Nash, Joseph, Sergt., Hartford. Invt. £419-13-10. Taken 3 September, 1678, by Thomas Bull, Thomas Bunce, Nathaniel Stanly. Will dated 19 January, 1675-6.
I Joseph Nash of Hartford do declare my last Will & Testament : My Will is that my just Debts be paid, & that being done, with my Funeral Charges & Necessary expenses defrayed, the remainder of my Estate I give to my wife Margaret & Sarah my only Child ...
... if my daughter Sarah die without Issue, that my Houses & Lands shall pass to my eldest brother, Capt. John Nash, and his heirs forever. I appoint my brother Capt. John Nash, of New Haven, Executor, and appoint Robert Webster and Andrew Benton to be Overseers.
- 17 October, 1678 : Will proven.