A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, by Charles W. Manwaring, R. S. Peck & Co. Printers, Hartford, CT, 1904.: Volume 1, Page 314
Griswold, Michael, Wethersfield. Died 26 September, 1684. Invt. £628-01-00. Taken by Samuel Talcott, Samuel Butler, Timothy Hide. Will dated l0th September, 1678.
I Michael Griswold of Wethersfield do make my last Will & Testament : I give unto my wife Anne Griswold all my houses & Lands, whether upland or meadow or Swamp Land (The Land only excepted that my son Thomas Griswold hath in possession), & also all my household stuffe, all my Implements For Husbandry, & all my Cattell, Horses & swine, together with all such goods, Chattells & debts whatsoever to me in any wise or right belonging, to possesse & enjoy all my sayd Houses, Land & Estate as afoarsayd, with all the proffitts & benefits thereof, to the only proper benefit & behoofe of my sayd wife during her natural life, & after her de-
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cease to be disposed of as hereafter expressed. I give to my son Thomas Griswould 11-2 acres of upland where his house standeth, & his Barn, also 3 roods of Land in the Great meadow, bounded West on Land of Lt. John Hollister; also I give to my son Thomas 1-4 part of my Lot in the dry swamp of 11 acres, bounded west on Land of Enoch Buck, south on Land of Samuel Talcott. I give to my son Thomas 2 1-2 acres of my meadow Lott called or known by the name Send Home. Also I give him 1-2 of my Lott at the whirl pooles which I had of Sergt. John Kilborn, & one 1-2 of my Land by Beavour brooke wch was given me by the Towne of Wethersfield. Also I give him halfe of my 50-acre Lott that Lyeth next to farmington Bounds. All the Land aforesayd, & every part and parcell thereof, I give & bequeath to my sayd son Thomas Griswold to be to him and his heirs forever, Imediately after my decease or the decease of my wife, which shall Last happen. Item. I give to my son Isaac Griswold halfe that Home Lott which I bought of Luke Hitchcock, also 2 1-2 acres of Land In Beavour meadow which I purchased of Jehu Burr, And also halfe that Lott in the great meadow which I purchased of Wm Hills. Also I give to my son Jacob Griswold halfe the Home Lott I bought of Luke Hitchcock, Also one halfe of the meadow Lott I bought of Wm Hills. I give to my son Michael Griswold my now dwelling house, barn & all my Home Lott. I give to my Fower sonns above named all my divisions of Land on the east side of the great river, to be equally divided between them. Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Hester Bradly 20s, & to her children, Ann, Abigail & Mary & Hester, to each of them 2os, which Legacies I appoint my son Thomas to pay to my daughter Hester, and to her Children. I give to my daughter Abigail Lattin 2os, and to her daughter Ann Lattin £5. I appoint my son Michael to pay
the sd. sum of six pounds to my daughter Abigail & her child. I give to my daughter Sarah Hill £10, & doe appoynt my two sonns Isaac & Jacob to pay the same, each paying £5. All the Legacies to be paid to my daughters & their children within five years after my decease or the decease of my wife, which shall last happen. I give to my son-in-Law, Obadiah Willcox, one shilling. michaell griswold. Ls.
Witness: Gershom Bulkeley, Eliazer Kimberlye.(The property was by this will to pass by entail, but in a codicil this part was revoked.)
Codicil, dated 22 September, 1684: My will is that all & every of my sons shall have & enjoy all and every their portion in houses & Lands without entailement, haveing full power to sell & alienate any part or all of their severall portions to any person or persons as they shall see good.
michael X griswold
Witness: John Buttolph, Eleasur Kimberly.Will Proven 18 December, 1684. John Allyn, Secretry.
383. Rev. William Burnham
Graduaed Harvard, 1709; in 1712 he was installed by the church at Kensington (Farmington), as their pastor, on the following terms: that a parcel of land should be furnished him, -that his house should be finished, he furnishing glass and nails, -his salary for four years £50 per annum, and after that £65, -that labor to the amount of £5 a year should be bestowed on his land, and his firewood furnished ready for use. He ws 28 years old when settled, and remained their pastor thirty-eight years. The church built for him was still standing in 1884.
385. Nathaniel Burnham
Graduated at Yale 1709. He was first mentioned in the colonial records May 20, 1714, when at a meeting of the "Governour" and Council in Hartford, "Mr. Nathaniel Burnham is appointed Surveyor to attend our Commissioners in running the line between this Colony and the Massachusett Province." Became Deputy from Wethersfield 1722, and he continued to be Deputy for the years through 1725 and again elected Deputy 1732 & 1733.
Cornelius Brown born July 30, 1672; died August 26, 1747; married Abigail Barber (Loomis) December 4, 1701; see page 9 of The Connecticut Barbers for more information.
396. Elizabeth Barber
In the Vital Records of Windsor, CT, the Elizabeth born on this date is listed as the daughter of Samuel and Ruth (Drake) Barber. However, Samuel's will indicates that his daugher, Elizabeth, will receive £25 on her 18th birthday, in 1708/9. This indicates that Samuel's daughter was born in 1689/90. I believe the vital records entry to list the incorrect parents of the Elizabeth Barber b. 2/9/1684, and have listed it as the date of birth for the daughter of Josiah Drake and Abigail Loomis.
The vital records of Windsor list the following three entries:
Enoch Drake and Elizabeth Drake both of Windsor were married {no date given}
Enoch Drake and Lydia Cook both of Windsor were married {no date given}
Enoch Drake and Darcos Egelston both of Windsor were married May ye 6th 1719