Will of
PELEG SHERMAN
of Portsmouth & Kingstown, RI

Vol. 6, p. 5
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Nineteen I Peleg Shearman of the town of Kingstowne in the Collony of Rhoad Island and Providence Plantations in New England Yeoman being very sick and weake in Body butt of perfect minde and memory thanks be given unto God; therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to dye, do make and ordaine this to be my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all--- I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and for my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian buriall at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named, nothing doubting but that at the resurrection I shall receive the same again by the almighty power of God-- and as for that temporal and wordly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner & forme.

I give to my well beloved son Thomas Shearman his heires and assigns forever twenty acres of land that I purchased of John Briggs formerly of deceased as pr deed under his hand in which it may more fully appeare, the abovesaid twenty acres situate lying and being in the town sh____________ F.D.S. 1767 Vol. 6, p. 6

I have already given ____ by deed of gift ____ and bequeath to my well beloved son Peleg Shearman one loom and tracking which I formerly ____ him ____________ and bequeath to my well beloved son Samuel Shearman ___ one bead stead which I left in his h____ and bequeath to my beloved son Eber Shearman *omitted _______ thereon which is scituate lying and being ____est side of Taunton River in the town of Swansey or adjoyning thereunto in the county of Bristol aforesaid, to him and unto his heirs which are lawfully begotten of his own body. And further my will is that my said son Eber Shearman shall have all my right of lands lying on the ___ side of Tauntonriver beside the aforesaid ten acres if any theire be that I have not already disposed of to him ye said Eber Shearman, his heirs and assigns forever. __n ten acres of land & a dwelling house stand and confirme unto my well beloved son Benj which I have already given him ____ deed of gift _____ unto my dearlly ________ F.D.S. 1768

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_____ after my decease ____________ I give and bequeath to my grandson ________ pounds in currit money of New England to be paid by my Executor hereafter named. After my decease ______ I give to my well beloved brother Edmund Shearman of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol aforesaid ___ pounds in currit money of New England to be paid to him whole yeare next after my decease by my executor here after named.

I give and bequeath to my well beloved brother John Shearman of Dartmouth aforesd twenty pounds in currit money of New Englandto be paid to him in _____ whole yeare next after my decease by my executor hereafter named I give and bequeath to my sister in law Mary Shearman of Kingstown in the Collony of Rhoad. ____ pounds of currit money as abovesd to be paid_____

I give and bequeath to my six cousens the children of Mary Shearman (viz): Eber Shearman; Elisha Shearman; Stephen Shearman; Samuel Shearman; Peleg Shearman and William Shearman all of Kingstown the sum of five pounds apeace to be paid to each and every of theem by executor hereafter named. I give the one halfe of the rest ____not yet disposed of to my aforesd _______ F.D.S. 1769

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___ all charges and lawful debts ___ Legacies: and I do hereby utterly disavow and disannull all and every former testament, will, legacies and bequests and exceutors by me before named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this an no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seall this day and yeare