Manchester Summary

Information on the Manchester family including: Ingols, Taber, Browne, Scottow, Gray, Cory, Dennis, Wilbor, Smith, Thompson, Briggs, Potter, Call, Brigden, Symes, Benjamin, Lettice, Cooke, Masters, Howland, Leighton, Errington, Lowden, Wilson, Graves, Mirricke

A summary of the data on the Manchester family contained in Herbert Poole's family history, with later additions by A Maitland (2000) from family, internet and from LDS IGI & Ancestral Files.

References "HP..." are to Bert Poole's original texts.
References "AF" and of the type (FJ2C-DB) are from the LDS Ancestral File.

References to HSRI:
Information received from, among others, Beth Hurd, in 6 March 2002, from "History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Biographical NY": American Historical Society Inc, 1920, pp 146-8 shows a different line from Thomas Manchester through his son William, rather than through John as shown by HAP. This information is included under the appropriate individuals below: other than the different line, most of the data repeats HAP's earlier work.

The Poole family and additions to Herbert Poole's history are contained in a separate file.

Beth Hurd

from:
History of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Biographical NY: The American Historical Society, Inc. 1920

pp. 146 - 148: (part 1)

"JACOB MANCHESTER -- The name Manchester is of local derivation, meaning 'of Manchester'. It is unusual to find representatives of the larger cities, as the natural tendency was rather to come to them than to leave them. Hence many little towns, villages, corners and communities are the fruitful parents of surnames.

The surname Manchester is probably as old, or nearly so, as the town From which it was taken, and, as is usually the case in a cognomen of that sort, it has differed very slightly in orthography to the present day.

Arms -- Quarterly, first and fourth, argent three lozenges conjoined, In fesse gules within a bordure sable for Montagu; second and third or, an eagle displayed vert, beaked and membered gules, for Monthermer.
Crest -- A griffin's head couped, wings expanded or, gorged with a Collar argent, charged with three lozenges gules.
Supporters - Dexter, an heraldic antelope or, armed, tufted and hoofed argent; sinister a griffin or, gorged with a collar as the crest.
Motto -- Disponendo me, no mutando me.

Its earliest known form is Manchestre, represented by John de Manchestre, who lived in the county of York in the reign of Edward II. John Manchester is found in the Close Rolls of Henry VI.'s reign; there is a Richard Manchester, of Ratcliffe, in the public records of 1671; and a Sarah Manchester, of Manchester, in 1676.

Its representatives, though of a small family, have a large part in all the great historical events of England and America. There were pioneers and builders, doctors of medicine, solemn dignitaries of the law, gallant soldiers and famous scientists, and business men that knew no peers.

1. AUGUSTUS POOLE

AM06/05 HP4

Born: 12/4/1820
Parents: Samuel & Sarah (Cheesman) Poole.
Died: 6/4/1853
For his line, see Poole001
Married 20/9/1947, Utica, NY:

2. MARIA BISHOP MANCHESTER - 1822

AM06/06

Born (HP): 13/12/1822
IGI, Ch: 1 Jan 1825 First Presbyterian Church, Utica, Oneida, New York

Parents: Otis & Hannah (Ingols) Manchester.
Died: 5/3/1873

Issue:
1/1. Otis Augustus Poole, b. 20/12/1840
1/2. Antoinette Manchester Poole, b. 24/5/1851. No Issue.
1/3. Sarah Poole, b. 29/8/1852. Died 1861.

