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Birth |
12 Mar 1620 |
Nazeing, Essex, England |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
1 Dec 1648 |
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut |
Person ID |
I51676 |
Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish |
Last Modified |
23 May 2005 00:00:00 |
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Father |
John CURTIS (CURTYCE), b. 15 Sep 1577, Nazeing, Essex, England |
Mother |
Elizabeth HUTCHINS, b. 1587, Nazeing, Essex, England |
Family ID |
F22539 |
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- Fairfield County, Connecticut Probate Records, Volume 1 (1648-1656), page 17
The last will and testament of Elizabeth Curtiss, In the Name of God, Amen, I
Elizabeth Curtis to make publick my last will and testament...being weak yet of
perfect in my minde...
Inprimis unto my sonns John Curtiss and William doe give my Mare and Coalt.
Item, unto John Curtiss and Jonathan Curtiss ye sonnes of my sonnes John and
William, my grandchildren I doe give the coalt that my young mare hath: and
after the sayd young mare hath up her first coalt, Then I doe give ye sayd
young mare to the rest of my grandchildren, sonns and daughters of my aforesaid
sonns John and William:
Item, I doe give one house and lott to my grandchildren, John Curtiss, Israel,
Jonathan, and Sarah Curtiss ye children of ye said John and William: and they
to enjoy it when they become to ye age of twenty:
Item, I doe give unto my grandchilde Mary Curtiss ye daughter of Thomas Curtiss
forty shillings and to bee paid unto her by my sonns John and William within a
yeare after my decease:
Item, I doe give my grandchilde Mary Curtiss ye daughter of Thomas Curtis,
deceased forty shillings and to bee paid unto her by my sonns John and William
Curtiss within a yeare after my decease:
Item, I doe give unto my sonns John and William Curtiss my two cowss, one
hiefer, one bullock and a calf after my deceas: provided ye if my sayd young
mare before given to my grandchildren should miscarry. Then my will is if my
two sonns John and William Curtiss should give foure pounds each of them to
three children ye have no share in my house and lott to be paid att ye age of
twentie:
Item, I doe give my bible to John Curtiss my grandchilde the sonn of John
Curtiss allso my desire is ye there be so much of my corn sould as may buy a
bible for Jonathan Curtiss ye sonn of my sonn William and given to him:
The rest of my goods within ye house that are moveable goods I doe give to my
sonns John and William Curtiss to be equally divided betwixt them:
My two sonns John Curtiss and William Curtiss I doe make executors and my will
is ye John Birdseye, Henry Wakelyn and Joseph Hawly shall bee overseers of this
my last will and testament.
In ye presence of
John Brimsmaid Elizabeth Curtiss Seal
John Washborn
This will was proved by John Curtiss and William Curtiss to bee ye last will
and testant of Elizabeth Curtiss of Stratford: and ye court approvs of it; it
being attested to: 4th: 4th: '58 John Minor
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Town Records: 1658 June 4, Elizabeth
Curtiss dyed
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