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Will of Mrs. Joanna Symonds The will of Joanna Symonds of Ipswich was proved in the Ipswich court May 9, 1666. The following copy is transcribed from the original instrument on file in the probate office at Salem. Theƒe preƒents witheƒƒeth that I Joana Symons of
Ipƒwich in the county of Eƒƒex being weake of body but through Gods goodnes
Inioying my vnderstanding and memory and not knowing what time || I || have heere in this
life doe make and ordaine this my last will and Testament as followeth first I committ my
soule into the hands of Jeƒus christ mybleƒƒed redeemer and my body to the
earth from whence it came to be decently buryed And for my outward estate I Thus
diƒpoƒe God haueing given me two daughtres which are maryed both and haue
chilldren my will is equally to diƒpoƒe of what estate I leaue behind me att my
deceaƒe vnto my ƒayd two daughters and there children, namely vnto my daughter
Priƒilla the wife of John warner and to her children after her deceaƒethe one
halfe of my estate And to my daughter Abigaill the wife of Robet Pearce the other halfe
equally devided my debts & funerall charges being diƒsharged and I doe apoynt my
loueing sons in law John warner & Robert Pearce to be my executors of this my last
will and testament In witness whereof I haue heervnto ƒett my hand and ƒeale and
doe declare this to be my last will and testament this sixt day of April 1666. Signed ƒealed & declared "The Essex Antiquarian" |
