October 23,
1765; "To All People unto whom this present Deed of Sale shall come,
Robert Parkhill of Leicester in the County of Worcester Husbandman sendeth
Greeting. Know ye that the said Robert Parkhill for and in Consideration
of the Sum of Fifty Pounds Lawfull Money, of the Province of Massachusetts
Bay in New England to me in Hand at and before the Ensealing and Delivery
hereof well & duly paid by Matthew Scott of Leicester aforesaid
Husbandman, of Receipt whereof hereby acknowledge and thereof do aquitt
and Discharge the said Matthew Scott his Heirs ____ and Adm_ and any of
them forever by these Presents have given granted bargained sold Released
_____ conveyed and confirmed and by this presents do fully and absolutely
give grant bargain sell release _____ convey and confirm unto the said
Matthew Scott, all that certain Piece or Parcel of land lying & being
in the Southeasterly part of Leicester aforesaid containing Forty Acres
and is Butted & bounded as follows viz. Northerly by the Land of Robert
Henry Easterly by the land of John Chandler Esq. Southerly by the land
of Thomas Denny Westerly by the land of Thomas Denny & partly by the
Land of Robert Henry Together with the Buildings thereof also all the Estate
Right Title Interest Inheritance ___ Property Possession Claim and Demand
whatsoever of me the said Robert Parkhill of in and to the said granted
Premises with the Reversion and Remainders of the same to Have and to Hold
the said piece or Parcel of Land with the Rights Members and ___ thereof
unto the said Matthew Scott his Heirs & Assigns to his and their only
proper use Benefitt and Behalf forever. And I the said Robert Parkhill
do avouch myself at the Time of ye Ensealing & untill the Delivery
hereof to be the Just sole and Lawfull owner of all the said granted Land
and Premises and that I have in my self full Power and Right and Lawfull
authority to grant sell and Convey the same in manner _____ free &
clear & fully & clearly aquitted & dischargec of & from
all & all manner of former and other gifts grants Bargains Sales Leases
Mortgages and ______ _____ whatsoever and I the said Robert Parkhill for
myself my heirs Executors & adm. do hereby Covenant Promise and agree
from time to time and at all time forever hereafter to warrant and Defend
the said granted Land & Premises with I ____ unto said Matthew Scott
his Heirs & Assigns forever against the Lawfull Claims and Demands
of all and eveery Person _____ whomever.
In witness whereof have set my hand and Seal this Twenty third of October Anno Domini one Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Five and in the Fifth year of his Majesty's Reign, and Mary the wife of said Robert Parkhill in Testimony of her free Consent of this Sale and Relinqueshes benefit of Right of her Dower or Thirds has set her hand and Seal the day and year above written.
Robert Parkhill his mark Mary Parkhill her mark
Signed Sealed & Delivered in the presence of us Daniel Henshaw Robert Henry Worcester Leicester Oct. 23rd 1765 Robert Parkhill and Mary his wife personally appearing acknowledged the within and above written instrument to be their free ___ deed.
Before me Danl. Henshaw Just. Peace Received October 26th 1765 ....." (Worcester Co. Deeds)
April 1, 1766; "....By the Honourable John Chandler
Esq. Judge of the Probate of Wills and for granting Letters of Administration
of the Estates Persons deceased, having Goods, Chattels, Rights or Credits
in the County of Worcester. within the Province aforesaid, To Nathaniel
Parkhill of Leicester in the County and Province aforesaid, Husbandman
Greeting. Whereas your Late Father Robert Parkhill of Sutton, aforesaid
yeoman Decd. Deceased having while he lived, and at the Time of his
Decease, Goods, Chattels, Rights, or Credits in the County aforesaid, lately
died Intestate, whereby the Power of committing Administration, and full
Disposition of all and Singular the Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits
of the said Deceased; and also the hearing, examining, and allowing
the Accompt of such Administration doth appertain unto Me: Trusting therefore
in your Care and Fidelity, I do by there Presents, commit unto you full
Power to Administer all and Singular the Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits
of the said Deceased; and well and faithfully to dispose of the same according
to Law; and also to ask, gather, levy, recover, and receive all and whatsoever
Credits of the said Deceased, which to him, while he lived, and at the
time of his Death, did appertain, and to pay all Debts in which the said
Deceased stood bound, so far as his Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits
can extend, according to the Value thereof: And to make a true and
perfect inventory of all and Singular the Good, Chattels, Rights and Credits;
and to exhibit the same unto the Registry of the Court of Probate for the
County aforesaid, at or before the First day of July next ensuing:
And to render a plain and true Accompt of your said Administration upon
Oath, at or before the First Day of April which will be in the Year of
Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Seven And I do hereby
ordain, constitute and appoint you Administrator of all and Singular the
Good, Chattels, Rights and Credits aforesaid.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand
and the Seal of the said Court of Probate.
