I William Wardell of Boston, being by the dispensation it this tyme sick and weake: yet through the mercy of competent understanding and memory doe by this my last will and Testament order and dispose of the Temporall Estate the which the Lord hath been pleased to Leave unto me as followeth:First that all my Just Debts and funerall charges being paide, then I doe give and bequeath unto my Deare wife Elizabeth Wardell the one halfe of my now Dwelling howse in Boston During the naturall life of my sd wife and no longer and of that sayde halfe my sd wife to taker her choise whether and to accept; and in any case of differnce betwene my sd wife and my Sonn Uzall concerning the sd howse or appurtances hereafter expressed. I refer the same to my overseers hereafter named also I give and bequeath unto my sd wife all my movables in my new Dwelling howse out of which she shall pay unto my Daughter Rachel Wardell twenty and five pounds to be payed in one feather bed and furniture with other necessaryes at the ordering and disposing of my overseers the twenty five pounds I do give & bequeath unto my sd Daughter as a legacye and to be payde within six monthes after my Decease.
Also I Doe give and bequeath unto my wive's Daughter Hannah Gillett the sume of twenty one poundes to be payde by my wife out of the household stuff as my Daughter Rachels referred also to my overseers and to be payed at her day of marriage or when shee shall attaine to the age of eighteen yeares: my will and Desire also to my wife is that my wives Daughter Debora may have twenty poundes out of the household stuff of goodes before mentioned except her own necessity shall require for her necessary use left also to my overseers to order.
Ffarther I Doe hereby give and bequeath unto my eldest sonn Uzall Wardell the other halfe of my now Dwelling house together with one halfe of the out howse and howseing to him his heires and assignes forever with halfe the Garden and the use of the yeardes well and oven in commone betweene my loving wife and my sayde Sonn after my sd. wife hath made choise of her halfe of the Dwelling howse and whenever there may fall out any Difference in the devideinjes my overseers to Determine also the halfe disposed of to my wife during her naturall Life my meaning is the halfe of my Dwelling howse so Disposed to her as above written. I doe also give and bequeath to my sd. sonn Uzall he paying the summe of fourty poundes in silver or equivalent to my Sonn Elihue Wardell or to his Executors administratores or assignes within six months after the decease of my sd. wife Elizabeth moreover whereas there is given and bequeathed to Hannah Gillett my wives Daughter the summe of twenty one poundes the same to be taken notice of to be so given bequeathed or to be payed in consideration of the County Court at Boston concerning the sd. Hannah Gillett:
Moreover I doe give to my Daughter Leah wife of William Tower tenn shillings in money; also to my daughter Meribah wife of Ffrancis Littlefeild of Welles tenn shillings als to my Daughter Mary wife to Nathaniell Rust tenn shillings in silver all which last threee Legacyes I apoint to be paide by my Sonn Uzall Wardell to whom I give and bequeath all the rest of my Estate realle and personall whom I make and ordaine my sole Executor of this my Last will and Testament he upon all ocasiones of Defferenced or Dificulty betweene himselfe and any relationes or others to take the advise and councell of my Loving friendes James Everill and William Bartholomew whom I constitute and apoint overseers of this my Last will and Testament a line being omitted above he caused this to be written that after his wives decease he giveth that part of his Dwelling howse outhowsing and garden he doeth give and bequeath the sd. halfe of the Dwelling howse out howseing guaden and yardes to his wife disposed of During her natural life as above written; after her Decease to his Sonn Urzall being Executor of this his Last will & Testament to him his heirs and assignes forever also my will is that the sd halfe shall be kept in good repairs Dureing the tyme of my wives surviveing the wordes he paying betweene therty two and therty thyrd Line were aded before signing hereof the marke of WILLIAM W. WARDELL
This will of William Wardell was reade unto him who attended and gave rational answers to all questions asked him and two dayes before Declared the same for substance himselfe and subscribed this copy this 18th day of April 1670 before us
AMBROSE DAWES
JOSEPH WHEELER
WILLIAM BARTHOLOMEW
JAMES EVERELL
Deposed in Court 30:2 mo: 1670 by James Everell & Wm. Batholomew yt they were present when William Wardell signed & Declared this to be his last will & testament & yt he was then of a disposing mind to ye best of ye Judgement as attest
ffree Grace Bendall Clerke
(in like manner Ambrose Dawes made deposition on '30th of ye 2 mo/70...')
Entred & Recorded in ye 35th & 36th Page of the Booke of Records no B & compared ye 4 of ye 4 mo, 1670
P. ffree Grace Bendall, Clerk
a true copy attest:
Elijah George
Register of Probate Court
Boston
