Symon Thompson

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From page 23 of Ancestry and Descendants of Lieutendent Jonathan and Tamesin (Barker) Norris ... By Henry McCoy Norris

Abraham Fitts, d. 1692 was son of Robert Fitts, d. 1665, of Salisbury, who came to Am. in 1635 and married Grace Lord, d. 1684, while his wife, Sarah Tompson, d. 1664, was the dau. of Simon Tompson, b. abt. 1608, d. 1676, of Ipswich, 1636, whose wife, Rachel, was a sister of Henry Short who came to Am. in 1634.

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WILL OF SIMON THOMPSON OF IPSWICH
"In ye name of God Amen. I Simond Tomson of Ipswich, weake in body, but of perfect understanding and memory, after ye bequeathing my soule into ye hands of my mercifull Redeemer, and my body unto decent buryall, doe in case of death thus dispose of my estate, wch God hath graciously given mee: Inprimis, I give unto Rachel my beloved wife, my dwelling house and land, wch was part of Hayfeilds farme, and now in ye use and tenure of Thomas Atwood, wth two cowes, two bullockes, six sheep during ye terme of her naturall life, provided she remaynes a widow; but in case she marryes agayn I give her in lieu thereof six pound yearly out of ye same during ye sayd terme of her naturall life: Item I give unto her all ye houshold stuffe wch she brought wth her at her marryage, to her and her heyres for ever: Item I give to her during ye terme of her naturall life my best coverlet, wth ye new bedteek, my new trunke, my new box, one Iron pot, one porrenger, one pewter dish, a spoon, chafing dish, warming pan, brasse fire pan and tongs one of ye green say cushions, but after he decease I give them all to my Grandchild Mary wood. Item I give unto her four pound a year so long as she liveth, due by bill from my son in Law Abraham Fits. Item I give unto my Grandchild Simond wood my house wherein I now dwell wth all ye priviledges, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, wth all ye land, pasture, arable, and meadow, not after disposed of, he allowing liberty to his brothers Samuell and William to keep three cowes apeice in ye cow pasture, himselfe keeping foure. I give ye sayd prmises to him and to ye heyres of his body lawfully begotten for ever; and for want of such heyres, I give all ye sayd premises to his brothers Thomas [and tomson] wood in like manner, provided alwayes yt he pay unto his Sister Joannah, and to his cousin Sarah Fits, thirty pounds [a piece] when they come to ye age of twenty one yeares. Item I give the dwelling house and ye land belonging to it at Hayfeilds Farme, after my wives decease to my Grand Children Thomas wood, and Thomson wood, equally to be divided betwixt them, provided they pay thirty pound betwixt them to their Sister Sarah, when she comes at age, and after they come unto ye possession of ye sayd house and land. Item I give unto my Grand child Samuell wood [the house his father lives in] wth all ye priviledges, land & appurtenances thereunto belonging after ye death of his father and his mother, according as is mentioned in a deed concerning ye same, but my will is yt ye sayd be nulled after this my will comes to take place, provided alwayes yt ye five Acres I bought of Thomas Lee, be not included in this devise. "Item I give unto my Grand child william wood the house and land I bought of Goodman More wth ye Marsh at Plumbe Island belonging thereunto, the five acres I bought of Thomas Lee, after ye decease of his father, and mother. Item I give unto my Grandchild Mary wood one acre of land towards Mr Hubbards Corner, being part of ye house Lot, I bought of Mr Jonathan wade, or George Hadly, as also I give unto her, six acres of land bought of Deacon Goodhue adjoyning to Goodman Hunts land, and next ye High way. Item my will is yt my Grand children Abram Fits, and Sarah Fits shall enjoy my halfe of ye house and land possessed by their father, after his decease: But ye six acres I bought of Richard Nicholls, at ye east end of hear-breake hill, I give unto my Grand child Abraham Fits. Item my will is yt my daughter wood shall enjoy the house where she now dwells wth all ye land belonging thereunto, according to ye true intent of a deed concerning ye same, weh sayd deed I leave in ye hand of a friend to keep for yt end. Item my will is yt in case any of my Grand children should dye before they come to age, or leave no issue behinde them lawfully begotten. that then the land or legacyes bequeather unto them, be equally divided amongst ye rest of their brothers and sisters. Lastly my will is yt my debts be all payd wth convenient speed, after my funerall charges, and to that end I constitute and appoynt my son-in-law Isayah wood the sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament, hereby disanulling all former Wills, In witnes whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale this 25th of June in ye yeare 1675. Further My will is, yt in case my daughter wood be left a widow, yt her Sonne Simond shall pay unto her fourty shillings a yeare during ye time of her widowhood and yt [her sons] Thomas wood, and Thomson wood shall pay unto her in like ye like manner twenty shillings by ye yeare each of them, while she ramyns a widow; likewise I desire my loving friends Mr Wm. Hubbard, Mr John Rogers, and Deacon Wm. Goodhue, to be ye overseers of this my last Will; Item I give ye new teek mentioned above to my wife for ever, not wth standing wt ever is above expressed." SIMON (his M mark) TOMSON (seal) Witness: William Hubbard, Jno. Rogers. Proved in Ipswich court Mar. 28, 1676 by the witnesses.

