[Note regarding spelling: the label on the packet is "Childs", the name at the top of the will and a few others are clearly Child, other spellings are ambiguous (letter d ends up in the air but small mark that looks like tail of d but could be s?) The purpose of this tail when the letter ends up in the air is presumed to be 's' but may just be stylistic given that Child (without s or any mark) is definitively used sometimes?]
Will of "Josiah Child of Framingham ... Yeoman, being infirm in Body", dated 21 Dec 1789, filed 14 Oct 1800, proved 4 Nov 1800, names wife Experience Child[s?]; son Abel Child[s?]; son Josiah Childs; daughter Sarah Bemis; daughter Elizabeth Johnson. Son Abel to be executor.
13 Nov 1800: Inventory of Josiah Childs late of Framingham Yeoman Deceased: personal: $220.25, real: $1300, by John Trowbridge Jun'r, Joshua Trowbridge, Peter Clayes.
30 Oct 1801: Division of real estate of Josiah Childs late of framingham Deceased: to widow and to Josiah and Daniel child after widow's decease; to Abel Childs. Assent by Exprance Childs; Phinehas Bemis, Abel Childs, Josiah Warren agent for Dannil childs, Josiah Childs.
4 Nov 1801: Account of Abel Childs Executors of Josiah Childs late of Framingham yeoman Deceased, allowed.
21 Jun 1811: Petition of Levi Eaton guardian of Daniel Childs of Framingham cordwainer, a non compos mentis person, to have set off his share of real estate.
24 Sep 1811: Division of real estate of Josiah Childs except what was set off to Abel Child: to Josiah Child; to Daniel Child.
