"Probate Records. Vol. X, 1723 to 1729. Page 244-5.
Adkins, Josiah, Middletown. Invt. £462-07-06. Taken 26 November, 1724, by Israhiah Wetmore, Solomon Adkins and Joseph Rockwell.
Court Record, Page 60—1st December, 1724: Adms. to Mary Adkins, widow, who with Solomon Adkins gave joynt bond.
Page 120—1st March, 1725-6: Adms. account accepted.
Page 187—2 April, 1728: Solomon Adkins to be guardian to Joseph, Mary, Elizabeth and Abigail Adkins, minors, all about 14 years of age, they desireing the same.
Page 188—2 April, 1728: This Court appoint John Stedman of Middletown to be guardian to Josiah, age 13 years, and John, age 11 years, children of the decd.
See File: 27 April, 1727: An account of Adms. was exhibited by the Adms. Accepted, and this Court doth now order them to dist. the estate:
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To Mary Stedman, alias Adkins, the relict, £41-19s-03d; To Joseph Adkins, eldest son, 99-08-04; To Josiah Adkins, 49-14-02; To John, Mary, Elizabeth and Abigail Adkins, to each, 49-14-02
And appoint Joseph Rockwell, Nathaniel Bacon and Benjamin Adkins, distributors.
Page 204—5 November, 1728: Report of the distributors.
Page 6 (Vol. XI) 26 November, 1729: Josiah Adkins, a minor, 14 years of age, now appeared before the Court and made choice of Edward Higbee to be his guardian. Recog., £100.
Page 47—4 June, 1731: John Stedman, guardian to John Adkins, a minor son of Josiah Adkins, being removed out of the Colony, the sd. minor made choice of his brother Joseph to be his guardian. Recog., £100. Signified to this Court by John Hamlin, and approved."