Inventory of the Estate of SYMON TOMPSON Inventory taken Nov. 20, 1675: money, 2li.; his wearing Aparell, 14li.; 7 pr. of Sheets, 5li.; 8 pilowbeares, 1 li. 8s.; 4 pilowbears, 12s.; pilowbeares, napkins &c., 3li. 7s.; 1 bagg with hops in it, 9s.; Cushon and small things, 8s.; new linnen, 13s.; 2 tabls in the parlor, 5 chayres, 1 forme, 15s.; 1 trunk, 1 Chest, 15s.; 1 bedsted, bedding &c., 3 li. 5s.; small linen, 13s.; peuter and tinn, 2 \li. 2s.; brasse and Iron stilyards &c in kitchin, 5 li. 4s.; 1 bagg with meale, 1li. 4s.; in the Chamber, Indian corne, 5li.; 1 fether bed, 1 blankit, 3li. 10s.; 1 pike and Costlet, 1li.; sawes and severall tools, 3 li. 5s.; 1 musket, 1 sword, bandeliers, &c., 1li. 15s.; 1 bed with beding in the chamber, 3li. 10s.; 86 1-2li. wooll put out to hallves, 4li. 6s. 6d. Things willed to goode Tomson for life: 1 Coverlitt, 1li. 10s.; 1 trunke, 15s.; 1 box, 4s.; 1 Iron pott, 9s.; 1 poringer, 2s. 6d.; 1 peuter dish, 3s. 6d.; 1 spoone, 6d.; 1 Chafing dish, 2s.; fire shovell, tongs, 10s.; 1 Cushon, 4s.; 110li. of Cheese, 1li. 3s.; onions, 1s.; 2 sives, 2s.; 2 M. nayl, 20s.; 1 box of buttons, &c. 10s.; yarne, 2s.; 1 Table, 4s.; 3 boxes, 6s.; 1 blanket 8s.; 1 Curtane, 2s.; Some small things in the dary house, 12s.; severall things in the seller, 4li.; things in ye leaneto, 12s.; severall small things in a box, 18s.; his dweling house and land with marsh and comg, 60li.; 34 acres at the pasture, 170li.; 10 Acres of marsh at laboring vane, 50li. 4 acres 1-2 marsh at Plum Iland, 9li.; 6 acres bought of Thomas Lee, 36li.; 60 Acres and apurtnases at hafilds farme, 260li; swine, 4li.; timber, 12s.; crow, 5s.; 4 oxen, 20li.; 4 stears, 16li.; 7 cows, 24li. 10s.; 2 yerelings, 3li.; 2 calvs, 1li. 10s.; 2 horses, 3li. 10s.; 43 shepe, 14li.; plows, carts, chayns &c., 3li. 3s.; Inglish Corne in the barne, 24li.; 16 load of hay, 8li.; debts due Abram fitts, 8li.; Atwod, 1li. 8s., due from Nathaniell [R]ust, 2s. 8d.; total, 926 \li. 12s. 8d. Debts due from the estate: to Deacon Goodhue, 29li. 12.; Mr. Francis Wainewright, 12li. 6s.; widdow Redings, 4li.; Mr. John Rogers, 4li.; Sam. Hunt, 6s.; Tho. Newman, 11s.; John gaines, 8s.; John Dane, 12s.; John Sparkes, 3li. 5s. 10d.; Deacon Knolton, 18s.; Robert Perce, 13s. 7d.; Rates due to Mr. Willson, 2li. 18s. 8d.; more due to Mr. Willson, 2 li. 12s.; 6d.; to Seth Story and Daniell Ringe, 12li.; Edward Bridges, 7s. 4d.; Obadiah Bridges, 8s.; John Burnam, Junior, 8s.; Ensigne frensh, 12s.; Thomas Burnam Junior, 7s.; Reonall Foster, Junior, 2li. 9s.; for minester rats, 1 li.; total 81li. 15s. 1d. Attested in Ipswich court Mar. 28. 1676 by Ishiah Wood to be a true inventory of the estate of his father in law Symond Tompson. William Hubbard one of the witnesses to the will of Symon Thompson attested in Ipswich court Mar. 28, 1676, that the said Thompson did expressly order when his will was drawn up that he did give thrity pounds per piece to Johannah Wood and Sarah Fitts to be paid by Symon Wood, and that upon the best of his remembrance it was so read to the said Thompson before he signed it, though the words (a peece) were occasionally omitted in the writing of the said will. John Rogers the other witness attested that he believed it was the said Thompsons meaning, according as it was expressed in a former will signed by himself the year before and which was now shown before the Court, that Johannah and Sarah should have thrity pounds apiece for their legacies. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 27,525 THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, MS, vol. 3, pages 59-62

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