Pounds Shillings Pence 2 black handkerchiefs, 6 pr. stockings 1 girdle, 1 quilted coat, 1 bonnet, 1 muffler 1 riding hood 1 gold necklace 2 silver spoons 11 yards of thick dyed cloth 7 yards of dyed crepe and 2 yards white flannel 4 yards of striped crepe Best bed and under bed, 2 sheets and 2 blankets 2 coverlids, bolster, 2 pillows, bedsted and cord, Valliance curtains and rods The poorest feather bed 1 black bed and bedsted 2 hogsheads, brake and a plow Flax, hay and oats Cart and wheels Corn and rye and old grind stone, tub and wheelbarrow 1 horse, 2 cows, 1 heifer, 1 calf 11 952 6421 11 4 8 9 6 7 cotton and linen sheets and 3 other sheets and two small table 2 trammells, caps and pin and 2 glass bottles, beaker glass, 3 phials and some galley pots A tankard, a pint pot, a quart pot, beaker cup and small beaker cup 0 64359 20 pewter spoons, earthern ware, stone jug, great iron kettle and small one Psalm Book, New England Memorial of Husbandry Spiritualized.... 0 0 3823533 4 6 0 3 0 1 negro man and his clothing 2 pieces of sole leather 1 pitchfork Broad Plow Pair of iron tetters (?) 3 pieces of blue grey yarn 3 calves skins and 1 sheep skin The above inventory was taken by Robert Luscombe, Josiah Haskins and Jonathan Carver. When the estate was settled March 27, 1755 the Rhode Island bills of credit were found to be counterfeit and showed that from March 20, 1754 to October 20, 1754 she was living with James Pershove as he was paid for her care during that time. 4 MERCY MASON, daughter of Lt. John and Mercy (Merrick) Mason died January 8, 1749 aged 44 years as the wife of Deacon Jonathan Shaw who died October 1, 1768 in his 69th year. They are buried in the old Shaw cemetery at Raynham, Mass. (See SHAW) References:-Deacon Reed's Cemetery Inscriptions; New England Register, Vol. 14, p. 319; Vol. 72, p. 194; Boston Vital Records, pp. 86, 129, 199; History of Taunton, pp. 353, 374, 410; Probate Records at Taunton, Liber. 13, pp. 313, 488; Liber 14 p. 155; Taunton Deeds Liber 7, p. 183; Liber 17, p. 144. Isabella M. Shaw m Charles Clark Knowlton 1—EDWARD BASSETT as far as known never came to New England and the only knowledge of him is contained in the inscription found in St. Nicholas Church, Gloucester, England on the stone of John Dighton which states that he was of Uley. 2-JANE BASSETT daughter of Edward Bassett of Uley married John Dighton who died May 16, 1640. She died April 23, 1631 and they are buried in the above church. (See DIGHTON) References:-New England Register, Vol. 45, p. 303. Note:-For six generations from Hugh was Ralph son of Ralph. Margaret Smyth m John Williams Note:-For continuation, see Williams Charts. The Cromwell line dates from Alden de Cromwell, who lived in the time of William the Conqueror. His son was Hugh Cromwell and from him descended ten Ralph de Cromwell's in as many successive generations. The seventh Ralph married in 1351 Amicia daughter of Robert Berer, M. P. for Notts. They had a son Ulker of Hucknall, Torkard, Notts and he had a son Richard whose son John of Cromwell House, Carleton upon Trent, Notts, had the following son Robert. 1-ROBERT CROMWELL son of John Cromwell was a Lancastrian and was killed at the battle of Towton in 1461. His lease of Cromwell House was seized by Sir Humphrey Bourchier, Yorkist, who was the husband of Joan Stanhope the grandaughter of the ninth Ralph Cromwell through his daughter Matilda Cromwell wife of Sir Richard Stanhope. Robert Cromwell through his son William and daughter Margaret was the ancestor of both Oliver Cromwell "The Lord Protector" and Richard Williams of Taunton, Mass. 2-MARGARET CROMWELL daughter of Robert Cromwell married William son of John Smyth. (See SMYTH) References;-New England Register, Vol. 51, pp. 210, 211, 212. NOTE: See Williams charts for the two lines descending from this Richard Williams to Isabella M. (Shaw) Knowlton. 1-JOHN SMYTH was of Norwalk, Notts, England. 2-WILLIAM SMYTH son of John Smyth married Margaret daughter of Robert Cromwell No. 1 of that family the ancestor of Oliver Cromwell. 3-RICHARD SMYTH son of William and Margaret (Cromwell) Smyth was of Rockhampton, Putney and married Isabella whose maiden name is not known. 4-MARGARET SMYTH daughter of Richard and Isabella Smyth married John Williams No. 4 of that family. (See WILLIAMS) References:-New England Register, Vol. 51, pp. 210, 211, 212. |