Estate of Samuel Wallis of Ipswich
Essex Probate Docket # 28877

In the name of God, Amen. I Samuel Wallis of Ipswich in ye County of Essex in his Majts Province of the Massachtts Bay in New England, Yeoman, being att this time in good health of Boday and of perfect Mind and Memory but being advancd in years and considering my frailty Do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament ontt. Principally and first of all I give and Recomend my Soul into the hands of God who gave itt Trusting through ye Meritts Death and Passion of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to obtain the full Pardon of all my Sins and to Inherit everlasting life, My Body to the Earth to be burried in Christian like Manner att ye Discretion of My Execrs hereafter named and as touching Such worldly Estate wherewith itt hath pleased God to Bless me with in this life I give Demise and Dispose of ye same in ye following manner and form--
Imps I give and bequeath to my Son Robert Wallis that part of ye Farme whereon I now live that lyeth next Coll John Appletons Land as bounded by Sd Appletons land Southeasterly or Southerly by the Town River to a Stone Wall the Bounds of Land that was formerly bought of Mr William Simons and from ye River by Sd Wall as itt now stands to a Rail fence and by Sd Railfence till itt comes to Stone Sett in ye Ground by ye fence that Stands in ye line between my lower Pasture and the Land I bought of George Clarke and from ye Stone Northwesterly on a straign line to a Stone Sett into Ground near ye Southerly Side of a Pond in the Land Sett of to me for two Old Rights by the Proptrs of Bush Hill & Tinney Hill Eight from Sd Stone and Straight Line to another Stone Sett into the Ground by ye fence by the County Road and by Sd County Road to Coll Appletons land the bound first mentioned. I also give unto my Son Robt my Dwelling House and all buildings and fencing Standing on ye Land above Described. I also give my Sd Son Robt all my land lying att Pine Swamp inclosed with the land of Coll Wainwright and others. Also the full halfe part of My Interest in West Meadows So Called. Also halfe my wood Lott at Chebacco Ponds, and all the marsh I bot of Simon Tuttle and all my Interest in Chutes Marsh So Called and my lower Marsh I had of my Hond Father Wallis to the Creek, also that Marsh I bot of John Porter of Wenham, the above pieces of Marsh and Meadow being bounded as by Deed may appear. I also give unto my Son Robt the one halfe of my Thatch Bank wch I Usually Mow fraighted. Also my two Lotts at Jeffreys Neck. Also one feather Bed and Beding, One pair of Andirons, One Tramells, One pre of Tongs, One Porrage Pott and My fowling Piece. I also give my Sd Son Robt two third Part of my Quick Stock which I shall leave att my Decease and one halfe of all my Utencells of Husbandry. Also one halfe of ye Money I shall have by me or that Shall be Due to me by Bond att my Decease. What I have Above given unto my Son Robt I give to him his Heirs and Assigns forever.
Item. I give and Bequeath unto my Son Joseph Wallis the remainder of my Farme where I now live as itt is bounded Northeasterly upon land I have given my Son Robt Southeasterly upon ye Town River Southwesterly partly upon Frenches Land and partly upon Bush Hill Eight Northwesterly upon ye County Road to ye bound first mentioned. Also I give unto my Son Joseph halfe my Interest in ye West Meadow So Called. Also my Upper Marsh I had of Samuell Chapman. Also the Marsh I had of Thorndike Low. Sd pieces of Marsh being bounded as by Deeds may appear. And halfe my Thatche Bank that I usually mowed and fraighted. Also halfe my Wood Lott at Chebacco Pond. Also I give my Son Joseph one feather Bed & Beding, one pair of andirons and one pair of Tongs and one Tramell and one Porrage Pott and two Gunns. Also one third part of my Quick Stock I shall leave at my Decease. Also the one halfe of my Utencells of husbandry. And also the one halfe of ye Money I shall have by me or Due to me by Bond. What I have above given unto my Son Joseph I give itt unto him his Heirs and Assigns forever.
Item. I give unto my Daughter Sarah Potter So much as to make up with what I before have lett her have the Sum of One Hundred Pounds to be paid in Stock grain and Money att the time of payment. If Sd Daughter shall Decease before the time of payment My Will is that what I have above willed her shall be paid to Such of the Heirs of her Body Lawfully begotten as Shall arrive at ye Age of twenty and one years.
Item. I give unto my Daughter Rebecca Dennison so much as to make up what Shee had recd of me alrady as by book may appear ye Sum of One hundred Pounds, to be paid in Stock grain and Money att the time of payment. If Sd Daughter shall Decease before the time of payment My Will is that what I have above willed her shall be paid to Such of the Heirs of her Body as Shall arrive at ye Age of twenty and one years.
Item. I give unto my Daughter Eliza Wallis the Sum of One hundred punds to be paid in Quick Stock Grain and Money att ye time of payment. If Sd Daughter shall Decease before the time of payment My Will is that what I have above willed her shall be paid to Such of the Heirs of her Body Lawfully begotten when they Shall arrive at ye Age of twenty and one years.
Item. I give unto my Granddaughter Ann Potter five Punds to be paid her when Shee Shall Arrive att twenty one years of Age.
Item. I give to each of my Grandchildren Children of my Son Samuel Wallis Decd the Sum of forty Shillings to be paid Each of them as they Shall Arrive at ye Age of twenty years.
Item. If I should marry again and leave a widow my Will is that Shee Shall Enjoye for her own Uses During the time Shee Shall remain my widow my Back Room and Chamber & Celler and that my Sons Robt and Joseph shall pay her twelve ounds yearly and every year Shee Shall remain my widow and that Robert Shall take care to carry her to and from meeting but if Shee Shall See cause to Remove then my Will is that my two Sons shall pay her six pounds a year yearly during the time aforesd.
Item. My Will is that all the Legacies I have above given also what is to be paid unto My Widow if I Should leave one also to my just Debts & funerall charges for my Selfe and Widow shall be paid ye one halfe by my Son Robt and the other part or halfe by my Son Joseph and my will is that my Sd two Sons Shall have the Space of four years next ensuing the Day of my Decease to pay ye Legacies I have given to my three Daughters. Item. I do hereby Constitute and Appoint my aforesd two Sons Vntt Robert & Joseph to be ye Execrs of this my Last Will & Testament and Do hereby utterly Revoke Disanull and Make void all other or former Wills Testaments or Execr by me in any wayes heretofore made or Named Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament.
In Witness whereof I the Sd Samll Wallis have hereunto Sett my hand and Seal this 24th day of March Anno Domini 1728/9.

[signed] Samuell Wallis and a seal

Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the Said Samll Wallis as his last Will and Testament in Presence of the Subscribers. Edward Heard
Jonathan Prince
Samll Waite

Proved and allowed 20 August 1737 before J. Appleton, Judge of Probate.

Source: Will of Samuel Wallis of Ipswich, recorded Essex Probate, Book (3)22, Page 103 et seq.
Transcribed from the microfilm by James Pratt

Submitted by: James Pratt

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