Artickels of agreement made this fifteenth day of febeuary 1702: three between Hezron Leavvitt of Hampton in New Hampsh
r in New England of y
e one partie & his Son Thomas Leavvett of y
e Other partie Wittneseth y
t I y
e s
d Hizron Levvitt do Covenan
t Promise & ingage to & with y
e s
d Thomas Levvitt y
t he shall have y
e use & improvement of all my Dwelling House out houses Tanyard & all y
t is therein as allso all my Lands Meadow & Mashes (Excepting only y
e on half of my lott in y
e North plaine adjoyning to Isaac Marstons Lott) as also all my Cattell Horses &: Swine, as allso on bed with all y
e bed Clothes thereunto belonging as also all y
e Moveabls & Houshold Stuff Now in y
e House & all Moveabls both Within Dors &: without all during my Naturall life but Reserve to my Self y
e Disposing of y
e Moveabls y
t is now in y
e house at my decease I y
e s
d Thomas Levvett Do Covenan
t promise & Agree to &: with my s
d ffather Hezrom Levvett y
t I will ffaithfully & Carefully allow unto my S
d ffather & Mother theire Living in y
e Said House in which roome they please as also to Maintaine them with A Honourable & Comfortable Maintainance as to meat Drink Clothing & afier allways provided for them & Every thing Suttable to make there lives Comfortable with what they Shall be pleased to doe themselves over & above besids what my ffather Doth Geet by his practiz & my Mother by Stilling which they are to Have for there own use: I also Promis & Ingage y
t if it Should please god that my ffather Should Happen to Die within one yeare after y
e date hereof that I will pay unto Every on of my fower
Sisters five pounds apece but if he Live above a yeare after y
e Date hereof I am to pay Nothing to my Sister Lidia Sambron nor to my Mary Thomas: & if my ffather Dye within two years after hereof then I am to pay five pound to my sister Abbigall Levvett & five pound to my sister Sarah Levvett but if my ffather live above two years after y
e Date hereof then I am to pay them Nothing, but they are to have y
e Houshold Stufe devided amongst them according as my father & Mother please & if it Shall pleas god y
t I Happen to dye before my S
d father then all his Estate y
t Shall be then in being in my hands at y
e time of my Deceace Shall all Return into y
e Hands of my ffather againe as formerly but if it Should Happen that I Should Leave a wife & Child or Children at my Decease then my Wife is to Have all that is Hers that She bring with her to me She is also to Have all y
t is mine y
t I doe produce & bring unto y
e house by my Labour & industry And my father is to give my Child or Children an Equall proportion of his Estate with his own Children I y
e S
d Thomas Leavvitt am to pay all Depts y
t my ffather owe & to Receive all debts Due unto him to free him from any truble thereabout: And if it shall at any time fall out y
t my ffather or Mother Shall think y
t I neglect my Duty in not providing for them y
t which Shall make there lives Comfortable according to all above Written It Shall be Ajudged by two or three Indiferant Men Chosen by us who if they shall adjudge y
t I have not performed this above Written agreement Relating to y
e Honourable & Comfortable Maintaining of my S
d ffather & Mother in Every Respect as Above mentioned y
t then it shall be in y
e power of my S
d ffather to ReEnter upon
all y
e s
d Houses & lands and Estate y
t was his without any Suitt att Law for y
e Same & peaceably to injoy y
e Same as formerly: but if it shall so fall out y
t their shall be no Re Entry upon y
e Same as aboves
d Then I y
e above Mentioned Hizrom Levvitt doe Give Grant & Confirme unto y
e s
d Thomas Levvitt all and singuler my Dweling house out houses Tan House tanyeard with all therein & thereunto belonging with all my Right Title & intrust y
t I have in any Lands Meadowes or Mash ground in what place so Ever or where so Ever y
e same Shall lay or bee Excepting only y
e on halfe of my lott in y
e North plaine Commonly so Caled Adjoyning to Isaac Marstons: y
e above mentioned Thomas Levvitt To Have & to Hold and Peaceably to injoy all y
e above Mentioned Houses & lands Excepting what before Excepted) to him y
e S
d Thomas Levvett his heirs Execut
rs & assigns to his & their owne proper uses & behoofes for Ever freely & Quietly without y
e least lett Henderance or Molistation of me y
e S
d Hezrom Levvitt Moreover it is to be understood y
t whereas it is Said above y
t Thomas Leavvitt is to have y
e use of y
e Moveabls the intent is y
e Moveables without Doars but not y
e houshold stuff Nor Movables within doars: Now & it is to be understood y
t y
e S
d Thomas is to Maintaine his father & Mother as above S
d both during there Naturall lifes & y
e Said Hizrom Livvitt or his Wife to have y
e Milk of on Cow if he or she desierit during y
t time to be improved ffor their Maintainance & if y
e s
d Hizron Levvett Dye before his Wife
& y
e s
d Thomas Levvett neglect his Dutey in Providing for his Mother & it be so adjudged as aboves
d then shee is to have y
e use of So much of y
e land & Estate as will make Her life Comfortable during hir Naturall Life & if it Should happen y
t y
e S
d Thomas Levvett pay any of y
e above Written Legecys he is to pay but five pound a year beginning att y
e Eldist first & So as they are of age And for y
e Conformation of all above Writen wee y
e s
d Hezrom Levvett & Thomas Leavett Have hereunto put our Hands & Seales this fifteen day of febeuary on thousand Seven Hundred: and two three & in y
e first yeare of Her Maj
ts Reigne Queen Anne Over England &c:---
Hezron Leavit (saeal)
Thomas Leavit (seale)
Wittness:
John Tayler
Samuell Smith
[Deeds, vol. 13, p. 237.]
