomas at Cambridg till he com to be mr of Art, and if my son daniell be capiable of larning, my desire is, that he allso after my son Thomas haue the like benefit, till he com to be mr of art; after that the whole to be equally devided among all my children. Wife barbara (my executrix,) together with my son daniell, dau. Sara, dau. mara, my howse, the 15 akers in the neck, also that cow I bought at watertown, for the other is my son Johns, together with too young steeres that are som ering at John woods at sudbury. Those excepted, I giue all my other cattle at home to my wife & her children; the downe bead, bolster &c on the best chamber; one fether bedd & the beadsted on the hall chamber; with the yallow rugg, largest green rugg, 4 pillows, 2 payer of blankets, allso on flock bead &c. My dau. denison affirmes the down beads, my wiues mother gaue to her, after my decease, I know no such thing ; yet, being soe confidently affirmed by her, my will is, after the decease of my wife, [they] shall be my dau. denisons.—Debts to be paid, also mr cuddingtons anewity of 20lb a year, till 7 yeares be expired ;— 40lbs a year for 5 years to the Colidg. Mr John Eliot, Elder heath, Edward Clapp of dorchester, & William parks, [overseers,] 10lb to be payd them.

p mr Joseph weld. 22. 5. 1646. My desire is, that Leuetenant Hewes & bro. bell, allso, bro. John Johnson may be added to the overseers, [they to have power to make the portions of the children equal. ]

p me Joseph Weld

Witness p vs,

Joshua Hewes

John Johnson

Proved 10th (8) 1646. Lieftenant Hues & John Johnson deposed.

Wm Aspinwall Recdr.

Note.—This will is in the form of a letter, with the superscription—"To the Rev-erende his Esteemed In the lord mr John Eliot giue this not to be opened till after death."

Inventory of Joseph Weld, late of Rocksbury, by Barbara his wid. 4 (12) 1646. Amt 2028. 14. 9. Apprizers, Isack heath, Willm Denyson, John Johnson, William Parke. The name of Wm Pirkines is mentioned. Proved 4 (12) 1646.

Thomas Cooke, (Watertown.)

Inventory taken by Nath' Bowman and Thomas Hastings. Mentions Mr. Mayhu and goodman Childs. Amt. £5. 03. 00.