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Nathaniel Brewster
October 11, 1676

Plymouth Colony Wills 3(2):40
#P280

THE INVENTORY & WILL OF NATHANIEL BREWSTER

In Inventory of the estate of Nathaniel Brewstor late of duxburrow deceased exhibited to the Court held att Plymouth the second of Nouember 1676 on the oath of Wrastelling Brewster.

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Impr: 1 mare and horse Colt 02 00 00

Item to two 3 yeer old steers and vantage 0 4 00 00

Item to 1 Cow 02 00 00

Item to 3 sheep and an halfe 01 01 00

Item to two 2 yeer old swine and 2 of a yeer old 03 00 00

Item a paire of holland sheets & 1 paire of Cotton and linnine sheets 02 05 00

Item to six diaper Napkins 2 towells 1 Table Cloth 00 13 00

Item 1 bed 1 bolster 1 pillow and 2 pillow beares 03 12 00

Item to one blankett 00 14 00

Item to all his wearing Clothes shooes stockens shirts hatts 12 00 00

Item to one saddle 1 bridle and a saddle Cloth 00 17 00

Item to two potts Iron, 1 paire of pothookea 1 driping pan 1 frying pan 01 00 00

Item 1 [-pott?] and fendor 1 paire of tonges 1 fier shouell 00 14 00

Item to one brasse skllett with a frame 00 04 00

Item 2 pewter platters 1 quart pott & a bason 1 porrenger 2 saweers 00 17 00

Item to 2 earthen dishes 1 tray 1 paile 1 earthenpott 00 05 06

Item 2 Chests 1 box 1 deske 00 17 00

Item 1 plow Iron and Chaine & staple 1 Ringe and two old axes 01 02 00

Item Indian Corne by estimation 45 bushells and Wheat barly pease and oates [vnthrashed?] 06 15 00

Item a Gun 01 04 00

Item 1 heding kniffe 1 Coopers axe 1 croase 2 addses 00 08 00

Item calvins Comentary vpon Izaih 00 07 00

Item halfe a Cannoo & halfe a riddle 00 10 00

Item 1 kettl 00 05 00

Item 7 pounds of sheeps woole 00 07 00

Item flax 00[...MS torn...]

Item lumber 00[...MS torn...]

Aprised by Willam Paybody this 11th of October Anno 1676.

Plymouth Colony Wills, Vol. III, part 2, f. 40.


Nathaniel Brewster
October 11, 1676

Plymouth Colony Wills 3(2):40
#P280

THE WILL OF NATHANIEL BREWSTER

I Benjamine Bartlett being with Nathaniel Brewster to visitt him being sicke I advised him to settle matters relateing to his worldly estate; to preuent differences heerafter; and hee seemed to be very willing to attend the motion; and said that if it should please God to take mee away after my debts be payed, I will Giue all that I haue to my wife; this land heer is none of mine, to dispose off; Butt there is some att the falls that shee shall haue;

Benjamine Bartlett made oath to the aboue written that it is the substance and purpott of the Last Will and Testament of Nathaniel Brewster deceased and that hee wrote the same; about a fortnight after his death;

Wrastling Brewster the brother of the said Nathaniel Brewster gaue free Consent and Concurred with the said Will; Before the Court held att Plymouth the second of Nouember 1676;

Testifyed by Nathaniel: Morton Secretary

Plymouth Colony Wills, Vol. III, part 2, f. 40.