Benjamin the sonne of Robert Gamlin borne 20 (6) 1639.

Mary the daughter of Robert Gamlin borne 6 (1) 1641. Thomas Gardiner a housekeeper buried in the yeare 1638.

Andrew the sonne of Thomas Gardiner borne 5 (1) 1641.

Hannah the daughter of Richard Goad borne 1 (5) 1643.
John the sonne of Richard Goade borne 1 (5) 1643.
Mary the daughter of Richard Goade borne 23 (4) 1644.
Abigail the daughter of John Gore borne 5 (5) 1641.
buried 30 (2) 1642.

Abigail the daughter of John Gore borne 5 (3) 1643.
Mary the daughter of John Gorton borne 21 (4) 1641.
Sarah the daughter of John Gorton borne 21 (11) 1643.
Hannah the daughter of John Grave borne 1636.
John Grave housekeeper buried (9) 1644.
Mary the wife of Thomas Griggs buried 25 (9) 1639.
John the sonne of Samuel Hagborne borne 26 (1) 1640.
Hanna the daughter of Samuel Hagborne borne 5 (11)
1642.

Samuel Hagborn the father dyed 27 (10) 1642. Thomas Harris servant to John Johnson dyed 2 (7) 1640.

Cardiner.

Goade.

Gore.

Gorton.

Grave.

Griggs. Hagborne.

Harris.

Elisabeth daughter of Robert Harris borne 14 (9) 1644. Marah the daughter of Raph Hemingway borne 30 (2) Hemingway. 1635 & buried 4 (3) 1635.

John the son of Raph Hemingway borne 27 (2) 1641. Joshua the son of Raph Hemingway borne 9 (2) 1643. Joshua the sonne of Joshua Hewes borne 19 (8) 1639 buried 20 (10) 1639.

Mary the daughter of Joshua Hues borne 29 (10) 1641. Joshua the sonne of Joshua Hues borne 25 (3) 1644. Nathaniel son of Georg Holms borne 1 (12) 1639. Deborah the daughter of George Holms borne 31 (11) 1641 buried 5 (12) 1641.

Sarah the daughter of George Holms borne 7 (11) 1643.
Isaac the sonne of Abraham How borne 24 (4) 1639.
Deborah the daughter of Abraham How borne 4 (7)
1641.

Israel son of Abraham How borne 7 (5) 1644.
John the sonne of Isaac Johnson borne 3 (9) 1639.
Mary the daughter of Isaac Johnson borne 24 (2) 1642.
Isaac son of Isaac Johnson borne 7 (11) 1643.
Mehetabell daughter of Humphrey Johnson borne (7)
1644.

Elisabeth the wife of Thomas Lamb buried 28 (9) 1639.

A yong infant of Thomas Lambs buried 28 (9) 1639.

Hues.

Holms.

How.

Johnson.

Lamb.

Caleb the sonn of Thomas Lamb borne 9 (2) 1641. Joshua sonn of Thomas Lamb borne 28 (9) 1642. Elisabeth the wife of John Levins buried 10 (8) 1638. John the sonne of John Levins borne 27 (2) 1640. Peter the sonne of John Levins borne 11 (7) 1644 buried 15 (11) 1644.

Caleb sonne of John Levins borne 11 (7) 1644.
Isaac the son of William Lewis borne 15 (2) 1644.
the wife of Robert Mason buried 1637.

Gershom son of John Matthew borne 1641.
Elisabeth daughter of John Matthew borne 1643.
Hanna daughter of Phillip Meadowes borne 1 (12)

1642.

Hanna the daughter of James Morgan borne 18 (5) 1642.

Isaac ye son of Isaac Morrell borne 26 (9) 1632 & buried (11) 1632.

Issac ye son of Isaac Morrell borne 5 (12) 1633.
Abraham ye son of Isaac Morrell borne 6 (4) 1640.
Hanna ye daughter of Isaac Morrell borne 16 (7) 1636.
Elisabeth ye daughter of Isaac Morrell borne (3) 1638.
Mary ye wife of Robert Onion buried 4 (2) 1643.
An infant also of Robert Onions buried in the 2 month
1643.

Theoda ye daughter of William Park borne 2 (6) 1637.
Hanna ye daughter of William Park borne 28 (6) 1639.
Martha ye daughter of William Park borne 2 (1) 1641.
Sarah ye daughter of William Parks borne 19 (9) 1643.
Joseph ye sonne of Joseph Patching borne 14 (2) 1643.
John the son of Joseph Patching borne 20 (10) 1644.
Elisabeth ye daughter of Giles Pason borne 3 (12) 1639.
buried 8 (2) 1639.

