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Will of Humphrey Gilbert The will of Humphrey Gilbert of Ipswich was proved in the Ipswich court March 30, 1658. The following copy is taken from the original on file in the office of the probate court at Salem. The 14 of the 12 moth 1657 I giue vnto my ƒon John all The middow & Vpland wch is my farme one hundred Akers more or leƒƒ & That this farm be let out of Improued acording To mywifes diƒcretian for The bringing of my Child vpp till be com to age of be able to Improve it him ƒelfe and it is my will that twentie pounds be payde oute of the Incom of my ffarme To my four daughters when They are ƒeaventene yeares of age & in caƒe god Take any of them a way by death be fore the age ƒpecied That her proportion ƒhall be equally deuided To the Reƒt of the ƒiƒters or if a ƒecond or a Third ƒtill it com to ƒhe That doe viuiue moreouer it is my will That tow oxen and tow Cows that I haue now in poƒƒeƒion be let oute with the farme. I doe alƒo giue vnto my daughter abbigal one heffer of four yeares olde I doe giue vnto my Loueing and deare wiffe Eliƒƒebeth Gilbard twelue ackers of vpland with my dwelling Houƒe I doe likwiƒe giue vnto my wiffe my ffetherbed wth the furniture Therevnto belonging It is my will In caƒe my ƒon ƒhold die in his nonage That what I haue giuen to my ƒon ƒhould be equially deuided amongƒt my daughters The mark: H of Humfre Gilbard |
