The Will of the first Samuel Wright, 1699-1773 He married Anna Tilson, 1720-1793 Dated Oct. 14, 1772. Registry of Probate File #23542 The second Samuel Wright, Executor “I, Samuel Wright of Plimpton in the county of Plymouth in New England, yeoman, being weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefor, calling unto mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is apointed for all men once to dye, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executor hereafter named, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the almighty power of God, and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, demise and dispose of the same in the following manner of form....” He gives to his wife Anna one-half of their dwelling house and one-half of the piece of land lying around the house and “half of my indoors moveable estate.” He gives to his son Samuel “in consideration of the labor that he did for me after he was twenty-one years of age, the dwelling house he now lives in” and also lands around his homestead. He gives homestead land to his sons Jacob and Edmond, his daughter Sarah Hall and also included his grandson, Nathan Wright. To his grandson Edmond Wright four pounds yearly until he arrives at sixteen years of age. He gives to his sons Samuel and Jacob in equal division all his wearing apparel. He orders his two sons Samuel and Jacob “to provide as much firewood cut and brought to the door for my wife yearly and every year during her natural life or so long as she remains my natural widow as is needful for her fire.” Lastly, “I do constitute, make and ordain my trusty and well-beloved son Samuel Wright my sole executor.” The inventory of the estate on March 10, 1773, as attested by Gideon Bradford, Zebedee Chandler and Joseph Wright totals 726 pounds, 5 shillings, 11 d. This is an estate of a fairly wealthy man. Homestead farm and buildings 480-4-0 Cedar swamp outlands and iron oar 119-8-4 Wearing apparel of the deceased 8-15-8 The personal estate given Sarah Hall (once lent) 8-16-9 Remaining part of the indoors moveables 41-7-8 The provisions in the house 4-14-7 --------- £726-5-11 The opening paragraph gives eloquence to the faith of the believer of that day. The hand script in which this will is written is the most perfect and beautiful I have encountered in my investigations. The Will and Estate of the Second Samuel Wright, 1728-1814 1816, #23543