Susanna Batchelder

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• Name: Susanna Laurence

Susanna married John Laurence on 2 Nov 1664. John died on 11 Jul 1667 in Groton, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Will: 12 Feb 1669/70, Charlestown, Massachusetts

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Biography:
It's not clear who the mother of each of William's chldren is. We know that William married Jane Cowper in England in 1632. We also know from his will that when he died in 1670 his wife's name was Rachel. Also in his will he said, "will is yt all my moveables be at my wives dispose for the comfort of her life & at her death to be given unto her children." That implies that at least two his his surviving three children were Rachel's. If so, that would imply his daughter Rachel was from Rachel. However, it has been pointed out that the assumed birthdate for daughter Rachel may not have been 1640. Her younges daughter was born in 1653. She would have been around 13. [CIT:]370;[:CIT] has suggested that Rachel was born in England prior to William moving to New England. That would almost definately make Rachel the daughter of Jane. I believe the first name is too much of a coincidence so Rachel is likely the daughter of Rachel. We will likely never know for sure.
From Pierce:
WILLIAM BACHELDER, b. Berks Co., England, 1597; m. in Standford Dingley, Berks Co., England, Oct. 1632, Jane Cowper m. 2d, Rachel ; b. 1603; d. May 28, 1676.
Henry Arthur, late of Standford Dingley, in Co. Berks, gent., complains that about August, 1630, took into his service Jane Cowper, spinster, agreeing to pay her 40s. a year, although she was so sickly that the other servants were compelled to do almost all her work. Afterwards her aunt, Katherine Smyth, who then lived in the house where pit. dwells, left her a legacy of £20. After a great deal of trouble pit. got the money for her and in return she lent it to him for a year, and pit. returned it to her and her husband, William Batcheler, except a small sum, which pit. kept back for her food "as she was somethinge fyne in her dyett" when she was living at her own request in pits, house after she received the said legacy. The answers of William Bacheler and Jane, his wife. The sd Jane says that pit. borrowed £4 of her, and that she in her turn borrowed 40s. of Margery Pryne, dau. of Mrs. Prine. She was persuaded by pits, landlord, Ric. Smith, to lend the said £20 to pit. The said William Batchelor says that he married the said Jane Cowper in October, 1632, and afterwards demanded the sd money of pit. , who only repaid part of it.
He was born in England and married his first wife in Standford Dingley, Berks Co., England: was admitted an inhabitant to Charlestown in 1634; was a victualler and admitted to the church Nov. 10. 1634. His will is dated Feb. 12, 1669. Devises to his widow the house R. Austin lives in during life; then to daus. Atwood and Austin; to Joseph the other house and 1 common; to dau. Abigail one common. Three grandchildren. Cromwells, living with me, to be at wife's disposal. Inventory, two horses, two cow commons, wood lot at Mystic Side—,£261. The codicil to his will is dated Feb. 12, 1669. He d. Feb. 20, 1669. Res. Charlestown, Mass.


Will:
Williams will:
[CENTER:]Will Of William Bachelder.[:CENTER]
I William Batchelour of Charlstowne in ye County of Middlesex In New England, being weake in body, but of sound memory; calling to minde the uncertainty of this life being subject to mortalyty, I doe make this my last will & Testament which is as followeth.
Impr I bequeath my sowle into ye hands of my Deare Redeemer ye Lord Jesus Christ: & my body to ye earth from whence it came, therein to be decently buryed after life departed. And as for that little portion of outward estate that God have given me; I doe dispose as followeth
Impr. yt all my just & reall debts be payde. Nextly I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Rachell Batchelour, my nowe dwelling howse & yard, garden, & out howseing & ye howse yt my sonn Richard Austin lives in: with all my moveable estate both cattell, tooles; or howsall-goods, and what ever else is to me belonging; my will is that my sonn Richard should continue in the howse dureing ye naturall Life of my beloved wife payeing rent to her according to the worth thereof.
Further my will is yt all my moveables be at my wives dispose for the comfort of her life & at her death to be given unto her children.
Item my will is my wife shall have liberty (her necessyty calling for it) to sell any part of ye Land; howsen, or moveables, more or less According as her need shall be.
Further my will is yt of what shall be sould, ther be an equal abatement out of every childs portion.
Item After my wives decease If undisposed of by my wife I give and bequeath unto my sonn Joseph Batchelour my now dwelling howse wth ye outhowseing yard & orchard lying belowe it, & of each side of it to him & to his heires.
Item. After my wives decease I give & bequeathe unto my two Daughters Rachell Atwood, & Abigail Austin the howse (if undisposed of by my wife) yt Richard Austin now lives in wth ye yard behind it, ye yard to come within two feet of my now dwelling howse wth ye use of ye highway to come into ye yard: & yt highway to ly in common to both howses viz: Josephs & Richards so farr as this yard goeth which is wthin two foot of my now dwelling howse. Further my will is yt my sonn Richard should have this howse and yard paying after the decease of my wife, to my sonn Atwood ye valew & worth of halfe of it: dureing ye time of his nonpayment to pay valuable rent for the one halfe of it. Upon Further consideration my will is yt ye sd Richard shall have liberty to fetch water from ye well of ye sd Joseph dureing ye Naturall life of ye sd Richard & his child after him, ye sd Richard to pay halfe ye charges about ye well dureing ye time of his makeing use of ye well. Further my will is yt my sonn Richard after my wives decease shall have ye little garden behind ye house of ye sayd Joseph; this garden being thirty foot in length and twelve foot in breadth from mr Fosters pales toward ye howse
Further upon Josephs Entring upon the sd howse after his mothers decease he is to pay five pounds to Joseph Cromwell & Benjamin Cromwell equally divideing it, to be payd wthin one twelve months time, or when they come of age to arrive at 21 yeeres of age.
Item my will is that my three Grandchildren nowe liveing wth me viz: Joseph Cromwell, Benjamin Cromwell, & Susanna Lawrence be left at the dispose of my wife Rachell Batchlour.
Memorandum my will is yt ye small Garden above specyfyed containeing thirty foot in length & twelve in breadth or there abouts is to bee added to ye howse of the sayd Rachell & Abigail. yt this is my will which is contained in these two sides for ye confirmation of which I have this eleventh day of the twelvth month one thousand sixe hundred sixty & nine affixed my hand constituteing my beloved wife Rachel Batchlour my sole executrix of this my will
As wittness wereoff.
Richard Kettle
John Cutler
Further my will is that ye wood Lott on Misticke side be given to my sonn Joseph & his heires after my wives decease.
[CENTER:]William Bachelor[:CENTER]
& Farthur my will is that aftar my wifs deceas I giv & beeqeath unto my son Joseph Bachelor one cows coman in the stinted coman in Charlstown hee to pay unto John Cromwell ten shillings after my wifs deceas
Itim I giv unto my daughter Abigell austen one cows coman in the stinted coman of Charlstown: aftar my wives deceas; my daughter abigell austin to pay unto Rebecka Cromwell ten shillings aftar: my wifs deceas & thes comans is given to them & to thear heirs forevar that this is my will in witnes hearof I hav set unto my hand this 12: of februwari 1669
[CENTER:]William Bathelor[:CENTER]
Witnes
John Cutler