Connecticut Probate Records 1635-1687
Connecticut Probate Records
1635-1687
Page 473
Name: William Lotham
20 Mar 1645.
These severall particulars appeareing under the lyne were added uppon a vewe taken in the Boate the same morning the Testator dyed, by others & Will Wells. [241]
In presence of us Will Wells, Ed. More, Isacke Nicholls, George Allsoope.
September the 27th, 1645.
Page 44
Name: Thomas Newbery
05 Mar 1639
A Particular Court. Jno. Haynes, Esq., Governor. Roger Ludlow. Esq., Deputy. Mr. Hopkins. Mr. Wells. Mr. Wehster. Mr. Phelpes. This present day there was returned into the Court by Mr. Gaylard, one of the overseers, a Coppy of the estate of the Children of Thomas Newbery, deceased, dated the 10th of February, 1639, subscribed by Mr. Ludlow, Mr. Phelpes, Mr. Huett, Mr. Hill, George Hull and Wm. Hosford.
Page 134
Name: Anthony Howkins
Location: Farmington
Died 28 February, 1673/4. Invt. £332-05-00. Taken by Robert Porter & Thomas Barnes & John Woodruffe. The children: Ruth, age 24 years, John 22, Sarah 16, Elizabeth 14, & Hannah 12 years. Will dated the 26th day of February, 1673/4.
Witness: Samuel Wells, Thomas Thompson.
Page 139-40
Name: Thomas Smith
Location: Haddam
Died 2nd November, 1674. Invt. £46-09-08. Taken by Wm Clarke, Symon Smith, James X Wells. Will dated 22 September, 1674.
I Thomas Smith of Haddam do make this my last Will & Testament as followeth:
I give my Homelott, Orchard, & Fences about it, to the wife of John Baily, and to her children after her, and also my Freehold on the West side of the River.
I give to the wife of Daniel Brainwood all my Household Stuffe & Moveables that by this Will are not otherwise disposed of,
and my Hay to Daniel Brainwood.
I give my Tobacco to James Welles.
I give my Steers to Nicholas Noyes.
I give my Cow and my gunn to John Smith.
I give my Hogg to John Bailey, sen.
I give my turnips equally betwixt James Welles, Daniel Cone, Joseph Stennard and John Bailey.
I give what Timothy Spencer oweth me to Daniel Cone.
I make John Bailey sen. and Daniel Brainwood my Executors to see this my Will fulfilled and to take Care of my Buryall, on which I would have 40 Shillings expended, 30 Shillings of which I would have John Bailey allow out of what is given to him, & Daniel Brainwood the other 10 Shillings.
I would also that James Welles out of the Tobacco I gave him to pay what I owe to John Merrells, which is about 10 Shillings.
I give my Wearing Clothes and Bed Clothes to Steuen Luxford.
And this is my last Will & Testament, excepting my Debts to be paid as is expressed on the other side of the paper.
Witness: Nicholas Noyes, George Gates.
(Not signed.)
Court Record, Page 144--11 November, 1674: Daniel Brainard refused the Executorship, & this Court grant Adms. unto John Bailey.
Page 132--(Probate Side, Vol. XII): An Inventory of the Lands of Thomas Smith, late of Haddam, valued at £199-00-00, was apprised 28 December, 1728, by Daniel Clarke, Thomas Brooks & Caleb Cone.
Page 206 (Vol. X)--26 November, 1728: Adms. granted unto John Baily Jr. of Haddam.
Page 210--2 January, 1728-9: John Bailey, Adms. on the Estate in Lands of Thomas Smith, exhibited an Invt. of sd. Estate not before inventoried. Accepted. Also he exhibited an Account of his Adms. of incident Charges of £8-11-06. Upon Motion of the Adms. this Court order that the sd. Estate, after the heirs have refunded to the Adms. the sum aforesd., shall be dist. according to the last Will & Testament of sd. Deceased: To John Bayley; to the heirs of Lydia Spencer, deceased; to Elizabeth Clark, to Benjamin Bayley; to the heirs of Susannah Hubbard; to Nathaniel Bailey and Mary Cornwell, Children of Lydia Bayley Deceased. And appoint Thomas Brooks Jr. Daniel Clark & Caleb Cone Jr. Distributors.
