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GEORGE DENISON. (Seal.)
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DEED.
To all People to whom these presents shall come, William Denison, Jr., of Stonington, in ye County of New London, in ye Collony of Connecticut, send- eth Greeting: Know ye, that I William Denison abovesd. with the consent of Mary, my wife, for and in consideration of ye sd. full and just sum of thirty pounds of current money (silver) of New England to me in hand well and truly payed by John Smith of Preston, in ye County and Collony abovesd. the reason whereof I acknowledge myself fully satisfied, contented and paid and of every part and parcel thereof, do exonerate and acquit and discharge him the abovesd. John Smith, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns for- ever, I ye sd. William Denison do therefore by these presents do fully, freely, clearly and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alienate, enfee of, make over and confirm from me, my heirs and assigns forever unto ye sd. Smith, his heirs, executors and assigns forever a certain parcell of upland and swamp land in estimation, three score acres, scituate and lying within ye Township of Stonington as it is butted and bounded, beginning at the southeast corner at an ash tree, by a brook and from thencerunning northerly fifty-four rods to a horn beam tree marked on four sides standing by sd. brook, thence running east to a white oak tree marked and keeping the same course until it comes to Elihu Chesebrough's line, thence running south 54 rods to a white oak tree marked on four sides, thence running west 8 score rods to ye tree first men- tioned. To Have and To Hold, possess and enjoy all and singular every part and parcell thereof to ye only provision, benefit and behoof of him, ye sd. John Smith, his heirs, executors and assigns forever, with all the rights, privi- leges, appurtenances hereunto belonging or any wise appertaining thereunto be- longing or any wise appertaining of wood, timber, stones, rocks, mines, min- erals, herbage and water and water courses, and that I ye sd. William Deni- son, on ye day of ye date hereof have full power and lawful authority to give, grant, bargain, sell, alienate, enfeoff and confirm all ye above bargained prem- iess in manner and form as above mentioned, to ye sd. John Smith, his heirs and assigns forever, so that he and they shall and may forever hereafter peaceably and quietly possess and enjoy the same free and clear and freely and clearly acquitted and discharged of and from all and all manner of gifts, grants, bargains, sale, lease, mortgage, executions, dowries, jointures, entails, entanglements or all other acts of incumbrances whatsoever had made or done or suffered by me ye sd. William Denison or any other person, or persons, and I ye said William Denison do by these presents bind myself- -executors, administrators or assigns for us to defend ye above bargained premises against all manner of person or persons whatsoever law- fully claiming ye sd. lands.
In witness whereof I have set my hand and affix my seal this the 23rd day of May, one thousand seven hundred and nine, 1709.
WILLIAM DENISON.
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us, JONATHAN TRACEY, DAVID TRACEY.
It is always to be understood that ye land in ye above written deed is bounded south and west upon the land of Samuel Prentice, of Stonington. This was entered before signing and sealing the within written deed. It is also al- ways to be understood that there is a highway allowed through ye sd. land.
July 8th, 1709, Mr. William Denison of Stonington personally appeared and acknowledged the within written instrument to be his free act and deed before me,
JONATHAN TRACEY, Justice of the Peace.
This within deed recorded in Preston in ye 2nd Book of Deeds, following 24th of July, 1709.
Signed JONATHAN TRACEY, Recorder.
JOHN SMITH,
WILLIAM DENISON.
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WILL OF MAJOR ISRAEL HEWITT.
