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- [S2] GOONS, 9 Jan 2022, FIFIELD;Newsletter;1991 Vol IV Nos 2;Disc034-20;RELEASED WITH PERMISSION.pdf (Reliability: 2).
The family of Willinm (2). son of William the
immigrant, is not well documented. He married
Hannah CRAM at the age of 41 when she was about
20. and died al the age of 63 when most of his
children were still minors.
His will reads as follows:
In the Name of God Amen - I William Fifield of
Hampton in ye province of New Hampshire in Neu
England being sick & weeke in body but at this
present time of perfect understanding & of a disposing
minde & memory committing my sole in to the hands
of Almighty God and my body to decent burial in
hopes of Eternal Life doe thus dispose of my temporal
estate which the Lord bath graciously given mc.
My Will is that all my just and honest debts be duly
paid by my executrix here after named in convenient
time after my deathe.
I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Hannah all
my estate of what kind or sort soever be the same
houses lands debt stock money, goods & utensils for
husbandry all my estate whatsoever within doors or
without named or not named Wheresoever or what
soever by her to be possessed & improved & disposed
of. For ye bringing up my Children & other necessary
uses during the tine of her natural life or ihe time of
here widowhood until she marrv the which shall first
happen & no longer: and my will is she dispose of all
my estate among my children as she shall thinke meet
by what parts or portions she shall thinke fit &
convenient as to such or so many of my said children
as she shall set cause. him. her. or than. to possess &
enjoy the same immediately after her decease or
marriage as above mentioned. My meaning is what
remains undisposed of at her decease or marriage as
before said: And unto this my last will & testament I
do appoint my beloved wife Hannah sole executrix. by
this revoking all wills by me formerly made & sign &
seal this with my hand this eighteenth day of February
in the first year of King George his reign over Great
Britain. ye Anno Dominney 1714/15
Signed scaled & declared by William Fifield to be his
last will & testament in presence of ye Witnesses
Robert Moulton
Humphrey Sullivan
Anthony Crosbie
Thomas Haines
Fourteen June 1715
Robert Moulton & Anthony Crosbie formally appearing before me. Richard Watoron Esq. Judge of Probate
of Wills and Granting Letters of Administration made
oath that they were present and see William Fifield
signe seale and Declare ye above Instrument to be his
last Will & Testament & at the same time he was of
sound disposing mind & memory. Richard Watoron.
The History of Hampton. NH lists the children of
William. giving birth dates for Mary Stephen. Henry
and Jeremiah and an Estimate of 1704 for Argentine.
Mary. Henry-, Jeremiah, Argentine and Samuel were
all baptized on 31 October 1708. Son Samuel is listed
first in the History. and perhaps this is why Sheppard
also lists him first with an estimated birth year of
1694
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