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In the name of God, amen. The thirty-first day of December in the yeare of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Thirty, I Moses Leavitt of Exeter in the Province of new Hampsh'r in new England being aged and feeble Imprimus whereas I have formerly Given to m Eldest son Moses Leavitt fifty acres of Land Lying in Exeter near Great Hill so Called joyning to the Land of Samuel steven also fourty five pounds in mone I now Give and bequeath to my s'd Son Moses Thirty six acres Part or proportion of Common land allowed me by the Committee that proportion the Common Land for The Towne of Exeter afors'd which I designw to be his proportion of m Estate. Item I Give and bequeathe to my son Timothy fifty acres of land where his house now stands, upon a part it Joyns upon the Land of Justis Thing my son Timothy shall have the full halfe of that hundred acres I have there be it more or Less also I Give to my son Timothy fourt acres of land being part of one hundred acres of Land Joyning upon Robinsons Land and my son Timothyes part shall Ly next toi the Robinsons Lands. Item I give and bequeath to my son stephen the one halfe of four score acres of Land on that side where his house now stands be it more or Less ling upon deer hill plaine also the one halfe of my hundred acres Joyning to the Land I Give to my son Timothy on that side, Joyning to the little River. Item I Give and bequeath to my son Joseph fifty acres of Land Lying near the Great Hill between the land of Theophilus Hardey and the Land of Jonathan Smith also Twenty acres of Land lying upon the south side of the Land I Give to my Son Dudley between my son Dudleys Land of Justis Thing. Item I Give and bequeath unto my son John whereas I have formerly Given to him the one part or halfe of one hundred acres of Land be it more or Less bounding upon the Land of Capt Theophilus Smith and the Land of william Samborne deceasd and So to the cove and bounding on the cove my s'd son John shall have the whole of s'd hundred acres Provided he pay or cause to be paid the full sum of Thirty pounds to my Daughter Dorothy in money or Bills of Credit within the space of Three years after my discease that is to say Ten pounds Each yeare until the Thirty pounds be paid. Item I Give and bequeath to my son Dudley my home Lot containing Seven acres be it more or less with the house or houses and all the buildings upon the same which Land Lyeth upon the Road that leads to Hampton and bounded on the Land of Capt James Leavitt on three sides also my Lot called Rockey hill Lott Containing three acres be it more or less begining at the land of Capt James Leavitt on the Road that Leads to Hampton and runing by s'd Roade to the Land of John foulsom Junier and runing by the s'd foulsoms Land the whole of his Length and the runing Easterly to the highway that Goeth over walls cove or the bridge that is in the Roade that Leads to a plac Called and Knowne by the Name of Drinkwater and so bounding on the Creek and every part of the creek till it Comes to the Land of Capt Jonathan Wadleigh and bounding on the Land of Capt wadleigh and Docter Deane Till it Comes to the Land of Capt James Leavitt and by Capt Leavitts Land To the Roade first mentioned also I Give to m s'd son Dudley fourty acres of Land lying on the side of the Land I Give to my son Timothy and whereas my son Timothyes Land is bounding on the Robinsons Land and the whole lying to the westerly Ende of the land Given to my sons Timothy and Stephen also I Give to my son Dudley six acres And an halfe of salt marsh lying in Strathan Knowne by the name of the Little Roundaboute the whole of my Rite there also I Give To my son Dudley my part or proportion of the Common Land belonging to the Township of Exeter allowed me by the Commatee Excepting what I have before Given to my son moses and what I shall hereafter Give to m Grandson Francis Liford also I Give and bequeath to my son Dudley Two fether beds and the one halfe of the moovables in or belonging to the house that I do not in this my will give to my daughter dorithy also I Give to my Son dudley my moovable stock all Except such a part as I shall hereafter resrve and Give to my daughter Dorothy Provided that my son Dudley satisfie and pay my Just debts and be at the Charge of my funerall and fully comply with and performe whatsoever hereafter in this my will order him to do and performe Item I Give and bequeath to my daughter Dorothy Thirty pounds in money or bills of Credit to be paid by my son John within three years after my decease that is to be understood Ten pounds Each and Every yeare till the Thirty pounds be paid also I Give and bequeath to my daughter Dorothy one Roome in my now dwelling house any Roome that she shall Choose or see Cause to live in also what she shall see Cause to Improve for a Garden where she thinks most convenient also preveledge in the cellar and in any of the Roomes of the house durein her naturall Life also I Give to my Daughter Doroth one Cow and six sheep the one halfe of the swine that I shall Leave on the place and one quarter part of the produce of the Corn and apples Growing on the place or Lands also I Give to my Daughter Dorothy three fether beds also her mothers and her sister maryes Cloths both Linnen and woolen and of what Kind soever or any other woolen Cloth in the house also that what moovables I have not before in this my will Given away shall be equally devided between my son dudley and my daughter Dorothy Item I Give and bequeath to my son Dudley my full Rite I have to a double sawmill in Exter upon a creek that Goeth out of the main River to deacon willsons mill my part being five dayes in one fortnight Provided I do not dispose of it in my Life time And my will is that my son dudley shall not molest nor hinder his sister Dorothy from Liveing in the house as afores'd and that he Keep her Cow and other Creatures for her both winter and summer aun that he do the best he Can to Till the land and Give to his sister Dorothy the full quarter part of the prodeuce both of Corne and apples Raysed or growing on the Lands and also to pay five pounds to each of my other Daughters within four years after my discease. Item I Give to my Daughter Elizabeth fifield five pounds to be paid within four years after my decease by my son Dudley. Item I Give to my daughter Sarah Liford five pounds to be paid by my son Dudley within four years after my decease Item I Give to my Daughter Hannah Gillman five pounds to be paid within four years after my decease by my son dudley. Item I Give and bequeath to My Grandson francis Lifurd thirty acres of my Common Land alowed to me for my proportion of the Common Land belonging to the Town of Exeter I the S'd Moses Leavitt do ordaine and appoint my Two sons John Leavitt and Dudley Leavitt to be my Executs. to this my Last will and testament to see it fully and duly Executed according to the trew meaning of it and I do hereby disalow Revoke and disannull all and every Testament wills Legaceyes and bequests and Executers by me in any wayes before Named willed and bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last will and Testament In Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seale the day and yeare above mentioned pronounced and declared by the s'd Moses Leavitt as his Last will and Testament in the presence of us the Subscribers. Moses Leavitt Jeremiah CalfeJames Young Benjamin Smith (Proved June 6, 1731) |