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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1691-1692
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With their increase. The land qt. by Computation fifty Acres, also to be paid him by my Execcutor at twenty -
years of age One thousand pounds of tobacco, then to be free and at his owne dispose, to have and to hold the said
Land to him the said Edmund and to his Heirs for ever as also One Ewe with her increase. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Item I give and bequeath unto my Sonn John: Beauchamp that lower part of my land called Contention qt. fifty
Acres more or less, begining at a marked Stake with eight Notches two of a Side Standing a litle below my
Orchard at the mouth of a Branch runing downe and into the main River of Animessex and runing downe the
Said River with Severall angles untill it comes to a Creek Called the Northeast branch thence up the sd branch
or Creek with Severall angles till it intersects the line by the Creek side of Robert Catlin, and thence along
the line of Robert: Catlin fifty pearches to a marked tree, and after that fifty pearches in the woods is runne
Out with a Streight line to the first bounder the marked Stake with eight Notches. To have and to hold the
Said land to him the sd John: Beauchamp his Heirs and Assigns for ever; I give and bequeath unto my sd Sonn
John. One Cow with Calfe or Calfe by her Side to be delivered the next May following with her increase
both male and female after my decease, also two Sow Shoats with their future increase, and the first Colt
my Mare Motle shall bring after my decease whether Male or female. And also two thousand pounds of tobacco
to be paid him by my Execcutor at twenty years of Age then to be free also my Hamock at J: W. and One
Ewe with her increase. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Item I give and Bequeath unto my daughter Alice: Beauchamp my ffeather
bed pillow, One paire of blanketts and my bible marked with 2:letters J D . at the Clerks Office, One Cow & Calfe
or Calfe by her Side, Two Sow shoats with their increase for ever, and my Mare Motle with her increase
for ever. (Excepted as before excepted) as also I give and bequeath further unto my said daughter Alice
Beauchamp, Two thousand pounds of tobacco to be paid her the next Cropp following after her day
of marriage as also one Ewe with her increase. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Item I bequeath unto my Sonn Doget Beauchamp
One Cow and Calfe and her increase for ever, the male excepted to my Sonn Thomas.untill eighteen years
of age, then both male and female and to enjoy as his propper goods for ever with five hundred pounds of
tobacco to be paid him by my Execcutor at the age of twenty years, as also One ewe with her increase . -
Item I give and bequeath unto my Sonn Edward Beauchamp, One Cow and Calf and their increase for ever
the male excepted as before untill eighteen years of age then both male and female, and to enjoy as his -
propper goods for ever, with five hundred pounds of tobacco to be paid him by my Execcutor at the age of twenty
years, and One Ewe with her increase ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Item I give and bequeath unto my Sonn Robert Beauchamp
One Cow Calfe, the said Cow Calfe to be paid him and delivered to his use at the age of ten years and if it dies
to deliver him another until Such time its a Cow and hath a Cowe Calve by her side the male increase as
before to my Sonn Thomas untill eighteen years of age then the sd Robert to enjoy both male & female as his
propper goods for ever, & I also give him four hundred pounds of tobacco to be paid him by my Execcutor at
twenty years of age, and One Ewe with her increase. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Item I give & bequeath unto Patience Beauchamp
twelve pence in money to be paid her at the day of Marriage. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ It is my will and desire that all these
my Children here in my will named in Some Convenient time after my decease, remaine with what is here given
under the tuition with my Sonn Thomas: Beauchamp , and further it is my absolute will & desire that all the rest
of my moveables be equally devided & distributed unto my Sonn Thomas Beauchamp Sonn Edmund Beauchamp
Sonn John Beauchamp Daughter Alice Beauchamp, Sonn Doget Beauchamp Sonn Edward Beauchamp & Sonn
Robert Beauchamp by equall proportions, as also after debts Legacies and funerall Charges paid by my Execcutor
hereafter named, all debts due to me for fees to be understood the One halfe that was earned between mr John:West
my Deputy and my Selfe, may be equally devided emongst my Children last named. And to be paid to my Execcutor
hereafter named, hereby requesting mr. ffrancis: Jenckins. George: Layfield Esqr. and mr John: West



 
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