Last Will & Testament of Alice Angell of Providence, RI, 1694

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	Here ffolloweth the Record of the last will & Testament of Alice 
Angell of Providence (deceased
	Be it knowne unto all Peoþle by these presents That I Alice Angell
of the Towne of Providence in the Narraganset Bay in New England (widdow)
being now very weake of Body but (through mercy) of sound & Perfect memory
do make this to be my last will & Testament. I do give & bequeth unto my
foure | daughters | (viz) Anphillis Smith, Deborah Sabeer, Alice Whipple 
and Margery Whipple all my weareing Apparrill both Woollen & linnen
Equally to be devided amongst them, & more over to my Daughter Deborah
Sabeer I give one Chamber Pott & two wooden Trayes which formerly belonged
to my son Hope, & also I give unto my daughter Alice Whipple one Trunke &
a Deske which my mother gave to me;
	Item   I do give & bequeth to my son James Angell five Pounds in 
money.
	Item   All the Remainder of my goods not before disþosed of I do
give unto my Two sons (to witt) John Angell & James Angell Equally to be 
betweene them two devided; And I do make ordaine & appoynt my son James
Angell to be my E×ecutor who shall see that my Body be decently buried and
þerforme this my will according to my true Meaneing & intent therein, In
witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand & seale the one & Twentyeth day
of October Anno: One Thousand si× hundred ninty & foure.
	And farther my will is, that Each of my foure daughters aforesd
shall have so much of my Pewter as may be for a Remembrance of me.
	memorandum the three lines & the piece of line blotted out was
allowed of by ye Testator, it being something mistaken by the scribe &
should not have been there./
Signed & Sealed in the presence of              The mark of X Alice
Tho: Olney                                                    Angell
Nathaniell Waterman
Epenetus Olney./

	James Angell E×ecutor to the Will on the other side of this Paper
Written; & Tho: Olney & Nathaniell Waterman & Epenetus Olney witnesses to 
the said will, have the 15th day of Januarey 1694/5 given Engagement unto 
the sd Will./  The sd will hath the 15th day of Januarey 1694/5 been 
E×amined by the Towne Councill of Providence./
	Attests Tho: Olney Towne Clarke./
Recorded August ye 18th 1711   Tho: Olney Clerk./