Lucy TREWORGY (TRUEWORTHY) b. Abt 1632 , , , England d. Bef 13 Apr 1708 New Castle, , New Hampshire,: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

Abt 1632 - Bef 1708 (~ 76 years)

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Name	Lucy TREWORGY (TRUEWORTHY) [1, 2, 3]
Birth	Abt 1632	, , , England [1, 4]
Gender	Female
_UID	4B81F49E9B704DEEB22E92A590F3170B60DA
Property	19 Dec 1689	, , New Hampshire, United States [5]
Sold land from estate of Thomas Wills to Francis Mercer for £45
On 19 December 1689, John Geer and wife Sary, Richard Cutt and wife Joanna, both daughters of Thomas Wills of Kittery, and Elias Stillman of Portsmouth and wife "Lewsee" administratrix of Wills' estate, sold for £45 to Francis Mercer all of the land sold by John Cutt to Thomas Wills. An abstract of this deed follows (in all the creative spelling and punctuation of that time): To all Xtian people to whome this present wrighten shall com know yea that wee John geer & sary my wiff & Richard Cutt & Joanna my wiff: both daughters to m^r Thomas Wills of Kittry town in y^e province of Main & Elias Stillman of portsm^o in y^e province of New hampshire & Lewsee my wiff y^e Relict & administratrix to m^r Thomas Wills Estate deceased, for y^e consideration of y^e full som of forty five pounds currant mony to us in hand payed by m^r francis mercer of portsm^o afores^d, the recept whereof wee doe hereby acknowledge & our selves fully sattisfyed contented & payed & thereof & of every percill & peny thereof doe acquit Exonerat & discharg s^d francis mercer his heir Executors administrators & assigns for euer by this presents as also for divers other good Causes & considerations: us y^e above s^d John Gear Richard Cutts & Elias Stillman by & with y^e consent of our wiffs aboue mentioned thereunto moueing have given granted bargained & sold Enfeofed Released deliuered & confirmed, & doe by these present absolutly giue grant bargain sell Enfeof relece deliver and Confirm unto m^r francis mercer afores^d his heirs Executors administrators & assigns for euer all that parcell or pece of Land sold unto M^r Thomas Wills by M^r John Cutt of Portsm^o deceased & is Ajoining to M^r Snells Land on the West sid thereof on peace y^e other peace Joyning to M^r Cutts Wharff as they are bounded in s^d Cutts deed to said Wils together with y^e Wharf & warehous thereon Standing. To have & to hold . . . Dated the Ninntenth day of Desemb^r. 1689. Elias Stilman [Seal] Witnesses Sign John Pickering Senr Lucy L Stilman [Seal] John West John Gear [Seal] Elizabeth West the mark of Sary f Gear [Seal] & her seal Richard Cutt [Seal] Joana Cutt [Seal] Recorded the 8th Sept. 1692, by John Pickering, Recorder. Acknowledged May 28, 1694, before Nath^ll Fryer, Jus. P. Recorded Oct. 27, 1697, by Wm. Vaughan, Recorder. [Rock.(ingham) Rec.(ords), Lib. 4, fol. 34.]
Will	8 Jan 1699/00	New Castle, , New Hampshire, [6]
proved 13 Apr 1708
In the name of god Amen The Eighth Day of January In The Eleventh year of The Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord William The Third by The Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the faith &c Anno: Dom: one Thousand Six hundred ninety & nine. I Lucy Stileman of New Castle being In Perfect health both In Body and mind Thanks be to God— calling to Remembrance The uncertain Estate of This Transitory life and that all flesh must yeald unto Death when It shall Pleas god to call: Doe make Constitute ordain and declare This To be my last will and Testament In maner and form following: Reuoking and annuling by These Presents all and Euery Testament and Testaments Will and Wills heretofore by me made and declared Either by Word or Writing and this Is to be Taken only for my last Will and Testament and none other. First and Principelly I comend my Soul to almighty god my Creator Asured by beleaueing that I shal receue full Pardon and free remision of all my sins and be Saved by The Precious Death and merits of my blessed Saviour and redeemer Christ Jesus, and my body to the earth from whence It was taken. To be buried In such Decent and Christian manner as To my Executors heerafter mentioned shall be Thought meet and Conuenient. And as Touching such Worldly Estate as the Lord In mercy hath lent me my Will and meaning Is The same shall be Imployed and bestowed as hereafter by this my Will Is Expressed : That Is To Say First. I Give and bequeath To my grandson James Chadborn Son of My late Son James Chadborn one half part of all my land and meddow which Is lying and being att or by Sturgeon Creek In the Province of Main which was granted me by A Deed of gift or Joynter from my former Husband Humphry Chadborn Duering my Natural Life and Then att my disposeal among our Children and The s^d James Chadborn Is To Pay his sister Lucy Chadborn twenty Pounds out of The Incoms or Rent of The s^d: Land and If the s^d: James Shuld Dy without Issue Then The s^d Land Is to goe to his s^d Sister Lucy. I Give and bequeath To my Daughter Elizabeth Alcock the other half of my s^d land and meaddow afors^d. To be Equally divided betwixt her and my grandson afors^d. Shee Paying To her Sister Katharine Waymouth Twenty Pounds out of the Rent or Income and If my Daughter Elizabeth Alcock shuld Dy without Issue and leave a husband then s^d. Land and mash shall remain to her husband Dureing his Natural life and then Decend To my Daughter Katharine Waymouth or her heirs; or If She Dy without husband or Issue Imediately to goe as afores^d. To my Daughter Waymouth or her heirs She or they Paying To my other Two Daughters viz. Lucy Lewis & Alice Dunnel each Ten Pounds being the mony Rec^d. of her Sister Alcock or If Not Rec^d by Reason of the shortness of The time being In My daughters Alcock's hands &c Then Nevertheless To pay Them The Ten Pounds Each— And That Whereas my late husband M^r: Elias Stileman Did give me forty Pounds To be Desposed by me out of his Estate I give and bequeth That Equally between my five Daughters viz: Eight pounds to Each Lucy Lewis Alice Dunnel Katharine Waymouth Eliz^a: Alcock & Joana Cutt, Each Eight Pounds. Whereas I Now have An obligation from Rich: Stileman for Ten Pounds mony If I Dy before I Recouer That Then my s^d Grandson Shall haue that Bill— I hereby Assigning It over to him. I give to my Grandaughter Lucy Chadborn Daughter to my son James Chadborn a Cow. Whearas There Is A D^t: Due from my late son Humpry Chadborn I give that To my four grand children my son Humprys children uiz: Mary Wm. Eliz^a & Joseph Chadborn and what Ever Estate I Leave Elss Not heer mentioned I order It to be Equally Divided between my s^d: five Daughters viz: Lucy Lewis Kath: Waymouth Eliz^a Alcock Alice Dunell & Joanah Cutt And I Doe heareby appoint my two Daughters Kath: Wamouth & Eliz^a Alcock To be my Executrixes of this my last will and Testament I Desire My good frends John Hincks & Rob^t Eliot Esq^r. To be Ouerseeurs heer of to See this my Will fulfiled In Wittness Whereof I have heerunto Sett my hand And Seal the Day and year above writen— 1699. In Presen^ts of Signum Lemuel Smith Lucy L Stileman alis Wills Mary tetherly alis Chadborn [Seal] Theodore Atkinson Province of New Hampshire April 13^th 1708 Theodore Attkinson Esg^r. one of the Witnesses to the within mentioned Will personally appeared before me and made oath that he was present when Lucy Stileman alias Wills alias Chadborn deceased signed sealed & declared the within Will to be herr last will and Testament and that she was then of a sound disposing minde and memory to the best of his knowledge and likewise that Lemuel Smith and Mary Tetherly the other two Witnesses to the within will was alsoe present and sett their hands thereto as Witnesses. [Probate Records, Co. Rockingham, N.H.] Cha: Story Reg.
Death	Bef 13 Apr 1708	New Castle, , New Hampshire, [1, 3, 4]
Person ID	I3577	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	26 Sep 2023

