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BACON, Andrew, Middletown.  Invt. £570-13-03.  Taken 5 August, 1731, by Israhiah Wetmore, William Ward and Joseph Rockwell.
     Court Record, Page 53 - 22 September, 1731:  Adms. to Anne Bacon, widow.  Recog., with James Tappin, £300.

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BACON, Beriah, Middletown.  Invt. £517-07-02.  Taken 27 ____, 1730, by John Collins, Joseph Rockwell and Nathaniel Bacon.  Will dated 9 May, 1729.
     I, Beriah Bacon of Middletown, do make this my last will and testament:  I give to Anne, my wife, the 1-3 part of my moveable estate and the use of 1-3 of each parcel of land during life, and which room she shall choose in my dwelling house,  with convenient sellering, during her life.  I give to my eldest son, Beriah Bacon, my dwelling house and the lott it stands upon, which I bought of John Ranney, and 8 acres of my other half-mile lott which lyeth southward of the highway my house stands by, to be taken out of the north end, upon the east side, half the width of sd. lott; but and if that width cuts off all the brook towards the south part of the 8 acres, then it shall run so wide as to leave convenient watering in the remaining parts of sd. lott southward of the sd. 8 acres.  This I give to my son Beriah and to his heirs forever.  I give to my son Pierpont Bacon the remaining part of my aforesd. half-mile lott lying southerdly of the highway by my dwelling house.  After his brother Beriah had has his 8 acres, the remaining part I give to my son Pierpont and to his heirs forever.  I give the remainder of all my lands and moveable estate to be divided equally amongst all my children, sons and daughters, each one an equal share.  I make my wife, Ann Bacon, sole executrix.              BERIAH BACON, LS.
Witness: Nathaniel White, John Bacon, 3rd, Joseph White
     A codicil, dated 19 Apr. 1730:  The executrix may advance some part of the moveable estate to the daughters in case of need (as of marriage before they come of full age), such advances to be a part of their portions.                                                                                         BERIAH BACON, LS.
Witness: Joseph White, John Churchill
     Court Record, Page 21 - 2 Jun. 1730:  Will proven.
     Page 63 - 4 Apr. 1732;  Tabitha Bacon, a daughter of Beriah Bacon of Middletown, chose her uncle Nathaniel Bacon to be her guardian.  Recog. £100.
     Page 73 - 4 Aug. 1732:  This Court appoint Ann Bacon, alias Gill, the relict of Beriah Bacon, late of Middletown, and her present husband Joshua Gill to be guardians to Beriah Bacon, age 12 years, Pierpont Bacon, age 8 years, Ann 10, and Bethia Bacon, age 4 years.  Recog., £200.
     Dist. File:  13 Jun. 1733;  Dist. of the estate as followeth:  To the widow, Ann Bacon; to Elizabeth Passewell, to Anna Bacon, to Tabitha Bacon, to Beriah, eldest son; to Pierpont Bacon.
     Page 1 (Vol. XII) 28 Mar. 1731:  Dist. of the estate of Berah Bacon exhibited in Court by Ann Gill, executrix, Nathaniel Bacon and William Rockwell.

Page 233.

BACON, John, Middletown.  Will dated 30 Oct., 1732.
     I, John Bacon, Sen., of Middletown, do make this my last will and testament:  I give unto Mary, my well-beloved wife, all my right and interest in any lands or moveable estate whatsoever that she brought with her or stood possessed of when I married with her, that are now in being, and also two cowes which I now have; all this I do give to her and her heirs forever.  Also I give unto her the improvement and use of my dwelling house which I now dwell in, and the yard before the doore to the dwelling house which I now dwell in, and the yard before the doore to the highway, and the garden southward of the house, and liberty to fetch water from the well, and the rent of all my lands in Hartford:  these I give to her for her comfort during her natural life.  And I do hereby prohibit her receiving any tenant into my dwelling house without the consent or liberty of my son John Bacon.  I give unto my daughter Sarah 1-2 of my brass kettle and all the pewter ware which I now have which did belong to her mother, my former wife Sarah.  Also I give unto her all my Wongunk swamp which lies against the end of the meadow of her husband Nathaniel Brown.  I do hereby order my son John Bacon to pay to my sd. daughter £10 out of my moveable estate.  All this I give to my sd. daughter and to her heirs forever.  I do further give unto my wife Mary 1-3 part of my swine, Indian corne and flax, and the whole of a parcel of yarn which she hath prepared for cloth.  And my will is she shall have 3 bushels of wheat and 2 bushels of Indian meal from my grist mill yearly so long as my sd. mill shall continue in order, or during her natural life.  I give unto my son John Bacon, whom I likewise make my only and sole executor, all and singular my houseing and lands and all other estate, whatsoever and wheresoever the same shall and may be found  or belonging unto me by any lawfull means (he paying my funerall charges, just debts and legacies), all by him freely to be possessed and injoyed forever.             JOHN BACON, LS
Witness: John Collins, Nathaniel Collins, William Rockwell.
     Court Record, Page 77 - 17 Nov. 1732:  Will proven.

