I will and appoint my Son Joseph Smith to be with and to be under
the care and Tuition of John Godfrey to be educated by him and
provided for Sutable to his quallity he doing Such Service to ye Said
John Godfrey or his Wife Elizabeth Godfrey till he arive at the age
above said as they shall think good to employ him in : Likewise I will
and appoint my Daughter Elizabeth Smith to be under the care and
Tuition of William Godfrey to be educated by him and employed in Suta
ble Service untill She be of age.
I give [crossed out] appoint and bequeath unto my Son in Law Samuel Wood
my Fowling peece And desier my Executor after Named forthwith
after my Funerall Rites are Accomplished to give him possession
there of.
Lastly I will and appoint my Loving Friend William Godfrey and
John Godfrey both of this precinct to be Executors of this my Last Will
and Testament and desier them to Improve my plantacon and
Stock as they shall think best for ye good of my Said Children In
Witnes thereof I have hereto Sett my Hand and Seale declare
ing this to be my Last Will and Testament this Thirteenth day
of February Anno Do: 1692/3
Robert Smith [seal]
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in presence of
Thomas Steele
The Initiall E Letters
of Elizabeth Godfrey
Proved in Court ye 1st day of May 1693
by the oaths of mr Thomas Steele and Mrs
Elizabeth Godfrey
[???] per Edward Mayo: Cl
[left margin] Recor: 13th february
1693/4
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