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3. OTIS MANCHESTER - 1795

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Born: 17/3/1795
Parents: Isaac & Abigail (Taber) Manchester
Died: 7/6/1880

1850 Census: Utica Ward 3, Oneida, NY:
Otis Manchester (52, Draper/Tailor, $25000, RI), Hannay (50, Mass), Hanerietta (19, NY), Mary (14, NY), Abigail Ingols (80, Mass), Louisa Hitchort? (48, NY), Allis Smith (20, Wis), Mariah B Pool, (27, NY), Otis M Pool (1, Wis).
1860 Census: Beloit, Wisconsin. All in same house.
Maria B Poole (37, Housekeeper, real est 2000, personal est 5000, New York), Otis A, (11, Wisconsin), Nettie M. (9, Wis), Sarah C (7, Wis), Otis Manchester (Merchant, RE 15000, PE 2000, Rhode Island), Hannah (60, Mass), Mary I (24, NY), + 2 servants.
1870 census: Beloit:
Manchester O. (78, RI), Mary (34, at home, NY), Poole Maria (47, housekeeper, NY), Nettie (19, Teacher school, Wis), +1 unreadable, 2 servants.
1880 Census, Beloit, Wis:
Otis Manchester (85, Retired Merchant, RI, Disabled, rheumatism).

http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wirockbios/Bios/bios1232.htm

10/8/2007

Rock County, Wisconsin Biographies: "Otis Manchester"

OTIS MANCHESTER was born March 17, 1795, in Tiverton, Newport Co., R.I., and came to Wisconsin in the latter part of July, 1845, to look after his property in Rock Co., consisting of a farm of 480 acres; in 1811, he went to Providence, R.I., and served an apprenticeship at tailoring; in the fall of 1816, he went to New Bedford, Mass., and opened a tailoring establishment on his own account; then worked as journeyman in New York City a short time, and on July 20, 1817, went to Utica, N.Y., where in the winter of 1818, he engaged in the tailoring business, which he carried on for forty years with good success; in 1834 he also opened a tailoring establishment at 175 Broadway in connection with Joseph HOXIE, under the firm name of MANCHESTER & HOXIE, and shortly thereafter bought out the interest of Mr. HOXIE, and removed to 187 Broadway, at the head of John street; he continued there for six months, when he removed to what was then known as Store No. 2, under the Astor House, which he carried on for four years; in 1840, he went back to Utica to look at the interest of the business at that place; from Utica he removed to Beloit, where he opened a general store in connection with Mr. John N. REYNOLDS, which building he bought, and shortly after, the adjoining corner store, now occupied by WINSLOW & ROSENBERG. Mr. MANCHESTER was elected and served as Alderman in Utica, and was also President of the Mechanics' Association of Utica. Mr. MANCHESTER married Jan. 13, 1819, Maria BISHOP, daughter of Deacon David BISHOP, of Paris, Oneida Co., N.Y.; he married the second time, Jan. 13, 1821, Hannah INGALS, of Northampton, Mass; has three children living - Thomas Clark, Elisha Wells, and Mary Ingall. Mr. MANCHESTER is a member of the First Presbyterian Church at Beloit.

[Transcriber's Note: The writer spells Mr. Manchester's 2nd wife's last name as INGALS, yet spells the daughter's middle name as Ingall. Knowing that children were sometimes given the mother's maiden name as their middle name... perhaps one or the other in the bio is misspelled by the writer. And - yes - both marriages were on the same day of the same month (different year of course).]

Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis." (c)1879, pp. 757-758.

From same site, JOHN H. POOLE, farmer, Secs. 7, 8; P.O. Beloit; born in Johnstown, Fulton Co., N.Y., April 25, 1812; son of Abraham POOLE, who was a farmer and of the old VANDERPOOLE family, one of the first families to settle in New York from Holland.

Married 13/1/1822, Utica NY:

4. HANNAH INGOLS - 1799

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Born: 1/8/1799
Parents: James & Mary Jane (Beals) Ingols.
Died 27/1/1864.

Issue of Otis & Hannah Manchester:
1/1. Maria Bishop Manchester

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5. ISAAC MANCHESTER - 1756

AM08/21 HP20

Born: 4/8/1756
Parents: Isaac & Abigail (Browne) Manchester (9)
Died: 31/5/1829
Married 11/5/1783:

6. ABIGAIL (Alice) TABER - 1765

Born: 4/6/1765
Parents: Jacob & Susannah (Dennis) Taber
Died: 6/3/1834
Issue (inter alia):
1/1. Otis Manchester, b. 17/3/1795
1/2. Thomas Clark Manchester, b 1825. Went to Beloit with Maria.
1/3. Robert Manchester, b. 21/8/1790, m Hope Miller.

