Richard Silvester of Weymouth, Scituate and Marshfield, MA (ca1608-1663)

children of Richard Silvester and Naomi:

i. Lydia, b. 8 December 1633, Weymouth
ii. John, b. 14 March 1634/45, Weymouth
iii. Peter, b. abt. 1637, bur. 13 (not 30) August 1642, Weymouth.
iv. Joseph, b. 12 April 1638, Weymouth
v. Israel, b. abt. 1640
vi. Dinah, b. 2 April 1642, Weymouth
vii. Elizabeth, b. 23 January 1643/44, Weymouth
viii. Charity, b. abt. 1646
ix. Naomi, bp. 14 April 1650, Scituate
x. Richard, b. abt. 1650
xi. Hester, bp. 26 March 1654, Scituate
xii. Benjamin, bp. 17 May 1657, Scituate

vital records sources:

1.

"I Richard Silvester of Marshfield… do make this my last will and testament… Imps I give and bequeath unto my son John Ten pounds to bee paid him three years after my decease. Item I give unto my son Joseph fiftyshillings to be paid unto him three years after my decease. Item I give unto my son Israell fifty shillings to be paid unto him three years after my decease. Item. I give unto my son Richard five pounds to bee payed unto him when he comes to the age of one and twenty yeares. Item I give unto my son Benjamin five pounds when he comes to the age of one and twenty years. Item I give unto my daughter Lydia fifty shillings to be payed unto her three years after my decease. Item I give unto my dauaghter Dinah fifteen pounds which is owning my from Daniel Bacon as appears by a bill under his hand. Item I give unto my daughter Elizabeth five pounds to be payed unto her three years after my decease. Item I give unto my daughter Naomy five pounds to be payed unto her when she comes to the age of one and twenty yeares or att her day of marriage: att which of those times comes first. It I give unto my daughter Hester five pounds to bee payed unto her when she comes to the age of one and twenty yeares or att her day of marriage… And if any of my children die before they come to enjoy their legacye then my will is the legacye of the deceased shal bee equally divided betwixt my sons Richard and Benjamin and if either of them doe die before he comes to enjoy his legacye then my will is that the Survivor of them two shall have the others portion and if they two doe both of them die before they come to enjoy their portions then it is my will that their portions be equally divided among all my children: And I do hereby constitute… Naomy my loving wife to bee sole executrix… all the rest of my goods and chattels not given and bequeathed I doe give unto my wife together with all my lands as long as she remains a widdow. But if Providence doe soe dispose of her that shee do marry again after my decease then my will is that she shall have but only five pounds of my estate and the rest of my estate that is then in her hands at the time of her marriage shall be equally divided amongst all my children that shall then be alive. And for the full settlement of my lands my will is that after my wifes decease or att the day and time of her marriage I do give it all unto my son John… and att the time of his entry upon the said lands my will is that he shall pay five pounds to my son Richard and likewise five pounds to my son Benjamin but if my son John doe die without any heires then my will is that my son Joseph shall have all my land to him and his heirs forever: and at the time of his entry upon the land: he shall pay five pounds to my son Richard and five pounds to my son Benjamin moreover if my wife in the time of her widowhood have need to build any house or housing upon my own land: then my will is that my son John shalbee at one half the Charge of the building upon consideration that hee is to enjoy it after my wife. Memorandum I give and bequeath unto my daughter Charitie five pounds to be paid unto her three years after my decease or att day of marriage or which of those times comes first… the fifteenth day of June… 1663 The X mark of Richard Silvester In presence of The X marke of John Hammond James Torrey Senr. Richard's estate inventory:[18] A true inventory of the goods and chattels of Richard Silvester of Marshfield deceased the 27 of September 1663 Item wearing apparell.....................................08-09-00 Item 1 mare......................................................09-00-00 Item neat cattle................................................76-10-00 Item hay............................................................19-10-00 Item wheat in the barne..................................07-04-00 Item Rye in the barne......................................06-00-00 Item gease........................................................01-01-06 Item old corne in the house...........................00-19-06 Item Indian corn on the ground.....................08-15-00 Item hemp and flax.........................................01-10-00 Item Swine........................................................07-08-00 Item Bees..........................................................05-02-00 Item Bee hives..................................................00-12-00 Item honey........................................................02-03-00 Item Bees wax..................................................00-14-00 Item by a bill from Daniel Bacon....................15-00-00 Item due from harding of Weymouth...........02-06-00 Item 4 beds 6 bolsters & 2 pillows.................06-12-00 Item 4 rugges 1 Coverlid and 2 blankets......06-14-00 Item 4 bedsteads.............................................00-19-00 Item Curtains....................................................00-08-00 Item 9 pillow coates.........................................01-05-00 Item 9 pair of sheets........................................06-01-00 Item 1 shirt........................................................00-10-00 Item 4 table clothes.........................................00-16-00 Item towels and Napkins................................00-06-03 Item feathers....................................................00-04-00 Item a winnowing sheet & corn sackes.........02-01-00 Item Seives........................................................00-03-06 Item meal..........................................................01-00-00 Item mault........................................................00-02-06 Item axes and other edge tooles...................00-13-06 Item 2 Cannooes and a halfe.........................02-00-00 Item Cooper