Henry Young, 1681

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June ye 14th 1682, German
This is affirmed to be the last will and testament 
of Henry Young who departed this life ye 6th of 
Februarie last past.  
First, he committed his soul to God & his body to 
Christian burial.  
Itm, he declared yt there was due unto him from his 
father & mother in law 20 pounds or 18 pounds at 
least as portion his wife wch said sum he left unto 
his eldest son Norris Young.  
Itm, he left unto his youngest son Thomas the whole 
shop with ye consent of his wife who granted to give 
her part also.  
Lastly, he constituted his three sons Valentine, 
John & Thomas his lawful Executors of all the rest 
of his goods moveable & unmoveable, and appointed 
his brother in law Mr. Jo: Norris, his neighbour’s C
aesar Watleworth & James Young overseers of his said 
Executors and did further intimate or signifie that 
if his eldest son could not cover & receive ye foresd 
summe, then he was to be a joint Executor with ye rest 
of his children.   
Testes
Sam: Watleworth, 
Dan: Christian, jurati.                    

The wife sworn in form of law, & James Young 
sworn overseer, Cæsar Wattleworth having denyed 
the charge and Jon. Norris to be sworn at next Court.     
Probated et Solvit 1s.                        

An Inventorie of the goodes of Hen: Young praised by 
four sworne men, vidz, Wm Craine, Wm Callister, 
Frances xxxx, Wm Christian:    
Itm, halfe of 2 cowes, half  01 pounds : 00 shillings : 00 pence;      
halfe a calfe of tenn weeks, half  00:02:00;      
half of 2 mares, half  01:00:00;     
half of a mare & a coult, half  00:10:00;      
3 ould fiderbedes, 2 boulsters, half  00:13:04;      
half of 4 bedstocks, half  00:05:09;      
3 tables, 3 formes, half  00:04:04;      
half a cubbard in ye parlor, half  00:07:06;      
half a cobbard in ye great house, half  00:04:00;      
3 ould caddowes, half  00:04:06;      
half a coverlet, half  00:02:06;     
5 blanketes one with ye other, half  00:06:03;      
half of 2 ould pare of curtaines, half  00:01:00;      
4 ould kushines, half  00:00:07;      
half 2 pare of sheetes, 2 pillobeares, half  00:06:00;      
2 table clothes & a towel, half 00:02:00;      
an ould table carpet, half  00:01:00;      
2 ould trunke,2 ould chests, half  00:02:06;      
2 ould brasse pottes, half  00:04:00;      
2 brasse candlesticks chaffing dish, 
   and a big canoe[?cause] sticke  00:01:09;      
30 pounds of pewder, half  00:12:06;      
3 pounds of pewder, half  00:01:03;      
ould a flagon, half  00:01:06;      
1 ladder, 2 carres, 3 straddles, half   00:01:05;      
1 ould hogshead ,1 ould keane, half  00:02:03;      
3 tubs, half  00:01:00;      
2 ould iron potts, half  00:02:00;      
1 pare of trippets xxxx & pott hookes, 
   fire tonges, and a littell hatched, half  00:00:10;      
wooden dishes, ladel, spoones, piggines, half  00;01:00;      
2 ould chares, half  00:01:00;     
1 fire grate , a barrel, a pare of sheares, half 00:--:--;      
6 new napkins, half  00:--:--;      
9 sheep, half  00:07:00;      
1 lambe, half 00:00:05;      
1 pare of hookes, half 00:02:06;      
houses and lands