Hartford County CT Archives Wills.....Pettibone, John February 8, 1733
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Source: A Digest Of The Early Connecticut Probate Records 1737 To 1742
Written: February 8, 1733

A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS  1737 to 1742

Invt. in Vol. XIV, Page 14-18   Name: John Pettibone   Location: Simsbury, in
Farmington 
Died 18 September, 1741. Invt. œ1177. Taken by Azariah Wilcocks and James Case.
Will dated 8 February, 1733-4.
I, John Pettibone of Simsbury, in the County of Hartford, do make this my last
will and testament: 
Imprimis.  I give unto my wife Mary 1-3 part of all my moveable estate, to be at
her own dispose forever; and also the use of my now dwelling house, and the
homelott and orchard on which my house standeth, during the term of her natural
life; and also the use of 1-3 part of all my improveable land (excepting that
part of my homelott on the east side of the highway, on which my barn now
standeth); and also the use of 1-2 of my barn, and the whole of the yard by the
barn, next to David Phelps's lott, during the time of her natural life. I give
unto my daughter Catherine a feather bed with a bedstead and all the furniture
belonging to it, and also the use of 8 acres of meadow land, to be taken out of
my lott in Manto Meadow, during the time of her natural life; also I give to my
daughter Catherine œ100. I give to my daughter Sarah the sum of œ100 with what I
have already given her. I give unto my daughter Abigail the sum of œ100 with
what I have already given her. All the rest of my estate, real and personal, I
give unto my two sons, John and Samuel, equally divided between them, to them
and their heirs forever. I give unto my wife Mary and to my daughter Catherine
all my provisions, both corne and meat, that I shall leave at my decease. I
appoint my beloved wife Mary and my two sons John and Samuel to be executors. 
Witness: Samuel Pettibone, Joseph Pettibone, John Humphrey.
John Pettibone, ls.
Know all men by these presents: That I, John Pettibone of Simsbury, in the
County of Hartford, have formerly made my last will and testament, which is
written on the other half of this sheet, dated 8 February, 1733-4, which I do
hereby ratify and confirm to be my last will and testament, and make this
following codicil in addition thereto, viz: Whereas, my beloved wife Mary is
under low circumstances and unable to provide for or help herself, I do, in
addition to what I have already given her, devise and order that my executors
shall sell and dispose of my lott of land lying on the north end of Mount
Philip, in that tract of land called the Hogs-Skin, and the value or produce
thereof they shall dispose and improve for the maintenance and support of my sd.
wife if she shall come to want; and if not, then sd. land to be disposed of as
in my will aforesd. is provided. And I do, in addition to my will aforesd.,
appoint my son-in-law Amos Phelps to be an executor to my sd. last will with the
other executors therein named. And my will is that this codicil be and allowed
to be part of my last will and testament. 31 December, 1740.
Witness: Samuel Pettibone, Joseph Pettibone, John Humphrey.
John Pettibone, ls.
Court Record, Page 104--23 December, 1741: The last will and testament of John
Pettebone was now exhibited in Court by Samuel Pettebone of Goshen and Amos
Phelps of Simsbury, two of the executors named in sd. will. John Pettebone, one
of the executors, objected to the probate of this will, but withdrew his appeal
to the Superior Court and accepted the trust of executorship, 2 April, 1742.


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