m.1. PATIENCE ETHERINGTON
2. c.1703 Sarah Thompson (m.1. James Goodwin)
3. before 1718 Elizabeth Grant
will 9 Aug. 1718-16 June 1730
William bought land a little south of the Great Works River in 1690. There was also laid out to William 6 June 1702, land which was granted to his father-in-law Thomas Etherington 15 Dec. 1659.
"In the name of God Amen!
I William Hearl Senr of Berwick in ye County of York & being tho very weak in Body, yet of a Sound & well disposeing Mind, do make and ordain this to be my Last will & testament, hereby Revokeing all former will or wills by me made and ordained
In ye first place I Commend my Soul to God in & thro Jesus Christ (hopeing for the pardon of all my sins in his blood) and my body to be decently buried- And as to such outward estate wch it hath pleased God to give me I Dispose of it in ye following Manner.-
Imprimis I Give and bequeath unto my Son Atherington Herle all my homestead where I now dwell Consisting of housing & Land, upland & meadow, with ye orchard, fences and all ye previledges & appurtenances thereunto belonging, to him & his heires for ever. As also Twenty acres of wood Land with ye appurtenances, Near to Nathaniel Goodwins Land in berwick aforesd, it being my part of Thomas Spencers Hundred acre Lot, to ye sd atherington Herle & his heires for Ever. As also I give unto ye sd atherington Herle all my Live Stock of Cattle sheep Hogs & Horse Kind with all utensils, carts chains axes ploughs sleds yokes & whatsoevere utensils toye sd homestead belongs or appertains (Excepting what I shall give to my beloved wife, hereafter in this Instrument mentioned).
Item I give & bequeath unto my sons Thomas & James Herle a Lot of Land Containing fifty acres Lying in Berwick aforesd near to ?Gillisons place to be Equally Divided between ym to ym and yr Heires for Ever.
Item I give and bequeath to my son John Herle five shillings to be paid him by my Executor.
Item I give and bequeath to my son William Herle twnety shillings, to be paid him in paper Money wthin two year after my decease
Item I give and bequeath to ye Children of my Daughter Mary Hamblen deceasd the sume of twenty shillings in paper Money to be equally divided amongst ym, to be paid wthin two years after my decease.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Margaret Lord twenty shillings in paper Money to be paid wthin two years after my decease.
Item I give and bequeath to my grand Daughter Martha Lord one feather bed & bolster
Item I give & bequeath unto my son Richard Herl ye sume of Tenn pounds in paper Money to be paid in Bills of publick credit by my executor when my sd son Richard comes to ye age of one and twenty years.
I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Elizabeth one thrid part of my personall estate to her and her heires for Ever, Excepting what I have before given to my grand Children
As also it is my Will that my sd beloved wife should have the use of one thrid part of my Real Estate dureing her natural life
Moreover it is my Will & Pleasure that my Executor shall pay to my sd beloved wife the sume of Eight pounds tenn shillings in Bills of publick credit, wthin two years after my decease.
Finally I do hereby Appoint my Loving son Atherington Herl my sole Executor of this my Last Will & Testament, and I do hereby depose & appoint that my Loving friends mr Humphry Chadburne & Mr James Grant would be trustees and overseers of ys my Last Will to see it duely executed.