This line supplied by Liz (Manchester) Perkins.
2/1. James Manchester, 1818-1882, M. Harriet Lindley Thomas,

19/8/1841, Providence. Both bur Greenwood Cemy, Brooklyn, NY.
3/1. James Thomas Manchester, b. 3/1/1846, d. abt 1934.

M. Caroline Riell Jonas, Tiverton, RI. Both bur Tiverton.
4/1. Arthur Leale Manchester, b. NYC, M. Maude Royal Kenneally,

dau of Patrick & Harriet Kenneally of Ireland.
5/1. Arthur Leale Manchester b. 14/11/1906,

m. Anne Edna Kronke 2/5/1936 NYC.
6/1. Elizabeth Manchester, m Mr Perkins,

Liz provided information on this line; she is (2001) a teacher of children with special needs in the US.
Issue:
7/1. Timothy Perkins.
8/1. Mick Perkins, b abt 1992.

6/2. June Manchester.

1/4. Jacob Manchester, b 1806. See below heading 86.

Ref Liz Perkins:
Isaac (2) Manchester, the third son of Captain Isaac (1) Manchester, was born at Tiverton, R. I., August 4, 1756. His wife, Alice (Tabor) Manchester, whom he married May 11, 178--, was a daughter of Jacob and Susanna Tabor. Jacob Tabor was son of Thomas and Mary (Thompson) Tabor. Mary Thompson was the daughter of John and Mary (Cook) Thompson. Mary Cook was the daughter of Francis Cook, who came over in the 'Mayflower'.

Isaac and Alice (Tabor) Manchester had the following children, all of whom were born at Tiverton, as follows: John, May 19, 1783; Otis, Jany. 28, 1786, died April 26, 1788; Lucy, born March 26, 1788; married a Mr. Hammond; Robert, born Aug. 21, 1790; Isaac, born Sept. 21, 1792; Otis, born March 17, 1795; Willard, born May 12, 1797; George, born Aug. 20, 1799; Humphrey, born Aug. 10, 1803; Jacob, mentioned below; Eli, born Oct. 21, 1808.

See at the end of this paper for the line on from Jacob, son of Isaac.

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7. JAMES INGOLS - 1771

AM08/23 HP22

Born: 2/1/1771
Parents: James & Abigail (Scottow) Ingols.
Died: 8/5/1835.
Married 24/8/1791:

8. MARY JANE BEALS -1776

Born: 31/3/1776, Died: abt 1820

Issue:
1/1. Hannah Ingols, b. 1/8/1799.

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9. ISAAC MANCHESTER, Captain - 1731

AM09/41 HP40

Born: 27/6/1731
Parents: John & Phebe (Gray) Manchester (15)
Died: 27/6/1792
Married 11/5/1783:

10. ABIGAIL BROWNE

Born: 21/2/1730-31
Parents: Abraham & Sarah (Cory) Browne
Died: 1769
Issue:
1/1. Isaac Manchester (5), b. 4/8/1756

Ref Liz Perkins:
Captain Isaac Manchester, son of John Manchester, was born at Tiverton, R. I., June 27, 1731. He married (first), November 1, 1750, Abigail Brown; (second), April 9, 1769, Deborah, daughter of Thomas Cook.
He had eight children, all by his first wife, and all born at Tiverton: Phillip, born Aug. 23, 1751; Sarah, Oct. 1, 1753; Isaac, mentioned below; Thomas, April 5, 1759; Abraham, Aug. 8, 1761; John, July 10, 1764; Phebe, Aug. 22, 1766; Abigail, Feby. 9, 1769.

