John Hall (and 2nd wife Hannah) 1766 Probate

 

JOHN HALL

RAYNHAM

1766

 

Province of the Massachusetts Bay, Bristol

 

To Major. Ebenerer Bosinor, Richard Williams and Ebenerer Britten all freeholders[1]

In the County aforesaid, Greeting

 

You are hereby appointed and impowered to take an Inventory of and (according to your best Skill and Judgment) truly and justly to apprize (in Lawful Money of this Province) all the Estate whereof John Hall late of Raynham _____  died seized, in the aforesaid County; and you are to make Return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, unto the Probate Office, in the same Country as soon as conveniently may be and they appeared and were found to be faith full _____ ______ of the _____ ______ in them.

 

Given under my hand this 20^th day of November 20^th AD 1766 and the above named  ______ from to the faithfull discharge of the ____ ____ in them.

George Leonard   J Probate

 

 

The account of John Hall adm on the Estate of Mr. John Hall late of Raynham in the county of Bristol Pixled (?)

 

The said accountant ___ ____ him before with personal Estate of said deceased of specified in an inventory thereof exhibited into the registry of court of probate amounting to _____ of £ 6:0:1:3

 

 

To Cash (?) heir of Elnathan Walker	0:0:4:0
Of Gideon Shaw	1:4:0
Of Nathan Hall	1:7:0
Of John Robinson	1:8:0
Of John Tisdale	1:8:0
Of Josiah Dean	2:0:0
Of Chad___Wilbore	2:6:8
Of Nathaniel ____	0:4:5:2
Of Seth Henry	3:15:2
Of Joseph Leonard	7:18:9
Of Simeon Williams	0:12:0
Of Macey (Mary?) Hall	0:14:5:1
Of Ebenerer Crane Jr	0:14:5:1
Of debt ____ Estate ___ note	1:12:0

 

There yet remains ___ from the Old Iron Works in Raynham to said estate 10-18-5 pound in Iron at 22 shillings & C__d   __d

  

And may allowance or to same w/ follows to witt

To funeral charges	8:14:2
McKinsley	0:9:8
Obis	0:15:0
Appraisers	1:4:0
Robert Lycomb	3:7:0
Ebenezer Britten	4:10:3
Capt Joesph Hall	1:0:0
Jonathon __gley	1:18:0
Leiut Ebenezer Robinson	1:7:0
Richard Williams	3:15:4
Capt George Williams	3:2:0
Capt Joshua Leonard	2:5:5
Philip King	3:2:2
Asneriah (?) Hall	2:8:2
Jacob Hall	4:4:0
Nicholas Rock	0:9:6
Beny Elliot	2:8:0
J___ail Tydale	2:14:4:3
James Williams Jr	0:4:6
Maj Seth Williams	1:4:0
____en Shaw	2:4:0
Samuel White Jr	0:2:8
____ Abgail Williams	1:4:0
Ebenerer Briggs	0:3:0
Funeral accounts to _____ to draw ___ ___ _____	2:3:1
Edmond Hall	0:7:8:3
Noah Wiswall	0:14:0:0
Last in ____ ____	0:14:0
One to myself to pay for J Lent ___ ___	1:7:0
Cash paid for my father	3:6:0
47 days print in lettering the Estate at 3 _____	7:1:6
_____ ______ & needing ye inventory _______ allowing and keeps this tiny amount	1:12:8
Pray allowance for a ____ ____ ____ widow for amount y bushful of corn ____ by widow	0:18:8

 

John Hall (signed)

 

Bristol December 5^th 1767

There the aforementioned John Hall personally appraised and made oath to the truth of his above written out of which I do allow of Lords to be of ______

 

George Leonard of Probate

 

In the book of folio 198

 

(signed) George Leonard

 

 

Next page is typewritten/form (most of it)

 

Giving authority to appraise the estate to Ebenezer Robinson, Ebenezer Breton & Richards Williams

 

names deceased as John Hall of Raynham, Bristol County

 

names Hannah Hall as deceased’s widow and says she gets widow’s thirds/dower.  And a third part of ____ if _____ Estate according to Law.

 

December 8, 1767 in the 5^th year of his Majesty’s Reign

 

George Leonard

To the Honorable George Leonard ExS of Norton judge of probate of wills and granting letters of administration for the County of Bristol

 

For obedience to __ current to the Probate office B_____ at December 5, 1967being from before _____ Williams. Paid on the 8^th day of January 1768 ____ ____ ____ of Noah Hall of Raynham an ______ to make an inventory of the Estate of Lieutenant John Hall said deceased an appraised all the personal estate both in and out (?)_______ at one hundred forty nine pounds, ten shillings and eight pence. 

 

Appraise 10 acres of land at a place called pine hill 4:0:0

One small lot in Taunton ____ and cedar swamp that lyeth South of end of th___ of _______ ________ Late Deceased 2:6:0

One small lot that lyeth North of ________ Lot 2:8:1

Small lot high to the North _______ _______ ____ _____ 1:6:0

A small right in the old iron works in Raynham 5:10:0

One seventh part in of _____ right in Taunton old township 0:1:2:5

Two sevenths part of a right in the ______ swamp for widow 2:0:0

_______                       67:12:8

           

That lyeth in Raynham inventory      

All persons ______ being notified we proceed to division of said estate among the legal heirs of the deceased

 

First we left to Hannah Hall widow to the deceased according to her desire for beds and furniture and Waring app____ table lining pitcher and wood and on Hannah to the value of eighteen pounds eight shillings and six pence

 

One black cow with a white face, 2 pounds fourteen shillings

Twelve sheep at three ponds and twelve shillings

And three lots of land for cash 29:5:11

                                                                       

Then we let out for the ____ said widow fifty four pounds and five pence for her full third part of the Estate ____ to this inventory we give her of the ______

 

We left of to John Hall eldest son of the deceased all the aforesaid of five lots of land one small right in the old iron works in Raynham and two seventh parts of apirehis (?)

Rights in old Taunton township ___ ____ ____

Lots of land for cash for forty seven pounds thirteen shillings and seven pence and also fire arms three swords and farming _____ agreeable to the inventory given to him____ other To the value of ten pounds ten shilling and seven pence all which we appraise at seventy five pounds fourteen shillings and ten pence an let of to the enforce ____ John Hall as his full part or D_____ ______.

 

TO BE CONTINUED…In summary the document goes on to mention grandchildren Thomas, Lydia, Ebenezer[2] &  Hannah Studson (Stetson?) , they each get 9:9:4:1.

 

Nothing is left to Joesph Hall son of deceased because he already got a gift in his lifetime of 95 acres estimated at 3 quind (?) and 50 pounds.

 

Nothing is left to Noah Hall son of the deceased because he already got a gift in his lifetime of four (?) pieces of land which are estimated at three hundred pounds the land being about 84 acres. 

 

Raynham March 8 1768

Ebinezer Robinson, Ebenezer Breton & Richards Williams

 

Appraisers

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[1] Originally, a freeholder was a person the British Royal Court considered responsible in character, or in favor with the King, and therefore, worthy as an owner or holder of land grants in the New American Colony. http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/gov/freeholders/definition.htm

[2] Ancestry.com has an Ebenezer Stetson in Dighton, MA in the 1840 census, age 79 & was in the war, born abt 1761 which would make him about 7 years of age in 1768.