Person:Samuel Worcester (3)

Estate of Samuel Worcester of Bradford

"Administration upon the estate of Mr. Samuell Worster, intestate, was granted Mar. 29, 1681, unto Elizabeth Worster the widow. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, page 366.

Inventory of the estate of Mr. Samuell Wostor taken Mar. 23, 1680-81, by Shu. Walker, Ezekiel Northend, Thomas Tenny and John Palmer: wearing aparill wooling and Linin, shoos and boots, 8li.; armes and ammunition, 3li.; Books, 1li. 10s.; Beads and beding, 12li.; Beadsteeds, 2li.; peuter, brase, Iron pots, trammils, fire shovell, tongs, 5li. 10s.; cubbart, chests, box, chares, tabel, spining wheles, hogsheds, barills and other Lumber in ye house, 3li.; barill and hogshed staves, 1li. 10s.; 25 bushels Indian corne, 6 bush, rye, 5 bushels wheat, 6li. 4s.; 5 bushels oates, porke and beefe and 1 bushel salt, 1li. 15s.; flax and shepes wool and cotton wool and yarne, 2li. 6s.; cart, plough, yoake, chaines and utencils for husbandry, 3li. 10s.; saddell and pillion, 1li. 10s.; 4 oxen, 3 cowes, 2 2 yere old steres, 2 yerlings, 1 bull, 1 calfe, 43li.; 14 shepe, 1 horse, 7 swine, 15li. 10s.; 337 acres Land and meadow, house, barne, and fences, 400li.; total, 510li. 9s. Debts due to the estate, Thom. Wood, 5s.; Joseph Palmer, 4s. Debts due from the estate 119li. 13s. 10d. whereof there is Dew of the aforesaid sum in money 6li. 6s. 6d.

Attested in Ipswich court Mar. 29, 1681, by Elizabeth Worster, relict and administratrix.

This court ordered the settlement of the estate of Mr. Samuell Woster who died intestate, which estate amounted to 3841i. 9s. cleare of debts, as follows: to the widow for her part 54li. for the bringing up of the children, and the rest of the estate to be divided equally among the eleven children the eldest son first having a double portion, to be paid as they come of age. The house, barn and 200 acres of land to stand bound for security.

Bond of William Worecester and Francis Worcester of Bradford, with Joseph Bayley and Caleb Hopkinson as sureties, dated Feb. 20, 1692-3, for 600li., to administer according to law upon the estates of Samuel Worcester and Elizabeth Worcester late of Bradford, deceased. Witness: Stephen Sewall, Abigail (her 0 mark) Mansfield.

Inventory of the estate of Mr. Samuell Woster and Mrs. Elizabeth Woster relict to him and administratrix to his estate taken May 3, 1694, by John Tennie, Samuell Haseltine and Richard Kimball: a muskitt and Books, 2li.; Beding and Bedstead, 4li.; puter, bras, Iron pots, tramills, tongs, 3li. 12s.; an old chest and other lumber, 1li.; a chain and other utinsalls for husbandry, 1li. 16s.; land formerly inventoryed wth addition, 350li.; a fram of an old hous remaining, 4li.; total, 366li. 8s.

Attested May 14, 1694, by William and Francis Worcester, the administrators.

Petition of Josiah Wheeler of Salisbury, that whereas he had a legacy due to him by right of his now wife, from the estate of Samuel Worster of Bradford, who deceased in the year 1681, and since by the death of the widow and two of the children of the said deceased, your petitioner hath fallen to him out of the estate some thing more, and having demanded his right of William and Francis Woster who possess the estate, now desireth that the court may grant him redress therein. Accordingly William and Francis Woster are cited to appear at the Ipswich court in May, 1694.

The account of Wm. and Francis Worster, administrators of the estate of Samuell and Elizabeth Worster, late of Bradford, brought in Nov. 22, 1697: Debts paid, 77li. 3s. 5d.; allo. and setling ye estate, 10s.; stating ye acct. &c., 10s.; quietus, 4s.; order for a division & committee & recording ye return, 2li.; loss on ye estate by casualty, 16s.

[Charges paid to Deacon Coffin of Newbry, Tho. Stickny, Ann White, John Tennie, James Coffin, Henry Somersby, Faith Law, Will Osgood, Caleb Boynton. This entry cancelled.]

