Joseph Richardson will, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts

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Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Sheryl Romasco
Worcester MA Will book Vol. 75, page 343

Joseph Richardson’s Will

In the name of God Amen
	I Joseph Richardson of Uxbridge in the County of Worcester 
and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Yeoman, enjoying through the 
goodness of Divine Providence a sound and disposing mind and 
memory and a comfortable degree of bodily health, but realizing 
the uncertainty of life do make this my last Will and Testament, 
hereby revoking and annulling all former Will and Testaments 
made by me.

 And Firstly. I give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved Wife 
Rosamon Richardson the occupation & improvement of the one half 
of my home farm, meaning as my home farm all the land and 
buildings under my own improvement where I now live to hold the 
same during her natural life.  I also give and bequeath unto her 
all the furniture she brought into my family and also all such 
furniture as we have gotten, since our intermarriage to make 
good the wear of hers.  Also such chaise as I may own at that 
time with thereof my cows to be selected by her from such as I 
may own at my decease.  As also One Thousand dollars in cash to 
be paid her by my Executor in six months from the time of my 
decease.

Secondly.  I give devise and bequeath unto my five grandsons 
David, Mowry, Caleb, William and Levi Richardson Children of my 
son Joseph Richardson Jr. formerly of said Uxbridge deceased, 
and in the event of any of these dying during my life thereto 
the survivors to have and to hold to them their heirs and 
assignes as tenants in common all my interest in the Nehemiah 
Aldrich farm so called.  Also so much of the Humus farm, so 
called, as is Easterly of the road, leading from the house 
formerly occupied by Mr. John Thayer late of Douglas deceased to 
the house formerly occupied by Thaddeus Thayer late of said 
Douglas.  I also give them Two Thousand dollars in cash to be 
paid by my Executor in six months from my decease to be equally 
divided among them.

Thirdly.  To my grandson Joseph A. Taft I give bequeath and 
devise to him his heirs and assignes forever all the residue of 
the Humus farm, so called, not devised as above to the Children 
of my late son Joseph Richardson.  I also give and devise unto 
the said Joseph R. Taft Five Hundred Dollars to be paid him at 
the age of twenty one years by my Executor with compound 
interest computed on the same from the time of my decease.

Fourthly.  To my two Grandsons Brown and Anan Richardson Sons of 
Dexter Richardson, I give bequeath and devise all my home farm 
before referred to  And should either of them die in my life 
time, then to the survivor to have and to hold the same to them 
their heirs and assignes forever.  Subject however to the life 
estate of their grandmother Rosamon Richardson as give her in 
this Will.

Fifthly To my two grandsons Bezaleel and Joseph Richardson, sons 
of Simon Richardson, I give devise and bequeath all the estate I 
purchased of Leonard Taft, however bounded or described, as also 
a lot of wood land conveyed to me by Isreal Aldrich, situated on 
the southerly side of the road leading from Naham(?) Morse’s to 
Seth Wheelock’s to hold to them and their heirs forever subject 
however to the occupation and improvement of the same by their 
father Simon Richardson until they shall arrive at the age of 
twenty one years.  And in the event of the death of either of 
them in my life time the whole of said estate. I give and 
bequeath as aforesaid to the survivor.  And I do hereby give 
unto the said Simon the use and improvement of the estate given 
to his sons as aforesaid until his two sons or the survivor of 
them shall arrive at the age of twenty one years.  I do also 
give and devise unto the said Simon Richardson One Thousand 
dollars to be paid by my Executor in six months from the time of 
my decease.

Sixthly.  To the four daughters of my son Simon Richardson now 
living I give and bequeath all my interest in the Village Bank 
being twenty one share in the joint stock of the same being five 
and one fourth shares each.  Their father however to take the 
dividends in the same until they shall severally arrive at the 
age of eighteen years or shall intermarry as shall first happen.  
In the event of the death of either of said daughters of my son 
Simon before they shall be entitled to the dividends on said 
stock the whole of the same shall be equally divided between the 
survivors of them.

Seventhly. I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Dexter 
Richardson, sole Executor of this my last Will with directions 
to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses from any of my 
property not specifically disposed of as aforesaid, as also all 
the Legacies aforesaid.

Eighthly.  I give devised and bequeath all the rest and residue 
of my property of every description not before disposed of and 
not necessary to the payment of any just debts, funeral charges 
and expenses of Administration on my estate to so many of the 
before named sons of my late son Joseph Richardson, Jr.  as may 
be living at the time of my decease and to the said Dexter 
Richardson and Simon Richardson my surviving sons to have and to 
hold the same to them and their respective heirs and assignes in 
the following viz(?),  The five sons of my late son Joseph 
Richardson, Jr. or the survivors of them in the event of the 
death of any of them in my life time to take one share or one 
third part to be equally divided between them.  The said Dexter 
Richardson to take one third and the said Simon the remaining 
third part, to hold the same to them and their respective heirs 
and assignes forever.

	In testimony of all which I have hereunto set my hand and 
seal this sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord 
Eighteen hundred and thirty four.

	Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the 
said Joseph Richardson to be his last Will and Testament in 
presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each 
other have at his request subscribed our names as witnesses to 
the execution of the same.
Bezaleel Taft, Jr.
Elisha Southwick						Joseph Richardson 
(seal)
Mowry Lee


Worcester SS Probate Court first Tuesday of April
A.D. 1835 Proved and approved
								N. Paine  J. Probate

Worcester SS
		To all people to whom these presents shall come, 
Nathl. Paine Esq. Judge of the Probate of Wills, ___, in the 
Counthy  of Worcester, within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
sendeth greeting.  
Know ye, that on the First Tuesday of April Anno Domini 1835, 
the Instrument hereunto annexed purporting to be the last Will 
and Testament of Joseph Richardson late of Uxbridge in the 
County of Worcester deceased, was presented for Probate by 
Dexter Richardson the Executor therein named, their present 
Bezaleel Taft, Jr. Elisha Southwick and Mowry Lee the Witnesses 
thereto subscribed, who made oath, that they saw the said 
testator sign and seal, and heard him declare the said 
Instrument to be his last Will and Testament and that they 
subscribed their names together, as witnesses to the Execution 
thereof in the said Testators presence, and that he was then (to 
the best of the dep__ment’s(?) judgment) of sound and disposing 
mind.

	I do therefore Prove, Approve, and Allow of the said 
Instrument as the Last Will and Testament of the above named 
deceased, and commit the Administration thereof in all matters 
the same concerning, and of his Estate whereof he died  ______ 
and _______ in said Commonwealth unto the before named Executor 
well and faithfully to execute the said Will, and to administer 
the estate of the said deceased according thereto; who accepted 
said trust, and has given Bond to exhibit an Inventory and to 
render an Account (upon oath) of his proceedings, when thereunto 
lawfully required.

	Intestimoney whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal 
of Office, the Day and Date above written.
									Nathl Paine