He is the father of the third Samuel Wright, born about 1760, one-time owner of the homestead at Boot Pond, 1786-1801. The will provides for five of his children, including his son the third Samuel. At his death the second Samuel was 86 years of age. The administrator of the will was his son Peleg, 1771-1856. The appraisers were Elijah Bisbee, Isaac Wright (he is the third Isaac, born 1776) and Levi Bradford, Jr. I mention the will of the second Samuel, although he was not at South Pond, since it does show factors of the social context in which the third Samuel lived. The property was in nearby Plympton. The real estate was divided by the appraisers into five shares, each described in detail, for the children, sons Samuel and Peleg, daughters Sarah, Abigail and Mercy. The inventory was as follows: One-half of dwelling house $100.00 One-eighth part of pew in lower floor of meeting house 5.00 About two acres and a quarter in orchard by house 225.00 One acre west side of road 125.00 18 acres north end of farm 300.00 6 acres of woodland in Carver, by Israel Dunham 50.00 5 acres and a half adjoining Noah Dunham 88.00 Cedar swamp lot 12.50 ------ 943.50 Wearing apparel 11.65 Beds, bedding, and linen 69.51 Pewter, iron, brass, earthen and glassware 19.84 Livestock and farming tools 116.22 ------ $1160.72 According to the administrator’s account after payment of debts owed and expenses, each of the five heirs received about $25.00. In comparison with the John Burgess inventory thirty-four years later, Samuel Wright, the second Samuel, is obviously a much wealthier man and owner of more land. Yet his debts were relatively much higher. Maybe we can say he lived well on credit. John Burgess had more value in his wearing apparel, but the second Samuel far exceeded him in his household effects and in the livestock and farming tools especially. CHAPTER IX. THE FIRST BURGESSES [13] Page 41--My sources are the genealogical section of Wm. T. Davis’s _Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth_, 1881. Also _The Burgess Book_, T. R. Marvin & Son, Boston, 1865, compiled by the Rev. Frederick Freeman of Dedham. Also the _Plymouth Towne Book_ and the Sept. 8, 1961, edition of the _Chronical Herald of Halifax, N. S._ Conversations with Miss Mary Burgess provided me with much data. [14] Page 43--I should add that his son, Thomas (the fifth Thomas) married in 1781 Lydia Tribble. They had twin daughters, Poly and Lydia, born 1784. Lydia married George Delano of the later Delano-Roosevelt family. CHAPTER X. JOHN BURGESS [15] Page 45--Here is some information I have been able to gather about the land transactions of John Burgess.