Kingman, Jonathan

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Disposition of John Kingman's Estate
186 Abstracts of Plymouth County Probate Records
[p. 91] "Whereas John Kingman of Bridgwater .... being denied
opportunity of making a written Will did desire us .... to be helpfull
in the disposal of his estate .... have .... with the Consent of the
heires and Legatees agreed upon the dispose of the said Estate as
followeth . for the payment of a debt of" £7 "we have set a part ten
acres of land next to the house lott and Six acres which was bought of
Samuel Backard the which Lands are nov given to the widdow and are at
her dispose for the payment of" £3 "due to the daughters".
"We have Set apart" 8 1/2 acres of "that lot which was bought of
Eilillue Brett which .... are at the daughters dispose for the payment
of" 20s. more due.
"We have set apart a peece of Cloth which is Given to the Widdow as
for all other debts and Rates due at the decease of the abovesaid John
Kingman and till the begining of march 1690/1
Abstracts of Plymouth County Probate Records 185
The three Brothers have Engaged for the payment of them, and for that
End we have set a part a 52 acre lot at Salisbury Plain valued at" £9,
"A Swamp lot at Cutting Cove" £2, 10s., "A ten acre lot on the
Easterly side of West Meadow" £2, 10s.
"We have ordered the housing and house lot Consisting of 20 acres to
be at the Widdows dispose during her life allowing the Eldest son the
Improvement of one half of the dwelling house till the begining of May
and that at the Widdows decease the Eldest Son shall have a double
share in the said housing and house lott and the Rest to be Equally
divided among the Rest of the Children."
"We have ordered the Improvement of half Flaggey meadow lott for the
Widow during her life."
"We have set apart a third part of the movables for the Widdow
amounting to" £24, 13s.
"We have ordered for the Eldest Son in lands half of Matfield Lott the
whole lot Consisting of 44 acres that is half of the said lot being
Equally divided for quantity and quallity" £9, 10s; "A 10 acre lot
near hoclebery plaine" £3, 6s., 8d.; "10 acres which was bought of
Jonathan Carey" £5; "5 acres butting on that which was Joseph Caries"
A; "Flaggey Meadow lott" £7; "a double share in the Purchase Right and
the Cedar Swamp" £1, 14s., 10d.; "all amounting to" £28, 11s., 9d.
"We have farther ordered for the Eldest Son in Moveables" £7, 13s.,
"his whole Double share amounting to" £86, 4s.
"We have further ordered for the second Brother Henry Kingman in lands
a lott of meadow at Poore meadow" £5, 10s.; "Ten acres bought of
Joseph Carey" £3, 10s.; "7 acres on the Easterly side of a Six acre
lot which was bought of Samuel Packard More 4 acres lying betweene the
head of that which was Joseph Caries and that which was bought of
Elihu Brett both" £3, lost; "A single Share in the purchase Right and
the Cedar Swamp" 17 shillings, "The whole amounting to" £13, 7s.
"We have further ordered for the said Henry Kingman" £4, 25s. "in
moveables"
"We halve ordered for the third Brother, Samuel Kingman in lands a 50
acre lot at Salisbury plaine" £10; "half of a meadow lott at Salisbury
plaine" A, his.; "A Single share in the purchase Right and the Cedar
Swamp" 17 shillings, "all amounting to" £13, 12s.; also £4, 10s. "in
moveables"
"We have ordered for the three daughters in lands a ten acre Swamp
lott about home at Some distance from the dwelling house" £4; "half of
Matfield lot" £9, 10s.; [p. 92] "half of the meadow lott at Salisbury
Plaine" £2, 25s.; "fifteene acres of upland
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Jonathan married Keith, Mary on 15 Mar 1732 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Mary (daughter of Keith, Joseph and Fobes, Elizabeth) was born on 12 Oct 1713 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 Mar 1781 in W Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Alger, James on 8 Nov 1750 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. James (son of Alger, Israel and Snow, Susanna) was born on 23 Mar 1729 in W Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA; died on 20 May 1810 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonathon married Copeland, Hannah on 28 Mar 1759. Hannah (daughter of Copeland, Jonathan and Snell, Betty) was born in 1737; died on 11 Oct 1808 in West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Howard, Henry on 16 Nov 1757. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charity married Keith, David on 5 Mar 1772. David died in 1812. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charity married Brett, Uriah on 4 Jun 1760. Uriah was born on 25 Feb 1740; died on 28 Mar 1768. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Betty married Dunbar, Robert on 13 Jun 1771. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna married Keith, Amos on 6 Jun 1744. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna married Sturtevant, Jesse on 14 Mar 1771. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alice married Dunber, Peter on 16 Dec 1773. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abiezer married Keith, Hepzibah on 23 Dec 1778 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Hepzibah (daughter of Ketih, Ebenezer and Perkins, Hepzibah) was born on 20 Dec 1760 in Scotland; died on 25 Feb 1841 in W Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Keith, Calvin on 11 Nov 1779 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Calvin (son of Ketih, Ebenezer and Pierce, Mary) was born on 22 May 1757 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 9 Oct 1843 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Published Biography
Alger, Arthur Martineau. A Genealogical History of That Branch of the Alger Family Which springs from Thomas Alger of Taunton and Bridgewater, in Massachusetts, 1665-1875 (D. Clapp & Son, Boston, 1876), page 15

