THE "HOT MESS" PROBATE FILE OF NATHANIEL STOW JR PT6

The next three images in Nathaniel Stow's probate file are still pretty straight forward. Image 11 is a letter from Nathaniel's heirs to the judge in which they name the people they've chosen as the commissioners to appraise the value of the estate and then divide it up. It's dated 9Apr 1726 and I've transcribed it as written (except that I  can't reproduce how some letters in abbreviated words are slightly above the rest of line.)

Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)Case21772 p.11

To the Honorable Judge of Probates for the County of Middsx
These may Certify that wee the subscribers do make Choyce
of the men hereafter named to be Commissioners to
Apprise the Fathers Nathaniel Real Estate of our Father
Nathaniel Stow of Concord in sd County deseast: Capt John
Flint mr Samll Jones mr Samll meriam mr Daniel
Brooks Junr mr Samll Straten all of Concord afore sd
as witness our hands this 9th Day of April 1726


Mary Stow her x mark                                         Joseph Stow
                                                                            Benjamin Stow
                                                                            Nathll Stow
                                                                            Nathll Merriam
                                                                            Bartholomew Jones
                                                                            Eleazer Melvin
                                                                            Daniel  Brook

Images 12 and 13 are the front and back pages of the instruction the judge sent to the five commissioners describing their duties in evaluating the estate.  This is dated 18Apr 1726:

Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)Case21772 p.12

Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)Case21772 p.13

As I said, these images are straight forward, and easy to read as well as easy to understand.
Unfortunately, things start getting messier with the next images, as you'll see in the next post in this series.

To be continued...