Rev. William Worcester^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

1595 - 1662  (67 years)

• Name	William Worcester
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	1595
  Gender	Male
  Property	7 Nov 1639	Colchester, Massachusetts Bay, British America   [9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  	the list of recipients
  	Event: the first division of land
  	Role: Colchester Land Recipient
  Freeman	1640  [2]
  Will	I willi: Worcester being || Sick & || weake of body but of sound & pfct memorie doe make & ordeine this my laft wil & Testamt as followeth: Imp my will is that my beloued wyfe: shall haue that bonde of fiftie pound wch is due vnto me from Thomas clarke of Boston Iron munger: she securing my daughter in Law Rebecka bilie of wt remaynes due to hir out of yt bonde Also my will is that my myfe shall haue the vFe & benefit of my dwelling house oarchyard & house lott duering the time of hir widohood; & three cowes comonage: duering ye sd term Also that my wyfe shall haue wt moneys soever as due in England : for rent : for wt lands & houseing belongs vnto her, or anyother wayes due Itt: I doe giue & bequeath avnto my sonn Samuell worcester my last higledee pigledee lott of Salt marsh lying towards Merimack Rivers mouth: & als a silver wine bole that hath ye letters of his name ingraven vppon it & a thousand of pine board towards the finishing of his house: as also all my wareing Apparrell; myminde is yt my grandchilde willia: worcester * * Samuels childle shall haue ye Sylver wine boule * * named Itt: I doe giue & bequeath to my daughter Susana s * * my pide mare Colt : It: I doe giu vnto my grand childe Rebecka stacy five pound in houshold stuff : such as her grandmother shal thinke meet It: I doe giue & bequeathe to my Sonne william worcester all my vpland wthin ye bounds of the new towne of Salisbury : wth all rights & privilidges thervnto belonging as also my first Higgle pigledee lott of Salt Marsh : & all my lott of Sweepage at the beache : by my land at ye newtown: my meaning is : my twenty acre lott abuttin vpon merimack River & the sevnty acres granted vnto mee by the towne of Salisbury lyng next : to the land of Capt Pike " n esterly: Itt: I doe give & bequeath vnto my sone Timothie worcester & to my Sonn Moses woster all the remaynder of my lands both vpland Marsh & meadow, lyng & being wthin the bounds of the old towne of Salisbury wth all rights, Comonages & privilidges thervnto belonging (Except before Exepted) to bee equally devided between them: prsently after my decease Also I doe giue vnto my said Sonns Timothe & Moses: my dwelling house, orchyard & house lott: after their mothers death or day of mariage wch first happens : to bee equally divided between them & to haue the barne prsently after my decease wth free egress & regress vnto ye sd barne : to cary hay or corne of ye like" Always pvided that the marsh Lott: wch was formerly my wyfes by hir former husband mr John Hall : remayne to the vse of my Said wyfe hir heirs & assignes for ever. It: I doe giue & bequeath vnto my Sonne william : my pride mare : & a cowe that is cald short & fiue povnd in houshold goods :: all other guifts by any to my said sonne Comprhended in ye abouesd estate giuen || by me || vnto him It: I doe giue & bequeath vnto my Sonne Timothy my old horse : & a cowe cald : Cherry & fiue pound in houshold goods It: I doe giue & bequeath vnto my Sonne Moses my young mare between two & three yeare old & also the young heifer & fiue pound in household goods: It: I doe giue vnto my grandchild willia worcester : my Cow cald the Barbar It: I do giue vnto my Daughter stacy : yt cowe which is cald the young cowe : & also my two yearling steers It: I do giue vnto my grand Childe Rebecka stacy : my two yeare old steeres It: my will is that all the Cattle : before named in this my will be wintered wth the hay pvide for them if ye owners please I doe giue vnto my Daughter Rebecka : Bylie : my brass Chafendish; & also I giue vnto her a booke of mr anthony Burgases concerning the tryall of grace, as a small tolen of my Specyall loue vnto hir It: I doe giue vnot my servant mayde Hannah Hendrick : tenn shillings It: I doe appoint my loueing freinds Capt Robert Pike my brother Edward ffrench : Richard wells & mr Tho : Bradbury to bee overseers of this my will & testamt & for the care & paynes theirin I doe bequeath vnto each of them twenty shillings to bee payd vnto them: out of my library in some good || English || authors, as they shall like off Lastly my will is that my dearly & welbeeloved wyfe : rebecka worcester to bee my sole Executrix vnto this my last will & testament It: my will is that after my wyfe hath taken hir owne books out of my library & wt others shal think meet for hir vse; and ye * * ond x ryd in books to my overseers as afore (remainder of page torn to bottom) books shalbe sold s willia: Timathie portion: It: my will is that all discharged & pay'd the remayne & bee to ye utrix afore named In wittness wherof hervnto sett my hand wittness Tho: Bradbury Robert Pyke Edward ffrnch Richard Wells wheras it is be reaminder of giuen to my Sonns to each an equall p that my books shalbe yte : to disposof a I haue gaiven to my wittness to this last addicon of the will this 18th day of Octobr Tho: Bradbury John Severance Source: The will of Rev. William Worcester of Salisbury was proved before Samuel Symonds and Daniel Denison Dec. 2, 1662 in the Norfolk county court. The copy was made from the original on file in the probate office at Salem. "The Essex Antiquarian" Vol. XI, #2, pp. 60-1
  Death	28 Oct 1662	Salisbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America   [1, 2, 3, 16]
  Person ID	I655	Duane's Ancestors
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2008

  
  

  Father	Joseph Worcester
  Mother	________ ________
  Family ID	F7852	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Blake   d. 23 Apr 1650, Salisbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America
  Marriage	Abt 1628	England   [1, 7]
  Children	+ 1. Samuel Worcester,   b. 20 Nov 1629   d. 21 Feb 1680/1, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F4930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Rebecca Swayne,   b. 1616/7   d. 21 Jul 1695, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America (Age 78 years)  [17]
  Marriage	22 Jul 1650	Salisbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America   [6, 7, 8, 16]
  Family ID	F10425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - Abt 1628 - England Property - the list of recipients,Event: the first division of land - 7 Nov 1639 - Colchester, Massachusetts Bay, British America Marriage - 22 Jul 1650 - Salisbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Death - 28 Oct 1662 - Salisbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  According to Jacobus, there is only a suggested relationship to Edward Wooster, no proof.

  
  

• Sources

  1.  [S18] Salisbury and Amesbury, 368, 00466.  2.  [S156] Genealogical Register of New England, 330, 00223.  3.  [S661] New England Families Genealogical and Memorial, 129, 00661.  4.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 75:176, 00390.  5.  [S795] Worcester Family, intro.htm, 00791.  6.  [S482] Torrey 1st, 675, 00395.  7.  [S482] Torrey 1st, 841, 00395.  8.  [S18] Salisbury and Amesbury, 62, 00466.  9.  [S1282] Fifty Great Migration Colonists To New England & Their Origins, 9, 01124.  10.  [S576] TGMSP, Newsletter:8:28, 00516.  11.  [S1108] TEG, 8:30, 00961.  12.  [S931] Bartholomew Heath, 1, 00391.  13.  [S576] TGMSP, Newsletter:17:20, 00516.  14.  [S1448] Early Settlers of Nantucket, 63, 01171.  15.  [S437] Essex County Wills, worsterw.htm, 00181.  16.  [S392] Priscilla Baker, 133, 00439.  17.  [S576] TGMSP, Samuel Hall, 00516.