The will of William Gifford of Falmouth is dated 25 February 1737, proved 22 October 1739: "In the Name of God Amen I, William Gifford of Falmouth in the County of Barnstable in the Province of the Masachusetts Bay in New England made this my last will and testament being now through Gods gooness of a disposing mind & memory." .usehold stuff, as beds, pewter, iron, chests ... besides her right of dower ... Item ... my son Gideon shall have of my moveable Estate what he hath had; ten pounds, to be paid by my executor within three years after my decease. Item 2. To my son Jabez, fourty pounds of my moveable Estate ... within three years ... Item 3: My son Gershom to have ten pounds ... Item 4: to my daughter Experience Wing, ten pounds. Item 5. To my daughter Mehitable Willis, ten pounds. It. 6 ... my daughter Mary Willisses children shall have ten pounds.... It. 7 ... my daughter Harris [sic] shall have ten pounds. It. 9 My daughter Temperance Gifford shall have ten pounds.... It. 10 ... To my daughter Sarah Gifford ten pounds. It. 11 ... my son Justice Gifford shall have five shillings besides what I have given him. It. 12 ... to my son Seth Gifford five shillings besides what I have given him. It. 13 ... my son William Gifford ... five shillings ... It. 14 ... my son Silas Gifford ... five shillings ... It. 15 ... my son Nathan Gifford, my son Melatiah Gifford and my son Joseph Gifford to have each of them out of my Estate five shillings.... It is my Will that if my moveable Estate does not hold out to be sufficient to pay the full sums above sett to each one, then for each one to have less, equal in proportion to what is given to each ... Further: it is my Will that my son Justice Gifford and Stephen Bowerman and Thomas Bowerman Junr, be executors ... If either of these executors should dye before this my Will is proved, that Benjamin Bowerman be executor in their room that deceases.... this 25th day of February 1737. Witnessed: Benjamin Swift, Samuel Bowerman, Ezra Bourne (Barnstable County Probates 5:389)." Inventory dated 2 November 1739 was valued at L341.2s.10d. Guardians were appointed for two minor sons, Nathan and Joseph.
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