"Probate Records. Vol. VI, 1695 to 1700. Page 18.
Henbery, Arthur, Hartford. Invt. £108-06-04. Taken 18 August, 1697, by Joseph X Wadsworth and Cyprian Nicholls. The children: Mary, Hannah, Elizabeth age 17 years, Susannah 15 years. Will dated 25 June, 1687.
I being now neer forty one yeares old, and being now upon my sick beed and for ought I know my dyeing beed, my estate I will and bequeath unto my Children, my Estate what is left after My burriall and other debts are payd. I will to ech child, haveing but only five & they being daughters, in maner as followeth: to each a lik in portion to be distributed equally, only my daughter Lidia Henbery I bequeath to my Father and mother hill to bring her up till she Come of ye Age of eighten years. The said lydia being of a wekly body, and being my father & mother Hill's desire, so it also is my will, that what remaynes of my wife's portion shall be given and added to what shall be of her portion of my Estate. And further I the said Arthur henbery do ordain & appoynt and constitute and give full power by vertue of these presents to my Honnored father Hill and My loveing and trusty friends peter Buell and John Slater to take a care of my Estate, to pay my debts out of the same, and also to distribute to my children of the remaynder of my Estate to ech an equal proportion as they come of agg. This is the Will and testament of me, Arthur henbery, as witness my hand.
ARTHUR X HENBERY.
Witness: Abiah X Slater, Mary X pryor.
Court of Assistants.
John Slater, of the town of Symsbury, personally appeared in Court 16 October, 1697, and Gave oath that to his Certain Knowledge Arthur Henbury, the devisor above mentioned, Signed and subscribed the above written Instrument and declared it to be his last Will & Testament.
Test: Eleazer Kimberly, Secretary.
4 September, 1697: Abiah Slater & mary prior appeared in Court and owned that they had set these marks, etc., but could not give the evidence of witnesses that Arthur Henbery had declared the above to be his Last will.
Attest: Caleb Stanly, Assistant.
These may certifie this honnored Court, that on that very day wherein the Widow Bement was Married to Arthur Henbery I was personally present with them, where upon sd. Widow desired the afforsd. Arthur henbury to declare before me and the Wif of Luke Hill senr, as I tuk it, the conditions which he promised her in case they were Married together, which accordingly sd. Henbery did in my hereing, Which take as follow: First, in case she and he did marry together, that he did give unto her sd. Martha Bement the full and free possession of his house and house Lott in Simsbury durring the time of her natural life if she out lived him, or at least so long as she durred in the state of widdow hood and bear his name. Secondly, she should have the use of the Meadow Lott durring the time of her Widow hood and so long as she bear his name. And Further, that he the sd. henbery dide engag to her the 3d part of his other estat according to Law. There were some other passages between them which I cannot so perfectly remember the Circumstances there of, therefore do omit the relation of them. The abovesd. engagements made to the sd. Martha was before her Marraig to Arthur henbery. The time of sd. Agreement was about nine year ago the Last february. Further saith that there was an Instrument of conveyance of sd. his house and Land as abovesaid, and subscribed and asignd by him before us Witnessess. The above written being attested. P. John Slater, senior.
Dated at Hartford, 11 October, 1697.
John Slater, the deponent abovenamed, personally appeared in Court and gave oath to his above written testimony.
Test: Eleazer Kimberly, Secretary.
Court Record (Vol. V) Page 134—10 November, 1697: Adms. to the Widow Martha, & Joseph Mygatt gave bond, £60.
Page 4—(Vol. VI)—10 November, 1697: Whereas, Adms. was granted to the Relict of Arthur Henbury, and Mr. Joseph Mygatt gave bond, she now gives an account of her Adms. and is granted a Quietus Est., Adms. being granted to William Long upon the said Estate by the Court of Assistants in October Last.
Page 107—(Vol. VII, Probate Side): An Agreement of Legatees, dated 8 November, 1704: John Frisbie & Benjamin Frisbe to have Land in Windsor, east side of the Great River, about 306 acres. That William Long shall have 100 acres that lyes in the Township of Simsbury on the east side of the Mountain called little Phillips. That Samuel Richards shall have 80 acres also east side of the Mountain called Little Phillips.
Signed: JOHN X FRISBE, LS.; BENJAMIN S. FRISBE, LS.; WILLIAM LONG, LS.; SAMUEL RICHARDS, LS.
Test: William Whiting, Clerk.
Page 60—8 November, 1704: John Frisbe and Benjamin Frisbe, of the Town of Branford, and William Long and Samuel Richards, of Hartford, who Married the four daughters of Arthur Henberry Decd, appeared in Court and exhibited an Agreement in Writing under their Hands & Seal respecting the Estate of Arthur Henberry, who died Intestate, which this Court allow and approved."
