Person:Thomas Millard (1)

"Millard, Thomas: [Origin] Unknown; [Emigration] 1640; [Resided] Gloucester, Newbury [Lechford 290; WP 4:69, 123; GITR 1:1; EPR 1:160-61; Hoyt 176; NYGBR 47:246; NEHGR 19:273, 275; Phoebe Tilton Anc 218-19]."

"Thomas (Millerd), Gloucester, a fisherman, or mariner, was selectman 1642, rem. to Newbury, had Ann, perhaps b. there in Nov. of that yr.; Rebecca; and Eliz. aft. but did not sell his est. at G. bef. 1652. He made his will 30 Aug. 1653, and d. 2 days aft. at Boston. I think his d. Rebecca m. 27 May 1656, at Boston, Thomas Thorpe. Coffin supposes he was that mate of the Hector, ment. in Winthrop I. 187; but I doubt it. W. Ann, and ch. Rebecca and Eliz. under 18 yrs. are ment. in the will."

"'M^r Thomas Millard of Newbury being sick and weake of Body but of sound memory and good vnderstanding did nuncupatively thus declare his last will and testament to be as followeth in the p'sence of willm Cotton & Ann his wife and John Butler namely That he bestowed his estate vpon his wyfe Ann and his two children Rebecca and Elizabeth to be devided amongst them his wyfe to haue one third part thereof and his two children thother two third pts one third part a peece and to haue it payd them on the day of their marriag and his wyfe not hinder them when they are eighteene yeares of age. And his wyfe Anne to haue the ymprouement of it in the meane tyme. And thus hee exprest himself the Thirtyeth day of August Anno dm one thousand six hundred ffifty and three.'

Proved 29: 9: 1653, by William Cotton and John Butler before Mr. Jon. Glover.

Inventory of estate of Mr. Thomas Millward, who deceased this life Sept 2, 1653, taken by Percivall Lowle, Richard Lowle and Anthony Somerby: The house, barn and about 20 akers of upland, about five akers of it being broken up, 45li.; twelve akers of salt marsh, 10li.; five akers of salt marsh, 2li.; three akers of meadow, 3li.; five cowes, 2 li.; three oxen, 22li.; three calves, 3li. 10s.; halfe of two yearlings, 2li. 10s.; halfe a mare, 6li. 10s.; halfe a horse, 7li. 10s.; the halfe of seaven ewes and a ram, 3li. 10s.; sixe swine, 5li.; 8 pewter dishes, 2 basons, 3 poringers, 1 saltseller, 3 butter dishes, one dozen of spoones, 1 pint pot, 3 tining pudding pans, 2li.; 3 silver spoones, 1 Silver cup, 1 Silver salt seller, 3li. 5s.; his weareing apparrell, 12li. 10s.; one brasse kettle & 2 small brasse kettles, 1li. 12s.; 2 brasse skilletts, a brasse skimmer and ladle, a brasen chafin dish & pewter candlesticke, 1li.; a lattin lanthorne & lamp & a pare of And Irons, 15s.; nine sheets, 9li.; 4 table cloths, a dozen and halfe of napkins, 1li; 8 pillow beares, 3 towells, 2li.; 2 featherbeds, 2 ruggs, 1 ooverlett and 3 blankets, 11li.; a wainscot cubbard and a table, chaires and stooles and some other lumber, 1li.; one truncke and three chests, 3li. 6d.; one bedsted, 12s.; one warmeing pan, 1 small brasen morter and 2 small friing pans, 13s. 4d.; 2 Iron potts and pothookes, 2 prs. of potthangers and a paire of tongs, 1li.; one Iron kettle & spitt, 16s.; one small caske of nailes, 1li.; two small drinke tubs, one churne and two kellers & some other lumber, 8s. 6d.; a cart & 2 plowes and a sled, 2li.; 3 axes or hatchetts, 4 wedgs & hamer and other small Implements, 12s.; a fowleing peice & sword, 1li. 10s.; 2 prs. of bandeleers, 4s.; a gold scale, 1li; total, 185li. 13s. 10d. Debts due to deceased in England, 85li.; due in this country, 9li. 9s. 6d.; a desperate debt in Virginea, 63li.; total, 157li. 9s. 6d. Whole amount, 343li. 3s. 6d. Ann Millerd made oath to the truth of this statement, 24 : 9 : 1653, before Wm. Oerrish, commissioner.

Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 2, leaf 103."