Dated at Worcester, the first Day of April Annoque Domini 1766.
John Chandler
By Order of the Honourable Judge
Timothy Paine"
"Know All Men By These Presents, That we Nathaniel
Parkhill Husbandman Thomas Denny Gent and Robert Henry Yeoman all of Leicester
in the County of Worcester within his Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts
Bay in New-England, are holden and stand firmly bound and obliged unto
John Chandler Esq: Judge of the Probate of Wills, and granting Administration
within the County of (blank) in the full Sum of Five hundred Pounds, in
Lawful Money of said Province, to be paid unto the said John Chandler his
Successors in the said Office, or Assigns: To the true Payment whereof,
we do bind ourselves, and each of us, our, and each of our Heirs, Executors
and Administrators, jointly and severally for the whole and in the whole,
firmly by these Presents.
Sealed with our Seals, Dated the first day of April
Anno Domini, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six
Annoque Regni Regis, Georgil Tertil Sexto -
The Condition of this present Obligation is such,
That if the above-bounden Nathaniel Parkhill who is admitted admr. on the
Estate of Robert Parkhill Late of Leicester in the County of Worcester,
yeoman Deceased do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory
of all and singular the Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits......
Sam. Paine
Nathaniel Parkhill
Timo. Paine
Thomas Denny
Robert Henry
April 1, 1766; Province of the Massachusetts
Bay. Worcester Co. To Nathaniel Sargeant Gentleman Matthew
Scott Yeoman and Joseph Sargeant yeoman all of Leicester in said County
of Worcester and sufficient Freeholders --------- Greeting
You are hereby appointed and impowered on oath to
take and Inventory of and according to your best skill and Judgement, truly
and Justly to apprize (in Lawfull Money of the Province) all the Estated
whereof Robert Parkhill late of Leicester aforesaid yeoman died seized
in said aforesaid County and you are to make Return of this warrant with
your doings therein unto the Probate Office in the same County as soon
as conveniently may be. Given under my hand this 1st Day of April
Anno Domini 1766.
John Chandler J. Prob
By order of the Honorable Judge
Timo. Paine Reg.
Worcester Co. April (?) 1766. Matthew Scott appeared
and made oath that in apprizing the above Estate he would act faithfully
and Impartially according to his best Judgement.
Before me John Chandler Judge Probate
Worcester Co. Leicester April 8th 1766 Joseph
Sargeant & Nathaniel Sargeant
______ appearing & made oath that in apprizing
the ______ _______
and faithfully according to their best Judgement ......"
(Worcester Co. Probate)
April 4, 1766;
"David Parkhill
Nomination
Worcester ss April 4, 1766. Appeared David Parkhill
now Resident at Western in said County Infant son of Robert Parkill late
of Leicester in said County yeoman, Decesd. (Said David Being fifteen
years of age as he saith acknowledged that he made choyce of Simeon Dwight
of Western aforesaid Esqr. to be his Guardian.
Coram Jedh. Foster Justo. Pacis."
(Worcester Co. Probate)
June 6, 1766; "Know All Men By These Presents,
That we Simeon Dwight Esq. John Crabtree & Matthew Patrick Husbandman
all of Western in the County of Worcester Are holden and stand firmly bound
and obliged unto John Chandler Esq.: Judge of the Probate of Wills, and
granting Administration within the County of Worcester in the full Sum
of Two hundred Pounds, in Lawful Money of said Province, to be paid unto
the said John Chandler his Successors in the said Office, or Assigns:
To the true Payment whereof, we do bind ourselves, and each of us, our,
and each of our Heirs, Executors and Administrators, jointly and severally
for the whole and in the whole, firmly by these Presents.
