Ens. Francis Littlefield
Jr.(12015)
(12016)(12017)
(12018)(12019)
(1032)(5504)
(12020) was born about 1635/36 in Titchfield, co. Hants, England.
(12021)
(12022) He was baptized on 24 Mar 1635/36 in Titchfield, co. Hants,
England.(12023)
(12024)(12025) He took
the oath of fidelity to Massachusetts on 5 Jul 1653 in Wells, York Co., Maine.
(12026) He signed the following will on 5 Feb 1674/75.
(12027)
(12028)
(Source: Sargent, William M.; Maine Wills 1640-1760; pp. 54-56)
[Registry of Deeds, 2, 166.]
I Francis Littlefejld Junjor of Wells, In the Massatusetts Colony in New England
this fifth day of ffebruary, one thousand six hundred seaventy foure, though
weake in body yet Prfect in memory blessed bee god, doth willingly & with
a free heart Committ my soule into ye mercifull hands of Almighty god my saujor
(savior), & my body vnto (unto) the earth from whence It Came, & my estate
I dispose of as followeth/
Inprs Ater my funeralls bee discharded, & all other debts, I doe giue (give)
& bequeath unto my Loueing (loving) wife Meribah, my househould stuff to
dispose of to my children, unto weh of them shee thinkes good, & I give unto
my sayd wife one thrid of all my stocke & Moueables with out to bee hers
& her assignes for ever/
Item I give unto my Elldest sunn Joseph, my home lott with all my houseing,
Saw Mill, & Corne Mill, with all the appurtenances yrvnto belonging, and
the other two 3d parts of my stocke, Namely oxen houseing Cows, with other Cattle,
when hee hath Attayned the age of Twenty two yeares, hee paijing the Legacys
follg
Namely to my sunn Nathan five pounds/
To my sonn Jonathan five pounds/
To my sunn Job five pounds/
To my sonn Daniell five pounds, When they Attayne the age of Twenty one yeares/
And my will is that hee shall pay unto my daughter Mary, Tenn pounds/
To my daughter Johanna Tenn pounds/
To my daughter Tabbatha Tenn pounds/
To my daughter Hannah tenn pounds to bee payd to them when they have Attayned
the age of eighteen years/
Item I give unto my sonn Nathan, & Jonathan all my lands & Meddows
at Mary Land, equally to bee devided, between them when they come to bee the
age of Twenty on years/
Item: I give unto my sonn Job, & David all my Land at Ogunquett, with the
seaven Acers of Marsh that I bought of John Barrett, equally to bee devided between
them when they have Attayned the age of Twenty one yeares/
And my will is when my sunn Joseph doth enter upon ye house & Land hee
shall pay unto my wife tenn pounds.
Ann : for three years towards the Mantayneing of the small children/
And my will is that my whoole estate as It now is shall remajne in my wifes
hand, to mannage & Improue for the namtayneing of her & my children,
vntill my sonn Joseph bee at age namely Twenty two years ould/
And I doe hereby nominate & appoynt my deare & Loueing wife Meribah
& my sonn Joseph & Nathan to bee my executors, of this my last Will &
testament, & hereby doe desire & appoynt my Loueing frejnds Mr. Willia
Symonds & Samell Wheelewright ouerseers of this my last will & testament,
Revoakeing all other wills gyfts bequessts & testaments, whatsoeuer In
testimony whereof I haue here vnto set my hand & seale the day & yeare
aboue written/
Samuell Wheelewright/ Francis Littlefejld (his seale)
Fran : Littlefejld Senjor/ Junjor his marke (mark)
His estate
was probated on 6 Apr 1675.(12029)
He died bet 5 Feb 1674/5 and 6 Apr 1675 in Wells, York Co., Maine.
(12030)(12031) He was an
innkeeper/carpenter.(12032) He was
married to Meribah Wardwell about 1658.(12033)
(12034)
(12035)(12036)
(12037)(5504)
(12038)(12039)
Meribah Wardwell
(12040)(12041)
(12042)(12043)
(12044)(12045)
(1032)(5504)
(12046)(12047) was born
on 14 May 1637 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.
(12048)(12049)
(12050)(12051)
(12052)(12053)
(12054)(12055) She was
baptized on 25 Jun 1637 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.
(12056)(12057)
(12058)(12059) She died
on 12 Dec 1679 in Wells, York Co., Maine. Children were:
i.
Joseph Littlefield(12060)
(12061)
(12062)(12063) was born
after 1652.(12064)
(12065) He died before Jul 1698.
(12066)(12067)
ii.
Hannah Littlefield(12068)
(12069)
(12070) was born after 1653.(12071)
iii.
Joanna Littlefield(12072)
(12073)
(12074) was born after 1653.(12075)
iv.
Job Littlefield(12076)
(12077)(12078) was born
after 1653.(12079) He died before
13 Nov 1694.(12080)
v.
Mary Littlefield(12081)
(12082)(12083) was born
after 1653.(12084)
vi.
Nathan Littlefield(12085)
(12086)
(12087) was born after 1653.(12088)
(12089)
vii.
Tabitha Littlefield(12090)
(12091)
(12092) was born after 1653.(12093)
She died on 27 Apr 1736.(12094)
viii.
Jonathan Littlefield(12095)
(12096)
(12097)(1032)
(5504) was born about 1662.(12098)
(12099) He was baptized on
14 Dec 1701 in Wells, York Co., Maine.(12100)
He died before 25 Feb 1735 in Wells, York Co., Maine.
(12101)(12102)
ix.
David Littlefield. |