John Tear, 1708

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27   KK Andrews
This is affirmed to be the last will and testament of John Tear 
who departed this life the 7th of September 1708 being in perfect 
memory at the making thereof. First, he committed his soul to God, 
and body to Christian burial. 
Item, he left to his wife a chest, a blanket and a wheel, with a 
fourth part of his share of the crop to maintain the child 
begotten betwixt them, the one half of the land, the xxx stood in, 
and quarter of the field named the Limefield. 
Item, he to the foresaid child a sheep. 
Item, to his daughter Joney Teare either 5 shillings and a sheep 
and lamb, or seven shillings whether she would. 
Item, to his son John Teare xxx heir, the plow, the harrows, 
& the oxen gears, and a firlet of corn. 
Lastly, he appointed his three children vizt., Thomas, Cathrine 
& Ann Teare, his Executors jointly of all the rest of his goods 
moveable and unmoveable. He declared that he did owe to Henry 
Woods (pd) 17 shillings 1 pence
John Saile 8 shillings
to Thomas Cowle (paid) 9 shillings
to Charles Lace of KK Bride 2 shillin 2 pence
to William Saile smith 1 shilling 6 pence
To John Tear Smeal 10 pence
to Jony Camaish 7 shilling
to Cath: Saile 2 shilling 2 pence. 
He further declared that there was due to him from 
James Teare Hany 6 pence
from John Coole 6 pence
and that his daughter Ann & Son Donold were satisfied 
and paid for their part of the crop, & Ann was to 
return him 15 shilling back for the price of ground 
she had from him over and above what was due to her 
by the death of her mother; and he acknowledged, the 
sixth part of the crop was due to his son Thomas, 
and twenty shillings apiece to his children John and 
Joney Tear by the death of their mother. He left to 
the witnesses of his will 6 pence apiece. And also 
declared that his daughter Cathrine was paid all 
that was due to her, and two shillings over. 
Witnesses: 
John Cowle, 
Jane Crane. 

The Executors are sworn in form of Law & for the wife. 

The Inventory of John Tear taken by 4 sworn men, vizt., 
John Cowle, John Tear, Henry Wood, & William Crenilt, 
amounts in gross to 6 pounds 19 shillings 10 pence. 
(Quick goods the 2d part 3:7:4; dead goods 3:12:6).

In the hand of Ann Teare as within mentioned , the dead’s part, 0:7:8; 
The goods in the Executors hands, who have given pledges 
Tho: Coole for Cathrine, Philip Joughin for Thomas, and 
John Cowle for Ann, in form of Law. The father’s share of 
the plow xxx gears, and harrows left to the heir are prized 
to (in the hands of John Cowle) 0:1:6; 
The corbs of the first wife’s daughter the heir being not 
heard of, to wit a pot, a coulter, chest, table, & chair 0:7:8; 
Moore in the hands of Ann Tear for the sixth part of the crop the Dead’s part 0:5:0. 

Debts paid by the Executors as follows: 
For a winding sheet 0:3:5
For burying money 1 shilling
for probate of the will and Sumner fees 0:2:6
For writing the will & Inventory 0:0:9
To Henry Woods the whole debt 0:17:0
To Tho: Cowle the whole debt 0:9:0
To Jony Tear the daughter which is paid to the 
hands of Ann Tear the sister 1:0:0
To Charles Lace of KK Bride 0:2:2
To John Teare Smeal 0:0:10
([from Hen:Woods through John Teare Smeal] 
These are the whole twixt dead & 
living 6 shilling 9 pence)
To the widow the legacy in the crop prized to 0:6:9
To John Cowle for John Tear that other child’s use 0:16:0
To Dan:Lace for pay lune[?] of an cow & clerk fee 0:3:3
To Cath:Saile 0:3:3
To Cath:Innemer for John Tear the heir goods 0:4:0
([from To the widow through to Cath Innemer] 
The whole are these also) 
Note that Cath Innemeer is pledge for John Cowle & 
John Cowle is pledge for Cath Innemeer.

September 5th, 1709
John Quark enters his claim against John Tear’s Executors 
for 3 shillings &c. 

July 6, 1734
Jony Tear daughter of the within John Tear owns to be fully 
paid and satisfied by her sister Ann Brew als Tear for the 
7 shillings bequeathed unto her by her said father, as also 
to have received from her said sister the just sum of twenty 
shillings which was due unto her by her mother’s decease; 
And does hereby forever acquit her father’s Executors of the said sums.

Before me, Edwd. Moore Regr

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