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Title: A genealogical history of the Rehoboth branch of the Carpenter family in America, brought down from their English ancestor, John Carpenter, 1303, with many biographical notes of descendants and allied families
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Carpenter, Amos B. (Amos Bugbee), b. 1818
Subjects: Carpenter family
Publisher: Amherst, Mass., Carpenter & Morehouse
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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illing to stay with her; but otherwise, that the same Richard shall have out of my goods in aid of his sustenance whilst he lives, by the hands of my said wife, sixpence every week, or that annuity which, in my other will made of my lands and tenements, I have assigned to him for term of his life at the choice of my aforesaid wife. And the residue of all my goods and chattels not bequeathed in my present will, after payments of my debts if any there be, I give and bequeath to my executors within written, to dispose of them in works of piety and mercy, as they may think most pleasing to God and profitable to the salvation of my soul, without making any inventory of such my goods and chattels to any ordinary; and, that the lord ordinary to whom the insinuation and proof of my present will shall belong shall not molest nor challenge my same executors for the like inventory, as he neither ought or is bound to do, especially as the last wills of the deceased are to be observed most carefully. I give
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JOHN CARPENTER, TOWN CLARK OF LONOON. ENGLISH ANCESTRY. 17 and bequeath to the same lord ordinary twenty shillings sterling, providing always that if any good or rare book shall be found amongst the said residue of my goods which, by the discretion of the aforesaid Master William Lichfield and Reginald Pecok, may seem necessary to the common library at Guildhall for the profit of the students there, and those discoursing to the common people, then I will and bequeath that those books be placed by my executors and chained in that library, under such form that the visitors and students thereof may be the sooner admonished to pray for my soul. And I do make, appoint, and ordain to be my executors of this my will my said wife. David Fyvian and William Chudworth; Master JoJin Carpenter and my aforesaid brothers to be their supervisors and coadjutors. In testimony of all and singular which things to this my present will I have set my seal. Dated at London, on the eighth day of March in the year of

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