Page 164-5
Name: Capt. Samuel Welles
Location: Wethersfield
Invt. £1100-00-00. Taken 15 July, 1675, by Samuel Talcott, John Chester, John Deming.
The children: Samuel, age 16 years, Thomas 14, Sarah 12, Mary 10, Ann 7, Elizabeth 5 years (at date 15 July, 1675).
Court Record, Page 155--7 September, 1676: Adms. to Mrs. Hannah Welles, the widow.
Page 157--3 November, 1676: Mrs. Welles appeared in Court and relinquished the Adms., not being in a capacity to carry it on. This Court appoint Mr. John Chester and Mrs. Ann Howkins Adms., Mr. Samuel Talcott & John Deming sen., Overseers, desireing Mrs. Howkins to take the family under her care and management. Order for Dist. to the widow 1-3 of the Real Estate according to law, and £50 personal Estate, forever; to Samuel Welles, £380; to Thomas, £230; to Mary, considering her lameness, £140; to Sarah, Ann & Elizabeth, to each £100.
Page 14--(Vol. IV) 24 April, 1679: Mr. Samuel Talcott is desired to assist Capt. John Chester in
the Adms. upon Capt. Samuel Welles his Estate.
Page 37--10 March, 1680-1: The Governor and Magistrates did desire & appoynt Capt. John Chester, Mr. Samuel Talcott and Mr. John Deming sen. to dist. the Estate of Capt. Samuel Wells unto his Children according & in such proportion as the Court formerly granted to them.
Page 148--4 March, 1696-7: Whereas is entered 1-3 part of all the Real Estate belonging to Capt. Samuel Wells of
Wethersfield, Decd, which Land was set out by the persons above named as the Relict's part
of the sd. Estate in the year 1681, The Court order it to be recorded and that the Widow,
viz., Mrs. Hannah Allyn (formerly Wells) shall enjoy the sd. 1-3 part of the sd. Estate without
Molestation from any person pretending any right hereto during her life.
Page 159--(Vol. VI)--21 July, 1697: The Lands belonging to the Whorshipfull Capt. John Allyn,
Assistant, upon Account of Mrs. Allyn's thirds out of the Lands of Capt. Samuel Welles, decd
(as recorded).
Page 236-7
Name: Ane Benton
who died 19 April, 1686. Invt. £60-12-06. Taken 14 May, 1686,
by Stephen Hosmer, Jacob Wells.
Name: Bezeliel Lattimer
Location: Wethersfield
Inventory on File. Invt. £42-17-00. Taken 31 May, 1688,
by Jno Wells, Jno Chester.
Page 158-9
Name: Mrs. Elizabeth Welles
Location: Wethersfield
Invt. £328-12-06. Taken 3d September, 1683, by Samuel Talcott, James Treat, Samuel Butler.
Will dated 28 March, 1678.
My Estate I dispose of as followeth: I will that all those
debts I owe in right or conscience to any man or men be well &
Truly contented & payd out of my Estate in the first place.
My fourteen acres of Land in the great meadow & Thirty acres
in the West field I give unto my son Robert foote & to his
heirs forever, prohibiting him the sale of the same, he paying for
these Lands forty five pounds, to be payd: to the Children of my
Daughter Sarah Judson Deceased, Nine pounds; & to my
foure daughters, viz, my daughter Churchill, my daughter Goodrich, my Daughter Barnard, & my Daughter Smith, to each of them Nine pounds a piece.
I give unto my son Nathaniel Foote, eldest son, & his Brother, Eleven pounds; & to their children: To Daniel forty shillings, & To Elizabeth four pownds, which Legacies, both the eleven pownd, forty shillings, & fower pounds, shall be payd out of The money Nathaniel Graves owes Me By Bill.
I give & bequeath unto my Grand son John Studder halfe my Great Lott which Lyes at the further Bownds of the Towne, & the other halfe of the sayd Lott I give vnto my grand sons Joseph & Benjamin Churchill & their heirs forever.
