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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 John Solart, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
4:139.
"Solart or Salart, John, Wenham 1656, had w. Sarah, nam. In his will of 26 Sept. 1672; but perhaps she was then in Eng. certain. In 1676, when he went for her, was back here in 1679.
[Additions and Corrections] [Savage 4:706] [Vol. 4] P.139. l. 17 from bot. aft. 1679. add, From Prob. Reg. we find, that his wid. had admin. that ch. were Eliz. w. of Joseph Lovett; Hannah, w. of John Trask; Martha, w. of Thomas Kilham; Abigail, w. of Mordecai Larcum; Mary, wh. m. John Edwards; Sarah, wh. m. Daniel Poole; Bethia; and Joseph, wh. last d. under age; that the wid. mo. of these ch. had m. Ezekiel Woodward, and was since dec."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Wenham, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1904)
220.
"Soolard, John, 'Frenchman,' [died] May 24, 1672. (court record, Essex Co. Quarterly Court.)"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Estate of John Soolart of Wenham, in Massachusetts, Probate Court (Essex County). The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts. (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1916, 1917, 1920)
2:283-85.
"'The verball Will of John Soolart of Wenham in the County of Essex Ordinarie Keeper, about three or foure mounths before his death as Atests Abraham Martine and Lewis Ford, this 25th September 1672 Wee the aboue sd Deponants, I Lewis Ford being in the rome where my master and Dame was, he spake to me to call in Abraham Martin which I did and when wee were both come in he sayed, I being often troubled with faynting Fits and doe aprehend I haue not long to liue, My Will therefore is that after my decease my Wife shall haue the vse of my wholle estate for her selfe dureing the time of her Widowhood (and for the bringing vp of the chilldren that were with her, as Lewis Sayth, which clause only Abraham doth not remember) and if shee should marrie he did then giue her a third part of all his Estate, and the rest of the estate his Will was that it should be deuided amongst the chilldren as he sayd.
'This Honored Court may be pleased to vnderstand, That when the aboue mentioned will was declared by my Husband, John Soolart, as the witnesses doe avouch, that my Eldest Sonne John was not then in the Country but my Husband had giuen him a parcell of Land in wrighting wch according to his declared intent should bee his portion, but he by the prouidence of God coming home againe betwene the time of the abouesayd Will and his decease, John did deliuer up the wrighting againe Expressing his desire rather unto some other gratuitie his intentions being to follow the Sea and should not soe well bee able to improue Land, Where upon my Husband did againe say to me and declared it to me as his very will, that if he died I should haue the use of his wholle estate for my selfe and the bringing vp of the chilldren dureing the time of my Widowhood, and if I should marrie then I should haue one third part of the estate to my selfe, and my Eldest Sonne John should have a duble portion out of the remainder, and the rest of the estate should be equally deuided amongst the rest of the Children, this, as allsoe that which is aboue written as the wittnesses doe declare I doe desire to Comit with myselfe and the wholle case unto your Wisdoms to consider and determine as your Worships shall Judge equall.'
elesebeth solart.
Inventory taken 7: 6m: 1672, by Nathaniel Putnam and Tho. Fiske: … total, 73li. 8s. 3d.
Attested in Ipswich court Sept. 24, 1672 by Elizabeth Soolart, administratrix of the estate of her late husband.
Essex County Probate, Files, Docket 25,861.
Administration on the estate of John Sorlah, intestate, granted Sept. 24, 1672, to Elizabeth, the relict. An inventory of 500li. clear estate being presented, court ordered to the widow, 165li., and two of the daughters having received their portions, as appeared by an acquittance, and seven children yet remaining, court ordered to the eldest son John a double portion, 84li., and to rest of the six 42li, each, namely, Sarah, Hanah, Martha, Joseph, Abigaill and Bethia, as they come of age. Upon condition that said John wait for his portion until his mother's death, he was to have his portion out of the homestead, and if he had occasion to build he was to have one acre of land next the highway about the place where Spaldens house stood, he fencing it; he was to have all the land for his whole portion as it was appraised in the inventory and the rest of the land to he security for the payment of the other children's portions. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 176.
Whereas John Solart of Wenham died intestate, and the court Sept. 24, 1672 having made a division and settlement of the estate between Elizabeth the widow and the seven youngest children, since which time Joseph Solart one of the aforesaid seven children hath died and we considering ourselves the lawful heirs to the estate of our brother Joseph Solart petition the court 30: 9m: 1682, to consider the case and order a division of the estate ordered by the Ipswich court to Joseph Solart, amongst the surviving children of the said John Solart. Signed Elizabeth wife of Joseph Lovett, Hannah wife of John Trask, Sarah Solart, Martha, wife of Thomas Kilham, Abigail wife of Mordecai Larcom, Bethiah Solart and John Edwards in behalf of the children which he had by Mary the daughter of John Solart.
The court at Salem 28: 9: 1682, granted that the interest of the said Joseph Solart be equally divided amongst the rest of the children now surviving. Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 38, leaf 149."
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