William's will:1

In ye Name of God Amen!

Be it knowne unto all Christian men whome it may Concerne that I William Haskoll, Senr. of Gloster in N. England, being sick in Body but of A Sounds mind do now Make my Last Will & Testament. I Bequeath my Soule unto ye Lord In ye Merrits of Christ & my Body unto Decent Buriall at the Discretion of my Executrs and then Do Dispose of my Earthly Estate Estate wch God hath Graciously Given me in manner following

Imprimis I will & Bequeath unto my Eldest Son William Haskoll the one Equall half of my farme at Bradford in Essex in N England. Also I Give him six Achrees of Salt marsh In Gloster & also yt Lot Called hardies Lot. Also I Give him one equall theird part of Salt Marsh Lot Called Jacksons Lote In Gloster, the Above sd Lands shall be to him & his heires for ever

Item I Give unto My Son Joseph Haskoll thre Achrees of Salt Marsh Next unto tht wch I formrly Sold unto Thos Pinny, Also I Give him A Little Island of Marsh next towards Goodman Crosses about three Acrees. Also upon Consideration of his Six Achres that he had by the Townes Last Division of Land by way of exchange I Give And make over unto him All that Tract of upland Lying South of his farme In Gloster abovesd Runing from A Pine tree Marked upon the North west side of his farme upon A strait Line to A hemlock Tree marked towards Thos. Luffkins about Twentie Acrees, all the Abovesaid parcells are in Gloster Abovesd and shall be to the sd Joseph & his heires for ever

Item I Give unto my Son Benjamin Haskoll the upland where his house now standeth Seven Acres more or Lesse together with Six Achres the Towne Gave unto me in their Last Division of Lands And Also Twentie Acres of upland more At A place called Stool Rock, Also I Give him twleve Acres of Salt Marsh, six he now possesseth, the other six to be Layed out unto him after my Decease, all the Above mentioned parcells are in Gloster in N England & shall be to the said Benjamin his heires & Assignes for ever>
Item I Give unto my Son John Haskoll All that Small Living I Bought of Deacon Stevens in Gloster, together with three Acres of Salt Marsh wch was my father Hardies, with two third parts of yt Salt Marsh Lot Called Jaksons Lot, and Two Acres more of Salt Marsh to be Layed out unto him by my executrs and Also I Give him twentie Acres of upland next towards Goodman Lufkind, all the premises are in Gloster abovesaid and shall Be to my sd son and his heires for ever

Item I Give unto my Daughter Ruth Grover one Quarter part of my farme at Bradford to her & her heires for ever

Item I Give unto my Daughter Mary Dodge one Quarter part of my said farme at Bradford

Item I Give unto my Daughter Eleanor Griges two Acres of Salt Marsh to her & her heires for Ever

Item I Give unto the heires of my Daughter Sarah Harryden ten pounds Current pay of the Merchants.

Item I Give unto my Beloved wife the use of one end of my now Dwelling house her Life time, viz the North East End, Also I Bequeath unto her all my houshold Good to be at her Dispose all but my fire Armes & Edge Tooles and all other Toles & utensells that are for husbandrie. Also my Executrs shall pay ten pounds of Current pay of the Merchants unto my said Wife yearly and Every Year, and Keep for her use two Cowes winter & Summer and provide her sufficient wood for the year yearly & every year And this shall be In Due of the Theirds of my Whole Estate for her Support & Maintenance

Item I Give unto Mark & William the two sons of my son Mark Haskoll Deceased that New House wher Elizabeth, Mark Haskolls widdow now Liveth. Also I Give unto them the said Marks Sons that Small orchard Called Markes orchard containing about ye Quantitie of one Acre

Item In Consideration of no other Legall Conveyance I Do Will & Bequeath unto Mr. John Wise Minister of Chebacco all that Small parcell or parcells of Marsh that Lyeth within the fences of said wises Small Living he the sd wise Bought of Thos Pinny in Gloster & it shall be to him the said wise & his heires for ever

