Will of John Peacock, dated September 17, 1744 In the name of God Amen. The Seventeenth day of September in the year of our Lord Christ one Thousand Seven hundred and Forty four. I John Peacock of Portsmouth in the Province of New Hampshire Gunsmith * * *
Item I Give and Bequeath unto each of my Children the sum of five shillings.
Item As to the Residue of all my Estate both real and personal wheresoever and whatsoever I Give and Bequeath the same unto my well beloved wife Mary to be disposed of as she shall please and see cause--
Item I do hereby constitute appoint ordain and make my said wife Mary sole Executrix of this my last will and Testament. And I do hereby revoke & make void all other and former wills by me heretofore made and do declare this to Be my last will and Testament In witness and Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written--
Signed sealed Published and John Peacock declared by the said John Peacock as & for his last Will & Testament before us the subscribers witnesses in the sd Testators Presence.
Joseph Allcock
Matthew Livermore
[Proved Nov. 28, 1744.]
[Guardianship of Richard Peacock, minor, aged more than fourteen years, son of John Peacock, granted to John Briard of Protsmouth, mariner, May 27, 1752.]
[Probate Records, vol. 18, p. 281.]
[Bond of John Briard, mariner, with Andrew Clarkson, merchant, as surety, both of Portsmouth, in the sum of £500, May 27, 1752, for the guardianship of Richard Peacock; witnesses, William Parker and George Mitchell.]
SOURCE: Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire, Vol. 3, 1741-1749, State Papers Series, Vol. 33
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