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together with the use and improvement of my dwelling house and half the homestead, with halfe the barn, y'= s'd halfe to lye on y^ sou-west side, with the liberty and privi- ledge of cutting so much hay in the meadow as to keep her owne cattle and the pasturing of three or four cows, if she see cause to keep them. All the above mentioned to be injoyed by her so long as she remains my widow and no longer, excepting y" personall estate to be for her and her heirs forever. " Item, 1 give, bequeath and devise unto my two sons, Eliphelet and Nathaniell by name, those two lotts of land called the new lott and Wakeman's, their being so many apple trees planted in the one as in y" other, to be equally divided as to quantity, and then Eliphelet to have his choice. Also I give unto y" s'd Eliphelet and Nathaniell y*^ equall halfe of my salt meadow at y^ two mile brook, on that side next the upland, to be equally divided between them. Item, I give unto Eliphelet my lott of meadow at y° bound Creek which I bought of Wakeman. Item, I,give to Nathaniell that piece of salt meadow lying at y" Lower tide pond, the above mentioned tracts of land and meadow to be to them, their heirs and assigns forever, with the improvement of y"* remaining halfe of my homestead five years after my decease. Item, I give and devise unto my son John all that tract of land and pasture lying at y"* two mile brook, with y^ one halfe of y° lott in y"* Little Neck, with y'= halfe of y" remaining halfe of y"' meadow at y" two mile brook, and halfe my lott of meadow at Morishes Creek, y* above parcells to be to him y'^ s'd John, his heirs and assigns forever. Item, I give and devise unto my son Samuell all that one Lottment of Land called the Pattent Folsome Milstone, together with the remaining halfe of y" Lott in y" Little Neck, and y° remaining fourth part of y'= meadow at y'^ two mile brook. Also, liberty for y'^ s'd John and Samuell to cart cross y"^ other halfe given to Eliphelet and Nathaniell ; also I give to the s'd Samuell y° remaining halfe of my lott of meadow at Morises Creek, y^ same to be and remaine to him y" s'd Samuell, his heirs and assigns forever, together with y'' Improvement of y" halfe of my homestead untill my son Timothy shall attain to y'^ age of one and twenty years, after y" expiration of y*^ s'd five years already given to Eliphelet and Nathaniell. Item, I give and devise unto my son Timothy my whole homestead y'' one halfe thereof not disposed of to my wife, for him to possess and enjoy when he shall obtain to y" age of one and twenty years, and y' remaining part thereof at her death or remarying, together with all my land and meadow over y" Great Swamp, not before disposed off, with y« mendment lott of meadow at Plums poynt, y° same to be for him, his heirs and assigns forever. " Item, all my out land and right of land, not yet disposed of in this my last Will and Testament, I give, devise and dispose thereof unto my s'd five sons (viz.) Eliphelet, Nathaniell, John, Samuell and Timothy, to be equally divided between them, and to 312
otinfiion be and remain to them, and each and every of them, their heirs and assigns forever. Item, I give and bequeath unto my two daughters Deborah and Phebie the other two thirds of my moveable estate, to be equally divided between them, and my will is that each of my said sons pay to them, equally between them, my s'd daughters, tenn pounds a piece, which is fiftie pounds the whole, the said tenn pounds to be paid by each of my said sons within one year after each of them shall possess his estate. " Item, I do hereby ordaine, constitute and appoynt my two sons Eliphelet and Nathaniell joynt Executors of this my last Will and Testament, and do hereby utterly disallow, revoake and make voyd all and every other former testaments, wills and legacies, and executors before by me named, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. " In Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal the day and year first within written, and I desire my loving friends Mr. Jonathan Craine and John Cooper to be overseers of this my s'd Will and Testament, that it be duly executed according to y^ true intent and meaning thereof. " Eliphelet Johnson " [l. s.] " Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by y" s'd Eliphelet Johnson as his last Will and Testament in y'^ presence of us Joseph Ogden, John Cooper." y"^ subscribers : Peck, John This Will was proved August 13, 1 718. It is the Will of a substantial farmer, as is farther shown by the Inventory, dated November 8, 1718. The testator is there called Ca/>t Eliphalet. The amount of personal property sworn to by the Executors was ^258. 