"Probate Records. Vol. VIII, 1710 to 1715. Page 269.
Belding, John, Wethersfield. Invt. £891-00-03. Taken 17 February, 1713-14, by Jonathan Belding, Jacob Griswold and David Wright.
Court Record, Page 179—1st March, 1713-14: Adms. granted to Dorothy Belding, widow, and Josiah Belding, eldest son of sd. decd.
Page 185—5 April, 1714: Josiah Belding of Wethersfield, Adms., exhibited an account of his Adms. on that estate: Paid in debts and charges, £15-15s-00d; Hath received, 11s-00d
Account allowed. Order to distribute as followeth: To the widow, her dowry in housing and lands during life, and 1-3 of the personal estate forever. And appoint Jonathan Belding, Ebenezer Prout and Joshua Robbins the 2nd, dist.
Page 185—5 April, 1714: Stephen Belding and Ezra Belding of Wethersfield, minor children of John Belding, chose Josiah Belding of Wethersfield, their brother, to be their guardian. Recog., £200.
Dist. File: 5 April, 1714: To Widow Dorothy Belding, to Josiah, to John, to Benjamin, to Stephen, to Ezra, to Hannah, to Lydia Belding. By Jonathan Belding and Joshua Robbins. Report Page 194—19 April, 1714."