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Nantucket Lands and Landowners F 72 .N2 N2 vol . 2 no . 7 Historical 4s., -^,,v.*^^ INCORPORATED JULY 9, 1894. Vol.2 Bulletin No. 7. antucket Lvands and Ivand Owners BY HENRY BARNARD WORTH published by Nantucket Historical Association, 1913 Wk % i9tt ; CHAPTEK XV. Wills and Estates— continued. 1778. Will of Benjamin Pitts probated. Wife, Mercy; children, Obed, Elijah, Mary, David, Benjamin and brother- in-law James Williams. 1778. Probated will of James Gardner. Wife, Susanna; children, Eliphalet, Benjamin, Deborah, Mehitable Coleman, Susanna and James. Bequeathed a silver tankard. 1778. Administration on estate of Barzillai Swain, in- ventorized at 227 pounds, insolvent. 1777. Inventory of estate of Robert Barnard, £238. 1776. Inventory of estate of Seth Hussey, £537. 1778. Probate of will of Jonathan Bunker. Wife, Judith children, Peleg, William, Jonathan, Susannah Coffin, wife of Paul ; Deborah Bunker, wife of Silas ; Hepsobeth Coffin, wife of Zephaniah ; Lydia, and Judith. 1778. Heirs of Robert Coffin were : Jonathan, Ephraim, and Margaret Coffin, Susannah Whippey, Katherine Folger, Paul Folger. 1779. Guardians appointed for children of Benjamin Gardner. 1779. Administration on estate of Uriah Gardner, amounting to £810. Inventory of estate of Peter Bunker, £207. 1779. Guardian for Keziah and Josiah Bunker, children of Peleg Bunker. 1779. Probate of will of Shubael Chase. Wife, Sarah; children, George and Parnal Brown. ; 338 1779. Will Richard Burton. Legatees, Gideon Baty and father and mother, Philip and Mrs. Mary Burton of Castle Island, Ireland. 1769. Marriage settlement between Richard Macy and Alice Paddock. 1780. Will of Richard Macy. Wife, Alice; children, Caleb, Benjamin, Zaccheus, Judith and three who were dead, Mary Marshall, Abraham, and Ruth Starbuck. Estate £823. 1780. Probate of will of Josiah Coffin. Children, Pris- cilla, wife of Jonathan Coffin ; Mary Gardner, wife of John Ruth Calder, Anna Clark, wife of Joseph ; Sarah Calef , wife of Robert ; Elizabeth Woodbury, wife of Nathaniel ; Abigail Coffin, wife of Elias ; Janet Coffin, wife of James, Jr. Josiah; deceased daughter Margaret Whitney; deceased son Edward, who left children, Peter, Christopher, Edward and Sarah. The will also mentions grandchildren John Coffin Whitney and Margaret Barnard. 1780. Margaret Barnard, widow of Robert, guardian of her four minor children. 1780. Administration on estate of Stephen Kidder, amounting to £457. Wife, Eunice. 1780. Will of Benjamin Macy. Wife, Abigail. 1780. Probate of will of Elizabeth Trott. Children, John, Mary Folger, Rachel Clock, Dinah Starbuck, Abigail Allen, Elizabeth Ellis, Priscilla, Ann. 1780. Will of Jonathan Paddock. Wife Keziah was blind ; children not named. 1780. Administration on estate of Hezekiah Coffin. 1780. Probated will of William Worth. Children, Jemima Gardner, Sarah, Damaris Starbuck, Miriam Worth, Hephzebah Macy, Hannah Swain, Jonathan, Jonah, Matthew. 1780. Probate will of Benjamin Coffin. Wife, Deborah; youngest daughter, Deborah grandson. Matthew Macy. ; 1781. Administration on estate of Daniel Gardner, amounting to £971. 339 1781. Judith Worth, administratrix of Andrew Worth, amounting to £268. 1781. Guardian appointed for children of Andrew Worth, who were Lydia and Obed and five not named. 1781. Benjamin Allen, administrator estate of Nathaniel Allen. 1781. Thomas Chase, administrator estate Nathan Chase. 1781. Guardianship of Elizabeth Gardner, daughter of Hannah and James Gardner. 1781. Will Barnabas Coleman. Wife, Rachel; brothers, Jethro, Nathaniel and Joseph ; children, Nathaniel, Seth, Silvanus, William, Barnabas, Obed, Abiel Folger, Judith Worth, Elizabeth Folger, Hephzibah Russell, two daughters deceased, Sarah Folger, Rebecca Coffin. 1781. Division of estate of Tabor Morton made between William, Reuben, Mary and Ruth Morton, Abigail Sinclair. Judith Burnell. 1781. Lydia Heath, spinster, administratrix estates of Joseph and Katherine Heath. 1782. Will Josiah Clark. Wife, Ruth ; children, Reuben and Abigail Gardner. 1782. Jedidah Coffin, administratrix estate of her hus- band, Benjamin Coffin, mariner. 1782. Jemima Myrick, administratrix estate Isaac Myrick. 1782. Will Abner Coffin. Wife, Desire ; son, Jonathan. 1782. Probate will of George Hussey, dated 1764. Wife, Elizabeth ; children, Jethro, Paul, Deborah, Lydia, Elizabeth, Ruth, Martha Swain, wife of David; Dinah Folger, wife of Reuben, who had moved to Nova Scotia. 1782. Will of Abigail Swain. Children, John, Nathaniel W., Mary Baxter, Priscilla Coffin and Elizabeth Hawley. 1782. Probate of will of William Russell, who was "aged and infirm." Children, Timothy, Mary Barnard, wife of John ; and Ruth Beard, wife of John. 1782. Ann and Roland Gelston, administrators on estate of Samuel Gelston, insolvent. ; 340 1782. Will of Barnabas Long. Wife, Priseilla. 