r169 [THE WILL OF JOHN DUNHAM, SR.]The will of "John Dunham senir: of Plymouth" was "exhibited tothe Court held att Plymouth the 4 th of June 1669 on the oathesof Captain Thomas Southworth Mr Thomas Cushman and mr JohnCotton "The will was made at Plymouth, 25 January, 1668. Bequests wereas follows."As for my son John Dunham whoe is my eldest sonne I have givenhim his portion already both in land and other things to what Iwas able and beyond my abillitie; "To "my son Benajah Dunham and to my son in law Stephen Wood allmy right att Agawaum and Sepecan equally to be Devided betweenthem "To "my son Daniell Dunham all my land lying att or neare ffreshlake "To "my son Daniell Dunham six acrees of my meadow att Swan hold;and the rest of my meadow lying there I give to my son JonathanDunham" .To "my son Daniell Dunham all that land that lyeth att homewhich tree made use of this last yeare which I already orderedto him; "To "my loveing wife Abigaill Dunham all my now Dwelling houseand my orchyards with all my land not elswhere given: with allmy meadow land att the watering place to belong to her Duringher life; and att her Death . . . . I Doe heerby give it to myson Daniell Dunham . . . . and in Consideration heerof my willis that my son Thomas Dunham shall have five pounds payed untohim by my son Daniell Dunham in Currant Countrey pay att prisseCurrant upon Demaund ""I give unto all the rest of my Children that are not expressedin this my last will twelve pence apeece if they Demaund it ; "* "his" was first written, but was crossed out and "her"interlined in the same hand and ink.114 Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories "all the rest of my estate in goods Chattle or else not alreadygiven in this my last Will; I give unto my loveing wife AbigaillDunham; whom . . . . I Doe ordaine to be sole exequi" trix . . .. I further request my loveing frinds Captaine Thomas Southworthand the elder Thomas Cushman and my son Samuell Dunham to behealpfull to my loveing wife as overseers of this my last Will "The will was signed by a mark. The witnesses were ThomasSouthworth, John Cotton and Thomas Cushman.[INVENTORY OF JOHN DUNHAM, SR.][fol. 54] "An inventory of the goods of John Dunham senirDeceased " was taken 16 March, 1668/9, by Thomas Southworth andThomas Cushman, "and exhibited to the Court held att Plymouththe fourth of June 1669 on the oath of Abigaill Dunham senirwiddow "The only mention of real estate was: "house and land notprised onely threescore acrees of upland att Swanhold not willedaway " .3.TAG Vol 71:130-133, "The English Origin and First Marriage ofDeacon John Dunham of Plymouth", by Robert Leigh Ward.