Signed Sealed & Declared to be my Last Will and Testament this ninth day of August in ye year of King Georges Reign annoge Dom./ 1718. Mark of
William X Herle
In presence of
Jeremiah Wise
Daniel Goodin
John Bradstreet"(1)
"By vertue of a warrant from the Honorable John Wheelwright Esqr Judg of Probate of wills &c for ye county of york
To us the subscribers, being authorised and Impowered by him to make a true and perfect Inventory of the goods Rights and Credits ofWilliam Hearl late of Berwick Deccd bearing date june the twentieth 1730-
Imprimis: A true and perfect Inventory of all and Singular the Goods chattles rights and credits of the above named William Hearl deceasd taken and aprized July ye 2d 1730
To his wereing apparil---------------------------------------------------- 02/10/00
To one gun 8s old iron- 12s -------------------------------------------- 01/00/00
To two feather beds and bolsters------------------------------------- 10/00/00
To one Rugg 2 blankets & one pillow------------------------------- 01/00/00
To Pewter 30s brass 12s------------------------------------------------- 02/03/00
To wooden Dishes Trays and platers-------------------------------- 00/02/00
To two Iron potts---------------------------------------------------------- 01/00/00
To 2 tramels 2 pot hooks 1 candle Stick 1 frying pan------------- 01/00/00
To old cask tubbs barrels chairs 1 skillet 1 pail--------------------- 01/01/00
To 3 cows at �5/10s pr piece & 1 calf�10/-------------------------- 17/00/00
To one two year old horse & one yearlin---------------------------- 03/00/00
To 10 sheep at 10s p------------------------------------------------------ 05/00/00
To the house and barns------------------------------------------------ 066/00/00
To 24 acres of land being ye homestead at �7:0 pr acre-------- 168/00/00
To 50 acres of out land at 2�:10s: per acre------------------------- 125/00/00
� 410/7/0
Joseph Hartt
John Bradstreet
John hupper
York July 6th 1730
Atherington Hearl Executr named in the Last Will & testamt of the above named William Hearl deceased personally appearing before me�"(2)
Issue-
Ref:
(1) York County Probate- No. 9032
(2) Ibid
Old Kittery and Her Families
- Everett S. Stackpole, Lewiston Journal, 1903, pp.512-3m. 15 Dec. 1717 MARGARET WARREN(living 19 July 1725)
d. before 19 July 1725
"A true Inventory of all and singular the goods Chattels and Credits of William Hearl deceased prized at Berwick the twenty third day of march 1726 by Benjamin Libby John Cooper and William Chadbourn appointed by the Honble John Wheelwright Esqr Judge of the probate as followeth � s d
Imprimis his apparrel--------------------------------- 05- 07- 06
Item his armes ammunician and working tools 08- 05- 00
Item bed beding and other household stuff----16- 13- 03
Item Cattle and swine--------------------------------35- 07- 06
Item board and timber-------------------------------37- 10- 00
Item sixty acres of Land and buildings------- 101- 05- 00
Benja Libby
John Cooper
William Chadbourne
York/ Aprl ye 4th 1726
Margaret Hearl Administratrix on the Estate of William Hearl her Late Husband Late of Berwick Deceased " (1)
"The accompt of margret Hearl administratrix of all and singular the goods and chattles of william Hearl late of Berwick deceacd as well of and for such and so much of the same goods and chattels as came to her hand as of and for her payments and disbursements out of the same & the sd acomplant desireth alowance of certain charges and debts due by the deceasd at his death which this acomplant hath since his death paid and discharged that is to pay and discharge as followeth viz;
Item
To the funeral Charges------------------------------------------- � 02=02=9
To the letter of administration taking ye inventory------- 1- 09- 0
To the prizes of the estate of the decd
To money paid mr Nathan Lord Senr------------------------- 05=06= 0
Paid to the Reverend mr Wise--------------------------------- 00=07=00
To mr John Hupper---------------------------------------------- 00=02=10
To capt Nathaniel Gerrish-------------------------------------- 02=18=00
To mr William Lord---------------------------------------------- 02=05=00
To Etherington Hearl------------------------------------------- 00=04=01
To James Hearl--------------------------------------------------- 00=06=10
To mr Mary Moulton------------------------------------------- 02=06=03
To mr James Grant york---------------------------------------- 02=02=06
To so much to Doctr Thoms Alden------------------------ 02=10=00
To alloweing accts & recording----------------------------- 0- 7- 6
__________
�22-18-9
York April ye 4th 1726�"(2)
Issue-
Ref:
(1) York County Probate- No. 9031
(2) Ibid
Old Kittery and Her Families
- Everett S. Stackpole, Lewiston Journal, 1903, pp.512-3Return to Home Page