INTRODUCTION

Joseph Weed and Deborah Moses of Simsbury, CT are descendants of two Puritan immigrants that came to New England during the Great Migration of the 1630's. Joseph was the great-grandson of Jonas Weed who came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the late spring of 1630 with the Gov. John Winthrop fleet. Jonas settled in Watertown, MA and moved with others in 1636 and 1637 south along the Connecticut River and settled the town of Wethersfield, CT, the oldest established settlement in the Colony of Connecticut. In 1641 he was an early settler in Stamford, CT and he died there in 1676. Descendants of the line of Jonas Weed to Joseph Weed were in Stamford, Derby, Waterbury and finally Simsbury, where the subject Joseph settled by 1757. Deborah Moses was the second great-granddaughter of John Moses of Plymouth, MA who came to New England between 1630 and 1640. Her great-grandfather, also named John, was in Windsor, CT in 1647. Her grandfather, another John Moses, was also born in Windsor and was the first of the Moses family to came to Simsbury, CT about 1681. The author is a fifth great-grandson of Joseph Weed and Deborah Moses through his mother, Mary Frances Maloney, his grandfather, Frederick George Maloney, and his great-grandmother, Sarah Weed.

SIMSBURY AND GRANBY, CONNECTICUT

In the seventeenth century, Simsbury - or Massacoe, as it was originally known - comprised all of that area that today includes the Hartford County towns of Simsbury, Granby, East Granby, West Granby, Canton and North Canton. Although never included within the town limits of Windsor, it was generally considered a parish of that town and the early settlers of Simsbury were from Windsor. In 1642, an act of the General Court specified that, "It is ordered, that the Governor and Mr. Haynes shall have liberty to dispose of the ground upon that part of Tunxus river, called Massacoe, to such inhabitants of Windsor, as they shall see cause." The first Indian deed for any of this area was given in 1648 by three Indians, Pacatoco, Pamatacount and Youngcoout, to John Griffin with the two witnesses to this deed given on the 28th day of June, 1648 were Windsor residents, George Abbet and John Moses, the greatgrandfather of Deborah Moses. Grants of land were made by the General Court to numerous persons but a permanent settlement was not established until about 1664, and it was not until 1666 that a committee, appointed by the General Court, specified the terms upon which Windsor residents may take up land in Massacoe. The first grants of land were made by that committee the following year and it is believed that all of the first settlers were there by 1669. One of those grants in "Weatogue, east" was to John Moses, Sr., Deborah's great-grandfather. Until 1668 Massacoe was still associated with the town of Windsor but that year the General Court "doth desire that Massacoe, which hitherto hath been an appendix to the town of Windsor, may be improved for the making of a plantation." Further, the Court went on to order the previosly appointed committee to "make such just orders as they shall judge requisite for the well ordering of the said plantation, so they be not be repugnant to the public order of this Colony." As a result of this order, Massacoe had some measure of local control as a plantation and in 1670 the General Court incorporated it as a separate town and the name changed to Simsbury. The Court set Simsbury's boundaries as running "from Farmington bounds to the northward tenn miles, and from Windsor bounds, on the east, to run westward tenn miles." In 1679, grants of land were made to thirteen families in the Salmon Brook area that was later to become Granby and in 1688 additional lots were granted in the area of Turkey Hills. However, despite the granting of land the population of this section of Simsbury remained quite small. In 1709 there were but eleven families, nine on the west side of the Salmon Creek and only two on the east. In 1728 the number of families on the west side had Increased to twenty-seven, on the east it had increased to eleven and there were now twenty-four families on the east side of the

mountain. Even though these families had settled a quite distance from the meeting house in Simsbury they still travelled for Sabath and midweek meetings to Simsbury. As a result, two Ecclesiastical Societies were established in 1736 at Salmon Brook and Turkey Hills, and the first meeting of the Salmon Brook Society was held in May of 1739. The following year a Congregational Meeting House was constructed to serve the families of Salmon Brook and Turkey Hills. Finally, on October 12, 1786 the Salmon Brook and Turkey Hills Ecclesiastic Societies were incorporated as the Town of Granby. In Granby, Joseph Weed and his family lived in the western portion of Granby near the West Branch of the Salmon Brook and an elevation called Tree Hill. Tree Hill is today, I believe, the Weed Hill shown on current maps of Hartford County, Connecticut. As a result of subdividing and creating new towns, the family of Joseph and Deborah Weed lived in three towns Simsbury, Granby and West Granby - without ever having to move!

Joseph Weed and Deborah Moses

1. Joseph WEED, the son of John Weed and Mary Jackson Beaman, was born on 2 Nov 1708, in Derby, New Haven, CT 1. Joseph was the great-grandson of Jonas Weed, the first of the Weed family in New England who came from England with the Winthrop Fleet in the Spring of 1630. Joseph's father and his family had come from Derby to the Oxford Parish of Waterbury, CT and it was in Waterbury that he married on 5 Jun 1740, Deborah MOSES. At the time of their marriage in Waterbury, Joseph was noted as being "of Derby" 2. Joseph's wife, Deborah, was born on 3 Nov 1718, in Simsbury, Hartford, CT, the daughter of John MOSES and Hannah HOSKINS ("Debrath Moses third daughter of John Moses of Simsbury was born the third day of November 1718.") 3. She was the great-great-granddaughter of John Moses of Plymouth, MA who came to New England between 1630 and 1640. On 29 August 1749, Joseph paid Timothy Moses (probably his brother-in-law, and his wife's step-brother) 300 for a 113 acre parcel of land located in "1/2 mi. tier lying on Mt. south of Joseph Cases house." The land was bounded on the south on a division lot laid out to the heirs of John Slater; west on the division land; north to a parcel owned by Josiah and Joel Case; and east on land of Josiah and Joel Case, fromerly granted to John Humphrey, long deceased. 4 On 25 June 1763, he deeded a portion of that parcel near the east side of West Mt. to Josiah Case. This parcel was described as, "begin at the West End of tier lots wh. I now live upon at ye N.W. corner of my sd. Lots and bounds on my own land, West on the next tier, North on Joel Cases land, S. on undivided land being 8 rods 3/4 in breadth the same in length and number of A[cres] m or l [more or less]." 5 Finally, on 8 January 1768, Joseph deeded to Elijah Tuller the "land bought of Timothy Moses with house barn and orchards, etc." 6 Joseph died 30 Nov 1771, in Simsbury ("Jofeph Weed Departed this Life November 30th 1771.").7 Following his death, his estate was inventoried by Abel Gofard and Simeon Holcomb on 13 January 1772. The inventory is found in the appendix. On the 15th of October, 1772, Dorcas and Hannah, the two daughters of Joseph and Deborah, executes the following, "I Dorcas Weed and Hannah Weed have recd of our Brothers Aaron Weed & Moses Weed of Simsbury the sum of Thirty Pounds lawful money which is in full of our Dues and Demands we have or ever had or ought to have to all or any of our honoured Father Joseph Weed's late of Simsbury Dec'd Estate that is especially two Notes the said Aaron
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Barbour Index, Derby, p. 110, (citing original 2:22). Barbour Index, Waterbury, p. 330, (citing original 1:324). 3 Bates, Albert C., Simsbury, CT - Births, Marriages and Deaths - Transcribed from Town Records, (hereinafter Bates, Simsbury TR) (Hartford, 1898), p. 46. 4 Simsbury Records, Deed Book 7, p. 444 5 Ibid, Deed Book 8, p. 52 6 Ibid, Deed Book 10, p. 187 7 Bates, Simsbury TR, p. 214

