"Probate Records. Vol. III, 1663 to 1677. Page 10.
Arnold, John, Hartford. Invt. £105-10-00. Taken 26 December, 1664, by Thomas Bull & Edward Stebbing. Will dated 22 August, 1664.
I John Arnold of Hartford, uppon the river of Conecticut, being very aged & weak in body & in a dayle expectation of my change from henc, Doe make and Ordain this my last will and testament in manner and fforme as ffolloweth: Imprimis. I give unto my Dear and loveing wife Susana Arnold the sole & ffull use of my now Dwelling hows and howse lott, the barne & all Appurtenances belonging to the aforesaid premises, during the ffull term off her naturall life; alsoe my two kowes. Item. I give my wif to be for her use & at her own dispose all my wearing cloathes, my beds & bedding, with all other my houshold goods, my said wife paying or causeing to be paid such Legacies as I shall heere bequeath unto my Dear and Loving children, viz: I give unto my son Josiah Arnold one cowe and my two acres of Land in the clayboard swamp, after the death of my wife, & my other upland lott neer the townes End. If my son Joseph Arnold [Joseph one of the founders of Haddam, 1662, and living there in 1664] Returne to Dwell again in Hartford within two yeares after the date heeroff, I give the one halfe of the said Lott to him and his heirs forever; the other part of it I give to my son Daniell & his heirs forever. Item. I give unto my son Daniell, after the decease off my fore said wife, my now dwelling house, houselott & Barne, with all Appurtenances there unto belonging. My will is that if my son Daniell shall live and be marred & have a child or children, that the fore said premises shall be to him and his heirs for ever; But if he shall mary and dye without issue my will is that his wife shall Enjoy the foresaid premises during her naturall lif, and after her Discease my will is that all those premises I have heerin given to my son Daniell Shall be the estate of my son Joseph Arnold & his heirs for ever. Item. I give unto my dear, loving gr. child Mary Buck ffourty shillings, to be paid at her adge of eighteen yeares or within one full yeare after the decease of my fore said wif. That this my last will & Testament be truly performed, I entreat my loveing brethren Edward Stebbing and Leiftenant Bull to be Overseers hereunto. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this two & twentieth day off August, 1664.
JOHN ARNOLD.
Witness hereunto: James Ensign, Thomas Bull.
Court Record, Page 26—2 March, 1664-5: Will approved."