1 Sep 1716 Will--proved 10 Jan 1718.
Exx. wife Sarah. To her all movables and for life half of house, and half income of land adjoining and orchard.
To eldest son George, half of house, orchard, &c, at testator's decease, and other half at decease of wife and all other land to George (except a small lot to son Silvanus) and legacies to be paid by George.
To sons Silvanus, Robert, John and James, each £5, as they come of age.
To daughters Catherine, Sarah, Rebecca and Mary, each 40s., at age.
Son George to have whole management of orchard, paying widow half income of same, and supplying her also with firewood.
Inventory, £131, 18s, 3d., viz: wearing apparel £10, 16s., plate £2., 10s. money and books £11, 2s., feather beds £34, 15s. 8d., flock bed £3, 14s., 6d., pewter, a cane, 2 drinking glasses, 4 spinning wheels, pair of worsted combs. 3 pair scales, a cow, 5 swine, &c.
