The last will & testam
t of John Moulton of Hampton beeing in his perfitt sences Doth will & beequeath as ffolloweth: Imp to my Sonne Henry Moulton tenn acres of fresh marsh by the beach on y
e South side of the river; Item one acre fresh marsh w
ch is given him for a way butting uppon his bridg towards the South and y
e upground towards the north. It : give tenn acres & a halfe of Sale marsh butting on Willi ffullars towards y
e south west, & y
e river towards the east liing in the south side of Willi Sanborne. It : I give to henry tenn acres of upground : in y
e East feild in y
e East side of Willi ffifeild, & one share of com'onage att my decese: It : I give to Ann my wife my house & house Lott, & ten acres liing att y
e end of y
e sayd house Lott & seven acres of fresh medow more or lesse in the west medowes, two acres of ffresh medow liing on y
e South side of my Sonn Henry's fresh medow att y
e beach, & tenn acres of Salt marsh & halfe liing on y
e being more or less, & five acres of salt marsh that is yett to bee appointed, all this I doe give to my beeloved wyfe duering hir life It : I doe make my wife my Sole Executrix & doe give to y
e say'd Ann my wyfe all my cattell, & all my moveable goods, excepting one calfe to John. The rest to hir disposeing according to hir discression : It : I give to my Sonn John Mouton after my wyfes decease the house, & house Lott, & the tenn Acres adjoyning to itt : It : I give to y
e say'd John my sonne two Cowe Com'onages. It : I give to my Sonne John one Oxe com'onage It : I give to my Sonne seven acres of fresh medow more or lesse in y
e west meddowes. It : I give to my Sonne John tenn acres of Salt marsh more or less liing on y
e south side of my Sonne Henry's & five acres of Salt marsh
w
ch is yett to be appointed) all these several guifts I doe give to my Sonne John after my wyfe's decease w
th this
Proviso y
t w
thin one whole yeare after my wyfe's decease my sonne John shall pay or cause to bee payd five pounds to my daughter Jane Moulton, & in two whole yeares after my wyfe's decease five pounds to my Daughter Bridgett & in case my Sonne John doth not pay unto his two sisters afore sayd y
e tenn pound, then my will is my two daughters shall have the two acres of fresh marsh liing on y
e South side of my Sonne Henry's, & tenn acres & halfe of Salt marsh more or less liing on y
e South side of my Sonne Henry's marsh, & in case my Sonne John doth die before hee bee possest, of thes house & lands then my will is y
t the house & all the lands shalbee equally divided, to all my childeren excepting Henry. And I give twelve acres of upland more or less in y
e East feild, on y
e east side of willi Esto's twelve acres to bee equally devided between Mary Samborne & my daughter Ann, & my daughter Jane, & my daughter bridgett, & I give unto my Sonn Samborne tenn acres of Salt marsh w
ch is yett to be appointed, & I give to my Sonne Samborne fower acres of Salt marsh liing on y
e South side of Christopher Pallmers, & y
e north side of my Sonn Henries) It I give in to my daughter Ann three acres of fresh marsh att y
e beach next John Brownes, fresh meddow. It : I give to my daughter Ann tenn acres of salt marsh w
ch is yett to bee appointed : Also my will is y
t my Sonne John shall have a way to his ten acres & a halfe of Salt marsh through his brother Henry's Salt marsh this I doe confirme to bee the true intent of my will witness my hand this p
rsent day being y
e (23
d) of January (1649)
by mee John Moulton
witnessed to this
Robert Tuck
Willi Estowe
[Proved Oct. 1, 1650.]
[Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 1, p. 7.]