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BANKS, John, Middletown.  Invt. £373-10-11.  Taken 23 December, 1730, by John Sage, Samuel Gipson and John Warner.
     Court Record, Page 34-5 January, 1730-1:  Adms. to Elizabeth Banks, widow.
     Page 25 (Vol. XIII) 22 March, 1737-8:  William Banks, age 14 years, son of John Banks, chose William Rockwell to be his guardian.  Recog., £50.  Cert:  Giles Hall, J. P.
     Page 1 (Vol. XIV) 6 April, 1742:  Sarah Banks, a minor, 17 years of age, and Mary Banks, a minor, 12 years of age, daughters of John Banks, chose William Rockwell of Middletown to be their guardian.  Recog., £200.

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BARBOUR, David, Hebron.  Invt. £1300-03-00, plus.  Taken 3 December, 1729, by Samuel Waters, Joseph Phelps and Samuel Curtis.  Will dated 2 October, 1729.
     I, David Barbour of Hebron, in the County of Hartford, do make this my last will and testament:  I give to Hannah, my wife, £30 in current money of the Colony; also 1 black mare and 1-3 part of my buildings and household goods, debts and moveable estate during her naturall life;  and also the improvements of all my real and personal estate for the careful bringing up of my children until they arrive to lawful age, and then the sd. improvements to return to the sd. children as they shall come to lawfull age.  And after her death the sd. 1-3 part to return to each child to whome it belongs, as hereafter mentioned.  I do likewise make Hannah my sd. wife, sole executrix.  I give to my son David land adjoining Morris Tilletson's land and Jacob Root's land, together with 1-2 of my common and undivided right of land, and also part of the orchard on the east side of sd. highway, for 6 years forward after my son David come to lawfull age, and no longer.  I give to my son Stephen the remainder of my land on the east side of the highway; also my homestead with the buildings thereon, together with 1-2 of my common or undivided right of land, for which the sd. Stephen shall pay £5 money to each of the sisters within two years after he comes of age.  I give to my daughter Hanna £10 current money of the Colony; also the other two of my daughters, viz, Temperance and Mary, an equal legacy with Hannah save the £10 as above given, which gift of legacies to my sd. daughter shall be in my other lands already laid out in three certain parcells as far as these three parcells will do, and the moveables to make the remainder.  I make Capt. Hezekiah Gaylord and Sergt. John Phelps, of Hebron, my overseers.
                                                                                                             DAVID BARBOUR, LS
Witness: Nathaniel Stiles, Asaell Phelps, Samuel Curtice.

     Court Record, Page 9 -6 January, 1729-30:  Will proven.

     Page 80 - 6 February, 1732-3:  David Barbour of Hebron, age 16 years, chose Joseph Phelps of Hebron to be his guardian.  Recog., £100.
     Page 90 - 17 May, 1733:  Temperance Barbour chose Joseph Phelps to be her guardian.  Recog., £100.
     Page 53 (Vol. XIII) 27 December, 1739:  May Barbour, age 14 years, chose Israel Post of Hebron to be her guardian.  Reccog., £200.  CErt: Joseph Phelps, J. P.  And Stephen Barbour, a minor, 15 years of age, chose Moses Case of Hebron to be his guardian.  Recog., £200.

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BARBOUR, Lieut. Josiah, Windsor. Invt. £817-01-00.  Taken 7 January, 1729-30, by Jacob Drake, Job Loomis and Timothy Loomis.  (See File for date and names.)  Will dated 1st April, 1726.
     I, Josiah Barbour of Windsor, "wheel wright," do make this my last will and testament:  I give unto Sarah, my wife, for her to have and injoy, 1-3 part of my lands, some portions that I purchased of Ebenezer Gilbert and Ebenezer Spencer, and also of Ebenezer Williams's land that belonged to Mark Kelsey, and 103 part of the land I purchased to Josiah Cooke and Joanna his wife.  I also give unto my wife, for her to have and injoy only for and during ye time she shall happen to live and remain my widow,, my parlour or lower room of my dwelling house, also 1-2 part of the west end of my barn.  Also, I give to her a feather bed, a mare and a cowe, to be her own forever, and one year's provision.  The reason why I have not given unto my wife any more of my moveable estate is because that I had none of her estate left her by her former husband, for she disposed of the same unbeknowne to me, and she may dispose of my estate (if given) as she did her former husband's and so leave herself destitude, I give to Nathaniel Barbour, my eldest son, besides what I have already given him by deed of gift, all my land in the lower field on the west side of the road to Windsor, 1-3 part of the land I purchased of Ebenezer Williams that belonged to Mark Kelsey, 1-3 part of the land I purchased of Josiah Cook and Joanna his wife, and also part of the land I purchased of Ebenezer Gilbert and Ebenezer Spencer; also, 1-3 part of all my undivided land that shall be laid out by virtue of any right belonging unto me.  Also I give to my son Nathaniel Barbour £20 in money, to be paid him by his brother Aaron Barbour.  I give to my son Jonathan Barbour, besides what I have already given him by deed of gift, 2-3 part of the land purchased of Ebenezer Williams that belonged to Mark Kelsey, 2-3 part of the land I purchased of Josiah Cook, also 1-3 part of the meadow land I purchased of Ebenezer Gilbert and Ebenezer Spencer, also 103 part of all undivided lands.  I give him £20 as money, to be paid him by his brother Aaron Barbour.  I give my son Aaron Barbour my home lott, dwelling house, barn, and all edifices erected on the same, with other lands.  Also, I give him all my "wheel wright's" tools.  I give to my tow daughters, Abigail Brown and Rebeckah Drake, to each of them £80 in current pay or 2-3 money.  I give unto my daughter Abigaill £5 more.  I give to my grandchildren: to Elizabeth Drake, if she continues to live at my house till she comes of age, the sum of £20 in current pay or 2-3 money; and to Hannah Drake £15 as money.  I make my sons, Nathaniel Barbour, Jonathan Barbour and Aaron Barbour, executors.                                                                                  JOSIAH BARBOUR, LS
Witness:  Charles Whiting, Samuel Howard, John Dod.

