George Soule

On the Mayflower, manservant to Edward Winslow and listed in his family. His parent remains unproven. 11 Nov 1620: One of the signers of the Mayflower Compact 1623 -- received in his own right an acre of land as the others. 1627 took part in the division of cattle 1633 made freeman of the colony, was rated as 9s., corn 6s. per bushel. 1637 volunteered as private to go against the Pequot Indians. 1638 moved to Duxbury. He was among the selectmen chosen in that town; Deputy to the General Court in 1642, 1645, 1650, 1651, 1653, 1655; was put on the committee for revision of the Colonial laws. !Will: [Dux 161:2:2:84]: THE WILL AND INVENTORY OF GEORGE SOULE. Literally transcribed from the original records, BY GEORGE ERNEST BOWMAN. George Soule died at Duxbury, probably in the month of January, 1680, since his inventory was taken 1 February, 1680 (new style). His wife died at Duxbury, in December 1676. The will and inventory were recorded in the Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories, Volume IV, Part I, page 52. [p. 52] In the Name of God Amen I Gorge Soule senir of Duxberry in the Collonie of New Plymouth in New England being aged and weake of body but of a sound mind and Memory praised be God Doe make this my last Will and Testament in Manor and forme following Imprimis I comitt my soule into the hands of Almighty God whoe Gave it and my body to be Decently buried in the place appointed for that use whensoever tree shall please to take mee hence; and for the Disposall of my outward estate which God of his Goodnes hath Given mee first I have and already formerly by Deeds under my hand and seale Given unto my two sonnes Nathaniel: and Gorge All my lands in the Township of Dartmouth; Item I have formerly Given unto my Daughters Elizabeth and Patience all my lands in the Township of Middleberry 82 The Will and Inventory of George Soule Item I Give and bequeath unto my Daughters Sussannah and Mary twelve pence a peece to be payed by my executer heerafter Named after my Decease; And forasmuch as my Eldest son John Soule and his family hath in my extreame old age and weaknes bin tender and carefull of mee and very healpfull to mee; and is likely soe to be while it shall please God to continew my life heer therfore I give and bequeath unto my said son John Soule all the Remainder of my housing and lands whatsoever to him his heires and Assignes for ever Item I Give and bequeath Unto my son John Soule all my Goods And Chattles whatsoever Item I Nominate And appoint my son John Soule to be my sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament; and lastly I Doe heerby make Null and voyde all other and former wills and Testaments by mee att Any time made; and Declare this Instrument to be my last Will and Testament In Witnes wherof I the said Gorge Soule have heerunto sett my hand and seale this eleventh Day of Agust in the yeer of our Lord one Thousand six hundred seaventy and seaven; Gorge Soule and a seale The above Named Gorge Soule Did signe seale and Deliver this Instrument to be his Last Will and Testament in the prsence of us Nathaniell Thomas The Marke D T of Deborah Thomas Item the twentyeth Day of September 1677 the above Named Gorge Soule Doe heerby further Declare that it is my will that if my son John Soule above named or his heires or Assignes or any of them shall att any time Disturbe my Daughter Patience or her heires or Assignes or any of them in peacable Posession or Injoyment of the lands I have Given her att Namassakett allies Middleberry and Recover the same from her or her heires or Assignes or any of them That then my Gift to my son John Soule shall shalbe voyd; and that then my will is my Daughter Patience shall have all my lands att Duxburrey And shee shalbe my sole executrix of this my last Will and Testament And enter into my housing lands and meddowes att Duxburrow, In Witnes wherof I have heerunto sett my hand and seale; Gorge Soule and A seal The Will and Inventory of George Soule 83 The above Named Gorge Soule Did Signe and seale to this addition in the prsence of us Nathaniell Thomas The Marke D T of Deborah Thomas; [p. 51] An Inventory taken of the estate of the Late Deceased Gorge Soule of Duxburrow in his Maties Collonie of New Plymouth in New England this twenty second of January 1679 by Edward Southworth and Thomas Delano and exhibited to the Court of his Matie holden att Plymouth the fift of March 1679: 80 on the oath of John Soule Item Dwelling house orchyard Barne and Upland 20 00 00 praised att Item Meddow Land 05 10 00 Item bed and beding and wearing Clothes 10 00 00 Item a Gun 00 15 00 Item bookes 01 00 00 Item a Chest and Chaire 00 05 00 Item 2 padre of Sheers a tramell and wedge 00 06 00 Item to other old lumber 00 03 00 Item by Debts Due to the estate 23 00 00; 40 19 00 An Acompt of Debt Due Unto John Soule to be payed out of his fathers estate Anno: 1674 Impr for plowing in one bushell of wheat & one bushel of pease 00 06 02 for reaping Rye and pease 00 7 00 Item one Day plowing Greensword 00 05 00 Item for plowing in weeding 00 02 00 Item 2 Dayes and an half plowing in of Rye 00 08 06 Item to Willam Clarke 00 00 09 Item for Geting and bringing hom 3 load of hay 21 00 00 1675 Item for one Day plowing in of pease & two 00 07 06 Days Reaping of Rye; Item 1 locke for a Barne Dore 00 01 06 Item for Goods taken up att Edmun Mufords att 19 01 Boston viz: 4 yards 2 l Carsey 5 Item for 7 yards of penistone 2s 09 d pr yard 20 19 03 Item for 0 yards of Canves att 1s 6 d pr yard 00 15 00 Item for buttons and silke 00 01 12 Item for blew linnine 20 02 02 Item for thred browne Coullered 00 02 08 Item for four yards of Red Cotton att 2s 6 d pr yard 00 0 20 84 Scituate Births, Marriages and Deaths. Item for three hundred of shooe Nailes 00 01 02 Item payed to Mr Mumford upon the old accoumpt 00 08 09 1676 for Drawing 13 load of Brush and hedging 00 05 00 about a field; Item for plowing in of pease and wheat 2 Dayes 00 08 00 Item for Makeing a prteing fence between the orchyard 00 08 02 Item for makeing stone wall about the orchyard 22 00 02 Item for 12 yards of teicking of William Vobes 21 0 00 Item for 20 yards of Canvis att 12 9d pr yard 01 15 00 Item for Dowlis of Mr hetman 7 yards att 2 s 3 d 1 00 18 02 pr yard Item for eight yards of Osenbrigg of mr Thomas 00 09 04 att 1 s 2 d pr yard Item for serge for a padre of briches 00 10 00 Item for one padre of sheets 00 10 02 Item for Diett and tendance since my mother Died) which was three yeer the Last December except some smale time my s ister Patience Dressed his victualls Item for funerall charges 01 00 00 Of the Mayflower.