Samuel ye son of Giles Pason borne 7 (9) 1641.

Elisabeth ye daughter of Giles Pason borne 4 (12) 1644. Marah ye daughter of Edward Pason borne 2 (7) 1641. Anna the wife of Edward Pason buried 10 (7) 1641. John son of Edward Pason borne 11 (4) 1643. Jonathan ye son of Edward Pason borne 19 (10) 1644. Samuel ye son of Richard Peacock borne 18 (12) 1639. Caleb ye son of Richard Peacock borne 1 (1) 1641. Dorcas ye daughter of Christopher Peake borne 1 (1) 1639.

Levins.

Lewis.

Mason.

Matthew.

Meadowes.

Morgan.

Morrell.

Onion.

Parke.

Patching.

Pason.

Peacock.

Peake.

Hanna ye daughter of Christopher Peake borne 25 (11) 1642.

Joseph ye sonne of Christopher Peake borne 15 (12)

1644.

William ye sonne of William Perkins borne 12 (8) 1639. bvried 23 (10) 1639.

John ye son of John Perry borne 7 (7) 1639.
John Perry a householder dyed 21 (7) 1642.
Martha ye daughter of Thomas Pigg borne 12 (1) 1642.
Thomas Pigg a householder dyed 30 (10) 1643.
Hanna ye daughter of Edward Porter borne 16 (8) 1639.
Mary ye daughter of Edward Porter borne 29 (3) 1642.
Joseph the son of Edward Porter borne 25 (3) 1644.

Perkins.

Perry.

Pigg.

Porter.

ABSTRACTS OF THE EARLIEST WILLS IN THE PROBATE

OFFICE, PLYMOUTH.

[Communicated by Mr. JUSTIN WINSOR, of Boston.

[Continued from Vol. VI. page 96.]

JOHN FISH. (Sandwich.)

Inventory on oath of Mrs. Cecelia Fish, by Richard Bourn and Nath' Fish, Nov. 18, 1663.

ZACARYA SOULE. (Duxbury.)

Inventory taken on oath of his widow Margaret, Dec. 11, 1663, by John Alden and Constant Southworth.

Inventory, 17 Feb. 1663, (£71. 9s.) by Nic. Baker, Edw. Jenkins, and Isaac Buck.

Will exhibited at court 3 Mar. 1663. To his wife Mary; to sons Ephraim, George, Thomas, James, Edward and John; to daughter Sarah. Witnessed by Thomas Allin and Wm. Casley.

Will dated July 16, 1663. To wife Elizabeth, his house. To son John. To daughters Hannah and Sarah. To Sarah Underwood, his wife's sister's daughter, when she becomes 15 yrs of age. Witnessed by Timothy Hatherly and Nic. Baker.

Will dated May 2, 1664. To daughters Martha Bradford, Anne Smith,
and Margaret Winslow. To son Nath' Tilden. To daughter Lydia
Tilden's daughter Lydia. To John, Thomas, Joseph, and Robert
Waterman. To Mr. Arnold. Makes his son John his right heir,
and Executor of the will. Witnessed by Sam' Arnold, and Anthony
Snow.
Inventory (£138. 14s. 2d.) by Sergt. Joseph Riddle. A. Snow, and
Thomas Doged.

JAMES PITNEY. (Marshfield.)

Nuncupative will by John Bradford (who was made overseer) and John Bourn, March 14, 1663. The testator aged 80 years. Leaves his property to his sons John Thomas, Sen., and James Pitney, and daughters Abigail and Sarah Thomas, (and her children) who was made executrix of the will.

Inventory taken March 21, 1663. Am't £31.9s.

LT. JAMES WYATT. (Taunton.)

Inventory by Rich Williams, and Walter Deane, July 27, 1664. Am't. £232. 7s. 3d. Debts £65.

THOMAS BIRD. (Scituate.)

Will, To Gershom, son of Anthony Dodson, of S, his two dwelling houses, and land betw. Tho. Oldham's and John Bisbee's, he paying to the church of Marshfield 20 shillings a year-To Jonathan Dodson, brother of G,-To the 3 daughters of A. Dodson-To Mr. Wm. Witherell, minister of S-To kinsman Rob' Marshall-To Wm. Brooks, of S-To John son of Elisha Bisbee-To James Torrey, Sen-To Deborah Bunden (?)—Makes his wife Ann residuary legaFeb. 4, 1663. Witnesses.

tee.

Overseers.

Wm. Witherell,
Jas. Torrey.

Thomas Oldham,

John Hammer (mark)

Inventory taken July 8, 1664. (£211. 1s. Od.) by Thomas Kinge, John Ottis, John Hollett, his mark.

THO. LUMBERT. (Barnstable.)

