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Will of Robert Gray The will of Robert Gray of Salem was proved in the court at Salem 25:4:1662. The following is a copy of the original instrument on file in the office of the clerk of courts at Salem, volume VIII, leaf 29 The laƒt will and teƒtament of Rob:Gray of Salem being ƒick in bodie but of pfect vnderstandinge is as followeth Impmis I giue vnto my daughtr Elizabeth Gray that peece of grounde runninge alonge by the ƒide of mr Endicotts and buttinge againƒt Thomas oliuers It: I giue vnto my ƒon Joƒeph my barne and one quarter of an aker of grounde to it to be laid out for him at the diƒcretion of my ouerƒeer It: to my son Robert I giue my kitchin with ƒom groune vnto it reƒerving a convenyent paƒƒage for my wife into the orchard and to the well which I alƒo reƒerv to be laide out at the diƒscretion of my ouerƒeers It: I giue vnto my other three children Bethiah Hannah and mary my third pt of the Ketch to be ƒoulde and equallie diuided amonge them It: I giue vnto my ƒervant Elizabeth Wicks:three pownds provided ƒhee dwell with my wife to the end of the next ƒomer It: I giue to George Hodgis a quadrant a ƒore ƒtaƒƒe a gunters ƒcale and a p of Campaƒƒis And for the reƒt of my eƒtate what ƒoeuer I giue and bequeathe it vnto my beloued wife Elizabeth Gray whom I make executrix of this my laƒt will and teƒtament and doe apoynt my beloued friends mr John Brown and Henry Bartholmew the overƒeers of this my laƒt will and teƒtament in witnes here vnto I haue ƒet my hande the firƒt of the iith mo 1661 witnis |