The remainder of my Estate (when a Legacie is pd. to my overseers out of it) shall be divided into five parts;
one part I give to my daughter Judson's Children, to be to them & their heirs
forever; & to my daughter Churchill & her children one fifth part,
& to my daughter Goodrich & the children one-fifth part,
& to my daughter Barnard and her children one-fifth part, & to my daughter
Smith & her Children one fifth part.
It is my will that what I give my fouer daughters shall be wholly at their dispose,
to dispose among their children as they see good. I do nominate &
appoynt my wel beloved Captain John Allin to be Executor; & my beloved Brother Mr John Deming sen. & my Grand
sonn Henry Buck to be the desired overseers of this my will; &
as a token of my respect to them I give them thirty shillings a piece out
of my Estate; & for the confirmation of the premises I have hereunto set my
hand this 28 day of March, 1678.
Memorandum: It is my will that the nine pownds apiece I give my foure
daughters' heirs, & the fifth part of my Estate I give them,
shall be divided among the children of each of them, the one
halfe of it imediately after my decease.
Elizabeth X Wells.
This signed & declared by Mrs. Elizabeth Welles in presence of us:
Joseph Rowlandson, John Deming.
Memorandum: I give to my grand son Nathll ffoott, the Eldest son
of my sonn Nathll, the one halfe of my fourteen acres of meadow, &
one halfe of my thirty acres of upland lying in the West field, wth
liberty of takeing the first choice, he paying one halfe of the
Legacys wch were to be paid my sonn Robt had he lived to
possess ye sd. Land. My will is that that part of ye eleven pounds
wch I formerly willed to sd. Nathaniel, grand son, & his
Brother, wch belonged to him by will, shall be equally distributed
between my four daughters above mentioned.
And for the confirmation of the prmisis I have hereunto set my
hand this 16th day of August, 1682. Memorandum: All rents of Land
due to me I will to be divided equally amongst my fower
formentioned daughters and their heirs.
Elizabeth X Wells.
Witnessed by us: Samuel Talcott, John Deming.
Mrs. Elizabeth Welles's Will, 1683:
Dist. of Estate on the reverse side of the paper as follows:
£ s d
To Samll Foote 5-10-00
To Elizabeth ffoote. 4-00-00
To Lift. Smith 1-07-06
To ffrancis Barnard 1-07-06
To Josiah Churchill 1-07-06
To Lift. Tracy 1-07-06
To Danll ffoott 2-00-00
£17-00-00
Page 134
Name: Mrs. Hannah Welles
Location: Hartford
Died 9 August, 1683. Invt. £495-02-09. Taken by Ciprian Niccolls,
Caleb Standly, Steven Hosmer.
Court Record, Page 73--6 September, 1683: Adms. to Ichabod Wells, and appoint
Ciprian Niccolls, Steven Hosmer & Sergt. Standly to assist in
distribution. After the debts are paid and former legacies, the
remainder to John Pantry a double share, and to all the rest of
Mr. Welles' Children equal portions.
Mrs. Bidwell and Mrs. Micks to receive each a gold
ring that their Mother gave them before her sickness, though not delivered.
And the younger sons to be clothed out of the Estate before
Dist.
Dist. File: Estate of Mrs. Hannah Welles, 8 December, 1683:
To John Pantry by his Mother,
to James Judson by his Wife,
To Thomas,
to Samuel,
to John Bidwell,
to Nathaniel Meekes,
to Jonathan Welles,
to Joseph,
to Ichabod Welles.
By Caleb Stanly, Ciprian Nickols, Stephan Hosmer, Ichabod Welles, upon account of
Mrs. Allyn's thirds out of the lands of Capt. Samuel Welles, Decd, now wife of Lt. Col. John Allyn.
Page 77--18 December, 1683: Adms. account of Dist.:
To the 7 Children. Ichabod to enjoy 3 acres of Jonathan's Land in the South Meadow till Jonathan is of age, and £187 of Joseph's Estate to remain in Ichabod's Hands till Joseph comes of age.
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