General Notes

Never married  Abigail Thompson

1754 Petition - Division of Land
(spelling corrected:)
"To the Honrbl. George Leonard, Esqr. Junr.(?) of Probate of Wills for and in the County of Bristol.
The humble petition of Martha Ingle and sum of the children of Jonathan Ingle late of Taunton in said county humbly showeth that the sd. deceased died ____ of about thirty acres of land, most of it very poor and in cause a division be made of the same it will cost good part of the land to pay the cost for there is nine children and it must be set in to eleven parts with the thirds to the widow and sum of the children are of age and have bought [or brought?] out others, and in case the same were(?) to remain but a short time it would be much better then to divide it for it will in a manner ruin the whole to cut it in to strips or in case your honor will settle the whole on the eldest son or two of the oldest for it may be much better then may(?) be in case every part be set out single and your petitioners us in duty bound shall ever pray(?).
June 1st Day 1754"
(Signed Martha Ingell, James Ingell, Deborah Ingell, Martha Ingell (her mark), Mary Ingell, & Joseph Ingell)

Division of Jonathan Ingley's Land
(WARNING: LARGE FILE!)
Four page document outlining the division of the land owned by the deceased Jonathan Ingell/Ingley among the widow and several of the children, namely Martha (Read) Ingley, Mary Babbitt, Martha Ingell, Waitstill Ingell, Timothy Ingell, Jonathan Ingell, John Ingell, Joseph Ingell, Deborah Phillips, & the heirs of James Ingell (deceased).
According to the 1754 documents, it looked as if they were trying to avoid dividing the land in this manner (rather uselessly in thin strips), but it must have become necessary for some reason or another.