Estate of Richard Tarr of Gloucester
Essex Probate Docket # 27257

In the name of God, Amen the seventh day of January Anno Domine Seventeen hundred and twenty nine I Richard Tarr of the Town of Gloucester in the County of Essex in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England Yeoman being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God; Therefore Calling to mind the mortality of my body an knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die; do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament: that is to say Principaly and first of all I give and commend my soul to the hands of God that gave it and my body I commend to the Earth to be buried in in decent Christian burial at the Discretion of my Executor nothing doubting but at the General resurection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God; and as touching such Worldly Estate where with it hath Pleased God to bless me in this life. I give bequeath and dispose of the same in manner following.
Imps I give bequeath unto Elizabeth my dearly beloved wife all my whole Estate in Houses Land Chattle and moveables of all sorts whether in Gloucester or elsewhere In possession or Reversion with all my Rights in any undivided lands in Gloucester aforesd or Elsewhere during the whole term that she shall remain my widow freely and absolutely to be disposed of by her as she shall see fit and meet excepting such legacies and bequeathments as shall be hereafter mentioned.
But in case she shall Cause to marry again the Whole of my Estate reall and personal I do give and bequeath unto my Children to be equally divided among them; and that immediately upon her marriage Excepting such part of my Estate as the law will give her
(Item I give to my son William Tarr five pounds in money to be paid him by me Executrix here after mentioned together with all my wearing Clothes and Apparrel.
Item I give and bequeath unto my son John Tarr five shillings only to be paid by my Executor as aforesd he having already received his portion.
Item I give unto my son Richard Tarr five shillings only to be paid by my Executrix as affore he having likewise received his portion allready.
Item I give unto my son Joseph Tarr five shillings only (crossed out) to be paid by my Executrix Item I give unto my son Benj Tarr five Shillings only to be paid likewise by my Executrix he having received his portion allready.
Item I give unto my son Caleb Tarr five shillings to be paid him likewise by my Executrix
Item I give unto my son Samuel Tarr five shillings to be paid him by my Executrix.
Item I give unto Henery David Elizabeth Davis and Hannah Davis Children of my daughter Elizabeth Davis deced. to each of them five shillings a piece to be paid by my Executrix.
Item I give unto my daughter Honnor Wonson five shillings only. she having received her Portion allready to be paid to her by my Executrix.
Item I give unto my Daughter Sarah Tarr five shillings to be paid to her by my Executrix.
Item Lastly do I as afore unto my beloved Wife Elizabeth all my Goods and Chattle all and singular my Land Tenaments+Messuages and all my moveables and all my Real and personal and Personal (crossed out) Estate as aforesd under the afore mentioned Restrictions and do hereby make Constitute and Ordain her my sole + alone Executrix of this my last Will and Testament and do hereby utterly disallow revoke and Disu null all and Every other Testament Will Legacy and bequest and Executors- by me in any way before named Willed and bequeathed satisfying and confirming this only and no other to be my Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand an seal this Day and Year above mentioned.

Richard Tarr

Source: Photocopied from the copybooks of Essex County Probate records, old series, vol 315.


Submitted by: Diana Nelson