In the name of God, AMEN. The 18th day of March, A. D. 1776. I, ISRAEL HEWITT, of Stonington, in the Co. of New London and Colony of Conn. in New England, being in a measure of health, and of sound mind and memory, and in the free exercise of my reason, Knowing that it is appointed unto man once to die, and calling to mind my own mortality, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament. That is to say, principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul to God, that gave it and my body I submit to the earth, to receive a christian burial, at the discretion of my executors, herein- after mentioned, hoping to receive the same again through the merits of Christ at the resurrection of the just, And touching such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with, I give and dispose of the same, after my just debts are paid, out of my moveable estate by my executors in form and manner following: Imprimis, I give and bequeath to my beloved son, Israel Hewitt, the farm and buildings, and all the appurtenances thereof, where I now live, viz., all that land that was given to me by my honored father, Ben- jamin Hewitt, deceased, as by deed on record appears, also all that land and the appurtenances thereof that I bought of my brother, Henry Hewitt, as by deed on record may appear. Also, ten acres of the land which I bought of Mr. Henry Stevens, being the north part of the land that was formerly Mr. Thomas Hewitt's, deceased, said ten acres are bounded, beginning at the north- west corner of said land which was the dividing line between said Thomas Hewitt and Benjamin Hewitt, deceased, and is at the southwest corner of a small orchard, thence running southerly as the fence now stands, so far as to include ten acres, thence easterly to lands that was formerly Samuel Utley's, thence northerly, to the north east corner of Thomas Hewitt's land, and is the south east corner of Walter Hewitt's land, thence westerly to the bounds first mentioned, holding the same width at the east end as at the west. Only reserving ten acres of the land which my said father gave me, which he bought of Mr. Thomas Rose, lying at the west end of said tract, and on the west side of an old rye field, being woodland, to be laid out in a handsome form with a convenient cart-way to said wood-land, which ten acres reserved as above, I give and bequeath to my son, Charles Hewitt, To him and to his heirs forever, with egrees and regress, and reserving one half acre of land westward of my house where I now dwell, in the orchard and where my late wife, Ann Hewitt, and my brother, Benjamin Hewitt, and his wife, Ann Hewitt, deceased, were buried, which half acre reserved as above I give and bequeath for a burying place, for the family of the Hewitt's, so long as any of the name remain. Item-I give to my said son, the one half part of my house, and land in the Neck which I bought of Col. Amos Chesebrough, deceased, and the one half of all the appurtenances thereof to be divided by judicious free-holders, according to quantity and quality and also the one half of a bed and furniture in said house, and also my silver sword and belt, all the above I give my said son, Israel Hewitt, to him and his heirs forever, except the ten acres of land and the half acre above reserved, and is to be the whole of his portion of my estate.
Item .- I give to my beloved son Rufus Hewitt and to his heirs forever, the farm, buildings and all the appurtenances thereof where he now lives, namely, all the land and appurtenances thereof, which I bought of Joseph Ayers of said Stonington, as by deed from him on record may appear; adso all the land and appurtenances thereof which I bought of Richardson Avery, of said Stonington, as by two certain deeds from him on record may appear, and also my clock, and this to be the whole of his portion of my estate. I give and bequeath to be- loved son, Charles Hewitt, to him and his heirs forever, the farm and build- ings and all the appurtenances thereof, where he now lives, viz., which I bought of Capt. Joseph Hewitt, as by deed from his on record appears, also all the land and appurtenances thereof, which I bought of Henry Stevens, Jr., as per deed from his on record appears; also the remainder of the land which I
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bought of Henry Stevens, and also all the land which I bought of John Frink and Nicholas Frink and Samuel Utley, late of said Stonington, deceased, bound- ed as by deed from each of them may appear; also I give to my said son, Charles Hewitt, and to his heirs forever, the other half part of my house and the land in the Neck, and the one half of all the appurtenances thereof accord- ing to quantity and quality which I bought of Col. Amos Chesebrough de- ceased, to be divided by judicious free holders as before, setting to Charles the south part and also one half the bed and furniture that is now in said house; also I give to my son Charles, and to his heirs forever, the land in the Neck, which I took a deed of from Mr. Nathaniel Palmer, containing about ten acres more or less, bounded as it has been divided by my sons Israel and Charles; also I give to my son, Charles, my best saddle and my gun or firelock, and my shot mould, this to be the whole of his portion of my estate. Item .- I give and bequeath to my beloved granddaughter, Ann Hewitt, ten pounds of lawful money, to be paid to her by my son, Israel Hewitt, within three months of my decease and also ten pounds lawful money to be paid by my son, Israel Hewitt in horses, cattle sheep or swine as she shall choose within three months after my decease which ten pounds of lawful money and ten pounds in live stock as above, when paid shall be considered and allowed as so much paid on a certain note of hand, which I have upon my son Israel, said live stock shall be ap- praised by indifferent judicious men; also I give to my said Granddaughter Ann, all of my household goods or indoor moveables that are not already dis- posed of exceping four silver spoons, together with her grandmother's and her own natural mother's wearing apparel, this to be the whole of her portion of my estate. Item .- I give to my two granddaughters, Ann Ledyard, wife of Col. William Ledyard of Groton, and Amy Stanton, wife of Job Stanton of Ston- ington, a certain house lot or piece of land which I bought of Mr. John Hal- lam, lying on the west side of Stonington harbor and near to Capt. Israel Wor- din's house, and lot containing one quarter of an acre, be it more or less, as by a deed of record may appear, said lot of land or the money which it shall be sold for to be equally divided between my two said granddaughters, Ann and Amy. I also give to my said granddaughters Ann and Amy four silver spoons, reserved as above to be equally divided between them, and is to be the whole of their portion of my estate.
