Genealogy Report (Register) to HTML fileGenealogy Report (Register) to HTML file



Descendants of Robert Day

Generation One

286. Robert1 Day;205 born circa 1605 at Eng;205 married Hanna Pengry, daughter of Unknown Pengry, circa 1637;205 died 1683 at Ipswich, Essex, MA.205

He "ROBERT, Ipswich, came in the Hopewell, Capt. Bundocke, 1635, from London, aged 30, freem. 2 June 1641, was liv. in 1681. Perhaps Sarah, uh. m. at I. 17 June 1674, David Fiske was his d. Hannah, wh. came in the Elizabeth and Ann 1635, aged 20, may not have been a relat. "61 He left a will on 11 Aug 1683 at Ipswich, MA; Estate of Robert Day of Ipswich

Essex Probate Docket # 7448

In the name of God, Amen. The eleventh day of August on thousand six hundred & eighty-three. I Robert Day, of Ipswich in the county of Essex, brickmaker, haveing yet by ye good Providence of God to me my understanding well, but being Aged and full of infirmities and knowing not how suddenly ye Lord may call me out of this world, doe make and ordaine this my last will and testament in manner and forme following what is to say: First I commend my soul into the hands of God my maker hopeing assuredly through the many merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour to be made Partaker of Life Everlasting and I commend my Body to ye earth in hope of a glorious Resurrection.

Imp.: I give to my son John Day after my decease as already I have engaged upon him marriage with Sarah Demary my dwelling house wth ye Barne outhouse orchards yards and lands about it with all the appurtenances and priviledges thereunto belong. Also all my salt marsh adjoining to ye Hundreds and all that Parcel of Land lieing near ye common fence gate wch was part of Mr Bradstreets, his lot and six Acres of land, more or less, which I bought of Deacon Knowlton all wch I give to my sonne John Day to have and to hold to him and his heirs forever with this Provisoe and condition, yt he pay twenty pound, or else leave ye Lot yt I bought of Deacon Knowlton, where I shall dispose of it according to Agreement at my son John Day his marriage, wch twenty pound shall be paid the one halfe in good new england money and ye other ten pound in good wheat malt and Porke, each Proportionally or [word illegible] Also I give my son John one Book.

I give to my son Thomas Day my farme in which he now liveth containing fifty four acres, be it more or less, with these Provisoes & conditions following: first that he let his Brother John Day quietly possess and enjoy four Acres of Broken upland to plant or sow and take off ye crop, and ye mowing and carriing away two loads of hay yearly from year to year dureing ye whole terme of my naturall life, Secondly that my son Thomas pay by way of Legacy twenty pounds, ten pounds to my daughter Hanah Lord, and ten pounds to my daughter Sarah Fiske, within three years after my decease as is expressed in my deed of gift to him ye sd Thomas. Also I give him one book.

To my daughter Hannah Lord I have already given thirty five pounds I also give her ten pound more to be paid by sonne Thomas Day as is above exprest. Also I give her fifteen pounds more to be paid by my son James wch sall be paid [several words illegible] Bed in ye Parlour & Bedstead & furniture belonging to it at a price [bottom of page, line of text may be missing] The rest of the Legacy in other pay: Also I give her one Book.

To my daughter Sarah Fiske I have already given thirty five pounds I likewise give her ten pounds more to be paid by my son Thomas Day as is above exprest also I give her fifteen pounds to be paid by my son James in such good pay as he hath in his possession.

I do appoint my son James Day to be my sole executor of my last will and testament, to him I give all ye rest of my estate of lands & cattle & goods of all sorts whatsoever and Debts from whosoever due unto him & his heirs forever. in confirmation whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this eleventh day of August one-thousand six hundred and eighty three.

Robert X Day, his mark and a seal

witnesses

John Denison, Senr

John Brewer, Senr

Robert Lord, Senr

Proved 25 September 1683 at Ipswich upon testimony of John Brewer Sr and Marshall Lord

Note: The "thorn" character has been transcribed as "ye", the squiggly f/s as "s". square brackets enclose my notes on illegible or missing text in the original.] James Pratt

Source: Will of Robert Day of Ipswich, recorded in Essex Probate, Book (30)4, Page 31, 1683. (transcribed from the microfilm copy of the Register's Book)

Submitted by: James Pratt

http://www.essexcountyma.org/wills/dayr.htm.

Children of Robert1 Day and Hanna Pengry were:

Generation Two

287. John2 Day (Robert1);206 born circa 1640 at Ipswich, MA;206 married Sarah Pengry, daughter of Moses Pengry and Lydia Clements, 20 Apr 1664 at Ipswich, Essex, MA;206 died 26 Sep 1689 at Ipswich, MA.206

Children of John2 Day and Sarah Pengry were:

Generation Three

288. Mehitable3 Day (John2, Robert1);128 born 26 Jan 1669 at Ipswitch, Essex, MA;206 married Richard Kimball, son of Benjamin Kimball and Mercy Hazeltine, 6 Sep 1692 at Bradford, Essex, MA.128,131

Children of Mehitable3 Day and Richard Kimball were:




Return to Table of Contents

Please send e-mail to:
Created with The Master Genealogist for Windows on 30 May 2000 at 14:43:06.