     A codicil, dated 9 December, 1729:  I, the sd. Josiah Barbour, by this present codicil, do ratify and confirm my last will and testament, and do give to my wife Sarah 10 bushels of Indian corne, 6 bushels of rie, and 20 pounds of flax and a barrel of sider, and all the pork, butter and suit in the house, to be paid to her, my sd. wife Sarah, immediately after my decease.  And whereas I have ordered a legacy to be paid by my executor to my two grandchildren, Elizabeth Drake and Hannah Drake, my will is that Elizabeth Drake shall have one of the feather beds and one of the blankets my wife made since we married, and Hannah Drake the other feather bed and two blankets which she made since she came here, and the middle brass kettle, as part of their legacies, to be valued at inventory price; but my wife Sarah shall have the use of them during her natural life.                      JOSIAH BARBOUR, LS.
Witness:  Elisha Pratt, Sarah Pratt, Hannah Loomis, Timothy Loomis.

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BARBOUR, Ruth, Windsor. Invt. £84-10-06.  Taken 30 November, 1731, by Nathaniel Drake, John Cook, Jr., and Henry Allyn.  Will dated 13 November 1716.
     I, Ruth Barbour of Windsor, thought it best to make this my last will and testament:  After my just debts and funerall expenses are paid, my will is that what is wanting of my son Benjamin and John Barbour's portion, and also of Sarah Barbour's portion, according to their father Samuel Barbour's last will, shall be made up to each of them out of my estate.  Further, I freely release my son Joseph Barbour from that 20 shillings per annum that he was to pay unto me by his Father Barbour's will.  I fully discharge my son Benjamin Barbour from paying for his dyet while he has been with me, provided he demand nothing of my executors for what work he has done for me, nor for the corn or meat I have had of him.  I give to my son John Barbour my mare and a steer and all my right in the oxen that sd. Joseph Barbour bought of Josiah Barbour, and also hay to keep them this winter.  I give to my daughter Sarah my best bed and furniture, also a pig and four bushels of corne and two of rye.  I give to my son-in-law, Samuel Barbour, 20 shillings in money besides what he owes me.  I give to my grandson, William Barbour, 5 shillings in money.  Lastly, my will is that the remainder of my whole estate be divided to and among my children hereafter named, in equal shares, viz., to David Barbour, Joseph Barbour, Benjamin Barbour, John Barbour, Mary Brown, Ruth Phelps, Elizabeth Loomis and Sarah Barbour.  I make my son Joseph Barbour sole executor.             RUTH X BARBOUR, LS.
Witness:  Matthew Allyn, Thomas Marshall.

     Court Record, Page 86 - December, 1731:  Will proven.

Page 83 - 93

BARBOUR, Sarah, widow of Lieut. Josiah Barbour, Windsor.  Died 1730-31.  Invt. £50-02-08.  Taken 4 January, 1730-31, by Thomas Marshall, Thomas Filer and Timothy Loomis.  Presented by Deacon Nathaniel Drake, Remembrance Sheldon, Adms., and Hannah his wife.
     See File:  We, the subscribers, being the only heirs of the estate of our honoured mother, Sarah Barbour deceased, relict and widow of Lt. Josiah Barbour of Windsor, do hereby mutually agree to divide the estate as followeth:  To Enoch Drake, eldest son, his double portion: to Benoni Trumble and Sarah, his wife, to Remembrance Sheldon and Hannah his wife, and to Nathaniel Drake.  to each of them their single portions.  To which agreement we, the subscribers, do hereby bind ourselves, all to each and each to other, and each of our heirs, in the full and just sum of £50 of current money of this Colony, to be paid by him or them that shall refuse to stand to the above agreement to him or them that shall stand to and abide by the same.  30 February, 1730-1.

ENOCH DRAKE, LS.
NATHANIEL DRAKE, LS.
BENONI TRUMBLE, LS.
REMEMBRANCE SHELDING, LS.
SARAH TRUMBLE, LS.
HANNAH SHELDING, LS.

Witness:  Giles Elsworth, Timothy Loomis

     Court Record, Page 33 - 5 January, 1730-1:  Invt. exhibited by Nathaniel Drake and Remembrance Sheldon, Adms.  Accepted.
     Page 37 - 7 February, 1730-1:  Agreement exhibited and confirmed by the Court.

