It is agreed by y^epersons whose names are underwritten being

Legatties to y^eEstate of o^rHono^rdffather & Mother Thomas Wells

Sen^r& Mary Wells deceased who by their prudent care & Love

to us have Left us considerable parts & p^rsells of Estate w^chcare

& Love and all their good Counsells & instructions we have Cause

Ever to remember and as to y^edistribution of s^dEstate among^t

us their children Legatties aforenamed we Mutually agree

for o^rselves o^rhei^rsExecuto^rsadministrato^rsor Assignes as ffollows

1 Wee agree y^tas to o^rBro^rThomas Wells deceased & his hei^rs

he haveing Rec^d his portion in o^rMothers life tyme & w^tsoe

Ever parts or p^rsells of y^eEstate in his hands we allow to remayne

& be to him & his hei^rsfor ever more they Exonerating all

concerned in any further Claims & c

2 As to o^r Bro^rJonathan Wells he haveing Rec^d y^emost part of

his Right & due in o^rMothers life tyme yet to have Six

pounds Six shillings & Six pence all w^chwe ingage o^rselves

o^rhei^rs Executo^rsadministrato^rsor Assignes it shall be to him

& his hei^rsfor Ever Exonerating s^dEstate or those concerned

from any further Claime

3 As to o^rBro^rSam^llWells his portion to be Sixtie Six pounds

to be to him & his hei^rsfor Ever

4 Noah Wells o^rBro^rhis portion to be Sixtie Six pounds

5 Ebenez^rWells o^rBro^rhis portion to be Sixtie Six pounds

6 Ephraim Wells o^rBro^rhis portion to be Sixtie Six pounds

7 Joshua Wells o^rBro^rhis portion to be Sixtie Six pounds

8 To Mary Wells alias Belding as her portion fiftie pounds

9 To Hannah Wells alias White as her portion fiftie pounds

Now as to y^eaboves^dLegaties y^eEstate is divided to y^mas

ffolloweth

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Jonathan Wells hath 3 // 00 // 00 for y^epaym^tof w^chthere is Estate

Rec^d3 // 6 // 6 Rest due as ffollows

Noah Wells hath Rec^dof 2 // 09 // 09 In Sarah Wells hands 6 // 3 // 2

his 63 // 20 // 3 Rests due In Ebenez^rWells hands 6 // 9 // 0

Ep^rWells hath Received 15 // 00 // 00 In Estate Now in being &

51 // 0 // 0 Rests due to be improved to pay s^d 50 // 9 // 9

Joshua Wells hath Rec^d 15 // 00 // 00 debts with all at

51 // 0 // 0 Rest due 63 // 11 // 11

Mary Wells hath Rec^d 2 // 11 // 2 The abovsd Makes a just [Balle ?] of

47 // 8 // 10 Rests due 13 // 20 // 11 all accompts & whereas there may

Hanah Wells hath Rec^d 13 // 20 // 11 be other parts & p^rsells of Estate y^tmay

36 // 9 // 1 Rests due not yet appeare we Mutually agree

Subscribe this 6 of Octob^r1691

Signed In y^ep^rsence of Ephraim Wells Jonathan Wells

Witnesses Sam^llPartrigg Sen^r Joshua Wells Noah Wells

David White Stephen Belding Ebenez^rG Wells

John White Mark

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Thomas Wells of Hadley, Massachusetts, died in 1676 at age 56, leaving no will. His widow remarried 18 months later. When she died in 1691 at age 60, the courts wrote up a distribution of their property and land to make sure that the relatives got their fair share. Of the 11 children alive when the father died, 2 more had died by 1690. The distribution names the 9 family members left alive and gives them each some money, noting the amounts already received.

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