Will of Thomas Roberts of Dover

Date: 7 Sep 1673 to 30 Jun 1674
Location: Dover, New Hampshire
Surname/tag: Roberts

Will of Thomas Roberts

"In the name of God Amen

I Thomas Robearts Senr of the Towne of Dover in Piscattaqua River, in New England yeoman beeing weake of Body... Item I give and bequeath unto my Sone John Robearts, of Dover, aforesaid, the sume of Twenty shills in Currant money of New England, to be paid, by my Executor, three monethes, after my discease

Item I given and bequeath, unto my Sone, Thomas Robearts, the sum'e of fiver shillings, in money to be paid at or within the Space of three monethes, after my disease, by my Executor

Item I give, and bequeath, unto my Daughter, Hester (now the wife of John Martyn, of New Jarze) the sume of five shillings in money, to be paid, by my Executor, three monethes, after my discease, if demanded-

Item I give, and bequeath unto my Daughter Anne (now the wife of James Philbrooke of Hampton) the sum'e of five shills in money to be paid, by my Executor, at or within the Space, of three monethes, after my discease, as is above men'coned.-

Item I give, and bequeath, unto my daughter Elizabeth, no the wife, of Benjamin Heard, of Cochechock, the sume of five shillings, in money to be paid, at, or within, the Space, of three monethes, after my discease by my Executor.

Item I give, and bequeath, unto my Sone, in Law Richard Rich, the husband, of my dearly beloved daughter Sarah, and to his heires, Lawfully begotten (or to bee begotten) on the Body of my said Daughter (be it Either Males, or females) the Males, to bee Ever prferred, before the females, and the elder, before the younger, and to his, and their assignes forever, my dwelling house, where in, I now dwell, Lieing and Scituate, in Dover aforesaid, to gether also, with all, and Singular, the Out houseing, Orchards, planting Land, and pastures, within fence, or Laying, in Common priviledge, of Commons, proffitts, or Commodities, Advantages, hereditamts, and appurtenances, whatsoever, thereunto belonging, or in any wise, appertaining, and now in my owne Tenure, and occupac'on, and also, a Lott of fouer Acres, of planting Land, lieing and Scituate, in Dover aforesaid, neare my Said dwelling house, and Likewise three Acres, of marsh, by Estimac'on, bee it more or Lesse, Lieing, and Scituate, at the mouth of Winnycott River, neare Greeneland, in Piscattaqua River, aforesaid, which I doe now possess, and Enjoy, and also, I doe nomminate, make choice of, and appoint, my sd Sone in Law Richd Rich to bee my whole and Sole Exeuctor, (& in Case of Mortallity, my Daughtr Sarah above menc'oned) to Execute, or see Executed, this my Last will, and Testament, according to the purport, true Intent, and meaning thereof, and in Testimony, that this is my Last will, and Testament, Irrevocably, I have hereunto, putt my hand and seale Dated in Dover, aforemenc'oned, this Twenty Seaventh day of Septembr, One Thousand Six hundred Seaventy & three. 1673.
Thomas Roberts
Signed Sealed and Delivrd
in the presents of us.
Job Clements Sener
Job Clements Ju witnesseth
Richard Allexander" [proved 30 June 1674]"^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire- Albert Batchellor, Ed., New Hampshire State Papers, Rumford Printing, Concord, 1907- Vol. XXXI, pp. 145-6