"Probate Records. Vol V, 1687 to 1695. Page 178.
Heart, Margaret, Farmington. Invt. £54-14-06. Taken 12 January, 1693, by Thomas Porter Jr. and John Heart. Will dated 18 February, 1691-2.
This Indenture, made the eightenth day of fabarnary, In the year of our Lord one thouson six hundered and ninty one & too, Wittneseth: That I, margeret harte, of farminton, in the colliny of conecticute and County of harford, being aged & weake of body, do think it meet for to settle that Little estate that God hath given unto me, which is as follows: I doe by these preasents give, grante, bestoe, bequeath, allynate, pasouer for ever to my three well beloved children in maner & forme: Iteme. First, I giue to my eldest son John Smith one pauter candlesticke, one pot posnete, one brase Ladle and one cushon. This I giue as a tocon of my loue, and ad no farder, to my eldest son, upon the consideration of that he hath reseued a duble porsion alrady. Iteme. Secondly, I giue to my son arthur smith one wool bead, and a feather boulster, and one pillow, & too good bead blankits, and a couer Lide, and one pauter dish, and too paire of sheets. And I giue to my son arther's too daughters, ech of them, a paire of sheets. Iteme. Thurdly, I giue to my daughter Elizabeth Thomson my great bras cattle, and my bible, and my wareing cloths; only I would have my son arther's wife have a sute of lining of mine and one paticote; the rest of lineing I giue to my daughter elezibeth when that which I otherwise is disposed of which I have and shall order heare and apointe pote. Item. Fourthly, I giue to Elizabeth Thomson, my gran child, one table with a draue in it, & a mudleing brase cattle, and a coper skillite, and a cushon stoole, and a paire of sheets, and a table cloth, and six napkines, and too touels, and one porringer. Item. I giue to Thomas Thomson, my gran child, a cowe which is in his father's hand which I have not reseued anything for it. Furder, I give to Thomas a porringer. Itime. I giue to my gran child an Thomson a father bead and flock boulster, and a strawe bead & stad to, with too feather pillows and bouster, two blankits and a wroge, and too pair of sheets, to pair pillow bers, too touels, six fine napkines, too cosers, too porringers, and sixteen chars, and my curtines and valantes belonging to the bead, and a iron pote I giue to Elezibeth Thomson my gran child. Furder mor I giue to margret orton a paire of curtins with vallante, my gran childe. Furder more I doe desier and hearby impour Thomas Thomson my son, after my deseas, to call in my deetts and desier him to pay my deets, and under this consideration I giue vnto my son Thomas Thomson all the rest of my Estate which is not hear pertickulerly mentioned. In testimony that this wrighting is my acte and deed, and that I doe heare by these prssant giue, grant, bequeath, allignate, pasouer and bestoe for euer, at the end and tarme of my naturall Life, the things aboue mentioned to the pasons aboue mentioned, I doe set to my hand the day and yeare aboue sayd, and seale.
MARGRETT HART. LS.
Witness: Samuel Newell, Thomas bird.
Proven 1st March, 1693-4.
Court Record, Page 67—1st March, 1693-4: Adms. to Thomas Thompson with the Will annexed."
