New Hampshire Genealogy

Probate Records of Edward Tuck of Hampton, 1653

[Order of court June 14, 1653, that the two children of Edward Tuck of Hampton shall have out of his estate as follows: Edward Tuck, the older, 40 marks at the age of twenty-one, including the house, and all the lands, meadow, upland and commonage mentioned in the inventory; and John, the younger, 20 marks at the age of twenty-one. The widow was to have the rest, and was to have the use of £40 until the children were of age, she having them taught to read and write.] [Norfolk County, Mass., Court Records.]

The will of Philip Towle of Hampton, 1709-17

I Philip towl of Hampton in New Hampshr being in good helth & Sound memory; And now going in to Her majestys Service & not knowing how God may deel with me Do make & declare this my last will & testement Imprimes I Give my Sole to God hoping in his mercy in Jesus Christ for pardon of all my Sins; & my body to ye dust from whence it was taken to be buryed in Christian manner— & my worldly Estate after my Just Debts are paid— I give and bequev unto my Brother Caleb whether Real or personal & … Read more

The will of Joshua Towle of Hampton, 1714

In the name of God, Amen. I Joshua Towl of Hampton in the Province of New Hampshire in New England, Husbandman, being weak in body * * * Item, I Give, & Bequeath to my well Beloved Wife Sarah all my Houshold Goods, Cattle, & Moveables to be wholy at her disposal, She paying to my Daughter Hannah Gilman as hereafter ordered; I also give to my said wife the use & Improvement of my Dwelling House which I now Live in, with all my lands Messuages & Tennements (excepting six acres hereafter Mentioned) during her Natural life. Item. To … Read more

Probate of William Swaine of Hampton, 1657

[Inventory of the estate of William Swaine, Jr., of Hampton, taken by Robert Tuck, John Sanborn, Samuel Dalton, and William Marston Nov. 10, 1657; amount, £136.4.0; sworn to by Prudence Swaine, the widow, April 12, 1658.] [Essex County, Mass., Probate Files, and Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol 1, p. 76.]

Probate records of Hezekiah Swaine of Hampton, 1670

[Inventory of the estate of Hezekiah Swaine of Hampton, taken by Thomas Marston and Nathaniel Batchelder May 2, 1670; amount, £142.18.0; attested by William Swaine, administrator.][Essex County, Mass., Probate Files, and Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol 2, p. 191.] Hezekiah Swaine of hampton in ye County of [Norfolke lately]1 Deses [&] having mad no will, & levinge an [estate and also] some [debts] to bee payd: His Brother william [Swaine] mad administrator to ye estate may ye 6th 1670 & and 3 sisters Hanath, bethia and prudence Swaine [being heires to] the estat left for ye Devidinge of ye estate they agre [as followeth] if ye Court see … Read more

Probate of John Stockbridge of Hampton, 1715

[Samuel Stockbridge of Dorchester, Mass., clothier, oldest son, renounces administration on the estate of his father, John Stockbridge of Hampton, Nov. 23, 1715, and requests that administration be granted to his next brother, John Stockbridge of Berwick, Me.; witnesses, Abraham Stockbridge and Ann Newman.] [Administration on the estate of John Stockbridge of Hampton granted to his son, John Stockbridge of Berwick, Me., Aug. 15, 1716.][Probate Records, vol. 9, p. 15.] [Bond of John Stockbridge, with Alexander Grant and Thomas Earle as sureties, all of Berwick, Me., in the sum of £50, Aug. 15, 1715, for administration of the estate; witnesses, … Read more

Probate of Israel Smith of Hampton, 1706

[Administration on the estate of Israel Smith of Hampton, tailor, granted to his widow, Sarah Smith, no date.][Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 306.] [Bond of Sarah Smith of Hampton, widow, with John Smith and Abraham Drake, 2d, as sureties, May 7, 1706, int he sum of £80, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, Peter Johnson and Deborah Godfrey.] [Inventory, May 15, 1706; amount, £81.14.0; signed by James Prescott and Joseph Sanborn.]

The will of Roger Shaw of Hampton, 1660

In the name of God Amen The 25th day of August 1660 I Roger Shawe of Hampton in the County of Norfolk being sick and weake in body * * * ffirst I give unto my son Joseph Shawe my ffarme, that is to say one hundred Ackers of upland bounded as followeth from the Towne bridge & goodman Levitt in Part, and Comon Contry way in part, & the Comon in part one the south east : ffifteene Ackers of Land of my owne on the South west and mr Dalton’s ffarme northwest medowes belonging to the ffarme north east … Read more

Probate records of Robert Read of Hampton, 1664

[An account of the administrator, Robert Smith, against the estate of Robert Read of Hampton, showing a balance of £7.2.6 due him from the estate. This the court, April 12, 1664, ordered to be paid out of the rent of a house in Boston belonging to the estate.] [Norfolk County, Mass., Court Records.]