stuffe...........................................02-10-00 Item a grind stone............................................00-12-00 Item boards and slabs.....................................01-18-00 Item 2 Carts & one pair of wheels.................02-00-00 Item 8 Iron ware hoopes axes nailes linkpins chaines (hayhookes fetters peakes cartrope and plow...................................................................04-01-00 Item 4 Iron wedges & two beetles ringes.....07-06-00 Item hoes shovels forkes and rakes..............01-00-00 Item a wheelbarrow........................................00-04-00 Item axxles........................................................00-12-06 Item a cheese presse and hadder.................00-04-06 Item Tobacco....................................................01-10-00 Item 4 Spinning wheels...................................00-13-06 Item cards.........................................................00-05-00 Item 1 bridle Saddle and pommel.................01-03-00 Item a gridiron a spit frying pan fier shovel tonges trammels and bellowes...................................01-03-00 Item a pestle morter & hatchel......................00-12-00 Item Iron potts and kettles .............................02-10-00 Item brazen & copper vessels & Iron Candle- sticks..................................................................02-17-00 Item pewter and spoons & latten vessels.....02-00-06 Item a cupboard & wooden platter...............01-01-00 Item onions salt and flax seed.......................01-11-06 Item Cotton linnine & woolen yarne.............02-07-04 Item 4 shifts......................................................01-06-00 Item a barrell of meal......................................01-05-00 Item 2 Smoothing irons...................................00-04-00 Item 2 beer barrels a firkin & butter.............00-13-00 Item 2 powder hornes & smale Iron tooles..01-01-04 Item Cheese......................................................01-00-00 Item Hogsheads barrels and other wooden vessels...............................................................02-08-06 Item Old Iron....................................................00-05-00 Item Wooden vessels earthen vessels & brushe...............................................................02-04-06 Item Table forme Chaires and Cuhon...........00-15-06 ....................................................................... £244-05-11 Thomas Kinge, James Torrey, John Cushen" On 5 October 1663 Naomi petitioned the court to obtain a larger part of the estate than he had given her: "Memorand: that the Court doe consider of the condition of Naomy Silvester, widdow, her deceased husband having by his last will and testament left, in an absolute way, but a smale, inconsiderable p’te of his estate unto her; that the Court take some prudent course that shee bee considered with that wch may bee thought convenient in that respect, shee having approved herselfe, as appeers by the testimony of some of her naighbours, to bee a frugall and laborious woman in the procuring of the said estate." The court agreed with her neighbors and gave her a larger portion.[19] On 31 October 1666, Edward and Lydia Wright complained that Naomi Silvester, executrix of Richard Silvester, deceased, unjustly detained cattle and other goods delivered to Richard and Naomi for the behoof of their daughter Lydia valued at £50. The jury found in favor of Edward and Lydia and awarded them £10, 10 shillings.[7] On the same day William Ford, constable of Marshfield, complained against John Silvester and Naomy and Dinah Silvester his sisters in an action of the case to the damage of £100 for molesting and abusing him in the execution of his office by rescuing Naomi their mother, out of his hands, who were then arrested by him.[7] "An inventory of the estate of the widdow Silvester lately taken and appraised by us whose names are underwritten the 26th of November 1668… Impr in neat Cattle...........................................21 19 00 Item in a mare and Coult of two years old....06 00 00 Item in Swine....................................................01 08 00 Item in hay.........................................................08 10 00 Item Rye in the barne......................................03 15 00 Item Rye on the ground...................................01 08 00 Item Indian Corne............................................03 00 00 Item Beding and that which belongeth to it.10 00 00 Item 6 paire of sheets and other linnine.......04 00 00 Item Chistes & 1 bedstead 1 cubbord...........01 19 00 Item in pewter...................................................01 11 00 Item 1 copper Kettle.........................................01 00 00 Item 1 warming pan and other brasse..........00 15 00 Item 3 Iron potts & pothooks & Iron kettle...02 00 00 Item 1 Spitt 1 frying pan and an Iron Trammell.00 11 06 Item 1 pestell & morter 2 Smoothing Irons..00 08 00 Item 700 and halfe of nailes............................00 07 06 Item for meat in the house.............................03 14 00 Item hemp and flax and flaxen yearn............02 05 00 Item cotton woole and cotton yearne...........00 10 04 Item tooles 4 axes 3 Iron wedges 1 hand saw.00 12 10 Item 1 mattock 1 dungfork 1 hoe 2 Beetlerings.00 08 00 Item 3 Chaines one Coler & one pair of hookes 2 pitchforkes........................................................00 05 00 Item 8 Iron hoopes...........................................01 00 00 Item 1 plow and Irons to it Irons of a yoke...00 08 00 Item 1 grandstone and Crank.........................00 04 00 Item 1 Collor & tracyes and a cartrope..........00 14 00 Item 1 tubb 1 peck 3 pailes 2 keelers 1 Table.00 16 00 Item 1 hetchell..................................................00 05 00 Item Spinning wheels & Cards........................00 11 00 Item baggs.........................................................00 12 00 Item bees and beehives...................................01 05 00 Item boards.......................................................00 07 00 Item Lumber.....................................................01 17 00 Item debts due to the estate..........................01 18 06 Item 3 Chaines and one paire of hookes......00 19 06 ............................................................................87 04 02 John Cushen, Robert Stetson"