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DateJanuary 1736
Terms
  • Wills
  • Ink
  • Paper
  • Suffolk County (Massachusetts)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Russell H. Kettell (1937)
Object numberK0199.0024
DescriptionLast will and testament of William Sumner of Milton (see K199.20, earlier version of same will). 3 pages (a-c), mostly detached. Red wax seal in upper left corner. Esther (wife), son Roger, sons William and Seth, grandchildren John, William and Abigail, daughters Mary Tucker and Abigail, Mary Wing, Church of Christ in Milton, Revd Mr. Taylor the pastor. Gives to Seth full control over his portion of the Cedar Swamp in Stoughton, called the Dead Swamp. Marked as filed with the Probate court, Jan. 2, 1738.

K199: collection of manuscript documents, "Milton Documents 1636-1765, Sumner Family and Others." Documents recording functions of the colonial government. Originally in a cardboard portfolio; separately catalogued, numbered, and rehoused in 2007 (see K199.1, etc.).
Collections
  • Documents
Object number: K0199.0020
January 2, 1733
Object number: K0199.0027
February 1, 1742
Object number: K0199.0006
May 8, 1690
Object number: K0199.0032
June 29, 1698
Object number: K0199.0026
March 25, 1761
Object number: K0199.0028
March 3, 1711
Object number: K0199.0007
July 2, 1765
Object number: K0199.0011
July 21, 1698
Object number: K0199.0008
December 22, 1698
Object number: K0199.0023
October 20, 1703
Object number: K0199.0022
August 15, 1747
Object number: K0199.0037
June 27, 1679