Timothy Williamson

Burial: Place: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Marshfield[6]

Birth: ABT 1621 in England

Note: In a deposition before John Alden, Assistant, in 1668, he said he was "ag ed 47 years or thereabout" 2 3 Quality: 2

Death: BET JUL 1676 AND AUG 1676

Note: Wakefield and Sherman, writing in the National Genealogical Society Quart erly, report that they "found no evidence to support the claim by Edes th at he was killed in King Philip's War." 4 5 6 Quality: 2

Note:

NGSQ:

"In a deposition dated 1668 Timothy Williamson, aged 47 or thereabouts , stated that he came to Marshfield about 26 years earlier with the Rev . Edward Bulkeley. In 1657 he was made a freeman of Marshfield, where h e had already been a surveyor of highways and a constable. He was licens ed to keep an ordinary in Marshfield in 1674, which his widow continued i n 1678. The will of Timothy Williamson Sr., 'being called to serve in th e warr against the enimie,' [King Philip's War] dated 20 June 1676, exhib ited 2 November 1676, left all his property at his [unnamed] wife's disp osal 'while she lives, and that it be by her equally divided amongst the m children att her decease,' except 40 acres to son Timothy. The invento ry was exhibited 4 November 1676 by Mary Williamson, widow."

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Burial: 06 AUG 1676 Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 2 Quality: 2

Immigration: ABT 1642 Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Note: "in the suite of the Reverend Edward Bulkeley of Woodhill [now Odell] Bed fordshire England." The parish contains no Williamson references. 7 Quality: 2

Event: Freeman 24 JUN 1643 Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 8 Quality: 2

Event: Property-Bought 24 JUN 1649 Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Note: Luke Lillie at townmeeting "acknoledged to have sould to Tymothie William son all his upland formely graunted to him by the freemen of this Townshi p & Also the meddow granted to him yt lieth with taht pt graunted to Joh n King & Thomas Chillingeworth for and in consideration of ye sum __. A t the same tiem William Hales sold to Timothy Williamson all his upland m eadow formerly granted him by the freemen of this township inc onsiderati on of __." 8 Quality: 2

Event: Inventory 20 OCT 1676 Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Note:

Estate inventory, from http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/users/deetz/Plymouth /P283.htm:

Timothy Williamson

October 20, 1676

Plymouth Colony Wills 3(2):21

1. P283

The Inventory of Timothy Williamson

An Inventory of the estate of Timothy Williamson deceased taken the 20t h of October 1676 by vs whose name are vnderwritten.

Item his mony and apparrell att 07 04 00

Item his meatekettle [prob. heat cattle] [sic] 30 00 00

Item 1 mare 01 10 00

Item his swine att 04 00 00

Item 2 beds in the westerly Chamber and furniture belonging to them 09 1 0 00

Item 1 spinning wheele with other Lumber 00 10 00

Item in the Parlour 1 trundle bed and beding 01 10 00

Item Table linnine and other linnine 02 15 00

Item 1 New Table and forme att 01 06 00

Item 1 Chest and 5 Chaires with some other thinges 00 15 00

Item 1 bed in the other Chamber 03 00 00

Item his books att 00 15 00

Item his Armes and Amunition 01 10 00

Item 4 yardes of New Cloth and other smale thinges 01 00 00

Item his pewter att 03 00 00

Item vessells of brasse 01 15 00

Item Iron potts and other vessells 01 10 00

Item seueral thinges in the Kitchen 01 14 00

Item in the Leanto 1 bed and other thinges 04 00 00

Item beer vessells and other thinges in the celler 00 12 00

Item 20 pound of sheeps woole 00 15 00

Item his tooles att 03 05 00

Item his Cart and plow and tackling belonging to it 02 08 00

Item in the Mault house his haire Cloth 02 00 00

Item other lumber in the Mault house 01 00 00

Item baggs and Course teicking att 01 00 00

Item his English and Indian Corne 12 00 00

Item debts due to the estate 02 10 00

Item his housing and land 100 00 00

Anthony Swon

Iohn Carver

Iosiah Swon

This Inventory was exhibited to the Court held att Plymouth the 4th of N ouember 1676 on the oath of Mary Williamson widdow.

Plymouth Colony Wills, Vol. III, part 2, f.21

Occupation: "Liberties is graunted bye Court vnto Timothy Williamson to keep an ordin ary att Marshfeild for the entertainment of strangers for lodging, victua ling, and drawing and selling of beer." 04 MAR 1673/74 Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 9 Quality: 2

He resided in Marshfield , surveyor,Constable, and made the fire and kept the meeting house clean, 1665.

