THE WILL AND INVENTORY OF FRANCIS COOKE.
Communicated by EDITH FORRESTER PRATT (MD 2:24-27)
Francis Cooke died at Plymouth, on the seventh of April, 1663, and his will and inventory
were recorded in the Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories, Volume II, Part II, folios 1
and 2.
[1] The last Will and Testament of ffrancis Cooke of Plymouth late Deceased: exhibited
before the Court held att Plymouth aforsaid the fift day of June 1663 on the oathes of mr
John Aldin and mr John howland;
The Last Will and Testament of ffrancis Cooke made this seaventh of the tenth month 1659
I being att prsent weake and Infeirme in body yett in prfect memory throw mercy Doe comitt
my soule unto god that gave it and my body to the earthe; which my will is should bee
Intered in a Decent and comly manner;
As for such goods and lands as I stand posessed of I Doe will and bequeath as followeth;
1 My will is that hester my Dear and loveing wife shall have all my moveable goods and all
my Cattle of all kinds; viz: neat Cattle horsekind sheep and swine to be att her Dispose
2 my will is that hester my wife shall have and Injoy my lands both upland and meddow
lands which att prsent I posesse During her life
3 I Doe ordaine and appoint my Deare wife and my son John Cooke Joynt exequitors of this
my said will
Witnes ffrancis Cooke
John Aldin
John howland
An Inventory of the estate of ffrancis Cooke Deceased taken and Aprised the first Day of
May 1663 by Ephraim Tinkham and Willam Crow
£ s d
Imprs 2 Iron potts & 1 Iron skillett 02 16 00
Item 2 paire of pott hookes 00 01 00
Item 7 pewter Dishes & 2 basons 00 17 06
Item 3 pewter potts 00 06 06
Item 1 pewter bason 2 porringers & 1 salt seller 00 02 00
Item 1 pewter Candlesticke 00 02 00
Item 2 Alcemy spoones 00 03 03
Item 1 lanthorn 1 gallypot 00 01 02
Item halfe a Dozen of trenchers and one stone bottle 00 01 00
Item 3 olde ladles 00 00 06
Item 1 woodden tray 6 trenchers 00 01 00
Item 1 morter and pestell 00 02 00
Item 4 wooden Dishes 00 00 08
Item 1 earthen pan and 2 earthen potts 00 00 09
Item 1 great brasse kettle 01 06 00
Item 2 smaller kettles 00 08 00
Item 3 wooden pailes 02 03 06
Item 1 pewter Chamber pott 00 02 06
Item 1 warming pan 1 frying pan 00 0 26
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Item 1 thwart saw 1 hand saw 00 03 06
Item 1 paire of pincers 1 hammer 00 02 06
Item 1 Drawing Knife 00 00 06
Item 1 water Tubb 00 01 06
Item 1 axe 00 01 06
Item 1 greate Chaire 00 05 00
Item 3 smale Chaires 00 03 00
Item 1 gridiron 1 fiershovell 1 paire of tonggs 00 05 00
Item 2 paire of pothangers 00 06 00
Item 2 old musketts 00 02 00
Item 2 paire of sheers 1 paire of sissers 00 00 09
Item 1 great bible & 4 old bookes 00 0 00
Item 1 brush 00 00 02
Item 1 file and 1 paire of pincers 00 00 06
Item 1 Table & forme 00 06 00
Item 1 old bucking Tubb 00 02 06
Item 1 tubb & 2 kimnells * 00 05 00
Item 1 Chist 00 03 00
Item 1 pair of Cards and one baskett 00 01 00
Item 1 Chist 00 02 00
Item 4 earthen potts 1 Cupp 2 wooden trayes 00 05 00
Item 1 Chern 1 old Cask & four bottles 00 05 06
Item 1 old trough & a forme 20 0 26
Item 1 woolen wheele & scales 00 04 00
Item 1 Iron Driping pan 00 03 00
Item 1 sifting trough & one odd trough 00 03 00
Item 1 tray 1 tubb 1 box 00 03 00
Item 2 seives 00 02 06
Item 3 paire of sheep sheers 00 03 00
Item 3 paire of old Cards 00 01 06
Item 1 Cheespresse 1 Cheesfatt 00 01 00
[2] Item 2 old ferkins & som sope 00 01 06
Item 2 old basketts & yarne 00 04 00
Item 1 feather bed & bolster 02 00 00
Item 1 paire of sheets 00 12 00
Item 1 Coverlid & blankett 01 00 00
Item 1 pound of Candles 00 00 06
Item 2 hoes 00 01 06
Item 1 Cushien 02 00 06
Item 2 Chistes & 3 boxes 01 06 02
Item 1 feather bed 1 bolster 1 pillow 03 10 00
Item 1 paire of sheets 102 1 blankett 1 Coverlid 15 01 15 00
Item 2 old Curtaines & vallence 00 02 02
Item 2 paire of sheets 01 00 00
Item 3 halfe sheets 00 06 00
* Tubs.
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Item 2 hatts 00 15 00
Item 1 long coate 25s 2 short coates 30s 02 15 00
Item 1 old coate & 1 Jerkin 00 15 00
Item 2 paire of briches 1 paire of Drawers 01 10 00
Item old clothes
stockers gloves shooes 01 10 00
Item 4 shirts & smale linnine 01 0 02
Item 1 bed & beding in the loft 03 00 00
Item 20 lb of woole & 2 paire of old stockers 01 07 02
Item 8 paire of stockers 01 05 00
Item some other old dumber about the house 00 02 00
Item 2 mares & one yearling mare 06 00 00
Item 2 Cowes & one Calfe 07 10 00
Item 12 yeare old and 1 yearling heiffers 03 10 00
Item 16 sheep 08 00 00
Item 5 lambes 01 00 00
Item 4 smale swine 01 04 00
The sume apprised is 85 02 01
Debtes Due to the estate from severall about 04 0 00
Due from the estate of severall about 02 10 00
summa totalis 86 11 01
Besides the housing and land;
the goods and Chattels amount to eighty six pounds eleven shillings and a peney; apprised
by us
Ephraim Tinkham
his E T
Willam Crow
The above written Inventory was exhibited before the Court held att Plymouth the fift of
June 1663 and Attested unto Upon oath by hester Cooke widdow
