“Will of Samuel Ware.

Will dated March 6, proved March 22, 1730-1.  I Samuel Ware of Dedham  Weaver will the my Funeral Expenses be taken out of my estate and that all my true and just Debts be well and Truly Paied. I give unto my beloved wife Sarah Ware the use of the One Equal half part of all my Estate During her Natural Life and the One Third part of all my Moveable Estate for her to Dispose of as She shall See meet.   Item, I Give unto Mary Day who hath lived with and been helpful to me A considerable time the full Sum of five pounds.  Item, I give unto the heires of my Brother John Ware deceased in Equality the full Sum of six pounds.  Same to heires of Brothers Nathaniel and Robart deceased; to Sister Hester Man; and to Brother Ephriam Ware and his heires, same as to ‘Brother Elienezer Ware and his heires Provided that he or his heires shall pay to my Exequra Sim months Next after my Decease all that is justly Due from him to my Estate and in Case that sd Ebenezer Ware not his heires doe not pay they shall have No part Nor Share in my Estate.

To Nathaniel Man my kinsman who hath and att the Date hereof Doth Dwell with me and hath for a Considerable Number of years past been helpful to me and Faithful in my service the whole of my Estate boath Reale and Personal not heretofore disposed of by me, Provided that the sd Nathaniel Man or his heires shall pay the peticular Sum or Sumes above Mentioned within the Space of four years Next after my Decease and in case they doe not pay I die hereby Authorize my Exequra hereinafter Named to Make Sale of so much of my Estate as Shall be sufficiant to pay what I have herein above given to all and every person; and allso that my Exequors shall be fully satisfied out of my Estate for all there Cost and Charge that they shall be att in or abought my Estate.  Appoynting my two friends Namly Jeremiah Fuller of Stoughton and John Gay of Dedham to be my Exequors.

Witnesses: Noah Kingsbery, Amos Fuller, William Eaton, Sed Dol Buck.  [Abstract.]”

Reference Data:

The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 41, by the New England Historical Society, 1887, pages 28-9