Estate of Thomas Fowler of AmesburyEssex Probate Docket # 10090In the Name of God. Amen. the Twentieth first Day of January, one thousend seven hundered and twenty and five six, I, THOMAS FFOWLLER of Almsbury, in the County of Essex, within His Maiesties Province of the Massechusets Bay, in New England, Husbandman, being well stricken in yers but of perfect mind and memory Thanks be Given unto God: Therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my Body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Dye, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, that is to say principally and first of all, I Give & Recommend my sole into the Hands of God that Gave it, and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of Executors, nothing doubting but at the Generl Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God: And as touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this Life, that I have not disposed of, I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. Imprimis. I Give and bequeath to my well beloved son William ffowller, forty Ackers of that Lot of Land that I bought of Jems George, in Almsbury, Joining to the Country Pond so called, upon Consideration of my aforesaid son William, paying ten pound in money or cattle at monys price, to my Dafter Geane fordes children, within three yere after my Desest, and ten pound to my Dafter Mary Colbes children, in three yere after my Desest: upon Consideration that my aforesaid son William, not paying the abovesaid sums by the time above mencend if demanded, then my said Dafter fordes children, shall have ten Ackers of the abovesaid forty Ackers of Land, and my Dafter Mary Colbes children, shall have ten Ackers of the above said forty Ackers of Land. Item. I give to my Dafter Hannah Ring, and my Dafter Margrit Chales, and my granson Thomas ffowller, the son of Jeremiah ffowler, that Lot of Land which I bought of William Osgood, which lyes Joining to the Country Pond in Almsbury, to be Equelly Devided, them three last named, one to have as good a serve as the other. Item. I give all the stock and houshold goods that I Leave, to my beloved son Jeremiah ffowller, after my Desest: Item I order my Executors to take out my funerl Charges out of the Land which I have not Disposed of, that Lot that I bought of Jems George, abovesaid, and the Remainder of said Lot I give to my said son William ffowller. Item. if anybody should com in by Ayreship of my son Thomas ffowller, which is Desest, then my executors shall pay them five silens, if they com in by Law in full of his porson. Item. I give to my son John ffowller, five silens in full of his porson, besides what he have had all redde: Item my son William fowller, and my Daftor Hannah Ring, and my Dafter Margret Chales, and my son Jeremah ffowller, shall pay all the charges that my executors may be at, in settleing of my estate after my Desest, ach one shall pay equelly alike: Item I constitute make and ordain my well beloved son Jeremiah ffowller, and my Naibor Jedediah Titcomb, of the town and county above said, my sole executors of this my last Will and testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all any every other former testaments, Wills, Legacies and Bequests, and Executors, by me in any ways before Named, willed and Bequeathed, Ratifying and Confirming this and no other, to be my last Will and testament, in witness whereof I have Hereunto set my Hand and Seal, the Day and year above written. Signed, Sealed, Published Pronounced and Declared by the said THOMAS FFOWLER, as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us the subscribers. THOMAS FFOWLLER JOSEPH MOODEY ELISABEBETH E TITICOMB (her mark) JEDIDIAH TITCOMB." (seal) In inventory of his estate styled "Mr." 5 Jan., 1727-8. Amount £352-10-0. Source: Presented for Probate 16 Oct., 1727. Recorded Essex Probate Bk. 15: 269, original on file. Dockett # 10090 Submitted by: Pamela Rhett Molzan
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