Person:Abraham Newell (3)

Will

In his will, dated 8 February 1669[/70?] and proved 4 July 1672, “Abraha[m] Newell …, having formerly disposed of the greatest part of my lands unto my children by reason of mine inability to improve them by reason of mine age & weakness & having given to mine eldest son Abraham Newell a deed under my hand of several parcels of lands & unto all the rest of my sons the possession of others of my lands but not sufficiently confiremd unto them,” ordered that “the lands that I have confirmed as before expressed unto my eldest son Abra[ham] Newell with twenty pounds given to him at his marriage shall be his double portion out of all the lands that I have already divided unto my children although not sufficiently confirmed unto the rest of my children as this is to him”; “my son John Newell shall have ten acres of land near unto Joseph Bugbie’s house & one quarter part of my salt marsh at the Salt Pans, also my fresh meadow at Flaggy Meadow but in case that the said Joh[n] Newell have no natural heirs begotten of his body all these several parcels of lands here willed to him shall fall unto the rest of my children, my sons Abra[ham], Isaac & Jacob Newell & to my son-in-law Willaim Tay … not hindering dowry in case that he doth marry”; “my other two sons Isaac & Jacob Newell shall have my lot at the Pond Plain & the lot at the neck of it that was bought formerly of Edward Denyson & the land on the rocks called Totman’s Rocks that was lately the land of William Hopkins & Sam[ue]l Ruggles & all my meadow in Bear Marsh & half my salt marsh at the Salt Pans”; “my son-in-law Willaim Toy shall have my Long Orchard near unto where my dwelling house butting on the knol of the hill near to where my said house was & by the way leading by the north side of Richard Meadeses houselot & [one word illegible] John Watson’s homelot & all the other land there that is mine whether orchard, woodland or pasture land down to Sam[ue]l Ruggles his pasture that he bought of me in all about fifteen acres of land”; “all these several parcels of land abovementioned that are willed unto my sons Abra[ham], John, Isaac & Jacob Newell is now in their hands & possession they giving to me for the same every one of them as I have agreed with them or as my necessity shall require during the whole term of her natural life yearly”; “for all the worldly goods that I shall die possessed of or that is due to me in the hands of any person whatsoever excepting what is abovementioned or that shall be hereafter expressed in this my will whether it be housing or lands, cattle or moveable goods or what else soever I dispose of it as followeth: … my dear wife Francis Newell shall have the use & benefit of my whole estate for & during the term of her natural life & that she shall dwell with any of her children where it liketh her best yet being provided for & it is my will that she shall be provided for by all my children by an equal proportion as they do enjoy of my lands in their possession (that is to say) that my eldest son Abra[ham] Newell as he doth enjoy & possess a double portion of all the lands divided out to my sons my said son Abra[ham] shall provide as much more as any of the rest of my children for the maintenance of my said wife & all the rest of my sons as my sons John, Isaac & Jacob Newell & my son-in-law William Toy shall provide every one of them equally for the comfortable livelihood of my said wife, they, their heirs, executors & assigns during the whole term of her natural life”; “after my wife’s decease my will is that my eldest son Abra[ham] Newell shall possess & enjoy the knoll of the hill by his house that he set up where mine was burnt adjoining to it & the land about it that he doth now possess of mine abovementioned it lying on the north side of it & it lying on the south side of my son-in-law W[illia]m Toy’s Long Orchard above expressed abutting east on the land of the heirs of Isaac Morrell”; “my other two sons Isaac & Jacob Newell shall have, possess & enjoy my lot of twenty & two acres in the woods in the thousand acres near Dedham & that it shall be equally divided betwixt them both”; “all the rest of my estate after the decease of my said wife whatsoever either in her hands or in the hands of any person whatsoever excepting as is above expressed shall be equally divided unto all my children that is to say unto sons Abra[ham], John, Isaac & Jacob Newell & unto my son-in-law W[illia]m Toy excepting my said wife’s wearing clothes which shall be at her liberty to dispose of to whom she pleaseth; also in case my children cannot agree about the division of the goods left to them after my wife’s decease or any differences should arise amongst them about anything that they do possess of mine or that I have disposed to them by my will or otherways that they may agree amongst themselves I do most desire but if they cannot my will is that they shall choose each of them one man being no way related to them these men then [one word illegible] with my two friends desired to be my overseers of this my will to have power to hear & finally determine all such difference that shall arise amongst any of them, they or the major part of them, but in case either by death or removal there doth want an odd man, these men thus chosen shall have the full power to choose an odd man and farther whatsoever I shall see meet to leave in the hands of any of my children either rents or cattle or anything else excepting what I shall leave upon record after the date of this my last will none of the rest of my children shall have any power to call them to an account for it after my decease”; “my dear wife Francis Newell shall be my executrix & my loving son Isaac Newell shall be my executor”; “my loving friends John Boales & Willaim Gary to be my overseers” [SPR 7:220-22].

1. ↑ Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1925-1926)
   600.

   "Newel, … Abraham, sr., [died] June 13, 1672, a. 91 y."

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Abraham Newell, in Anderson, Robert Charles; George F. Sanborn; and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635. (Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGS, 1999-2011)
   5:245-50.

   "ORIGIN: Unknown
   MIGRATION: 1634 on the Francis of Ipswich (on 30 April 1634, “Abraham Newell,” aged 50, “Francis his wife,” aged 40, “Fayth Newell,” aged 14 [listed in the family of John Bernard], “Grace Newell,” aged 13 [listed in the family of William Westwood], “Abraham Newell,” aged 8, “John Newell,” aged 5, and “Isaacke Newell,” aged 2, were enrolled at Ipswich as passengers for New England on the Francis of Ipswich [Hotten 277-79])."
   "CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Admitted to Roxbury church in 1634 as member #106 ('Abraham Newell he dame to New England in the year 1634. He brought 6 children Ruth, Grace, Abraham, John, Isaak, Jaakob') [RChR 80]. '[Blank] Newell the wife of Abraham Newell' was admitted to Roxbury church in 1636 as member #154 [RChR 82].
   FREEMAN: 4 March 1634/5 (first in a sequence of five Roxbury men) [MBCR 1:370]."
   "BIRTH: About 1584 (aged 50 on 30 April 1634 [Hotten 279]).
   DEATH: Roxbury 15 June 1672 'aged 91' [RChR 180]."