Ezekiel Tuttle Will

Woodbury Probate Court Vol. 2 or 3 [need to confirm], pp. 31

Woodbury, Connecticut

At a court of probate holden at Woodbury March 1^st A.D. 1799  –

Ephraim Tuttle and Aron Tuttle who are executors of the last will & testament of Ezekiel Tuttle late of Woodbury [did] appeared in court and exhibited s^d will ??? to this court to have the s^d will approved which will was proved & approved & accepted to be recorded. The widow of s^d dec^d who was named as executrix in s^d will signified to this court her refusal of s^d ??? (sufficient bond being given by the executors) six months being allowed for the executors to exhibit their claims ag^t s^d estate & twelve months allowed for the settlement of the same.

                                                                                                ?. Preston Judge

                        Ezekiel Tuttle's Will

In the name of God amen:

I Ezekiel Tuttle of Woodbury in the County of Litchfield and

State of Connecticut being of perfect mind & memory (Thanks

be given to God therefor) do make this my Last Will & Testament

and first of all I give & recommend my soul to God

who gave it & my body to the earth to be decently buried in

a Christian manner & as to what worldly estate it hath pleased

God to bless me with I give devise & dispose of the same

in the following manner viz –

Imprimis I give onto my beloved wife Tabitha after my just

debts & charges are paid, all my moveable estate to be at

her own absolute dispose forever. – also the rise and

improvements of the one half of my buildings and lands

during her natural life.

Item        As to my daughter Olive Benham now [died], my daughter

               Concurrence Tuttle & Tabitha Bronson they have received

the whole of their portions

Item        I give unto my daughter Mabel Munson two pounds Lawful

               Money which with she hath already received will be the full of

               her portion.

Item        I give & devise unto my son Aron Tuttle & to his heirs &

               assigns forever the equal half of my present home lot the

north part thereof to run from the highway at the east end

               to the pond at the west to be of equal width at each end

               and to my son Ephraim Tuttle I give the other half to be divided

               equally as to quantity. And it is my will & I hereby give

               unto my two sons Aaron & Ephraim the dwelling house where

               they now live & half an acre of land whereon s^d house standith

               to be equally divided between them.

Item        I give & devise onto my son Ephraim Tuttle two acres & an half

               acre of land at the north end of my meadow lying east of my

               dwelling house between the highways to be to him his heirs &

               assigns forever.

Item        I give & devise onto my son Samuel Tuttle & to his heirs &

               assign forever one acre at the south end of the last above

mention meadow. Also all my wearing apparel

Item        I give and devise onto my son Aron Tuttle & to his heirs & assign

               forever all the remainder of that piece of land above mentioned

lying between the highways.

Item        I give & devise onto my two sons Aron & Ephraim & to their heirs

               and assign forever all my land lying at Martins Hill so called

               to be equally divided between them in quantity & quality.

Item        I give onto my son Ichabod Tuttle twenty pounds lawful

               money to be paid by my two sons Aron & Ephraim.

Lastly I constitute & appoint my beloved wife Executrix &

               my sons Aron & Ephraim Executors of this my Last Will &

               Testament in witness of this will in every part thereof

               I hereonto set my hand & seal this 13^th day of August 1792

               in presence of

               James [Manvil]                                                 Ezekiel Tuttle

               Daniel [Lovely]

               Daniel Sherman

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At a court of probate holden at Woodbury April 20^th A.D. 1799 the executors on the last will & testament of Ezekiel Tuttle of Woodbury (lately dec..) appeared in court and exhibited an inventory of s^d dec^d estate & made oath to the truth thereof which is accepted & ordered to be recorded & is as follows, viz. The inventory of the estate of Ezekiel Tuttle dec^d (viz):

[detailed and itemized inventory with sum total of £257-14-10]

These certify that the articles contained in the foregoing inventory have been presented to us as the estate of Ezekiel Tuttle dec^d & by us appriz^d at the prices annexed to s^d articles  -

                                                            Thaddeus Bronson } apprizers

                                                            Ebenezer Smith Jr  } under oath

Transcribed by James P. Tuttle on November 30, 2007

Transcribed by James P. Tuttle on November 30, 2007