"Probate Records. Vol. XIII, 1737 to 1742. Invt. in Vol. XIV, Page 16-21.
Farnsworth, Joseph, Hartford. Invt. £256-16-02. Taken 7 January, 1741-2, by John Edwards and James Bicknell.
Part of the invt., £230-02-04, is real estate belonging to sd. estate, which lyes in the Township of Stoughton, in the County of Suffolk, within His Magestie’s Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. Taken 7 January, 1742, by James Blake and Thomas Wiswell.
Suffolk, S. S.: Dorchester, 17 January, 1742: The above written James Blake and Thomas Wiswell, sufficient freeholders in the Town of Dorchester, within the County of Suffolk, personally appearing made oath that the above apprisement is just and true according to their best skill and judgement. Before me, Benjamin Bird, J. P.
Farmington, 22 April, 1743: We, the subscribers hereof, being desired to apprise some part of the real estate belonging unto Joseph Farnsworth, do apprise as followeth: To 1 piece or parcel of land lying and being within the bounds of Farmington, in the 6th and last division of land, lying west from the reserved land in the abovesd. town, which is part of the 2nd lott in number drawn upon the original right of John Warner, Sen., decd., and as it appears to us upon record the number of acres 41 3-4, apprised at £52-10-06 by us: Isaac Cowles and Giles Hooker.
Court Record, Page 103—23 December, 1741: Christian Farnsworth, 13 years of age, daughter of Joseph Farnsworth decd., Mr. Thomas Wells of Hartford to be her guardian. Recog., £100. Abigail Farnsworth, one of the daughters, and Elizabeth Farnsworth, age 14 years, chose Deacon John Edwards of Hartford to be their guardian; also to be guardian to James Farnsworth, age 7 years. Recog., £100. This Court do appoint Timothy Biggelow of Hartford guardian to Samuel Farnsworth, age 9 years. Recog., £100. All children of Joseph Farnsworth deceased.
Page 109—10 February, 1741-2: Adms. on the estate of Joseph Farnsworth to Thomas Wells of Hartford, who gave bond with John Edwards of Hartford. Also, the administrator, with Joseph Farnsworth of Wethersfield and Mary Nichols of Hartford, exhibited an inventory. Accepted, ordered recorded and filed. The administrator informs this Court that he suspects said estate is insolvent: Whereupon this Court appoint Messrs. James Bicknell and Joseph Talcott commissioners to adjust the claims of the several creditors.
Page 17 (Vol. XIV) 15 February, 1742-3: A report of the commissioners on sd. estate was now exhibited in this Court under the hands of James Bicknall and Joseph Talcott, commissioners appointed by this Court, which report is accepted and ordered to be kept on file.
Page 33—6 December, 1743: Whereas, the General Assembly holden at Hartford on the 2nd Thursday in May, 1743, impowered Thomas Welles, Adms. on the estate of Joseph Farnsworth, to sell the land of the sd. deceased, that so the creditors may have their just proportions on sd. estate as the law directs, takeing the advice of the Court of Probates in the District of Hartford aforesd.: Whereupon this Court directs the sd. Adms. to set up advertisement in the towns of Hartford and Farmingtown signifying that there is to be sold at publick vandue, at the beat of the drum, one parcell of land within the bounds of Farmingtown, in the 6th and last division of land, lying west from the reserved lands in Farmingtown, which is part of the 2nd lott in number drawn upon the original right of John Warner decd., and appears by record to be 41 3-4 acres, to be sold to the highest bidder at such a day and time of day by sd. Adms.
Page 35 (Vol. XV) 11 May, 1747: Samuel Farnsworth, age 14 years, son of Joseph Farnsworth, chose his uncle William Nichols of Hartford to be his guardian. And this Court appoint the sd. William Nichols guardian to Elizabeth Farnsworth and James Farnsworth, also children of sd. decd., their former guardian John Edwards desiring to be dismissed of his guardianship. And the sd. William Nichols recog. in £500."
