 Abt 1608 - 1691
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| Name |
Robert Randall |
| Born |
Abt 1608 |
probably, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Will |
27 Mar 1691 |
- Robert Randall's will, Suffolk Probate, Vol. viii, pp. 41, 42, was dated March 27, 1691. It begins as follows: "I, Robert Randall, of Weymouth, in New England, being weake of body but of competent memory and of a disposing mind, committing my selfe both soule and body unto Almighty God in hope of Eternal life and happiness through Jesus Christ his Son, and my only Saviour and Redeemer: Doe make this my last Will and Testament," etc.
His will was executed by his mark in the presence of Mary Vining, Joseph Dyer, and William Chard. He died May 3, 1691, and his will was proved May 25th following.
He gave to his eldest son, John, two-thirds of the pasture land, lying in the Range Field, being about nine acres; also two acres of swamp lying betwixt the land of his son John and his son Thomas, bounded by Joseph Dyer and Thomas Drake's land. Also one-half of the fresh meadow land "lying betwixt my son John his dwelling house, and my orchard." Also seven acres in the first division of "Weymouth town commons."
To his youngest son, Thomas, he gave his dwelling house and outhouse, two orchards, one-third of pasture with other lands adjoining the Plymouth line.
To daughter Mary, wife of Abraham Staples, of Mendon, and daughter Hannah, wife of John Warfield, of Mendon, ¶5 each.
His son John to be sole executor.
The inventory was made by John Shaw and Joseph Dyer, May 16, 1691, the total being 154, 11s 2d.
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| Died |
03 May 1691 |
Weymouth, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts [1, 2] |
| Notes |
- Although Robert indicated he was late of Wendover, no records of anyone by the name of RANDALL has been discovered in that parish. Robert RANDALL came from Wendover, co. Bucks, England, to Weymouth, MA, before 1640. He deposed 2 July 1688, that he was "aged eighty yeares or thereabouts," and that he "was living for some time in Wendover in the Co of Bucks within the Realm of England, . . . and did well know Enoch HUNT of Titenden in the parish of Lee about two miles distant from Wendover." The parish records of Wendover begin in 1632, and a careful search of them revealed no trace of any person of the name of RANDALL.
Robert's second wife was Mary FRENCH, sister of Stephen FRENCH, who calls her "my sister Mary RANDALL" in his will in 1679. Robert was admitted freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 26 May 1647. He had three lots granted to him "in the East field," and seven acres in the First Division, and 21 acres in the Second Division, the latter granted 14 Dec 1663.
!NEHGR 3:191 !Pope p.378
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| Person ID |
I17070 |
Bryant |
| Last Modified |
23 Dec 2001 |
| Family 1 |
Mary, d. Bef 03 Sep 1640, Weymouth, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
| Married |
Bef 1635 |
| Children |
| | 1. John Randall, b. 1635, Massachusetts , d. 25 Feb 1718, Taunton N. Purchase (Easton), Bristol Co, Massachusetts |
| | 2. Thomas Randall, b. Abt 1638, Weymouth, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts , d. 11 Jun 1711, Taunton N. Purchase (Easton), Bristol Co, Massachusetts |
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| Family ID |
F826 |
Group Sheet |
| Family 2 |
Mary French, b. Dec 1611, Misterton, Somerset, England , d. 07 Mar 1690, Weymouth, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
| Married |
1641 |
Weymouth, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts [3] |
| Children |
| | 1. Mary Randall, b. 20 Mar 1642/43, Weymouth, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts , d. 09 Mar 1713, Mendon, Worcester Co, Massachusetts |
| | 2. Hannah Randall, b. Abt 1648, Weymouth, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts , d. 09 Mar 1712, Mendon, Worcester Co, Massachusetts |
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| Family ID |
F691 |
Group Sheet |
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| Sources |
- [S82] Search for Passengers M & J:25, Spear, Burton W., (The Mary & John Clearinghouse, Toledo, OH, 1996), p.32 "3 Sep 1691".
- [S258] Chaffin, Randall Gen., Chaffin, William L., (The Grafton Press, New York, 1909), p. 3.
- [S258] Chaffin, Randall Gen., Chaffin, William L., (The Grafton Press, New York, 1909), p.5.
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