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Thomas Roote
d.11 Jul 1694 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
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m. 27 Jul 1600
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m. 23 Dec 1638
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[edit] LinksFROM KELLOGG GENEALOGY, NEHGS - FROM WESTFIELD [edit] Will of Thomas Roote, Sen'r, of NorthamptonIn ye name of God Amen. Whereas I Thomas Roote Senr of Northampton, in ye County of Hampshire, in ye Province of ye Massachuesits Bay, in New England, being through ye goodness of God, grown into a considerable old age: and am dayly expecting when ye Lord will call me out of this troublesome World, and Knowing my duty to Leave things setled among my children as to prevent as much as in me lyeth matter of striffe and and contention hereafter, and being at p'zent of sound memory and perfett understanding, I Doe therefore ordaine, constitute and appointe this to be my last will and testiment in manner and forme as ffolloweth; viz, my Soul I comitt into ye hands of my most deere Redeemer the lord Jesus Christ, and my Body I comitt to ye grave to be interred in a Comely and Christian manner, there to Rest until ye Resurrection when I hope and believe it shall be raised a glorious body, and then Soul and Body being againe united togeather shall be forever with the lord; and as for that portion of Worldly estate which the Lord in Mercy hath bestowed upon me I doe hereby order and dispose of in manner and form following: Item, to my son Joseph I give out of my Six acre lot, in young Rainebow four acres yt is all ye plowing land in that lot, and a persell of Land which was granted to me as a part of my homelott, which land Joynes to my son Joseph's homelot; alsoe two acres which was formerly Joseph Janes his land; I give to my Grandchild Thomas Roote, son to my son Joseph Esteeming of it as part of my son Joseph's Portion to be to them and their heirs forever: Provided alsoe yt for what lands I give to my son Joseph and what Lands I shall give to my other sons, that they shall injoy and have the possession of dureing my life, hee and they shall from ye date hereof yearely for every such acre of Land by them improved cleer all comon charges and pay cleerely five shillings pr acre dureing my life to me or my son Jonathan, with whome I live towards my maintenance and what he or they shall in payment fall short accordingly in my lifetyme shall be fully made up to my son Jonathan after my decease within one yeare, or he s'd Jonathan Roote to have soe much out of the Lands given to them from each of them according to what they shall fall short in payment upon an indifferent valuation. Item, to my Son Joseph I give my great table. Item, to my Son Thomas Roote I give my Munhan Lots containing about Eleven acres and one qr upon Item, to my Son Thomas Roote I give my Munhan Lots containing about Eleven acres and one qr upon ye same conditions as abovesd to be to him and his heirs forever as alsoe five acres out of the Ventures Lots joyneing to ye sequestered Land which five acres I give him in Lue of an homelot granted to him by the Town in way of Exchange, to be to him and his heirs forever providd that Jonathan Roote and his heirs that now stands possessed of that homelot may freely and quietly injoy the same forever. Item, to my Son Jonathan Roote upon ye same conditions above mentioned I give and bequeath my five acre lot in ye first square half and my Lots in Great Rainebow and alsoe my upland all yt parsell of Land lyeing betweene a Lot formerly granted to John Allin and a persell formerly granted to David Troo all which Land lying between these two a Lotmints and ye pussell abovesd to be to him and his heirs forever, alsoe my will is that in case my son Thomas, or his successors shall molest my Son Jonathan or his heirs in there quiet possession of ye sd four acres or homelot formerly granted to s'd Thomas then sd Jonathan shall have ye five acres in my Venters field now in the possession of sdThomas Roote. Item, to my Grandchild Benjamin Roote Son to Hezekiah Roote deceased I give and bequeath my nine acre lot and one part of my Ventures field lott Butting upon ye highway Westerly and running from thence over ye for st Swamp and alsoe half my home lot where I formerly lived and half my barne and that part of my house which was Last built to be delivered to him by my Executor hereafter mentioned when he shall come to the age of twenty-one yeares then to be to him and his heirs forever or in case he dye in his nonage then to be to his Sistors or Sistor then Liveing which I give