& Moses took of Elijah Tuller of our one hundred and Seventy pounds money which money belonged to our said Father and we do hereby discharge the sd Aaron & Moses from said money and from all other Demands we have or had sd estate Excepting that has been set out & Distributed to us this the above 15th day of Oct as our sd Fathers moveable Estate." Dorcas signed the document, Hannah made her mark and it was witnessed by Francis Barnard and Peter Rice.8 The distribution of Joseph's estate was distributed on 19 October 1772 and the distribution was exhibited on 3 November of the same year. 9 Seven years after Joseph's death a series of documents were executed by his children that would "give and devise" to their mother all of their father's estate. The first in May of 1778 was as follows: "Know all men by these pre that whas - we the Subsc. of Sims in Co. Hart. heirs at law of the Estate of Joseph Weed late of sd Simsbury Decd find by cert. memo, under the hands of said Dec'd signifying that it was his last will and purpose to give and devise to his and our honoured Mother Deborah Weed of sd Simsbury all ye estate both real & personal that belonged to sd Joseph Weed at the time of his death and we being willing to comply with ye will of ye sd Decd do realise qtclaim, resign and relinquish to our sd Honoured Mother all Right Title Claim & Interest we or other of us had have or may have hereafter to any of ye sd estate in manner aforesaid for us and our Heirs and assigns forever. In Witness Thereof we have set our hds and Seals."10 The document was signed by Aaron Weed, Moses Weed, Dorcas [Weed] Matson, Otheniel Gillet, Jr., and Hannah [Weed] Gillet made her mark. To one side of this is the following note, "Benjamin Weed Signed on the 6th day of Sept. 1795." This note may account for the following in the Granby town records that reads: "Granby October 27 1795 Recvid of Diborah Weed & aron Weed & Moses Weed & Benjamin Weed & Dorcas Matson one Pound Lawfull money in full of all Demands of Law or Equity Whatsoever in witness our hands Zebah Matson: } Othenial Gillett Jur Hannah (her mark) Gillett"11

Zebah Matson was the grandson of Joseph and Deborah, and is the son of Dorcas (Weed) Matson. The following month, 15 June 1778, Deborah deeds land to her sons Moses and Benjamin. "For love and good will of my son Moses & Benj. Weed of their Mother Deborah widow and relict Joseph Weed give to my two sons M[oses] & B[enjamin] I pc land - Tree Hill." This parcel was bounded on the North by Thomas Holcomb's land, on the South by Benjamin's land, on the East by her daughter Hannah's land, and on the West by the common or undivided land and lying West of the so-called "long lots." This was a 20 acre parcel that he deceased son Joseph had purchased of his brother Aaron. Of the 20 acres, Moses was given 5 acres and Benjamin was given 15 acres.12 Deborah and her children, Aaron, Moses, Benjamin and Dorcas Matson, are listed in order in the 1790 census for Granby and she died on 15 Dec 1809, in Simsbury. 13 Children of Joseph Weed and Deborah Moses:

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Ibid., p. 551 Ibid., p. 103 Ibid., p. 552 Williams, Mark, Granby Town Records Volume I and II (hereinafter referred to as Williams, Granby TR), (Granby, CT, Salmon Brook Historical Society, 1986), p. 32 Simsbury, Deed Book 12, p. 253 Weed, Edward Franklin, "Descendants of Joseph Weed of Simsbury and Deborah Moses," Edward Franklin Weed Papers, in the New Canaan Historical Society, File 9. (hereinafter Weed, Joseph Weed Descendants.)

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Isaac WEED born 22 Mar 1741, Waterbury, New Haven, CT, died 18 May 1741, Waterbury, New Haven, CT.14 Aaron born 28 May 1742. Moses born 5 Jan 1745. Dorcas born 19 Mar 1747/8. Joseph WEED born 8 May 1757, Simsbury, Hartford, CT, Simsbury town records note: "Joseph Weed the son of Joseph Weed was born the 8th day of May Anno Domini 1757." 15 In October, 1772, following the death of his father, Joseph appeared at the Court of Probate held in Simsbury. "Present Joseph Weed a minor of 15 years of age the 8th day of May last. Apprd before the Ct. and made choice of Moses Weed of sd Sims to be Guardian of his person & estate until he shall arrive to the ae of 21 yrs and the sd Moses apprd and accptd trust to take the care and guardianship of said Joseph until he shall arrive to the ae of 21 yrs. and render and acct of his Gdship to the Ct. when required or to the sd minor when he shall arrive to the ae aforesaid and the sd. Moses entered Recogt. in bond 50-0-0 lawful money to fulfill sd Trust."16 Joseph died sometime prior to 15 June 1778. "Deborah Weed moves to take Admin. of the Est. of Joseph Weed the younger late of Sims Decd which was granted and she and Moses Weed gave bonds of som of 80 Lawful money in manner accustomed to fulfill sd Trust and took out letters of Adm. and also exhibited Inventory of Est. of the Decd which was accepted and ordered to be recorded and kept on file." 17 Benjamin born 18 Sep 1761. Hannah WEED married 28 Jan 1778, in Simsbury, Hartford, CT,18 Othniel GILLETT Jr.. A record for Hannah's birth has not been found but she is mentioned in her father's will and subsequent probate documents.