Lastly I make ordaine & Constitute my two Naturall sons Joseph Haskoll & Benjamin Haskoll together with my two Grand Sons Mark Haskoll & William Haskoll the two Sons of my Son Mark Haskoll Deceased to Be my Lawfull Executrs and all the Rest of my worldly Goods of Houseing Land Monye moveables Debts Debts & Rights shall be unto them my said executrs and their heires for Ever to Be Divided in manner now following that is to say: the one half of the whole to be unto my said sons Joseph & Benjamin & their heires. The other Moetie or half shall be unto my two foresaid Grand Sons to be Equally Divided between them wn they Come of Age and the whole of ye said Moetie or half shall be to ye Longest Liver if either Dye before they be of Age and if God so order it in his providence that neither attaine unto full age then the whole of the said half shall be unto the Male heir of my son William haskoll

And Lastly my Will & pleasure is that My Daughter In Law Elizabeth the Widdow of my Son Mark haskoll Deceased shall occupie and Improve all yt share of my Estate wch I have Given unto my two Grand sons her Children all the time she remaines in the state of her widdowhood untill the said Children be of Age, and she not Marrying and the Children both Deceasing then she shall occupie and Improve the said Childrens share During the time of her Naturall Life, and then to Revert and be as Is before mentioned. In Wittnesse her to I The said William Haskoll Senr have set to my hand A Seal Dated this theird day of July In the year of Grace one thousand Six hunred Nintie & Two

Signed & Sealed In presence

Timmothy Day
John Riggs
John Butman

Before ye Honoured Bartho. Gedney Esq Regster psent Sepr 4th 1693 Timothy Day, John Riggs & John Butman made oath that they Saw William Hascoll Signe & seal this Instrument & heard him declare It to be his last Will & Testament & yt he was then of a disposeing mind & yt they Subscribed as Witnesses thereunto on which this Will is proved aproved & allowed

An Inventory of the Estat of Capt. William Haskall of Glocester Laetly deceased Taken and Apprised by us whose nams And under written the 18th September 1693, being Apprised as mony

Imprimos for Wearing Aperall - 10-00-00
for housen uplands and meadows - 477-10-00
for neatt chatle - 27-00-00
for hors kinde - 06-10-00
for sheep - 06-00-00
for wheat and barly - 04-02-00
for Indian Corn - 04-10-00
for beds and beding and all that belongeth to them - 20-00-00
for home made cloth - 01-00-00
for table linin - 01-10-00
for books - 01-10-00
for puter and Latten Weare - 02-00-00
for brass - 02-04-00
for Iron pots kettle and pot hooks - 01-04-00
for Tramells fire slace Tongues And Irons pressing Iron smoothing Iron and candlsticks and other things - 03-12-00
for glaces dishis Trenchers Traies and bowles - 00-12-00
for swine - 03-10-00
for fire Armes and Cutlas - 04-00-00
for bedsteads chists tabls chaires boxes and cubbard - 03-00-00
for plows carts and tacklin to them with four Iron chains - 02-10-00
for Axis Iron crow carpentars tools and other old Iron - 03-05-00
for sizth hows sickells and two pair of stillards - 01-00-00
for sadls pillion and other furnitur for hoursses - 02-00-00
for woolin yearn - 01-00-00
for wheels and cards - 00-05-00
for barles tubs and other wooden wear - 01-10-00
for three old cannons - 01-00-00
In mony and Asett of silver buttans - 01-02-00
for sacks? - 00-08-00

The summ totall is - 573-14-00

debts due to the Estat - 07-02-00
due from the Esstat - 32-03-06
clear Estat - 548-12-06

Thomas Riggs Senr
William Goodhew

The inventory was brought to court and sworn to by Joseph and Benjamin Hascoll on 25 September 1693.

children of William Hascoll and Mary Tybott:

i. William, b. 26 Aug. 1644
ii. Joseph, b. 2 June 1646
iii. Benjamin, b. abt. 1648
iv. John, b. abt. 1649
v. Mary, b. abt. 1652
vi. Ruth, b. abt. 1654
vii. Mark, b. 8 Apr. 1658
viii. Sarah, b. 28 June 1660
ix. Elinor, b. 28 May 1663

vital records sources: William's baptism can be found in the original Charlton-Musgrove parish registers (I haven't seen Bishop's Transcripts, if any). His marriage and death are in Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, vol. 2 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1923), 265, and ibid, vol. 3 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1924), 162.

1 1. Essex Co., MA, probate case 12804.