The account of "Samuel Kingsley
of Taunton North Purchase
The real estate was: "The home Liveing" £110; "fifty acres Lyeing near
Ephraim Howard land" £40; "Twenty five accres Lyeing in the Third
Divission" £13; "half a share in the Seder swamp" £5; "Nine acres in
Crambery meadow Swamp" £10; "half a Right in the undivided lands" £8. The
total was £274, 8s. 5d.
[3: 194] On 8 July, 1714, Mary Kingsley (signing by a mark) petitioned the court "to
give my son Samuel Kingsley a Letter of Administration to Administr on his Decd Fathers
Inheiritance for I am not willing to Concern my self with it" (Ed. note:
Mary Washburn, a Cooke Descendant)
[From unrecorded bond] On 13 July, 1714, "Samuel Kinsley" of Taunton
North Purchase, "Eldest son of mr Samuel Kingley of sd North Purchase",
as administrator, gave bond for £500, with John Phillips and Benjamin Drake, both of
Taunton North Purchase, as sureties.
The witnesses were Thomas Fenton and John Cary.
Payments had been made to "mr Nicholas Byram for phizick in time of sicknes",
Ephraim Hayward, Joseph Hayward, Samuel Edson, David Hubard, Samuel Snell, Jeremiah
Nuland, Ephraim Huet, William Snow, Nicholas Smith, John Field, John Ames, Nathaniel Ames,
Clement Briggs, Joseph Crosman, James Latham, Thomas Snell, Edward Mitchel, William
Manley, Thomas Buck, James Leonard, "mr Samuel Danforth".
(George Ernest Bowman)The account was signed
"Samuel Kinsley", but the oath erroneously states that "Nathll
Kingsley" swore to the account, as administrator on the "Estate of his father mr
Samll Kingsley late of Taunton North purchase", before Nathaniel Paine, Esq., Judge
of Probate, on 9 November, 1715. The oath is in the handwriting of Nathaniel Paine, who by
mistake wrote "Nathll" instead of "Samuel" Kingsley. The register of
probate, in recording the oath, [3 :247] entered the name correctly, as "Samuel"
Kingsley.
[From original warrant] On 6 March, 1721/2, "mr]Epharaim Randall mr John Phillips mr
Benjamin Drake mr Thomas manley & mr Clementt Briggs" .... "All sufficient
freeholders within the County of Bristoll or any three of you" were appointed
"to make a Divission on ye Houseing and Lands of mr Samuell Kingsley of Taunton North
Purchass Deceased Intestate and also of his Personall Estate .... amongst the
Widdow and childreen and shuch as shall Legally represent them if any of them be
Dead". "The gentleman Above Named" Were Sworn the same day.
[Also recorded, 4: 141]
[From original account] The account of "Samuel Kingsley of Taunton North
Purchase" administrator, is dated "Bristoll Novembr 10th 1715". Payments
had been received from Timothy Cooper, Edward Fobes, Edward Hayward, Thomas Drake, David
Ames, amounting to £3, 0s. 9d.
[From original division] the division of the real estate, made 5 October, 1722, and
allowed 9 October, 1722 was as follows:
"To the widow of the decesed one third part of the Reall Estate as followeth
"we began at the north East corner of the home Steed at a stak thence rangeth South
on Bridgwarter line twenty six rods to a Stak for a corner thence west about seventy two
rods to a stak at the high way for a corner thence north on the East Side of the high way
to the north line of said homsted so on the north line East to the Stake first mentioned
with the house thereon . . ."
"To Samuel Kinsley Eldest son .... two shears of the Reall
Estate as falloweth begining at the East corner of the fifty acre lot thence north west
fourty and one rod to a stak in the north East End of said lot about midest of said lot
thence southwest one hundred rods to the west End of said lot to a stak in the line thence
south East fourty and one rod to the south East corner of said lot then bounded on the
south line of said lot to the corner first mentioned . . .
"more one acre of land layed out in community with two acres and a half of land which
the said Samuel Kinsley bought of the commity Impowered to sell lands in the said taunton
north purchas
"more two ninth parts of all the undevided land that doth of Right be long to the
Children of the deceased"
"To Benjemin Kinsley second and youngest Son of the
deceased one Shear of the Reall Eastate as falloweth
"part of the homested bounded as falloweth we began at the south East corner stake of
said homested thence rangeth north on bridgwarter line fourty and six rods to a stak in
said line thence west to a Stake on the East side of the highway thence nere south on the
East side of the high way to a stak in the south line of said lot thence . . .
