Windham County CT Archives Wills.....Handfield, William June 7, 1802
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Source: Probate Packets, Grosvenor, J-howard, P, 1752,1880
Written: June 7, 1802
Recorded: January 4, 1803

In the name of God Amen.  This 7 day of June A.D. 1802 – I William Handfield of 
Ashford in the county of Windham & state of Connecticut in new England – being 
advanced in years and decline of life although of a sound and disposing mind & 
memory thanks be given to God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body 
& knowing that it is appointed to all men once to die, do make & ordain this my 
last will and testament. That is to say, principaly [sic] & above all I 
recommend my soul into the hand of God as he gave it, & my body to the dust to 
dust to be buried in a decent & christian like manner at the discretion of my 
Executor hereafter named, nothing doubting but that at the general resurrection 
I shall receive the same again by the might powers of God.  And as touching such 
worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give 
bequeath & dispose of the same in __ manner following (viz) I give & bequeath to 
my beloved nephew Benjamin Handfield all my landed property, after all my just 
debts are paid out of it - & any other legacy hereafter mentioned.  I also give 
to sd Benjamin all my stock of every kind.  Likewise, all my wearing apparel of 
any kind.
I give & bequeath to my well beloved sister Hannah or her heirs four dollars, to 
be paid by my Executor.

I give & bequeath to the heirs of my deceased wife all my household furniture of 
every kind.

And I nominate, constitute & appoint my nephew Benjn. Handfield to be & only 
Executor to this my last will & testament revoking & disannulling all former 
wills & testaments by me made, publishing pronouncing & declaring this & only 
this to be my last will & testament.

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced & declared to be my last will & testament 
in presence of

Wm Stoms (Storm?)                                      his
Peter Eastman                                 William   X  Handfield
Caleb Carpenter                                            mark

Windham County, __ Ashford 30 Dec 1802
Personally appeared the Rev William Stoms (Storm?), Peter Eastman and Caleb 
Carpenter witnesses to the within instrument and made solem [sic] oath that they 
and each of them saw the testator sign the same and heard him publish and 
declare it to be his last will and testament and that he appeared to be of sound 
mind and memory and that they witnessed the same in his presence and in presence 
of each other.

Before Abel Simmons Jr Justice Peace

At a Probate Court held at Pomfret in the District of Pomfret January the 4th AD 
1803 present Tho. Grosvener Esq, Judge personally appeared Benjamin Handfield 
Executor named in the within forgoing will of William Handfield & exhibited the 
same for Probate & accepted the trust ________ in him by the Testator; & the 
same being proved, by this Court approved & ordered to be accorded & kept on 
file the said Executor having given bond in the penal sum of $600 with surety 
for the faithful performance of his trust


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