"Inventory of the estate allowed 10: 10: 1661. Court ordered that the estate remain in the hands of the widow during her life and that, at her death, it be divided among the children. If she married again, the court was to order the estate as it should see cause. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 80.
Inventory of the estate of Willm. Cockrell, deceased, taken Dec. 6, 1661, by John Browne and Edmond Batter: … Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 7, leaf 30."