THE TOWN OF PELHAM. 45 



—I give to Danicll Burr all my horses and horse colts which have in New Eng- 

 land, and in ye territoryes of ye Duke of Yorke : I except my mares and mare 

 colts, which I do not give him ; I except my saddle gelding, which my heir is 

 to have if he come over — otherwise, Danicll Burr is to have him. Daniell Burr i3 

 to take ye horse flesh as they run ; without any further dehinery, lctt the mares 

 be disposed of according to ye understanding of my executors of trust. Item — 

 I give to my sonne, Francis French, all my tobacco, growing or not growing, in 

 casks, or otherways made up in rolls or twist. Item — I give to Nathaniel! 

 French two young eowesand one young bull. Item — To Elizabeth White I give 

 the worst feather bed and boulster, one iron pott, six porringers, six 'spoons of 

 alcamy, six pewter platters, one brass skellet, and fifteene pounds more in goods 

 or cattle, current pay, and two comely suits of apparel— one for working days, 

 another for Sabbath dayes, with two paire of shoes. Item -to Mary White I give 

 six pounds and one suite of aparell of serge, with two shifts, and wool for stock- 

 ings. I give to Nathaniell White, an apprentice to some handicraft trade ; and 

 if it be for his advantage, to give tenne pounds with him out of my estate, not 

 diminishing his twenty pounds, which is to be improved for his use. I give to 

 Barbary, my servant — I sett her at liberty to be a free woman a month after my 

 burial, except my nephew, John Pell, come in person ; she then to attend his 

 occasions whilst he is there, not exceeding three months. Further, I do give to 

 Barbary, my servant, one flock bed and boulster, and two blancoats, a pair of 

 sheets, and cotton rug, one iron pott, an iron skellett, six trays and chest, with 

 a lock and key to it, six porringers, two pewter platters, six pewter spoons or ye 

 value of them, two cowes or the value of them. I give to my ancient maid, 

 Katherine Rysten, five pounds in cattle or county pay. I make, ordain, con- 

 stitute and appoint Daniell Burr and John Bankes to be my executors of trust, 

 and order them to pay, after my burial, all just debts and legacyes, and to make 

 sale of any utensils which are subject to decay— old cattle — and to be account- 

 able to my heire or heires, and to keep up housing and fences upon my heires' 

 charge, that the estate may not suffer. I give to my said executors of trust 

 twenty pounds apiece, and to be paid what first charge they are at upon any in- 

 cumbrances. Item — I give those poor men their debts upon my booke, whose 

 names follow — Joseph Pathon, James Evers, Thomas Bassett, Roger Percy ; 

 and that this is my last will. In witness whereof, I have hereunto sett my hand 

 this twenty and one yeare of the raigne of our sovereigne lord, King Charles, 

 and the twenty-first of September, 1669. Me, THOMAS PELL 



Signed in the presence of us, 



Nathan Gould, 



Jonx Cabell. 



John Cabell gives oath that he was witnesse to Mr. Pell signing this will, with 

 Mr. Gould, as he hath entered his hand. Taken upon oath before me, 



Nathan Gould, Assistant. 



This 3d of , in his Majestie's 



Colony of Connecticut, September, lG69, tt 



L T pon the 13th of October, A.D. 1669, the Court of Assize issued the 



a This will may be found in the Probate Rec. of Fairfield Co, 1G65 to '75, vol. ii, p. 43-44- 

 Also Surrogates office N. Y. Wills and Adm., 16C5 tolW3, vol. 1., p. 83. 