I give to my beloved wife, Mary Hewitt ten pounds of lawful money, to be paid her by my son Israel Hewitt, in one month after my decease, also I give her my negro man servant, named Cato, or the money which he shall be sold for, if she sees cause to sell him, and she the said Mary, is to occupy and im- prove the west lower room in my now dwelling house and the north west bed- room, adjoining to the said west lower room and the east great chamber, to- gether with such privileges in the kitchen as she shall need. All the above rooms to be improved by said Mary, for twelve months after my decease, if she sees cause to tarry so long; and I order my executors hereafter mentioned to provide and supply the said Mary Hewitt with a sufficiency of all kinds of provisions for her table, suitable for a person of her estate and condition, and to keep her riding beast well, both provision and keeping said beast as above to continue for twelve months after my decease or for so much of that time as she shall choose to tarry in my house. All of which I give to my said wife Mary Hewitt above and besides what she is to receive out of my estate, by virtue of a jointure or covenant made between me and the said Mary Hewitt dated Dec. 8th, 1773, which jointure or covenant is to be paid or fulfilled by my son Israel Hewitt, out of that part of my estate which I have as above ordered and given to him. Item .- Notwithstanding what is above mentioned particu- larly with respect to my household goods or indoor moveables, my will is that all my wearing apparel shall be to my two sons, Rufus and Charles Hewitt, to be equally divided between them, and also it is my will that my pew in the meeting house where the Rev. Mr. Joseph Fish officiates shall be to my two sons, Rufus and Charles Hewitt, to each an equal privilege. Finally,-I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my three beloved sons, Israel Hewitt,
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Rufus Hewitt and Charles Hewitt, to be my executors to this my last will and Testament, utterly revoking and disannulling all other and former wills by me made, hereby ratifying and confirming this and no others to be my last Will and Testament.
In witness whereof I do hereby set my hand and seal.
ISRAEL HEWITT. (Seal.
Witnesses: MINER GRANT, WILLIAM PHELPS, HANNAH PHELPS,
ABSTRACT OF THE WILL OF MRS. ANNE PARKER NOYES.
Abstract of the will of Mrs. Anne (Parker) Noyes, widow of Rev. William Noyes of Cholderton, England:
"Ann Noyes of Cholderton, Wilts, widow, 18, March 1655, proved 21, April 1658. I give and bequeath to James and Nicholas Noyes, my two sons, now in New England, twelve pence apiece and to such children as they have living twelve pence apiece. To my son-in-law Thomas Kent of Upper Wallop twelve pence, to his wife five shillings and to their children twelve pence apiece. To Robert Read of Cholderton in the Co. of Southampton, Genl. all the rest and residue & and I do make the said Robert Read sole Executor.
"Signed ANNE NOYES."
WILL OF THE REV. JAMES NOYES.
