[T]he deposition of William Severy of Lawful age who Testifies & Says that: Some years before the death of John Wilkins Late of Midleton deceased the deponant rode in Company with the said John Wilkins from the Bell Tavern in Danvers to Middleton aforesaid. And that the aforesaid John Wilkins told me the deponant that he Intended to make John Peters a Present out of his Estate, and that he the said John Peters should never want for any Support while he the said John Wilkins lived. [signature, William Severy]
[VERSO: Sworn to on Dec. 6, 1780, before Justice of the Peace Amos Putnam. Taken at the request of John Peters. Benjamin Wilkins, the respondent was notified and was Present.]
Citation
“William Severy,” Wheatley Peters Project, accessed October 17, 2026, https://www.wheatleypeters.xn--lamh-bpa.org/items/show/17.
