[S599] Rev. William W. Johnson, Johnson Genealogy, pp. 17-18: The following is a copy, verbatim et literatim, from the Probate Records of Middlesex Co., Mass., of the inventory of Josiah Johnson's estate.
"The inventory of the estate of Josiah Johnson, late of Lancaster deceased intestate, taken by us the subscribers, January 12, 1728.
THE REAL ESTATE.
The Homestead containing about one hundred and forty acres with the Buildings, 578£ 0s
To Twenty acres of out land on the west side of ye River, 10£
To Twenty-four acres lying at the Brook Medow, 12£ 0
PERSONAL ESTATE.
To one White Hors, 6£ 0s
To one Brown Hors, 8£ 0s
To one Dun Hors, 10£ 0s
To two paier of oxen, one paier at 12£, ye other 10£, 22£ 0s
To one paier of steers, 9£ 0s
To 3 cowes, on at 3£ 10s, ye other 4£ each, 11£ 10s
To three yong heffers at 3£ 0s
To eight sheep, 2£ 8s
To four swine, 2£ 0s
To wareing apparril, 8£ 12s
To the best Bed and furniture, 13£ 5s
To the second Bed, 8£ 0s
To the third Bed, 3£ 0s
To Chars and Lumber, 3£ 6s
To Hors Furniture, 2£ 0s
To fire arm and Sword, 4£ 0s
To Puter, Iron and Brass, 5£ 8s
To Cart and Chans and Utensels for Husbandry, 12£ 10s
To meet Corn an Cyder, 11£ 10s
Flax and Wool, 1£ 0s
The Sum total, 746£ 9s"
John Willard, Hezekiah Willard, John Wright, Apprizers.
Sworn before Jas. Houghton.Midi.ss. Cambridge, Oct. 24, 1728.
Anness Johnson Administratrix on ye estate of ye dec'd within named exhibited ye within written Inventory on Oath.
Jona. Remington, Jd. Prob.
In the following July the same appraisers made a division of his Real Estate and gave a description of it by lots and bounds and the following entry was made in the Probate Records in relation thereto.
"At a Court of Probate holden at Camb'e in the County of Middlesex by the Hon'ble Jonathan Remington, Esq., Judge, on the 31st day of July A.D. 1738, the foregoing apprizement and distribution of the real estate of Josiah Johnson, late of Harvard in the County of Worcester, Deceased Intestate, is accepted and the real estate aforesaid (save what is therein set off to Annes Robbins for her Dower) so order'd and assigned unto deceased's eldest son, David Johnson his heirs and assigns forever: He the said David or his assignee Joseph Temple paying as is hereinafter mentioned.
Accordingly the said David is ordered to pay the charges of this settlement amounting, (in one way and another) to £21-8-0 and to pay to the other children of the said Intestate, viz. Annes, Mary, Isaac, and Josiah, each the sum of twenty-nine pounds and eight pence (with lawful interest from the first day of May last) the said Annes and Mary's shares to be paid them in one year from the date of these presents, and the said Isaac and Josiah's shares to be paid them on or before the 31st day of July in the year 1740."
S. Danfobth, Reg'r.