Person:William Cogan (1)

nances (after the death of my daughter Eleanor Deane wife of Walter Deane in New England)* unto Eleanor Cogan my daughter and to the heires males of her bodie lawfully to be begotten for ever and for default of such issue male then to Joane Cogan my daughter and to the males of her bodie lawfully to be begotten for ever And for default of such issue then to the heires males of the said Eleanor Deane of her bodie lawfully begotten and to be begotten for ever Also I do give devise and bequeath all that my acre of meadow more or lesse lyeinge in Chard Meade and all that my acre of meadow more or lesse lyeinge in Good Meade unto the said Joane Cogan my daughter and for the heires males of her bodie lawfully to be begotten for ever and for default of such issue male Then to the said Eleanor Cogan my daughter and to the heires males of her bodie lawfully to be begotten for ever provided alwayes and my will is that if any or either of my said daughters or any issue male of their bodies lawfully begotten or to be begotten or any other pson or psons that shall have or enioy any estât of inheritance by force or vertue of this my will shall at any time hereafter willingly determine purpose consent or goe about to give sell allyene forfite alter lease or do away the said cottage lands and premises or any part thereof or her his or their estate title remainder or interest of in or to the same premises or parte thereof to any pson or psone by any way or meanes whatsoever that then and from thence forth the estate interest and possibilitie of every such peon and psons shall cease determaine and be utterlie voyd as if such pson and psons had never ben named or ment in this my will Provided also and my will is that my said daughter Joane shall have and enioy for and dureinge the tearme of her natural life the lower or North parte of my nowe dwelling howse that lieth on the North side of the entry containeinge one lowe roome and the chamber over the same and the howse at the end thereof together with the barne and convenyent way therevnto and one plott or pcell of ground foran herbe * garden to be taken out of the yeard or court in such quantitie and at such place there as I have befor witnessed allotted appointed declared and bounded out And also that my said daughter Joane Joane shall have and enioy dureinge the said tearme of her naturall life all that parte or pcell of my orchard that take up or wherein grows two Pancks of trees on or towards the south side of my said orchard nex adjoyninge to the court all the rest of my goods and chatties whatsoever (my debts beinge first paid) I give and bequeath unto my said daughter daughters Joane and Eleanor Cogan to be equally divided betweene them And I do make the said Eleanor Cogan my Executrix of this my last will and testament and do will and desire that my good freinds Robert Cogan Clothier and William Palsery Tanner to be executors in trust dureinge the minoritie of my said executrix and that they would see my debts paid and this my will performed accordinge to my true intent and meaneinge In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and scale the day and yeare above written The marke of William Cogan Signed sealed and published in presence of Robert Newbery - Robert Pitts

Proved 23rd day of June 1655 Aylett, 283.