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     Mary Bowker married (?) Gates. Mary Bowker was born on 6-Mar-1685.

     (?) Gates married Mary Bowker, daughter of John Bowker and Mary How.

     Martha Bowker married John Forbush. Martha Bowker was born on 6-Mar-1685.

     John Forbush married Martha Bowker, daughter of John Bowker and Mary How.

     David (son David 1) McClure married Sarah (?). David (son David 1) McClure left a will on 29-Jun-1759 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

     William Gill witnessed the will of David 1 McClure on 9-Nov-1744 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the Name of God amen the ninth day of November anno domini 1744 I David McClure of Brookfield in the County of Worcester and Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Husbandman, being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind & memory thanks be given to God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make & ordain this my last will and testament. Principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body I recommended to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the direction of my executor hereafter mentioned named nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate the wherewith God hath seen pleased God to bless me in this life I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.
1stly, My will and pleasure is that all my debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my personal estate.
2ndly, I give and bequeath to Agnes my dearly and well beloved wife all the residue of my personal estate to her absolute disposal and the sole use & benefit and improvement of all my real estate during her natural life.
3rdly, I give and bequeath to my sons and daughters viz, John, James, Elizabeth and Jenny fifty shillings lawful money to each of them, to my daughter Margaret five pounds lawful money and to my daughter Sarah seven pounds ten shillings lawful money all to be paid within three years after the decease of my wife Agnes by my son David out of my real estate.
4thly, I give and bequest to my son David all my real estate to him his heirs and assigns forever after the decease of my wife Agnes he paying the legacies aforesaid to his brothers and sisters aforenamed.
5thly, I constitute make and ordain, my well beloved wife Agnes and my 1st son David the executors of this my last will and testament.
David McClure (and seal) Signed sealed public he pronounced and declared by the said David the testator as his last will and testament in personey.
William Gill, Thomas Gill, Joseph Dwight
Worcester, March 8, 1744/5 William Gill and Thomas Gill two of the evidences to this instrument personally appearing made oath that they saw David McClure sign seal and heard him public pronounce & declare the same to be and contain his last will and testament and that when he said he was of sound disposing mind and memory and that they with the Hon. Joseph Dwight Esq. set to their names as witnesses thereof at the same time in the said testators presence sworn before me John Chandler, Judge.

Province of the Massachusetts Bay by the Honourable Joseph Wilser, Esq. Judge of the Probate of Wills and for Granting (L S) Letters of administration on the estates of persons deceased having goods chattels rights or credits in the County of Worcester within the Province aforesaid. To all unto whom these presents shall come Greeting. Know ye that upon the day of the date hereof before me at Worcester in the County of ref. and the will of David McClure of Brookfield in the County and Province aforesaid Husbandman deceased, before me (illegible) annexed having been proved was now approved and allowed who having while he lived & at the time of his death goods chattels rights or credits in the County aforesaid and the Probate of the said will. Power of committing administration of all and singular the goods chattels rights and credits of the said dec. by virtue thereof appertaining to me. The administration of all and singular the goods chattels rights and credits of the dec. and his will in any manner concerning is hereby committed unto Agnes McClure his wife Executrix in the same will named will and faithfully to execute the said will and administer the estate of said dec. according there unto and to make a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods chattels rights credits of the said dec. and to exhibit the same into the Registry of the Court of Probate for the County aforesaid at or before the 15^th day of June next ensuing and also to render a plain and true of her said administration upon oath when required. In testimony whereof I have hereunto let my hand and the seal of the said Court of Probate. Dated at Worcester the 15^th day of May anno dominio 1745. By order of the Honorable Judge John Chandler.
Entered from the original of John Chandler                         Joseph Wilder.

