"Page 7 (Vol. XI) 2 December, 1729: Upon the motion of Mary Burd, of Farmingtown, widow of Joseph Burd, decd., for a dist. on the estate, this Court appoint Capt. Joseph Hawley, Lt. Isaac Cowles and Sergt. Joseph Woodruff, distributors, to set out 1-3 part of the lands to Mary Burd, widow, and 1-3 part of the moveables for her own, the rest to be divided equally between the two daughters, Mary and Ruth Burd."
"17:280-81 Bird, Mary, Farmington will 2 Nov 1754, wit Joseph Hooker, James Gridley, Ephraim Treadwell grandson Joseph Hart to be sole ex. Legatees: Joseph Hart Jr grandchild Ruth Patterson daughter John Steele decd brother named Mary Hart daughter Court Record. Page 123. 7 Sept. 1756. Will exhibited."