Individual Details

Marriage

probably as his second wife, she was the widow of Jeremiah Barstow.

Will

Abstract of Will: Richard Stanlake of Scituate made his will 10 Apr. 1691. Bequests were as follows: to Lidia my wife my whole Estate ... both Real & personal ... to Improve and make use of according to her discretion ... during the time of her naturall life continuing in my name I do farther Give power to my afo resaid wife that if ... she Should Stand in need of more for her necessary support ... to make sale of such a part of my meadow lands as may supply her necessity . .. I do hereby farther Give power to my said wife while continuing in my name .. To dispose of all or any part of my Estate as above said that shall Remain in her hands by such proportions or distributions amongst our children as ... she shall think to be most meet. "Lidia my said wife" was appointed executrix, and "my Brother in law Jeremiah Hatch overseer of this my last will." The will was signed by a mark and witnessed by Thomas Perrey, Jeremiah Hatch and Job Randall. (The Mayflower Descendant, V. 31:62, 1933, Abstracts of Plymouth County Probate Records)

Codicil: My foure daughters viz Joanna Lidia Mary and Abigal "to Equally Enjoy all
my meadow lands within Expressed after their said mothers death . . . On this
Condition that if their sd slater Sand in necessity for her Support of more than
the Proffits ... will aford that they make Sutable supply by Equall proportion and
if any of them Refuse or neglect so to do that their proportions in what was so
allowed be taken out of their part of Said meadow and allowed to them that performe
the duty as above said." Codicil was signed by a mark and witnessed by Thomas
Perrey and Job Randall and both made oath to the will and codicil, 15 Sept 1691
[Note, this has to be a misprint, it is the same date Lidia Stanlake made oath to
the inventory.]