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John Viall (1618-1686) Will

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John Viall (1618-1686) Will

Posted: 26 Apr 2007 9:52AM GMT
Classification: Will
Surnames: Viall
In the name of God Amen:
The third day of Jan. in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and eighty-one- I John Viall now living in the bounds of Swanzy, in the colony of New Plymouth in New England, in health of body, and in good and perfect memory through the goodness of God to me-Do make this my last will and testament, and I do hereby revoke, and renounce all former wills and Testaments whatsoever by me made, either by word or otherwise, and I do make this to be my very last will and Testament, and no other.
Concerning my estate, Lands, Chattels and debts- and every part and parcel therof, I dispose of in manner and form as forewith:
First I comment my soul to almighty God the Father, and unto his son Christ, my reedemer and savior, by whom, and for whose sake only, I hope to obtain full and free pardon of all my sins, and by the grace of God in him to inherit eternal life. And I will that my body be decently buried in the burying place at Rehoboth, if the Lord take me away by death where at present I live now- and that by my Executor, or Executors hereunto named.
Item- my will is that my debts which I shall owe to any person, or persons, at the time of me decease, due to any, either by law or conscience be well and truely paid in convenient time by my Executrix or Executors, and in consideration of my debts which are to paid in full by my Executrix- I do give to my wife Elizabeth Viall the house and land I bought of Andrew Neale, which house my daughter Mary at present liveth now. That house and land or the produce thereof.
Likewise I give unto my wife Elizabeth Viall and unto our children begotten by our two bodies, my house and land that I now live in, situating and being in the bounds of Swanzey as above sd, with all the houseing and buildings upon the same, all lands, meadows, swamps, woods, and all other priviledges whatsomever appertaining thereto.- Likewise all the stock upon same, both horsekind and Cowkind, and swine, and sheep, and fowls, and also, all my moveable goods that I have, both what I have in Swanzey, and what I have at Boston. That is all my plate, and pewter, and brass, and Iron or Lead, bedsteads and beds and bedding, linnen or wollen stuff or cloth, made or unmade, and whatsoever is moveable goods, either that is in our hands or wt is out unto my son John Viall or any other Further I do give unto my wife Elizabeth, and to our children of or two bodies, the two negro servants, also I give unto my wife and unto the children of our two bodies, all my land at Narrangansett, both whit already laid out or what may or shall be hereafter laid out in my part of the the Narragansett Country, with all that is upon the same, and all the priviledges that do or may belong unto the same, or unto any part or parcel therof.
Now concerning my house call the ship Tavern in Boston, adjoining the house and land of Mr. Thomas Lollard mercht I have sold to my son John Viall for eight hundred pounds in money.- Therefore, my will is, that which I have not received of the same above may be by my six children which I had had by my first wife, their mother, equally divided, considering that I have given to my son John a strip of ground lying (not legible) on Mr. Summer Lynd his land, and Mr. Thomas Berrys house and land, which strip of land was esteemed worth fifty or sixty pounds in money. And concerning my son Nathaniel whom God hath deprived of his sight at present in a great measure, that he is not so capable to get a livelihood for himself as sometimes he hath been- My will is that his brother John would keep in his own hand what belongs to Nathaniel, and deliver him no more the what necessity calls for, And should he recover his sight, then deliver what belongs by proportion unto him. For my will is not to trouble my Executrix with anything concerning him- or else I would not have to put him equal with his brothers and sisters in what they have- but to avoid trouble for them who have had enough heretofore.
I make and ordain my beloved wife Elizabeth Viall to be sole and only Executrix of this my last and testament, and do give her liberty to choose whom she pleases to be assistant to her.
In witness thereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and set it my seal the and year above written
Witness: James Brown Saml. Angier Edward Howard Richard Smith
John Viall sen

Codicil- as concerning the house called ship Tavern, which I said to my son John, he never had any assurance of it according to law- therefore my will is - that if my son John shall pay to his sisters Hopestill Pitts, and to Mary Burroughs, and to Sarah Moone, and unto Abiagil Mavercik and unto Nathaniel Viall, thirty pounds a piece- then the house shall be his. And as for Nathl is to be paid, my will is, that my son John will use means to satisfy the debt that Nathl owed his Aunt when he was last in England. The debt to be paid before he receives a penny upon his own account. This is a part of my will- as the other part is, and subscribed my name and set my seale the and year mentioned in my other part of my will.
John Viall sen.


(Note:) The above was typed by my grandfather, Stanley Vial. I have copied the spelling as was written. In this he did also. He left notes at the bottom of all his work.
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