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Peter Worden (II) (Peter, Margaret) was born in approximately 1608 PL5 or 1609 TO1, BO4 and his wife’s maiden name may have been Winslow or Sears TO1. When he created his will in 1679, he stated that he was about seventy-one years old PL5. He and his father were mentioned in the 1622 Guild Rolls of Preston in Lancashire under the heading of “Burgens’ fforinar’ ” AB1, BO4 (“Petrus Wearden Petrus Wearden filius eius” AB1). On June 2, 1640, Peter, Nicholas Sympkins, and William Chase were granted a warrant by the court to divide the goods of a man named Phillips Woodall, who had amassed some debts to various colonists, then left his possessions with Mr. Sympkins and abandoned the colony SH9. Peter was at the General Court on September 1, 1640 to make a case against Nicholas Symkins SH15:
Peter Worden, executor of the last will & testament of Peter Worden, deceased, complains against Nicholas Symkins, in an action of trespas vpon the case, to the damage of iijli [three pounds] x• [this symbol resembled “я” when viewed at a high magnification, but probably was meant to indicate ten shillings]. The jury found for the plaintiff, and assesse xxijs vjd [twenty-two shillings six pence], & the charges of the Court; but for the hogg, and makeing of the suite of cloaths, they leaue defendant to take his course.
Peter’s name was recorded with a list of many other men who were of sixteen years but younger than sixty years and able to bear arms in Yarmouth in 1643 SH16. He sold twelve acres of upland to Robert Dennis on or before June 7, 1648 SH10. Peter was sworn as a member of the Grand Inquest on June 5, 1651 SH10 but was fined almost exactly one year later “for not appeering to serue on the grand enquest” SH11. He was listed with men who had taken the “Oath of Fidellytye” in Yarmouth in 1657 SH16 and was a jury member in a case on October 4, 1664 of Thomas Boardman against George Allin SH15. A court record of March 5, 1666/7 stated that Peter was fined ten shillings because he and William Lumpkin caused a disturbance at the Yarmouth meeting house on a Sunday SH12, SH16.
Peter’s will, dated January 9, 1679, and the addition to his will, dated July 20, 1680, were witnessed by John Freeman, Sr. and Silas Saers HE3, PL5. His will was proved on March 3, 1680/1 HE3, PL5, and the inventory of his estate, evaluated at over 643 pounds, was conducted on January 20, 1680/1 PL5. Both have been reproduced below PL5:
I, Peter Worden, of the Towne of Yarmouth in the Collonie of New Plymouth in New England in America, about seaventy one years of age, being weake in body yett in perfect memory, doe make this my Last Will and Testament. Firstly, I bequeath my soule to God that gave it and my body to the earthe to be decently buried when God’s time is to remove mee out of this world by death.
Secondly, I make my son, Samuell Werden, my whole and sole Executor to whom I give all my lands upon the necke called Equinett Necke with all the privilidges therto belonging, to him and his heires and assignes for ever, with eight acrees of land att the South Sea to the said neck. Soe likewise I give to my son, Samuell Werden, all my housing and land that I now live upon after his mother’s decease, both upland and marsh, and orchyard and the land I bought of Mr. Allin, with all other lands due to mee from the towne not yett layed out or from the countrey as procured by the late warr with the Indians. Soe likewise I give to my son, Samuell, my best bedsted and my trundle bedsted.
Thirdly, I give to my daughter, Martha, the wife of Joseph Severns [Severance], a peece of marsh about three acrees, be it more or lesse, lying att the head of the marsh above John Burgis his ditch, during her naturall life. And after I give it to my son, Samuell Werden, to whom I likewise give all the cattle that hee hath bine possessed of by mee, excepting two oxen.
Forthly, I give to my loveing wife, Mary Werden, the proffitts and improvement of my housing and lands and orchyards that I now live upon during her naturall life, both upland and marsh, with the land I bought of Mr. Allin, and all my household goods and cattle for her support during her life. And my will is that what of my goods and cattle are left after my wife’s decease shalbe equally devided betwixt my three daughters, Mary, Marcye and Martha.
Fiftly, I give to my son, Samuell Werden, all my estate in Old England, both land and other estate, that came by my wife.
I give to my daughter, Mary, the wife of John Burge, the one halfe of my forty acrees up upland att the head of the lotts, to her heires and assignes for ever. Seavently, I give to my daughter, Martha, the wife of Joseph Severens, all the cattle and goods that shee is alreddy possessed of by mee with one cow more att my decease. And after her decease my will is that what of them are left shall fall to her two daughters now liveing.