Children of Joseph Weed and Deborah Moses

2. Aaron WEED was born 28 May 1742, in Waterbury, New Haven, CT, 19 and married Sarah SPENCER20. Aaron is first mentioned in the Simsbury records when he sells land in 1768 to Reuben Holcomb.21 The following year, on 13 April 1769, he received three parcels of land from Timothy and William Thrall of Windsor. (I believe that these two were second cousins, once removed, of Aaron. They are the sons of Timothy Thrall, and the grandsons of Timothy Thrall and Sarrah Allyn, all of Windsor.) The first parcel of land was "at a place called plain Squadron" and was bounded on the East by the "Highway that leads from Old Simsb. to Salmon Brook. In length 3 mi and 3 quarter and laid out to Ephraim Adams" and contained 72 acres. The second parcel, 95 acres, was bounded East by the highway and laid out to Thomas Adams. The third parcel was 100 acres that lead out to Nathaniel Higley. 22 Then on 1 February 1771 Aaron and his brother Moses divide a parcel of land that they had owned jointly. 23 In October of 1772 there were a series of land transactions that probably dealt with land that had been owned originally by his father. On 12 October, Aaron deeded to his sister Dorcas a 21 acre
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Barbour Collection, Waterbury, p. 330, (citing original 1:324) Barbour ColIection, Simsbury, p. 152, (citing original TM4:145) 16 Simsbury, Wills Book I, p. 150 17 Ibid., p. 463 18 Bates, Simsbury VR. P. 220 19 Barbour Index, Waterbury, p. 330 (citing original 1:324) 20 Weed, Edward Franklin, Weed Questionnaires at the New Canaan Hiistorical Society (hereinafter Weed, Questionnaires), for Sarah Weed Maloney Hawkins. 21 Simsbury, Deed Book 12, p. 31 (referencing Deed Book 6, p. 176) 22 Ibid. 23 Simsbury, Deed Book 11, p. 288

parcel of land in Salmon Brook on Tree Hill. This land was bounded on the West by their brother Joseph, on the South by land already owned by Dorcas, and on the North by Thomas Holcomb's land.24 The following week, on 19 October 1772, he registered four land transactions involving his brothers and sisters. For 30 he deeded to his brothers, Joseph and Benjamin, and his sisters, Dorcas and Hannah, a piece of land in Salmon Brook, "it being part of 1 of L[arge] Lot E[ast] of part of sd lot and bounds E. on the Highway that runs from Salmon Br. to Hopmeadow. W. on Land I have sold to Dorcas on Tree Hill so called and it is the E. part of a lot I bought of Thrall containing 80 1/2 A[cres] - 13 rods wide." 25 Also on that same date, he deeded land to his sister, Dorcas, "Land on Tree Hill North of my bro. Moses Dwelling House, B[ounded] N[orth on] Land I have sold to Hannah Weed, S[outh] on Robert Hoskins, W[est] On land I sold to my bro Benj Weed, 25 rds in width, 120 rd leng, 21 A[cres] 20 R[od]." 26 To his brother, Benjamin, he deeds a parcel of land on "Tree Hill so called at West end of my two lots that I had of Thrall & Higley on the S. side thereof b. as follows, N. on Joseph Weeds, E. on Dorcas Weeds, S. on Robert Hoskins, W. on West End of sd lots 25 rods wd. 120 R long. N. * South 21 A[cres] - 20 rds of land."27 Finally he deeded to his brother, Joseph, land on Tree Hill bounded "S. land sold to Benj., E. Hannah Weed, W. End of sd lot, N. Thos. Holcomb," in all 21 acres. 28 On 12 February 1774, Aaron sold 18 acres of land that he had previously purchased from Abel Gossard29 and, on 15 February 1775, Aaron sold land to Ezra Gossard, including 1/3 part of a saw mill.30 Between those two transactions, on 1 February 1775, Aaron received from his brother, Moses, one half of an 80 acre parcel, bounded by the land of Aaron Gossard and lying on the west side of the river (i.e., the West Branch of the Salmon Brook) and the west side of the highway from the plian to Salmon Brook.31 Aaron is listed in the 1790 census for Granby, Hartford County, CT with 2 males 16 years and up, 2 males under 16 years, and 2 females. In 1800 he is the Aaron Weed listed in Barkhamsted in Litchfield County. Aaron died sometime after 1800 in Hannibal, NY, at that time a part of Onondaga County. According to Ellen Northway, a great-granddaughter of Aaron Weed, he came to Hannibal, NY sometime after his son, Cephas (Ellen's grandfather). 32 i 6. 7. ii iii iv v vi vii Children: Vira (or Sophina) WEED married (1) (.....) STEELE, married (2) (.....) SQUARES.33 Eber born 16 Aug 1771. Alonzo WEED. Joseph. Lucy WEED. Deborah WEED was born 28 Jun 1773, Simsbury, Hartford, CT. Simsbury town records note: "Deborah Weed the daughter of Aaron Weed by Sarah his wife was born in Simsbury the 28th day of June A.D. 1773." 34 Cephas born 24 May 1785.

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3. Moses WEED was born 5 Jan 1745 in Waterbury, New Haven, CT.35 He probably married sometime before 1777, Mehitabel PECK, who was born ca. 1753.36

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Simsbury, Deed Book 12, p. 32 Ibid., p. 20 26 Ibid., p. 32 27 Ibid., p. 33 28 Ibid. 29 Ibid., p. 57 30 Ibid., p. 132 31 Ibid., p. 30 32 Northway, Ellen (daughter of Anna Weed Northway), letter to Edward Franklin Weed, dated Feb. 19, 1902, "came to Hannibal and died at Cephas Weed's home." 33 Ibid. 34 Bates, Simsbury VR 35 Barbour Index, Waterbury, p. 331 ( citing original 1:324) 36 Barbour, Lucius, "Granby, CT Genealogical Data from Connecticut Cemeterues (herinafter called Barbour, Granby Data) (1932, In the NEHGS)

Among the numerous land transactions among the children of Joseph Weed in October 1772, was that transaction of 19 October where Moses deeded land to his mother in the Samolm Brook parish on the "Tree Hill so called lying N. of my dwelling house." The land is described as being "bound SW corner edge of rocks a little S. of a Spring at the E. side of my improved land. From Rock running W. by the old chimney of the old house." In addition to the land, he also gave his mother the full use of the South room of his house, along with the chamber above, and 1/3 part of the cellar and 1/3 part of the barn. 37 On 29 November 1775, Moses received a deed from his brother-in-law, John Matson, "who guar[anteed?] use of lands ets. belonging to my beloved wife Dorcas Matson." 38 In 1790 Moses built a small saltbox house in West Granby where Moses and his family farmed. This house still stands today and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This house, called the Weed-Enders House for its first and last occupants, has been moved from its original location to 208 Salmon Brook Street in Granby and today is maintained by the Salmon Brook Historical Society. (Photo courtesy of Claudia Gardner.)

