Estate of George Burrill, Sr.of Lynn
Essex Probate Docket # None
The wille of George Burrill senior || yt after my
deathe || my house wherin I dwell I Giue to my sonn francis with all the
land and meadow lying near adioyning to it with all farms outhouses &c:
and || ye || barn I giu to him yt is neare to ye land of Thomas Chadwell,
|| Land || formerly william Edward with all the vpland and meadow adioyning
vnto it and belonging yrvnto This I giue vnto him and his heirs yt is lawfully
begotten of his body for ever
I giue vnto my sonn John that house wch formerly was ffrancis his with all
the land belonging vnto it and yt pece of land near Rich moors and alsoe
I giu him fourteen acrs of salt marsh in Rumley marsh yt is the say six and
fiue and three alsoe 8 eight more acres in the last division I giue to my
sonn John and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body but in case John should
not quietly possess this in regard it was formerly given vnto ffrancis then
& my wil is that John shall haue my dwelling house and al yt is aboue
mentioned to be given to ffrancis
alsoe my sonn Georg to haye his now dwelling house wth all the Apurtenances
belonging therto
alsoe I giue a cow to my sonn George wth a calf and for the rest of my cattle
I giue foure cowes and too oxen || to my sonn John || and all the rest of
the cattle to ffrancis alsoe I giue twenty pound a peece to my soon Georg
and John and tenn pounds to my sonn francis his child if it liveth if not
to the rest of his childeren if he hath any being lawfully begotten of his
body alsoe I giue al my movaables about the house with linnen and wollin
to be equally devided to my three sonns yt is Georg ffrancis and John and
if any moer money shalbe aboue this aboue mentioned || yt || to be given
vnto francis and my Biggest selver cup I giu to Georg with too silver spoons
and the lesser silver cup with too silver spoons to John and fou silver spoons
to francis if ther be eight of them Alsoe that goods which is to com from
England my will is if it com safe to be equally devided to my three sonns
alsoe my will is that mr whiting and mr cobbet and Tho: Laughton with my
sonn ffrancis should see this my will fulfiled alsoe my will is that mr whiting
and mr cobbett shall haue fourty shillings a peece out of my estate and Tho
Laughton twenty shillings all to be paid within one half yeare after my
death
George Burill
Dated 18th october 1653
wittnes
Tho: Laughton
Will of George Burrill of Lynn; imperfect in regard of execution. His three
sons appointed administrators.
Inventory of the estate of George Burrill, sr of Lynn, deceased, taken 21
: 4 : 1654, by ffrancis Ingals (his P marke) and Edward Burcham. Amount,
£848, 10s: real, £344, 10s; personal £504. Part of house in
Boston. Due to im in Old England, £60.
Source: The will of George Burrill, sr., of Lynn was proved in the Salem
court 27 : 4 : 1654. The copy is taken from the original on file in the office
of the clerk of courts at Salem, volume II, leaf 135.
Submitted by: Roseanne Montgomery