The account of William and Frances Worster, administrators of the estate of Samuel and Elizabeth Worster late of Bradford, brought in Nov. 23, 1697: bond and letter of administration, 7s. 6d.; pd. a debt to Wm. Osgood, 5li.; 2 oxen lost by casualty, 12li.; loss on the buildings for want of timely reparation, as appears by ye estimate of Richard Kemball and Caleb Hopkins, 40li.; 1 swine lost, 30s. 1 horse died, 5li., 6li. 10s.; the widow former administratrix had and spent of the moveable estate more then her part of said estate, 2li. 4s. 6d.; allowing ye acct. setling & deviding ye estate, 10s.; methodifing ye acct. 30s., quietus, 4s., 2li. 4s.; a division & to ye comitte & recording ye return, 2li.; allowed administrators, 15li.; more for extraordinary trouble, 1li. 3s.; total, 100li. Per Contra, 69li. 15s. The widow Elizabeth Worster pd. Caleb Boynton a debt due to him from her 4li. 15s.; 65li. of the moveable estate she kept in her hands more than she paid away in debts and then what was left yt came into the hands of ye new administrators, 691i. 15s.

The names of the children: Wm. the eldest son, Samuell, Moses, deceased, Frances, Joseph, Timothy, Elizabeth, Dorothy, John, Ebenezer, Susanah. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 30,674.

The court May 16, 1694, granted William and Frances Worcester further time for the settling of their account of administration upon the estate of Samuell and Elizabeth Worcester. Essex County Probate Records, vol. 303, page 211.

Capt. David Haseltine, Ensigne Joseph Bailey, Corp. John Boynton, Mr. Richard Kimball and Mr. Caleb Hopkinson all freeholders in Bradford, or any three of them, authorized by the court at Salem, Nov. 23, 1697, to make a division of the housing and lands of Samuel Worster late of Bradford, deceased, among his surviving children according to the settlement made, first setting out to the administrators William and Francis Woster, one hundred pounds allowed upon their account, besides their shares. Sworn Dec. 1, 1697.

Division of the houseing and lands of Samuel Worster late of Bradford, deceased, and of Elizabeth Worster his wife, also deceased, made Mar. 10, 1701-2, by David Haseltine, Richard Kimball and Joseph Baily: to William Woster one of the administrators, one half of the hundred pound on the westerly side of the farm laying ye whole length of said farm wch we account at 50li.; to William Worster eldest son, adjoyning to that wch was set out to him in ye first place, at ye rear, it being eight rod wide & so running ye whole length of ye farme to ye uper end there it being Eleven rod wide wth an acre & thirty rod of meadow laying at ye esterly end of a meadow comonly called Worsters meadow all wch we estimate at 41li. 13s. 8d.; to Elizabeth Worster, adjoyning to William Worster, ye one halfe of her share at ye rear, it being two Rod wide & so runing to ye uper end of sd. farme there it being two rod & a halfe wide wth forty seven rod of meadow in meadow called Worsters meadow joyning to Wm. Worsters meadow estimated at 10li. 8s, 5d.; to Susanah Worster, joyning to Elizabeth Worster at ye River, it being four rod wide & so runing ye whole length of said farme at ye uper end being five rod & a halfe wide wth about ninety five rod of meadow in meadow called Worsters meadow laying on ye northwest side of Mr. Symes as it is now bounded, estimated at 20li. 16s. 10d.; to Timothy Worster, next to Susannah Worster, at ye rear four rod wide & so runing to ye uper end of said farme being five rod & halfe a rod wide there, wth about ninety five rod of meadow laying on ye northwest of ye meadow formerly set out to Susanah Worster, laying ye whole breadth of it as now staked out, estimated at 20li. 6s. 10d.; to Ebenezer Worster, next to Timothy Worster, at ye rear four rod wide & so runing ye whole length of ye farme ye uper end being five rod & halfe a rod wide, wth ninety five rod of meadow laying on ye northwest side of meadow formerly set out to Timothy as it is now staked out and bounded, estimated at 20li. 16s. 10d.; to Dorothy Worster, next to Ebenezer Worster, at ye rear four rod wide & so running ye whole length of said farme at ye uper end it being five rod wide & halfe a rod, wth ninety five rod of meadow laying in meadow called Worsters meadow on ye northwest side of meadow formerly set out to Ebenezer Worster as it is now staked out & bounded, estimated at 20li. 16s. 10d.; to John Worster, next to Dorothy Worster, at ye river being four rod wide & so runing ye whole length of said farme at ye upper end it being five rod & halfe a rod wide, with ninety five rod of meadow laying on ye northwest side of meadow formerly set out to Dorothy Worster as it is staked out and bounded estimated at 20li. 16s. 10d.; to Joseph Worster, next to John Worster, at ye river being four rod wide & so runing ye whole length of said farme, at ye uper end being five rod & halfe a rod wide, wth ninety five rod of meadow laying on ye westerly side of meadow formerly set out to Elizabeth Worster, estimated at 20li. 16s. 10d.; to Elizabeth Worster, the other halfe of her share next to Joseph Worster, at ye river being two rod wide & so runing ye whole length of said farme at the uper end two rod & halfe a rod wide, wth forty eight rod of meadow laying on ye westerly side of meadow formerly set out to Joseph Worster, estimated at 10li. 8s. 5d.; to Frances Worster, the other administrator, next to Elizabeth Worster her last part set out to Frances, ye remainder part of said farme and laying on ye easterly side of said farme being his just part for his 50li. allowed him as administrator for charges and his share of ye estate ninety five rod of meadow joyning to meadow last set out to Elizabeth Worster and laying at the northerly end of meadow of Mr. Simes and meadow formerly set out to Susannah Worster, estimated at 20li. 16s. 10d., also ye surplus wth ye building unto ye administrators. Essex County Probate Records, vol. 307, pp. 370-372."^[5]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Samuel Worcester, in Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts. (Providence, RI, 1897-1919)
   1:369.

