Robert Crowell

Life events

1. about 1705

   Birth

   Massachusetts, United States

2. 19 May 1726

   Marriage

   Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, British North America

   with Rachel Hilliard

3. 1727

   Death¹

   Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, British North America

   Based on the date of his probate file Robert likley died in early July 1727.

4. 13 Jul 1727

   Probate¹

   Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, British North America

   Probate administration for Robert Crowell of Salem, Massachusetts (Case No. 6661), initiated July 1727. The records confirm that Robert died intestate, survived by his widow, Rachall Crowell. Joseph Hilliard of Salem, identified as a Ropemaker and the father of Rachall (making him Robert’s father-in-law), was appointed administrator of the estate on 18 July 1727.

   Transcription: Robert Crowell Probate Cover (1727)

   Transcription: Robert Crowell Probate Cover (1727)
   No. 6661
   Crowell
   Robert
   1727, July 18.
   //

   Transcription: Robert Crowell Probate Request (1727)

   Salem Juli 13. 1727
   To the onorable Jn Aboltun Esquidr Judg of the probits
   of wills and exhibiting Letters of Administration of wills
   I the subscriber pray you to grant to my father Joseph
   Hilliard Administration upon my late husband Robert Crowell
   Estate Late of Salem Deceased as witness my hand
   the mark of
   Rachall [R C] Crowell

   Transcription: Probate Bond for Robert Crowell (1727)

   KNOW All Men by these presents, That we
   Joseph Hilliard, Hope Lowder, Samuel Lambert
   Benjamin Grafton, sailmaker, all in ye
   County of Essex
   within His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England, are
   holden and stand firmly bound and obliged unto John Appleton
   Judge of the Probate of Wills and Granting Administrations within the
   County of Essex in the full Sum of one thousand Pounds,
   Currant Money in New-England: To be paid unto the said John Appleton
   his Successors in the said Office or Assignes: To the true
   Payment whereof, We do bind ourselves and each of us, our, and each of our
   Heirs, Executors and Administrators, joyntly and severally for the whole and
   in the whole firmly by these Presents. Sealed with our Seals. Dated
   13th Day of July Anno Domini, One Thousand
   seven hundred twenty seven Annoque Regni Regis GEORGII.

   The Condition of this present Obligation is such,
   That if the above-bounden Joseph Hilliard admr on all and singular ye
   goods, chattels, rights & credits of his son in Law Robert Crowell Late
   of Salem aforesaid decd. intestate
   do make or cause to be made a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods, Chattels
   Rights and Credits of the said Deceased, which have or shall come to the hands, possession or know-
   ledge of him the said Joseph Hilliard or into the hands and possession of
   any other person or persons for him : And the same so made, do exhibit or cause to be exhibited
   into the Registry of the Court of Probate for the aforesaid County of Essex at or before the
   first Day of August next ensuing. And the same Goods, Chattels, Rights and
   Credits, and all other the Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits of the said Deceased, at the time of
   Death, which at any time after shall come to the hands and possession of the said
   Joseph Hilliard or into the hands and possession of any other person or persons for him do well
   and truly Administer according to Law. And further do make, or cause to made a just and true
   Accompt of said Administration upon Oath, at or before the first Day of Octobr
   which will be in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand seven hundred twenty seven
   And all the rest & residue of the said Goods, Chattels, Rights & Credits which shall be found remaining
   upon the said Administrators Accompt (the said being first examined & allowed of by the Judge or
   Judges for the time being, of Probate of Wills and granting Administrations within the County of
   aforesaid) shall deliver and pay unto such Person or Persons respectively as the said
   Judge or Judges by his or their Decree or Sentence pursuant to Law shall limit & appoint. And if it
   shall hereafter appear, That any last Will and Testament was made by the said Deceased : And the
   Executor or Executors therein named do exhibit the same into the Court of Probate for the said County
   of Essex making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly. If the said
   Joseph Hilliard within bounden being there-unto required, do render and deliver
   the said Letter of Administration (Approbation of such Testament being first had & made) into the
   said Court : Then the before Written Obligation to be Void and of none Effect, or else to abide and
   remain in full Force and Virtue.

   Joseph Hillard
   Samll. [his S mark] Lambert
   William Grafton

   Sealed and Delivered
   in Presence of
   Joseph Ropes
   Danl. Appleton Regr

   Transcription: Robert Crowell Administration Bond Exterior (1727)

   [Top Left]
   Joseph Hillards Bond of
   Adm.r on Rob.t Crowell
   1727

   [Top Right]
   Bond of Administration
   of estate of Robert Crow-
   ell late of Salem de-
   ceased.
   1727 July 13.
   6661
   (3)

   Transcription: Letter of Administration for Robert Crowell (1727)

   Province of the Massachusetts }
   Bay in New-England . . . . }
   Essex ss

   JOHN APPLETON Esqr Commissionated
   JUDGE of the Probate of Wills and for Granting Letters of
   Administration on the Estates of Persons Deceased, having Goods,
   Chattels, Rights or Credits in the County of Essex
   within the Province aforesaid,

   To Joseph Hilliard of Salem in the
   County of Essex Aforesaid Ropemaker Greeting.

   WHEREAS Robert Crowell Late of Salem
   in ye County of Essex aforesaid
   Deceased, having while he Lived and at the time of his Decease,
   Goods, Chattels, Rights or Credits in the County aforesaid, lately
   Dyed Intestate, whereby the Power of Committing Administration,
   and full Disposition of all and singular the Goods, Chattels, Rights and
   Credits of the said Deceased; and also the hearing, examining and
   allowing the Accompt of such Administration doth appertain unto Me,
   Trusting therefore in your care and fidelity, I do by these Presents
   commit unto you full Power to Administer all and singular the Goods,
   Chattels, Rights and Credits of the said Deceased: And well and faith-
   fully to dispose of the same according to Law; and also to ask, gather,
   levy, recover and receive all and whatsoever Credits of the said Deceased
   which to him while he Lived, and at the time of his Death did apper-
   tain, and to pay all Debts in which the said Deceased stood bound, so far
   as his Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits can extend according
   to the value thereof: And to make a true and perfect Inventory of
   all and singular the Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits; and to
   Exhibit the same into the Registry of the Court of Probate for the
   County aforesaid, at or before the first Day of August
   next ensuing, and to render a plain and true Accompt of your said Admi-
   nistration upon Oath, at or before the first Day of Decembr
   which will be in the Year of our Lord, One thousand seven hundred
   and twenty Seven; And I do hereby ordain, constitute and appoint
   you Administratr of all and singular the Goods, Chattels, Rights
   and Credits aforesaid.

   In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand, and the Seal
   of the said Court of Probate. Dated at Ipswich the Eighteenth
   Day of July Anno Domini, 1727.

   Dan. Appleton Regr. John Appleton