"Estate of William Lord, Sr. of Salem.
'I William Lord of Salem in New England, Cutler, being ancient, & but weake in body, yett of perfeet memorye & vnderstanding blessed be ye Lord, doe make this my last Will & Testament, this second day of March, Anno Domini, 1668. Imprimis, I giue vnto Abigal my beloued wife (when all my iust debts are paid) my whole Estate, that God hath given
me in this world, that I shall be possessed of at ye time of my decease, that is to say all my houseing, and lands whatsoever, shall after my decease, if she survive me, be to the use & behoofe of my said wife, the tyme of her naturall life & all the rest of my Estate, I giue to my said wife, her heyres and assignes for euer, Except some Legacies afterward exprest And my will is that my said wife, so long as she remaines a widdow, and vnmarried, shall haue free liberty & full power to make sale of any part or pared of my said houses & lands, for her necessary use, prouided it be with the aduice of the Ouerseers of this my Will, (who are underneath Exprest or Implied,) but in case my said wife shall marry any other man, that after such tyme of marriage, shee shall haue noe power to sell any part or parcell of the aboue said houses & lands, that are then unsold. And further, my will is, that Abigal my said wife, shall haue power to dispose of all my said houseing & lands, that shall then remaine Unsold at ye tyme of her decease, provided it be amongst ye Children of William Lord my kinsman, who, my will is, shall after my said wiues decease iniov ye same, according to my said wiues will & discretion, deuiding amongst them, onely my kinsmans sonne William, & daughter Abigal, shall haue each ye better portion or part.
'Item, 1 giue vuto Mrs Felton, widdow, twenty shillings, and to Mr Joseph Grafton, senior, and Richard Prince, each of them a horse or mare fold of two yeares old, to be paid them at my decease. Lastly, 1 doe Appoint Abigal my said wife, to be sole Executrix of this my last will & testament, & ye said Joseph Grafton & Richard Prince to be Ouerseers, to whom I Committ ye Care and ouersight of ye fullfilling this my will & in Case either of these my ||two|| frends should decease before my said wife, then she shall haue power to appoint one or more in his or their roome.'
William (his W L mark) Lord, senior.
Witness: John Rucke, Edw. Norice, John Cole.
Proved in Salem court 24: 4: 1673 [June 24, 1673] by Mr. Edward Norrice and Mr. John Ruck before Worshipfull Major Daniell Denison and Mr. Tho. Danforth, Esqrs.
Inventory of the estate of Willyam Lord, sr., of Salem: Dwelling house with the ground & range of houses Adjoyning, 15li.; dwelling house near the dwelling that the widow now dwells in, 40li.: 1 dwelling house by the water sid, 35li.; fower Acres of bastard marsh, 40li.: fower meares, 12li.; 2 Cowes, 6li.: one bed with furniture, 6li.; one table, six platters & other utensils, 3li.; on small trunke with Lining, 3li.; 2 beds & furniture, 3li.; in the shop & two Cittells, 3li. 10s.; 1 shot, 10s.; in debts, 55li.; total, 357li.; debts due from several men to ye estate, 10li.; debts to be paid, 20li.
Attested 24: 4: 1673 [June 24, 1673] by Abigaile Lord, the relict.
Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 20, leaves 42, 43."
