Benjamin Scott

  General Notes:

His Will was proved 26 Sept 1671, he having died shortly before that date.
" I , Benjamin Scott Being very weeake of Body but of competent understanding and memory doe make this my Last Will and Testament. Imprimis. I will and begueath my Soule unto the hands of the all mighty god that give it and my body to the Earth in hope of blessed resurection.
And as for my outward estait, my will is that my littel peece of land the towne gave me at the bricke kill my wife have the benefit of it dureing her widdowhood so long as she remaine relique to me and after her I will and give unto my son Beniamin.
I will also and give unto hir my bigest cow and all my household stufe I give hir to be wholly hir owne and at her will and despose.
Item, as for my son Beniamin my will is that he have The oxen and the mare and the cart and plough and all the tackling belonging unto them and the land after the caring of his mother and his own armes.
Item. as for my son John I will give him one cow and one heiffer, the cow is his own and I only give one heffer, he having bond from me to the obtaining of a good trade.
Item. as for my daughter Mary, I will and give hir one cow that is called Spoferd.
Item. my will farther is that my son Beniamin, and John according to his promise be helpfull to the getting up of a house on the land for the comforth of ther mother.
And I make my well beloved wife the solle executrix of this my last will and Testament.
'Datted and signed the sixt of June (1671)
by his
"Beniamin ~ Scott "
mark X
" Signed in the p' sence of Samuel Brocklebank James Barker"


The above is interesting. At the time that Benjamin signed this will, 6 June 1671, there was not a home on the property, apparently. The land was near or actually at the brick kill... kiln?.... So did they reside within town or did they make quarters within the brickmaking buildings... or live in a lean-to?

Benjamin married Margaret Stephenson poss 28 July (not May) 1642, according to Calendars in use at the time, in prob Cambridge, MA. (Margaret Stephenson was born about 1617, died on 22 Sep 1692 in Salem Village, MA and was buried Disecrated in Gallow Hill, Salem Village, MA.) The cause of her death was Murdered, by hanging, never buried, left to rot, in public.