John Killey, 1693

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This is affirmed to be the last will and testament 
of JOHN KILLEY who departed this life the 8th of 
April 1694, being in perfect memory at the making 
thereof. First he committed his soul to God and 
body to Christian burial. 
Item, he left to HENRY KILLEY (HIS NEPHEW) two sheep. 
Item, to WILLIAM CRAINE a sheep and two lambs. 
Item, to every kinsman that would claim any right to 
his goods if the CHILD ON HIS WIFE'S BEARING did not 
live 6 pence apiece. 
Item, to his WIFE ANN CRELLIN all the remainder of 
the ground what soever, she paying the rent and 
defraying his funeral charges. 
Item, to his said WIFE a quarter of the crop new 
sewn and to be sewn, she maintaining the child now 
on her bearing if it pleased God it lived, with 
an house which he himself built and this house to 
be enjoyed by her if she pleased to live therein 
till the child came to 14 years of age. 
Item, he declared that he owed forty shillings 
to RICH: ELLISON, and to pay the same he left to 
JOHN KILLEY (HIS NEPHEW) an ox and an horse, and 
if that would not reach to pay the same, then the 
said JOHN KILLEY was to take as much out of the 
other quarter of the crop as would satisfy the debt. 
Item, he left to the posthume on his foresaid wife's 
bearing the said quarter of a crop, and that on 
account should be taken of it in stokes by the 
supervisor and put into the Record, for the use 
of the foresaid posthume if it lived to enjoy the 
same, and that this said quarter should remain in 
the custody of the foresaid JOHN KILLEY till the 
child came of age; and in the interim the said 
JOHN KILLEY to manage and till the tenement, and 
if the child died underage, then this quarter of 
the crop was to return to the said JOHN KILLEY 
or he(?) the next heir. 
Item, he left the posthume his lawful Executor of 
all the rest of his goods moveable and immoveable 
whatsoever and if he died under age, then the 
foresaid JO: KILLEY. 
Item, he appointed his KINSMAN WILLIAM CRAINE 
aforesaid overseer of his said CHILD. 
Item, he declared that HENRY KILLEY should have 
the cow fit of his bill of mortgage to the term 
of xx years, and if he did not redeem it then to 
be continued to him from year to year till the 
moneys be paid. 
Witnesses: 
Will: Craine, 
Hen: Killey. 

THE EXECUTOR BEING UNDERAGE the wife and xxxx 
sworn in Court according to Law. The tuition 
of the CHILD in the hands of the mother who 
hath given in pledges JOHN CRELLIN AND 
PATRICK CRELLIN according to Law.

The Inventory brought in by the overseers amount to 
1 pound 2 shillings 0 pence. 
More added by the supervisors 40 stookes of oats; 
Item of barley 6 stooks, 
Item of wheat 1 stook. 
The goods in the hands of JOHN KILLEY who hath given 
pledges WILLIAM CRAIN and WILLIAM CANNEL according to Law