Estate of James Bailey of Rowley
Essex Probate Docket # 1326
James Bayley of Rowley being weake of body, but
pfect in understanding and memory, do make this my
last will and Testament, in manner & forms as followeth, After my debts
are payd I do give and Bequeath, the rest of the estate, God hath given me
as followeth, I doe give unto my daughters Lidia Platts and Demaris Leaver
each of them, Twenty pound a peece and to my daughter Platts, seven pound
more, which is in the hands of Thomas Remington , she is to have that seven
pounds when it is due the twenty pounds a peece, that I do give unto my two
daughters, to be payd in four years time, Also I do give unto my Eldest son
John all that land and meadow, and meadow, that he is now possesed of and
halfe of the farme, that I purchased of mr Rogers and that Land, that Goodman
Jackman doth improve, from merimack River downe to the meadow, my meaneing
is from the River, untill it doth come, as far as mr Phillips his meadow,
or the peece comonly cald the five acres, and the rest of that land, that
goodman Jackman doth hire, that is betweene the sayd fives acres, and crane
meadow, to be equally divided, between my son John and James. Also I doe
give unto my son John Bayley, four acres of land more or less lyeing at the
Plainse comonly cald, the Rye Plaine. Also I do give unto my son James Bayley,
all my lands and meadow that I am possessed off in the Towne of Rowley,
with all the buildings upon the same together with that two acres of meadow
that I purchased of goodman Lyon wch was sometimes Phillip Nellsons of Rowley,
the other halfe of the ffarme, that I purchased of mr Rogers both upland
and meadow, I do give unto my sonn James Bayley, also I do give unto my son
John Bayley one ox gate, in east end ox pasture of Rowley and thre cow gates,
and to my sone James two ox gates, in the sd pasture and thre cow gates.
Also I doe give unto my wife, one third part of my lands in Rowley that James
is to have, for her life tyme, and my son James for to alow her or pay to
her one third part that the halfe farme that I have given him doth yearly
produce, also my son John is to pay to her one third pt that the half farme
I have given him doth yearly pduce, and this both of them to pay dureing
her life, my meaneing is, when I say, wt it doth yearly pduce, is on third
part of the rent of it, wt it is lett for, also I doe give unto my wife one
third part of my houshold good, within dores & without. I doe give unto
my son James Allso all my apparrell I do give unto my son John, and I do
make my son James Bayley sole executor of this my last will & testament.
Also my will is, that if my daughter Platts or my daughter Lever doe dye
before the legasies, that I do give them be payd that then the sayd legasies
bo payd to their children, and this I do deliver as my last will August the
8 1677.
James Bayley
Witness:
Phillip Nellson
Ezekeill Northeand
Edna Northend
Proved in Ipswich court Sept 25, 1677 by the witnesses.