Will of William Blantine
New England Historical & Genealogical Register
Abstracts of Early Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Mass.
William Blantine Will 25: 2nd Mo. 1662
I giue to my Eldest sonne, William Blantine, the now house in the Close by the pond, the breadth of ye Land and house in the front towards the Lane, Containeing 65 foote, beginning at the corner of the house next unto the pond, and to goe along in front, next the Lane towards the South East, and the depth of the land, with the house before mentioned, to be three score foote along by the pond syde from the front and so to be layd out in a square. Also I giue to My Sonne, William the Lott of Land that Lyeth betwixt the Lott of George Griges and ye Land yt was Thomas Bells as it lyeth now fenced in.
To my dau. Pheebe Blantine, I guie the house next Joseph Wheeler, with halfe the Orchard from ye front down to the Pond, and halfe a little Garden lying betwixt John Hord and Gamaliell Wait, that half next John Hord, and she shall Haue a high way of sixe foote into her Garden by the pond side. Also, I guie to my dau. Pheebe, the Pastor Ground inclosed, next to Josias Belcher, being full seven rod wide, next the streete, and goeing in length to the beach by the Sea on the South East, and on the East corner without the Fence there is about 11 or 12 foote, and so to runn on a strait line betwixt the Towne Land up to the Streete, with all the fence about the Towne Land is my owne, with the fence next old Whites Lott.
To my dau. Mary, I guie the whold dwelling house I now live in with the Shopp next the Streete and the other halfe of the Orchard, next John Hords house Lott, and the other halfe of the little Garden next to Gamaliel Wait and ye Pastor Ground next ye pond, all of it, when my sonne Williams is laid out, I guie to my dau. Mary as it lieth inclosed. This my Estate thus bestowed, neither my wife nor my Children shall have powr to mortgage or to make Sale of, neither shall they Let it without the Consent of one another, nor shall any one of them Let this theire Inheritance, not for above one yeare.
This my Estate thus divided to my three children after my wife decease, whom while shee live, my will is, she shall enjoy all my Estate, to be at her dispose while she live, and as for my Share in ye Iron Workes at Tauton, I freely giue to my Wife to Let or sell as her need shall require; in case she doe not sell it, after her decease, I guie it to my dau. Pheebe. This my Estate, my Wife shall enjoy without molestation from my Children or from any other whatsoever. All my stocke or State in cattle and household goods I guie to my wife to be at her dispose while she live and at her death.
[Provision is made in case his children die or have any children, or if they die without issue.]
In the latter case, all this Estate of mine shall returne to my Eldest Brother Ralph Blantine his children and be equally divided; and If Ralph hath no Children, then it shall be transferred upon the Children of John Blantine, my Second Brother, and be equally divided. These two was borne in ye Parish of Upton upon Severns in Wostershire. My wife Pheebe Blantine, executrix.
The reason why I bestow no more of my Estate upon my sonne William is, because he will not harken to my Counsell, neither had I my Land by or from any predecessors inheritance, but from the blessing of God on my endeavor.
William W Blantine.
Witnesses: Nathaneil Bishope, Benjamin Thurstun, who deposed 10th July 1662.
Inventory of the Estate taken 2nd
July 1662. Amt. £498.6. Witnesses: Nathaniell Bishop, Henry Rust.
Phebe Blanton, Relict of
William Blanton, Affirmed 30 July 1662.
