John Tear, 1707

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14          KK Andreas, 1707
This is affirmed to be the last will and testament 
of John Tear who departed this ye 26th March 
1707, being in perfect mind & memory at ye 
making thereof.   
First, he committed his Soul to God and his 
Body to Xtian Burial.  
He left to his father his part of the horse yt was 
betwixt them, with his part of his father’s bed 
clothes, & of a fledge & blanket.   
He left to his brother Daniel ye twenty shillings 
yt was in John Ratcliff BallaKelley’s hands.  
To his brother & Father all his wearing clothes, 
excepting a petty to his wife. To his uncle John 
Tear a laughton pair of breeches. To James 
Tear an hatt; to his brother Daniel a quarter 
of a colt. To his sister Jony a lamb. To his 
daughter Ann ten shills. To his son Daniel ye 
heir his part of the crop of corn & husbandry gears.  
Lastly, he appointed & constituted his wife 
his true & sole Execrx of all ye rest of his 
goods movable & immovable, & left ye 
custody of ye children & goods to her also.  
And if ye said two children shud die under age, 
then he left a quarter part of their goods to 
his brother & sister above mentioned & 
3 qrs to his wife. To ye witnesses 6d apiece.  
And he left ye Lands to his wife for twenty years.   
Testes: 
John Tear, 
James Tear, jurati.                     

The Execrx sworn in form of Law.  
2nd die Junii 1707, 
Probatum est & Solvit.          

Dan: Tear & Joney Tear are sworn Supervisors.  
Pledges to secure ye office, & for ye forthcoming 
of ye children goods & maintenance & ye 
paymt of all debts & legacys, vizt, Philip Tear 
& John Tear.                       

The Crop of Corn due to ye heir is prized by 
ye wife & grandfather to 00:19:06.  
And ye Heir is to have either ye crop in kind or 
ye above price when he comes to age.  
The husbandry geers due to ye Heir is prized to 0:3:0.  
These husbandry gears are in ye grandfather’s 
hands wch ye Heir is to receive in kind, or ye 
price from his Execr or when ye Heir comes to age.                   

22d Novr 1710
Daniel Tear does hereby acknowledge to have 
recd ye twenty shills left him by his brother John 
Tear yt was in John Ratcliff BallaKelley’s hands.  
As witness his mark, Daniel Tear’s mark X.    
Before me, 
Charles Watleworth, Regr