"Probate Records. Vol. XII, 1732 to 1737. From File:
Distribution of the Estate of John Porter.
Know all men by these presents: That we, Ann Porter, Abigail Brownson and Jerusha Porter, all of Farmington, in ye County of Hartford and Collony of Connecticut, being heirs and equal sharers in the estate of our beloved brother John Porter, late of the parrish of Kensington, in sd. Farmington, deceased, do by these presents, each of us for ourselves and for our heirs, fully and finally agree to divide all ye lands accrueing to us from our said brother in manner and form following, that is to say, in ye first place we all agree that the said Ann Porter shall for her share in sd. lands have full nine acres of the west side of the house lot that did belong to our sd. brother, runing throw from ye highway to the river, being eighteen rods in breadth east and west; and also foer acars and one-halfe acar of the east end of the lot called ye lot at Two-Mile Brook, runing across sd, lot and buting east and north with highway. And 2nd, we all agree that Abigaile Brownson shall for her share of sd. lands have full thirteen acars of the northeast corner of ye above sd. house lott, buting east with highway, west with ye above sd. nine acars sett out to Ann, and north with ye river called Betses' Branch; and also foer acars and one-halfe acar of the lot called ye lot at Two-Mile Brook, buting east with ye above described piece of sd. lot sett to Ann Porter, north with highway, and south with Jonathan Edwards. And 3dly, we all agree that the above sd. Jerusha Porter shall for her share in sd. lands have full thirteen acars of the southeast corner of the above described house lot, buting south and east with highways, and north and west with Ann and Abigail's parts of sd. house lot; and also all the rest of the sd. lot at Two-Mile Brook, on each side of the highway that parts ye west end of sd. lot. And now, for a final confirmation of the above writen division of the lands accruing to us as heirs to our sd. brother's estate, we have hereunto severally set to our hands and seals the second day of February, and in ye 15th yeare of ye reign of our souereign lord George the Second, of Great Britaine, etc., King. Annoqui domini 1741-2.
ANN PORTER (her mark) LS.
ABIGAILL (her mark) BROWNSON, LS.
AARON BROWNSON, LS.
JERUSHA (her mark) PORTER, LS.
Endorsement:
At a Court of Probate held at Hartford,2nd February, 1741-2: Then Ann Porter, Abigail Brownson and Jerusha Porter acknowledged their hands and seals. Test: Jos: Talcott, Clerk. Ordered to be recorded.
Court Record, Page 108 (Vol. XIII) 2 February, 1741-2: This agreement was accepted in Court and ordered to be recorded and kept on file. ['It is not found recorded.]"