To all Christian people, Greeting: Know ye that I being sensible that days are upon me, and that in duty I am concerned to justly settle my estate upon my deare wife and children for their support and comfort when I shall die, which great change I have no reason to be preparing for, I being at this time in good health, and perfect understanding, Doe first will and believing I be- queath my Soul to God, that gave it, and humbly and firmly relying upon my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, for Life, righteousness and Eternal Salvation, and also hereby order my body to be decently buried in a lively hope of a glo- rious resurrection at the last day, by my Executrix or Executors without any great expense; unto my deare and loving wife I have and doe hereby will and bequeath a third part of the profits of the farm I now live on, and the keeping winter and summer six cows, she shall choose out of my stock and their calves they shall have yearly, untill their calves they shall have yearly be a year old, and two mares and their colts, until their colts shall be a year old. And I give and bequeath unto my loving wife, One half of the house, I now live in, with one of the cellars and one of the ovens, and two beds and their furniture, as bed-steads, and curtains, And all the household stuff and utensels, belonging to the house, except Seven pounds of household stuff within doors which I give my loving son, Thomas. Also I give my wife my sheep, and son Thomas must winter fourteen sheep yearly for my wife, and she must have three or four Swine to run on the farm, for her use. Also I give to my loving wife my bees, only I give one Stock of bees to my son Thomas if there be two, and my wife must have a garden, of some rod square, Sufficient, for a garden near the house, where she shall choose. Also I give my wife, after my debts are payed, my stock of neat cattle, not particularly disposed of. And son Thomas shall find my wife fire-wood and a boy if need be to goe to mill and on errands for her. The moveables above given, I give my wife, forever, the other profits and privileges I only gave my wife during her natural life. If my wife marrie I only give her the third of the profits of the farm whilst she lives, I now live on, and two beds and furniture and a third of the household stuff left to her and six cows, the other estate is to be divided amongst my children to help
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those that have least, by this will. It is to be understood I dispose not of those horse-kind and cattle, my wife calls her own, which are known to some of the children, but have them as her own proper estate to be disposed of by her as she sees cause. Also some cattle which are Anna Treat's, I dispose. not of. Moreover, I give to my beloved wife and loving son, Joseph Noyes (my Executor as after mentioned), all estate I have not mentioned in this will. Unto my loving son James Noyes, I give and bequeath the farm he now lives on, with all appurtenances thereof called Muxquita Neck, to be his and his. heirs forever, lawfully begotten of his body, together with what I have already given him of stock and other things, which farme I give to son James with this provision, that my son James pay three hundred and fiftie pounds, and the use thereof which is yet due to Mr. John Gardner or his heirs or assigns ac- cording to the tenour of a mortgage I have given to Mr. Gardner, as was just I should to get money to pay to James Noyes, his honest debts, which were of justice and necessity to be payed, I having with son James this knowledge and consent mortgaged one half of the farm to J. Gardner, I having full power so to do, I having never given him, sd James Noyes, a deed of his farme, and it being done with sd James his consent and to pay his just debts. Also I having been forced to sell a hundred and fiftie pounds' worth of land in money and twenty pounds worth of Land unto Mr. John Chandler of Woodstock, which lands on the north of them, I allotted to be my son Joseph Noyes', his or part of his portion from me, I having paid son James' debts, faithfully putting my- self to considerable charge and trouble, to pay sd James his debts, as appears on a paper of account what I payed and upon receipt from the Creditors I am necessitated to oblige and doe hereby oblige firmly son James Noyes to pay to my son, Joseph Noyes, one hundred and seventy pounds in New England silver money, at fifteen penniweight or bils of credit, I say I hereby oblige my son James Noyes, him, his heirs or assigns, to pay as above said, a hundred and seventy pounds to Joseph Noyes, his heirs and assigns, or otherwise if son James Noyes faile of the above said, I doe hereby order my son James Noyes, his heirs or assigns, to set out as much of the land as will pay said Joseph Noyes, a hundred and seventie pounds as above sd. the land to be prized and set out by indifferent men. mutually chosen if they do not otherwise agree them- selves, and this to be done within two years of the date thereof, if it be not done before that time. Also my son James Noyes owing two debts more that I have reason to take care that they should be payed out of son James, his es- tate, viz., About ninety six pounds, to her that was Mrs. Heath, I hear now Mrs. Burroughs, and to Mrs. Mary Cole of Newport, about thirty pounds and some use, as appears on a bond as I am informed, I doe hereby order my Executrix, Executors or Executor to see that those debts be honestly payed out of my son James, his estate, Or if need be out of the land of Muxquita Neck; unto my loving son Thomas Noyes, I give and bequeath, the farm I now live on with all the housing thereon the condition abovesd. viz., All my land on the East of the mill brooke and west of the brook according to the true bound- aries thereof, viz., the land I bought of Mr. Willis, the land I bought of Mr. Samuel Richardson and the land I bought of Mr. Samuel and Elisha Chese brough to be his and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body, After my wife's death and before my wife's death so far as will stand with what I have above given my deare wife.
Also my son Thomas is to have, if he hath it not, a bed and bedding, his share of stock he hath already given him, And my son, is to have the use of the house, sellars, ovens, not given to my wife above, whilst my wife lives, but if she marrie or die, son Thomas is to have the housing and appurtenances and all the utensils aforesaid, as the cart, plows, chaines, axes, hoes or any other utensile whatsoever of that nature and one hive of bees at least. Unto my son John, I give and bequeath my land at the wares, upland and meadow, the house and all the appurtenances thereof, the whole farm according to the true bound- aries thereof, and my piece of meadow lying by the upland, a small creek compassing it southward, and a great creek northward, according to the bound-
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aries on record. And my four acres of Salt meadow at the point according to the true boundaries on record.
