Person:Gershom Tenney (1)

Gershom Tenney's Will

"'Gershom Tenney, late of Boston, sailor, deceased.' (Suffolk Probate, 7C: 10.) The will of Gershom Tenney, dated 10 June, 1768: 'In the name of God, amen. I give and dispose of, giving my beloved Wife Priscilla, in view of her Dower and thirds, my apparell, Books, and all my Household Furniture and movable goods, for her own forever, also the improvement of the Westerly Half or part of my dwelling House in Boston with the Cellar under it and half of the yard room and Alley leading from the Street and appoint her Executrix of this Testament and order her to pay all my just Debts and all Charges. Then I desire my two Sons-in-Law and Daughters, Isaac Chittenden and Persis his Wife, Benjamin Allen and Deborah his Wife to furnish my Executrix with money to pay the same. Then all the rest of my Estate be improved or divided equally between my said named children, but if they refuse or neglect seasonably to bring money to discharge the Debits, Then I order the Easterly land of my House or my Wood land sold for payment as Executrix thinks best. Westerly Part of my House after my Wife's decease to be equally divided as above. If the income … be not sufficient to support her comfortably then my said Sons and Daughters or their Heirs equally be at the charge thereof.' (Suffolk Probate, 67:313-14.) Witnesses, Peter Clark, Eben Faxon, and James Penniman. Probated 13 January, 1769."^[2]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} 195-5. James² Tenney, 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)
   374.

   "195-21. Gershom (Tenney), b. 19 May, 1698; settled in Boston. His intention of marriage with 'Pricela Farrow of Hingham' was filed in Boston, 20 Aug., 1724 (Boston R.). He was a sailor. His will, dated 16 June, 1768, proved 13 Jan., 1769, mentions wife, Priscilla, 'my two sons-in-law and daughters,' Isaac Chittenden and Persis, his wife, and Benjamin Allen and Deborah, his wife (Suffolk Probate, 67:313).

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Gershom Tenney, in Tenney, M. J. (Martha Jane), and Jonathan Tenney. The Tenney Family or the Descendants of Thomas Tenney of Rowley, Massachusetts, 1638-1904: Revised, with Partial Records of Prof. Jonathan Tenney. (Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press, 1904)
   29-30.

   "Gershom Tenney, born in Rowley, Mass., 19 May, 1698, son of James and Abigail (Lambert); married Priscilla (_____). Residence, Boston, Mass. He was among the subscribers to 'Princis Chronology" (Prof. J. T.). Boston, Mch. 29, 1725, in answer to petition of Jacob Griggs and Gershom Tenney to build each of them a wooden house in Atkinson pasture fronting on Long Lane as set forth in their petition entered in the book for recording timber; building granted by selectmen on 28 Mch., 1726. They petitioned and were allowed to lay drains from their cellar in Long Lane, on 14 March, 1763; Gershom Tenney was chosen one of twelve 'scavingers,' chosen again 12 Mch., 1764, to serve one year (Selectmen's record). 'Gershom Tenney of Boston, for £20 to my brother John Tenney of Rowley, Mass., transfers by deed the land I inherited from my father, James Tenney.' (Essex Deeds, 49:204.) Dated 21 February, 1720-1."

3. ↑ Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Rowley, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1928-1931)
   1:214.

   "Gershom (Tenny), s. James and Abigall, [born] May 19, 1698."