FRANCIS PKABODY. 48 



"Item. To my son Samuel I give one-fourth part of all my 

 lands not yet disposed of, excepting the land at Oromocto Island, 

 and all the money I have in New England excejjt two hundred 

 dollars given his mother, his paying all my just debts in New^ 

 England, and fifteen dollars to his sister Elizabeth White, and two 

 dollars and a half to his sister Hannah Simonds, and one hundred 

 and fifty dollars to his sister Heprabeth on her marriage day. 



"Item. To my son Stephen I give the same quantity of lands 

 as I gave to my son Samuel, his paying the same sums to his 

 three sisters as I ordered for his brother Samuel to pay. 



"Item. To my son Francis I give one-half of my lands not yet 

 disposed of. 



"Item. To my son Oliver I give all of my lands not yet dispos- 

 ed of. 



"Item. I give to my daughter Elizabeth White thirty dollars, 

 to be paid by my two eldest sons in household goods. 



"Item. To my daughter Hannah Simonds five dollars, to be 

 paid by my two eldest sons. 



"Item. To my daughter Heprabeth I give three hundred dol- 

 lars, to be paid by my two eldest sons in household goods on the 

 day of her marriage. 



As to my household goods and furniture, I leave to the discre- 

 tion of my loving w^ife to dispose of, except my sword, which I 

 give to my son Samuel. 



I appoint my dear wife and my son Samuel executors of this 

 my last Will and Testament. 



"As witness ray hand. 



"Francis Pkabody, Sr. 



'•Delivered this twenty-sixth day of October, the year of Our 

 Lord 1771, in the presence of us — 

 "Israel Kinnky, 

 "Alex Tapley, 

 "Phineas Nevers. 



"This will was proved, approved and registered this 25th of 

 June, 1773 



"Benjamin Atherton, Reg'r. 

 "J AS. Simonds, J. Probates." 



This son Francis mentioned in this will was the Francis Peabody 



