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In the name of God Amen - I George Hawkins of Coventry in the County of Windham being now in a
weak & low estate, as to bodily Health, but of perfect mind & memory (Gods Name be praised) do
make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament -
_____ first ____I give & bequeath my Soul to God who gave it hoping for immortal happiness
this _____ a glorious ____________________________________________________________
& as to those temporal good things with which God has blessed me my will is as follows -
Imprimis - I give & bequeath unto Hepzibah my loving & Dearly beloved wife _______________
_______________ one third ____________ my estate both real & personal to Same sd during her
natural Life _____________ my household goods _____________ I give her that one half to be hers
forever - & this I do _______ of her Dower.
Item - I give & bequeathe to my Dutifull Son Ozias _____________ lawfull money to be paid
within one year after my Death -
Item - I give & bequeathe to my Dutifull Son George Hawkins of all my real Estate to be his
forever with the buildings & forest ____________________ -
Item - I give & bequeath to my dutifull Daughter Hepzibah __ shillings L.m. to be paid within
one year after my Decease -
_____________________________________________________________________________
Item - I give & bequeath unto my dutifull Daughter Phebe ten shillings, L.m. to be paid as
aforesaid -
Item - I give & bequeath to my dutifull daughter Dorcas ten shillings, L.m. to be paid as
aforesaid.
Item - I give & bequeath to my dutifull Daughter Eunice one pound & ten shillings to be paid
as aforesaid -
Item - I give & bequeath to my dutifull Daughter Anne one pound & ten shillings to be paid
as aforesaid -
Item - I give & bequeath to my dutifull Daughter Deborah ten shillings, L.m. to be paid as
above mentioned -
Item - I give & bequeath to my dutifull Daughter Vileta ten pounds L.m. to be paid as above
mentioned -
And Lastly as to that ____________________________ of which I have before given to my wife
during her natural life, my will is that after the Decease of my Said wife ________________
shall be divided among my children as follows viz, my son Ozias shall have two equal shares
thereof of cash but my other children ___________ one equal share thereof -
_____ I hereby Constitute & appoint my son Ozias Hawkins my ____ Executor & will that after
all those Legal ___& debts ____ abovementioned shall be paid out of my personal Estate which
I shall leave at my Decease -
_____________-- those Presents utterly revoked & annul all former wills or Testaments by me
made & declare this to be my Last will & Testament made & ordained this fifth day of July A.D.
1768 - Signed Sealed & Delivered in Presence of
Daniel Rust George Hawkins (LS)
Hannah Davenport
Joseph Huntington
Coventry in Windham County January 2nd 1769
There personally appeared Mr. Joseph Huntington, Daniel Rust & Hannah Davenport and made
Solom Oathe that They Saw ye afore named George Hawkins Deceased in his Lifetime Sign Seal
Testament & Declare the afore going Testament to be his Last Will & Testament and ___ ____
they each one for _____ subscribed their Names thereto as Witnesses in ye Presence of Each
other before me Ephraim Root Just of Peace
Att a Court of Probate held in Mansfield in Windham District 31st Jan of A.D. 1769
Present Shubael Conant Esq Judge
Then the Last Will & Testament of George Hawkins Deceased was exhibited unto this Court by the
Executor therein named to be approved ye & the same is by this Court proven approved allowed
& ordered to be Recorded & kept on file & the sd Executor accepted the Trust & took the Oath
according to Law - Test Shubael Conant Clerk Probate
The Inventory of the Estate of George Hawkins deceased
Exhibited 31st January 1769, Recorded May 18th 1769
A True Inventory of the Reall and Personall Estate of Mr. George Halkings of Coventry Lately
Deceased
The Home Lot With the Buildings Containing fifty acres 250 -- --
Six Acres of moring Land 15 -- --
Seventeen Acres of Woodland 42 10 --
Six Acres of Pasterr Land 7 10 --
A Roan Mair 7 -- --
A Black Mair 4 -- --
One yoak of Oxen 8 10 --
One yallow cow 2 15 --
one farrow Cow 2 0 --
one yoak of Two year Old Stears 4 -- --
One yearling Bull 1 5 --
Two Calfs 1 10 --
Nineten Sheep att 6 s per sheep 5 14 --
Seven Swine 2 16 --
Two Plows at Six Shilling a Peace --- 18 --
One Yoak and Iorns --- 4 --
