Will of Robert Ware, Senior, of Wrentham.

In the Name of God Amen the twenty eight day of August Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and twenty four in the Eleventh year of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord King George over Great Britine, I Robart Ware Senior of Wrentham in the County of Suffolke and Province of the Massachusets Bay in New England, Husbandman, being weeke in bodie But of sound ininde and memory praised be Allmighty God for the same yet Knowing the uncertanty of this present life and being Desirous to Settle that owtard Estate the Lord hath lent me, Do therefore make and order this my hist will and Testament in maner and forme following, That is to say, First and Principally I commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator, hoping to Receive full pardon and Remition of all my sins and Salvation through the alone merits of Jesus Christ me Redeiner and my bodie to the earth to be decently intered according to the Decresion of my Exeqrs hereafter Named in hopes of A glorious Rezection unto Etarnal life. And as touching such temporal estate the Lord of his bounty hath lent me my Will and Mind is the same shall be imployed and bestowed as hereafter in and by this my Will is expresed hereby Revocking Renouncing and making Null and Voyde all wills and Testaments by me heretofore made Declaring and Appoynting this to be my last Will & Testament wherein is Contained the Same. Imprs, I will that my funeral expences be taken out of my Estate and further my Minde and will is that all my true and just Debts be well and truly payed or Ordered to be payed in Conveniant time Next after my Decease by the person herein alter Named.

Item. Whereas many years ago I gave to my Eldest son Ebenezer Ware and his heires in a deed of Gift under my hand of house and Land in Wrentham on portion accounte to the Value of Sixty pounds, I doe now further give unto him and his heires the sume of five Shillings and allso one fourth part of all my waring appariell and one fourth part of all Debts, bills & bonds dew to my Estate and these with what he hath already Received.shall be his whole share in my whole Estate.

Item. Whereas I have formarly given to my son Robart Ware and his heires, Deeds of Gift under my hand of land in Wrentham upland and Swampy Land on portion accounte, my son Robart Ware Having the price or valuation of the sd lands in the deeds or Instruments, I doe now further give unto him and his heires the sume often Shillings and allso one fourth part of all my waring Appariell and one fourth part of all Debts, bills and Bonds dew to my Estate and these with what he hath already Received shall be his whole share in my whole Estate.

Item. Whereas I have formerly given to my son Michel Ware and his heires in a Deed of Gift under my hand of house and land in Wrentham on portion accounte of the value of fifty pounds, I doe now further give unto him and his heires the sume of five Shillings and allso one fourth part of all my waring Appariell and one fourth part of all Debts, bills &, Bonds dew to my Estate and these with what he hath already Received shall be his whole Share in my whole Estate.

Item. To my son Jonathan Ware my mind and Will is and I give to him and his heires all my Housing and lands in Wrentham or elsewhere in Now England not heretofore disposed of by me, upland, Medow land & Swampy land whatsoever with all appurtenances belonging to the housing and lands and further I give to my son Jonathan Ware and his heires my Teame and all tacklin belonging to it and all my Husbandry tooles and one fourth part of all my waring Appariell and one fourth part of all Debts, bills & bonds dew to my Estate and allso all provition left by me in my Dwelling House and Barn of all sorts whatsoever both for man and beast and allso my minde and will is that my son Jonathan Ware shall pay all my true and just Debts, Only funeral charges to be taken out of my Estate as before expresed.

Item to my three Daughters and my minde and will is that they Namely my Daughter Margriet and her heires and my Daughter Sarah and her heires and my Daughter Easter and her heires shall be equall in what they have Received or shall Receive of my Estate Relerance being had to my book of Accounts of what they or any one of them have already Received and further my minde and will is that my son Jonathan Ware shall pay thirty Pounds two and amongst my three Daughters within four years nest after my Decease, and allso my mind and will is that all my movable estate not heretofore disposed of by me after funeral charges taken out shall be devided two and amongst my three Daughters and finally my mind and will is that my sun Jonathan Ware shall pay every perticular sume to the persons unto whome they are herein given by me.

In Testamony whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and Seale the day and year first above written Appoynting and Ordering my two sons Michel Ware and Jonathan Ware to be the Exurs to this my last Will and Testament.

Robart Ware (Seal)

Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared by the ed Robart Ware Sen’ as and for his last will and Testament.

Eben’ Fisher

Anthony hancock
Thomsa Fisher
John Gay.”

Reference Data:

The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 41, by New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1887, pages 27-8