"Probate Records. Vol. X, 1723 to 1739. Inventory in Vol. XII, Page 129-30.
Dodd, Edward, Hartford. Invt. £167-19-06. Of this £141-01-00 was the homested. Taken 2 August, 1728, by Jonathan Butler and Joseph Gilbert. Invt. of real estate in Farmington, £289-00-00. Taken by John Hart, Jr., John Hart, Sen., and Thomas Lee.
Court Record, Page 195—3 July, 1728: Adms. granted to Lydia, the widow.
Page 9 (Vol. XI) 6 January, 1729-30: Edward Dodd, a minor, age 16 years, chose his mother Lydia Dodd to be his guardian. Recog., £50."