15. 7. * By his first marriage Eliphalet Johnson had : I. Eliphalet ;'^ Col. Eliphalet; who died November 13, 1760, aged sixty- four years—therefore born in 1696. 83 2. NATHANIELS (see below). He had also (whether by his first or second marriage is unknown) four other children, as follows : 84 3. John;^ Capt. John; who is said to have died October 4, 1752, aged thirty-seven years,"' but was probably an older man, inasmuch as his father's Will makes him the third son, so that he must have been born " Id., p. 122. 313
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be <strong>and</strong> remain to them, <strong>and</strong> each <strong>and</strong> every <strong>of</strong> them, their heirs <strong>and</strong> assigns forever.<br />
Item, I give <strong>and</strong> bequeath unto my two daughters Deborah <strong>and</strong> Phebie the other two<br />
thirds <strong>of</strong> my moveable estate, to be equally divided between them, <strong>and</strong> my will is that<br />
each <strong>of</strong> my said sons pay to them, equally between them, my s'd daughters, tenn<br />
pounds a piece, which is fiftie pounds the whole, the said tenn pounds to be paid by<br />
each <strong>of</strong> my said sons within one year after each <strong>of</strong> them shall possess his estate.<br />
" Item, I do hereby ordaine, constitute <strong>and</strong> appoynt my two sons Eliphelet <strong>and</strong><br />
Nathaniell joynt Executors <strong>of</strong> this my last Will <strong>and</strong> Testament, <strong>and</strong> do hereby utterly<br />
disallow, revoake <strong>and</strong> make voyd all <strong>and</strong> every other former testaments, wills <strong>and</strong><br />
legacies, <strong>and</strong> executors before by me named, willed <strong>and</strong> bequeathed, ratifying <strong>and</strong><br />
confirming this <strong>and</strong> no other to be my last Will <strong>and</strong> Testament.<br />
" In Witness where<strong>of</strong> I have hereunto sett my h<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> seal the day <strong>and</strong> year first<br />
within written, <strong>and</strong> I desire my loving friends Mr. Jonathan Craine <strong>and</strong> John Cooper<br />
to be overseers <strong>of</strong> this my s'd Will <strong>and</strong> Testament, that it be duly executed according<br />
to y^ true intent <strong>and</strong> meaning there<strong>of</strong>.<br />
" Eliphelet Johnson " [l. s.]<br />
" Signed, sealed, published, pronounced <strong>and</strong> declared by y" s'd Eliphelet Johnson<br />
as his last Will <strong>and</strong> Testament in y'^ presence <strong>of</strong> us Joseph<br />
Ogden, John Cooper."<br />
y"^ subscribers :<br />
Peck, John<br />
This Will was proved August 13, 1 718. It is the Will <strong>of</strong> a substantial<br />
farmer, as is farther shown by the Inventory, dated November 8, 1718.<br />
The testator is there called Ca/>t Eliphalet. The amount <strong>of</strong> personal<br />
property sworn to by the Executors was ^258. 15. 7.<br />
* By his first marriage Eliphalet Johnson had :<br />
I. Eliphalet ;'^ Col. Eliphalet; who died November 13, 1760, aged<br />
sixty- four years—therefore born in 1696.<br />
83 2. NATHANIELS (see below).<br />
He had also (whether by his first or second marriage is unknown)<br />
four other children, as follows :<br />
84 3. John;^ Capt. John; who is said to have died October 4, 1752,<br />
aged thirty-seven years,"' but was probably an older man, inasmuch as his<br />
father's Will makes him the third son, so that he must have been born<br />
" Id., p. 122.<br />
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