~ JOHN WOODS WILL - 1677 ~
Submitted and transcribed by Judith Rigopoulos
John Woods and Mary Parmenter were my immigrant ancestors.
John Woods, b. 1 July 1610 Wooton, Bedford, England d. 10 July 1678 Marlborough, Middlesex, MA m. 10 Oct. 1633 Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England to Mary Parmenter (John and Bridget Davies) b. 11 Oct. 1610 Little Yeldham, Essex, England d. 17 Aug 1690 Marlborough, Middlesex, MA
The Will of John Woods: Probate file # 25456, Middlesex county, Massachusetts
I John Woods Junior of the towne of Marlborough being weak of body but intact of understanding and apprehending by my presence of the hand of God upon me that my time of continuous here cannot be long, I first commend my soul unto God in _____ ______ and to his _____ in him as my all sufficient savior and reverent _________. I doe will and dispose of it which God hath given me. The following I doe will and give to my two sonns John and Isaac all my broke up lands and pasture that is from the highway with that on the other side of the highway being three quarters of an aker. I say all that land broke and whole from that highway to the path that goeth over from Jonathan Johnsons to Richard Newtons by which path there is a rock with which it shall squared from the sidelines with all the housing and barns upon it. I doe will that my sonn John shall have the easterly end of the house for his own, and that Isaac shall have the westerly end for his own, and that John shall help him build and end _____ to have a fourth of that part of which timber is preparedand the barn shall be shared between them. I doe further will and give to my sonn Jeams all the remainder of my land both the whole and broke that is between the rock and Joseph Newton's fence which land he shall enter upon and possess out of his proxie own from this present date. Further, I doe will and give to my sonn John six akers of upland that was part of my second division and is already in his possession. Further, I doe will and give to my three sonns John and Jeams and Isaac therefrom akers of upland that is my third division. To each of them twenty akers, to john the first twenty beginning next his own, the other forty akers to be divided between Jeams and Isaac that each of them may have an equal part of that which is or may be meadow, and if it so fall out that there be any other divisions of lands or meadows in the town, I doe will that what is falleth to my share shall be divided up on half to John, and the other half between Jeams and Isaac, and for the division of my meadows I will and give to my sonns John and Isaac my part angle meadow that is meted by my hous and white meadow -
and easterly meadow to be equally divided between them both, and to my sonn Jeams I give all my further part of the angle meadow except three akers which I repare to my self while God continues my lif, but after my death that shall go to him forever.Also,I give to Jeams four akers in middle meadow. I also give to John four akers in _____meadow - further I doe will that my town site shall be to that part that I give to Jeams and Isaac and shall be divided between them. I also __________ viz John and Isaac shall be for the use and improvement of my beloved wife with the housing, lands, and meadows for her comfortable subsistence while she live, she enjoying which of them she will be with. And
further, at present I give to my sonn John a bay mare and to my daughter Catherine the colt that goeth with her. And further as concerning my movable goods, all of them. both R____, wheat, swine, corn and all the household stuff, I doe will that it shall be disposed amongst all my children and be equally divided amongst them except ten pounds which shall be payd out of the
whole to Hannah Leavins my grandchild, and further I give to my son John five yards of new carsy cloth, and to my son Jeams I give my gray carsy coat and one pair of new shoes, also one suit of clothes and a cloak that was my father parmenter's, i give to my sonn in law, John Bellows - and all the remainder of my clothes, I give to my sonn Isaac. Further, I doe will that
all my debts be well and truly payd, and what is remaining which is due to me, I doe will and bequeath to my beloved wife.Finally, as a conclusion to this my last will and testament,I charge and appoint my beloved wife Mary Woods my executrix and my sonn John Woods with her executor, to see to the full and true performance of all things contained in this my will this 25th of November 1677.
John Woods
This will and testament was owned and signed the day of this date in the presence of
William Bri______ [Brigham?] William Ward Junior Abraham Williams [his mark]The inventory of the estate of John Woods Junior, Inhabitant of Marborough, and there deceased the 11th of July 1678 was taken the 19th of July 1678. Total value was set at 303 pounds, 3 shillings, 7 pence.
Signed by William Ward Junior, John _____ Junior [his mark], Abraham William [his mark]
Accepted upon oath sworn by Mary Woods and John Woods, executors 1 August 1678 in court at Cambridge.
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