Excerpt of the last will and testament of Joseph Whipple, 1819 March 24

Collection Name:

Moffatt and Whipple Family Papers

Title:

Excerpt of the last will and testament of Joseph Whipple, 1819 March 24

Creator:

Hill, Aaron
Whipple, Joseph, 1738-1816

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

1895.002

Object ID:

1895.002.003.006.005

Date:

1819/03/24

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 document

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Excerpt from the last will and testament of Joseph Whipple of Portsmouth, NH, which grants the executors of his will ten thousand acres of land in the following New Hampshire towns: Colebrook, Cockburn, Jefferson, Bretton Woods, and Bethlehem. It also bequeaths five thousand acres in both Jefferson and Bretton Woods to be disposed of by the executors. The document goes on to state Aaron Hill of Boston is the only surviving executor and as such, describes the lots he has drawn from the land owned by the late Joseph Whipple. Dated March 24, 1819, the deed is signed by witnesses J. Ellason and Oliver Sheafe. It was recorded at Coos County, NH, on September 4, 1819 by John Dennison and in Grafton County, NH, by Ephraim Kingsbury on August 23, 1827.

Subjects:

Wills , Deeds , Real property , Executors and administrators

Locations:

Portsmouth, NH
Boston, MA
Jefferson, NH
Bretton Woods, NH
Colebrook, NH
Bethlehem, NH

People:

Hill, Aaron , Whipple, Joseph, 1738-1816 , Ellason, J. , Sheafe, Oliver , Dennison, John , Kingsbury, Ephraim

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

Gift of Alfred L. Elwyn.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

1