Will of Anthony Annable
I, Anthony Annible, this 24th day of February one thousand six hundred seaventy and two, being weake of
body but in some good measure disposed in mind and memory, doe judge it my duty to sett my affaires in
order, not knowing how soone my change shalbe, and my body, when I shall depart this life, to decent
buriall according to the descretion of my Executor whom I shall heerafter name in this my Last Will and
Testament.
First of all, my will is that all my just debts be payed out of my estate according to right and good
consiente, as it ought, and for the remainder of my estate I doe will and dispose as followeth: Imprimis, I
doe give unto my loveing wife, Ann Annible, my now dwelling house and housing, and all the lands which
lyeth between that land which I have formerly given to my sonne, Samuell Annible, and Goodman
[Abraham] Blushe's land, as alsoe all the comodities and proffetts of the same as alsoe the one halfe of all
my meadow, and alsoe the one halfe of all my Great Lott, All those foremensioned particulars, given to my
foremensioned wife, my will is that shee shall have to her owne disposing dureing her life, and further I doe
give to my abovemensioned wife all my neat cattle and all my horseflesh, as alsoe all my moveable estate
whatsoever, both within my house and upon my land without, and this shalbe att my wife's disposeing.
What houshold stuffe shalbe left att my wife's decease, shalbe my daughter, Desire Annibles. Alsoe. I doe
give unto my daughters, each of them, twelve pence a peece.
Alsoe I doe constitute and appoint my loveing wife, Ann Annible, to be my whole and sole Executrix, to
performe whatsoever ought to be done by an Executor, according to this my Last Will and Testament, and
to doe all other actions concerning this my Last Will according as the law hath provided. All these
abovemensioned promises, doe I, the abovesaid Anthony Annible, declare to be my Last Will and
Testament as witnes my hand and seale this day and yeare above written
Anthony Annible (Mark & Seal)
Signed and sealed in the presence of John Smith William Throrpe Plymouth PR III(1), f, 101.
CODICIL to Will of Anthony Annable
I, Anthony Annible, upon further consideration doe order this Codicel following to be taken as parte of this
my Last Will and Testament, viz: It is my will that after my wife's decease, my son, Samuell, shall have
and injoy the whole of my housing and lands to him, arid his heires and assignes for ever, only my will is
that hee shall pay to my daughter, Desire Annible, thirty pounds: in currant merchantable pay within foure
yeares, after my decease, to be payed yearly by equal portions thereof; the first payement to be made within
a yeare after my decease. And my will is that shee, the said Desire, shall have the two cowes and two
steers, a heiffer, a mare, a horse and coult which I have given her before to be hers, and that what my wife
shall leave att her decease, of what I have before bequeathed her, shalbe equally devided between my son,
Samuell, and daughter, Desire, excepting the houshold stuffe to be the said Desire's as abovesaid.
In testimony wherof as to my Last Will and Testament, I have heerunto sett my hand and seale this 23 of
Aprill 1674 one thousand six hundred seaventy foure.
Anthony Annible (Mark & Seal)
In the presence of
Thomas Hinckley, Assistant
John Chipman
[Mr. Thomas Hinckley and Mr. John Chipman gave their oaths, 4 June 1674,]
Plymouth PR III(1), f. 101.