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Samuel sold his real estate in 1710 to his sons Samuel, John, Joseph and Daniel. There are deeds for three of these transactions. He sold his house and pieces of land to his son Daniel on 3 February 1709/10. 23:233 This house still stands at 87 Hull Street. He sold the land on which Samuel, Jr., had his house to him and other parcels. John's deed either isn't indexed or wasn't recorded. He must have been given his grandfather's house on what is now Cabot Street across from the First Church, since his heirs sold their rights to it to John's son-in-law Ebenezer Ellinwood.

Selectman 24 June 1690, 9 November 1691. He was one of nine Beverly men who contributed a shilling to help the family of Lawrence Dennis, "God's hand beinge uppon ye wife & children in ye noisome dessease of ye smale pox." 28 October 1690.

Was he Capt. Samuel? That reference was in 25 December 1692, chosen for jury.

Samuel died without a will. His estate was probated 5 July 1714.1 Administration was given to Samuel Corning, Jr., on 5 July 1714.

An inventary of the estate of Samuel Corning late of Beverly deceased both real and personal taken by the subscribers here unto on July 12th day 1714 which is as followeth.

Imprimes 26 acres of wood land in ye town ship of Manchester [£]31-10 [shillings]-00 [pence]
and 2 acres and a half of vaquant land in sd Manchester 06-00-00
3/4 of a comon right in ye undivided land in sd Manchester 05-00-00
Itto 1 horse at £5, 1 mair & colt at 50s, lame ox at 35s
Itto 4 cows at 55s pr, 2 year ould stear at 40s 13-00-00
Itto 2 calves at 15s pr, 7 sheep & 5 lambs £3, 2s 04-12-00
Itto brass and puter in his dweling house 06-00-10
Itto 4 feather beds with furniture to them 23-06-00
Itto his waring cloths lining & wooling hats & shoes & tongs & other iron ware in ye house and bridle sadle & pilyan 04-19-00
Itto for a cuberd chests table chairs stules etc 04-17-00
Itto 3 swine 25s, 1 pare of money seales & some other small nesisarys in the house 8s 01-13-00
Itto 16 yds of wool cloath £15 of wool £9 1/2 flex & some hemp 04-15-09
Itto for cart plows chains axes hows forks shovels and other nesisary for husbandry busnes & cask & other wooden ware in ye house 11-18-07
Itto to cash and province bill of creadit 10-01-00
Itto money dew by sundry bills or bonds 56-16-00
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sum total 202-08-00

John Coy
Robert Woodbery
apprises

Beverly July 12th 1714

children of Samuel Corning and Hannah Bachelor:2

i. Samuel, b. 1 June 1670
ii. John, bap. 9 May 1675
iii. Joseph, b. 9 November 16(record perhaps damaged, prob. 1679), bap. 9 May 1680
iv. Daniel, b. 17 September 1686

vital records sources: Samuel's second marriage and death come from Vital records of Beverly, Massachusetts: to the end of the year 1849, vol. II (Topsfield:1907), pp. 176 and 408. His baptism is from records of the First Church, Salem, but citation is needed. His death is in Vital records of Beverly, Massachusetts, to the end of year 1849, vol. 2 (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907), 408.

1. Essex Co., MA, probate file #6382.
2. Vital records of Beverly, Massachusetts, to the end of year 1849, vol. 1 (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1906), 88-90.