Mehitable died on 17 Mar 1814, in Granby, Hartford, CT, and is buried in the West Granby Cemetery, Granby, CT.39 Moses died on 10 Jan 1829 in West Granby and is also buried in the West Granby Cemetery.40 Their tombstones read:

Mrs. Mahitable Weed Consort of Mr. Moses Weed Died March 17 1814 Aged 61 years Prepare to meet the king of terrors.
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IN Memory of Moses Weed Who died Jan 10, 1829 83 Ys

Simsbury, Deed Book 11, p. 276 Simsbury, Deed Book 12, p. 443 Eagan, Patrick J., tombstone inscriptions transcribed in March 1997. Ibid.

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Children: Moses born 28 Dec 1777. Mehitable born 21 Sep 1779. Truman born 22 Sep 1783. Polly born 20 Oct 1785. David WEED was born on 23 Jan 1789, West Granby, died there 22 May 1811, Granby, Hartford, CT.41 He is buried in the West Granby Cemetery and his tombstone reads, "Praises on tombs are trifles / vainly spent. / A man's good name is his / best monument.42 Dan born 6 Aug 1792.

4. Dorcas WEED was born 19 Mar 1747/8, Waterbury, New Haven, CT. 43 She married first John MATSON and John died sometime before 1790. 44 Following John's death, Dorcas married Israel GRANGER. She died on 23 Mar 1806 in Granby. 45 Following Dorcas's death in 1806, there was a land transaction involving his son, Zebah. On 31 January 1807, "Zebah W. Matson of Coventry and County of [Chenango] New York for $330. Half of land in a certain farm of land lately the property of my Hon'd Mother Dorcas Matson Granger gave me by will and lyeth in common & undivided with my Brother Lora Case when he was b. 1774 and the one half of dwelling House & barns."46 Zebah is probably selling his one half interest to his uncle, Benjamin, as there is also a deed for the other half from Lora Case to Benjamin Weed on 27 April 1807. 47 Children: i Zebah Weed MATSON was born on 2 Jul 1774 in Simsbury, Hartford, CT. Simsbury town records note, "Zebah Weed Matson ye Son of John Matson by Dorcas his wife was Born in Simsbury the 2nd Day of July A.D. 1774." 48 ii Dorcas MATSON was born on 9 Nov 1777, Simsbury, Hartford, CT. Simsbury town records note, "Dorcas Matson the Daughter of John Matson by Dorcas his wife was Born in Simsbury the 9th Day of November 1777." 49 5. Benjamin WEED was born on 18 Sep 1761, in Simsbury, Hartford, CT. Simsbury town records note: "Benjamin Weed the son of Joseph Weed was born the 18th day of September Anno Domini 1761."50 He married Rispah GOODARD, who was born ca. 1761, died 27 Aug 1841, 51 and is buried in the West Granby Cemetery. Benjamin was made a freeman at the Salmon Brook Society on 20 Sep 179159 and at the annual Town Meting for that same year held on the first Monday of December he was apointed as a Surveyor of Highways.52 Benjamin received land for $330 from Lora Case on 27 April 1807. In the deed given to Benjamin the land is described as, "One half of the farm of land and one half of the dwelling house & barn lately owned by my honered Mother [Case's mother] late of Granby; deeded to me by her will & to Zebah W. Matson [the son of Benjamin's sister, Dorcas] & now owned by me and Benjamin Weed in common & undivided it being my right of heirship to my Hond Mother [Dorcas (blotted)] Granger Estate. B[ounded] as follows N[orth] and W[est] on Benj. Weeds land on Estate, East on Rufus Goddard's, South Moses Weeds land. It being all the right and title I have in farm & house lying in Granby in
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Williams, Granby TR, p. 259 Eagan, tombstone inscriptions. Barbour Index, Waterbury, p. 330 (citing original 1:324) Federal Census of 1790 for Granby, Hartford Co., CT - "Dorcas Matson (Widow)" Williams, Granby TR, p. 250 Granby, Land Records Book 1, p. 156 Ibid., p. 150 Bates, Simsbury VR, p. 230 Ibid. Barbour Index, Simsbury, p. 152 (citing original TM4:145) Weed, Questionnaires, for Minerva Weed Wilcox of Grand Rapids, MI. Williams, Granby TR, p. 20

S[almon] B[rook] Soc[iety]. Signed, Lora Case." 53 This is for the other half of the parcel that he purchased from his nephew, Zebah Matson, on 31 January 1807, following the death of Benjamin's sister, Dorcas.54 A town record of 1812 attests to the problems caused by stray animals and the use of ear marks used to identify ownership, similar to brands on cattle. "Broke in to the Inclosher of Benjamin Weed 4 sheep 2 Ewes marked with top Cutt of Ear & Slit in the Same & hapney under the Near Ear & 2 Slits in the Near Ear & 2 Lambs Two Slits in Each Ear Entred august 25 1812." 55 Benjamin died on 12 Jan 1841 in West Granby. 56 Benjamin's will, dated 20 May 1840, and witnessed by Lucy Phelps, Margaret A. Phelps and Elisha Phelps, leaves his wife Rispah "the use and improvement of my household furniture and 1 cow during her natural life having made other provision for he in my deed to my son Samuel." To one Marilda Loomis "wife of George Loomis the use and improvement of the lot of land in Lebonan in the County of Madison, state of New York, which I purchased of one Monger during her natural life." Finally for his children he notes, "Having already giben to my son Benjamin and my dau Betsey Spenser & Rispah Reed all that I Intend to give them of my estate. I g[ive] - d and b all the residue of my estate both real & p[ersonal] to my son Samuel Weed and his heirs forever." His son Samuel was appointed executor for his estate and Joab Griffin and Albert G. Nearing were appointed appraisers. On 1 February 1841 in the Probate Court, a six month period was established to creditors to make their claims to the estate. 57 Benjamin is buried in the West Granby Cemetery, on the Simsbury Road in West Granby along side his wife and their tombstones read: 58

THIS STONE Is erected to the memory of Benjamin Weed Who died Jan. 12, 1841 80 Yrs.

