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Ye will & testament of William Sprague departed of the town of North Kingstown
of the colony of Rhode Island in New England first named for the consideration
of the dignity of Almighty God and the necessity of providing for his family
and others he hath made & set his hand and seal this 12th day of October 1768. and
I (hundred and eighty) and the [illegible]’s will be paid to him before his death fully paid
and satisfied.
Firstly, I make my first will and covenant that I am unable to satisfy some of my debts
of the [illegible]’s being about thirteen in his presence provided that for the
his [illegible]’s and all other debts that he shall owe at the time of his death be
paid out of my estate and the [illegible]’s be paid first and then the others
I give and bequeath to my son Samuel [illegible] and to his heirs forever all that piece of
land in the town of North Kingstown lying in the [illegible]’s on the north by the land of
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