Francis Holmes
C. 1600 – 1675
Standford this 6 of Septemᵉ 1671
I Francis Holmes of Standford being
in health and having through gods goodnes my understanding & memory sound
and perfect doe make this my Last Will and Testament in form and manner
following
First I give my soul to the hands of my redemer and my body to the Earth
from whence it was taken to be decently buried (yᵗ god by His providence hath
soo decreed) to be buried in Standford
I have given to my wife 34ᵗⁱ pounds which belonged to me as is witnessed by Sam’ll
Hoit and Jonas Weed: and I doe alsoe give her as Long as shee remains my wife
the use of my House I live in:
with the bed I lye on and furneture belonging to it: with all other things nessesary for house keping acording
as my Executors shall see meete: and then after her decease or Chang of
Condition by mariage the same to be at the disposal of my Executors I doe alsoe
give her a sow and a hogg and a Cowe & a heifer as my Executors shall
appoint And the Clothes that shee hath that is on my Acount. and the Clothes that shee hath on my Acount
to reaturn to my Executors: the other that shee hath to be at her owne
disposal:
I doe give to my sonn John the Shopp with the Tooles
the Iron and Steel an Coales to be prized:
I doe give my sonn Stephen my share of the farme with
all the horses and mares that runs in the woods with all the Carts plows and
furneture belonging to them and the great table and long Gunn:
I doe give to my sons John and Stephen all my Cattle
and other things to be equally devided except what particulars are otherwise
disposed of:
I doe give my daughter Ann Dean five shillings
I give my son Richard five shillings
I give my servant Cornelius five shillings
I give my sonn Johns eldest sonn my short Gunn:
I give my wife 6 bush: of each sort of Corn, wheat,
pease, & Indian as long as shee remayns my wife to be payd yearly:
I Doe make my sons John and [ ? ] Stephen Joynt
Executors for the managing of this my will acording thereunto
In witnes
of the truth I have set to my Hand this day & date hereof as above:
Francis FH Holmes
His marke:
Signed in the
presence
Henᵉ O Smith
His marke
Ann A Smith
Her marke
Math Bellamy
Henᵉ Smith and Ann
Smith being both together at the reading of this will of Francis Holmes
deceased makes oath that the said Francis Holmes deceased did owne this to be
his Last Will & Testament
Given in before me in Standford March 14 (75: Rich. Law
Witnes: these
presents that we Ann Homes (late wife unto Francis Homes deceased) & John
Homes Richard Homes Stephen Homes and Sam’ll Dean Children of the aforesaid
Francis Homes doe fully & freely Consent and agree: Unto the [ ? ] of and
disterpution of the Estate & left unto them by the forementioned deceased
acording to the propositions following:
1 Prõp: first
that the widow of the deceased Francis Homes shall have and receive of the
Executors in full acording to the will of her deceased husband: first was her
owne Estate viz 34ᵗⁱ in her owne Custody more
to be payd and Cowe & one heifer and sowe of a year old or more and
hogg of a year old or more all Clothing made for her ware: to be at her full
disposing to whome and when she pleases more eighteen bushels of Corn viz
six of wheat of wheat six of pease and six of Ind: Corn to be payd Annually
untill acording to the aforesaid Will her Condition be chang by Death or
mariage: Alsoe her use of the ƒethor bed & boulster and Two pillows &
Two new blankets & Coverlet and bed sheet with the Linning belonging to it
alsoe the use of the house and such nessesary houshold stuffe as shall be
needfull for her own use untill the aforesaid Chang either by Death or mariage:
And then the house bed sheet and bedding and all houshold stuffe
forementioned to return to the use & be house of of the executors
2 Propõs: that Richard Homes shall have and receive of the Estate of his
deceased Father the Just sum of fifeteen pounds in Current pay
3 Prõp: That Samuell Dean shall receive of the Estate of her deceased
father the Just sum of ten pounds in current pay and to acquit & discharge
his debte on his fathers Booke
4 Prõp: that the aforesaid payments being duly made and other Just dues
and Charges deducted: the residue of the aforesaid estate to equally devided to
John Homes and Stephen Homes as their part and share of in the estate of their
deceased father only excepted that Stephen Homes is to have the Cart and plowes
with all their furneture before the devision of the estate between them
5 Prõ: that John Homes and Stephen Homes shall be Joint executors
acording to the will of their deceased father to administer upon the estate of
the deceased aforesaid and to discharge all Just demands and dues: and the [ ?
] payments as above specified unto their mother and their brothers: Richard
Homes and Samuell Dean: unto the performance of the abovesaid propositions and
our resting satisfyed
in the same we the aforesaid Ann Homes Richard Holmes John Homes Richard
Homes and Stephen Homes & Samuell Dean Ann Dean do bind our selves
Respectively unto the performance and satisfyed
in the same:
witnes our hands this 3 day of the 1 Mo Anno 167⅚
The 15 pound above mentioned granted
to Richard Homes and the Ten pounds to Samuell Dean yᵗ is granted and agreed
unto us an adition to what your father hath formerly given unto them witnes
Ann O Holms
his marke
John H Homes
his marke
Richard Homes
Stephen Homes
Sam’ll Dean
Ann Dean D their
marke
Francis Bell
John Slawson
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