Page 3 Name: John Oldame Location:
A Corte held att Watertowne 10 7br, 1636. Roger Ludlowe Esqr., Mr. Wm. Phelps, Mr. Jo: Steele, Mr. Wm. Westwoode, Mr. Wm. Swaine, Mr. Andr: Warde. Whereas, there was tendered to vs an Inventory of the Estate of Mr. Jo: Olda wch seemed to bee somewhat vncerteinely valued, wee therefore thinke meete to, & soe it is ordered, that Mr. Jo: Plum & Rich: Gildersleeue, togeather wth the Constable, shall survey the saide Inventory and prfect the same before the next Corte, & then to deliur it into the Corte.
It is ordered, yt Thurston Rayner, as he hath hitherto done soe, shall continue to looke to & prserve the Corne of Mr. Olda, & shall inn the same in a seasonable tyme, & shall bringe an Accompt the next Cort what quantitie there is of it, as alsoe of his labor, & then the Corte will, out of the same, allott unto him soe many byshells as shall be reasonable for his paines & labor. And in the meane, if he hath use of some for his owne spendinge, to take some, wch shalbe then deducted out of what Wilbe due to him. And then the Corte will give finall order concerninge the same.
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A Corte held att Newe Towne, 8br 4to. 1636.
Mr. Ludlowe, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Swaine, Mr. Westwoode, Mr. Steele, Mr. Warde.
It is ordered, that a Warrant be directed to Daniell Finch to sumon Rich: Gildersleeue to appr the next Corte or other meetinge of the Comrs. to bringe in an Inventory of Mr. Oldames estate wch was sometyme in his handes, as alsoe to sumon any other to appr that hath in his handes or canne declare where any of th' estate of the saide Mr. Olda is yt is not as yet revealed.
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A Corte held att Newe Towne 10 November. 1636.
Mr. Ludlowe, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Pyncheon, Mr. Westwoode, Mr. Swaine, Mr. Warde, Mr. Steele.
It is ordered, that Srieant Seely shall, betweene this & the next Corte, consider of such noates & Inventories as haue come to his handes or knowledge concerninge the estate of Mr. Oldam, & then deliuer them into the Corte vppon oath, & in the meane to prduce any noate or Inventory to Mr. Swayne & Mr. Warde that he hath or cann come by yt may make for the furtherance of the discouery of the estate of the saide Mr. Olda, to th' end the Cort may then prceede in yt business as they shall see cause.
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A Corte at New Towne 27 Decr., 1636.
Mr. Ludlowe, Mr. Westwoode, Mr. Swaine, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Steele, Mr. Warde.
It is ordered yt Daniell Finch shall haue for sixe dayes imploymt about Mr. Oldames estate & a Corte, 13s.-6.
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It is ordered, that Mr. Clement Chaplin shall take into custody the goodes of Mr. Oldam, deceased, according to an Inventory in Corte, & in the Custody of Daniell Finch, & he the saide Mr. Chaplin is to be responsible for them. He may sell them or any of them.
It is ordered yt all the Creditors of Mr. Olda in the River of Connectecott bring in their debts before the next Corte or E(1s) he shall not be deemed as a Creditor in the estate that is now extant.
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Febr. the 6th, 1639. A Prticular Court.
Mr. Oldams Estate being examined, the account of it as it stands in this Jurisdiction is as followeth:
Estate Mr. Oldam, deceased, is debtor:
£ s d
To Matthew Marvine, 1-06-08
to Richard Lord, 5-05-00
to Wm. Lewis, 9-12-03
to Edward Mason, 3-03-00
to Jeffrey Feris, 3-15-00
to Henry Browning, 11-00-00
to Thomas Stanton, 03-05-00
to Thomas Scott, 00-18-00
to Mr. Chapleyn, 146-18-00
to Mr. Pincheon, 022-19-09
to Andrew Warner, 009-19-00
to Edwa. Stebbing. 002-13-04
to Mr. Talcott, 021-06-03
to Mr. Jno. Haynes, 002-00-00
to Matthew Allen, 020-15-00
to Lieftenant Seely, 010-13-00
to Edward Hopkins & Mr. Matthew Craddocke, 229-00-00
£504-09-03
Pr contra Credit:
£ s d
By Lieftenant Seely, 28-15-02
by Jno Chapman, 4-15-00
by Rich. Lawes, 6-04-11
by Mr. Chapleyne, 89-15-02
by Thomas Allen, 6-16-06
£136-66-21
Jan. the 6th, 1640.
Wm. Lewis abated out of his debt £2-16 wch he was to allow for a hogg he bought of Mr. Oldam.
It was thought fit, and ordered, that the Accot be sent to the Bay and yf a just accot be also returned from thence in a reasonable tyme, an equal division may be made of the whole: yf not, the estate here shall be divided among the Creditors here.
