VII. Robert, d. 1730 Portsmouth, R.I.
m. 1686, Sept. 16
Mary HALL, d. 1735, Jun. 8 of Zuriel & Elizabeth (TRIPP) HALL
He was a blacksmith.
Children:
1. Robert 1690
2. Mary 1693
3. William 1695
4. Zuriel 1697
5. Isaac 1699
6. Alice 1702
7. Jonathan 1704
8. Daniel 1707
9. David 1710
1686. Freeman
1687. He had ear mark for sheep granted
1694-99-1707-15. Juryman
1705-6-7-8-9. Pound Keeper He was Lieutenant at time of his death.
1728, Dec. 12. Will-proved 1730.
Exs. sons, Daniel and David.
To son Robert, 5s
To son William land in Tiverton.
To daughter Mary DEXTER, 10 lb.
To daughter Alice PECK, 30 lb. andirons and negro woman Rose at death of parents.
To wife Mary, use of south end of house, garden, half of orchard, &c., while widow,
and keep of a cow, horse, swine, geese, fowls, &c., with supply of firewood yearly as
also beef, pork and Indian corn (viz: one hundred pounds each of beef and pork and ten
bushels of corn yearly). To her as a free gift a horse, cow, and household stuff.
To son Daniel, negro boy, Jo.
To son David, negro boy Tony, "together with the rest of my smith-working tools,
whatsoever."
To sons Daniel and David equally, rest of personal, and certain land with use of half of
the house, orchard, &c., and at death of their mother to have the whole - paying
legacies.
To son, Jonathan land in Portsmouth.
He directs his burial place be fenced about and cared for and used "for my near
relatives."
1735, April 28. Will - proved 1735, Jun. 11.
Widow Mary
Exs. sons Daniel and David
To son Robert, great Bible, case of bottles and half the old pewter plates with a little
table.
To daughter Mary DEXTER, a dozen pewter plates, great looking glass, half wearing apparel,
&c.
To son William, a cow, silver cup, red chest, etc.
To son Jonathan, a mare, brown chest, great chair, biggest tankard, &c.
To daughter Alice PECK, bed, chest, pewter platters, spice mortar, little trundle bed,
half wearing apparel &c.
To son Daniel, great chest called "Father's chest" silver spoon, called
"father's spoon," great porringer, warming pan, linen wheel, great settle,
&c.
To son David, great cupboard and desk that was fathers, silver spoon, "with my name
thereon," woolen wheel, &c.
To granddaughter, Mary, daughter of son William, iron dogs, frying pan, box iron and
heaters, &c.
To two daughters, the rest of estate equally except negro woman's bed and bedding.
Inventory, 160 lb, 3s.