Page 194

BATE, James, Sen., East Haddam.  Invt. £1032-19-01.  Taken 13 April, 1732, by Daniel Brainard, Timothy Fuller and John Holmes.  Will dated 24 December, 1729.
     I, James Bate, Sen., of the Township of Haddam, on the east side of the river, in the County of Hartford and Colony of Connecticut, have thought it my duty to make my last will and testament:  My will is my wife Mary Bate shall, at my decease, have 1-3 part of my moveable estate wholly at her own dispose, according to her own choice; also, that during her widowhood she shall injoy and have the full profit and benefit of my house, barn, orchard and homelott, as also the benefit of my land lying by the Cove, so far as she may have occasion for it on account of firewoood.  My will is that my grandchild, Elizabeth Fuller, have £20 out of my estate, and no more, since her mother in her lifetime had sundry things out of my estate which I have taken no particular account of.  My will is that all my estate (besides what I have here absolutely disposed of), both real and personal, wheresoever it is to be found, whether in buildings, lands, cattle, or in other things, shall be equally divided among my 7 children, viz., Rebeckah, Ruth, Alis, Mary, Anne, Abigial and Unis.  And for as much as there will be found in my Book of Accounts sundry things which some or all of my children have already received, some more and some less, my will is that when each child's part is set out to them that what is found on account shall be considered as so much of their portion already paid.  I appoint my wife, Mary Bate, sole executrix.                                                                                      JEAMES BATE, SEN., LS.
Witness:  Stephen Hosmer, Thomas Knowlton, Joseph Spencer

     Court Record, Page 69 - 6 Jun. 1732:  Will exhibited.  Annah Bate, a minor, 16 years of age, Abigail 13 years, and Eunice Bate, age 10 years, chose their mother, Mrs. Mary Bate, as their guardian.  Recog., £150.

     Page 73 - 4 Jul. 1732:  The will of James Bate, exhibited last Jun. being fully proven, John Comstock the 2nd, of Lyme, in right of his wife Rebeckah, daughter of James Bate, moves this Court for a distribution.  This Court appoints Deacon Daniel Brainard, Lt. John Holmes and Daniel Cone, distributors.

     Dist. File: 15 Nov. 1732:  To Mary Bate, widow; to Rebeckah Comstock, eldest daughter; to Ruth Gibbs, to (Elec) Alice Hall to Mary Comstock, to Annah Bate, to Abigail Bate, to Eunice Bate and to Elizabeth Fuller (granddaughter), to each of them the sum of £158.  By Deacon Daniel Brainard, Lt. John Holmes and Daniel Cone, distributors.

     Page 51 (Vol. XII) 5 October, 1736:  John Bate, a minor son of James Bate, chose his brother Samuel Bate to be his guardian.

Page 328

BELDING, Gideon, Wethersfield.  Wethersfield,  Invt.  £79-18-00.  Taken 28 December 1733, by Jacob Williams, Benjamin Wright and David Goodrich.

     Court Record, Page 103 - 1st January, 1733-4:  Adms. granted to Elizabeth Belding.

     Page 8 (Vol. XII) 6 August, 1734:  Elizabeth Belding, widow, moves this Court to set out moveables for her support, the estate being reported insolvent.  Thomas Deming and Benjamin Wright appointed commissioners.  Elisha Belding, a son, 19 years of age, chose Josiah Churchill to be his guardian.  Ruth Belding, age 16 years, chose her uncle Daniel Belding to be her guardian, also appointed guardian to Ebenezer Belding, age 3 years.  Elizabeth, age 14 years, chose her mother, Elizabeth Belding, to be her guardian.  And this Court appoint the widow guardian to Hannah, age 11 years, Hezekiah 8 years, Sarah 7 years, and Gideon 5 months old, all children of Gideon Belding deceased.

     Page 35 (Vol. XV) 30 March, 1747:  Ebenezer Belding, a minor, 16 years of age, son of Gideon Belding, chose Daniel Belding of Wethersfield to be his guardian.  Recog., £300.

Page 119

BIDWELL, Zebulon, Hartford.  Invt. £201-19-09.  Taken 7 April, 1731, by John meekins and Nehemiah Olmsted.

     Court Record, Page 42 - 6 April, 1731:  Adms. to John Bidwell, Jr.

     Page 68 - 22 May, 1732:  Mary Bidwell to be guardian to her child, Stephen Bidwell, age 1 1-2 years.  Recog. £50.

     Page 75:  At a Court of Probate held at Hartford, 4 September, 1750, this Court allows to Jonathan Rose, who married the widow of Zebulon Bidwell, of Hartford, decd., guardian to Stephen Bidwell, son of the decd., for keeping sd. minor till he was 4 years old (3 years and 6 months), the sum of £17-10-00.  Allowed for Court fees allowing this account £0-12-00.

     Page 2 (Vol. XVI) 26 August, 1750:  Stephen Bidwell, a minor, aged 20 years, son of Zebulon Bidwell, made choice of his uncle John Bidwell to be his guardian.  Recog., £400.

Page 331

BIGGELOW, Daniel, Hartford.  Died 14 May, 1733.  Invt. £119-05-08.  Taken 5 June, 1733, by Timothy Cowles and Nehemiah Olmsted.

     See File:  At a Court of Probate held att Hartford in and for the County of Hartford, on the 3rd day of June, Anno. Dom. 1733, set out to the widow, Elizabeth Biggelow, the relit of Daniel Biggelow, late of Hartford decd., for her necessary support, £16-16-09 of moveables.

