"Joseph, who married Margaret Phillips, . 201. 202. 203. .204. 205. . 206. 207. .208. "James, who married Abigail Bishop,. "My grandfather was by trade or occupation a cordwainer "and settled in Duxborough. [Here follows some information of the children of the above which is posted elsewhere.] And so I have gone through with my design at present. "Pembrook, Jan. 23d, 1758. PEREZ BONNEY. Bodge's history of King Phillip's War, says: Page 406. "It will be remembered that when, on Decem"10th, 1675, the forces of Massachusetts Colony were mus"tered on Dedham Plain, to march against the Narraganset "fort, a proclamation was made to the soldiers, in the name "of the governor, that if they played the man, took the fort "and drove the enemy out of the Narraganset country, which "is their great seat, they should have a gratuity of land, be"sides their wages.' "We find that after they had performed the service, and "the war was long past, the soldiers were not forgetful of their claim, nor the colony unmindful of its obligation. 66 Page 438. "The list below is copied directly from the old "Proprietors Record Book. "A list of the Narraganset Grantees for the Township No. "7-Boston, June 6, 1733. "DUXBURY. .105 "Thos. Standish for his uncle Henry Clark In 1640 Thos. had land N. W. of North Hill and thirty acres at Namasakeeset. Name changed to Pembroke and subsequently changed to Hanson. Thos. was one of the proprietors of Bridgewater in 1645, but lived at Duxbury. 66 66 Thos. 2nd inherited his father's land in Duxbury. "Upon the 2 Day of january in the Year of our Lord 1688 "I. Thomas Boney Sen Shoomaker Living in Duxburrough being of sound mind & in good and perfect remembrance (praissed be the Lord for it) Make & ordaine this my last "Will & Testament In manner & form following that is to say first I commend my Soule unto Allmighty God, my maker "& redeemer, & my bodie to be desently buried & funerall charges defraied together with all my just & lawfull debts. "Item I bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary Boney all my "housses & Landes in Duxburrough as also all my cattell & "all my household state for her proper use & behoofe During "her naturall Life & if anny thing remaine of the movables My "Will is that they be desposed of by her a Mongst my chil"dren as she thenkes fit. I Give to my Sonne Thomas Boney "all My housses & Lands in Duxburrough after his Mothers "Deceas "I do hearby also Make my Beloved Wife Mary Boney "soule Exequitrix & Administratrix of this my Last will & "Testament In the fift year of the Raine of King James the "second. 66 Sighned & sealled in the 66 pesenc of us witnesses. "Samuel Hunt (On the reverse is written :) "Goodman Boneys Last Will and Testament" (also endorsed) The will of Thomas Bonney Recorded " |