Page 20-21 Name: John Beebye Location:
Invt. £73-02-05. It being agreable to Civil and Religious Custom, as requyered by God upon the occation of his Hand upon the sonnes of Men as a fore runner of Death unto ym therefore to sett theyr howse in Order, wherefore I, John Beebe, Husbandman, late of Broughton in the County of Northampton, being by God's good hand brought on a voyadge towards New England to Sea, and there smitten by the Good Hand of God so as that my expectation is for my chaynge, yet throughe mercy as yet in perfect Memory and understanding, doe here by (my Just Debts and dewe debts being fully and dewly discharged) give and bequeath unto my 7 Children, to say: John Beebe, Thomas Beebe, Samuel, Nathaniell, Jeames, Rebecca and Mary Bebe, all and every such monnyes or Goods of what spetia or kynde some ever, as all the proper Estate belonging unto me the abovesd. John Beebe, to be equally divided betweene the sd. John, Thomas, Samuel, Nathaniell, Jeames, Rebecca and Mary Beebe, in equal pts & portions. Further, I, the sd. John Beebe, doe Will that my ffoure elder Children, to say: John, Thomas, Samuel and Rebecca, shall have that sayd pts of the monnyes & Goods belonging unto the three younger, to say: Nathaniell, Jeames and Mary, in theyer hands as well as theyr owne proportions, and that the sayd John, Thomas, Samuel and Rebecca shall take Care for the provition of the 3 younger till they the sd. Nathaniell, Jeames and Mary be of adge, at wch tyme they are to have theyr pportions payde in unto ym by my sd. sonnes & Daughter, John, Thomas, Samuel and Rebecca Beebe; whome I appoynt as Executors of this my last Will. Further, I, John Beebe, doe Will and deseyer my Loveing ffriends, Mr. William Lewis and John Cole, be overseers of this my last Will, and that all my sayd Children be advised and Counselled by my sayd overseers for their future dispose by marriage or otherwise. That this is my last Will & Testament I have this 18th day of May, 1650, sett to my Hand and Seale.
Witness: William Partridge, John Partridge.
John Beebe. Ls.
