"Probate Records. Vol. XIII, 1737 to 1742. Page 75-76.
Pinney, Joseph, Windsor. Invt. £677-08-08. Taken by Joseph Phelps 3rd and Daniel Griswold. Will dated 13 December, 1737.
I, Joseph Pinney of Windsor, do make this my last will and testament: I give to Jerusha, my wife, 1-3 part of my moveable estate. My will is that my house and homelott that I bought of Mr. Dwite, which contains about 30 acres, shall be sold at the discretion of my executors. And after my debts are well and truly paid, my will is that the remainder of my estate shall be disposed of in equal shares to my three sons, viz., Joseph, Nathaniel and John. I likewise constitute my honoured father Nathaniel Pinney and Jerusha, my wife, executors.
JOSEPH X PINNEY, LS.
Witness: Matthew Griswold, Benjamin Barbour, Hannah X Barbour.
Court Record, Page 27—4 April, 1737-8: Will exhibited.
Page 17 (Vol. XIV) 21 February, 1742-3: Benjamin Ennos, of Windsor, moved to this Court in behalf of his wife, late widow and relict of Joseph Pinney, for a distribution to set out the sd. widow’s dowry in the houseing and lands of sd. deceased: Whereupon this Court appoint Odiah Loomis, Thomas Marshal and Jonathan Wright to set out to the sd. widow (alias Jerusha Enos, the present wife of Benjamin Enos) 1-3 part of the real estate, and make return of their doings to this Court.
Page 23—3 May, 1743: Nathaniel Pinney, executor, exhibited an account of Adms. in this Court, which was accepted.
Page 42 (Vol. XV) 2 June, 1747: John Pinney, a minor son of Joseph Pinney: this Court appoints Nathaniel Pinney of sd. Windsor to be his guardian. Recog., £400."