John Winthrop. seal.

In the name of God Amen this tenth day of May in the yeare of our Lord God 1620, and in the eighteenth yeare of the reigne of our sovereign Lord King James of England etc. and of Scotland the 53. I, John Winthrop of Groton in the County of Suffolk Esquire, beinge (I prayse God) of sound minde and memorye, and in good health of bodye (vpon searious consideration of the frailety and vncertainety of this momentary life, occasioned by the Lordes watchworde, and frequent examples of such as I have observed, to have been snatched away suddainly and in their best health and strength) doe make and declare by these presentes my last will and Testament in maner followinge.

First I commende my soule into the handes of God, who made me, and redeemed me and hath renued me into the Image of Christ Jesus, by whom onely I am washed from my sinnes, and adopted to be the childe of God, and an heire of euerlastinge life, and that of the meere and free fauour of God, who hath elected me to be a vessell of glorye for the onely manifestation of his Infinite mercie, and accordingly hath called me, out­wardly by his worde, and inwardly and effectually by his holye spirit, into this Grace wherein now I stand, and reioyce vnder the Hope of the Glory to come. My Body I yeild to the earth,2 there to be decently bestowed, as waytinge for the hope of the resurrection of the Just. Now for such tem­porall goodes as I shall leaue behinde me I doe committ them to the care and disposition of Margaret my wife [Mr. Adam Winthrop my father Anne Winthrop my mother3] and John Winthrop my sonne whom I doe make and ordaine executors of this my last will and testament to this ende 250and vpon this confident persuation, that they will have a mutuall Love and due regard each to other, and to all the rest of our familye, and that they will faithfull performe this my last will and testament. Item I give vnto my said wife all those my landes and tenementes which I lately purchased of William Forthe of Neyland gent: viz the two tenementes and sixe acres of lande lyinge by Leven heathe in the occupation of blank Coker and ten acres of woodland lyinge neere the same tenementes, which land and woodes are called by the severall names of Mastermans Crosse Master­mans Grove, Stubbins Cross Stubbins Grove and Honylies Grove, or by what other names soever. And allso one close of pasture ground called little pond field conteininge about eight acres lyinge at the ende of Neyland towne towardes Buers: And also three acres of meadowe lyinge in Lowes meadowe in the parishe of Assington iust by the said ende of Neyland towne: All which said parcels of Land meadowe and wood are more particularly expressed in a certaine deed of feoffment from the said William Forthe to me made, bearinge date the 27th day of Julye 1617: To have and to hold the said tenementes land meadowes pastures and woodes vnto my said wife for terme of hir Life, and after hir decease to remaine to Adam my sonne and to his heires. Item I give vnto my said sonne John all that messuage wherein I now dwell, together with all the appurtenances, and all that Indenture of Lease or terme of years which I have in the same and in certaine acres of land therewith lett beinge now in my occupation scituate in Groton aforesaid, and beinge parcel of the Rectorye of the same parishe. Item, whereas I have one parcell of land called Upper Crabtree­went containinge about twelue acres, lyinge in Groton aforesaid and now in the occupation of Philip Gostlin thelder, which I have lefte out of former conveyances to this end that I might laye it vnto the parsonage of Groton, in satisfaction of the like quantitye of land which I have of the same, I doe heerby admonish my said sonne, and streightly charge him before the Lorde, that he so dispose heerof as may be best to Godes glory, the peace of his owne conscience, and the due recompence of the faith­full incumbent: as my self purpose to doe if God spare me life to a fit opportunitye.

Item for Mary my daughter I will that my executors shall paye hir grandfather Forthe his legacie of 240 li. to be paid hir at hir age of eighteen yeares: and withall I doe committ hir to the care of my Executors to be well and Christianly educated with such goodes as I shall leave vnto them. [4Item I will that my said Executors shall paye vnto Luce Win­251throp my sister one hundred and twentye poundes, one C whereof is due to hir vpon an agreement between my father and me vpon the settinge over his whole estate vnto me. Item I will that they shall paye vnto Ezechiell Bonde threescore poundes and blank that which is behinde and due to him of suche legacies as my said father was to paye vnto him.] Item I will that my sonne [s Henry and] Forthe shalbe brought vp and disposed of by my Executors, in learning [or els in some honest callinge such as they shall prove most fitt for], out of the rentes and profites of such landes as they are to have by the will and testament of their said grandfather Mr. Forthe, when they shall attaine to certaine ages as in the said will is expressed. my other 2 sonnes Stephen and Adam I commende to the care of their mother to be brought vp in the feare of God by the helpe of suche landes and goodes as I shall leave vnto hir Item I will that my executors shall paye my sonne Henry xiij li. vj s. viij d. yearlye out of those landes which should fall to him by his grandfather Forthes will at his age of 24 years. Item I make my loving wife and John my sonne executors of this my last will and Testament, intreatinge and charginge them that they will provide that all my debtes may be truely paid and satisfied out of suche landes and goodes as I shall leave vnto them, for performance whereof I doe give vnto my said sonne John the lease of the house I dwell in with the landes therevnto belonging and therewith occupied.

The 14 of June 1620, I Anne Tindall of Much Maplested in the Countie of Essex widow do make my will. First, according to the manner of gods Elect I bequeath my soule to God that gave it, to Jesus Christ his soone that Redeemed it, and to the blessed Spirritt that Sanctified yt: my bodie to be buried in the place where yt shall please god to call me. I give to my loueing and eldest sonne Sir John Deane,2 for a token of my loue, my right hand bracelett of gould with the round stone, and to my kinde daughter in law his wife my other bracelett of goold, the fellow to it: also I give to 252that sweete brood3 their children ten pounds to be bestowed in some pretty Jewells for each of them. To my eldest daughter Rachell Deane my silver standish; and to my daughter Anne Deane my two new sillver porringers. To my loueing brother in law Mr. Francis Tindall my wedding ring that I was married with to his brother. To my loueing and kinde brother, Mr. Steuen Egerton, and to my sister his wife, for want of a better legacie, my gilt tankard, and to my loueing and good brother, Mr. Thomas Egerton, a pece of plate. To my lovinge sonn Deane Tindall my gilt bason and ewer, with nest of gilt cups, and salts sutable therto, and the gilt spones. To my daughter in law his wife4 my cipresse box with tills, with such trifles as she shall finde in yt. To my goddaughter Ann Tindall my greate silver salte and twentie pounds in mony. To my grandchilde John Tindall5 two silver boules and my two liverie potts and tenn pound in mony. To my loveing son Arthure Tindall6 thirtie pounds. To my daughter Tindall7 my velvit Gowne and kirtle and my velvitt cloake. To my daughter Winthorp8 my Tuftafeta Gowne and my Cabinett which her father gave me. I give her my greene velvett box with tills and all such things as be in them at the time of my death. To my neece Gibson,9 and to Ann Hunwich her daughter. To my louing sonn and daughter, John and Margaret Winthorp and theire two sonns Steuen and Adam, all my plate and money not before bequeathed. I make my loueing sonn Deane Tindall my sole executor. No moorneing cloathes to be given at my funerall neither chargeable feast, but only that which for Christian comeliness is necessary; Mr. Sephray my godly frend to preach. I give vnto my loueinge brother and sister each of them a ring of the value of twentie shillings apeece in remembrance of my loue to them. I also intreate my executor to bestowe some little remembrance which he shall thinke fitt vppon Luce Reade and James Harrington, or any other who he shall thinke hath deserved to be remembred by me in my will. Probatum secundo die Novembris 1620 Juramento Decani Tindall executoris.