Weymouth New England Genealogy

THE WILL AND INVENTORY OF NATHANIEL WARREN.Literally transcribed from the original records,BY GEORGE ERNEST BOWMAN.Nathaniel Warren, the eldest son of Richard and Elizabeth (——)Warren, died at Plymouth in the year 1667, between the sixteenthof July, the date of the codicil to his will, and thetwenty-first of October, the date on which the inventory of hisestate was taken.His will and inventory were recorded in the Plymouth ColonyWills and Inventories, Volume II, Part II, folios 46 and 47.——————————[46] The last Will and Testament of Nathaniel: Warren ofPlymouth Late Deceased Exhibited to the Court held att Plymouthaforsaid the thirtyeth of October Anno Dom 1667 on the oathes ofhugh Cole and Nathaniel: MortonI, Nathaniel Warren senir of the Towne of Plymouth in NewEngland being weake in body and ill att ease but of a Disposingmind and of a prfect memory; not knowing how soon the Lord mayCall mee away out of this world; Doe ordaine this to bee my lastWill and Testament in maner and forme following; Imprimis: Imake ordaine and Constitute Sarah my loveing wife to be the soleexequitrx of this may last will: To Dispose of my estateaccording to the tenor of this my Will with the advise andapprobation of the supervissors heerafter named; Item I giveunto my loveing wife Sarah the full sume of fifteen pounds ingoods or Chattles with my best bed and bedstead with Curtainesand vallence belonging to it: with two pillowes with two paireof pillowbeers and two paire of sheets with the best Rugg and apaire of the best blanketts; Incase shee shall and Doe alter herCondition by marriage; But incase and soe longe as shee shallremaine a widdow; that then my estate be all att her Dispose andin her hand to be Improved for her support and for the bringingup of my Children; Divers of them being young; provided that IDoe by this my Will give and bequeath unto my Children to eachof them three pounds in mony to be Delivered to them att theireDay of marriage; onely incase That if through nessesity by theadvise of my Supervissors afternamed my wife Doe or shallDispose of the mony I leave or any prte therof That then theireprte therof shall not be payable whoe have not received it attthe time when this is made known by my said exequitrix that sheis soe Disinabled to pay it as aforsaid. further my wil is and IDoe heerby Authorise and Impower my said exequitrix: with theadvise of my supervissors afternamed: To make sale of Any of mylands and to give and seale Deeds for the Confeirmation therofto be Improved for the makeing good of my legacyes andengagements; which shalbe as Authenticall in law to all Intentsand purposes as if I my selfe were surviveing and Did actetherin; and to be Under stood that the land be sold to the fullworth therof; and not as it may posibly be vallued in anInventory; and accordingly what it shalbe sold for in the fullextent of it; my will is shalbe Devided amongst my Children insuch maner as is after expressed: Item my will is That as any ofmy Children shalbe occasioned to alter theire Condition bymarriage that they then shall have the sume of ten pounds toeach of them Delivered to them att theire Day of marriage; or insome Convenient time soone after by my exequitrix out of myestate; and unto my eldest son then surviving the sue of twentypounds and incase the said sumes Cannot be made good out of mygoods or Chattles that then some prte of my lands be sold to Doeit as aforesaid; moreover my will is that incase my wife shallmarry; That whatsoever of my estate either of lands goods orChattles shalbe then extant and not expended In the bringing upof my Children and in the payment and makeing good of myIngagements and legacies shalbe equally Devided amongst mychildren then surviveing in equall and alike proportions onelythat my eldest son then surviveing shall have a Double portiontherof; furthermore my will is That att the Decease of my wife;if any prte of my estate shalbe then left and not expended asaforsaid be it either in lands goods or Chattles; That then itshalbe Devided in equall and alike proportions amongst myChildren then surviveing; onely my eldest son then surviveingshall have a Doubble portion thereof; my Will is That incase myDeare Child my Daughter hope shall Continew lame and ImpotentThat it shalbe left unto the Descretion of my exequitrix andsupervissors (after named) To Inlarge her portion as they shallsee meet; and the like alsoe for any other of my Children; ifthey shalbe lame sicke or Impotent; my Will is and I Doe heerbyrequest my trusty and welbeloved frinds Captaine ThomasSouthworth and my loveing brother Joseph Warren and LeiftenantEphraim Morton To be the supervissors of this my last Will andTestament much Confiding