Excerpt from A Genealogy of the Descendants of Joseph Bixby 1621-1701 of Ipswich and Boxford Massachusetts, Who Spell the Name Bixby, Bigsby, Byxbee, Bixbee, Bigsbee, or Byxbe, Vol. 2: And of the Bixby Family in England, Descendants of Walter Bekesby, 1427, of Thorpe Morieux, SuffolkJoseph Bixby made a will 7 April, 1786, which was proved 10 May, following.4 To his wife, Sarah, he gave one third Of his estate, and mentions having already placed £40 in her hands toward bringing up his children, residue to his three sons, Joseph, Josiah and Luke, who were to have double what their sisters were to receive, and four daughters, Sally, Patty, Hitty, and Nancy.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.