Edmund Lewis, of Lynn, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants
Edmund Lewis, of Lynn, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants
Edmund Lewis, of Lynn, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants
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AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 19<br />
9 Thomas <strong>Lewis</strong>, born June 2, 1663, in <strong>Lynn</strong>, married<br />
Mary Breed born in <strong>Lynn</strong>, Aug. 24, 1664, daughter<br />
<strong>of</strong> Allen jr. <strong>and</strong> Elizabeth (Ballard) Breed.<br />
He was a yeoman <strong>and</strong> innholder, succeeding <strong>his</strong> father.<br />
He died Jan. 28, 1713-14, aged 50 years. She died Jan.19,<br />
1736-7, aged 74 years. HisVill made Jan. 27, 1713-14, the<br />
day before <strong>his</strong> death, follows : " I Thomas <strong>Lewis</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lynn</strong><br />
in ye County <strong>of</strong> Essex in ye Province <strong>of</strong> ye <strong>Massachusetts</strong><br />
Bay in New Engl<strong>and</strong> being weak <strong>of</strong> Body yet God affording<br />
to me my Reason & perfect underst<strong>and</strong>ing. . .1 will <strong>and</strong><br />
bequeath as followeth. Imp—That all my honest & Just<br />
debts be truly & honestly payd. I give to my beloved<br />
wife Mary one third part <strong>of</strong> all my movable estate <strong>of</strong> what<br />
kind soever to give & dispose as she shall cause <strong>and</strong> my<br />
said wife to have ye best room in my Dwelling house at<br />
ye Wood end to dwell In so long as she remains my wife,<br />
<strong>and</strong> further my Will is y* my eldest son John <strong>Lewis</strong> shall<br />
provide corn, meat, firewood, <strong>and</strong> all things necessary for<br />
my Wife's comfortable subsistance so long as she remain<br />
my Widow. My said Wife accepting <strong>of</strong> all as above in<br />
Lieu or consideration <strong>of</strong> dower or thirds in my Estate. I<br />
give <strong>and</strong> bequeath to my eldest son John <strong>Lewis</strong> <strong>his</strong> heirs,<br />
all my housing, l<strong>and</strong>s, both upl<strong>and</strong>, salt, <strong>and</strong> pasture <strong>and</strong><br />
woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> what kind soever, over <strong>and</strong> above what I have<br />
given him allread}- by Deed <strong>of</strong> Gift, my said son providing<br />
for my above Wife, <strong>his</strong> Mother, all things as above de-<br />
scribed <strong>and</strong> he paying all my just <strong>and</strong> honest debts at <strong>his</strong><br />
own cost <strong>and</strong> charge. I give <strong>and</strong> bequeath to my son<br />
Joseph <strong>Lewis</strong> <strong>and</strong> to my daughters Mary Mower, Abigail<br />
<strong>Lewis</strong>, Unice <strong>Lewis</strong> <strong>and</strong> Ruth <strong>Lewis</strong> all my movable Estate<br />
<strong>of</strong> what kind soever, to be equally divided between<br />
them, my said five children (excepting only so much <strong>of</strong><br />
my said movable estate as I have, in t<strong>his</strong> my Will already<br />
given to my Wife) said part to remain to her as aforesaid.<br />
My son Joseph shall be put out to a trade as my<br />
Wife shall judge best. I appoint my son John <strong>Lewis</strong> sole<br />
executor to t<strong>his</strong> my last Will & Testament & for ye confirmation<br />
here <strong>of</strong> ye Thomas <strong>Lewis</strong> have hereunto affixed<br />
my h<strong>and</strong> & scale the day <strong>of</strong> date here <strong>of</strong> ye twenty seventh
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