"Probate Records. Vol. X, 1723 to 1729.
Welles, Joseph. Court Record, Page 97—1st August, 1725: This Court grant Adms. unto Ebenezer Welles, brother of sd. decd., and he took letters of Adms. this day.
Page 268 (Probate Side, Vol. XI): Know all men by these presents: That we, Jonathan Welles, Ebenezer Welles and Anne Welles, of Hartford, being the only heirs to the estate of our brother Joseph Welles, of sd. Hartford decd., do make this agreement for ourselves and heirs: We agree that Jonathan Welles shall have a brown mare; and Anne Welles shall have 40 shillings in money and a chest which she has now in keeping; and Ebenezer Welles shall have all the residue of the estate. And we do agree with each other that this shall be a full settlement of our deceased brother's estate.
JONATHAN WELLES, LS.
EBENEZER WELLES, LS.
ANNE WELLES, LS.
Witness: Joseph Talcott, Joseph Talcott, Jr.
The foregoing agreement was acknowledged in Court, 3 April, 1733."