1782. Elizabeth Hussey, daughter of Seth, was a minor above the age of fourteen. 1782. Bachelor Hussey was guardian of Seth Jenkins Hussey. 1782. Richard Coffin was an absentee. 1782. Probate of will of Andrew Gardner, "aged and infirm." Children, Elizabeth Green, Stephen, Zachariah, and children who were deceased, Nathaniel, Mary Coleman Solo- mon. Granddaughter, Lydia Coffin. 1783. Will of Thophilus Pinkham. Wife, Lydia; daughter-in-law, Anna Paddock; granddaughter, Rose Macy; children, Paul, Jethro, Theophilus, David and Mary Clark. 1783. Will of David Swain. Wife, Martha; children, Merab, Lydia, Phebe, Elizabeth, Thaddeus, Valentine, Gil- bert, Libni. 1783. Will Mary Nezer, an Indian woman. 1783. Hannah Myrick, administratrix of the estate of her husband, Andrew Myrick, store keeper, £2780. 1783. Jedidah Coffin, widow of Benjamin, was guardian of eight young children. 1783. Probate will of Benjamin Barne3^ Wife, Huldah children, Jonathan, Phebe Swain. Brother Jacob and Dorcas, his wife. 1783. Jethro Starbuck, father-in-law of Francis Coffin, guardian of Francis Coffin, son of Francis, deceased. 1783. Thomas Coffin, administrator estate of Micah Coffin. 1783. Beulah Coffin, administratrix on estate of her husband, Joshua. 1783. Will of Nathaniel Macy. Wife, Abigail ; children, Eunice Coffin, Phebe Barnard, Elizabeth, Shubael, Tristram, George, Nathaniel, Peter, Abishai, Barzillai. 1783. Miriam Macy, widow of Tristram, guardian of four young children. 1783. Will Experience Parker, widow, formerly of Fal- 341 mouth, descendants: Granddaughters, Hephzibah Parker, Abigail Parker; children, Jerusha Landers, Mary Lake, William Silas and three deceased sons, Jesse, Thomas and Nathaniel. 1783. Jonathan Barnard, Matthew Barnard and Reuben Macy, administrators estate of Hephzibah Barnard. 1783. Administration on estate of Priseilla Long. 1784. Probate will of Francis Swain. Children, Francis, Barnabas, Samuel, Mary, Ruth grandchildren, Barzillai and ; Lydia Worth. 1784. Miriam Rand, administratrix of estate of her hus- band, David Rand. 1784. Will Charles Folger. Sister, Mary Black; kins- w^oman, Mary Folger; brother-in-law, Jonathan Swain. 1784. Will Richard Chadwiek. Wife, Deborah; sons, Richard, Wiskcliffe, Nathaniel, David; daughter-in-law, Rebecca Chadwiek. He owned a schooner. 1784. John Pinkham, administrator estate of Solomon Pinkham. 1784. Will of James Coffin. Wife, Priseilla; children, James, Joshua, Susannah, wife of John Pinkham ; Margaret, wife of Jethro Hussey; grandchild, Rebecca, daughter of deceased son Abel. 1784. Thomas and Alexander Gardner, administrators estate of Thomas Gardner. 1784. Will Hannah Barnard, spinster. Kinsman, William Coleman. 1784. Will John Morris, "aged and infirm." Wife, Mary; children, Jacob, Sarah Durland; children of son Jacob, Jonathan, Jacob and John ; children of son John, John, Nicholas, Abishai. 1784. Elizabeth Coffin, widoAV of Silvanus, administratrix of his estate. 1784. Ruth Fish, administratrix of estate of her husband, Stephen Fish. 1784. Will George Gardner. Wife, Elizabeth ; children, Jeremiah, George, Elisha, Elizabeth Coffin, Richard Mayo. 342 1784. Will of John Long. Wife, Joan; children, Jona- than, John, Hannah, wife of Church Clark ; Jemima Myrick, Judith, wife of Nathaniel Russell; Elizabeth, Sarah Coffin, wife of Abraham ; Robert. 1785. Probate will of Reuben Gardner. Children, Naomi Chase, Shubael, ''deceased;" Thaddeus and Reuben; grand- children, Thaddeus and Reuben Gardner. A legacy to son Shubael ''if he should come home again." 1785. Administration on estate of Peleg Gardner, in- solvent. 1785. Will Matthew Barnard. Wife, Avis; children, Elizabeth, Patty. 1785. Will Daniel Maey. Wife, Abigail; children, Syl- vanus, Lydia, Abigail, Margaret, Uriah. 1785. Will Josiah Gardner. Wife, Eunice. 1785. Will Hephzibah Pinkham, widow, dated 1771. Children, Charles, Benjamin, Abishai, Jephtha, Obed, Abiel, Mary, Shubael, who was 19 and placed under guardianship. 1785. Katherine Pinkham, widow of Benjamin, was ap- pointed guardian of three young children. 1785. Deborah Myrick, widow of Abraham, guardian of her daughter Elizabeth. 1785. Administration on estate of Samuel Calder, peruke maker. 1785. Will of Christopher Hussey. To wife Mary, silver tankard ; to daughter Hephzibah, black walnut, leather bottom chairs, silver porringer, looking glass. Other chil- dren, Susannah, Lydia, Christopher, Reuben, Margaret, Albert, James, Henry. 1785. Administrator estate Thomas Bunker; administra- tor estate Zacchariah Gardner. 1785. Will Caleb Swain. Wife, Margaret; children. Margaret Barnard, wife of Nathaniel ; Susanna, Anna, Nathaniel, Abigail Maey, Mary Coffin, Sarah Macy, Deborah Folger, two deceased, Silvanus and Judith Worth. 1785. Will Beriah
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