     Court Record, Page 92 - 5 June, 1733:  Hannah Biggelow, a daughter of Daniel Biggelow, chose William Bidwell of Hartford to be her guardian, also appointed guardian to MArtha Biggelow, age 11 years, and Daniel Biggelow, age 8 years.  Recog., £150.

     Page 94 - 3 July, 1733:  Adms. granted to William Bidwell.

     Page 100 - 6 November, 1733:  William Bidwell, Adms., exhibited an account of his Adms. and supposes the estate to be insolvent.  Five months allowed for the presentation of claims.

     Page 106 - 5 Febuary, 1733-4:  William Bidwell, Adms., presented a further addition of debts.  And this Court appoint Joseph Cowles and John Pitkin, of Hartford, commissioners to receive and examine claims against the estate.

     Page 55 (Vol. XII) 1st June, 1737:  This Court appoint Elizabeth Biggelow to be guardian to her children, viz., Elizabeth, age 8 years, and Thankful, 6 years of age.

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BIGGELOW, Joseph, Hartford.  Invt. £1494-15-04.  Taken 23 September, 1731, by Joseph Cook, Joseph Webster and Samuel Webster.  Will dated 4 September, 1731.
     I, Joseph Biggelow of Hartford, do make this my last will and testament:  I give unto Sarah, my wife, 1-3 part of all and singular my moveables or personal estate at her own disposal.  I give to my wife the use of the half of my dwelling house, the half of my orchard, and the half of all the others buildings now standing upon the land whereon I now dwell, and 1-3 part of all my land, for and during her natural life.  I give unto my three sons, Joseph, Elisha and Josiah, all my houseing and land, to be equally divided between them (yet so as that my wife shall have the use above mentioned).  My will is that my three sons above mentioned shall pay to my three daughters, Sarah, Mary and Abigail, £80 in money to each of them.  I give unto my kinsman, Jonathan Williams, £10.  I appoint Capt. John Whiting, of Hartford, and my wife Sarah Biggelow, and my son Joseph Biggelow, to be the only executors.
                                                                                                   JOSEPH BIGGELOW, LS.
Witness:  Nathaniel Stanly, John White, Jacob White.

     Court Record, Page 61 - 19 February, 1731-2:  Will proven.

     Page 99 - 9 October, 1733:  The executors exhibit an account of their Adms., and report the estate indebted £178-13-09 more than the moveable estate.

     Page 5 (Vol. XII) 31 May, 1723:  The executors, per act of the General Assembly of 9 May, 1734, now give notice of sale of land, Wednesday, 19 June, at 2 of the clock, at beat of drum, to the highest bidder, land with house, barn, shop and orchard on it, to say 10 acres and 1-2, the lott bought of John Williams, shoemaker, on the road to Wethersfield.

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BISSELL, Jonathan, Windsor.  Invt. £263-15-04.  Taken 25 November, 1731, by Thomas Elsworth, Ebenezer Bissell and Thomas Judd.
     Court Record, Page 63 - 4 April, 1832:  Adms. granted to Bridget Bissell, widow, and Jonathan Bissell, son of the decd.

Page 321

BLAKE, Jonathan, Middletown.  Invt. £341-03-03.  Taken 12 November, 1733, by John Harris, Joseph Johnson and Stephen Blake.  Will dated 9 October, 1733.
     I, Jonathan Blake of Middletown, do make this my last will and testament:  I give to my wife Mary room in 1/2 of my house and barne and homelott, and also, half of my pasture that I bought of William Ward; also, half the land that I bought of John Andrus; also half of a piece of land I bought of Samuel Eglestone; the use of all my husbandry utensils and 1/3 part of my personal estate during the time of her widowhood.  I give to my son Daniel all that piece of land that my father Johnson gave my wife in the northwest quarter of lands in Middletown, he paying to his sisters £160 money as they arrive at lawful age.  I give to my son Jonathan Blake the equal halfe of my house and barne and homelott, with the building upon it, also the equal halfe of my pasture that I bought of William Ward, also the equal halfe of the land I bought of John Andrus, also half of the land I bought of Samuel Eglestone, he paying £40 money to his sisters when he arrives to lawful age.  I give to my son Stephen Blake the equal halfe of lands as given to my son Jonathan Blake, he paying £40 to his sisters when he arrives to lawful age.  Also, I give to my two sons, Jonathan and Stephen, all my interest in commonage or undivided lands in Middletown on the west side of the Great River, in equal proportion.  I give to my five daughters, Mary, Elizabeth, Prudence, Mercy and Sarah, all my interest in land, divided or undivided, on the east side of the Great River in Middletown.  Also, I give them £240 money, to be paid by their brothers as above specified, in equal proportions.  I appoint my wife sole executrix.
                                                                                             JONATHAN BLAKE, LS.
Witness:  Benjamin Wetmore, Jabez Hamlin, John Cornwall.

     Court Record, Page 101 - 15 November, 1733:  Will exhibited by Mary Blake, widow, and well proven by the witnesses thereto.  And it appears in sd. will that the testator gave to his eldest son Daniel a piece of land which in right sd. testator had not power to dispose of, and ordered his eldest son to pay legacies to his daughters as they come of age.  And Daniel appeared in Court and objected against sd. will.  And it appears that the sd. Daniel had nothing to pay sd. legacies with.  Therefore sd. will is not approved.  The Court grant Adms. to Mary Blake, widow, who gave bond with Joseph Johnson of £400.

