Page 196 Name: Caleb Pendleton Location: Colchester
Invtory. 1616-01-06. Taken 28 May, 1740, by John Holmes, Jr., and Simon Miner. Will dated 15 May, 1740.
I, Caleb Pendleton of Colchester, do make this my last will and testament: I give to Marcy, my wife, 1-2 of the income of the farm I now live on, 1-2 of the house, that is to say, the west end of the house, during the term of 10 years after the 29th day of July next after the date hereof, for the bringing up of my two small children, Lydia and Elizabeth; and from the expiration of 10 years I give her 1-3 part of the income of the farm during her natural life, and also the bed that I had with her when I married her, and bedding, and all the household goods I had with her, and 1-3 part of all my household goods, and the best cow and calf that I have, and my sorril mare, and six of my middle sort of shoats. I give to my son Benajah Pendleton all my land, messuages and tenements, to him and his assigns forever, that I now have, except that piece of land I had of Capt. John Holmes, and all my utensils for husbandry, and my gunn and cane, and one large paire of stillyards, and all my wearing clothes; and it is to lye in the hands of my executors until my son Benajah comes of age. I give to my daughter Abigail Johnson 5 shillings in money; I have already paid her a portion. I give to my daughters Sarah and Mary Pendleton 2-3 parts of all my household goods and £30 in money apiece, to be paid at the age of 18 years. I give to my two youngest daughters, Lydia and Elizabeth Pendleton, £15 apiece, to be paid at 18 years of age. And I also leave all the rest of my stock and lands and servants in the hands of my brother John Randall, Jr., of Stoningtown, in New London County, for him to sell and dispose of to pay my debts and legacies, whom I ordain my sole executor.
Witness: Clement Minor, Richard Tozer, John Holmes, Jr.
Caleb Pendleton, ls.
Items from the Inventory of Caleb Pendleton's Estate:
One Indian boy servant named Samuel, inventoried at £15
One Indian boy servant named Peter, inventoried at £22
One Indian boy servant named Jonathan, inventoried at £18
Notes of hand due from Ichabod Randall, £139
Due from Benoni Smith, £18
Due from James Tilley, £6-06
Due from Daniel Tennant, £5
Due from Peter Bulkley, £12-12
Court Record, Page 67--10 June, 1740: Will now exhibited by John Randall, Jr., executor named in the will. Proven.
Page 88--5 May, 1741: Stephen Stark, in right of his wife Marcy Stark, who was widow of Caleb Pendleton of Colchester deceased, by his attorney William Treadway of Colchester, moves this Court that her dowry in the real estate may be set out to her. This Court appoint Samuel Lathrop of Norwich, Lt. James Fitch of Lebanon and Noah Welles of Colchester to set out to the sd. Marcy Stark (alias Marcy Pendleton) one-third part of the building and lands.
In Vol. XIII, the last Court Record in regular continuation bears date 6th April, 1742. The following items were recorded upon a blank page, as will be seen, at a much later date. Otherwise it might have been recorded at Colchester.
Court Record, Page 113--10 October, 1750: Then received of Capt. John Randall £235 in full of what was due to me from him, which was left in his hands by my hond. father, late of Colchester deceased.
Witness: John Breed, Peter Bulkley.
Benajah Pendleton.
17 December, 1754: Received of Capt. John Randall, of Stonington, £26-08-00, old tenor, in full of what sd. Randall was to pay to Lydia Pendleton when she comes of age.
Ichabod Randall, Guardian.
Stonington, 27 June, 1758: Received of Capt. John Randall £2-12-06 lawfull money, it being in full which was given me by will of my honoured father Caleb Pendleton.
Elizabeth X Pendleton.
We, Thomas Main, Jun., of Stonington, and Mary Main his wife, a daughter of Caleb Pendleton, late of Colchester decd., have received of Capt. John Randall, executor to the last will of the sd. Caleb Pendleton, 1-3 part of the household stuff mentioned in the inventory of the estate of the sd. Caleb Pendleton, and also £30 money, which is in full of the legacy given to the sd. Mary in sd. will. And we also have received other third part of the household stuff and £30 money, which was a legacy given to Sarah Pendleton deceased, daughter of sd. Caleb Pendleton.
Witness: Simeon Miner, Thomas Wheeler, Jr., Thomas Main, Jr., Mary Main.
14 August, 1749.
