Rebecca Follansbee (a1658-1711) is #731 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandmother, who married #730 Thomas Chase in 1677 in Newbury, Massachusetts.
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Rebecca Follansbee (a1658-1711) is #731 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandmother, who married #730 Thomas Chase in 1677 in Newbury, Massachusetts.
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Thomas Chase is #730 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandfather, who married #731 Rebecca Follansbee (a1658-1711) in 1677 in Newbury, Massachusetts.
"Also I will that my wife give unto my sonn Thomas Chase at the age of one and twenty Tenn pounds in corne or neate cattle, provided the sayd Thomas doe abyde and serve with his mother to the sd age, And if his mother and hee the sd Thomas see cause, that hee should seve for a trade with any other man soe that hee have ye benifitt of a trade, then his mother my well beloved wife, is to pay unto the sayd Thomas but six pounds in the like pay before mentioned, ..."
"Thomas Chase learned the carpenter's trade. He was in the military service in King Philip's War on 27 March 1675 in Capt. Samuel Appleton's Company and was credited £3: 18s for his service in December 1675. He was in the Narragansett campaign and in January 1701/2 petitioned for a grant of land for his services in 1675 and 1676. In 1678 at the age of 24 he was one of the male inhabitants of Newbury to take the oath of allegiance. In 1679 his family was under the inspection of Abraham Merrill, tithingman. In 1688 he paid a tax on one head, one house, eight acres of plowland, one acre of meadow, one horse, three cows, two two-year-olds, one yearling, eight sheep and three hogs."He settled near Amesbury Ferry about thirty rods north of the intersection of the Ferry road with the road leading by the old cemetery at Sawyer's hill at Curzon's tide mill on the Artichoke river. His first purchase was fourteen acres from Nicholas Woodman 'Bounded with the country highway to Amesbury Ferry,' 2 June 1677. His homestead was in what is now Newburyport. It passed to his son, Nathan."Thomas Follansbee of Newbury, joiner, for £56 sold his homestead in Newbury 'upon ye plaine' to his son-in-law Thomas Chase 2 November 1711 and Thomas Chase, house carpenter, 'for love' sold the same property to his son, Aquila Chase, 2 April 1713."
"In the Name of God Amen, I Thomas Chase of Newbury in the County of Essex in his majesties Province of the Massachussetts Bay in New England being sensible of my Frailty and mortality, but as yet of perfect mind and memory Thanks be to God, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament. First of all I commend my Soul to God ect. and as touching ye worldly Goods wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life, I give demise and dispose of in the following manner and Form."1. I give and bequeath unto my loving and well beloved wife Elizabeth Chase ye use and Improvement of one third Part of my real estate during her natural Life, and one third Part of my personal Estate forever to be at her dispose except my Utensils of Husbandry, Carpenters Tools & wearing Apparel & I give my Horse to my said Wife during her remaining my Widow, and at her marriage or Decease, I give my said Home to my son Nathan Chase."2. I give to my son Thomas Chase his Heirs and assigns forever four acres of my Island of Salt meadow at that End next the Gut as Called, having paid him his Portion already."3. I give and bequeath to my son Jonathan Chase ten Pounds in Bills of Credit or in other Species equivalent to Bills to be paid by my Executor within, One Year after my decease and one Quarter Part of my wearing apparel besides what I have given him already."4. I give and bequeath unto my Son James Chase ten Pounds in Bills of Credit or other Species equivalent to Bills of Credit (besides what I have already given to him) to be paid by my Executor within two years after my decease & I Give my Son one Quarter Part of my Wearing Apparel."5. I give to my Grandson Edward Chase ten pounds in Bills of Credit or in Other Species equivalent to Bills of Credit to be paid by my Executor when my said Grandson shall arrive to the Age of twenty one years."6. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Ruth Miller fifteen pounds in Bills of Credit or in other Species equivalent to Bills of Creditto be paid by my Executor within four years after my Decease."7. I give to my daughter Mary Horton five pounds in Bills of Credit or in other species equivalent to Bills of Credit to be paid by my Executor within five years after my Decease."8. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Rebecca Moulton five Pounds in Bills of Credit or in other Species equivalent to Bills of Credit to be paid by my Executor within six yearas after my Decease."9. I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Judith Horton five Pounds in Bills of Credit or other Species equivalent to Bills of Credit to be paid by my Executor within seven years after my decease."10.. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Eliza Chase thirty Pounds in Bills of Credit or in other species equivalent to Bills of Credit within one year after my decease to be paid by my Executor and I give my said Daughter Eliza two thirds of my Household Goods and one Cow & my great Bible, after my Wifes decease, and my will is that If my Daughter Eliza depart this Life and leave no Child, then what is herein given to her shall be paid to my four Daughters abovenamed in equal Shares viz: in Case my said Daughter depart this Life, before she receive her Portion herein given to her and leave no Child then her Sisters shall receive ect. & I give to my daughter Eliiiiza One half of my Sheep, and I give to my aforementioned Wife the other half of my Sheep, & what I Have at my decease I give to my Wife & sd daughter Eliza. I give and bequeath unto my Son Nathan Chase and to his Heirs and assigns forever all my real Estate consisting in Housings and Lands, meadows ect. whatsoever and wheresoever it may be and also all my personal Estate not before disposed of in this my Will and I do constitute and appoint my Son Nathan Chase to be Executor to this my Will to receive all my Debts and to pay all my just Debts Legacies and funeral Charges and my Will is that all my Legacies shall be paid in Newbury and I do revoke and make void all former Wills by me made and ratifie and Confirm this to be my last Will and Testament, In Witness whereof I set to my Hand & Seal this third day of August Anno Domini 1732."Signed, sealed and published & declared by the abovenamed Thomas Chase to be his last Will and Testament in Presence of us --"Joseph Coffin hisWilliam Goodridge Thomas T Chase (seal)Nathaniel Coffin." mark
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