Freeborn Balch

1660 - 1729  (68 years)

• Name	Freeborn Balch  [1, 2]
  Born	9 Aug 1660  [2]
  Christened	10 Apr 1670	Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will	12 Jun 1729	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [3]
  	To wife Elizabeth: one third of all household goods, use of rooms in the house, a garden plot, £30 (in cash or goods), three cords of fire wood, and certain foodstuffs annually, a cow and a mare; to son Freeborn Balch: certain livestock, foodstuffs, and farm implements, one third of my real estate; certain bequests to son Freeborn Balch are conditioned on his paying £60 to my daughter Miriam Day's son Joseph Fowler at age 21, and on paying certain funeral expenses for myself and my wife; to sons Freeborn and Benjamin Balch: one half of my personal estate except household goods and that otherwise bequeathed; to daughter Miriam Day: £20 and one third of my household stuff; to son Benjamin Balch: one sixth of my real estate; to son William Balch: one half of my real estate, one half of my personal estate not otherwise disposed of; certain bequests to William Balch and Benjamin Balch are conditioned on them paying for part of the bequests to wife Elizabeth and the others; to daughter Tabitha Rayment: £150; to daughter Mary Wingit: £100; to grandson Skiper Elliot: £100; to grandson John Elliot: £20; to son Benjamin Balch and his son Thomas Balch: my wearing apparel; sons Freeborn Balch and William Balch, executors
  Died	12 Jun 1729	Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   [2, 4]
  Probate	23 Jun 1729	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [5]
  	Will proved
  Probate	28 Jul 1729	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [6]
  	An agreement between sons Freeborn Balch, William Balch, and Benjamin Balch specifically divides the real estate according to the approximate terms of the will
  Buried	Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts   [4]
  	Wenham Cemetery [4]
  		Freeborn Balch (1660 - 1729) - Find A Grave Memorial Includes genealogical information and headstone photos. Created by: John Glassford Record added: May 26, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 52888690
  Person ID	I3636	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Balch,   b. 1628 - 1629, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. Aft 1704  (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah Gardner,   d. 5 Apr 1686, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	Abt 1650
  Family ID	F1626	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Miriam Moulton,   b. Jan 1657/8
  Married	1682  [7]
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F1632	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mallis
  Married	20 Feb 1688/9	Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   [8]
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F1633	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Elizabeth Fairfield,   b. 5 May 1666, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 31 Jan 1736/7, Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 70 years)
  Married	30 Apr 1690  [9]
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F1634	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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