ELEVENTH GENERATION

1972. Sylvester Stover (24809)(24810) (24811) was born about 1630 in Ipswich, co. Suffolk, England. (24812) He had a grant of land on 13 Jul 1649 in Cape Neddick, York Co., Maine.(24813) He took the oath of fidelity to the Massachusetts government on 22 Nov 1652.(24814) He signed a will on 21 Jul 1687.(24815) (24816) He died between 21 Jul 1687 and 14 Feb 1689/90 in Cape Neddick, York Co., Maine.(24817) His estate was probated on 14 Feb 1689/90.(24818) (24819) He was a fisherman/ferryman. (24820) (24821) He was married to Elizabeth Norton in 1652 in York, York Co., Maine.(24822) (24823)(24824)

1973. Elizabeth Norton (24825)(24826) (24827) was born about 1631 in York, York Co., Maine. (24828) She signed a will on 7 Dec 1714. (24829) Will of Elizabeth Stover, Probate Court, Plymouth, MA:

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. The Seventh day of December in the first year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord, George, by the grace of God of Great Brittan, France, and Ireland, Defender of the faith & c. Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and fourteen;

I ELIZABETH STOVER of SCITTUATE in the County of Plymouth in the Provice of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, Spinster; Being of weak body but of sound memory; calling to mind my mortality, & the uncertainty of my Life, I do make & ordain this my Last Will and Testament In manner & form following, hereby revoking & making null & void all former Will or Wills by me made either by word or writing, ratifying & confirming this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament.

First & principally I give & recomment my Soul into the hands of God yet gave it & my body to the earth to be buried after a Decent & Christian manner at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter named. - And as touching such worldly estate as the Lord hath blessed me with, I do give & bequeath & dispense of the same in manner following.

Imprimiss: I give & bequeath unto my son JOHN STOVER the Summ of twenty & three pounds in silver money at eight shillings an ounce.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my son DEPENDANCE STOVER the summ of twenty & three pounds in Silver money at Eight shillings an ounce.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my son JOSIAH STOVER the summ of twenty & three pounds in Silver money at Eight shillings an ounce.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my son GEORGE STOVER the summ of twenty & three pounds in Silver money at Eight shillings an ounce.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my daughter ELIZABETH WALFOOT the summ of twenty & three pounds in Silver money at Eight shillings an ounce.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my daughter SARAH LANCASTER the summ of twenty & three pounds in Silver money at Eight shillings an ounce.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my daughter DEBORAH SAWYER the summ of twenty & three pounds in Silver money at Eight shillings an ounce.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my daughter MARY WANTON the summ of twenty & three pounds in Silver money at Eight shillings an ounce.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my daughter HANNAH BRYANT the summ of twenty & three pounds in Silver money at Eight shillings an ounce.

Item. I give unto Phebie, my Negro woman slave, her freedom at my death, and ten pounds in silver money at eight shillings an ounce to be paid her by my Executors at the end of one month after my decease.

Item. I give unto my said negro woman all her wearing cloths, together with the bed she lyeth on, and the bed stead & clothing which belongs to it.

Item, I give unto Jonathan my Negro Lad, the Son of Phebie my negro woman, his freedom at my decease:

Item I give unto the lad Jonathan all his wareing cloths, the bed whereon he lyeth and the clothing belonging to it, my Gun, and ten pounds in silver money at eight shillings an ounce to be paid him by my Executor when he shall arrive to the age of twenty and one years.

Item. I give unto Jerrusha my Negro Girl the Daughter of Phebie my negro woman her freedom at my decease; Item I give the sd Jerusha her wareing cloths, & ten pounds in silver money at eight shillings an ounce, to be paid unto her by my Executor when she shall arrive at the age of eighteen years. She died between 7 Dec 1714 and 4 Sep 1722 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. (24830) Her estate was probated on 4 Sep 1722 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.(24831) Children were:

child i. Elizabeth Stover(24832) (24833) was born about 1653.(24834)
child282 ii. John Stover.
child iii. Sarah Stover(24835) (24836)(24837) was born about 1656 in York, York Co., Maine.(24838)
child iv. Dependence Stover(24839) (24840) (24841) was born about 1659.(24842) He died on 25 Sep 1723 in York, York Co., Maine. (24843)(24844) (24845) He was a shipwright.(24846)
child v. Josiah Stafford(24847) (24848)(24849) was born about 1662 in Cape Neddick, York Co., Maine. (24850) He died on 9 Apr 1743 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. (24851)
child vi. Mary Stover(24852) (24853) was born about 1664 in York, York Co., Maine. (24854)
child vii. Deborah Stover(24855) (24856)(24857) was born about 1667 in York, co. York, England.(24858) (24859) (24860) She died on 13 Jul 1734 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts. (24861) (24862)(24863) (24864)
child viii. George Stover(24865) (24866)(24867) (24868)(24869) (24870)(24871) was born about 1668.(24872) (24873)(24874) He had a grant of land in 1698 in Cripple Cove, Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts. (24875) He died between 12 Apr 1748 and 2 Apr 1753.(24876) He was a yeoman. (24877)
child ix. Hannah Stover(24878) (24879) was born about 1670.(24880) She died in 1735 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. (24881)(24882)