     Page 30 (Vol. XII) 1st July, 1735:  Mary Blake, widow, Adms., exhibits an account of her Adms.  Accepted.

     Page 24 (Vol. XIII) 7 March, 1737-8:  Jonathan Blake, age 16 years, son of Jonathan Blake, chose his uncle Stephen Blake to be his guardian.  Recog., £100.  Cert: Giles Hall, J. P.

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BOARDMAN, Elizabeth, Middletown.  Invt. £115-05-06.  Taken 23 Dec. 1730, by John Sage, Samuel Gipson and John Warner.
     Court Record, Page 34 - 5 Jan., 1730-31:  Adms. to Mrs. Elizabeth Banks, of Middletown.

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BOARDMAN, Samuel, Middletown.  Invt. £112-04-00.  Taken 29 Nov. 1732, by Nathaniel White and Ebenezer Hurlbut.
     Court Record, Page 87 - 3 Apr. 1733:  Adms. to Stephen Boardman, the widow desiring the same, and he recognized with Lieut. Thos. Cadwell.  Exhibit of an inventory, which was accepted and ordered on file.

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BOARDMAN, Sarah, Wethersfield.  Died 23 January, 1732-3.  Invt. £103-00-06.  Taken 2 March, 1732-3, by Samuel Steele, Isaac Riley and Ebenezer Dickinson.  Will dated 25 March, 1727-8.
     I, Sarah Boardman, of Wethersfield, widow and relict of Mr. Samuel Boardman, being very aged, do now make this to be my last will and testament:  Whereas, it pleased my husband (of happy memory) to endow me with six pounds a year, to be paid to me annually by my two sons, David and Joseph in equal proportion, I do give unto my sd., sons such part as remain unpaid to me by them.  And whereas, my said husband was pleased (by his last will) to give me £70, to be at my dispose, and some part of the £70 hath never yet been distributed to me, I do hereby give that part unto my two sons, David and Joseph Boardman, in equal portion, forever.  Item.  I give to my daughter, Abigail Boardman, wife to my son David, one pair of cobirons.  Item. I give to my daughter, Mary Boardman, wife to my son Joseph Boardman; one heifer now to years old  Item.  The remaining part of ye sd. seventy pounds, with what I have gotten by my industry, I give to William Warner and Hannah Warner, my grandchildren, in equal proportion.  And I do hereby appoint my sons, David and Joseph Boardman, and my daughter, Mary Warner, executors.                SARAH X BOARDMAN, L.S.
Witness:  Edward Bulkley, Joseph Treat, Josiah Riley.
Court Record, Page 90 - 1 May, 1733:  The will now proven.  David Boardman refused the trust and Mary Warner accepted.   Will and inventory ordered to be recorded and kept on file.
(NOTE:  See Cemetery Record)

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BUCKLAND, Charles, Hartford,  Died 23 Dec. 1731.  Invt. £51-10-04.  Taken 27 Jan. 1731-2, by Timothy Cowles, John Meakins and Joseph Pitkin.
     Court Record, Page 59 - 1st Feb., 1732-2:  Adms. granted to Esther Buckland, widow.  Also, this Court appoint her guardian to Charles Buckland, 11 years of age.  Recog., £50.
     Page 64 - 4 Apr., 1732:  The Adms. reports the estate insolvent.  This Court appoint Lt. John Meakins and Ensign Joseph Pitkin commissioners, and direct them to set out to the widow the sum of £17-12-02.
     Page 11 (Vol. XII) 1st Sep. 1734:  Charles Buckland, age 14 years, chose Joseph Shepherd of Hartford to be his guardian.  Esther Buckland, Adms., exhibits now an account of her Adms., which this Court accepts.

     And further, I, the above-named John Bunce, do make this codicil to my aforewritten will: that my son John Bunce shall have liberty to dwell in my house, which is now the dwelling house of my son James, in case he shall live to survive me and my wife, during my sd. son John's natural life if he my son John shall desire and require the same.  And further, it is my will that my son James and my grandchildren, Jacob, John and Isaac, to whom I have given the 1-2 of my houseing and lands, shall have an equal right in my well to use the water thereof as they have occasion.  And further, to explain what is above written wherein it is my will, that he shall have my house which I now dwell in for his property after me and my wife's decease.                                                  JOHN BUNCE, L.S.
Witness:  Thomas Ensign, Jr., Hezekiah Lane, John Dod.          7 October, 1733.         

     Court Record, Page 100 - 6 November, 1733:  Will exhibited by Mary Bunce, widow, and James Bunce, son of sd. deceased.  There being no executor named in the will, Adms. with the will annexed was granted to the widow and son, and the sd. James Bunce recog. in £300 with Moses Cook.

     Page 101 - 4 December, 1733:  Invt. exhibited.  Estate insolvent.

     Page 108 - 5 March, 1733-4:  James Bunce and Mary Bunce, Adms., exhibited a list of debts due from the estate, £70-13-11; also the account of debts due to sd. estate, amounting to £2-13-00; which account this Court accepts.