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11. JACOB TABER - 1735

AM09/43 HP42

Born: 2/10/1735
Parents: Ebeneezer & Abigail (Taber) Taber
Married 11/5/1783:

12. SUSANNA DENNIS - 1736

Born: 19/1/1736-7
Parents: John & Hannah (Wilbor) Dennis
Issue:
1/1. Abigail (Alice) Taber 4/6/1765

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13. JAMES INGOLS - 1739

AM09/45 HP44

Born: 25/3/1739
Parents: James & Joanna (Call) Ingalls
Married:

14. ABIGAIL SCOTTOW - 1740

Born: 17/9/1740
Parents: Joshua & Mary (Smith) Scottow.
Issue:
1/1. James Ingols (2/1/1771)

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15. JOHN MANCHESTER - 1695

AM10/81 HP80

Born: 1695
Parents: John & Mary (Grinnell) Manchester

Married:

16. PHEBE GRAY - 1699

Born: 6/9/1699
Parents: Edward & Mary (Smith) Browne
Issue:
1/1. Isaac Manchester, b. 27/6/1731

The modern line rejoins HAP's line here:

Ref Liz Perkins & Rhode Island and Providence:
John Manchester, son of William and Mary (Cook) Manchester, was born in 1695. He lived at Tiverton all of his life, and married, June 22, 1718-1719, Phebe Gray. Children, all born at Tiverton: William, Feby. 9, 1719-1720; Philip, Feby. 11, 1722; John, Feby. 12, 1724; Mary, Jany. 23, 1726; John, April 17, 1728;

(VI) Jacob Manchester, a son of Isaac (2) and his wife, Alice (Tabor) Manchester, was born at Tiverton, R. I., May 2, 1806, on the old homestead which had for generations been the seat of the family in that vicinity. He attended the public schools of Tiverton until he reached the age of twelve years, and then left home to go to Providence, R. I., there to study the science of surveying under the immediate tuterage of his brother Robert, who was at that time well known in surveying and civil engineering circles throughout the State. Jacob Manchester became quite proficient in this profession in a short time, and followed it with varying degrees of success until he became interested in and learned the trade of carpenter. This

trade he followed with uniformly good fortune for some years, finally forming a partnership with Albert Dailey, of Providence, and engaging in the lumber business, with headquarters and yards on Dyer street, under the firm name of Manchester & Dailey. This firm continued until 1840, when Mr. Manchester left it to enter business as a dealer in builders' supplies, including soon after the handling of coal, and thus became one of the first coal dealers in the city. His offices at that time were on the Dorrance street wharf. He took as a partner, in 1846, William H. Hopkins, and the firm name became Manchester & Hopkins. When G. P. Pomroy and John H. Hopkins were later admitted, the name was again changed to Manchester, Hopkins & Company. He continued as the active head of this business until his death.

Mr. Manchester was a selfmade man in every sense the word implies. He began life with only a rudimentary education, and entered business with practically no capital except that which he was able to gather together through his own exertions. He became well known and popular throughout the city because of his honest dealings. He was honorable, enterprising and progressive in all walks of life, and eminently successful in business because of his high and well practiced principles, combined with a keenness and far-sightedness always chief among his characteristics. The long up-hill fight that he encountered at the beginning of his career would have been more than sufficient to sour the nature of many another man, but it had the effect of making Mr. Manchester only more patient of the faults of others, and more tolerant of the aversities of life.

In politics, he was a pronounced Republican, taking a large interest in the affairs and government of his State and city, although the great amount of time and attention his business demanded prevented him from availing himself of the opportunities to fill the various public offices frequently offered him. He was one of the early members of the old Providence Fire Company.

He married (first) in Providence, R. I., September 3, 1827, Caroline Pettis, who was born September 19, 1806, and died June 6, 1838. He married (second), December 25, 1838, Thankful Stevens, daughter of Samuel and Abigail (Hilliard) Stevens, born at Barnstable, Mass., September 25, 1817, and died at her home on Friendship street, Providence, September 15, 1892. She was a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal church on Chestnut street.