RISPAH relict of Benjamin Weed Who died Aug. 27, 1841 87

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Benjamin born 25 Jan 1789. Bestey WEED was born on 15 Nov 1791 in Granby.59 She married Harry SPENCER.60 Rispah born 19 Aug 1793. Samuel born 12 Feb 1795.

Grandchildren of Joseph Weed and Deborah Moses

6. Eber WEED was born on 16 Aug 1771 in Simsbury and town records note: "Eber Weed the son of Aaron Weed was born in Simsbury by Sarah his wife the 16 th of August, A.D. 1771."61 He married (1) on
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Granby Land Records Book 1, p. 150 Ibid., p. 156 Williams, Granby TR, p. 73 Weed, Questionnaires, for Minerva Weed Wilcox Simsbury, Will Book 7, pp. 145 and 146 Eagan, tombstone inscriptions Williams, Granby TR, p. 259 Weed, Questionnaires, for James Weed of Muscatine, IA. Barbour Index, Simsbury, p. 152 (citing original TM4:241)

22 Mar 1793, in Barkhamsted, Litchfield, CT, Eunice BACON,62 who died on 29 Oct 1794 in Barkhamsted.63 He married (2) on 16 Apr 1795, in Barkhamsted, Litchfield, CT, Nancy WOODWORTH.64 Children (all children born in Barkhamsted, Litchfield, CT65): i Eunice (Libeus) WEED born on 19 Oct 1794. Ellen Northway (a granddaughter of Cephas Weed) said that her mother (Anna Weed Northwat) recalled that Eunice stayed with Fellows Weed prior to coming to Wisconsin. She also thought that Eunice returned to stay with Fellows and died there after that.66 ii Cyrus Woodworth WEED born 23 Jan 1796. iii Gunden WEED born 22 Apr 1797. The Barbour Index calls him Gorden. iv Justin WEED born 27 Dec 1798. v Harriet WEED born 29 Sep 1800. 7. Joseph WEED was probably born in either Simsbury or West Granby in Hartford Co., CT. Before coming to New York State about 1805 he lived with his family in Barkhamsted, Litchfield, CT where his father is listed in the Federal Census for 1800. 67 He married, probably in Onondaga Co., NY, 68 Sarah FELLOWS, who was born 1792, in Luzerne Co., PA, 69 (daughter of Obil FELLOWS and Lois PLANT). In 1805 Joseph was in Hannibal Center, then in Onondaga Co, NY and today is in Oswego, Co. He was among the first settlers there along with Watson Earl, Samuel Baron, Sterling Moore, David Wilson and Israel Messenger.70 The Messenger family was a well known one in the Simsbury/Granby area of Hartford Co., CT. The date of either Joseph or his wife, Sarah, is unknown but Joseph is no longer listed in the census for that area after 1820.71 Children: 17. i Fellows Obel born 5 Sep 1810. 18. ii Joseph. iii Alonzo WEED. iv Climena WEED married (.....) BRIGGS, and had one daughter who died when she was 3 years old.72 Ellen Northway notes that her mother, Anna Weed Northway, thinks that Climena lived for a time with her brother Fellows in Lockport, NY. The 1850 census for Lockport does in fact list a Climena Beacharles, 34 years old, and Timothy Beacharles, 24 years old, both born in NY. It is possible that this Climena and her husband, and the Biggs noted above is in error. v Fidelia WEED. 8. Cephas WEED was born 24 May 1785, in West, Granby, CT, 73 He married (1) on 8 Feb 1808, in Hannibal or Marcellus, NY,74 Anna BAKER, (daughter of Lewis BAKER and Lois WALKER). He married (2) in 1827,75 Lois BAKER, (daughter of Lewis BAKER and Lois WALKER), the sister of his first wife. Cephas left NY and moved west, arriving in Kenosha, WI in October 1835. The 1850 census for WI finds Cephas Weed, his wife, Lois, and children: Justin, Anna, William W., Lewis B., James J., and John, living in the Town of Pike in Kenosha County, WI. Wisconsin land records show two records for Cephas Weed in Kenosha Co., 80 acres in 1840 and 160 acres in 1843. Cephas died 3 Mar 1858, Kenosha Co., WI.76
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Barbour Index, Barkamsted, p. 104 Ibid. Ibid. Ibid. Northway, Ellen, letter to E. F. Weed, dated 1902 (In the New Canaan Historical Society) Federal Census 1800 for Litchfield Co., CT, p. 32 Vrooman, Audrey, FELLOWS Genealogy (1972), in the Onondaga Historica l Society. Ibid. Johnson, Crisfield, History of Oswego County, New York (Hereinafter Johnson, History of Oswego, Co.) (1877, Philadelphia), p. 307 Federal Census, 1820, Oswego Co., NY, p. 18 Maloney, M. Frances, in a letter to E. F. Weed, dated 1902 (In the New Canaan Historical Society) Weed, Questionnaires, for John Cephas Weed of Texarkana, AR. Weed, Questionnaires, for Huldah Weed Pennoyer and Anna Weed Northway. Weed, Questionnaires, for Anna Weed Northway. Weed, Questionnaires, for John Cephas Weed of Texarkana, AR.

