Mary Currier

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Name: *Samuel CURRIER
Sex: M
Birth: 1636 in England 1 2
Death: 14 MAR 1712 in Haverhill, Essex Co, MA
Burial: ol d Pentucket Cemetery , Haverhill, MA
Probate: 6 APR 1713 2
PROP: 20 JUN 1665 owned 20 acres in Haverhill
PROP: 2 JUL 1666 3 acres upland near Merrimack river
PROP: 1 APR 1696 4 acres of upland bounded southeast by Merrimaac river
Will: 9 MAR 1713 2
Occupation: Weaver, Surveyor, Husbandman, Huntsman, Millwright 2
Occupation: MAR 1662 Deputy Constable of Rowley, MA
Note:
March 1661/62 Deputy Constable of Rowley, MA. Settled in Haverhill in 1665. 20 JUN 1665 owned 20 acres in Haverhill bounded southeast by the great river, 4 acres meadow lying in a part called Flaggie meadow. 2 July 1666 3 acres upland near Merrimack river and Ed. Clarke's land. Took the oath of allegence to his crown in 1677. Owned a cornmill in Haverhill. 1692 among 1st town officers chosen under the new charter of the Colony. 1696 Samuel Currier & Joseph Greelee given permission to build a mill on East meadow. 1 APR 1696 4 acres of upland bounded southeast by Merrimaac river, n.w. by town common. 1697 listed among voters in the question of locating a new meeting house. 4 July 1698 agreed to build a corn mill, Haverhill. His will was dated March 9, 1712/3, and proved April 6 following.
Samuel Currier, son of Richard Currier, was born in England about 1636. He was a weaver and millwright. As early as 1665 he settled in Haverhill and took the oath of allegiance to the crown in 1677. He owned the right to a corn mill in Haverhill. He died there March 14, 1712-13. His will was dated March 9, 1713, and proved April 6 following. He married Mary, daughter of Thomas Hardy.
(New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Volume I, page 75)

SAMUEL Haverhill, m. 1670, Mary, dau of Thomas Hardy. He may have been son of Richard. (Savage vol 1, page 484)

WILL OF SAMUEL CURRIER:
" These may make known to all those before whom they shall come, that I Samuel Currier of Haverhill, in ye county of Essex in New England, weak of body but having my perfect understanding, I do therefore make this my last Will & testament as follows.

First, I commend my Spirit into hands of my faithful Creator, then I commend my body to comely and decent burial, and that all my lawful debts be payed, also my will is that my Tender and Loving wife Mary Currier shall have the Third of all ye Lands and Meadow belonging to my Homestead & one room in my house so Long as she bears my name, & more I give my favered wife all ye moveables in ye household Stuff and a Cow to be at her disposal.

Also I give to my son John Currier all my part in ye Grist mill, and all my part of ye Land which was granted to me by ye to own & all my meadow at ye place called ye Bulls Head which I (bought of Edward Clark, also a common right which I bought of Wm. Hutchins, and all by right in ye New Township called Nuttfield (Nuttfield comprised, Londonderry, Derry, Windham and parts of Manchester, Hudson and Salem, N.H.) also my son John has liberty to cut & dispose of one load of
grass in my Flagg meadow for ye terme of Ten years.

I also give to my son Samuel Currier all that part of my homestead which lies below ye Pecker Lott, but & if my above son Samuel should die and leave no issue lawful of his body then ye above said land shall return and be divided amongst my children equally -- also I give to my son Samuel one Commoning, and all my right in ye Flagg meadow, only my son John is to have ye privilege above said -- also my Will is that my son Samuel shall have ye Pecker Lott and all Ye rest of my
homestead and buildings after ye decease of my wife, if he well do and perform as followeth -- first , my son Samuel Currier shall pay to my daughter Sarah Singletary ye sum of five pounds in or as money within a year after my decease, also my son Samuel Currier shall pay to my daughter Mary Colby ye sum of ten pounds in or as money within two years after my decease, also my son Samuel shall pay to my daughter Alice Peasley ye sum of Eight pounds in or as money within ye space of
four years after my Decease -- also my will so that my son Samuel Currier shall pay to my daughter Elizabeth ye sum of Thirty pounds in or as money only he shall not pay above five pounds in one year -- also my son Samuel shall pay to every one of my Grandchildren five shillings apiece, also I give to Ruth Whittaker ten shillings & and do make my son Samuel Currier ye Administrator to see that this my last Will & Testament -- be fulfilled -- and to confirm all above written I have set
to my hand and seal this 9th day of March 1713.

Signed, Sealed & Delivered in presence of us witnesses
Robt Hunkins
Samuel Currier his
Jno. X
George his
S mark & Seal
mark
Jno. Edwards III his mark

We the subscribers being witnesses to ye Last Will & Testament of Samuel Currier, late of Haverhill Dec'd. which was written sometime in March last, we being present at ye writing of his well we heard ye sd. Samuel Currier say that he gave to his son Samuel Currier all ye remainder of his stock and Estate yt was not mentioned in his will, and we heard him tell ye Scribe ye same words, or to ye some effect fully, as witnesses our hands this 18 of July 1713
Jno. George mark
Jno. Edwards mark
Essex Co. Haverhill July 18 1713
Jno. George
Jno. Edwards

Samuel married Mary Hardy in 1656 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Mary was born in 1639 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 09 Mar 1713 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]