Jacob Manchester died at his home in Providence, June 29, 1871, at the age of sixty-five years, and is bured in the North Burying Grounds, in the latter city. Children by first wife, born in Providence: 1. Caroline Frances, born Sept. 14, 1828, died Aug. 18, 1904; married Norval B. Lamb. 2. William Dart, born March 13, 1834, died Aug. 1, 1877, in Chicago. 3. Mary Ann, born May 31, 1838, died Oct. 1, 1838. Children by second wife: 4. Daughter, born March 15, 1840, died same day. 5. Lucy Hammond, born Sept. 22, 1841, died March 8, 1846. 6. Jacob, Jr., born July 24, 1843, died Feby. 14, 1846. 7. Emma Louise, mentioned below. 8. Mary Simmons, born Dec. 26, 1849. 9. Walter Howland, mentioned below. 10. Eleanor Lewis, born March 1, 1855, died Sept. 15, 1858. 11. Willard, mentioned below.

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17. ABRAHAM BROWNE

AM10/83 HP82

Born: No info
Married, 17/12/1731, Tiverton:

18. SARAH CORY

Born:
She married 2nd, Robert Burrington.
Parents: Thomas & Sarah (Taber) Cory
Issue:
1/1. Abigail Browne, 21/2/1730-1

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19. EBENEEZER TABER

AM10/85 HP84

Born: Abt 1685

Parents: Joseph & Hannah (Taber/Gray) Taber
Married:

20. ABIGAIL TABER

Born: 2/5/1693
Parents: Thomas & Mary (Thompson) Taber
Issue:
1/1. Abigail Taber 2/5/1693
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21. JOHN B DENNIS - 1706

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Born: 24/1/1705-6
Parents: Robert & Susannah (Briggs) Dennis
Died:
Married:

22. HANNAH WILBOR - 1709

Born: 9/2/1708-9
Parents: Samuel & Mary Potter Wilbor
Died:
Issue:
1/1. Susanna Dennis, b. 29/1/1736-7

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23. JAMES INGOLS - 1711

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Born: 22/4/1711
Parents: Robert & Anna (Parker) Ingalls
Married:

24. JOANNA CALL - 1714

Born: 4/3/1713-4
Parents: John & Joanna (Brigden) Call
Issue:
1/1. James Ingols (25/3/1739)

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25. JOSHUA SCOTTOW - 1708

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Born: 5/5/1708
Parents: Joshua & Sarah (Symmes) Scottow

Married:

26. MARY SMITH - 1711

Born: 23/11/1711
Parents: Samuel & Mary (Benjamin) Smith
Issue:
1/1. Abigail Scottow, b. 17/9/1740

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27. JOHN MANCHESTER - 1656

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Born: 1656
Parents: Thomas & Margaret (Wood) Manchester
Married:

28. MARY GRINNEL

Issue:
1/1. John Manchester, b. 1695 Goto: 15.

Other more modern researchers have the line continuing from Thomas to William to John, b. 1695:

29. WILLIAM MANCHESTER - 1654

(II) William Manchester, son of Thomas Manchester, was born in 1654, probably in the vicinity of Portsmouth, and resided at Tiverton, R. I., in 1718. He was one of the public-spirited and prominent men of his day. He was admitted a freeman in 1675. There is a record that he with others purchased, March 5, 1680, of Governor Josiah Winslow, land at Pocasset, and became the owner of five of the thirty shares. He was one of the organizers of the town of Tiverton, March 2, 1692. In his will, dated September 27, 1716, and proved November 3, 1718, he left his lands at Tiverton to his son John, and made other legacies to his wife and children, to be paid by John as administrator. He left a large estate for that early date, it being appraised at £1,586. He married Mary Cook, a daughter of John and Mary (Borden) Cook, and she died in 1716.
His children were:
1/1. John Manchester, b 1695, mentioned above in 15;
1/2. William,
1/3. Mary,
1/4. Sarah,
1/5. Deborah,
1/6. Elizabeth,
1/7. Margaret,
1/8. Amey,
1/9. Susanna,
1/10. Rebecca,
1/11. Thomas.