Also I doe give and hereby bequeath to my son John and his heirs a piece of swamp meadow lying on a brook northward of Joshua Holm's house, ac- cording to the boundaries appearing on the Record, he hath a bed and bedding and Stock already.
Unto my son Joseph Noyes, I give and bequeath all my books at home (ex- cept English Bibles and small English books which are of common use in the familie) which I leave to my loving wife to dispose of as she pleaseth.
Also I give son Joseph, all my books at Lyme in my brother Moses custo- dy, Also I give unto my son Joseph and bequeath seventie acres of land layed out to the Volunteers whether it be upland or meadow, to be sd Joseph Noyes, his, his heirs forever. The records will show the bounds thereof at New London. I leave my wearing clothes unto my son Treat and give two cows amongst my son Treat's children. Also it is always provided, that notwith- standing I have given son James, Maxquita Neck, Thomas the farm I live on, and son John his farm, that they shall not sell the farmes they live on with- out the consent of my Executrix or Executors, whilst they live.
And I doe hereby make my deare and loving wife my Executrix, and Capt. Nathan Chesebrough, my son Joseph Noyes, joynt Executors with my wife, to execute and fulfill faithfully this my last will and Testament, making void any former wills or Testaments.
Witness my hand and seale affixed November 12th, 1716. The word (settle) in the second line, and in the eleventh line, the words (until their calves) are so cancelled; and in the sixteenth line the word (winter) interlined. In the three and fortieth line the words (worth of land) interlined, and in the three and fiftieth line the word (Order) interlined. In the six and hundredth line, some words are blotted out.
JAMES NOYES, (Seal)
Witnesses: EBENEZER SEARLE, MARY M. DENISON. her mark. JOHN MACDOWELL.
Recorded in the Fourth Book of Wills for the County of New London Folio 146,147, January 29th, 1719-20. J. C. CHRISTOPHERS, Clerk.
Mr. Ebenezer Searle, Mr. John Macdowell and Mrs. Mary M. Denison of Ston- ington, all of them personally appeared before me and made oath that they saw the Reverend Mr. James Noyes signe and seal ye will written on ye other part of this sheet of paper, and declared it to be his last will and Testament, and that at the time of his signing and sealing of it was in perfect mind and mem- ory, and they all of them at the same time signed to it as witnesses in the presence of the Testator.
Stonington, January 22nd day 1719-20.
Test. DANIEL PALMER, Justice of the peace.
Endorsed, The last Will and Testament of the Revd. Mr. James Noyes. Jan. 27th, 1719-20.
WILL OF CAPT. THOMAS NOYES.
In the name of God, Amen, The tenth day of Feb. in the Twenty-eighth year of the reign of George the 2nd, King of Great Britain, Anno que Domini, 1755. I, Thomas Noyes, of Stonington in the County of New London, in the Colony of Connecticut in New England yeoman. Being of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God, and calling to mind the mortality of my body, know- ing it is appointed for all men to die, Do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in the following manner, and form. That is to say, I resign
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my soul to God, that gave it, when it shall please him to call for it, to be re- deemed, by his Son Jesus Christ, to be sanctified by his Spirit and made meet for Heaven, and my body I recommend to the earth to be therein buried in Christian decent burial at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but it will be raised again at the Resurrection of the just, being glorified by the mighty power of God. And as touching my worldly estate, wherewith it hath pleased God, of his goodness to bless me in this life, I give, demise and dis- pose of the same in the manner and form following:
Imp. I give to my dearly beloved wife, Elizabeth, the use of all my house- hold stuff during her life, and my slave called Peter, and the profit of one- third part of my real estate, and also the one half of my dwelling house, and cellar which half she shall choose during her natural life. Item I give to Mary Noyes, the widow of my son Thomas Noyes, late deceased, one hundred pounds in bills of credit as they now pass, and I also give to the three sons of my sd. son Thomas Noyes, decd. namely, Thomas, William and Nathan, to each of them, one hundred pounds, in bills as aforesd. to be paid to them at one year's end after my decease, their sd. father having had the estate that came by his mother.
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