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Will of William Bacon

The will of William Bacon of Salem was proved in the Salem court 29: 9 :
1653.. The following a copy has been taken from the original on file in the office of the clerk of courts at Salem, volume II, leaf 105.

The Laƒt will and Teƒtament of mr William Bacon of Salem, diƒeased

Whereby he gaue to his ƒonn Iƒaack his dwelling houƒe and ground and Meadow, except ƒome certaine parcells of * * which afterward he shall otherwiƒe ƒee cauƒe; he is to haue it att the age of one and Twentie years. If he dye before one and twentie his wyfe is to haue it. And if his mother keeps hirƒelf a widdow his ƒonn is to liue with hir And ƒhee is to take care of the whole Eƒtate.

Item he giues to An Potter one Cowe.
Item tho his two ƒervants ffortie ƒhillings apeece
Item all his houƒhold goods, and all his Chattell and all other moueabls whatƒoeuer to his wyfe mrs Rebeca Bacon and Three acers of Land in the
tenem
As ffor ouerƒeers Joƒeph Boyƒe and Laurenc Southweeke.
George Emery
the mark of E Elizabeth Bo **
*Broken