From The Probate Records of Essex County, vol. 1, 1635-1664 (1916), pp 244-245:ESTATE OF FRANCIS PARRAT OF ROWLEYI ffrancis Parrat of Rowley intending to take a Journey toEngland desire as sensible of the frailty of this mortall lifeto set my house in order & doe therfore constitute and appointhis as my last will and testament in maner & forme asfolloweth. Imps I give & bequeath my soule to God that gave it& my body to be interred as the wise hand of God sees meetewhether by sea or land in comfortable hopes of a happyresurrection at that day. Item my will is that my debts befirst payd Item I give to my Loveing wife Elizabeth Parrat onehundred pounds to take it wher shee pleases in land goods &Cattle I also give to her my house and house lott for her lifeand after her death my will is that it shall be equally dividedamonge my Children. Item the rest of my lands goods & ChattlesI give to my Six daughters to be equally divided amongst themand each of them to have their equall share paid unto them atthe age of twenty one yeares or the day of their mariage wchshall first be And I constitute my wife as my sole executrix ofthis my last will and Testament And I appoint my Loveingbrethren Maxmilian Jewet & Ezekiell Northend as overseers ofthis my last will and testament in witnes hereof I have hereuntoset my hand this 18th day of November 1655.ffrancis ParrotWitness: Ezekiel northend, john palmerProved in Ipswich court Sept. 30 by the witnesses.[Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 20,578.]Inventory taken 15: 7: 1656, by Mr. Joseph Jawet, Max. Jawet,Ezekiel Northene and John Smith: House, orchard and home lott,70 li.; 10 Acres in the northeast feild, 40 li.; two Ackers ofBastard marsh, 4 li.; two Acres of salt marsh, 5 li.; Sawier'sIlande, 35 li.; marsh and Broken uplande, 35 li.; at the greatplaine, 16 Akers of lande, 20 li.; ten Akers of medow at theCrayne, 10 li.; 13 Gates, 13 li.; one Mare, 13 li.; two oxen, 11li.; three Cows, 11 li.; two steares, 5 li; two yearling Calves,3 li. 6s. 8d.; sheepe, 9 li. 10s.; eighteene hogs, 15 li.; oneAsse, 4 li.; due from Andrew Hadon, 6 li. 10s.; some Linin, 3li. 13s. 4d.; A bed with Beding, 5 li.; another Bed with Beding,3 li.; one Bed, 2 li.; malt, 6s.; hemp and flax, 1 li.; sheepwoll and Cotten woll, 2 li.; a sword, 10s.; two tubs and atrough, 2s. 6d.; a payre of scales and weights, 5s.; one Chest,5s. 6d.; hemp yearne, 1 li.; Books, 6s. 8d.; pots, ketles,hooks and a back Iron, 4 li.; peuder, 2li.; two Jugs and afrying pan, 1 s.; wooden and earthen vessells, 1 li.; fourecushins, 10s.; one Cuberd, 5s.; one Cart, one plow with otherIron Geares, 2 li. 10s.; Scives, 3s.; twelve Ackers of Ry, 12li.; thirteen Ackers of Corne, 20 li.; Hay, 10 li.; fowre hides,3 li.; for hides Taning, 5 li. 13s. 1d.; one Musket, 12s.; abrake, 2 li. 6s., total 357 li. 5s. There were a few things ofuncertain value, as a hogshead of sugar, his wearing clothes,something in England and 22s. forgotten, for which there was asmuch debt forgotten. His debts amounted to 63 li. 9s. 5d.[Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol.3, leaf 55.]