Sealed with our Seals, Dated the sixth day of June
Anno Domini, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six
The Condition of this present Obligation is such,
That if the above-bounden Simon Dwight who is nominated and allowed to
be Guardian unto David Parkhill aged fifteen years son of Robert Parkhill
late of Leicester in the County of Worcester, yeoman Deceased shall and
do well and truly perform and discharge the Trust and Office of Guardian
unto the said Minor, and that in and by all Things according to Law: and
shall render a plain and true Accompt of his said Guardianship upon Oath,
and all and singular such Estate as shall come to his Hand and Possession
by Virtue hereof, and of the Profits and Improvements of the same, so far
as the Law will charge said Estate as shall be found remaining upon his
Accompt, (the same being first examined and Allowed of by the Judge or
Judges, for the Time being, of the Probate of Wills, &c within the
County of Worcester aforesaid) unto the said Minor when he shall arrive
at full age: or otherwise as the said Judge or Judges by his or their Decree
or Sentence pursuant to Law shall limit and appoint: Then this obligation
to be Void, otherwise to remain in full Force.
Danth. Keyes
Simn. Dwight
Sibbel Dwight
John Crabtree
Matthew Patrick"
(Worcester Co. Probate)
June 21, 1766; "Worcester Co The account
of Nathaniel Parkhill adm of the Estate of his late Father Robert Parkhill
late of Leicester _____ _____ _____
The said accountant Chargeth himself with _____ _____
_____ ____ Drafted as Contained in an Inventory thereof Exhibited in to
the Probate Office for said County 26 May 1766 amounting to
66 pounds - 11 - 7
and prays allowance as follows
paid Nathaniel Sargeant 3/4 paid Doctor Green 4/ 20
7 - 4
paid Elizabeth Northgate 6/3 paid Thomas Scott 7/0
13 - 3
paid Nathaniel Richardson 5/4
0 - 5 - 4
paid the apprizers 2/6 _____ Ditto 1/
0 - 3 - 0
paid for the letter of administration warrant
0 - 10 - 0
paid Recording Inventory 3/
0 - 3 - 0
paid ____ allowing &
Registering this ace. & copy for said adm.
0 - 6 - 0
To my trouble administering
1 - 0 - 0 3 - 8 - 5
pounds
________________
Remains 63 pounds - 3 - 2
Errors & receipts for Nathaniel Parkhill
Worcester Co. June 21, 1766 Nathaniel Parkhill adm.
on the Estate of his late Father Robert Parkhill Deceased Presented the
above account and made oath to the Truth thereof and Produced vouchers
for the Payments therein Contained I allow thereof whereby it appears a
Balance remains in his Hands of 63 pounds - 3 2 21 pounds -
1 - 07 Dower that he pay to Mary Parkhill the Dowager widow for her thirds
the Remainder being 42 pounds - 2 - 1 1/2 Dower that he pay it to Jane
Green Martha Perry James Parkhill and David Parkhill Children of the Deceased
or their Guardians or legal Representatives each the Sum of seven pounds
and four pence one farthing which with his own Share makes the Sum of Forty
Two Pounds Two Shillings and one Penny half Penny and on his so Doing he
be Discharged.
John Chandler Judge Probate" (Worcester
Co. Probate)
"June 6, 1766 Received of Nathaniel Parkhill Admr. on the estate of Robert Parkhill late of Leicester Deceased seven pounds four pence and one farthing in full of the legesy Due to David Parkhill out of the said Deceased Estate. Recd. of Simeon Dwight Guardian to the said David." (Worcester Co. Probate)
"July 2nd 1766 this may certifie that I Mary Parkhill
widow of Robert Parkhill late of Leicester Deceased have received of my
son Nathaniel Parkhill administrator on said Estate twenty one pound one
shilling and a half penny in full my thirds of said Estate and do theretofore
hereby Discharge him the said Nathaniel as witness my hand
Mary Parkhill her mark Test
Thomas Whetcomb
July 3, 1766; Received of Nathaniel Parkhill
administrator on the Estate of Robert Parkhill late of Leicester Deceased
seven pounds four pence, farthing in full of the part of the estate due
to James Parkhill I say Received
Pr Thomas Scot Guardian to said James"
(Worcester Co. Probate)
1766;
"Robert Parkhill
Receipts
This may certifie that we Jane Green and Martha Perry
children of Robert Parkhill Late of Leicester Decd. and Heirs at law of
his estate together with our Hubands Benjamin Green Husband of the said
Jane and Joshua Perry Husband of the said Martha have Received of our Brother
Nathaniel Parkhill administrator on our said fathers Estate seven pound
four pence two farthings as the full share of the said Jane to the Estate
and have Received seven pounds 4/2 farthings as the share of the said Martha
and Do hereby acquit and Discharge him the said Nathaniel forever witness
our hands this (blank), Day of (blank), 1766
Benjamin Green
Alpheus Rude
Jane Green her mark
Mary Rude
Joshua Perry
Martha Perry her mark" (Worcester Co
Probate)
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