     Thomas Gill witnessed the will of David 1 McClure on 9-Nov-1744 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the Name of God amen the ninth day of November anno domini 1744 I David McClure of Brookfield in the County of Worcester and Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Husbandman, being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind & memory thanks be given to God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make & ordain this my last will and testament. Principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body I recommended to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the direction of my executor hereafter mentioned named nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate the wherewith God hath seen pleased God to bless me in this life I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.
1stly, My will and pleasure is that all my debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my personal estate.
2ndly, I give and bequeath to Agnes my dearly and well beloved wife all the residue of my personal estate to her absolute disposal and the sole use & benefit and improvement of all my real estate during her natural life.
3rdly, I give and bequeath to my sons and daughters viz, John, James, Elizabeth and Jenny fifty shillings lawful money to each of them, to my daughter Margaret five pounds lawful money and to my daughter Sarah seven pounds ten shillings lawful money all to be paid within three years after the decease of my wife Agnes by my son David out of my real estate.
4thly, I give and bequest to my son David all my real estate to him his heirs and assigns forever after the decease of my wife Agnes he paying the legacies aforesaid to his brothers and sisters aforenamed.
5thly, I constitute make and ordain, my well beloved wife Agnes and my 1st son David the executors of this my last will and testament.
David McClure (and seal) Signed sealed public he pronounced and declared by the said David the testator as his last will and testament in personey.
William Gill, Thomas Gill, Joseph Dwight
Worcester, March 8, 1744/5 William Gill and Thomas Gill two of the evidences to this instrument personally appearing made oath that they saw David McClure sign seal and heard him public pronounce & declare the same to be and contain his last will and testament and that when he said he was of sound disposing mind and memory and that they with the Hon. Joseph Dwight Esq. set to their names as witnesses thereof at the same time in the said testators presence sworn before me John Chandler, Judge.

Province of the Massachusetts Bay by the Honourable Joseph Wilser, Esq. Judge of the Probate of Wills and for Granting (L S) Letters of administration on the estates of persons deceased having goods chattels rights or credits in the County of Worcester within the Province aforesaid. To all unto whom these presents shall come Greeting. Know ye that upon the day of the date hereof before me at Worcester in the County of ref. and the will of David McClure of Brookfield in the County and Province aforesaid Husbandman deceased, before me (illegible) annexed having been proved was now approved and allowed who having while he lived & at the time of his death goods chattels rights or credits in the County aforesaid and the Probate of the said will. Power of committing administration of all and singular the goods chattels rights and credits of the said dec. by virtue thereof appertaining to me. The administration of all and singular the goods chattels rights and credits of the dec. and his will in any manner concerning is hereby committed unto Agnes McClure his wife Executrix in the same will named will and faithfully to execute the said will and administer the estate of said dec. according there unto and to make a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods chattels rights credits of the said dec. and to exhibit the same into the Registry of the Court of Probate for the County aforesaid at or before the 15^th day of June next ensuing and also to render a plain and true of her said administration upon oath when required. In testimony whereof I have hereunto let my hand and the seal of the said Court of Probate. Dated at Worcester the 15^th day of May anno dominio 1745. By order of the Honorable Judge John Chandler.
Entered from the original of John Chandler                         Joseph Wilder.

     Zerciah Sanford witnessed the will of Azariah Rice on 8-Jul-1772 at Worcester County, Massachusetts; Volume 15, page 293-296
Will: Azariah Rice, July 8, 1772

