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Will of Esther (Harding) Dickinson
1861
L99.057
Esther Dickinson's will was drawn up in 1861 and contains ten pages, one of which is reproduced here.
Page 1 Esther Williams' Will
May 29, 1799
L99.065
Esther (Williams) Williams was the widow of Dr. Thomas Williams (1718-1775) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, who survived him by twenty-five years.
Page 1 Will of Edward Allyn
Nov 19, 1696
L99.070
Edward Allyn (Allen) made out his will November 19, 1696 and died two days later in Suffield, Connecticut.
Page 1 Ebenezer Wells will
May 23, 1757
L99.109
Ebenezer Wells (1691-1758) made out his detailed will just one year before he died, leaving one half of all his personal estate and one half of all his real estate to his wife, Abigail.
Page 1 Will of Ephraim Williams
Jul 27, 1865
L99.146
Ephraim Williams (1797-1870) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, willed his estate to his widow Rebecca unless she remarried, in which case he wished his land and household goods to be divided among three of his children.
document Will of Lucinda Nims
1833
L99.156
Lucinda Nims (1784-1857), who had inherited her father's house, made out her will in 1833, twenty-four years before she died.
document Will of Zur Hawks
c. 1830
L99.157
The will of Zur Hawks (1760-1844), made out sometime before the death of his wife in 1831, is very straightforward; his wife was given the standard one-third of personal and real estate and his five children, four daughters and a son, were given cash or property.
document Will of Persis Sheldon
Sep 12, 1828
L99.177
Persis (Hoyt) Sheldon (1747-1830) had been a widow for twenty-two years when she made out her will two years before she died.

 

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