in theire dove and faithfulnes to behealpfull to my said exequitrix in the acting and Disposing ofprticulars according to the tenore therof; and to be Consideredout of my estate for what time and charge they shalbe att in theprmises; and that they my supervissors; shall have full powerand I Doe heerby request them to advise about and take Care ofmy Children in reference to theire marriage; That they beematched with such as may be fitt for them both in reference totheire sperituall and outward estate; In witness that this is mylast Will and Testament; the said Nathaniel Warren have heeruntosett my hand and seale; this 29th day of June Anno Dom 1667Witnes heerunto Nathaniel Warren hugh Cole and a sealeNathaniel: Morton;A Supplyment to the abovwritten Will exhibited to the Court heldatt Plymouth the thirtyeth Day of october one Thousand sixhundred sixty and seaven on the oathes of Captaine Southworthhugh Cole and Nathaniel Morton;I Nathaniel Warren being weake in body but of Desposingmemory Doe heerby Declare and manifest unto all unto whom theseshall Come; That my will further is as an appendix andSupplyment unto my will bearing Date the 29th of June 1667 Thatin Reference unto the Land my mother mistris Elizabeth Warrenhath Instated and posessed my beloved brother Joseph Warren andmy sisters Mary Bartlett senir Ann Little Sarah Cooke ElizabethChurch and Abigaill Snow shalbe and is by these prsents fullyfreely and absolutly Ratifyed and Confeirmed unto them andtheire heires and assignes for ever; with all and singular myRight title and Interest of and Into the same; To them andtheire heires and assignes for ever; In Witnes wherof I haveheerunto sett my hand this sixteenth Day of July 1667 in theprsence ofThomas Southworth Nathaniel: Warren hugh ColeNathaniel Morton[47] An Inventory of the goods and estate of Nathaniell Warrenlate Deceased taken the 21 of October 1667 and exhibited to theCourt held att Plymouth the thirtyeth of October 1667on the oath of Sarah Warren widdow;£ s dImpr his wearing apparrell 10 00 00Item in Cash 41 10 00Item 10 paire of pillowbeers 02 00 00Item 19 paire of sheets 10 00 00Item 3 Table Clothes & 2 Dozen of Napkins 02 00 00Item 1 feather bed and bolster 2 pillowes 1 rid1 paire of blanketts with Curtaines and vallence 08 00 00Item 4 feather beds and bolsters and five ruggs and4 paire of blanketts and a Coverled and 1 paire 00 00 00of pillowesItem 1 bedsteed and Cubbert with Drawers 1 longeTable and form with two Joyne stooles 10 00 00Item six Chaires 1 Cradle with 2 pillows 01 00 00Item 1 winescot Chist more 4 Chists 01 00 00Item 1 Carpett & Cubbercloth & 2 Cushens 00 12 00Item 2 old Chaire Tables & a little one 00 05 00Item 3 brasse kittles 02 10 00Item 1 bel mettle skillett & 1 old warming pan 00 08 00Item 4 Iron potts 2 Iron kettles and an Iron skillett2 paire of pothooks three hangers 1 frying pan 03 00 00Item 2 paire of tongs 1 shovell a gridyron and spitt 00 10 00& an Iron ladleItem 6 pewter platters 2 little ones 2 great basons 2little ones 2 pint potts 1 great pott 1 beaker 1winecup six porrengers 6 spoons 1 tin pan 1 bedpan 1 little bottle & a tinin lampe 02 10 00Item 7 earthen pans & other earthen 00 06 00Item 3 milke pans & Dishes and trayes 00 10 00Item 1 paire off stilliyards 1 paire of sheepsheers 5old sythes 01 10 00Item 1 muskett & 2 swords 01 00 00Item 1 old bedsted & a trundle bedsted 00 1002Item 4 spining wheels 5 paire of Cards woolen yarn& woole in Cotten yarn & woole 05 00 00Item 12 pound of feathers 2 window Curtains 3seives 8 pound of powder 28 pound of shott & 03 00 00som bulletts old lumber hogsheds & tubbsItem 4 oxen 16 00 00Item 8 Cowes 04 00 00Item 6 two years and vantage & two 3 year old steers 17 00 00Item 1 yearling & an half & 4 Calves 03 10 00Item a share of horse fflesh 02 00 00Item a saddle & pillian and panell & bridle 01 10 00Item his prte of furniture belonging to the teame)with axes howes & other lumber of old Ironand three wedges 03 10 0In lands the house and land belonging to it lyingatt the Eelrivier with fifty acrees of land lyingin the woods 14 00 02Item lands lying on both syds Namassakett riverthat is to say his owne right and what hee 60 00 00bought of John AdamsItem a share of land within the Township ofDartmouth 50 00 00Lands belonging to him att Punkateesett 06 00 00Item in Coat beaver about 2 lb 13 00 00Item in Debts owing to the estate about 02 07 06Item Debts owing from the estate 1 5 16 23Item the Corn in the barne wee Judge to be butsufficient for the families eating .the sume totall is 475 00 02more since Came to remembrance 1 grindstone 4 01 16 00shots two hamers and a drawing knifemore Due from the estate 3 barrells of Tarr Taken by us Joseph Warren Ephraim Morton Thomas Southworth