John Rolfe

• Death Notes
  • Estate of John Rolfe of Newbury
    Essex Probate Docket # 24116
    
    This 4th [3d (the day of the month was changed in the original instrument)] of februrie 1663
    I John Roffe of Newbry being often sickly am willing while my memorie is good to dispose of my outward Estat no knowing how soon I may be desolved and leve this world. Therefore I do ordain and make my last will and Testament as followeth
    first I Comit my soule to god and my body to the Erth to be buried
    2dly I give and bequeath my house and all my land I have in salsbery with all the priviledges and apurtenances be longing ther vnto in said salsbery unto my daughterr Hestur Sanders the wife of John Sanders during his life and thirtie pounds more and after his decease to Remain vnto hir Children of hir body by Equall portions
    Itm I give and bequeth vnto sarah Cottell the wife of willm Cottl besid twenti pounds I formerly gave hir I give hir twenti pounds more and vnto hir two Children sarah Cottl and Ann Cotle tenn pounds a peece to be Improved by willm Cottl for ther benifit
    Itm I giue vnto my Grand Children Isac Ring and Josep Ring tenn pounds a peece and vnto Elizabeth shropshere and hester Ring twentie pounds a peece Itm I giue vnto Thomas whittyre for his Children ten pounds
    Itm I giue vnto the Church of newbre twenti shilings
    Itm I giue vnto Richard whittyr my sisters sonn tenn pounds and vnto his sonn John whityr five pounds
    Itm I giue vnto John Rofe my brothrs sonn tenn pounds and vnto his two daughtrs marie and Rebeca Rofe five pounds to be Improved for ther benifit
    Itm I give vnto benjamn Rofs sonn John Roffe tenn pounds and his sonn benjimin Roffe five pounds to be Improved for ther benifit
    Itm I give vnto Ann Gardner the wife of Richard gardner five pounds
    Item I give vnto honore dole the wife of Richard dole my **
    Item I giue vnto Richard dols six Children fortie shillings and ..**
    Item I giue vnto heneri lesenby Richard dols servant ten shillings
    Item I giue vnto mari Kinrick tenn shillings and a plater of pewter
    Likwis I do ordain and apoint my louing Kindsman Richard dole to be my Executur discharg and pay all the former ligacies and debts and Charg that may a Rise for my funerall or otherwise and I defir my three frends Henri short willm moody and Richard Knight to be my ouer seers to see this my will is that all the legacies should be paid within a yere and a half after my decease
    
    the mark
    of John R Roffe (SEAL)
    
    signed & seled in the presents of
    Richard Knight
    Cornelius Connor
    Hen : Short
    the mark of W-M william moodye
    
    Source: Transcribed from the original instrument on file in the probate office in Salem and published in "The Essex Antiquarian" Volume XII, January 1908, Page 29 "Will of John Rolfe".