Estate of Lionell Chute of Ipswich
Essex Probate Docket # None
The fourth day of the seventh month Anno Dom 1644,
I Lionell Chute of the Towne of Ipswich in New England Schoolmaster doe make
& ordaine this my last will & testament revoking all former wills
by me made.
Item I give unto Rose my wife for terme of her naturall life all this my
dwelling howse with the Barne & all the edifices; the two chambers over
the howse & entry only excepted which I will that James my sonne shall
have to his only use for the Terme of one yeare next after my decease with
free ingresse, egresse, & regresse & with the yards, gardens, the
home-lott & planting lott purchassed of mr. Bartlemew with the Commonage
and appurtenances thereunto belonging. And after my wives decease; I give
the howse barne, lotts & premisses with all the appurtnances unto James
Chute my sonne & to his heires.
Item I give unto my said sonne James Chute & to his heires for ever all
& singular my other lands, lotts, meadow ground marishes, with all &
singular their appurtnances & profitts whatsoever ymdiatly after my decease.
And I give more unto James Chute my sonne (over & above all things before
given him) my heffer that is now at goodman whites farme & my yonge
steere.
Item I give him all my books with all things in my chest and white box my
deepe box with the lock & key; one chaire; foure hogsheads; two Coombsacks
two flockbedds, two flock bolsters two feather pillows; one rugg two Coverlets;
two blanketts; my casting nett; my silver spoone; all my owne wearing apparrell,
and that which was his brother Nathaniells; and three paire of sheets, three
pillow beeres two table clothes; foure towells; six table napkins; and the
one halfe of the brasse & pewter, & working tooles; & five bushells
of english wheat.
Item I give unto my friend Joseph Morse five shillings.
Item I give unto the poore of the Church of Ipswich Twenty shillings to be
distributed by the Deacons.
Item My meaning is that my wife shall have my chest after that James hath
empted it.
Item All the rest of my goods howshold stuff, Cattell, & chattels whatsoever
unbequeathed (my debts & legacies being discharged & paid) I will
that Rose my wife shall have the free use of them for terme of her life:
but the remainder of them at the type of her decease over & above the
valewe of five pounds sterling I give unto James Chute my sonne & to
her heires & assignes.
Item I make Rose my wife executrix of this my last will & Testament.
And in witnesse that this is my deed & have hereunto sett my hand and
seale in the presence of these witnesses hereunder written.
Lionell Chute
Witness: Marke Simonds
Joseph Morse
Proved 7: 9: 1645
Inventory taken 25: 4: 1645 by Marke Symonds and Robert Lord
Owing to several persons out of the estate, 101£.
Taking out the debts, total, 84£. 1ls. 4d.
Source: Printed "Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts;
1635 - 1681," In three volumes,The Essex Institute; Salem, MA; 1916
Ipswich deeds, Vol. 1, leaf 15
Submitted by: Linda Herrick Smith