“Will of Ebenezer Ware, Senior of Needham.
In the Name of God Amen, the sevententh Day of September Ano Domi one thousand seven hundred and Fifty four in the Twenty eight year of the Reign of or Souerain Lord King George the second over Great Britain &c I Ebenezer Ware Sen’ of Nedham in the County of Suffolk and Prouence of’Masachusets bay in New England Husbandman being in usual helth of body but aduenceed in years but of sound mind and memory, Blesed be almity God therefor and calling to mind the Frailty of Life and Certainty of Death Do therefore make and ordain this my last Will and Testement in maner and Form folowing that is to say : F’irst and Principally I commend my Soul into the hands of Almity God my creator hoping to Reciue y* pardon and Remission of all my sins and saluation through the alone merit of Jesus Christ my Redemer and my Body to the Earth to he deacently Buried acording to the discretion of excecutrex herein Named and Executer hereinafter Named and as Touching such Worldly Estate the Lord hath lent me my mind and will is the same shall be disposed of acording as is hereinafter expreted hereby Reuoaking and Renounceing and making Null and Voaid all Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made declering and apoynting this to be my last Will and Testement Wherein is contained the same. Imprs, I will that all my just Debts and Funarall Expences be Well and Truly payed in conuenient Time next after my Deceas by my Excutrex hereinafter named.
Itm. I do giue & Bequeth to my only son Nathaniel Ware Sen’ the Sume of Fiue Shillings lawful money.
Itm. I do giue and Bequeth to my Daughter Mary’s Chilldren Namly William mills and John Mills and Benjamin mills to each of them one Shilling Lawfull money.
Itm. I do giue and Bequeth my Daughter Martha Smith one Shilling Lawful money.
Itm. I do giue to my Daughter Elizabeth children Namly Abial and Elizabeth and Meribath to each of them one Shilling Lawful money.
Itm. I do giue and Bequeth to my Daughter Jemima Kingsbery one Shilling Lawful money.
Itm. I do giue and Bequeth to my Daughter Sarah Deuenport one Shilling Lawful money; the above said sumes with what they haue bad shall be and is their Full Shear.
Itm. I do hereby (under and subject to the Terms under Writen) Giue and Bequeth to my Loueing Wife Anna Ware all my Moueable Estate whatsoeuer and whersoeuer it may be found shee paying all my just Debts and Funaral Expence and the aboue Legaceas giuen to my Children and Granchilldren.
Itm. I do hereby constitute and apoynt my Loueing Wife Anna Ware Excecutrex and my son Nathaniel Ware Sen’ Excecuter to this my last will and Testement. In Testimony whereof I the said Ebenezer Ware Sen’ haue hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first aboue written.
Ebenkzer Ware (Seal)
Signed, sealed. Published and Declearcd by the said
Ebenezer Ware Sen’ as and for his last Will and Testement.
In presence of us
Aaron Smith
Josiah Newell junr
Joseph Gibbs. [Proved Feb. 15, 1765.]”
Reference Data:
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 41, by New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1887, pages 29-30