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Children: Son born before 1814 and died in infancy. 77 Nabby WEED born before 1814 in NY and died at the age of 17 years. 78 Sarah born 4 Aug 1814. Justin WEED born Aug 1816 in NY and died 1857.79 According to Ellen Northway, Justin never married. v Lois born Sep 1818. vi Huldah born 17 Jul 1821. vii Altina (?) born Oct 1823. viii Anna born 6 Jun 1826. ix Harriet WEED born before 1831 in NY.80 x William Watkins WEED born 8 Apr 1831 in NY and died in 1851.81 xi Cephas WEED born in NY. According to Ellen Northway, Cephas died in infancy. xii Lewis Baker WEED born 24 Apr 1835, NY and died in 1859 in WI. 82 According to Ellen Northway, Lewis never married. xiii James Judson WEED born 2 May 1837 in WI and died in 1870.83 James never married. xiv John Cephas born 1 Oct 1839. i ii iii iv

9. Moses WEED Jr. "son of Moses Weed by Mehitabel his wife was born in Simsbury the 28th day of December 1777."84 He married (1) on 7 May 1806, in Granby, 85 Nancy COMBS, who was born ca. 1786.86 Nancy died 24 Jun 1812 in Granby 87 and is buried in the West Granby Cemetery. Moses married (2) on 30 Sep 1813, in Granby, Mary MOORE, a widow88, who was born ca. 1784, in Canton, Hartford, CT, and died 9 Apr 1857. 89 She was called Widow Polly Weed in West Granby Sexton Records. She is also buried in the West Granby Cemetery.90 Moses died 7 Aug 1833, Granby, Hartford, CT, and is buried along with his two wives in the West Granby Cemetery. 91 The Granby town records note that Moses Weed, Jr. was made freeman on September 15, 1806. 92 Children: 25. i Stanley born 30 Nov 1806. ii Ransley WEED born 13 Feb 1808, Granby, Hartford, CT.93 The E. F. Weed questionnaire for Lucia Emily Weed noted that Ransley was not very bright (brain trouble) who lived to a nearly old age. 26. iii Lucius born 24 Mar 1816. iv Nancy WEED born ca. 1821,94 died 13 Mar 1825, in Granby,95 and is buried in the West Granby Cemetery, Granby, CT.96 v Norice WEED born ca. 1823, died 10 Mar 1825, in Granby, and is buried in the West Granby Cemetery, Granby, CT.97

77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91

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93 94 95 96 97

Northway, Ellen, letter to Edward Franklin Weed, dated Feb. 19, 1902. Ibid. Ibid. Ibid. Ibid. Ibid. Ibid. Bates, Simsbury VR, p. 250 Williams, Granby TR, p. 259 Weed, Joseph Weed Descendants. p. 3 Williams, Granby TR, p. 259 Ibid. Laun, Carol, Group Sheet for Moses Weed, Jr. (Salmon Brook Historical Society) citing Granby Cemetery records. Ibid. Barbour, Granby Data Williams, Granby TR, p. 60 Ibid., p. 259 Barbour, Granby Data Williams, Granby TR, p. 259 Barbour, Granby Data Granby, CT Genealogical Data from Connecticut Cemeteries, compiled by Lucius B. Barbour (1932). (In the NEHGS.)

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10. Mehitable WEED "daughter of Moses Weed by Mahitabel his wife was born in Simsbury the 21st of September 1779"98 and married99 Eber BACON. Mehitable died Mar 1802.100 Rev. Truman Weed, in a letter to E. F. Weed in 1901, noted that Mehitable and her husband had lived on East St. in North Canton. Children: i Nancy BACON. According to Rev. Truman Weed, Nancy was unmarried. ii Willis BACON married101 Clarissa _______. 11. Truman WEED was born 22 Sep 1783, in Granby 102 and married Mar 1803,103 Phebe THOMAS, who was born 28 Sep 1780, Simsbury, Hartford, CT, 104 (daughter of David THOMAS and Elizabeth PETTIBONE) and died 31 Jan 1835, in Barkhamsted, Litchfield, CT. 105 Phebe is buried in the Center Cemetery, in Barkhamsted.106 Truman died 5 Jan 1837, Barkhamsted, Litchfield, CT, 107 and is also buried in the Center Cemetery in Barkhamsted. 108 According to the Account Book of Julius Weed, Truman and Phebe Thomas Weed, "Both, d. in Barkhamsted and buried in the Scentrall buring ground near the Congregational meeting house." Granby town records note that Truman Weed was made freemen on September 15, 1806.109 Children: 27. i Orson Truman born 21 Feb 1804. ii Orren Thomas WEED born 29 Jan 1806,110 married111 _______ MESSENGER. iii Phebe Pemelia WEED born 31 Dec 1807 and died 28 Feb 1855.112 Phebe died unmarried. 28. iv Hannah Merinda born 28 Aug 1812. 29. v Daniel born 29 Dec 1813. 30. vi Julius born 5 Aug 1816. 31. vii Moses born 25 May 1823. 12. Polly WEED was born 20 Oct 1785 in Granby. 113 She married 1802, 114 Joshua MATSON, who was born 5 Mar 1777, in Canton, Hartford, CT, 115 (son of Asa MATSON) and died 1816.116 Polly died 27 Jun 1866.117 Residence of the family of Polly Weed Matson at time of Edward F. Weed study was No. Canton, CT. Children: 118 i Absalom MATSON born 13 Mar 1804, and died 31 Jul 1883. ii Salmon MATSON born 10 Jan 1806, and died 15 Jan 1892. iii Bissel MATSON born 16 Apr 1808, and died 5 Aug 1850. iv Mabel MATSON born 4 Mar 1811, and died 31 Mar 1892. v Watson MATSON born 8 Jan 1816, and died 16 May 1893.
98 99

Bates, Simsbury VR, p. 250 Weed, Edward Franklin, his genealogical notebook in the New Canaan Historical Society, p. 75; Weed, Rev. Truman, in a letter to E. F. Weed on 25 Jan 1901. 100 Weed, Joseph Weed Descendants, p. 2 101 Weed, Rev. Truman, letter to Edward Franklin Weed, dated Jan. 25, 1901. 102 Family Records Collected in Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of the Settlement of Connecticut. Citing account book of Julius Weed, owned by Miss Eva Weed, Simsbury, CT (hereinafter Weed, Family Records), p. 266 103 Ibid. 104 Ibid. 105 Ibid. 106 Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions, Conn. State Library, (hereinafter Hale, Cem. Inscriptions) Barkhamsted, p. 46 107 Weed, Family Records, p. 266 108 Hale, Cem. Inscriptions, p. 46 109 Williams, Granby TR, p. 60 110 Weed, Family Records, p. 266 111 Weed, Rev. Truman, letter to Edward Franklin Weed, dated Feb. 20, 1902. 112 Weed, Family Records, p. 266 113 Williams, Granby TR, p. 259 114 Weed, Questionnaires, for Polly Weed Matson of N. Canton, CT. 115 Ibid. 116 Ibid. 117 Ibid. 118 Ibid.