Will: 20 JUN 1676 Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Note:

"This writing Certifyeth To whom it may Concerne that I Timothy Williamso n, Senr being called by Gods Providence to serve in the warr against th e enimie; and that not knowing whether I may Returne againe declare tha t it is my will and Testament that my beloved wife Injoy whatever is mine ; both houses lands and Cattle att her proper dispose whiles shee lives a nd that it be by her equally devided amongst them Children at her decease ; onely the 40 acres of upland given mee by the Towne; on the North Syd e of the South River, I bequeath to my son Timothy; and also will that fo r a yeer or two if hee change his estate and be not better provided; he e hauve one of the Roomes of my house to live in, the whole propriety Rem aining his mothers for the bringing up of our Children. Witness my han d this twentyeth day of June 1676, The mark of Timothy Williamson In th e Presence of Samuell Arnold Nathaniel Thomas.

"Whereas there is some obsurety in teh expression of the Will and Testam ent above written, I clearly understood according to my best apprehension , That the said Timothy left his whole estate att eh despose of hsi wif e for the bringing up of his Children; onely the 40 acres expressed whic h hee Gave to his son Timothy Williamson willing that what Remaioned of t he estate att his wifes decease should bee equally distributed amongst th eire Children.

"These above written was the last Will and Testament of Timothy Williams on deceased, Exhibited to the Court held at Plymouth the second of Novem . 1676 on the oath of Mr Samuell Arnold.

"On the second of November 1676, Mr Samuell Arnold appeered before the C ourt; and did declare that which is next above written to be a Cleare exp laination fo the Will of Timothy Williamson, agove written;t his hee di d upon his oath taken as above Intimated; Attested p' me Nathaniell Morto n Secretary.

"Att eh Court of his Matie held Att Plymouth the first of March 1680. T he Court then Rendered the above written will Invalled and Nullifyed an d Declared tha ttimothy Williamson Died Intestate; yet Notwithstanding at t the Court of his Matie holden att Plymouth the 9th of July 1681 the Cou rt upon consideration of please on both sides viz, between Robert Stanfor d and hsi wife on the one pty and Samuell Sprague in the behalfe of the C hildren the other pte; did allow the said Will to be valled and soe far r approve thereof as to be the Testators mind taht ought to be followed. "

10 Quality: 2

Burial: Winslow Burying Ground, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

The will of Timothy Williamson Sr. "being called to serve in the warr against the enimie," dated 20 June 1676, exhibited 2 November 1676, left all his property at his wife's disposal "while she lives and that it be by her equally divided amongst them children att her decease," except 40 acres to son Timothy. The inventory was exhibited 4 November 1676 by Mary Williamson, widow. In March 1680, the will was declared invalid, but in the face of pleas made in July 1681 by Robert Stanford and his wife on the one part, and Samuel Sprague in behalf of the children on the other, its conditions were recognized. On 17 September 1690 Timothy's land was given in equal partnership to the now surviving sons, they to pay equally their seven [sic] sisters, daughters of Timothy.

An inventory of the estate of Timothy Williamson Deceased taken the 20th of October 1676.

£Sh.Pe.

Itemhis mony and apparell at070406

Itemhis Neate Cattle300000

Item1 mare011000

Itemhis swine att040000

Item2 beds in the westerly chamber and furniture091000

Item1 spinning wheele with other Lumber001000

Itemin the Parlour 1 trundle bed and beding011000

ItemTable linnine and other linnine021500

Item1 New Table and forme att010600

Item1 Chest and 5 chaires with some other things001500

Item1 bed in the other Chamber030000

Itemhis bookes att001500

Itemhis Armes and Ammunition011000

Item4 yardes of New Cloth and other smale things010000

Itemhis pewter att030000

Itemveselles of brasse011500

ItemIron potts and other vessells011000

Itemseverall thinges in the Kitchen011400

Itemin the Leanto 1 bed and other thinges040000

Itembeer vessells & other things in the cellar001200

Item20 pounds of sheeps woole001500

Itemhis tooles att030500

Itemhis Cart and Plow and tackling020800

Itemin the Mault house his haire cloth020000

Itemother lumber in the Mault house010000

Itembagges and course tecking att010000

Itemhis English and Indian Corne120000

ItemDebts due to the estate021000

Itemhis housing and land1000000

This inventory was exhibited to the Court held att Plymouth the 4th of Novenber 1676 on the oath of Mary Williamson, widdow; Anthony Snow John Carver Josiah Snow

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