THE WILL OF THOMAS SHERWOOD

Imprimis, I give and bequath unto the children of my first wife.
I bequeath to my son Thomas five acres of upland lying upon the north end of Sasqua Neck.

I bequeath to my daughter Jane twenty Shillings.
I bequeath to my daughter Tamsen twenty Shillings.
I bequeath to my daughter Mary twenty Shillings.
I bequeath to my daughter Sarah twenty Shillings.
I bequeath to my daughter Hanna twenty Shillings.
I bequeath to my daughter Rose twenty Shillings.
I bequeath to my daughter Rebecca forty Shillings.

I will that the above named legasies by payd within one year after my decease.
I will and bequeath to my well beloved wife Mary Sherwood whom I make my executor and executrix of this my last will who shall pay the above named legasies.  And also the legasies underwritten.

As to my son Steven Sherwood I bequeath my dwelling house and homelot with all the buildings on this homelot and all the lot that layed next to my homelot which I now live excepting half an acre-etc., etc..

I will and bequeath to my son Matthew all my upland and me3adow lying on the other side of Uncawy Creek namely on the east side of the said creek.
I will and bequeath to my daughter Mary ten pounds.
I will and bequeath my daughter Ruth ten pounds.

I will and bequeath to my daughter Abigaill ten pounds.  I will and bequeath unto my son Isaak that dwelling house next to my dwelling house that I now live in.  And also I give him with the building on that homelot which it standeth and he is to have the said half acre of land it standeth and he is to have the said half acre of land square off from the front the whole widence of the lot and soe downward.

I give and bequeath to my loving and well beloved wife Mary Sherwood all the estate undivided whom I make mine Executor of this my last will excepting a mare colt which my son Isaak shall have and that to his use and profit presently.
I will that Steven have his portion when he is twenty years of age. And also that Matthew shall have his portion when he is twenty years old.  And my son Isaak shall have four acres of meadow in the grea meadow which I bought of Peter Merritt and five acres in thenew field which he is to have at twenty years of age.
To Mary, Abigail and Ruth which I had by my last wife, etc.

And I desire my well beloved friends Thomas Staples and Nathan Gold to be  overseers of this my last will.  

Signed in presence and Witnesses of us this twenty first day of July, 1655.

Thomas Sherwood
seal

Giles Smith
John Tomson
Proved October ye 25th, 1655


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