John Deane of Taunton
[fol. 62] "Upon the 25 t of the 2cond month * 1660: 1 John Deane of Taunton .... aged
sixty yeares or therabouts" made his will. It was probated at Plymouth, 7 June, 1660,
"on the oathes of Leiftenant James Wyatt and Anthony Slocum."
Bequests were as follows:
To "my eldest son John Deane my Dwelling house with all my out houses with
all my home ground on both sides the great river alsoe my great lott at the two mile river
with my meadow att Wassonett; onely .... if God take away my eldest son before hee
marry then my second son being then liveing to enjoy what I have given to my eldest son;
and what I have given to my 2cond son to bee Devided between my two youngest sons or to
either of them"
To "my sonne Thomas Deane my second sone all my land att Squabenansett two
Devisions with the meadow ptaining to that; alsoe another pcell of meadow lying on the
south side of the great river; Called the little Necke; as alsoe another pcell of meadow
on the same south side of the great river lying on the east side of the meadow Called Bare
need"
To "my third son Israell Deane the house and lott I bought of Clement
Maxfeild and all the home land belonging therunto; alsoe another pcell of land lying
between Nicholas Whites house and mistris Gilberts house att Scaddings with my meadow land
lying att Scaddingsmore"
To "my two youngest sonns Isacke and Nathanaell I give my Devision of land
which is agreed upon to bee layed out equally to bee Devided between- them;"
"my wife shall enjoy all my housing and lands During her life unlesse shee
see cause to leave pte or the whole to my sons before her Death"
To "my Daughter Elizabeth a young Cow"
"my overseers with the Consent of my wife shall incase heer bee noe settled
minnestrey in Taunton; they shall have full power to sell either the whole or pte of these
my housings and lands; soe as my Children and Posteritie may remove elsewhere where they
may enjoy God in his ordinances;"
"I Give all the rest of my Goods and estate .... to Allice my wife whome I
make .... sole exequitrix"
"I make my Brother Walter Deane and James Wyatt my overseers of this my last
will"
The will was signed by a mark. The witnesses were Hezekiah Hoar, Anthony Slocum (who
signed by a mark) and James Wyatt.
The inventory was taken by Walter Deane,
James Wyatt and William Harvey" and exhibited before the Court held att
Plymouth" 7 June, 1660, "on the oath of Allice Deane Widdow; "his share in
the Iron workes" was appraised at £ ... "his Dwelling house with his barne and
other outhouses together with all his lands" £150