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13. Dan WEED was born 6 Aug 1792, in Granby. 119 (E. F. Weed, in ms. "Descendants of Joseph Weed of Simsbury and Deborah Moses," gives a birthdate of Aug. 9, 1792.) He married 24 Jan 1816, 120 Philanda SCOVILLE, born 15 Apr 1792, Harwinton, Litchfield, CT, 121 (daughter of Abner SCOVILLE and Comfort BRISTOL). Children: i Warren Spencer WEED born 13 Mar 1817, Harwinton, Litchfield, CT,122 died 19 Aug 1851.123 32. ii Willard Lewis born 9 Aug 1818. 33. iii Maria Eliza born 29 Mar 1820. 34. iv Julia Mirinda born 24 Jan 1822. v Abner Bristol WEED born 29 Jul 1826, Harwinton, Litchfield, CT, 124 died 25 Jan 1866.125 35. vi Riley born 3 Jul 1828. 14. Benjamin WEED Jr. was born on 25 Jan 1789 in Granby.126 He married on 19 Aug 1812,127 Anna SEYMOUR, who was born ca. 1792,128 (daughter of Ashbel SEYMOUR and Hannah GRANT) and died 23 Apr 1827 in North Canton, Hartford, CT.129 She is buried in the North Canton Cemetery, North Canton, CT.130 Benjamin died on 5 Mar 1846.131 Children: i James WEED was born on 26 Dec 1813 in North Canton.132 He married on 14 Mar 1847,133 Mary Ann SWIFT, who was born on 26 Jan 1828,134 (daughter of Thomas SWIFT and Marcia St.JOHN). His residence at time of Edward F. Weed study was Muscaline, IA. ii Edward WEED was born 27 Sep 1815.135 He died 8 Mar 1825 in North Canton, Hartford, CT and is buried in the North Canton Cemetery. 136 iii Eliza WEED was born 21 Aug 1817.137 He died 20 May 1818, North Canton, Hartford, CT, and is buried in the North Canton Cemetery. 138 iv Chester WEED was born 16 Mar 1819,139 and died 7 Dec 1874.140 36. v Eliza Ann born 7 Dec 1820. vi Seymour WEED was born 31 Jul 1823.141 He died 13 Mar 1825, North Canton, Hartford, CT, and is buried in the North Canton Cemetery. 142

119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142

Williams, Granby TR, p. 259 Weed, Joseph Weed Descendants, p. 10 Ibid. Barbour Index, Harwinton, p. 66, citing original LR7:555 Weed, Joseph Weed Descendants, p. 10 Barbour Index, Harwinton, p. 66, citing original LR7:555 Weed, Joseph Weed Descendants, p. 10 Williams, Granby TR, p. 259 Weed, Questionnaires, Eliza Ann Weed of Muscatine, IA. Inscriptions at Canton, CT, North Canton Cemetery (NEHGR 81:415) (Hereinafter Canton Inscriptions) Ibid. Ibid. Weed, Questionnaires, for Minerva Weed Wilcox of Grand Rapids, MI ann for Eliza Ann Weed of Muscatine, IA. Weed, Joseph Weed Descendants, p. 14 Weed, Questionnaires, for James Weed of Muscatine, IA. Ibid. Ibid. Canton Inscriptions Weed, Questionnaires, for James Weed of Muscatine, IA. Canton Inscriptions Weed, Questionnaires, for James Weed of Muscatine, IA. Ibid. Ibid. Canton Inscriptions

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15. Rispah WEED was born 19 Aug 1793, in Granby, Hartford, CT.143 He married144 Justin REED, who was born 1 Oct 1744 in Mantua, Portage, OH. 145 The Weed questionnaire for Cornelia Jannett Reed Hanchett noted that Justin had resided at Mantua, OH. Children: i Marian REED died 2 Sep 1888.146 ii Luton T. REED was born 12 May 1808147 and died 29 Dec 1890.148 iii Newell REED was born 2 Oct 1811 in Granby, Hartford, CT.149 iv Perry Albert REED. Edw. F. Weed questionnaire notes that Perry died age 26 years, but does not note the date. 37. v Cornelia Jannett was born 24 Aug 1826. 16. Samuel WEED was born 12 Feb 1795 in Granby, Hartford, CT.150 He married (1) on 25 Jun 1823, in Hartland, Hartford, CT,151 Lucy HIGBY, who was born ca. 1799,152 and died 1 Oct 1838, Granby, Hartford, CT, and is buried in the West Granby Cemetery. 153 Samuel married (2) on 8 Jan 1840, in Hartford, Hartford, CT,154 Mary LATIMER, who was born 28 Aug 1809 in Canton, Hartford, CT, 155 (daughter of Jonathan LATIMER and _______ SPENCER) and died 31 Aug 1901.156 Samuel died 23 Mar 1881, West Granby, Hartford, CT.157 Samuel was made a freeman on 16 Sep 1816 at Granby 158 and went on to serve numerous offices in the town during his lifetime, reflected by the fact that we find fifteen entries in the Town Records from 1816 to 1852 where he is mentioned. The first of these was election as Fence Viewer made at the annual Town Meeting held on 4 November of that same year. 159 It was the job of a Fence Viewer to ensure that all fences in his district were kept up to keep stray cattle from trampling the fields. He was elected 2nd Selectman at the annual Town Meeting of 5 Nov 1827 and at the Town Meeting of the following year held on the second Monday of Nov 1828 he was elected 1st Selectman. 160 At the annual Town Meeting of 3 Nov 1834, held at the Episcopal Church House in Granby, Samuel was chosen as both Highway Surveyer and Constable for his district 161 and the following year at the 2 Nov 1835 Meeting he was reelected as Constable.162 On a number of occasions, Samuel Weed was appointed as committee member or moderator for meetings called for general and special purposes. The first of these was the Town Meeting held on 2 Oct 1843, called for the purpose of choosing Assessors and Board of Relief, where Samuel was chosen as Moderator. At this same meeting Samuel was chosen as a member of the Board of Relief, a committee charged with the responsibility of overseeing the care of paupers in the town. 163 The following year at the 7 Oct 1844 Town Meeting, he was reappointed member of that Board. 164 Highway and road matters were of special interest to the settlers of Granby. On 2 Aug 1845, a special meeting was held at the Episcopal Church House "for the purpose of taking into consideration the expediancy of opposing the Petition of Arnold Edwards and forty others for a new road commencing at or near the Linsley Corner running to the top of New-gate hill, also to widen the road opposite Sherman Nooneys Garden and Orchard, also an alteration in the road over the moutain west of the
143 144

