Copy of the Will of Captain Samuel Howes
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Copy of Captain Howes' will; Funeral charges; Amount of bequeathed movable estate to wife, Rebekah; Bequeathed land to grandson, Samuel Sears; Parcel of land at ye Black Earth; Lot of land near Scargo Hill; Broken meadow at Grays Beach; Joseph Howes; Joseph Howes' dwelling; Bequeathed estate to daughter, Experience Howes; Bequeathed property to daughter, Hope Sears; Bequeathed property to grandchildren; Samuel Sears; Marcy Sears; Hannah Sears; Daughter Marcy Sears; Daughter Sarah Sears; Appointment of exeutors; Brother, John HowesAbstract
This is a copy of the will of Capt. Samuel Howes, whose death is recorded as 10 Jan 1722/3. There are two dates on this copy – one states that this will was made 7 June 1722; and later it states there is a codicil dated 4 Dec 1722. There is not evidence of the date of the copy itself, but the paleography indicates that it is older than 19th century. The handwriting is more fluid than would appear in 1700 or so, but it does not appear to be newer than about 1750, based on spelling, the use of “u” rather than “v”, the formation of the letter “d”, the form of the ampersand, the shape of the letter “p” appearing like the Greek “ρ”, rho, and the heavy and persistent use of the “thorn”:]Related items
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