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Francis Littlefield, Sr.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]

Male Abt 1619 - 1712  (~ 93 years)


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  • Name Francis Littlefield 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth Abt 1619  Titchfield, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 9, 16
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 17 Jun 1619  Titchfield, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11, 17, 18
    Taxed 1646  Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Fidelity Oath 5 Jul 1653  Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [19
    to Massachusetts
    Occupation farmer, miller and innkeeper  [11, 16]
    Will 11 Dec 1661  [7, 18, 20, 21, 22


    •      The last will & Testament of Edmund Littlefejld Decembr 11 : 61 :
           First I bequeath my soule to god Almighty, & I bequeath my body to the earth from whence I came/
           I bequeath vnto Francis Littlefejld my Elldest sun, & Anthony Littlefejld, & Elizabeth Wakefejld my daughter, all the whoole Tract of Land lijng of the North East side of Kenebunke with the Falls togeather witha Certen quantity of Marsh lijng vp In the woods, betweene Cape Porpus River, & Kenebunke, which is specifyd In two deeds, granted by Mr Geo : Cleeue Agent of Mr Rygby, which is now come into the Goverment of Mr Gorges, Proprietor of the Prouince of Mayne/ Which Land & Marsh shall bee æqually devided amongst those three aboue specifyd/
           I giue vnto Francis Littlefejld Senjor 10s to bee pd out of my goods/
           I giue vnto Anthony Littlefejld all my weareing Cloaths/
           I giue vnto Elizabeth Wakefejld 5s to bee pd out of my goods/
           I giue vnto my 3 executors Namely Annas Littlefejld, My wife, & Thoms Littlefejld, & Fran : Littlefejld my youngest sun all my vpland & Marsh att home which is not disposd, & that which I bought of my sun Anthony, & alsoe yt which I bought of Mr Fletcher, togeather with ye Corne Mill & saw Mill, with all my houseing & goods, within doores & with out, togeather with all the stocke & Cattle both small and greate, which shall bee æqually deuided amongst those 3 executors, onely the Yland that lyeth on the South side of Webbhannett River, If the sd Thos & Francis Littlefejld Junjor do both of them pay to Annas my wife foure bushs of Corne yearely for 7 yeares, then my wife shall haue nothing to do with Itt, otherwise if they do not performe that yearely, then my wife shall haue pouer to lett it to others, & to expell them quitte out of it all/
           And likewise my sun Thoms & Fran : Littlefejld shall pay vnto my wife eight bushs of wheate yearely, for ye Corne Mill, if they will not yn my wife shall haue pouer to lett it to any other, & expell them out of it/ And my wife shall haue her third part of the Marsh, that lyeth on the South East side of Webbhannett River; And if soe bee yt Fran : Littlefejld & Thomas Littlefejld, & Fran : Littlefejld my youngest sun bee loueing & helpfull to yr mother my wife, then they shall haue all after her desease, otherwise if they bee not loueing & helpefull to her shee shall haue pouer to dispose of itt, wr shee thinkes good herselfe/
           I giue vnto my daughter Mary Barrett, and to my daughter Hannah Littlefejld fiueteene pounds a peece to bee pd with in 3 years, fiue pounds a peece yearely, till it bee payd/ I do giue vnto all my grandchildren fiue shillings a peece Wn they come at age/
           I give vnto my sun John Littlefejld Tenn pounds, to bee payd out of ye fourty pounds which hee is to pay for his purchase att Ogunquett/
           Alsoe the 3 executors, Namely Annas my wife, & Tho : & Fran : Littlefejld shall haue pouer to recover & receaue all debts/ And those 3 executors shall pay all debts dues & demands, & all portions Legacys & gyfts, which is here specifyd; My suns Tho : & Fran : Littlefejld Iunjor, is to Improue & till the ground, & thejre mother my wife shall haue the third part of the Corne/
           I giue vnto my wife 6 or 7 Acers of Marsh that lyeth at Ogunquet.
           I desire Mr Ezekell Knightt & Mr Jos : Bowles to bee my Feffees In trust If neede require, to see my will fullfilled/
      Testes/ Edmund Littlefejlds
           Ezekell Knights/
           Jos : Bowles/ /
      owne hand/ ѵ ̸۱/ /
      / ⁽/ ⸍

    • Role: Executor
    Death Nov 1712  Wells, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 16, 18, 23
    Person ID I5655  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2020 

    Father Edmund Littlefield,   b. 1592, Titchfield, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Dec 1661, Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Annis Austin,   b. 1596/7, Titchfield, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1677/8, Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 16 Oct 1614  Titchfield, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 24, 25, 26
    Family ID F2543  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jane Hill,   b. Abt 1627   d. 20 Dec 1646, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 19 years)  [11, 14
    Marriage Abt 1646  Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 9, 11, 16, 17, 18
    Children 
     1. Mary Littlefield,   b. 14 Dec 1646, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1824  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

    Family 2    [27, 28, 29, 30
    Marriage Bef 1649  [3, 9, 11, 16, 17, 18
    Children 
    +1. Sarah Littlefield,   b. 15 Nov 1649, Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1734/5, Wells, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     2. Hannah Littlefield,   b. 5 Jan 1652, Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1691/2, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
    +3. Deliverance Littlefield,   b. 5 Jul 1655, Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1730 and 1733 (Age 74 years)
     4. Abigail Littlefield,   b. 26 Mar 1662, Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. James Littlefield, Sr.,   b. Abt 1654   d. May 1690 (Age ~ 36 years)
     6. Isaac Littlefield,   b. Abt 1652   d. 1676 (Age ~ 24 years)
     7. Daniel Littlefield,   b. Aft 1662
     8. Dorcas Littlefield,   b. 4 Oct 1664, Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Phebe Littlefield,   b. Abt 1670   d. 4 Jul 1697 (Age ~ 27 years)
    +10. Dependence Littlefield,   b. Abt 1671   d. Aft 1726 (Age ~ 56 years)
     11. Rachel Littlefield
    Family ID F1823  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

    Family 3 Mary Wade,   b. Abt 1633, Newe Towne, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1695 (Age ~ 63 years)  [11, 15
    Marriage Bef 1689  [3, 11, 15, 17
    Family ID F1825  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1619 - Titchfield, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 17 Jun 1619 - Titchfield, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTaxed - 1646 - Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1646 - Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFidelity Oath - to Massachusetts - 5 Jul 1653 - Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Nov 1712 - Wells, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
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    2.  2.  [S144] Mass & Maine Families, Vol. 2, 480, 00368.

    3.  3.  [S144] Mass & Maine Families, Vol. 2, 483, 00368.

    4.  4.  [S72] General Register of the Society of Colonial Wars, 696, 00238.

    5.  5.  [S65] First Settlers of New England, Vol. 3., 100, 00192.

    6.  6.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 28:195, 00390.

    7.  7.  [S103] The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 128, 00539.

    8.  8.  [S328] Sawyer Families, 13, 00470.

    9.  9.  [S634] Genealogy of the Wells Family, 110, 00236.

    10.  10.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 33:444, 00390.

    11.  11.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 438, 00218.

    12.  12.  [S1151] Ancestors of American Presidents, 515, 01001.

    13.  13.  [S1424] Henry Sayward, 23, 01153.

    14.  14.  [S576] TGMSP, William French, 00516.

    15.  15.  [S576] TGMSP, Jonathan Wade, 00516.

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    22.  22.  [S455] US ME Wills 1640-1760, 3-4, 00349.

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    27.  27.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 102237187, 00974.

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    30.  30.  [S576] TGMSP, Thomas Wells, 00516.