Person:Peleg Tripp (3)

WILL:
Dated Nov. 6, 1713; proved Portsmouth Feb. 8, 1713/14 p. 208.
Names wife Anne;
sons: Job, Peleg & Richard;
daughters: Priscilla Tripp, Sarah Rogers, Mary Smith, Anne Rogers & Mehitable Thurston;
daughter-in-law Sarah Tripp.
Kinsman William Sanford overseer.
[RIGR 3:4 p.366] {Austin's G.D. of RI}

-ESTATE: Peleg's will was made in 1713, and proved February 8, 1714. His will names first his son Job. In order, follow Priscilla Tripp; Sara Rogers; Peleg Tripp; Daughter in-law Sara Tripp; daughters Mary Smith, Anne Rogers and Mehitable Thurston; son Richard, who with Anne Rogers received land in Portsmouth. Anne the widow, received the dwelling house and one third "Of great orchard for life and my garden and £18 yearly for life paid by my son Job." This favored son received "rest of land where I dwell, he paying rents and legacies and at death of wife he to have other land", etc.
Fourteen acres of land were added to the orchard provision for the widow, Anne. Richard, too, was to pay Anne £5 yearly tax on his Dartmouth legacy.

-March 22, 1687 John Trip of Portsmouth on Rhode Island who was by the Last will and Testament of his father John Trip of said Portsmouth Deceased to be An Executor to his Will being Summoned to give his answer whether hee would accept of the place and Trust of An Executor and he appearing being Demanded Whether he would accept thereof Answered, that hee would not Accept, And Peleg Trip of said Portsmouth Sonn of the said John Trip Deceased being also Subpenaed to give his answer whether hee woold Administer on the Estate of the said John Trip deceased, being called answered that hee would not accept of Administration on the said Estate. [RI General Court of Trials 1671-1704, by Jane Fletcher Fiske, 1998, p. 151]