Mar. 234, 1662-3, his will. To his wife-Son Caleb, his house-To sons Jedediah and Benjamin-It mentions that he formerly gave property to his sons Barnard, Joshua, Joseph, and his son in law Edw. Coleman. It mentions his daughter Margaret Coleman.-His grandchild Abigail.

Witnesses, John Gorum and Barnard Lumbert.

June 10, 1663, Will again acknowledged by testator before Anthony Thacher and Tho. Thornton.

Inventory at Court Mar. 7, 1664, on oath of Joyce Lumbert, widow.Taken Feb. 8, 1664. £210. 8s. 6d.

By Henry Cobb, John Gorum, Nath'. Bacon.

GOWIN WHITE.

Inventory, 8 Dec. 1664.-Exhibited on oath of Timothy and Joseph

White.

Taken by Isaac Barker and James Cudworth.

ANNA VINALL. (Scituate.)

£59. 15s. Od.

Inventory. She d. 6 Oct. 1664. On oaths of Stephen and John Vinall. £87. 10s. 10d. (excepting lands). By Nic. and Nat. Baker.

WILLIAM SHEPHEARD. (TAUNTON.)

Inventory of goods left at house of Tho. Jones, of T. Feb. 27, 1664. By Walter Deane, Geo. Hall and Nic. White.

CORNELIUS. (Barnstable.)

Inventory of a certain

1664. £1. 18s. 6d.

Irishman, named Cornelius, who d. at B. 15 Dec.
Debts, £1. 12. 0. By Barnard Lumbert.

RICHARD ORMSBY. (Rehoboth.)

Inventory, 3d, 5 mo, 1664. £45. 146.

THOMAS BOWEN. (Rehoboth.)

Will, 11 April, 1663, late of New London, in Connecticut. To son Richard-To wife Elizabeth-His wife executrix-To his brother Obadiah Bowen.

Witness, Daniel Smith.

JOHN WALKER. (Marshfield.)

Inventory Dec. 28, 1663, £57. 9s. 9d.

By Wm. Foard and John

Bourn. Lydia, his widow, took oath. His daughters Lydia, Martha and Mary, mentioned, not of age.

Inventory, June 3d, 1665. £42. 19. By Wm. Harvey, Edw. Babbitt, Jona. Briggs. His widow Elizabeth, took oath.

JONAS PICKLES. (Scituate.)

Will, nuncupative. By Lydia Springe and Hanah Ganett, wife of Matthew Ganett. To his wife and children. Dec. 15, 1664. Inventory, Dec. 15, 1665. £79. 2. 0. By Edw. Jenkins and Isaac Chetenden.

LT. JAMES TORREY.

Inventory 15th Sept., 1665, on oath of his widow Ann. £102. 1s. Od. By James Cudworth, Thos. King, John Cushen, and Joseph Tilden.

NICHOLAS MILLER alias HODGIS.

Will, Oct. 24, 1665. To Peter Reife-To John Hoskins and Wm. Hoskins, Jr.-To Mary Cobb and Daniel Ramsden, and Hannah Reife. Inventory, Oct. 31, 1665. By Jas. Cole, Jr. and Jona. Shaw.

THOMAS HOWES. (Yarmouth.)

Will, 26th Sept., 1665. To sons Joseph, Thomas and Jeremy-To wife Mary.

Witnesses, Tho. Thornton, Anthony Thacher.
Inventory, 18th Oct., 1665.

widow, took oath.

£242. 14. 0. Mistress Mary Howes,

MARGARET HICKES. (Plymouth.)

Will, July 8, 1665; widow. To son Samuel; daughter-in-law, Lydia ; son Samuel's chd ; son Ephraim, now deceased. To grand child John Banges. To the son of her son-in-law, George Watson, husband of her da Phebe, dec.

Geo. Watson,

Capt. Southworth,

Overseers.

Inventory 5th March, 1665. By Capt. S. and John Morton. £53. 12s. 6d.

TIMOTHY HATHERLY. (Scituate.)

66

To

Will. To wife Lydia-To Edw. Jenkins, his wife and chd-To Nic Wade, his wife and chd-To Susanna, wife of Wm. Brooks, and her children To Timothy and Elizabeth Foster-To Mr. Tho. Hanford-To Fear Robinson, now the wife of Samuel Baker," and to the other three chd of Isaac Robinson, John, Isaac and Mercy. Lydia Ganett, his wife's daughter, and her four chd. To George Sutton, his wife and chd.-To the wife of Wm. Basset, his wife's daughter-To widow Preble, his wife's daughter-To Lydia and Thomas Lapham-To Stephen Tilden, and Nic Baker-To his man, Tho.