to him upon condition he pay to his Sistors fifteene pounds apeece within four yeares after they come to ye age of eighteene yeares or in case any of them dye before marriage then to pay to ye others thirtie pounds alsoe to allow Jacob Roote libertie of a way through his Venters field Lott but in case they cannot agree, about ye way or it prove matter of difference then Jacob and he to fence out a way of one rod wide and the fence to be equally maintained betwixt ye syr heirs forever. Item. To My son Jacob Root I give the other halfe of my Lott in great Rainebow And my Walnut tree Lott about four Acres more or less, upon the same condition he paying as abovesd. And also the Remainder of my Venturesfield Lott provided also that he clear it very well within two years after my decease. But in case he shall not so clear it as to make it fitt for mowing or plowing within two years as aforesd then it shall be to Jonathan and his heirs forever. Further whereas there hath binn A contract or bargain between my sons Jonathan and Jacob for Exchange of Houses and the lands where they stand. My will is that In case my son Jonathan and his heirs peaceable Injoy that house and land where he now liveth without Molestation from Jacob or any other by from or under him That then the other part of my homelott and half my House and half my Barn Be to Jacob and his heirs forever otherwise to be to Jonathan According to my former gift and his heires forever hereby declaring my desire and will is that Jonathan Injoy the house and land where he now liveth. Item, I give to my Son Jonathan the mowing land in my six Acre Lott which contains about two acres after my Son Joseph's four acres is taken out. Item, I give to my Son Jonathan all my right and interest to all and every parcel of land vch I have in hartford, not already legally sold especially one parcel lying on the East side of Connecticot River to him and his heirs forever. Item, To My Daughter Sarah Kellogg I give ten pounds Beside what she hath Already Received. To be for her own Proper use and shee to have the free dispose thereof without the consent of her husband As she shall see meet. And to my Grandchild Thankful Root I give Twenty pounds all to be paid for Current Pay, which summ of Ten pounds is to be paid to my Daughter Sarah within one year after my Decease and to my Daughter Thankfull provided she be of age otherwise to be paid within one year after she come To the Age of Eighteen years; And I do hereby order that the ten pounds to my Daughter and twenty pounds to my Grandchild thankful Be paid By my sons In proportion to what Lands I have given them And that my Grandson Benjamin's part be paid By my Executor and To be Repaid to him again By Benjamin In case he see cause to Require it. Item, All my Debts and Dues and Rents of lands yet Remaining or that hereafter may be due I give to my son Jonathan Root as Also All the Rest of my moveable Estate for his own proper use and dispose. Item, To my Grand children Elizabeth and Hester Root Daughters to my Son Jonathan Root I Give all my Commonages Due or any ways belonging both to my personal and Real estate To Be equally Divided Between them And their heirs for yr proper estate forever. Item, That my funerall expenses be pay'd by my sons equally 'Mongst them That what Lands I have Given to my sons They shall make such dispose of Them To their children Lawfully Begotten, as They shall se cause But to no other person or persons whomesoever. And I Do hereby Appoint my loving son Jonathan Root the Sole Executor of This My Last will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills or writings of this kind whatsoever. Dated In Northampton This Third of Dec. 1691. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed and Sealed. The word out and these words (four acres that is all the plowing land for that lot) Interlined In the sevententh line was before signing. his mark Thomas T R Signed and Seaied In the presence of us Joseph Hawley Nathaniel Phelps Sen. Nathaniel Phelps Junr Joseph Hawley Esqr Nathl Phelps and Nathll Phelps Jur made Oath that they were pzent wn Thomas Roote ye Testator to ye above sd will did Signe Seale and declare the above sd Judgment to be his last will and testament and that he was of sound mynde and perfect memory to their understanding and knowlidge wn he made and confirmed it: Octobr 16, 1694 Attest. SAML PARTRIGG Registr Exhibited in Sprd ye 22th of Oct 1694 and allowed. J. P. Entered into Record this 5th December 1694 folio 3 lib 1st A true Copy of Original. Attest Luke Lyman Register of Probate Court." References
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