Alexander MARSH, LIEUT

                   possibly
age about 70 years
See notes
Will - See notes
In 1670 he bought with his father in law Gregory Belcher 200
acres of the Iron Works land in West Quincy where the furnace
stood (S.D. 9:141) and in 1671 they bought about 40 acres
adjoining to the north on Cranes Plain from Henry Crane,
formerly part of the Wm. Hutchinson grant (S.D. 7:1Will of
Alexander Marsh of Braintree, yeoman.  To wife Bathsheba 100
pounds with all her own movables, nothing thereof to be
witholden from her, she there upon quitting my estate from any
claim for dower.  She to have liberty to abide with my children
as a mother upon the farm now occupy, and if she sees not cause
to abide there then to have liberty of one chamber & garret at
my house in Boston for the space of two years, and if upon the
farm to have liberty for her things that are in my house at
Boston to abide there two years.  To daus. Rachel & Phoebe Marsh
equally my house and land in Boston reserving the liberty to my
wife.  To son in law Samuel French & Anna his wife my dau. what
given already & all my upland in Salter's Farm & my Pine Swamp
which I bought of Capt. White of Weymouth reserving 10 a. for my
son John.  To son in law Dependence French what given already,
viz; 36 pounds, and now 5 shillings more as a token of love.  To
son in law Samuel Bass 40 shillings as a token of love.  To the
poor of Braintree 40 shillings at the discretion of my
executors.  To Mary French my grand dau.  now with me, 15 a.
adjoining the Furnace land so called which was Barnabas
Derrifield's lot & 15 a. of the Furnace land next to Moses
Belcher deceased, his lot, reserving liberty to my son John to
buy it if it shall be set to sale, and liberty of a cartway
through it if ocasion be to use it, from the Furnace land on
either side, and if she die before marriage to return to my son
John; To daus. Rachel Morse, PHoebe Marsh & Ann French & to son
John all household stuffe.  While wife and daus. continue
together & till John is of age.
[3247]  My stock to be maintained & then divided to last three
mentioned children.  To son John all remaining lands in
Braintree with all husbandry utensils & if he die to go equally
to the rest of my children Ann French, Phebe & Rachel Marsh &
Mary French.  My friends Mr. John Wilson, Mr. Roger Billings
executors until John is of age, then to be executor.  Witness:
Daniel Preston Jr., William Rawson, John Wilson, Nathaniel
Glover, Sr., Thomas Ferman.
8:129, Inventory of Lt. Alexander Marsh who deceased 7th March
1697/8 taken Mar. 22, 1697/8 by Joseph Penniman, Nathaniel
Wales, Benjamin Savell includes 1 musquet & 3 swords 1 pound
10 shillings; Sever small parcels in Salter's Farm 54 pounds; 6
a. salt marsh at Rock Island 50 pounds; 4 a. salt marsh in
Salter's Farm 40 pounds; 3/4 a. fresh meadow at ye 80 a. lot in
Salter's Farm; Land in ye Stony Field & that piece where his
house stands now 45 pounds; To Derrifield's lot 24 pounds; To
the furnace land & at Crane's Plain containing 215 acres 430
pounds; To a house & land at Boston 200 pounds; To 50 a. swamp
near Moore's Farm 40 pounds; To an Indian man's time, 2 years 3
pounds; To an Indian boy 5 pounds, Total 1,290 pounds, 18
shillings four pence.