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The Whitney Family of Connecticut
by S. Whitney Phoenix
(New York: 1878)
Transcribed by Robert L. Ward.
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- said home lot and house during her widowhood, or the sayd Ten pounds, yf shee shall accept of the sayd Ten pounds, then the said homelot and house to remayne vnto my sayd sonn John; prouided my sayd wiue's acceptance is to be declared and made knowne vnto my overseers or the major part of them, and alsoe to my sonn John, within one year after my decease.
- It. -- I will and bequeath vnto my beloued wife, all her waring Apparell and Linning.
- It. -- I will and bequeath vnto my beloued wife, and my sonn John, whatever cattle, swine, moueables shall remayne: my just debts being payd out as aboue said ordered; and what moueablees are not bequeathed, the aforesaid cattle, swine, moueables to be equally deuided by my ouerseers vnto my said wife and sonn, prouided I doe give liberty vnto my sayd wife to haue and receiue in part of her half, the fetherbed, fether boulster, pillow ruggs, two blankets, vallents & curtains, all being and appertayning to the great bedstdle, with the said bedstedle, alsoe the strawebed and two blankets lying and being upon the trundle bed, with the said trundle bedsteadle; all the said bedding & bedstedle to be apprized and set out by my ouerseers or the maior part of them, and that in an equall way and rate.
- It. -- I will and bequeth vnot my sayd wife, Ten bushels of wheat & alsoe Ten bushels of Indian corn; the same to be payd by my sonn yearly during the term of seven years, prouided my said wife shall live so long and continnue a widowe, and alsoe that my said sonn shall keep, continnue and enioy hte mill.
- It. -- I do desire, order, ordayne and constetute Thomas Benedict, Senr., Walther Hoit, and Thomas ffitch, Sen. my beloved brethren and friends, overseers of this my last will & testament, and doe by these prsents signe and confirm the same, the day and year aboue written as witness my hand.
- In the prsence of his
- RICHARD OLMSTEAD HENRY [Mark] WHITNE
- THOMAS FFITCH, Sen. mark
- An Inuentory of the estate of Henr Whitne Late of Norwock, Deceased, and apprized by Marke Sention, John Bouton, John Platt, being desired and appointed thereunto by the select men of the towne of Norwocke.
Imprimis, in a Rugg, blankets and bedding - - - - 14 11 00
It. In Curtayns & Vallents - - - - - - - - - 01 07 00
It. In Bedstedles - - - - - - - - - - - - 04 06 00
It. In Sheets and other Linnin - - - - - - - 05 12 00
It. In Brass and Pewter - - - - - - - - - - 04 06 06
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