Robert Pease, Co. of Essex, Locksmith, Will, dated May 10 1623, Mentions his wife MARGARET, sons ROBERT and JOHN, daughter ELIZABETH, son-in-law Abraham PAGE and brother-in-law FRANCIS KING. Will proved June 12th 1623.

Margaret continued to live in Great Baddow for ten years. Robert, the elder son, had wife Lydia. Margaret emigrated to America in the years just prior to her death.

August 1636, Great Baddow: Witness to a bond given by William Vincent to be paid to Abraham Page (orphaned grandson by daughter Elizabeth) when he comes of age.

1639: Salem: admitted as a member of the church i n Salem. She evidently came to Massachusetts in 1639, possibly accompanied by her son John who returned to Essex to get her.

Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records 1635-81
Volume I, page 40
Estate of Margaret Pease of Salem
"the first day: 7: munth 1644. This is the last will off margit pease. That is that her grane childs John pease the sonne off Robert pease shall with the rest of her goods be put ouer to Thomas: wadsson off sallme to be as her true feffeye off trust to despoes off her estate as she dereckteth: at this tyme being in parfite memory fist yt as before Tht the sed John pease shall be give frely to the sed Thomas wadsson that he shall desposse off him as his one child and : seconly: yt the housse she liff in & with the ground beloninge ther to shall be give to the sed John pease all soe haffe an acker off indon corne all soe he is to have my heffer all soe y' John shell have my bede and all yt belonges to it all soe that her grane childern the childern off Robert peasse her sonne she givth to the rest off them the tow gottes & kids to be equally despossed a monge them and all her mouffeabell goods are to be at Thomas wadsho despoes for the good off John. all soe her grane childe Robert pease shell have: her lesser chist and yt if yt the sed John pease die then his brother Robert pease must have the rest off the estatte and all yt doughter pease the wiffe off Probert pease is to have my best cloth gowne and all partiqlers are not set dun the same mst Thomas wadson is to desposse off it for the good off John her grane childe."
[No signature.]
Witness: John Barbor, Obadiah (his mark) Huellme.
Proved 1: 11: 1644, by the witnesses.
Petition of Robert Pease, son of Robert Pease, who had been allowed 6li. out of his father's estate by the court; he now desires to know how the money shall be paid, and having remained twelve months with his mother, now wishes to be free to choose a master and to have sufficient clothing to fit him out. Ann, wife of Robert Isbell, testified that after widow Margaret Pease had made a written will, she gave to Faith Barbor her best red petticoat; also that Susan, wife of Henry Bullock, deceased, was present when bequest was made.
Salem Quarterly Court Files, Vol. 1, Leaf 35.
Inventory taken by John Alderman and John Bulfinche: 1 fether bed, 2 Bolsters, 4 pillowes, 2 blanketts, one coverlid,2li.; 4 courtaynes & 4 rods of Iron, 11s.; one Payr of fine sheets, 12s.; two Pilcovrs and two Payer of course sheets, 10s.; one cloth gowne, 10s.; one stuffe gowne, 12s.; one red Petticote, 13s. 4d.; two old Putticoats, 6s.; two old wascoats, 4s.; one red wastcoat, 5s.; two hoods, 5s.; one Cloake, 5s.; one greene apron an a hatt, 4s.; 14 peeces of Small and great Pewter, 10s.; one small brasse morter and pestle, 1s. 6s.; tow Cettles and an old Cettle, 12s.; one brasse Pott, 7s.; one frying pan and an old warming Pan with a paire of tongs and an old fire shovell. 3s 4d.; on pair of bellows and a payr of doges and a pott hanger and a skillett 5s.; one whele, 2s. 5d.; two chests, 5s. 5d.; tow old chavres and a old barrel and a Payle with all other things that are not seene, 2s; tow bushells of corne and tow busshels of Indian corne, 13s. 4d.; half acre of Indian corne, 16s.; som rye that is betwine Goodman Suthweeks and Goodwiffe Pease, 4s.; one earlinge heifer, 2li. 10s.; for Pte of a sowe and one Pig, 12s. 3d.; the howse and 3 quarters of an acre of ground, 1li. 10s.; tow goats and kid, 18s.; Marie Pease oweth her mother Pease, 1li.; Mr. Bacon owth Megerett Pease, 10s.; Goodman Barbour oweth me a bushell of corne, 2s. 8d. Total, 19li. 2s. 8d. Note of charges layed out by Thomas Wattson for wid. Margaret Pease: to mr. Rucke for bread and beere and wyne, 16s. 8d.; to Goodwife Bullocke for fyve days attendance in sickness, 7s. 6d.; to Goodman Burcham for her Coffine, 6s.; for making her grave, 1s.; to William Woodbery for keeping a heifer and for some part of wyntering her, 7s. 6d.; to the ferryman to bring her over the water, 10d.; for writings, 1s.; total, 2li. 6d.
Salem Quarterly Court Files, Vol. 1 leaf 36.
Inventory was brought in 1 : 11 : 1644, and sworn to by Obadiah Holme and Jno. Barber. Upon request of An, wife of Robt. Isbell, Goodwife Watson must allow her for her pains, or else the court will.
Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 2, page 171
On 30 : 4 : 1652, Robert Pease and his brother John Pease, both of Salem, acknowledged a bill, dated 6: 11 : 1651, to Tho. Watson, in regard to the estate of their gran-mother, Margaret Pease, of whom said Watson was a feoffee.
Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 3, leaf 40