"Probate Records. Vol. VI, 1695 to 1700. Page 95-6.
Bissell, Benjamin, Windsor. Died 5 May, 1698. Invt. £334-00-06. Taken 2 June, 1698, by Samuel Grant sen., Return Strong sen. and Job Drake sen.
Court Record, Page 55—1 September, 1698: Adms. to the Widow, Mrs. Abigail Bissell.
See File: An Agreement made betwixt Thomas Bissell, John Bissell, Isaac Bissell, Ephraim Bissell & Nathaniel Gaylord in behalf of his wife, all of Windsor, and Daniel White in behalf of his wife, living in Hatfield, on the one part; and Abigail Bissell, Relict of Benjamin Bissell, late of Windsor, the other party, concerning the Settlement of the sd. Benjamin Bissell his Estate; This 7th February, 1698-9, We, Thomas, John, Ephraim & Isac Bissell, Nathaniel Gaylord & Daniel White, do joyntly agree that our sister-in-Law, Abigail Bissell aforenamed, shall have all the Moveable Estate that doth or did belong to our Brother Benjamin Bissell Deceased, she paying his just Debts. And further, we do for ourselves joyntly give and resign up unto our beloved sister, Abigail Bissell aforenamed, her heirs & Assigns forever, all that Right & Title we now have or that we or any of our heirs in time to come might have in that peice of Land which our Brother Benjamin Bissell bought of Henry Chapman on the East Side of the Great River, as will more fully appear by sd. Henry Chapman's Deed. And further, we do agree to pay to our sister Abigail Bissell £6 a year in Country pay or £4 in money for the space of 5 years next ensueing. It is to be understood that upon this Agreement Abigail Bissell doth resign up her husband Benjamin Bissell's house and the remainder of his Lands to his Brother emedyatly.
THOMAS BISSELL, LS.
JOHN BISSELL, LS.
EPHRAIM BISSELL, LS.
ISAAC BISSELL, LS.
NATHANIEL GAYLORD, LS.
DANIEL WHITE, LS.
ABYGALL BISSELL, LS.
Witness: Return Strong sen., Matthew Allyn.
Know all men by these presents, that we, John Stoughton, Joseph Bissell and Benoni Bissell of Windsor, Children of Joseph Bissell & Elizabeth Stoughton alias Bissell, late of Windsor deceased, do fully agree & consent to the above Agreement.
JOHN STOUGHTON, LS.
JOSEPH BISSELL, LS.
BENONI BISSELL, LS.
_____ _____, LS.
Hartford, 19th May, 1713: Received of the parties within named (John Bissell only excepted), that is to say, each one their proportionable part of the within mentioned sum of £30, we say received per us:
JOHN WILLIAMS & ABIGAIL X WILLIAMS.
Court Record, Page 140—(Vol. VIII) 18 May, 1713: Daniel White, a party to an Agreement in Settlement of the Estate of Benjamin Bissell, with Thomas, Ephraim & Isaac Bissell, Nathaniel Gaylord, Abigail Bissell alias Williams, John Stoughton, Joseph Bissell & Benoni Bissell, all appeared & severally acknowledged the Agreement."
The fourth signature in the group of heirs of Joseph Bissell and Elizabeth (Bissell) Stoughton is almost certainly that of William Stoughton, born 1685/86, died 1750.