"5 Abraham1 Reddington (ThomasA-B, JohnC-D), the Boxford immigrant, was baptized at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, on 8 June 1617 and died at Boxford, Massachusetts, on 12 September 16[97?]. … The will of Abraham Reddington Sr. of Boxford was written on 14 October 1693 and proved on 8 November 1697:
'I Abraham Redington of Boxford being sick of body but in sound and disposing memory … give and bequeath to my two sons Abraham and Thomas Redington all my lands and medows at Boxford to have and to hold to them there ayers forever item I give and bequeath the e[a]st side of my home land to my son Abraham which shall be parted as followeth[:] beginning at a turn of the fishing brook above the falls with a straight line north word to a pine tree standing on a hill on the west side of the burieing place and half my improveable land in the great field: a lot on humpheries plain: and one 3rd part of my lot behind cold water medow: and one lot between pine medow and nobodies m[e]dow I give and bequeath all my medow on the fishing brook and all my medow on Spring brook and my lot in pine medow to my son Abraham: it[em] I give and bequeath to my son Thomas the west side of my home land that is to say from the parting line at the turn of the brook and so north word to a pine above written and half improveable land in the great field the west part of it: and too thirds of my lot behind cold water medow and my lot by the north est comer of maple medow: and my two lots in dirtie medow and my devition in cold water medow And the rest or remainder of my uplands and medows shall be equally parted between my two sons: I will and bequeath to my two daughters Elesebeth prescut and Sarah Row fourty pounds a piece with that which they have all ridie reseived: not to be paid in silver: I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Mergret reedington five pound a yeare yearely to be paid in corn and poark and other nesesaries that she stands in need of: and the keeping of a cow winter and summer: and to provide her fire wood during her naturall life.'
The will named sons Abraham and Thomas Reddington executors and was witnessed by William Foster, Joseph Peabody, and Jonathan Bixby."