     Page 14 (Vol. XII) 26 November, 1734:  Per act of the General Assembly, 9 May, 1734, directing James and Mary Bunce, Adms., to sell land to the value of £37-03-03 at vandue.  Report of sale.                     

     Page 17 - 2 December, 1734:  Land sold to John Skinner, Jr.

     Page 1 (Vol. XIII) 1st March, 1736-7:  Jacob Bunce, a grandson to John Bunce, showing that by the last will of his grandfather there was given a homested, 1-2 to James Bunce and the other half to Jacob, John and Isaac Bunce, to be divided equally between them; and whereas, there is no person to divide the estate, the sd. Jacob, being now 21 years of age, together with James Bunce, one of the heirs, moves this Court to appoint freeholders to dist. sd. estate.  Whereupon this Court do appoint Ensign James Church, Deacon John Edwards and John Skinner, Jr., with the assistance of John Bunce, the father and natural guardian to the sd. John and Isaac Bunce, distributors.  If ye sd. John Bunce neglect or refuse to joyn in makeing a division, then the sd. James Church, John Edwards and John Skinner shall make the division.

     Page 8 - 2 June, 1737:  Report of the distributors appointed to make division of a certain lott of land, formerly belonging to Mr. John Bunce of Hartford, to Jacob, John and Isaac Bunce, sd. lott of land being the homelott of the testator, bounded north partly upon land belonging to Jonathan Mason; east partly upon land belonging to the heirs of John Colwell, and partly upon land belonging to Benjamin Catlin, and partly on land belonging to Jonathan Mason; and south on land belonging to sd. Mason.  We have viewed sd. lott of land, and have divided or sett out to Jacob Bunce 1 1-2 acres of sd. land, at the south end of sd. lott, extending northward from Jonathan Mason's land, the wedth of sd. lott, 12 rods.         
     Dated 3 June, 1737.                                                        JOHN EDWARDS
                                                                                                 JAMES CHURCH, JOHN SKINNER, JR.

     Page 20 (Vol. XIV) 5 April, 1743:   Isaac Bunce, a minor, 16 years of age, son of John Bunce, chose Samuel Flagg of Hartford to be his guardian.  Recog. £50.  Jared Bunce, age 12 years, and Abigail, age 10 years, this Court appoint their mother Abigail Bunce to be their guardian.  Recog., £50.  Lucretia Bunce, a minor, 13 years, chose her mother, Abigail Bunce, to be her guardian

     Page 23 - 24 May, 1743:  Application being made to this Court that a dist. of the estate of John Bunce, according to the will of the deceased, be made, this Court do appoint James Church, Joseph Cook and Jonathan Seymour, of Hartford, to divide the estate accordingly.

     Page 26 - 7 June, 1743:  Report of the distributors.

     Page 20 - (Vol. XVI) 4 April, 1751:  Whereas, there is a motion made to this Court that dist. be made to the heirs of John Bunce, late of Hartford decd., of 2 lots of land lying in a tier of lotts west of Cooper Lane in Hartford, whereupon this Court appoint John Skinner, Daniel Steel and Thomas Hopkins to make division of sd. land.

     Page 24 - 29 May, 1751:  Report of the distributors.

Page 343-3

BURR, Thomas, Sen., Hartford.  Will dated 5 April, 1722.
     I Thomas Burr, inhabitant in Hartford, do make this my last will and testament:  To my son Thomas I give the house that he now liveth in, and barn and homelott belonging to them.  I also give to him 1-2 my lott called the Blue Hill lott.  To my son Samuel I give him the house that I live in, and the barn, and the homelott belonging thereunto.  I also give to him the other half of my Blue Hill lott.  I also give to my son Samuel my lott lying in Pine Field, otherwise called the Brick Hill swamp lott.  Those houseing and lands thus exprest I give to my sons Thomas and Samuel forever.  I give to my son Joseph £20, which I order to be paid equally between my three sons, Samuel, Jonathan and Daniel.  To my son Benjamin I give £20, which he hath already received.  To my son Jonathan I give my lower lott in the meadow on the east side of the Great River, to him and his heirs forever.  To my son Isaac I give £10, which I order to be paid equally between my sons Samuel and Jonathan.  To my son Daniel I give my upper lott in the meadow lying on the east side of the Great River, and all my undivided land on the east side of the Great River to him and his heirs forever.  To my daughters, Sarah and Hannah, I give three cowes.  To my daughter Ann I give one cowe, which she hath already received.   To my daughter Abigail I give one cowe, which she hath already received.  To my daughter Abigail I give one cowe.  And all the rest of my stock I give to my two sons, Jonathan and Daniel, equally to be divided between them, as my cattle and my horse, my swine and my sheep.  I give also to Daniel that lome and takling that he now works with.  It is to be understood that my will is that all my household implements, as bedding, all coth, and puter and brass, iron, wood, tin, books, tables, chairs and chests, these goods thus exprest I give to my three daughters that is to say, my daughter Sarah and my daughter Hannah and my daughter Abigaill, equally to be divided between them.  It is to be understood that my will is that my daughters, Sarah and Hannah, shall have the use of the north end of my house (that was given to Samuel) as long as they shall live unmarried, and 1-3 of the cellar, and a piece of land big enough for a garden for them, all which shall be for their use as long as they shall live single.
Witness: Nathaniel Goodwin,
Richard Goodman, Samuel Welles.                                   THOMAS BURR, LS.