In the name of God Amen. The eighth day of July, one thousand seven hundred & seventy two: I Azariah Rice of Brookfield in the County of Worcester & Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, Yeoman, being in health and of sound disposing mind & memory, thanks be given to God but calling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing that all men must once die, do make this my last will and testament, that is to say, first of all I give & I recommend my soul into the hand of God who gave it, & my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executor hereafter named, not doubting but at the General resurrection, I shall receive the same again by the Mighty power of God-And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give demise & dispose of the same in the following manner & form.
I?. My will is that all my just debts & funeral charges paid by my Executors out of my estate.
Item. I give & bequeath to my son Benj’n. About two acres of half of meadow more or less as the same is in the southerly side (illegible illegible) Pond, bounded all round by (illegible) & said Pond which is his full part with what I have given him heretofore.
Item. I give and bequeath to my son Oliver, one half part of four acres of meadow for quantity & quality, lying near Pine Hill, be it more or less as per Brookfield Book of record. I also give him more, viz. two acres of meadow at Bartlett’s Point (so called) be it more or less, as per record.
Item. I give & bequeath to my son Jonas one half part of four acres of meadow near Pine Hill, be it more or less as per record.
Item. I give & bequeath to my son Ephraim one half part of my house where I now live with the building thereon both for quantity & quality with all my husbandry tools and living stock of creatures of every kind I shall die seized of as the name is bounded southwesterly part on Jonas Rice & part on Elisha Rice, west on Cyprian Rice and four acres of my own land here after mentioned on a town road. Northerly on a town road. Easterly part on (Ralph’s ?) land & part on south pond southerly, southerly on John Rice his land. Said homelot lyes on both sides a town road & contains in the whole about one hundred acres, more four acres lying on the northerly side a town road, more or less as per record. I also give him ten acres of meadow on Qualange River bound on north on the river, south & east on Josiah Partredge, west on Bartlett’s Point. I give him more viz my part in the Meeting house and all my wearing apparel with all the money which is due or coming to me from my late brother Mattathias Rice deceased his estate with all my money I shall die seized & possessed of. Said bequests are on the conditions following viz. That the said Ephraim improve the half heretofore bequeathed in a good husband-like manner during my life & deliverance yearly the whole produce of the same of every sort affordance to be to my sole use & disposal. And also to provide for my comfortable support in sickness & health during my natural life if I stand in need & at my death to give a decent Christian burial. And also pay out the legacies hereafter mentioned to his two sisters & my granddaughter.
Item. I give & bequeath to my daughter’s Miriam & Mary in equal parts all my household goods of every sort & name, as iron, (illegible) pewter, wood, bed & bedding, linen & woolen of every sort & whatever else of indoor moveable not mentioned by name. And ten shilling money to each of them. And to Mary one milking cow to be paid by my executor at my decease.
Item. I give, bequeath to my granddaughter Zerciah Sanford, one heifer two years old, to be delivered to her by my executor within six months after my decease.
Item. I constitute my son Ephr. Rice, sole executor to this my last will and testament. And I utterly disallow & disannul all & every other former or other wills, legacies and bequests or Executors by me made, willed or bequeathed. Ratifying & conforming this and no other to be my last will & testament.
In witness whereof I have put my hand & seal, the day & year above written.
Signed, sealed, published, pronounced & declared said Azariah Rice as his last will & testament in the presence of these subscribers: Wm Ayres, William Ayres Jr, Benjamin Ayers.
Azariah Rice (seal)

Worcester ss. To all people to whom these presents shall come, Levi Lincoln, Judge of the Probate of wills, in the County of Worcester, within the State of Massachusetts Bay, in New England, sendeth Greeting.
Know ye, that on the seventh day of September, anno domini 1779. The instrument herewith annexed purporting the last will & testament of Azariah Rice, late of Brookfield in the County aforesaid, deceased, was presented for probate by Ephraim Rice the executor herein named. Then present William Ayres & Benjamin Ayers, two of the witnesses of the hereto described who made oath that they saw the said testator sign seal & heard him declare the said instrument to be his last will & testament & that they with the other subscribing witnesses subscribed their names together as witnesses to the execution thereof in the said testator’s presence and that he was this to the best of their judgement, of sound & disposing mind:
I do prove, approve & allow of the said instrument as the last will & testament of the before name deceased and do commit that the administration thereof in all matters the same (illegible) & of his estate whereof he died seized & possessed in said County unto Ephraim Rice the before named executor work faithfully to execute the said will, and to administer the estate of the said deceased according thereto, who accepted of his said inst. and he shall render an inventory of said estate into the Probate office according to law, and he shall render an amount upon oath of his proceeding when thereunto lawfully required.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this day & year above written. Levil Lincoln, J. prob.
Entered from the original, Josiah Wheeler Regr.

     Sarah (?) married David (son David 1) McClure, son of David 1 McClure and Agnes (?).

     Julia Cooper was born in 1837 at Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

     Emlita Cooper was born in 1846 at Arkansas.

     (?) Gibson married Katherine Schwabb.

     Audrey McLain was born on 1-Jan-1900 at Newport, Arkansas. She married Robert Edward Lee Washburn, son of Robert Washburn and Mary Cavanaugh, on 19-Jul-1919 at Newport, Arkansas. Audrey McLain died on 15-Mar-1994 at Nacogdoches, Texas, at age 94.