James Alger (James18, Israel4 Israel2, Thomas1), m. April 19, 1791, Hannah, daughter of Lieut. Joseph and Phebe (Cushman) Bassett, a direct descendant, on her father's side, from William Bassett, on her mother's from the Rev. Robert Cushman, both of whom were among the Plymouth pilgrims. She d. Jan. 16, 1845, aged 73.

James Alger owned and lived on a farm in that part of Bridgewater called Scotland, and for a number of years carried on, in partnership with Col. Salmon Fobes, an iron furnace and a store in Freetown, He was a deacon of the First Congregational Church in Bridgewater, in the ministry of Dr. Sanger, and, during his active life, influential in church and town affairs. In his latter years he was afflicted with a singular organic affection of the back, which rendered him incapable of active employment. Much of his time he then devoted to reading and reflection, making the Bible and religious books the objects of his special attention. He was a decided Unitarian, and would "speculate with considerable ability on subjects which have found able and opposite advocates in the Christian Church." He was an occasional contributor to the columns of the Christian Register. He died Nov. 2, 1844, aged 74. Children :-

219. i. Adin, b. October, 1791 ; m. Clarissa Fobes.
220. ii. Nahum, b. Feb. 27, 1794; m. Catharine Rounseville.
221. iii. Phebe-cushman, b. Sept. 17, 1798; m. Cyrus Copeland.
222. iv. Zenas, b. July 8, 1802; m. 1st, ;2d, .
223. v. Horatio, b. Nov. 6, 1806; m. Olive A. Fenno.

James married Bassett, Hannah on 29 May 1791. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Phebe married Dunbar, Thaxter on 9 Dec 1779 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Blossom, Levi in 1801. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: New Braintree
• Residence: 1850, New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

Index to the probate records of the County of Worcester, Massachusetts
from July 12, 1731 to July 1, 1881. Series A, Volume 1, page 673.
TYPE:Will

Page 340-342

Parnel Hervey

In the name of God Amen. I Parnel Hervey of New Braintree in the County of Worcester, widow, being of sound disposing mind and memory and realizing the uncertainty of life and the propriety of having my worldly affairs settled do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament. Principally and first of all I commend my soul to God who gave it, hoping for Mercy through the merits[?] of my Redeemer. My body I commend to the Earth to receive a decent Christian burial and I dispose of the property with which God has blessed me in this life in the following manner to wit;

In the first place I give and bequeath to my Daughters Martha Howland, Sally Tallman and Parnel Wetherell all my household furniture and clothing to be equally divided between them.

Secondly, I give and bequeath to my Daughters Martha Howland and Parnel Wetherell one hundred dollars to each of them; and if my daughter Sally Tallman shall not be living at the time of my demise, her share of the farmhouse as above named, as to be equally divided between my two other daughters above named.

Thirdly, I give and bequeath to my sons Charles M. Hervey, James K. Hervey, Calvin Hervey, Willard Hervey, Henry Hervey and Byram H. Hervey all the residue of my property both real and personal wherever it may be found to be equally divided between them after the above. L_____ my debts and incidental expenses are paid and a suitable piece of grave stone erected at my grave.

Finally, I hereby constitute and appoint Samuel Mixter(?) Esquire of New Braintree, Executor of my last will and testament; hereby revoking all other and former wills by me made.

In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty- six(?)

Parnel Hervey [seal]

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Parnel Hervey to be the last will and testament in presence of us who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other hereunto fix our names as witnesses.

Elijah C. Thrasher
Clarissa H. Mixter
Harriet Greene

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Worcester Co. At a Court of Probate holden at Barre on the eighteenth day of October A.D. 1850.
The instrument here to annexed(?) having been presented for probate as the last will and testament of Parnel Hervey late of New Braintree in said County, deceased and it being mad to appear that due notice has been given to all persons interested, and no objections being made to the probate of the same and it being also made evident by the death of Clarissa H. Mixter, one of the witnesses hereto, that said instrument was legally executed, and that said testatrix was at the time of the execution of the same of full age and of sound mind. I now adjudge that said instrument is proved and decree that the same be approved and allowed as the last will and testament of said deceased.

Theo __________ Judge of Probate

Parnell married Harvey, Byram on 4 Dec 1800 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Byram (son of Harvey, David and Byram, Content) was born on 8 Feb 1775 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 4 Oct 1831 in New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Braintree. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
"died of epilepsy"