"Probate Records. Vol. II, 1650 to 1663. Page 39.
Pantry, John, Hartford. Invt. £1242-01-00. Taken 25 November, 1653, by John Talcott, Edward Stebbing. Will dated 1st September 1653:
I John Peintre of Hartford, upon the River of Connecticut, being sick & weak in Body but of perfect memory, Doe mak this my last will & Testament, this first Day of September in the yeare of our Lord one Thousand and Six hundred and fifty three. In manner & form as followeth:
Imprimis. My will is That my wife Hana shall possess, enjoy, improve and manadge my whoal estat, Consisting in howsing, lands, Cattells & movables, or what soever doeth properly belong to mee, ffor her own use and the bringing up of my Children according as I shall Express in this my will. My will is that my son John, at the term of twenty years of age, shall inherit and possess all my howsing and lands Situated and being in Hartford, of what kind soever, with all immunities and Privileges thereunto belonging, Toe him and his heires forever, upon the Condition heer after mentioned: Whereas, by the providence of God my wife is with child & near the time of her travail, If it be a Man child I .give unto it two hundred Pounds Sterling, to be paid in Corant Estat, at the age of one and twenty yeares. If it shall be a daughter I then give unto it one hundred & twenty pounds, to be paid of Corant Estat, at the age of eighteen years. Also I give unto my daughter Hana one hundred and twenty pounds, to be paid in Corant Estat, at the age of eighteen years. I appoint my wife sole Executrix. John Talcott & Edward Stebbing to be overseers.
JOHN PANTRY.
Witness: John Pratt, Thomas Hubbard, James Ensign.
Court Record (Vol. Ill)—3 March, 1669-70: John Pantry, a minor son of Capt. John Pantry, late of Hartford, Decd, chose Capt. John Talcott to be his Guardian."