Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-30

Daniel Howard was the ancestor of
all the Winslow Towards, and ST.
lence Howard. who married the said
Hayden, was an ancestor of the Drum
monds and Haydens of Winslow.
In his will. Daniel Howard gave his
son, Barnabas Harvard, among other
things, one-third part of about 5000
acres of land, that he owned in the
town of Winslow; and to his daugh-
tiers, Mary Cary and Silence Hayden,
, tho other two thirds of this 5000 acres.
The will was as follows:
"Know all men Ia these presents,
that |. Daniel Howard Of Bridgewa-
ter massachusetts, in the County of
Plymouth. in New England, do make
this my last will, that is in the first
place, | recommend and give my
Soule to God the most high. that gave
it, and my body TO be buried at the
discretion Of my Executor. and as to
nay worldly interests, in the first
place, | give TO my beloved wife, Da-
| maris Howard. all my household fur
nitufe end two cows and one third
part Of the Improvement of the South
part of my farm where | now dwell,
during her natural life but the house
hold furniture and cows to be kept
winter and summer, on her part of the
: farm, by my Executor, and ne to find
fire wood for her at the door for her,
fit fer the fire and my Executor to
pay MY wife forty shillings a year
during her life, if she demands it. L
give 10 my son, Barnabas Howard.
and to his heirs all my homestead
farm and all my farming tools. and all
my wearing clothes, and my part of
the saw-milI at home, and one-third
part of four acres of Cedar swamp in
Braintree and one-third part of about
three thousand acres of land
that | own in the Town of Winslow,s
in the Ca6nty Of Lincoln. give to
my daughters. Mary Cary and Silence
Hayden, and their heirs and assigns,
about one hundred and ten acres of
land, lying in the. Northwest corner
of Blidgewater together with five
acres joining To it, that ] bought of
Samuel stone Of I9aston, lying in
Easton. and my part of a saw-m mill
standing near said land and two
thirds of four acres of Cedar swamp,
lying in Easton, and two thirds of
about three thousand acres of land,
lying in the Town of Winslow, in the
County of Lincoln, TO be equally divid-
ed between them, that is Mary Cary
and Silence Hayden and their heirs,
and the money and securities for
money | may die seized of: my Will is
that it be equally divided between my
three children, Barnabas, Mary and
Silence, after my funeral charges and
just debts are paid, and if there be
any other estate that belongs to me,
my will is that it be equally divided
between my three children, and if any
change of cost should hereafter hap
pen or be for the settling of my East
on land or to defend any land that
may die seized of or to make good any
that I have sold, my will is that my
three children pay their equal part of
my said charge. and I do appoint my
son Bafnabas, my Executor to this my
last will and testament, dated this
sixth day of March, Ammo Domini
1777.
DANIEL "(SeaD
Signed, Sealed and delivered in the
presence of
ROBERT HOWARD, JR.
ZACHARIAH HOWARD
EDMOND LITTLEFIELD, JR.
ROBERT HOWARD, FIRST"
A true copy as appears of Record
& Comp.
Attest ISAAC LATHROP, Register"