"Administration upon the estate of Arrabella Norman, was granted 25:9m:1679 [November 25, 1679], to her son John Norman, and he was bound in 100li. to bring in an inventory to the next court. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 6, leaf 2.
John Norman, administrator to the estate of his mother Arabella Norman, presented an inventory 29:4m:1680 [June 29, 1680]. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 6, leaf 9.
Inventory of the estate that Arabella Norman died possessed of Nov. 23, 1679, as administratrix to the estate of her husband John Norman, taken by Jeremiah Neale and Thomas West: 1 fether bed & bolster, 3li. 10s., 2 pr. sheets, 30s., 1 rugg, 23s., 6li. 3s.; 2 pr. pillowbeers & pillowes, 12s., wearing apparell, 4li., 4li. 12s.; 2 pr. pillowbeers & table linen, 15s., 2 Iron potts & Iron scillett, 18s., 1li 13s.; warming pan & some pewter dishes, 16s.; brass skillett, 2s., 1 pr. doggs Irons, spitt & 1 pr. tongs, 15s., 17s.; house & barne, oarchard & all ye land adjoyning to it, 30li.; ten acres of upland upon ye neck & 2 acres of salt marsh, 40li.; 1 acre of salt marsh at Ketle Cove, 7li.: the remaining part of 400 acres of land granted by the towne of Salem to 8 men his pt., 50li.; 2 cowes & a steere, 9li., 1 swine, 15s., 9li. 15s.; total, 150li. 16s.
The above estate is indebted for this six years, 46li.
Presented and attested in Salem court July 1, 1680, by John Norman, administrator of the estate.
Essex County Probate Records, vol. 301, page 165."
