LADY MARY PEPPERRELL
WILL
John Eldridge Rost; Maine Probate
Abstracts,
Vol 1, 1687-1775; Picton Press,
Camden, ME, 1991
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Lady Mary Pepperrell, of Kittery. Will (15.325). Prob (15.327).
F14800. Lady Mary Pepperrell of Kittery, wid, enjoying a good
measure of health, devises, 18 Jan 1779: Whereas I have liberated
all of my slaves, I ratify the same, vis, Cicero, Zilpah & Dick,
whereas Dick has since died leaving 2 chn, I give 20/to ea & to
Cicero & Zilpah a good cow, 2 sheep & L6 sterling ea; to my dau
Elizabeth Sparhawk 1/2 the moneys I have with me at my d, my silver
snuffbox, having her fr?s picture thereon, my chaise, chariot &
harness, my horses & wearing apparel to my g s Sir William
Pepperrell, Bart, my diamond ring to my gdau, w of Mr. Jarvis, my
gold watch; to Rev. Benjamin Stevens,
minister of the 1st Par in Kittery L10 sterling; to the deacons of
the 1st Par, Kittery, L5 sterling for the use of the poor of the
par; to Wid Mary Moody, Hannah Billing, Mary Fernald (who formerly
lived with me) & Amy Tucker L5 sterling; furniture of every kind,
left for my disposal by my husband, is to be eq div among chn of my
dau Elizabeth Sparhawk; to my daughter Elizabeth Sparhawk the rem of
my est include the house & appurts; const friends David Sewall &
John Sparhawk, Esq., exors of will. Wits: David Sewall, Mary White,
Amy Tucker. Codicil: Whereas since executing my will, John Sparhawk
is decd,
I conts. 22 Dec 1787, Charles Chauncey of Kittery an exor. Wits:
Mary White, Hannah Wallingford, David Sewall. Prob, 8 Feb 1790
PROBATE
John Eldridge Rost; Maine Probate
Abstracts,
Vol 1, 1687-1775; Picton Press,
Camden, ME, 1991
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Lady Mary Pepperrell, of Kittery. Inv (15.545). F14800. Inv of est
of Lady Mary Pepperrell of Kittery, dated Kittery, 6 Jan 1790, appr
by Edward Cutts, William Moore & Daniel Sewall, at L774/16/6; val
att by the apprs, 6 Jan 1790 & ext York, 19 Apr 1791, by David
Sewall, J.P. Inv include c. 1 1/2 a land with the mansion house &
out houses thereon, at L400, a barn by the road nr Mr. Parsons?
dwelling, at L25, old & new silver plate, at L102/5/5, a gold watch
given Mr. Jarvis, at L10, a silver snuff box given Mrs. Sparhawk, at
12./, a diamond ring (broken), val unk. (Ed. note a very detailed
inv of possessions). Exc: money securities devised in will, wearing
apparel, provision & liquors & a stock of cattle placed in the
custody of Lady Pepperrell?s dau soon after her d by her exors.
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Lady Mary Pepperrell, of Kittery. Accts (16.325). F14800. David
Sewall & Charles Chaucey, Esq?s acct,15 Apr 1793 as exors of the
will of Lady Mary Pepperrell: costs & disbs L2339/12/4-1/2; cash
inventories L83/8/5; inv plate & household furniture L266/8/1; crs
L2207/9/10-1/2; bal due acctant L32/2/6. Att & all, York, 17 Apr
1793. Select items from above: repairs on the tomb, 19/6; George
Gain?s bill for coffin furniture L3; pd Cicero in full for wages
L5/8/0; pd Cicero his legacy L6; pd Zilpah in full her legacy L6; cr
remitted from Sir William Pepperrell L1636/2/8.
Transcribed by Debra F. Wilmes
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