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Transcribed by Marge Matteson
Will of Thomas Matteson
Dated March 14, 1793, Proved April 13, 1793
Source: Coventry, RI Probate Records Vol 1 pages 209-212
In the Name of God Amen The fourteenth day
Of March in the Year of our LORD one thousand Seven
Hundred and ninety three, I Thomas Matteson of Coventry
In the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island Esq. --
Being Weak in Body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be
Given unto God: Therefore Calling to mind the mortality of my body
And Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make
And ordain This (illegible word crossed out) my Last will and Testament~~
That is to say, principally and first of all I Give and Recommend my
Soul into the hands of God that Gave it, and my body to the Earth to
Be buried in decent Christian burial at the Discretion of my Executor
And as Touching Such wordly Estate where with it hath pleased God
To Bless me in this Life I give Demise and Dispose of the same
In the following manner and form ---------------------------------------------
Imprimis, My Will is that my Just Debts and funeral Charges be paid
(illegible word crossed out) In a Short Convenient time after my decease
Item
end page 209
Item,- I Give and Bequeath unto my Loving son Thomas Matteson Thirty
Silver Dollars to him his heirs or assigns to be paid within three Years
After my decease by my Executor hereafter to be Named together
And that together with what he my said son Thomas hath heretofore Received
To be in full his portion to all my Estate Both Real and personal
Item,- I Give and Bequeath unto my Loving son Francis Matteson thirty
Silver Dollars to be paid within three Years after my decease by my
Executor herein after Named to him his heirs and assigns forever.
Item,- I Give and Bequeath unto my beloved son David matteson thirty
Silver Dollars to be paid him within three Years after my decease
By my Executor hereinafter Named to him his heirs and assigns forever
Item,- I Give and bequeath unto my beloved son John Matteson fifty Silver
Dollars to be paid him within two Years after my Decease by my Executor
Hereafter to be Named to him his heirs and assigns forever ~~~~~~~~
Item,- I Give and bequeath unto my beloved son Henry Matteson fifty Silver
Dollars to be paid by my Executor hereafter Named to him his heirs and
Assigns forever within two Years after my Decease ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Item,- I Give and bequeath unto my Beloved son Job Matteson all my
Land to the Northward of the highway that is through my Land
Leading to the Bridge at the North End of the fish pond so called
Said Land Bounded Easterly on the River. Northerly on my said
Son Job Mattesons Land. Southerly on said highway. Being a peak
at thinest End. To have all within said Bounds be the same more
Or Less, to him his heirs and assigns forever ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Item,- I Give and Bequeath unto my three Eldest Daughters Namely Sarah
Colvin, Phebe Whaley, and Hannah Tyler twenty Silver Dollars Each
To be paid by my Executor hereafter Named with ^in^ three Years after my
Decease to them their heirs and assigns forever ~~~~~~~~~~
Item.- I Give and Bequeath unto my Beloved Daughter Elizabeth
Matteson two feather beds and the furniture that Now belongs to the
Same, and fifteen Silver Dollars within one year after my Decease
and one quarter part of all the pewter and ironware that is Used
In the House to her and her heirs and assigns forever ~~~~~
Item - I Give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Marcy Matteson
Two feather Beds and the furniture that Now Belong to the same
and fifteen Silver Dollars one of the feathers and fifteen Silver
Dollars to be paid and Delivered in one Year after my decease by my
Executor, and the other feather bed to be Delivered at my wifes decease
That my wife is to have the Use of During her Life, I also Give unto
My ^said^Daughter Marcy Matteson the one quarter part of all the pewter and
Ironware that is Used in the house to be Delivered unto her in one year
end page 210
Year after my Decease- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Item - I Give and Bequeath unto the heirs of my beloved son Richard
Matteson Deceased, Namely Levi, Alden, Joanna and Richard Mat-
-teson or to the Survivers of them Sixty Silver Dollars and to be
Paid unto them or to the survivers of them when they Shall arrive
To Lawfull age by my Executor hereafter to be named, and to
Be to them or the Surviver or Survivoers of them their heirs and
Assigns forever - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -
Item, - I Give and Bequeath unto my Truely and well beloved Wife
Susannah Matteson one Room in my Dwelling house for her Use
During her Natural Life and the one half of all the pewter
and Iron ware free and Clear forever. and my Black mare
and Side Saddle and Bridle, and one Cow to be Kept all there
Year Round and firewood Cut and Drawed to the Door sufficie^(nt
To maintain one fire the Year Round and Eight ^Bushels^ of Good Corn
forty pounds weight of beef Yearly and Every Year During her
Natural Life and to be provided for her out of my Real Estate
and out door moveable Estate that I herein after Give to my
Son Solomon Matteson and all the Last mentioned Gifts to be in
Lue of her Right of Dowry and power of thirds in and unto all
My Real Estate, and to be performed by my Executor hereafter
Named ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Item - I ^further^ Give unto my ^Beloved^ Son Henry Matteson all my wearing apparril
Except my Beaver hat to him and his heirs ^and assigns^ forever ~~~~~~~
Item - I Give and Bequeath unto my Beloved Son Solomon Matteson
all my homestead farm in Coventry which I Now Live on with
all the Remainder of my Estate Both Real andpersonal ~
Whereforever the same may be found Lying or being which I have
Not herein before Given away, as a free and Clear Indefeasible
Estate of inheritance in fee simple to him his heirs and assigns
Forever~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lastly I do Hereby ordain Constitute and appoint my aforenamed
Son Solomon Matteson my whole and Sole Executor of this
My Last will and Testament, and to pay all my Just Debts
and Legacies and funeral Charges out of the part of my
Estate Given to him, And I Do hereby Revoke disallow
and disannull all and Every former or other Will or wills
Executors
End page 211
Executor or Executors By me heretoafore in any wise Willed or Be-
Queathed Rattifying and Confirming this and no other to Be my
Last Will and Testament- In Witness Whereof I have hereunto
Set my hand and Seal the day and Year first afore written -----------
Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and Declared By the
Said Thomas Matteson as his Last will and Testament ~
In Presence of
Sam. Wall Thomas Matteson {seal}
John Stafford
Isaac Johnson
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