Will, MA, Haverhill, John Mitchell 1748

16 March 1748

Received this 16th day of March 1748 of Mrs MARY MITCHELL the sum of ten
pounds, nineteen shillings & 6 old Tennessee on account of her husband John
Mitchell deceased which is in full of all accounts debt due or demands. Whom
to this date as witness my hand being the administratrix to said Mitchell.
EDMOND BARTLETT




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                   Will, MA, Haverhill, John Mitchell 1748

State of Massachusetts     ]
County of Essex            ]
City of Haverhill          ]

In the name of God amen.

John Mitchell of Haverhill in the county of Essex and Province of
Massachusetts Bay in New England. Gentleman being of a sound and disposing
mind and memory the weekend body and calling to mind the precept to set my
house in order do make this my last will and testament, commending my soul to
God who gave it trusting in his goodness and mercy through Jesus Christ for a
glorious redemption to life and my body to the earth from which it came to be
decently buried at the discretion of my executor hereafter named and touching
such worldly the state as I have been favored with I do give devise dispose of
it in the manner and form following viz:

IMPRIMIS I will that my funeral charges be paid by my three sons JOHN, JAMES
and WILLIAM equally between them.

ITEM I will that all my just debts be paid by my three sons JOHN, JAMES and
WILLIAM in the manner following viz: JOHN to pay upon half, JAMES one quarter
and WILLIAM one quarter part thereof.

ITEM I give to my daughter SUSANNA BRADLEY forty shillings lawful money to be
paid to her by my son JAMES in 4 years after my decease which with what I have
before given to her esteem her full portion out of my estate.

ITEM I give to my daughter SARAH AYER forty shillings lawful money to be paid
to her by my son WILLIAM in four years after my decease which with what I have
before given to her is esteem or full portion out of my estate.

ITEM I give the children of my daughter ABIGAIL AYER, deceased, three pounds
lawful money to be paid to them equally by my sons JAMES and WILLIAM when they
shall arrive at the age of twenty one years equal to each which with what I
have before given to my second daughter now deceased I esteem my said
daughters full portion out of my estate.

ITEM I give to my daughter MARY CARLTON four pounds lawful money to be paid to
her by my sons JAMES and WILLIAM equally in four years after my decease which
with what I have before given to her high esteem her full portion out of my
estate.

ITEM I give to my daughter PHOEBE MITCHELL fifty pounds lawful money to be
paid to her by my son JOHN one half thereof in one year and the other half in
three years after my decease likewise convenient room in the easterly part of
mine now dwelling house for cooking washing and lodging so long as she shell
live single.




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                   Will, MA, Haverhill, John Mitchell 1748

ITEM I give to my beloved wife my best bed and furniture and all my household
furniture, except my wearing apparel, during her lifetime, then said furniture
to be divided between my four daughters viz: SUSANNA BRADLEY, SARAH AYER, MARY
CARLTON and PHOEBE MITCHELL equally. And I give to my wife two cows which she
shall keep out of my whole stock and my horse also and the furniture for him
to be her own forever. Also I give to her twenty bushels of Indian corn, eight
bushels of rye and two bushels of wheat, one hundred weight of beef, two
hundred weight of pork annually during her widowhood and hay for up keeping of
her two cows and horse one winter after my decease and such firewood as she
wants for one year after my decease to be cut up at her door and all of this
to be found and provided by my son JOHN.




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