Lastly, I give to my son, Samuell Werden, my chist and my cloake.
Signed and sealed before us this 9th day of January 1679
The 29th of July 1680 I, Peter Werden, yett remaining in perfect memory though weake in body, doe add this to my will as a further explaination:
Firstly, that my wife have att her owne disposall what ever shee can raise of my land and cattle in the improvement of them during her life for her support, and if there be any overplusse, to dispose of it to my children as shee shall see need.
Wheras I have in my Will given to my son, Samuell, all the cattle that hee hath bin possessed of by mee, excepting two oxen, my will is that as my son, Samuell, hath them principally for to doe the worke of my family, plowing and carting, &c., soe likewise that hee keepeth three steers more of my cattle; and when hee hath brought to [two] of them to worke suitable to supply the rome of those abovesaid two oxen, then I give one of the old oxen to my wife and the other to my son, Samuel; and the third steer my son, Samuell, shall keep to the halves, hee to have one halfe and his mother the other halfe. And my will is that my son, Samuell, still breake other of my steers during my wife’s life to be in a reddynes to doe the works as abovesaid. And att my wife’s decease my will is that the two oxen that be then in improvement shall goe to my son, Samuell, with the house and land that my wife liveth on.
Likewise I gave to my son, Samuell, my gun and all my takleing for plowing and carting and housbandry tackling after my wife’s decease, and my son, Samuell, is to provide his mother with fierwood dureing her life and likewise to provide hay for my cattle during his mother’s life, that is to say, to gett the hay mowed and made and stacked and have the oxen and cart in a reddynes for that end, the stocke of cattle, to pay for the geting of theiere hay, excepting cart and oxen for draught.
Further, wheras my son, Keneline Winslow, oweth mee forty shillings, I give him twenty shillings of it; and wheras my son, John Burge, oweth mee thirty shillings, I give him twenty of it; and likewise I give my Indian servant to my son, Samuell, after my wife’s decease. As witness my hand and seale the day and yeer abovesaid.
Memorandum: I except one cow and calfe that I have in Samuell’s hand.
Two oxen, 6*, 8 cowes, 16*… Three yeer-old heiffers… One three-yeer old heiffer… Seven yeerlinges att 12s a peece… Three yeer-old steers att 1*15s a peece… One yearling att 12… One cow and a calfe with Joseph Severence… One mare, 1*, and a horse, 2 yeer old… Two sheep, 10s, and one calf, 2s6d… Ten small swine att 5s a peec… In all sorts of corne… Three barrells of meat and butter and tallow… Barrell of thine [poor] meate not marchantable… One bed and bolster and [illegible], pillowes and three blanketts, one rugg and one coverlidd and two paire of sheets… One flocke bed and bolster… One bedsted, 2*, 1 trundl bedsteed… One chest, 10s, one chest, 6s, 1 chest, 4s… Four chaires, eight shillings, one smale table, 1 old chest… Two spining wheeles and 2 paires of cards [used to straighten fibers, to prepare them for spinning]… One iron pott and pot hookes… Two paire of iron tramells, tonges and fier shovell… One great iron pott and cover to it… One iron kettle, 4s, 1 brase kettle, 12s… One frying pan and 1 brasse skilett… Pewter, 12s, a brase mortar and pestell… Two cheines [chains], 15s, 3 axes, 1 hoe, 8s… One plow, copes and smal tooles… One box iron and a pewter bason… One share and coulter and som old iron… Two iron pines and 4 iron hoopes, 1 gun… Flax and wool, 2*, ledd and salt… Indian beanes and tobaco and cheese… Linnine and woolen yerne… In parte of a barrell of mollases… Wearing apparell and in mony and iron… Tubbs, trayes, chese fatts, &c…. Butter and hoggs’ fatt… Tubbs and barrells and pailes, basketts and earthen potts… Three hors kind att Cape Codd, dead or alive wee know nott… Two yeer-olds, 2 heiffers, 1 steer… Two Bibles, 12s, and a paire of brasse scales, 5s… Two meal seives and meal sackes… Old barrells and old lumber… Linnin yarn and woolen yern and paid for the warping… Mault and rye… An Indian servant that cost at first… Plow takeling and horse cart and wheels… Powder and bulletts… An interest in house and land and mony in Old England not knowing what it may be worth… An house and land, both upland and meddow in the Towne of Yarmouth.
Mary may have been born in 1610, and her surname may have been Sears or Winslow WO8; two witnesses of her will were Silas and Samuel Seares BA25. She was the mother of four known children, Mary, Mercy (or Marcye), Martha, and Samuell BA25, WO8, PL5 and she was of Yarmouth, Massachusetts BA25, AN5. One of her daughters was born on February 10, 1648, but this daughter’s name was not recorded SH16.
