rvitude had expired. She
never disturbed them again.

On account of the grief and confusion incident on Deacon Wales's
death, she escaped with very little censure. She never made an attempt
to run away again. Indeed, she had no wish to, for after Deacon
Wales's death, grandma was lonely and wanted her, and she lived most
of the time with her. And, whether she was in reality treated any more
kindly or not, she was certainly happier.

DEACON THOMAS WALES'S WILL.

In the Name of God Amen! the Thirteenth Day of September One
Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty & eight, I, Thomas Wales of
Braintree, in the County of Suffolk & Province of the
Massachusetts Bay in New England, Gent--being in good health of
Body and of Sound Disproving mind and Memory, Thanks be given to
God--Calling to mind my mortality, Do therefore in my health make
and ordain this my Last Will and Testament. And First I Recommend
my Soul into the hand of God who gave it--Hoping through grace to
obtain Salvation thro' the merits and Mediation of Jesus Christ my
only Lord and Dear Redeemer, and my body to be Decently inter^d,
at the Discretion of my Executor, believing at the General
Resurection to receive the Same again by the mighty Power
of God--And such worldly estate as God in his goodness hath
graciously given me after Debts, funeral Expenses &c, are Paid I
give & Dispose of the Same as Followeth--

_Imprimis_--I Give to my beloved Wife Sarah a good Sute of
mourning apparrel Such as she may Choose--also if she acquit my
estate of Dower and third-therin (as we have agreed) Then that
my Executor return all of Household movables she bought at our
marriage & since that are remaining, also to Pay to her or Her
Heirs That Note of Forty Pound I gave to her, when she acquited my
estate and I hers. Before Division to be made as herein exprest,
also the Southwest fire-Room in my House, a right in my Cellar,
Halfe the Garden, also the Privilege of water at the well & yard
room and to bake in the oven what she hath need of to improve her
Life-time by her.

After this, followed a division of his property amongst his children,
five sons and two daughters.

The "Homeplace" was given to his sons Ephraim and Atherton. Ephraim
had a good house of his own, so he took his share of the property in
land, and Atherton went to live in the old homestead. His qu