Will & inventory of Edward Dotey

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF EDWARD DOTEY

"May the 20th 1655
"In the Name of God Amen
"Know all men who whom It may concerne that I Edward Doten senir : of the Towne of New Plymouth in New England being sicke and yett by the mercye of God in prfect memory and upon matture Consideration Doe by this my last will and Testament leave and bequeath my purchase land lying att Coaksett unto my sons ; my son Edward I give a Double portion and to the rest of my sonnes equall alike if they live to the age of one and twenty if they Die before then to bee prted among the rest onely to my wife I leave a third During her life then after to returne to my sonnes, And unto my loveing wife I give and bequeath my house and lands and meddows within the precincts of New Plymouth together with all Chattles and moveables that are my proper goods onely Debts and engagements to bee paied ; As for my Share of land att Punckquetest if it come to anything I give it unto my son Edward ; This being my last will and Testament ; I edward Dotten Doe owne it for my Act and Deed before these my loveing ffrinds whoe are Witnesses ; and Doe sett my hand to the same ; the Day and yeare abovewritten
Edward Dotten his Marke
Witnesse
John howland
James hurst
John Cooke
William hoskins"
"Att the generall court held the fift of March 1655 ; faith the wife of Edward Dotten Decased Did give up and make over all her right and enterest shee had in the land of Edward Dotten Att Coaksett or places adjacent unto her Children this shee Did in the prsence of the said Court ; held att Plymouth yt Day and yeare above expressed."

The inventory of Edward Dotey, deceased 1655

Note: inventories are valued in pounds (L), shillings (s) and pence (d). There were 12 pence (or pennies) to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound.

[Tool Glossary]

	L	s	d
Imprimis his Dwelling house with his land adjoyning	25	00	00
It threescore acres of upland with the meddow adjoyning to it lying in the woods	10	00	00
It the land att Clarkes Iland	05	00	00
It the purchase land lying att Coaksett	20	00	00
It a yoake of working oxen	12	00	00
It a Cow	04	00	00
It an heifer of year and vantage	02	05	00
It 2 calves of this yeare	01	10	00
It halfe a calfe of this yeare	00	07	06
It 2 fatt Swine	04	00	00
It 4 yearling Swine	03	00	00
It Cart and wheels Ayltree pins and Shakle	02	00	00
It a plow with the Irons	00	14	00
It 2 yoakes a Cop yoake and a Draught yoake	00	08	00
It a pair of Cooples	00	02	06
It a Draught Chaine	00	04	06
It 2 axes att 5s - 2 spades att 7s	00	12	00
It 5 hoes att 10s one pothanger 3s	00	13	00
It 2 pitchforkes att 2s a paire of tonges 1s 6d	00	03	06
It 3 kittles a Copper kittle and 2 brasse kittles	01	13	00
It 6 pewter Dishes and a Candlesticke	00	15	00
It 2 iron potts	01	00	00
It earthen potts and pans	00	06	00
It a matchcock muskett	00	12	00
It a hay knife and 2 sythes with nivvs & ringes	00	08	04
It 2 Cow bels att 8s a pound waight 4d	00	08	04
It a great wheel and a little wheel & a paire of cards		11	00
It 3 paire of hookes and hinges	00	04	00
It 2 hammers 2 paire of pincers & a Drawing knife		05	06
It 2 Chaires and a Cradle	00	15	00
It 2 Chists	00	18	00
It 4 wooden Trayes a wooden bowle & straining Dish		04	00
It a Table and forme	00	03	00
It a halfe bushell & halfe pecke	00	02	00
It a halfe hogshead a rundlett and siveting trough		06	00
It 2 sickles and a hooke	00	02	00
It in Linnin	02	00	00
It bed and Coverings	05	00	00
It 30 bushels of rye	05	05	00
It 10 bushels and an halfe of peases	01	18	06
It 6 bushels of wheat	01	16	00
It 4 score bushels of Indian Corn	12	00	00
It 12 load of hay in the woods	03	12	00
It a watch bill	00	03	00
It 4 barrels of Tarr lying in Capt: WIllets hands	02	00	00
It more in rye 7 bushells	01	04	06
It a steer of two yeare and the vantage	02	10	00
It a barrell of Tarr	00	10	00
It a Cow hyde	00	07	06
The summe	137	19	06
Debts owing	06	00	02
paied of this Debt	03	13	10