Her daughter, Mary Wordden, married John Borg on December 8, 1657 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts MA26. Mary and her husband “John Burge” were named in her father’s will dated January 9, 1679 PL5. As Mary “Barge”, she was named in her mother’s will dated March 26, 1686, which also referred to her husband as “John Burg” BA25. John Burg of Yarmouth, Barnstable County, New England wrote his will on August 14, 1700 in which he named his wife, Mary, his eldest son, John Burg, his other sons, Thomas, Joseph, Samuel, and Jacob Burg, and Martha, who he named as one of “my five Daughters” MA57. He did not name his remaining four daughters MA57. He also mentioned property which would belong to him “after the death of Joseph Severens wife” MA57. In what appeared to be an addendum or a codicil to his will dated February 19, 1700/01, he again named his wife, Mary and mentioned his son, Thomas, who “shall cutt and have there Loads of hay yearly till the decease of his aunt Martha Severance” MA57. Jacob Burg of Yarmouth was granted the administration of the estate of his deceased mother, Mary Burg of Yarmouth, on July 10, 1727; this document named Jacob’s sister as Patience Nye and also named Mercy Elles, whose relationship to Jacob was unstated MA57.
Mercy Worden was born circa 1641 HO14, SI4.
Martha Worden was named in her father’s will dated January 9, 1679 as “Martha, the wife of Joseph Severns” PL5. As Martha Sea…, she was named in her mother’s will dated March 26, 1686 BA25. She was still alive on February 19, 1700/01 she as “Martha Severance” she was mentioned in a codicil of the will of her brother-in-law, John Burg MA57. She may have been the mother of Abigal Severans, who married Beriah Breadbrook on November 11, 1700 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts MA26.
Samuell Worden was born about 1645 or 1646 and married Hopestill Holley CU26. He became a physician and was the father of Peter, born in 1668, Samuel, born in 1670, Isaac, born about 1675, and Thomas, born about 1675 CU26. Samuell was named in his father’s will dated January 9, 1679 PL5 and his mother’s will dated March 26, 1686 BA25. He relocated to Stonington, Connecticut prior to 1715 CU26. “Hopestill ye Wife of Doctor Samuel Wordin” died at age seventy on September 13, 1715 ST32. “Doctor Samuel Samuel [sic] Wordin” died at age seventy-one on August 26, 1716 ST32.
Mary Worden’s will, witnessed by Samuel Seares and Silas Seares BA25, was dated March 26, 1686 and proved May 31, 1687 BA25, WO8, SI4, and she died sometime in 1687 HE3. A transcription of Mary’s will follows BA25:
The Last will and testament of mary worden of yarmouth widow
I mary worden being weak in body but threw the goodness of God of disposing mind and memory: and calling to minde the uncertainty of this transitory life and being desirous to settle things in order that there may be no differanc amongst my children when God shall plea[se] to call me out of this Life about my temporal Estate wich God hath lent me: my s[ai]d children also having manifested their willing[nes?] and consent un to me to dispose or bequeth what should be leift of my worldly goods or estate at my decease as I should see cause as p[er] Articles of agreement in writing Indented bearing date the second of may Anno Dom 1681 doeth and may appeare
I do therefore declare this present writing and what is here in declared to be my last will and testament here by annulling all former will or wills by me made by word or writing and this to be taken and accounted to be my last will and testament
Imprimis my will is to bequeath my soule to god in Jesus Christ and my Body to desent Burial as to my Executors here after named shall [four indecipherable words follow, which may read “seeme meet and conveniant”] and as to my worldly goods and Estate which god hath bestowed on me beyond my deserts my will is as followeth viz I will and bequeathe all my wearing apparrel to be equaly devided between my three daughters mary Barge mercy winslow and Martha Sea…. [the remainder of Martha’s surname was faded and illegible] It I will and bequeath un to my son in Law John Burg all the rest of my estate in househould stuff goods chattels moneys: debts dues or what so ever it may be [a short illegible word followed the word “be”] my juste debts which I owe in Right or contience to any person being first paid out there of Excepting my Indian squaw servant which [the previous three words were faded and difficult to read, but this transcription is probably accurate] I will and bequeath to my son samuel worden And I do constitute and appoint my Loving son in Law the s[ai]d John Barg to be my executor to see [uncertain of the preceding word] this my Last will and Testament performed: In witness where of I have here un to sett my hand and seal this twenty sixth day of march 1686