May the 9th 1663.  The Last Will and Testament of Thomas Burman of Barnstable in the Collonie of New Plymouth.

   Memorandum:  I doe make my wife sole Exequitor of what estate I have and shee shall pay my debts and performe my Will in delivering out such goods or legacies as I shall give to my children.

   Item, I give to my son, Thomas, forty acrees of land at Namassakett.  Item, I doe give my wife threescore acrees of land att Namassakett, the one halfe to be att her dispose.  Item, I doe give twenty five acrees that is to bee layed out to bee equally devided between my daughter, Hannah, and my son, Tristram--the said lands to bee layed out att Namassakett in Plymouth Collonie, and the meddowes and privilidges to bee equally devided according to the quantities of that land.  Item, I doe give to my sonne, Thomas, and my son Samuel, my Great Lott in the towne of Barnstable and alsoe the privilidges of the comons that I have in this towne.

   Item,  I doe give to my son Thomas, my young mare and Tristram, my son, shall have the first colt that shee bringes.  Item, I doe give to my son, Samuell, the coult of the white faced mare.  Item, I doe give to my daughter, Hannah, two cowes.  Item, I doe give my daughters, Desire, Mary, and Mehetabell, each of them, a cow a peece.

   And this doe I fully declare to bee my mind and will by these presents. In witness whereof I doe sett to my hand in the day and yeare above written.

                                                 Thomas Burman (Mark)

Witnes

John Smith

John Chipman

(John Smith and John Chipman gave their oaths, 4 Jun 1663)

Source: Plymouth PR II(2), f.  83 (Document set #182)