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From: Carlota <>
Subject: Re: Norton Information part 7
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 1998 06:19:53 -0500


DLook35767 wrote:
>
> AFTER MY DEATH CHRISTIAN BURYALL & FUNERAL ! RIGHTS BE PERFORMED FIRST I GIVE
> THAT PESE OF PARSOLL OF MEDOW LAYING AT A PLACE CAUELED MANADOO TO MY SON
> JOSEPH NORTON.
>
> SECONDLY I GIVE TO ALL AND EVERY ONE OF MY GRAN-CHILDREN ON SHILLIN IN MONEY
> TO EVERY ONE OF THEM AND TO BE PAYD WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER MY BURIALL.
>
> THIRDLY I GIVE ALL MY LANDS HOUESES MEDOWS FENCES COMMONS CATTLE SHEEP HORES
> AND HORSKIND & MONYS WITH ALL MY HOSEHOLD GOODS AS BEDING & BED FURNYTURE WITH
> ALL MY CHESTS TRUNKS TABLES CHAYERS WITH ALL MY PEWTER BRAS IRON AND TIN
> VESELS WITH ALL MY PLEWS CARTS CHAYNS YOKS WEDGES SITHS WITH ALL OTHR THINGS
> AN GOODS THAT IS MINE TO ALL MY SONS AND DARTERS TO BE EQUALLY DEVIDED AMONGST
> THEM TO EVERY ON ALICK EQUALL PORTION AND SKIER
>
> FOURTHLY I DOE APOYNT MY SON JOSEPH NORTON TO BE EXE CITOR TO THIS MY WILL TO
> PAY ALL MY DEPTS AND DELEVER OUT ALL MY LEGASYS TREULY AND FAYTHFULLY ACORDING
> THIS MY MIND AND WILL.
>
> FIFTHLY I DOE REQUEST RICHARD SARSON TO BE OVERSER TO SEE THIS MY WILL
> PERFORMED SOE FAR AS HE IS ABLE: AND IN WITNES TO HIS MY WILL I HAVE PUT TOO
> MY HAND AND SELE THE DAY AND YERE ABOF WHRITIN SISTLY DOE REQUEST MY BELOVED
> SON IZAK NORTON TO BE OVERSER WITH RICHARD SORSON TO THIS MY WILL
>
> THE MARK OF U ELIZABETH NORTON
> WITNESS HER UNTOO
> THE MARK OF X JOHNNATHAN DANHAM
> GERSHOM DONHAM
>
> THIS ABOF MENTIONED WILL BE PROFED IN COART IS EXEPTED COURT HELD OCTOBR THE
> EIGHT: 1690 PR CURIAM THO BUTLER CLARKE
> WHEREAS BY THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ELIZABETH NORTON IS MENTIONED AS
> BEQUESTHED TO HESTER HUXFORD AN HOUS AND LAND ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF NICOLAS
> NORTON LEFT WITH HIS WIFE SD ELIZABETH ISAAC NORTON
>
> THE MAIDEN NAME OF HIS WIFE IS NOT KNOWN. HE MARRIED HER PROBABLY IN WEYMOUTH,
> AND SHE MUST BE SOUGHT FOR IN THAT LOCALITY. THEIR DESECENDANTS HAVE
> CONSTITUTED ONE OF THE LARGEST FAMILIES ON THE ISLAND FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.
> ( A CENTURY AGO THER WERE THIRTY-THREE SEPARATE FAMILIES BEARING THIS NAME ON
> THE VINEYARD, THE SECOND LARGEST NUMERICALLY AT

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