Williams, Granby TR, p. 259 Weed, Questionnaires, for Minerva Weed Wilcox of Grand Rapids, MI. 145 Ibid., for Cornelia Jannett Reed Hanchett of Swinsburg, OH. 146 Weed, Joseph Weed Descendants, p. 13 147 Weed, Questionnaires, Cornelia Jannett Reed Hanchett of Swinsburg, OH. 148 Ibid. 149 Ibid. 150 Williams, Granby TR, p. 259 151 Barbour Index, Hartland, p. 29, citing original 35 152 Barbour, Granby Data 153 Ibid. 154 Barbour Index, Hartford - Part 2, citing original 1:172 155 Weed, Questionnaires, for Minerva Weed Wilcox of Grand Rapids, MI. 156 Ibid. 157 Ibid. 158 Williams, Granby TR, p. 79 159 Ibid., p. 80 160 Ibid., pp. 103 and 106 161 Ibid., pp. 124-125 162 Ibid., p. 130 163 Ibid., pp. 176-177 164 Ibid., p. 185

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meeting house in East Granby" and Samuel Weed was appointed as Moderator of this meeting. The members present at the meeting voted to oppose Arnold Edwards' petition, and agreed to alter the raod to Turkey Hills and to widen the road at Sherman Nooneys orchard. 165 Two years later at a special meeting held on 23 Jan 1847, highway construction was again the subject. In this instance, Samuel was one of a three-man committee appointed to confer with George Viets, a town resident, and to find if he would be willing to pay part of the expense as a part of highway litigation. Viest declined. 166 At the 6 October 1845 Town Meeting, Samuel was appointed Special Commissioner on Licenses for Sale of Wines and Spiritous Liquors; at the 2 October 1848 Town Meeting he was chosen Hayward (pound keeper) for the First Society; on 1 October 1849 he was chosen Highway Surveyer for District 9 in the First Society; on the first Monday in April 1852 he was elected as Justice of the Peace to serve for two years; and on 4 October 1852 he was chosen Hayward and Pound Keeper for the Salmon Brook Society, District 9.167 Samuel died on 23 Mar 1881, West Granby, Hartford, CT. During a visit to the West Granby Cemetery no visible tombstone for Samuel was found. However, there is a space next to the grave of his first wife, Lucy. It is quite possible to Samuel is buried in that grave and that the stone has been removed. Children by Lucy HIGBY: I Norton WEED was born in 1824,168 and died on 13 Jun 1837 in Granby, Hartford, CT, and is buried in the West Granby Cemetery. 169 The inscription on his tombstone says, "[illegible] accidently killed by the discharge of a gun the contents passing directly through his head causing instant death." He was only 13 years old at the time of his death. 38. ii Minerva born 20 May 1830. iii Victor WEED born 1831,170 married (1) 26 Nov 1857,171 Adelia H. PHELPS, died 1834,172 married (2)173 Mary DARLING. Children by Mary LATIMER: 39. iv Charles born 2 Nov 1840. 40. v Cicero born 20 Jan 1842. vi Chester WEED born 1848, died 1909, and is buried in the Granby Cemetery, Granby, CT.174 The Weed questionnaire completed for Cicero Weed noted that Chester "resides at Cicero Weed's" in West Granby, CT. His tombstone lists his birth year as 1848.

165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174

Ibid., -. 192 Ibid., p. 203 Ibid., pp. 196, 213, 219, 235 and 138 Weed, Questionnaires, for Minerva Weed Wilcox of Grand Rapids, MI. Barbour, Granby Data Weed, Edward F., "Weed Lines, 19th Century, Connecticut," manuscript in the New Canaan Historical Society. (Box 1, File 10) Weed, Rev. Truman, letter to Edward Franklin Weed, dated Apr. 30, 1902. Weed, Joseph Weed Descendants, p. 15 Weed, Rev. Truman, letter to Edward Franklin Weed, dated Apr. 30, 1902. Eagan, tombstone inscriptions

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Joseph Weed's Inventory

"The Inv. of the real & personal estate of Joseph Weed as followeth, viz: 175 1 yoke Oxen 22 Sheep 1 Cow 1 Mare 2 Barrels 1 Pitch Fork 1 Dung Fork Horse Traces 3 Pieces Old Chains Caps & Pins 2 Geese Sett of Dragg Teeth Horse Collar & Hook 1 Iron Skillet 1 Iron Pot Frying Pan Iron Kettle Gun Barrel & Fork Slice & Tomgs 1 Trammel 1 Trammel 4 Chairs 1 Iron Wedge 1 Pewter Porringer 2 ditto 6 Pewter Plates 2 Pewter Basons 1 Pewter Platter 1 ditto 1 Pewter Basin 1 Pewter Basin 1 Quart Cup 1 Teapot 1 Old Pewter Bason 1 ditto 1 ditto 1 Old Pewter Platter 4 Lbs of Old Pewter 1 Psalm Book 1 Sermon Book 10 7 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 s 0 14 10 0 3 1 2 5 3 2 5 0 2 2 7 3 10 5 2 4 5 4 1 0 1 7 2 6 3 2 2 4 2 2 1 1 2 4 1 1 d 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 6 2 2 0 0 8 0 6 0 0 0 0 9 3 6 0 6 6 0 8 9 0 1 Glass Bottle 1 Old Quart Cup 1 Knott Dish 1 ditto 1 ditto 4 Milk Trays 2 Small ditto 1 Saddle Pulion 1 Pair Sheets 3 Sheets 3 Moslin Sheets 1 Table Cloth 2 Old Towels 4 Pillow Cases 2 Caps 1 Shagg Rugg Dutch Blanket 1 Pillow 2 ditto 1 Bed 1 Bedsted 1 Bed Rope 1 Bed 1 Rag Rugg Old Coat 4 Baggs Ftetchets Set of Cart Bands Cart Boxes 10 Linch Pins 4 Washers Dutch Wheel A Gun 3 Reeds Loom/Spindle 1 Pair Stilhards 2 Barrels Butter Churn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 s 0 1 1 0 1 9 3 10 5 8 8 15 3 1 1 0 12 4 1 2 5 5 1 5 8 10 16 6 14 14 19 9 1 3 3 1 d 6 9 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6

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Simsbury Records, Wills Book I, p. 102

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