Fairfield County, Connecticut Probate Records Volume (1702-1750), page 9, In
the Name of God, Amen, I, William Curtiss of Stratford in the COunty of
Fairfield in ye Colony of Connecticut being aged and weak of body yet through
ye goodness of God of perfect memory and understanding do make this my last
will and testament as followeth:
Imprimis, I Commit my soule to God hpoing for salvation in and through ye
righteousness and merits of Jesus Christ my only saviour and redeemer and my
body after this life to be decently buried at ye discretion of my surviving
relations and having disposed of all my children in marriage and gave them such
portions as I thought fitt according to my ability and having now but little to
dispose of my will is that after funerall expenses and just debts being paid my
estate be disposed of as followeth:
Item, I give and bequeath to my loving son Daniell Curtiss my common meadow
lyeing in the great Neck and my meadow in ye Salt Pond in said Neck and one
third part of all my land lyeing in Paquanock field and four acres in the new
pasture and a fourth part of all my wood land laid out and to be laid out.
Item, I give and bequeath to my loving son, Ebenezer Curtiss three acres of
meadow lying at Nesumpaws being the equall half of my Lot out there and one
third of all my land lyeing in Paquanock field and hallf my farme in the woods
on Turky Hill amd one fourth part of all my wood land layd out or to be laid
out.
Item, I give and freely bequeath to my loving son Zachariah Curtiss one acre of
meadow at Nesumpaws and one acre of land at ye North Ends of the Towne next
adjoining to his owne land and one third part of all my land lyeing in
Paquanocke field and half my farme at Turkey Hill and one fourth part of all my
wood land laid out or to be laid out.
Item, I give and freely bequeath to my loveing Sonn, Josiah Curtiss one acre of
land at the North End of the Towne and four acres of land lyeing next to
Samuell French his land and three acres of Land in the Intack and three acres
of Land near Harveys farme in the Ox pasture and two acres and half of land in
the farfield and two acres of land of the two miles division near Nesumpaws
Creek and one quarter part of all my wood land laid out or to be laid out.
Item, I give to my daughter, Sarah Wells five pounds and to my daughter
Elizabeth Rose five pounds and to my son Joshua Curtiss five pounds to be paid
by my executors hereafter named: I also give to Jonathan Curtiss the son of
Jonathan Curtiss the summ of twenty shillings, all the rest of my estate within
doors and without goods and chattels, I freely give and bequeath to my four
sons: Daniell, Ebenezer, Zachariah, and Josiah to be equally divided amongest
them and I do hereby ordaine and make my said sons Daniell Curtiss, Ebenezer
Curtiss, Zachariah Curtiss, and Josiah Curtiss sole executors of this my last
will and testament allways during life reserving for my comfort to dispose of
any of my owne estate that this is my last will and testament revoking all
other wills this fifteenth day of December in ye year of our Lord God 1702.
Signed and declared by the said William Curtiss to be his last will and
testament in presents of us
Joseph Curtiss William Curtiss Seal
John Beach
Mr Joseph Curtiss and Mr John Beach appeared at ye prorogative Court held in
Fairfield on the 31st of Decembr 1702 and made oath that they saw Capt William
Curtiss signe ye above instrument and heard him declare it to be his last will
and testament and that they judged him to be competent. Captiane William
Curtiss of Stratford being deceased his last will and testament being exhibited
to ye prorogative court siting in Fairfield December 31st 1702 ye said will
being proved is by the court approved and is ordered to be recorded.
Nathan Gold, clerk

Left England 1637 or 1639/ Arr Roxbury, Mass. Son came 1st. Allotted 15 acres of land 1 Jun 1639. Moved to Wethersfield Conn; died soon thereafter.

1. John CURTIS b. 21 Feb 1615, Nazeing, Essex, England; d. 2 Dec 1707, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
2. 1. William Dawson CURTIS b. 21 Jun 1618, Nazeing, Essex, England; d. 21 Dec 1702, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
3. Thomas CURTIS (CURTYCE) b. 12 Mar 1620, Nazeing, Essex, England; d. 1 Dec 1648, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
4. Philip CURTIS (CURTYCE) b. 1623, Nazeing, Essex, England.
5. Mary CURTIS (CURTYCE) b. 1625, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut (?).

1. Thomas CURTIS b. 25 Aug 1560, Of, Ash Juxte, Sandwich, Kent, England; c. 25 Aug 1560, Nazing, Essex, Eng; d. 11 Dec 1631, Nazing, Essex, England, Great Britain; bur. 11 Dec 1631, Nazing, Essex, England, Great Britain.
2. Mary CURTIS b. Abt 1565, Of Nazing, Essex, Eng., England.
3. Robert CURTIS b. 15 Apr 1565, Nazeing, Essex, England.
4. Gabriel CURTIS b. 1567, Of Nazing, Nazeing, Essex, England; d. Aft 1585, Probably, Nazing, Essex, England.
5. Edward CURTIS b. 1563, Nazeing, Essex, England; d. 13 Aug 1610, Nazeing, Essex, England; bur. Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.
6. John CURTISS b. 15 Sep 1577, Nazing, Essex, England, England; c. 15 Sep 1577, Nazing, Nazing, Essex, England; d. Jul 1650, Stratford, , Connecticut, United States; bur. 1639, Roxbury, , , Mass.
7. Sarah CURTIS b. 1572, Of Nazing, Essex, Engl, England; d. Prob. Nazeing, Essex, England.
8. 2. John CURTIS (CURTYCE) b. 15 Sep 1577, Nazeing, Essex, England; d. 1639, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
9. Mary CURTIS b. Abt 1579, Nazeing, Essex, England; c. Abt 1579, Nazeing, Essex, , England; d. Feb 1674, Nazeing, Essex, England.
10. John CURTIS b. Aft 1588, Nazing, Essex, England; c. 15 Sep 1577, Nazing, Essex, , Eng; d. 1639, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut.

1. 3. Elizabeth HUTCHINS b. 1587, Nazeing, Essex, England; d. 4 Jun 1658, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.

1. 4. William CURTIS b. 17 May 1540, Nazeing, Essex, England; c. 9 Jul 1539, Stanford Rivers, Essex, Eng; d. 17 May 1585, Nazeing, Essex, England; bur. 17 May 1785, Nazeing, Essex, England.
2. Thomas CURTIS b. 1542, Nazeing, Essex, England; d. Died Young, Nazeing, Essex, England.
3. John CURTIS b. 1547, Nazeing, Essex, England.
4. Thomas CURTIS b. 1551, Nazeing, Essex, England.