Father	James TREWORGY (TRUEWORTHY), b. Abt 1595, Kingsweare, , Devon, England d. 1650, , , Nova Scotia, Canada (Age ~ 55 years)
Mother	Katherine SHAPLEIGH, b. Abt 1603, Kingsweare, , Devon, England d. Abt 1676, Kittery, York, Maine, (Age ~ 73 years)
Marriage	16 Mar 1616/17	Kingsweare, , Devon, England
Family ID	F806	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Humphrey CHADBOURNE, b. Abt 1615, , , Staffordshire, England d. Between 25 May and 13 Sep 1667, Kittery, York, Maine,

Marriage Abt 1653 Kittery, York, Maine, [3, 4, 7, 8]

Children

	1. Lt. Humphrey CHADBOURNE, b. Abt 1653, Kittery, York, Maine, d. 1694, Berwick, , Maine, (Age ~ 41 years)
	2. James CHADBOURNE, b. Abt 1655, Kittery, York, Maine, d. 13 Feb 1685/86 (Age ~ 31 years)
	3. William CHADBOURNE, b. Abt 1657, Kittery, York, Maine, d. Bef 8 Jan 1698/99 (Age ~ 42 years)
	4. Lucy CHADBOURNE, b. Abt 1659, Kittery, York, Maine, d. Between 1702 and 1703 (Age ~ 43 years)
+	5. Alice CHADBOURNE, b. Abt 1661, Kittery, York, Maine, d. 18 Jan 1743/44, York, York, Maine, (Age ~ 83 years)
	6. Katherine CHADBOURNE, b. Abt 1665, Kittery, York, Maine, d. Aft Apr 1727 (Age ~ 62 years)
	7. Elizabeth CHADBOURNE, b. Aft 25 May 1667, Kittery, York, Maine, d. 1743 (Age ~ 75 years)

Family ID F856 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 26 Sep 2023

Family 2 Thomas WILLS, b. Abt 1632 d. 1687, , , Maine, (Age ~ 55 years)

Marriage Aft 1 Apr 1669 , , Maine, [9]

Children

+	1. Joanna WILLS, b. Abt 1668, , , Maine, d. Aft 1738, , , Maine, (Age ~ 71 years)

Family ID F830 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 20 Oct 2023

Family 3	Elias STILEMAN, b. Abt 1615 d. 19 Dec 1695, New Castle, , New Hampshire, (Age ~ 80 years)
Marriage	Aft 14 Mar 1687/88 [1]
Family ID	F1947	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	12 Sep 2021

Event Map

	Birth - Abt 1632 - , , , England
	Marriage - Abt 1653 - Kittery, York, Maine,
	Marriage - Aft 1 Apr 1669 - , , Maine,
	Property - Sold land from estate of Thomas Wills to Francis Mercer for £45 - 19 Dec 1689 - , , New Hampshire, United States
	Will - proved 13 Apr 1708 - 8 Jan 1699/00 - New Castle, , New Hampshire,
	Death - Bef 13 Apr 1708 - New Castle, , New Hampshire,

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I3577&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Lucy TREWORGY (TRUEWORTHY)."

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