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30. EDWARD GRAY - 1666

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Born: 31/1/1666-7, USA
Parents: Edward & Dorothy (Lettice) Gray
Died: 7/6/1720, USA.
Married:

31. MARY SMITH

Born:
Parents: Phillip & Mary (Sherman) Smith (mother possible)
Issue, inter alia:
1/1. Phebe Gray, 6/9/1699
1/2. Thomas Gray, 4/2/1704-26/2/1773

2/1. Thomas Gray, Col, 27/1/1729-aft 1803

Will from Richard Gray, 4/2004:
I Thomas Gray, of Bristol, in the county of Bristol, and State of Rhode Island, yeoman, being weak in body, but of sound mind and memory, blefsed be God for the same, do make and publish this as my last will and testament, in form following that is to say. _____________________________________________

First. I give and bequethe unto my beloved wife Abigail Gray, all my household furniture and indoor moveables of what kind or nature soever; also my negro woman Hannah, and negro boy Richard, together with my riding Mare, womans saddle, one cow, such as she may choose from among my cows at the time of my decease; also I will and order that my Son Pardon Gray, furnish and provide for the aforesaid Abigail, his mother, yearly and every year so long as she remains my widow, two hundred weight of good beef, and two hundred weight of pork, fifteen bushels of merchantable indian corn, thiryy weight of flax, and twenty weight of wood, and to pay or cause to be paid her twenty dollars yearly, so long as she remains my widow; also I will and order that my aforesaid son Pardon, cut and draw to the door as much fine wood as may be necefsary for her use: also my Will is and I hereby order that my wife Abigail have a privilege in the orchard for as much fruit summer & winter, as she may need for her own consumption; and to be furnished with three barrels of cider yearly, provided the orchard affords so much: also my Will is that my aforesaid wife have the use and improvement of all the new part of my now dwelling house in situate in the Township of Bristol, with the garden to the Northward of the house, together with the privilege of keeping any kind of poultery in and about the houses and yard, with free privilige of pafsage to and from any part of my farm wherever she may have an occasion: also my Will further is that my Son Pardon furnish keeping summer and winter for the horse and cow aforesaid long as she remains my widow: all of which I give unto my wife Abigail in liew of her dower or right of thirds (provided she accepts the same) and not otherwise. __________________________________

Having of late given to my Son John Gray, such parts and parcels of my real Estate lying in Bristol and else where by Deed, to enable him to distribute the same amongst his wife and children in such a way and manner as he thot’ best by Will, which distribution he has since made and is now dead. I shall therefore make no other provision for my grandchildren, the children of my son John aforenamed than to give to the sons and daughters of the sd. John, that may survive me, One dollar in cash; which I hereby order my Executor named to pay them immediately after my decease. __________________________________

Item I give and devise unto my Son Pardon Gray, all my lands and buildings thereon standing lying and being in the township of Bristol, which I have not heretofore disposed of (saving and excepting out of the same such uses and priviliges as I have heretofore afsigned and set out to my aforenamed wife Abigail) to him, his heirs and afsigns forever._____________________________________________

Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Moribah Munro, one hundred and twenty dollars, to be paid to her in one year after my decease, by my Executor hereinafter nam’d. __________________________________________________________

Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Ruth Waldron, One hundred and thirty dollars, to be paid her by my Executor in one year after my decease.________

Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Abigail Peck, one hundred and twenty dollars, to be paid her by my Executor in one year after my decease. ______

Lastly As to the remainder and residue of my Estate that I have not heretofore disposed of, be it what kind or nature soever I give and bequeath the same to my son Pardon Gray to further enable him to perform the duties enjoined upon him by this my Will; whom I hereby appoint whole and sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and disannulling all former Will by me made.__ In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the Seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Three. __________________________________________

Signed, Sealed published and Declared by the aforesaid Thomas Gray, to be his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have subscribed names as Witnefses in his presenceand in the presence of each other. ___________

John Cook

Sarah Almy

Thomas Durfee

___________ .............................................................. Whereas it escaped my recollection in giving off the various devises contained in the foregoing Will to do for my Wife Abigail, what my desire is to do for her. Now my mind and Will is that all the ready Money I may have by me at the time of my decease, I give and bequeath to my aforesaid Wif