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Will dated 18 Mar 1758, Worcester Co, MA
In the name of God Amen the Eighteenth Day of March 1758 I David Aldrich of Mendon, in the County of Worcester in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Blacksmith being grone old and weak in Body But of a Perfect mind and memory, Thanks be given unto God Therefore calling to mind the Mortality of my Body and Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die do make and Ordain this my Last will and Testament (that is to say) Principally and first of all I Recommend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it and my Body I Recommend to the Earth to be Buried in a Decent Christian Burial at the Direction of my Executor nothing Doughting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Mighty power of God And as touching such Worldly Estate that I have Left wherewith it has pleased God to Bless me at present with it being some small matter of moveable or personal Estate my reall Estate I have near all given to my sons hereafter mentioned by Respective Deed which may make it fully app___. Said Personal Estate after my just Debt, and funeral charges and Probate Charges are paid I Give Devise and Dispose of in the following manner and form.
In primas I Give and Bequeath to Mehetabel my Dearly Beloved wife Twenty Spanish mil'd Silver Dollors to be raised and Levied out of my Said Estate to geather with one Third part of my Houshold Good Debts and moveable Effects as the Law Directs.
Item--I Give and Bequeath to David Aldrich my Eldest Son to be raised out of my Estate on cow one Silver Spoone, one Spanish mil'd Dollor Silver.
Item--I Give and Bequeath to Edward Aldrich my Second Con on Dollor as aforesd.
Item--I Give and Bequeath to Benjamin Aldrich Son of my Eldest Daughter Elizabeth Deceased wife of Abel Aldrich on Dollor aforesd.
Item--I Give and Bequeath to the Children of my 3rd Son Peter Aldrich Deceased on Shilling Lawful money apiece to be paid to them out of my sd Estate by my Executor as they shall come of age.
Item--I Give and Bequeath to my fourth Son Jonathan Aldrich on stake anvil on vice for the Black Smith and one Spanish mil'd Dollar as aforesd -- the anvill and vice is in his hand already.
Item--I Give and Bequeath to my Second Daughter MArgaret Smith wife of George Smith one of my Best feather Beds and all the Beding and furniture thereunto belonging She Paying to my Executor Thirty Six Shillings Lawful money.
Item--I Give and Bequeath to my two younger Sons Abner and Levi Aldrich to them their Heirs and asigns forever as it was and is the intent of all the foregoing Legacy The Remainder part of all my Estate Either reall or personal that is not Disposed on by Deed or Deeds under my hand and Seal already or any Estate that Shall or might by Right become to be mine I Give to them aforesd to be Equally Divided betweend them or their Heirs all the aforesd Legacies Excepting Peters Children is to be paid out by my Executor one year after my Death.

Witnesses: Ralph Freeman, William Cook and Paul Cook.
Sole Executor: Abner Aldrich
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David married 2nd to Mehitable Mann, 6 Jul 1733, both of Providence. The children were all born to Hannah.

David is buried Scott Cemetery, Bellingham, Norfolk, MA. His is the oldest stone. Both wives also buried there.

Birth	13 May 1685	Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Marriage	Abt 1710	Hannah Capron
Death	15 Mar 1771	Massachusetts

Spouse	Hannah Capron (1685 - 1730)
Child	Peter Aldrich (1719 - 1758)
Child	David Aldrich (1711 - 1771)

Father	Jacob Aldrich (1653 - 1695)
Mother	Huldah Thayer (1657 - 1730)
Sibling	Jacob Aldrich (1676 - 1753)
Sibling	Abel Aldrich (1678 - 1695)
Sibling	Seth Aldrich (1679 - 1737)
Sibling	Huldah Aldrich (1680 - 1727)
Sibling	Rachel Aldrich (1681 - 1690)
Sibling	Sarah Aldrich (1683 - )
Sibling	Peter Aldrich (1686 - 1748)
Sibling	John Aldrich (1688 - 1750)
Sibling	Moses Aldrich (1690 - 1761)
Sibling	Mercy Aldrich (1692 - 1692)
Sibling	Rachel Aldrich (1694 - )