WILL OF DEACON THOMAS PARKER His will, made Aug. 3, 1683, preceded his death only nine days. It seems that he was sick and called in his friend Wm. Cowdrey, for it was made hastily and is in Dea. Cowdrey's hand writing. Being too weak to write he made his mark to the will. The original document is on file in Middlesex Probate Records. His widow, Mrs. Amy Parker, died in Reading, Jan. 15, 1690. The Laste will & testament of Thomas Parker of Reddinge this third of August 1683; although weake in Bodey yet of Set in Minde & Memorey 1. I give My Soule to God that gave it and My Bodey to be buried by Christian frennds In hope of A Joyfull Resurextion at the last days 2. I give unto My Dear wife Amy My house & homstead with two Akers of Medow at the Mill two Akers in the Reedy Medow And two Akers in the great Medow And three Akers in the saw Mill Medow next to the Medow of Edward Taylors, And Also the Improuvment of All my Cattell & houshold goods with the Iraprouvment of All the Land And Medow during her natural life 3. 1 give unto My son John Parker all the Land he lives upon Be it More or Less with five Akers of Medow In Bear Medow and two Akers of Medow by Jonas Eatons Medow And two Akers in Reedy Medow, And also a quarter parte of My great Devidend,* And two Akers of the wet Swamp. 4. I give unto My sonn Thomas Parker all the Land he now lives upon & five Akers of Medow in bear Medow : & the Slodge of Medow Leying near Bursham Medow 5. 5 I give unto My sonn Nathaniel Parker all the Land he now Lives upon and the Remainder of My Medow In Bear Medow And the Round hole of Medow at Dustins Bridge, And tow akers of Medovv in the great Medow he paying three pound within one yeare after the Death of My wife Amy : unto his Brother Thomas Parker, And I also give unto sonn Nathaniel Parker one halfe of My great Devidend and Also My Ceador Swamp, and three Akers in the Saw Mill Medow 6. Furthermore I give unto my sonn Thomas Parker two Akers of the wet swamp. And the Reste of the wet swamp I give unto my son Nathan...