"Probate Records. Vol. VIII, 1710 to 1715. Page 133.
Easton, Joseph, Sen., Hartford. Invt. £986-03-02. Taken 1st February, 1711-12, by John Catlin and John Shepherd.
Will signed and sealed 8 February, 1709-10.
I, Joseph Easton, Sen., of Hartford, do make this my last will and testament: I give to my son Joseph the house in which he now dwelleth, with the lot on which it stands, extending to the country highway on the east, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging. Item. Half my meadow lot lying on the east side of the Great River, known by the name of Phillips lot, to be divided by a line from east to west. Item. Half of my two meadow lots which I bought of Samuel Andrews. Item. Half my boggy meadow, all lying on the east side of the Great River. These I give to my son Joseph and his heirs forever, and, upon the division of said lots, he to have his first choice. Item. I give to my son James the house in which he now dwelleth, with the home lot on which it standeth, extending from the highway on the west eastward the whole breadth of my lot till ten acres be fully made up, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging. Item. The other half of my meadow lot commonly called Phillips lot, with the other half of the two lots I bought of Samuel Andrews, and the remaining half of my boggy meadow, all lying on the east side of the Great River, which I give to my son James and his heirs forever. Item. All the remainder of my upland lot on the east side of the Great River, with all its privileges, with all my other rights of land, these I give to my sons Joseph and James and their heirs forever, to be equally divided between them. Item. I give to my son Jonathan my house in which I now dwell, with the home lot on which it standeth. I give him those several parcels of land, vizt.: my pasture lot commonly called Skinner lot and my lot lying in the ox pasture adjoyning to Edward Cadwell's land; also my lot at the Blue Hills, with my lot at Four-Mile Hill, with all my meadow lying in the south meadow, as also my two pastures (the one I bought of Mr. Blackleach and the other given me by my father). Item. I give to him my two meadow lots lying over the Great River, the one called Stedman's lot and the other called Spencer's lot, which I bought of John Michell. Those several parcels of land I give to my son Jonathan and to his heirs forever. Item. I give to my son Jonathan all my goods and chattells whatsoever. I give to my son Richard Miles, beside what I have already given him, ten pounds in current country pay. Item. I give to my two daughters, Elizabeth and Thankfull, £6 to each, in country pay. I appoint my son Jonathan to be sole executor to this my last will, and appoint him out of what of my estate I have given him to pay all my just debts and funeral charges, with the legacies I have given to my son-in-law Richard Miles and my daughters Elizabeth and Thankfull.
JOSEPH EASTON, LS.
Witness: Timothy Woodbridge, Sen., Timothy Woodbridge, Jr.
Court Record, Page 59—3 March, 1711-12: Will proven."
