"Probate Records. Vol. XIII, 1737 to 1742. Page 323.
Hale, Nathaniel, Wethersfield. Invt. £567-07-06. Taken 5 February, 1738-9, by Thomas Curtice, John Stilman and Robert Francis.
Court Record, Page 41—6 February, 1738-9: Adms. granted to Abigail Hale, widow. Recog., with Oliver Deming of Wethersfield.
Page 52 (Vol. XIV) 5 February, 1744-5: Abigail Hale, widow and Adms., exhibited an account of her Adms. Accepted. The widow moves to this Court that a dist. be made of the moveable estate, which is £335-07-04; the debts and charges being subtracted, there remains £167-08-09 of moveable estate to be dist.: To the widow, £55-16-03; to Ebenezer Hale, eldest son, £44-13-00; to Justus Hale, Hezekiah Hale and Lucy Hale, to each, £22-06-06. And appoint John Stilman, Nathaniel Stilman and Hezekiah May distributors. Hezekiah Hale, age 16 years, son of Nathaniel Hale, chose Robert Francis of Wethersfield to be his guardian. Recog., £500."