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William Makepeace Abstracts, Etc.

 
(Editor's note: His first wife was Abigail Tisdale, a descendant of Thomas Rogers, by whom he had eleven children. The Ann who petitions the court for relief, as below, was his second wife Ann Cudworth who he  married in 1732, only a few years before his death.One wonders why he made no provisions for her.)

[MD: Bristol Co. Prob. From original will] "William Makepeace of Taunton" made his will, on 16 November, 1736. Bequests were as follows:

 
To "my son Seth Makepeace & my son William Makepeace and my son Thomas Makepeace besides what I have convey'd to them by by Deeds, the sum of three shillings viz one shilling Each"

To "ye six Children of my Daughter Abigal Deceased besides what I conveyed to her in her life time the sum of Eighteen pence each"

To "my Daughter Annah" £3, "and my daugter Susannah" 30s., "the same to be paid to them out of my movables or personal Estate before Devition be made thereof"

To "my Daughter Susannah my brass Kittel"
"All ye Rest of my Household Goods, Movables, Tools &
personal Estate not given away by this my will after my Just Debts, Legacyes, and funiral Charges are paid, I give the same to be Equally Devided amonge my seven Daughters hereafter named viz: Annah, Mary, Susannah, Lydia, Deborah, Remember & Persilla"
"I also give to said seven Daughters and to their Heirs and Assigns for ever my lot of land that lyeth between the land of John Smith and ye land that was Daniel Williams Deceased, and Ye land of Elnathan Thrasher & ye Highway, and also all the land that Remains due to me from ye Heirs of mr: nicholas Moorey late of Dighton Deceased, of ye forty acres said Moorey sold to me at three mile River"
"my Daughter Lydia and my Daughter Susannah to be my Executrixes"
The will was signed by a mark.

The witnesses were Seth Williams, Mercy Mason and Stephen Macomber. "Seth Williams Esqr and Mercy Mason" made oath to the will, 21 June, 1737. [The will was also recorded, 8: 480.]

[From original inventory] The inventory was taken on 5 January, 1736, by Samuel Pitts, "John Briggs 2nd" and John Godfrey. The only real estate was: "about 4 or 5 acrs of Improoved Land" £100. "Lidia Witheril and Susanah Godfrey Daughters and Executrixes" made oath to the inventory, 21 June, 1737. [The inventory was also recorded, 8: 481.]

[From unrecorded petition] "The petetion of Ann Makepeace of Taunton .... widow and Relick of William Makepeace Late of Taunton aforesd Deceasd most Humbly Sheweth—That The aforesd William Makepeace .... was Removed from her By Death Some time in the mounth of December Last past and That in the time of his Sickness he Dissposed of his Estate By will The which your petitioner apprehends will Soon Be presented To your Honr to Be proved .... and for as much as her Said Late hussband hath not made any provission for her or given her any Thing in sd will in Leiw of her Thirds or any other ways: your Honrs petitioner Therefore prays That Said will may not Be allowed But That Shee may have one Third of his Estate That he Died Seized of Assigned and Set off unto her for her Support in her old and infirm age:"
The petition was signed by a mark, and was dated "Taunton February ye 23—1736"
"filed in the Probaite office march ye 7 1736"

[8:479] On 21 June, 1737, the will was probated, and administration granted to "Lidia and Susanah Daughters of William Mackpeice Late of Taunton Deceased, wifes of Simeon Witheril and Joseph Godfrey of Norton .... yeomen"