Will & inventory of Isaac Allerton

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ISAAC ALLERTON

"Isaac Allerton died in New Haven, Conn., between 1 February 1658-9, when he appeared in court as defendant in a suit brought to compel the payment of an old debt, and the twelfth of the same month, the date on which his inventory was taken. The will and inventory were recorded in the New Haven Probate Records.

"At a Court of Magistrates Octob. 19. 59.
A writeing presented as the last will & Testament of Isaac Alerton, late of Newhaven deceased, wth an account of certaine debts, dew to him; & from him;
An account of Debts at the Duch
first, 700 and odd gilders from Tho: Hall by Arbitration of Captaine Willet, & Augustine Harman; about Captaine Scarlet wch I paid out,
And there is 900 gilders owing by John Peterson the Bore, as by Georg Woolseyes booke will appeare; & severall obligations thereto,
ffrom Richard Cloufe owes, as Georg Woolseyes Booke will make appeare; I thinke 900 gilders, but his Estate being broken, I Desire that what may be gotten may be layd hold on for mee,
Due from william Goulder 270, od gilders by his Bill appeares;
Due from John Snedecare a shoomaker 150, od gilders as by his acco appeares.
from the widdow of the Hanc Hancson due as by severall Bills & accounts;
Peter Cornelioussen 120 od guilders as by ye account will appeare.
Due from Henry Brasser for rent for 18 moneths, from the first October 1656 to the last of May 58; for roomes at 3 gilders a week. I am in his Debt for worke of the old acco wch must be Deducted;
There is 20 li in George Woolseyes hand, that came fro. mr Tho Mayhue for mee
There is 400 od gilders that I owe to Nicholas, the ffrenchman, & a Cooper I owe something to, wch I would have that 20 li in Goerge Woolseyes hand, & the rest of that in Henry Brassers hand to them two;
And now I leave my son Isaac Allerton and my wife, as Trustees to receive in my debts, & to pay what I owe, as farr as it will goe & what is overpluss I leave to my wife and my sonne Isaac, as far as they receive the Debts to pay what I owe;
In Captaine Willetts hand, a pcell of booke lace 1300 & odd guilders wch I left in trust with Captaine Willett to take care of:
Seale

My brother Bruster owes mee foure score pounds & odd as the obligations will appeare.
Besides all my Debts in Delloware Bay & in Virgenia wch in mybooke will appeare, & in Barbadoes. what can be gott;
Isaac Allerton Senior
Witness. John Harriman, Edward Preston"

The inventory of Isaac Allerton, deceased 1659

Note: inventories are valued in pounds (L), shillings (s) and pence (d). There were 12 pence (or pennies) to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound.

"An inventory of the Estate of Isaac allerton late of Newhaven deceased taken ffeb 12. 1658

	L	s	d
Impr the Dwelling house Orchard & Barne wth two acres of meadow	75	00	00
a pcell of Tubbs & other cask, & 2 boosh apples	01	12	06
8 Jarrs, a case of bottles, & 2 cases wthout bottles	01	03	00
1 pre of small stilleyards 1 old sieve, 6 stooles & 3 old chaires	01	02	00
1 chest of Drawers, 1 bedstead wth cord, & one small chest, & 1 old booke	01	17	00
1 pre of Ondirons, & 4 potthangers, & other iron	00	08	02
1 rugg, 2 blankitts. 1 old featherbed & bolster & pillos	04	13	00
1 Drawtable, 2 chaires, & a forme & a carpet	02	06	00
a pre of blankitts of cotton & sheeps wooll	01	16	00
1 Sea chest, small box, & 2 warming pans	00	17	06
4 old skellitts. & 2 small old kettles	00	15	00
3 Iron potts, 2 frying panns, & a pcell of Tinware	01	17	04
5 brase candlesticks, & a brass chaffingdish	00	09	06
1 bolster, 1 blankett, & a remnt tradingcloath	01	10	00
a pcell of wearing cloaths	06	17	06
curtaines & vallens for a bed & a sm: turkey carpet	02	06	00
2 old blankitts, a pcell of carpeting & a small old Table	01	08	00
a pcell of pewter	02	17	10
8 ounces of plate at 5s pr	02	00	00
a pcell of old linnen 1 li thread	02	07	04
2 soews & 4 piggs	02	10	00
a bedstead, old curtaines, & a morter & pestell a chest case, & 2 old tubbs, & a pre spectacles, old hatt, & capp	01	05	06
5 cushions, some old bands, wth some other old linnen	00	11	06
brimston, & sheeps wooll	00	14	06
	118	05	02
Prisers Will: Andrews Will: Russell


Debts Due to the Estate in Newhaven
Mr. Goodenhouse pr Order of mr Malbon 30 s fro wch he deducts 20 s that he saith mr Allerton owed him, and 8 s paid mr Mills, Rests	01	12	00
mr tuttle by the Rest of 40 s ordred by mr Malbon	00	10	00
Goodm: Hull is Dr	00	16	00
mr Gilberts man Isaac Hall	01	00	00
Humphry Spinigh
mr wm Trowbridge for his prdesessor Daniell Sillivan