One Stapell and Ring --- 2 6
One Iron Bar --- 2 6
One ax --- 3 --
One Ditto --- 1 6
A co__ and Pin --- 2 --
A chaine --- 3 6
Beatell and Wedges --- 1 6
A Pair of Hors Chains --- 2 6
Slise and tongs --- 2 0
a Large fi__ Slice --- 2 6
a Tramell --- 5 --
a frying Pan --- 3 --
a Large Iron Ketell --- 6 --
a Large Iron Pot --- 1 --
a Small Ditto --- 2 --
a Small Ditto holds six Quarts --- 2 --
a Brass Kittell --1 -- --
a Hammor --- -- 8
a foot Wheel --- 6 --
Four Puter Plates --- 8 --
Seven Puter Plates --- 6 --
Four Quart Basons and a Pint Bason --- 4 --
Three Puter Porringers --- 1 --
One Pound of Old Puter --- 1 --
One Quart Cup --- 2 --
One Pinte Ditto --- 1 --
a Tea Pot Block tin --- 2 --
a Funill --- -- 9
a Pair of Hand Irons --- 4 --
Boxe Iron and heators --- 3 --
Two Olde Tabells --- 4 --
A Round Ditto --- 4 --
Two Old sythes and tacklings --- 7 --
Three Water Pails --- 2 --
an olde gun --- 8 --
A case of Draws --- 10 --
A cow Hide --- 10 --
a Side Sadell 1 -- --
a Pileon --- 3 --
Two Baggs --- 2 --
a Warming Pan --- 1 --
one Sikell --- 1 --
Two fether Beads with Bolsters and Pilows 3 -- --
One Flowerd Coverlid --- 15 --
one Striped Blanket --- 2 --
One flowered Coverlid filled with Black and Red --- 8 --
one flowered coverlid --- 16 --
one Birdseye Ditto --- 6 --
a Pair of Woolen Sheets --- 4 --
three Lining Ditto --- 9 --
a Set of flowered curtings --- 15 --
Two Bed Steads and Cords --- 10 --
Half Iron Shod Cart 1 2 --
Two high Back chairs --- 7 --
Seven Plaine Ditto --- 6 --
four Baskets --- 3 --
a woolen Wheal --- 2 --
a Hetshell (?) &
a Pair of Stillgoards --- 5 --
two candell sticks --- 2 6
one Churn --- 1 --
three tubbs --- 1 8
Two Hogsets --- 3 0
Seven Sider Barrells two meat barells two ____ barells --- 12 --
one grin stone --- 4 --
Case Knifes and forks --- 3 --
Two hoes --- 1 --
a Shovell --- 1 --
a Bridell --- 1 --
two Pitch forks --- 1 --
Six trays --- 3 --
Nine bushels of Fowl Wheat 3 7 --
Sixten Bushells of Corn 1 12 --
Twenty Bushells of Oats 1 3 4
Two Bushell of Rye --- 6 --
Three Pecks of flax seed --- 3 --
One Bushell Beans --- 4 --
Five Bushell of Barley --- 17 6
One Bushells of Salt --- 4 --
Twelve Barrells of Syder 2 8 --
a cheafe Press --- 3 --
Twelve Bushell of Potaters --- 9 --
five Bushell of Turnips --- 3 9
Part of a Barrell of Poark 1 16 --
Part of a Barrell of Beefe --- 18 --
A mane Sadell 1 10 --
an Olde Loome --- 1 --
A Slaye and Harnis --- 5 --
Seven Pound of Tallow --- 4 6
Sixty Pound of Flax 1 10 --
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392 19 2
Coventry January 30th 1769
The above and Within writen
Arteckells was aprised by us
under Oath given us
Stephen Palmer
Joseph Parker
Joseph Talcott
The account of Debts as due from the Estate of George Hawkins deceased
Exhibited by the Executor 13th Sept 1769
To -
Doct Neail McLean L30-4-4 Josiah Rose Jr 18s L31- 2-4
Coct Kimball 40s Doct Arnold 28s6 3- 8-6
Elijah Janes 54s Humphry Dow 30s rates 4- 4-0
Phebe Root 60s Joseph Carpenter 30s rates 4-10-0
Richard Hales Rates 60s Ozias Hawkins L10-15-1 13-13-1
Mr. Huntington 38s Doct Ladd 10s 2- 8-0
Ephraim Root 12s Andrew Crocker 15s 1- 7-0
Mr. Gains 28s Joel White 40s 3- 8-0
The Town & School & Society & Meeting house rates 3-12-0
Ichabod Phelps 2- 0-0
Funeral Charges & Charges for Settling of Estate 10- 0-0
Elkanah Sprague 6s 0- 6-0
Ozias Hawkings(LS)
Mourning Allowed ye Widow L3- 3-10
Necesary Provision for the Family 10- 0- 0
Legacies to be pd in Money 11-10- 0
Abated on 3 Sheep Lost 0-28- 0
Cost of Providing for & keeping of stock 3- 5- 0
__________
38-16-10
Allowed ye Widow Sundry
articles for house keeping } 16-0-0
out of the Inventory
(transcribed by Janette Wilson Ramos 28 Dec 1999 preserving original spelling, punctuation,
& syntax)
DISTRIBUTION OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE HAWKINS Deceased - SUMMARY
* Order of Court for distribution dated 1st Tuesday of January A.D. 1772
* 23rd day of April 1773 - land measured for division
* Exhibited 1st Tuesday May 1773
* Recorded 2nd Augt 1774
* Document describes boundaries of the properties & names the recipients/legatees.
Legatees:
Ozias Hawkins, Eldest son to Sd Deceased
Hepzibah Dowe, Eldest Daughter to Sd Deceased
Phebe 2nd Daughter to Sd Deceased
Dorcas Gillett
Eunice Dorman
Deborah Root
Anna Janes
Vioalate Taylor, Youngest Daughter to Sd Deceased
George Hawkins
Surveyors: Richard Hale, Jeremiah Ripley, Asa Strong
Copyright © 1999 by Janette (Wilson) Ramos.