Will of Thomas Bowerman

May the 9th 1663. The Last Will and Testament of Thomas Burman of Barnstable in the
Collonie of New Plymouth.
Memorandum: I doe make my wife sole Exequitor of what estate I have and shee shall pay my
debts and performe my Will in delivering out such goods or legacies as I shall give to my
children.
Item, I give to my son, Thomas, forty acrees of land at Namassakett. Item, I doe give my wife
threescore acrees of land att Namassakett, the one halfe to be att her dispose. Item, I doe give
twenty five acrees that is to bee layed out to bee equally devided between my daughter, Hannah,
and my son, Tristram--the said lands to bee layed out att Namassakett in Plymouth Collonie, and
the meddowes and privilidges to bee equally devided according to the quantities of that land.
Item, I doe give to my sonne, Thomas, and my son Samuel, my Great Lott in the towne of
Barnstable and alsoe the privilidges of the comons that I have in this towne.
Item, I doe give to my son Thomas, my young mare and Tristram, my son, shall have the first
colt that shee bringes. Item, I doe give to my son, Samuell, the coult of the white faced mare.
Item, I doe give to my daughter, Hannah, two cowes. Item, I doe give my daughters, Desire,
Mary, and Mehetabell, each of them, a cow a peece.
And this doe I fully declare to bee my mind and will by these presents. In witness whereof I
doe sett to my hand in the day and yeare above written.
Thomas Burman (Mark)
Witnes
John Smith
John Chipman
(John Smith and John Chipman gave their oaths, 4 Jun 1663)
Source: Plymouth PR II(2), f. 83 (Document set #182)