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William Tuttle Will
New Haven County Court
Vol. I – September 1666 – November
1698, pp. 61
State Archives, Hartford, Connecticut
New Haven
County Court session June 11, 1673
An inventory of
the estate of Mr. Wm Tuttell late of New Haven deceased into estate
- exhibited and approved for record. Upon which the court by way of
settlement and distribution did order as following viz: that
administration of the goods and estate of Mr. Wm Tuttle late of New
Haven deceased ??? is granted onto Elizabeth Tuttle widow, the
[relict] of the said deceased for payment and discharge of the just
debts of the said deceased, and portions, or remaind or of portions
to the children of said deceased in time convenient according to the
following order of distribution; the said debts and dowry of the
said widow [in relict] first deducted, and is pay in like of thirds
or dowry, the court does order to the relict of administratrix the
sum of two hundred pounds, and fifty pounds in proportion to the
other sons to Nathaniell, who at present lives with his mother to be
added to the said 200£ for her better accommodation and livelihood
in the pticulars following, viz: the dwelling house, out buildings
and home lot apprized at 110£, ten acres of meadow by the rock &
30£, 12 acres & half of land by [som payns] 25£, and three acres & a
half towards the mill 3£: 10. Three acres of that land in the
quarter by Nathaniell Tharps corner to be for her son at six pounds;
two cows at 8£:5:[0], two ???? 8£:7:6, [illegible] 3£:10:[0], two
yearlings & two calves 4£:4:6 in all 199£:07:00 & the ??? of the
said 290£ in household goods, implements of husbandry and other
necessarys, with Nathanlls part of the outland as
apprized in the inventory; the said three acres above mentioned to
be for Nathaniell with such part of the house & other estate as the
administratrix shall think good to make up his fifty pound. And
whereas we are informed that John Tuttle hath received in portion
one hundred & five pounds nine shillings & four pence, and Jonathan
the sum of 50£ & the other sons have received their portions but in
part; the court does order such of their parts get received to be
made up 50£, viz: to Thomas as additional (20 received) thirty
pounds: to Joseph (19 pounds received) in addition 31£: to David
26£:18:00 received, addition 23£:02:00: to Benjamin 3£:10:00
received for addition 46£:10:00: to Symon 19£ received addition
31£:00:00: Nathanll comprehended before in his mothers
part, and it appearing that Sarah hath received 40£:06:05 the court
as addition of portion to the other daughters do order as followeth,
viz.: to Ann who hath received 37£:09:08 in addition 2£:00:04: to
Mercy 32£:00:04 received for addition 7£:19:08: and although
Elizabeth hath received upon or after marriage 25£:04:[?] in full of
what her father agreed to, or intended for her, yet the court for
cause in ????? to her & to Mary the child of the sd
Elizabeth out of the estate to order the sum of eight pounds to be
payd by the said administratrix at full age or marriage; and for
distribution of the lands & meadow of the sd deceased not
disposed of in dowry to the widdow; to prevent any trouble that
might arise about it dos order the nine acres of meadow towards the
[reach] to Thomas, Joseph, David, Symon & Benjamin equally to be
divided for quantity & quality as they shall agree together, with
the ten acres of land in the [Yorkshire] quarter to be so divided
among them. ??? one acre of the four acres neare Nathanll
Tharps corner to David Tuttle adjoining to his own ground there; and
for the other lands viz. nine of the said acres towards the mill,
thirty five acres & a half in the rocks, about six acres by Stony
River & 40 acres second division shall equally divided among all of
the sons of the deceased, towards the paymt of the portions above
set down & addition to John & Jonathans portions already received:
but the court dos order that the house, homestead & buildings upon
it, with the lands & meadow herein settled upon the widow &
administratrix, after Nathanlls portion is by her payd
and sett out, shall be in [reversion] after her death distributed to
& among the sd sons of the sd deceased by the
sd administratrix, to such of them, & in such manner &
proportion [illegible] shall for cause, or to the ??? of either of
them & not otherwise. And whereas upon the distribution above made
we find about thirty pound remainder of estate the court do
distribute the said sum in equal proportions among all the children,
that is to each child 2£:10:[0] and whereas John and Jonathans
proportions of the outlands above appointed comes upon apprisemt in
the inventory to 7£:10:[0] apiece, the court declares that upon
their receiving their part of the said outland, each of them so
receiving it shall pay in to the administratrix to make good the
other portions five pounds apiece, the remaining two six shillings
apiece being in lieu of their part of the sd thirty pound
remainder.
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