Will of "Richard Child junior of Watertowne ... being under the afflicting hand of god by bodily sicknes", dated 18 Mar 1691, proved 16 June 1691, gives whole estate to "my widdow", until marriage or death, then she having the right to dispose of one half, the other half to "my brother and sisters", "something given to mee by my Aunt Underwood" to go to brother and sisters, "it to be understood that I intend by my sisters only those that were by my owne mother", wife to be sole executrix, "request my Honoured ffather in Law Thomas fflegg to be overseer".
16 Jun 1691: Inventory of "Richard Child jun'r desesed the 23 : of march 1691:" filed.
[Based on the dates on the documents and their contents, all the documents in both file 4426: "Richard Child 1691" and file 4427: "Richard Child 1694" are clearly filed backwards.]
