THE WILL AND INVENTORY OF FRANCIS COOKE

author The Shields Family

THE WILL AND INVENTORY OF FRANCIS COOKE.

Communicated by EDITH FORRESTER PRATT (MD 2:24-27)

Francis Cooke died at Plymouth, on the seventh of April, 1663, and his will and inventory were recorded in the Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories, Volume II, Part II, folios 1 and 2.

[1] The last Will and Testament of ffrancis Cooke of Plymouth late Deceased: exhibited before the Court held att Plymouth aforsaid the fift day of June 1663 on the oathes of mr John Aldin and mr John howland;

The Will and Inventory of Francis Cooke.

The Last Will and Testament of ffrancis Cooke made this seaventh of the tenth month 1659

I being att prsent weake and Infeirme in body yett in prfect memory throw mercy Doe comitt my soule unto god that gave it and my body to the earthe; which my will is should bee Intered in a Decent and comly manner; As for such goods and lands as I stand posessed of I Doe will and bequeath as followeth; 1 My will is that hester my Dear and loveing wife shall have all my moveable goods and all my Cattle of all kinds; viz: neat Cattle horsekind sheep and swine to be att her Dispose 2 my will is that hester my wife shall have and Injoy my lands both upland and meddow lands which att prsent I posesse During her life

3 I Doe ordaine and appoint my Deare wife and my son John Cooke Joynt exequitors of this my said will Witnes ffrancis Cooke John Aldin John howland An Inventory of the estate of ffrancis Cooke Deceased taken and Aprised the first Day of May 1663 by Ephraim Tinkham and Willam Crow Imprs 2 Iron potts & 1 Iron skillett 02 16 00 Item 2 paire of pott hookes 00 01 00 Item 7 pewter Dishes & 2 basons 00 17 06 Item 3 pewter potts 00 06 06 Item 1 pewter bason 2 porringers & 1 salt seller 00 02 00 Item 1 pewter Candlesticke 00 02 00 Item 2 Alcemy spoones 00 03 03 Item 1 lanthorn 1 gallypot 00 01 02 Item halfe a Dozen of trenchers and one stone bottle 00 01 00 Item 3 olde ladles 00 00 06 Item 1 woodden tray 6 trenchers 00 01 00 Item 1 morter and pestell 00 02 00 Item 4 wooden Dishes 00 00 08 Item 1 earthen pan and 2 earthen potts 00 00 09 Item 1 great brasse kettle 01 06 00 Item 2 smaller kettles 00 08 00 Item 3 wooden pailes 02 03 06 Item 1 pewter Chamber pott 00 02 06 Item 1 warming pan 1 frying pan 00 0 26 The Will and Inventory of Francis Cooke Item 1 thwart saw 1 hand saw 00 03 06 Item 1 paire of pincers 1 hammer 00 02 06 Item 1 Drawing Knife 00 00 06 Item 1 water Tubb 00 01 06 Item 1 axe 00 01 06 Item 1 greate Chaire 00 05 00 Item 3 smale Chaires 00 03 00 Item 1 gridiron 1 fiershovell 1 paire of tonggs 00 05 00 Item 2 paire of pothangers 00 06 00 Item 2 old musketts 00 02 00 Item 2 paire of sheers 1 paire of sissers 00 00 09 Item 1 great bible & 4 old bookes 00 0 00 Item 1 brush 00 00 02 Item 1 file and 1 paire of pincers 00 00 06 Item 1 Table & forme 00 06 00\par Item 1 old bucking Tubb 00 02 06\par Item 1 tubb & 2 kimnells * 00 05 00r Item 1 Chist 00 03 00 Item 1 pair of Cards and one baskett 00 01 00 Item 1 Chist 00 02 00 Item 4 earthen potts 1 Cupp 2 wooden trayes 00 05 00 Item 1 Chern 1 old Cask & four bottles 00 05 06 Item 1 old trough & a forme 20 0 26 Item 1 woolen wheele & scales 00 04 00 Item 1 Iron Driping pan 00 03 00 Item 1 sifting trough & one odd trough 00 03 00 Item 1 tray 1 tubb 1 box 00 03 00 Item 2 seives 00 02 06 Item 3 paire of sheep sheers 00 03 00 Item 3 paire of old Cards 00 01 06 Item 1 Cheespresse 1 Cheesfatt 00 01 00 [2] Item 2 old ferkins & som sope 00 01 06 Item 2 old basketts & yarne 00 04 00 Item 1 feather bed & bolster 02 00 00 Item 1 paire of sheets 00 12 00 Item 1 Coverlid & blankett 01 00 00 Item 1 pound of Candles 00 00 06 Item 2 hoes 00 01 06 Item 1 Cushien 02 00 06 Item 2 Chistes & 3 boxes 01 06 02 Item 1 feather bed 1 bolster 1 pillow 03 10 00 Item 1 paire of sheets 102 1 blankett 1 Coverlid 15 01 15 00 Item 2 old Curtaines & vallence 00 02 02 Item 2 paire of sheets 01 00 00 Item 3 halfe sheets 00 06 00 Tubs.

Plymouth Colony Deeds. 27 Item 2 hatts 00 15 00 Item 1 long coate 25s 2 short coates 30s 02 15 00 Item 1 old coate & 1 Jerkin 00 15 00 Item 2 paire of briches 1 paire of Drawers 01 10 00 Item old clothes stockers gloves shooes 01 10 00 Item 4 shirts & smale linnine 01 0 02 Item 1 bed & beding in the loft 03 00 00 Item 20 lb of woole & 2 paire of old stockers 01 07 02 Item 8 paire of stockers 01 05 00 Item some other old dumber about the house 00 02 00 Item 2 mares & one yearling mare 06 00 00 Item 2 Cowes & one Calfe 07 10 00 Item 12 yeare old and 1 yearling heiffers 03 10 00 Item 16 sheep 08 00 00 Item 5 lambes 01 00 00 Item 4 smale swine 01 04 00 The sume apprised is 85 02 01 Debtes Due to the estate from severall about 04 0 00 Due from the estate of severall about 02 10 00 summa totalis 86 11 01 Besides the housing and land; the goods and Chattels amount to eighty six pounds eleven shillings and a peney; apprised by us Ephraim Tinkham his E T Willam Crow The above written Inventory was exhibited before the Court held att Plymouth the fift of June 1663 and Attested unto Upon oath by hester Cooke widdow