Bristol Co. Probate Records, Book 7, page 519.
"In the name of God amen The Fifth Day of February in the Firft year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord King George the Second over Great Brittain and in the year of our Lord god one thoufand seven hundred and twenty seven:
I Edward Bobet of Dighton in the County of Briftoll and Province of the Mafsachufets Bay in new England yeoman: Being weak of Body But of sound and perfect memory. (Praife be given to god for the same) and knowing the uncertainty of This life on Earth and Being Defireous To settle Things in order Do make this my Laft will and,Teftament in manner and Form Following: That is to say Firft and Principally I Recommend my soull to allmighty god my Creator hoping That I shall receive Pardon and full Remiffion of all my sins; and be saved By the precious Death and merits of my Blessed Savior and redeemer Chrift Jefus; and my Body to the Earth from whence it was taken: To Be Buried in such Decent and Chriftian manner as to my Executors hereafter to Be named shall Be Thought meet and Convenient: and as Touching such worldly Eftate as the Lord in mercy hath Lent me my will and meaning is The same shall be imployed and Beftowed as hereafter By this my will is Executed; and Firft I Do Revoke fruftrate and make void all wills By me formerly made, and Declare and appoint This to Be my Laft will and Testament.
item: I Give and Bequeath unto my Beloved wife Elffabeth The ufe and improvement of That part of my homestead which By Deed Bearing even Date with Thefe Prefents I have given to my son Benaiah after The Deceafe of myfelf and wife -
item: I give and Bequeath to my Loveing wife The one half of my goods moveables and Perfonall Eftate after the Payment of my Debts: To her and To her Dffpofe, in Leiu and full of her Dower.
item: I haveing given to my son Erafmus his full portion By Deed I Do hereby give him five shillings and confirm what I have given him By Deed
item: I haveing given my son Seth his full Portion By Deed I Do alfo give him five shillings and confirm what I have given him By Deed
item: I haveing given my son Nathan his full Share and portion y Deed I allfo give him five shillings and confirm what I have given him By Deed
item: I give unto my son Benaiah and to his heirs and affign my four score acres of Land in norton Being all the Land I have in norton which I have not allready Difpofed of:
item: I give and confirm to my son Benaiah and his affigns after the Death of my wife That part of my homeftead which I have given him By Deed Bearing Even Date with Thefe Prefents-he Paying to my Daughters all and Every the Legacys hereafter in This my will given and mentioned
item: I give unto my son Benaiah The one half of my goods movables and Perfonall Eftate after the payment of my Debts
item: I haveing given To my son Edward part of my homestead By Deed: I Do By Thefe Prefents give and confirm the same to him.
item: I give and Bequeath to my son Edward and to his heirs and affigns all That my half Purchafe Right To future Divffsions in the Town of Taunton
item: I Haveing given my son nathaniell his Portion By Deed I give him five Shillings and hereby confirm to him what I have given him By Deed
item: I haveing given my son George his Portion By Deed I allfo give him five shillings and hereby confirm unto him what I have given him By Deed.
item: I give and Bequeath To my Daughter Sarah That the four acres of Land which Lyes adjoyning to her hufband William Thayers land.
item: I allfo give my Daughter Sarah Fifteen Pounds To Be Paid in money or houfhold goods or cattle according as they Shall Be inventoryed; at the Election of my son -
item: I give To my Daughter Abigafle Burt more Than what she hath allready had the sum of twenty Pounds; to Be paid in money or houfhold goods or cattle as aforefd
item: I give unto my Daughter Waitftill thirty Pounds to Be Paid in money or houfhold goods or cattle as aforefd
item: I give unto my Daughter Ruth thirty pounds to Be Paid in money or houfhold goods or cattle as aforefd
item: I give unto my Daughter Hannah Thirty Pounds to Be Paid in money or houfhold goods or cattle as aforefd
item: I conftitute and appoint my Loveing wife Elizabeth and my son Benaiah to Be joynt Executors of This my Laft will and Teftament; and in cafe Either of my said Executors happen to Dye Before the Proveing of this my will; That then the suvivour To Be sole Executor of This my will in witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seau the Day and year firft above written -
signed sealled publifhed and Declared By said Edward Babit to Be his Laft will and Teftament in Prefents of us -
Edwd Shove.
Ifaac hathway
Abrahaham Waldron" (Signed) Edward Bobet.
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