James Patch

1655 - 1733  (77 years)

• Name	James Patch  [1, 2]
  Born	21 Jun 1655	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Will	19 May 1732	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [4]
  	To wife Mary: her legal dower rights in the estate, and a "decent" burial at her death if she remains unmarried; to son John Patch: all real estate; to daughter Mary Patch: £60; to daughter Bethiah, wife of Samuel Whipple: £60; to heirs of deceased daughter Hannah, formerly wife of Nathaniel Potter: £10 when they come of age; any remaining estate to be distributed according to the law for intestate estates; executor, son John Patch
  	Note that this will essentially disposes of a portion of the estate but throws the rest of it into the hands of the probate court, with all its delays and extra costs
  Died	Feb 1732/3	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts   [2]
  Buried	Feb 1733	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts   [5]
  	Source gives only the month and year
  Probate	22 Feb 1733	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [6]
  	Will proved, approved, and allowed
  	Recorded in the source as year 1733; it was probably 1734 in modern reckoning
  Probate	26 Feb 1733/4	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [7]
  	Estate inventory taken; total value not given but likely in excess of £550
  Probate	18 Mar 1733/4	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [8]
  	A committee to divide the real estate returns its report and division
  Probate	11 Feb 1734/5	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [9]
  	Estate account filed
  Person ID	I3653	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2017

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Balch,   b. 1661,   d. Bef 1717  (Age 56 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1680	Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F1635	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Thorne,   bur. Dec 1735, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
  Married	22 Jun 1717	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts   [10]
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F1636	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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