Court case against Joseph Willistone regarding Parsons Estate

An Account of sev^erll particulars of Good in the Custody of Joseph Willistone which belong
to M^r Joseph Parsons Deceased & for M^rs Mary Parsons Deceased of which Joseph Parsons Jr and Capt, to
Parsons Administration, to a y^e Deceased Estates Complain to ye Judge of Probate that they are taen by
said Willistone in a Clandistine way which are as followeth -----
A Deed of sale of y^e homelot he s^d Willistone lives on which was obtained of Co^ll Pynchon
A silver bowl holds a pint a bed Blankets a brass kettle holds about a pail full _ a pair of hatchels
a frying pan a looking glass twelve pounds four shillings in Money & something more a bolster filled
with featheres

Dated 18 March 1723 Joseph Parsons John Parsons Administrators
as afores^d

Joseph Willistone being cited to appear before me under named Judge of Probate this 19th day of March
1723 to answer Joseph Parsons Esq. for that sd williston had in a clandestine way concealed certain
particulars of their fathers & Mothers Deceased their Estates to which sd Willistone gave an Acctt as follows
Viz: 1 Joseph Parsons charged sd Willistone with keeping & Concealing a Deed they or their Mother had obtained
of Coll Pynchon of y^e hometed sd Willistone hath built & now lives upon to which sd Williston
saith he had none of it nor directly nor indirectly knew nothing of it nor where it was
2 Willistone was charged that he had a Silver Cup of a pint and a looking Glass to which he said
his Mother gave them both to her daughter Mary Parsons sd Willistone late wife
3 Willistone was charged with a brass kettle of a pailful & half to which he saith y^e kettle was in being
they might have it if they see cause
4 Willistone was charged with a pair of hatchets & a frying pan which he had them on Acct of Det
due to him or they might have them paying to him his Debt
5 Willistone was charged with 19/17 Money to which he Answered he had but 9/18 that he had
for debt due to him
6 Willistone was charged with a feather pillow for a bed to which he answered y^e pillow was to a bed
he had on his wives Mary Portion by them that was changed for one y^t was not a y^e so good
To y^e above y^e Acctt Joseph Willistone made oath this 19th March 1723 so y^e above Acct, that
was A true account in all the partiuclars as above, before me Samll Partridge Judge of Probate