The Last Will and Testament of George Soule |
| "In the name of God Amen "I Gorge Soule senir of Duxberry in the Collonie of New Plymouth in New England being aged and weake of body but of a sound mind and Memory praised be God Doe make this my last Will and Testament in Manor and forme following Imprimis I comitt my soule into the hands of Almighty God whoe Gave it and my body to be Decently buried in the place appointed for that use whensoever hee shall please to take mee hence; and for the disposall of my outward estate which God of his Goodnes hath Given mee first I have and alreddy formerly by Deeds under my hand and seale Given unto my two sonnes Nathaniel: and Gorge All my lands in the Township of Dartmouth; Item I have formerly Given unto my Daughters Elizabeth and Patience all my lands in the Township of Middleberry Item I Give and bequeath unto my Daughters Sussannah and Mary twelve pence a peece to be payed by my executer heerafter Named after my Decease; And forasmuch as my Eldest son John Soule and his family hath in my estreame old age and weaknes bin tender and carefull of mee and very healpfull to mee; and is likely soe to be while it shall please God to continew my life heer therfore I give and bequeath unto my said son John Soule all the Remainder of my housing and lands whatsoever to him his heires and Assignes for ever Item I Give and bequeath unto my son John Soule all the Remainder of my housing and lands whatsoever to him his heires and Assignes for ever Item I Give and bequeath unto my son John Soule all my Goods and Chattles whatsoever Item I Nominate And appoint my son John Soule to be my sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament; and lastly I Doe heerby make Null and voyde all other and former wills and Testaments by mee att Any time made; and Declare this Instrument to be my last Will and Testament In Witnes wherof I the said Gorge Soule have heerunto sett my hand and seale this eleventh Day of august in the yeer of our Lord one Thousand six hundred seaventy and seaven "Gorge Soule and a seale "Item the twentyeth Day of September 1677 I the above Named Gorge Soule Doe heerby further Declare that it is my will that if my son John Soule above named or his heires or Assignes or any of them shall att any time Disturbe my Daughter Patience or her heires or Assignes or any of them in peacable Posession or Injoymenht of the lands I have Given her att Namassakett allies Middleberry and Recover the same from her or her heires or Assignes or any of them That then my Gift to my son John Soule shalbe voyd; and that then my will is my Daughter Patience shall have all my lands att Duxburrey And shee shalbe my sole executrix of this my last Will and Testament And enter into my housing lands and meddowes at Duxburrow, In Witness wherof I have heerunto sett my hand and seale "Gorge Soule and A seal" |
| The inventory of the goods of George Soule, deceased 1679 |
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| Item Dwelling house orchyard Barne and upland praised at | 20 | 00 | 00 | |
| Item Meddow Land | 05 | 10 | 00 | |
| Item bed and beding and wearin Clothes | 10 | 00 | 00 | |
| Item a Gun | 00 | 15 | 00 | |
| Item bookes | 01 | 00 | 00 | |
| Item a Chest and Chaire | 00 | 05 | 00 | |
| Item 2 paire of Sheers a tramell and wedge | 00 | 06 | 00 | |
| Item to other old lumber | 00 | 03 | 00 | |
| Item by Debts Due to the estate | 03 | 00 | 00 | |
| 40 | 19 | 00 | ||
| An Acompt of Debt Due unto John Soule to be payed out of his fathers estate |
| Anno: 1674 Impr for plowing in one bushell of wheat & one bushell of pease | 00 | 06 | 00 | |
| for reaping Rye and pease | 00 | 7 | 00 | |
| Item one Day plowing Greensword | 00 | 05 | 00 | |
| Item for plowing in weeding | 00 | 02 | 00 | |
| Item 2 Dayes and an half plowing in of Rye | 00 | 08 | 06 | |
| Item to Willam Clarke | 00 | 00 | 09 | |
| 1675 Item for one Day plowing in of pease & two Days Reaping of Rye | 00 | 07 | 06 | |
| Item 1 locke for a Barne Dore | 00 | 01 | 06 | |
| Item for Goods taken up att Edmun Mufords att Boston viz: 4 yards 1'2 Carsey | 19 | 01 | ||
| Item for 7 yards of penistone 2 s 09 d pr yard | 00 | 19 | 03 | |
| Item for 10 yards of Canves att 1 s 6 d pr yard | 00 | 15 | 00 | |
| Item for buttons and silke | 00 | 01 | 10 | |
| Item for blew linnine | 00 | 02 | 02 | |
| Item for thred browne Coullered | 00 | 02 | 08 | |
| Item for four yards of Red Cotton att 2 s 6 d pr yard | 00 | 10 | 00 | |
| Item for three hundred of shooe Nailes | 00 | 01 | 00 | |
| Item payed to Mr Mumford upon the old accoumpt | 00 | 08 | 09 | |
| 1676 for Drawing 13 load of Brush and hedging about a feild | 00 | 05 | 00 | |
| Item for plowing in of pease and wheat 2 Dayes | 00 | 08 | 00 | |
| Item for Makeing a prteing fence between the orchyard | 00 | 08 | 00 | |
| Item for makeing stone wall about the orchyard | 02 | 00 | 00 | |
| Item for 12 yards of teicking of William Vobes | 01 | 10 | 00 | |
| Item for 20 yards of Canvis att 1 s 9 d pr yard | 01 | 15 | 00 | |
| Item for Dowlis of Mr hetman 7 yards att 2 s 3 d pr yard | 00 | 18 | 00 | |
| Item for eight yards of Osenbrigg of mr Thomas att 1 s 2 d pr yard | 00 | 09 | 04 | |
| Item for serge for a paire of briches | 00 | 10 | 00 | |
| Item for one paire of sheets | 00 | 10 | 00 | |
| Item for Diett and tendance since my mother died which was three yeer the Last December except some smale time my sister Patience Dressed his victualls | 01 | 00 | 00 | |
| Item for funerall charges | 01 | 00 | 00 | |
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