"more one ninth part of all the undevided lands that doth of right belong to the
Children of the deceased
"To Hannah Hayward Eldest daughter of the deceased one
Shear of the Reall Estate as falloweth
"part of the homested bounded as falloweth we began at a stak on the west side of the
high way thence bounded on the widows right westerly to the west End of said homested to a
stak which is the southwest corner of the widows righ thence South twenty and six rods to
a stak in said line thence East to a littel black oake tree nere the highway marked for a
corner then bounded on the west side of the highway to the corner first mentioned . .
."
"To Sarah Hayward second daughter of the deceased one Shear
of the Reall Estate as falloweth
"we began at a stak acre oposet to the wes end of the dweling house on the homested
on the west side of the high way which is a corner bounds of the widows righ thence west
to the west line of said homested to a stak in sd line thence north nineteen rods to the
northwest Corner of said hom lot then bounded on the north side line to the highway to a
stak thence nere south bounded on the west side of the way ninteen rods to the stak first
mentioned . . ."
"To Mary Williss third daughter of the deceased on shear of
the Reall Estate as falloweth
"part of the fifty acre lot bounded as falloweth we began at a Stak which is the
south East corner of the widows right in said lot thence south East twenty and one rod to
a stak which is the aforsaid Samuel Kinsleys north East corner then bounded on said Samuel
Kinsleys right to his north west corner on hundred to a stak north west twenty and one
rods to the corner stak of the widows right thence north . . ."
"To Susannah Kinsley the fourth daughter
of the deceased one shear of the Reall Eastate as falloweth
"we began at littel black oake tree in the homsteed on the west sid of the highway
which tree is the afore said hannah haywards south East corner bounds thence nere south to
a stak in the south line of said home lot about fifty and two rods thence west to a black
burch tree which is the corner of said home sted thence north fifty two rods to a stak
which the afore said hannah haywards southwest corner bounds thence East bounded on the
afore said hannahs right to the black oake tree first mentioned . . ."
"To Abigall Kinsley the fifth daughter of the deceased one
shear of the Reall Eastate as falloweth
"we began at a stak nere the well in the homsted on the East side of the high way
thence East bounded on the widows right to bridgwarter line to a stak in sd line thence
south on said line thirty and six rods to a stak which is the afore said Benjemin Kinsleys
north East corner thence west to stak on the East side of the high way . . ."
"To Bethiah Kinsley the sixth and youngest daughter of the
deceased one shear of the Reall Estate as followeth
"Eaight acres and three quarters of an acres bounded as followeth begining at the
line of the fifty acre lot nere crambery medow brook on the west side of the brook thence
northwest sixteen rods to a stak with stons nere the high way thence southwest Eaighty and
Eight rods to a stak for a corner thence south East sixteen rods to a stak which stands in
or nere the line of Joseph Keiths lot thence bounded partly on said Keiths land and partly
on the fifty acre lot to the corner first mentioned . . ."
The personal estate was divided as follows: "to the widow
one third part"; to "Samuel Kinsley two shears"; to
"Benjemin Kinsley second son" one share; to "Hannah Hayward Eldest
daughter" one share; to "Sarah Hayward second daughter" one share; to
"Mary Williss third daughter" one share; to "Susannah Kinsley the fourth
daughter" one share; to "Abigal Kinsley fifth daughter" one share; and to
"Bethiah Kinsly sixth and youngest daughter" one share.
The division was "compleated by us the subscibers on" 5 October, 1722, and
signed by "Benjamin Drake", "thomas manely", Ephraim Randell and John
Phillips. Clement Briggs did not sign, but his name appears in the list of charges arising
from the division.
The division was allowed 9 October, 1722. [The division was also recorded, 4: 141]
[4:44] On "March 5th 1721/22 Samuell Kingsley of Taunton . North . Purchass was
allowed and apointed to be Gaurdian to Bethia Kingsley & Abigell Kingsley Daughters to
Samll Samuell Kingsley late of Taunton . North . Purchass deceased"