     Postscript, dated 20 May, 1739:  My mind and will is that all my undivided lands lying in that tract of land called New Rantom shall be equally divided betwixt my three sons, Thomas, Samuel and Jonathan.  And I do now appoint my two sons, Jonathan and Daniel, to be the executors.
Witness:  Nathaniel Goodwin,
Thoams Sandford, Daniel Butler.                                      THOMAS BURR, LS.

     Court Record, Page 104 - 5 February, 1733-4:  Will proven.

Page 289

BURTON, Samuel, Middletown.  Died 23 April, 1733.  Invt. £81-12-08.  Taken 13 June, 1733, by John Penfield and Nathaniel White.

     Court Record, Page 93 - 3 July, 1733:  Adms. granted to Sarah Burton, widow.

Page 139-40

BUTLER, Joseph, Hartford.  Invt. £611-12-06.  Taken 30 Aug. 1731, by William Gaylord and Henry Brace.

Court Record,  Page 51 - 7 Sep. 1731: Adms. granted to Esther Butler, widow, and Gideon Butler, son of the decd.

Page 349 (Probate Side, Vol. XII):  Know all men by these presents:  That we, Samuel Shepherd and Eunice his wife, Tomas Bull in right of his wife decd., Bethia Butler, Rebeckah Butler and Esther Butler, all of Hartford, in the County of Hartford, being the only female heirs to the estate of our honoured father Joseph Butler of sd. Hartford decd., have received of our brother Gideon Butler, adms. on sd. estate, our full and whole portion of all and every part of our right in sd. estate, and do hereby covenant for ourselves and heirs that neither we nor they shall at any time challenge or have right to any part or parcel of sd. estate, and do hereby discharge our sd. brother and his heirs to sd. estate of any further challenges or demands of any part of sd. estate, real or personal, acknowledging we have received in full our whole portion, and do agree that this shall be a full settlement and final determination of the premises.  In confirmation hereof we have hereunto each of us set to our hands and seals and acknowledged the same before the Court of Probate, this a day of March, 1735-6.

Court Record, Page 41 - 2 Mar., 1735:  Agreement exhibited and accepted by the Court.

Page 264-5-6

BUTLER, Joseph, Wethersfield.  Invt. £1000-00-00.  Taken 28 Feb., 1732-3, by Edward Bulkeley, Samuel Collins, and John Kirby.  Will dated 8 Jul. 1725.
     I, Joseph Butler of Wethersfield, do therefore make this my last will and testament:  Imprs.  What I have already by deed of gift conveyed to and settled upon my sons Richard Butler and Gershom Butler, both now living, and my son Charles Butler decd., is what my small estate will allow to each of them respectively as so conveyed, and my will and mind is that neither they nor either of them or neither of the rest of their children shall have or injy any further part, share or portion of my estate, lands, goods or chattells, but be utterly debarred and excluded from any further share or part thereof or demand thereon, the sd. lands so conveyed to them and sd. heirs respectively as aforesd. only excepted and saved.  I give, grant, devise and bequeath all the rest and residue of my houses and sd. lands lying in Wethersfield or in Middletown, within sd. County, or elsewhere, not disposed of by deeds as aforesd., to my three sons now living with me, viz., Benjamin Butler, Joseph Butler and Charles Butler, to be holden to them and to their heirs and assigns forever in the proportions and shares following:  that is to say, to my sd. son Benjamin 3-7 parts of the whole of my sd. houseing and lands not so disposed of, and my other two sons last mentioned, viz., Joseph and Charles, to have the remaining 4-7 parts equally between them, they paying the legacies hereinafter mentioned.  I give to my daughter Mary Butler 2-3 part of all my personal and moveable estate, and order my sd. son Benjamin to pay to her the sum of £25 in current money, and my sd. sons Joseph and Charles shall pay her the sum of £20 like money, each of them. I give to my wife Mary Butler all the rest of my moveable or personal estate of what kind sover, the same being 1-3 part, and also the use and improvement of 1-3 part of all my houseing and lands, for and during the term of her natural life.  And I do make my wife sole executrix.

Court Record, Page 81 - 6 Feb., 1732-3:  Case continued, two of the witnesses being deceased.

Page 85- 6 Mar., 1732-3:  Will proven.

Page 229-30.

BUTLER, Peter, Middletown.  Invt. £271-05-06.  Taken 2 Nov., 1732, by Joseph Rockwell, Thomas Stow and William Rockwell.

Court Record, Page 76 - 13 Nov., 1732:  Adms. to Phebe Butler, widow, with Nathaniel Brown.  Recog., £400.

Page 46 (Vol. XIV) 7 Aug., 1744:  An account of Adms. was now exhibited in Court by Phebe Butler, alias Hamlin, and Edward Hamlin, her present husband, Adms.  Account accepted.  The sd. Adms. move this Court for a dist. of the moveable estate.  Ordered as followeth:

And appoint Benjamin Adkins, Jonathan Allin and Joseph Clark, distributors.

Page 56 - 5 Mar. 1744-5:   Report of the distributors.

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