The Last Will and Testament of Mr Willam Hatch of Scittuate Deceased exibited before the generall court holden at New Plym: the 3a of June 1652) on the oathes of Mr Willam Wetherell and James Torrey

November the fift 1651)

I William hatch the elder of Scittuate in the collony of New Plymouth in america Planter being weake in body but of pfect memory Doe make this my last will and Testament in mannor and forme following;

Imrimis I give and bequeath unto Jane my wife two milch cowes and my executors to keep them Summer and Winter upon my meddow grounds them and encrease tell they exceed the number of six I give unto her halfe my Dwelling house During her life time as allsoe halfe the fruits of the trees in my orchyard

Item I will that my executors allow her yearly sixteen bushells of corne viz foure of wheat four of Rye foure of barley foure of Indian Corne; as alsoe sixteene Rods of broken up ground and to bee well Dunged yearly for to sow hempe seed on

Item I give her the bed wheron I lye with two paire of sheets two pillows two paire of pillow coates one bolster one Rugg one blankett therunto belonging

Item I give her one chamber pott two houshold platters two pewter Dishes one pewter Drinking pott; also a l ittle brase pott and a brasse skillet two spining Wheeles a paire of wool cardes a Trunke halfe a Dozen of milke trayes a coupple of wooden Dishes two wooden platters a milke payle two chayres four spoones one of them being of silver It a warming pan one brandiron one paire of tonges one paire of pothangers a fier slice Item I give her a hogg and my great brase kettle

Item I my Daughter Jane Lovell one milch cow to bee Delivered to her by my executors att two yeares end after my Decease

Item I give unto my granchild John Lovell a cow calfe to bee Delivered by my executors at two yeares end after my Decease; And if the lord gives my Daughter Jane any more children then my will is that her next child shall have the first calfe of that calfe that I given her son John Lovell and the next child the next calfe and so Succesively.

Item I give my Daughter Jane one paire of sheets It a chest alsoe candlesticks one Sawcer two alchymy spoones

Item I give to my Daughter Ann Torry one milch cowe to her and her heires to bee Delivered at two yeares end after my Decease by my executors;

Item I give to my grandchild James Torrey a cow calfe and the first calfe of her breed to my grandchild William Torrey and the next calfe of her to my grandchild Joseph and the next to my grandchild Damaris &c alsoe I give my Daughter Torrey the shipp pott; All the Rest of my moveables goods lands and tenements I give and bequeath to my two sons Walter hatch and Willam hatch to them and theire heires forever to bee equeally Devided between them Whom I appoint to bee the executors of this my last will and Testament and to pay all my Debts and legacies

In Wittnes Wherof I have heerunto sett my hand and seale the Day and Yeare above Written

Guilielmo Wetherell
James Torrey                             (seal)
Willam hatch the son of Thomas hatch

The Inventory of the goods of Willam hatch senior Deceased of the Towne of Sciuuate exhibeited before the generall court holden at New Plym: the 3^rd of June 1652 on the oaths of Walter hatch and Willam hatch Junier

                                                      £  s  d

Imprimis two oxen                                10.00.00
It fouer cowes                                   16.00.00
It one bull                                      03.00.00
It one heifer                                    03.00.00
It one Mare coult                                09.00.00
It 2 calves                                      02.00.00
It one hogg                                      00.12.00
It two piggs                                     00.10.00
It one sword and belt                            00.08.00
It for working tooles                            01.10.00
It a cart wheeles and cheine plowirons and yokes 02.10.00
It for hay                                       06.00.00
It for wheat                                     02.10.00
It for barley                                    01.00.00
It for Rye and pilcome                           00.14.00
It for Indian corne                              02.15.00
It for two Ruggs                                 02.10.00
It for beding                                    05.00.00
It for linnin                                    02.03.00
It for wearing apparreu                          06.07.00
It a pece of carsey                              02.00.00
It a peece of shagge bayse                       01.02.00
It for curtaines                                 00.10.00
It in brase vessells                             01.05.00
It in Instruments to Drese hempe and flaxe       00.07.00
It in nailes                                     00.01.06
It in powder and shott                           00.06.00
It for 4 seives                                  00.03.00
It for 2 chists and a trunke                     00.07.00
It in chaires Tables forme trundle bedsted       00.10.00
It in meale baggs                                00.04.00
It in hempe and flaxe                            00.15.00
It in butter and cheese                          00.07.00
It one Dore locke                                00.01.04
It in cotten and sheeps woole                    00.10.00
It a peece of peneystone                         00.09.00
It in bookes                                     01.10.00
It one fowling peece and a smale gun             01.02.06
It in cow bells                                  00.01.06
It 2 ladders                                     00.04.00
It in spoones                                    00.04.00
It One Pattacen and paire of bandeleers          00.10.00
It for things forgoten                        00.10.00
Total                                            95.03.04

Thomas Chambers
Ephraim Kempton
James Torrey

(Plymouth Colony Records, Wills and Inventories 1633-1669.
Volume 1:105-106. Edited by C. H. Simmons, Jr., Picton Press, Camden, Maine.
L0C F63.S56.)

bandoliers:  sashes used for holding items such as cartridge or to be worn on an official dress uniform.

carsy, shaggy base, penny stone:  types of woolen cloth.

indian corn:  the term "corn" used by itself referred to any type of grain (wheat, oats, rye, etc.).  The term "indian corn" as used in early America specifically referred to corn-on-the-cob.

pattacen:  pattigium - gold edging on a tunic.

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