"Probate Records. Vol. XIII, 1737 to 1742. Page 138-9-40.
Judson, Mrs. Ann, Wethersfield. Invt. £219-13-10. Taken 19 April, 1739, by Benjamin Smith, Joseph Hurlbut and Isaac Riley. Will dated 12 January, 1738-9.
I, Ann Judson, widow and relict of Mr. James Judson of Stratford deceased, of Fairfield County, but now resident in Wethersfield, in Hartford County, do make this my last will and testament: I give to my son Samuel Steele of Wethersfield one silver cup of two handles, and one large case of bottles, one long table and one bellmetle mortar, one trammel, one paire of tongs, and a small guilded trunk. I give to my son Joseph Steele of Kensington, in Farmingtown, of Hartford County, one yoak of oxen and £7 in money already received, and I do acquit him of all demands due to me. I give to my son-in-law Josiah Deming and daughter Prudence Deming and their heirs, of Wethersfield, one silver tankard and one brass kettle already received, also one featherbed, the best sort, pillows and boulster, curtains, and one green rug, two sale white blanketts, one green graset suit of apparrell, one black calliminco frock, and two undercoats (one black silk and the other flowered brown silk), one green salone quilt, a lutstring, hood and scarf, a silk bonnet, a silk apron, 1 paire of green silk gloves, 5 paire of sheets, 4 paire of pillow beers, a Holland table cloth, 4 pewter platters (ye middling size), 4 plates, 2 basins with brim, one warming pan, one brass skillett, a paire of sad-irons, one iron pott, one peel, one trunk, one chest of drawers, one looking-glass, one round table, two chaires, one candle-stick, and one pillion and pillion cloth. I give to my son Ephraim Goodrich and daughter Hannah Goodrich of Glastonbury one featherbed, five blanketts, two paire of sheets, one iron kettle, one brass skillett, a brass pan, quart pott, one small bed and furniture, one small table and one joynt stool, the above already received. And I give to my daughter Hannah two paire of sheets, two pillow beers, one silk creep caliminco frock, a flowered undercoat, black damask, two pewter platters, one iron skillett, a trundel bedstead and featherbed, one boulster and two pillows, two blanketts and two chairs, one looking-glass with a block frame, and one trunk. I give to my son David Steele of Wethersfield a certain tract of land that was my uncle Lazarus Hollister's of Wethersfield, that fell to me by division of his estate, namely, his homestead of land in Wethersfield; also £3 money received to pay a debt that he owed to Bazaleel Lattimore of Wethersfield. Furthermore, I leave in the hands of my son Josiah Deming and Prudence Deming my daughter, for the defraying the necessary charges of my sickness and trouble that they have been att for me, a large trunk, large brass pan, three brass kettles, two large pewter platters, some more pewter if need be, and, further, anything that is not mentioned, to be equally divided between my two daughters, Prudence Deming and Hannah Goodrich.
ANN X JUDSON, LS.
Witness: John Deming, Joseph Hurlbut, Jedediah Deming.
Court Record, Page 49—1st May, 1739: Will exhibited by Josiah Deming and Samuel Steele, who were appointed Adms. with the will annexed.
Page 57—4 December, 1739: Account exhibited and accepted."
