Genealogy of Patty Rose
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| Notes for James SOULE | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - son of John SOULE and Rebecca SIMMONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - James Soule (John), b. c1658, d. 27 Aug. 1744, 85th yr, buried Green Cemetery, Middleboro [ref 30] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - James3 Soule (John, George) married Lydia Tomson3 (Mary Cooke, Francis) and they had five children recorded at Middleborough, Mass.: Mary, Martha, Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob. James3 Soule made his will 30 November 1736, and added a codicil two days after the death of his son Jacob. The father died 27 August 1744, in his 85th year, and his will was probated 20 September 1744. In the codicil added to his will 22 August, 1744, he provided for his "Daughter Rebecca so long as She lives unmaried" [ref 93:22-49] Abstract of the will of "James Soul of Middleborough", 30 November 1736. To "wife Lydia Soul the use and improvement of my new house with the thirds of the profitts of all my Estate dureing her natural life & my will is that my daughter Rebecca Soule have Liberty to dwell with her mother untill She marry and if She Continue unmaried her whole life time if She please: To "my Daughter Martha Faunce the wife of Joseph Faunce all that my two Lotts of land that I bought of Jonathan Fuller lying in the Sixteen Shilling purchase as they appear by sd Fullers Deed to me and allso all my meadows lying in the Lower meadow and allso a part of a Lot of Cedar Swamp which I Bought of William Thomas as it may Appear by sd Thomas' Deed of Sale to me" To "my Daughter Rebecca Soule all that my housing and land which I bought of John Raymont Senr and that land which I bought of mr Isaac Howland and the land which I bought of Elder Thomas Faunce all which said Lands as they may Appear by their several Deeds to me Excepting What I Sold to Samuel Edy and allso one half of a Lott of Cedar Swamp lying in that which is Called the little Cedar Swamp and allso all my Two Acres of meadow which I bought of the widdow Howland lying in the meadow Called Winnatuxett meadow" To "my son Jacob Soule all that my Homestead That is to say my Housing & land where I now dwell with all my other lands Swamps & Meadows lying in Middleborough & Plymton or Else where not here mentioned . . . allso . . . all my Apparell and my Armes And my best yoake of oxen and my Carts & wheels plows & all my tools & Tackling that are proper for the use of husbandry & Carpentry" "all ye rest of my Goods & Chattles I Give . . . to my two Daughters Martha Faunce & Rebecca Soule to be Equally divided between them" "my Will is That my said Son Jacob Soule pay to my daughter Martha Faunces five Children to each of them fiveteen pounds apeace as they come of age and if any of them decease before they come to ye age of One * twenty years that he Shall pay his or her part to the Survivors in Equal proportion and that he pay the whole of whats here mentioned Out of his own Estate to the sd five Children" "son Jacob Soule" was appointed sole executor. The witnesses were Jonathan Smith, John Bennet and Nehemiah Bennet. A codicil was added 22 August 1744: "whereas I James Soul of Middleborough . . . made . . . my last will" 30 November 1736, "In which will I Gave liberty to my daughter Rebecca Soule to dwell with her mother untill she Marry and if She Continue unmaried her whole life time if she please : and her mother being Since deceasd it is now my will that my sd Daughter Rebecca so long as She lives unmaried Shall have ye Liberty . . . of living in my dwelling house if She see cause; and my son Jacob Soule now being deceasd my Will is that all the Estate both Real & personal which I had Given . . . by sd will unto my said son . . . the same and Every part thereof Shall belong unto his widdow & Children in such proportion and as fully and amply as though he had been in the Actuall possession thereof and ye Same had immediately desended from him to them : and whereas I had in sd will Constituted my sd son Jacob Soule Executor of sd will . . . I do therefore now Constitute my beloved & Faithfull Kinsman Benjamin Weston of Plymton to be Sole Executor" The witnesses to the codicil were John Bennet, Jonathan Smith and Nehemiah Bennet. The three witnesses made oath to the will and codicil on 20 September, 1744, and they were probated the same day, administration being granted to "Benjamin Weston of Plymton . . . Executor" On 20 September, 1744, "Jonathan Smith John Bennet & Jacob Tomson all of Middleforo" were appointed to appraise "the Estate real & personal" of "mr James Soule late of middleboro aforesd Deceasd". The inventory was taken, in old tenor, by the three appraisers, at Middleborough, 18 December, 1744. "The Homestead Lond & meadows whigh lye adjoyning Together with the Buildings & Fences thereon; and allso his Meadows in the Lower meadows so Called" were valued at �3537; "His Lot of Cedar Swamp in the Little Cedar Swamp with his percel of Cedar Swamp in the Great Cedar Swamp which he Bought of William Thomas" were valued at �216; "That percel of Land which he bought of Elder Thomas Faunce and that Lot which he bought of mr Isaac Howland & allso all those percels of land which he bought of the Raymonds adjoyning thereto : and allso his two Lotts of land in the Sixteen Shilling purchase which he bought of Jonathan Fuller" were valued at �610. The total amount of the inventory was �5055,2s. The inventory was sworn to 21 December, 1744, by "Benja Weston Exer". (9:341,343,392) [ref 93:22-50] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 Oct 1690 James imprisoned and fined by the Council of War at Plymouth for refusing to serve on the Canadian expedition children born 1694-1702 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
| Notes for Lydia TOMSON | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lydia Tomson, b. 5 Oct. 1659, Barnstable, d. 14 Mar. 1741/2, 83rd yr, Middleboro; m. 14 Dec. 1693, Duxbury, James Soule (John). [ref 30] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lydia Tomson3, born 5 October, 1659, died 14 March, 1741/2; married, about 1694, James3 Soule (John, George) [ref 93:30-51] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
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