   Samuel² Worcester [or Wooster], Mr., (William¹), of Salisbury, Rowley, and Bradford; m. Nov. 29, 1659, Elizabeth Parrott (Francis); free. 1670; rep 1679; d. at Lynn, on his way from his home to Boston, Feb. 2, 1680-1; inv. est March 21, 1681; adm est. Feb. 20, 1693 [1692/3].

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} 224. Samuel² Worcester, in Jewett, Amos Everett, [Editor], and George Brainard [Compiler] Blodgette. Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts: A Genealogical Record of the Families who Settled in Rowley before 1700 with Several Generations of their Descendants. (Rowley, Mass.: Amos Everett Jewett (Newcomb & Gauss Co., Printers, Salem, Mass.), 1933)
   417.

   224. Samuel² Worcester, son of the Rev. William¹ of Salisbury, married 29 Nov., 1659, Elizabeth, daughter of Dea. Francis Parrat; soon moved to Bradford; freeman 11 Oct., 1670; died 20 Feb., 1681, "in the road at Lynn on his way from Bradford to Boston to attend in his place at the General Court" (Savage). They had several children born in Bradford. His widow, Elizabeth, married (2) in Haverhill, 20 Oct., 1686, Onesophorus Mash (Marsh), Sr., of Haverhill.

3. ↑ Samuel Worcester, 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)
   4:650.

   Samuel (Worcester), Bradford, was first at Rowley, eldest s. of Rev. William, b. perhaps in Eng. freem. 1670, constable and rep. 1679, d. at Lynn, in the road on his way from home to Boston, 20 Feb. 1681, to attend in his place at the Gen. Ct. leav. wid. Eliz. d. of Francis Parrott of Rowley, m. 29 Nov. 1659, by wh. he had William, b. 21 July 1661; Samuel, 31 Mar. 1663; Francis; Joseph; Timothy, 4 June 1669; Moses, 15 Jan. 1671, d. young; Eliz. 16 Feb. 1673; Dorothy, 21 Jan. 1675; John, 31 Aug. 1677; Ebenezer, 29 Apr. 1679; and Susanna, 11 Feb. 1681.

4. ↑ Paige, Lucius R. List of Freemen. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct 1849)
   3:241.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Estate of Samuel Worcester of Bradford, in Massachusetts, Probate Court (Essex County). The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts. (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1916, 1917, 1920)
   3:406-10.