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• Title	Capt.
  Birth	21 Jun 1618	Nazeing, Essex, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Dec 1702	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
  Person ID	I51747	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	23 May 2005 00:00:00
  Father	John CURTIS (CURTYCE), b. 15 Sep 1577, Nazeing, Essex, England
  Mother	Elizabeth HUTCHINS, b. 1587, Nazeing, Essex, England
  Family ID	F22539	Group Sheet
  Married	1641	Nazeing, Essex, England
  Family ID	F22568	Group Sheet

• Notes

  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