Person:Matthew Grant (2)

"9 … Matthew Grant,³ b. at Windsor, 22 Sept., 1666, … He d. 9 Feb., 1734/5, in 68th yr."

"Grant, … Mathew, s. [Samuel & Mary], b. Sept. 22, 1666 [MG]"
"Grant, … Mathew, s. Samuell, b. Sept. 22, 1666 [Col. 1:55]"
"Grant, … Mathew, s. Samuell, b. Sept. 22, 1666 [Col. 1:56]"
"Grant, … Mathew, s. Samuel, b. Sept. 22, 1666 [1:15]"

"Probate Records. Vol. XII, 1732 to 1737. Will on Page 295-7. Inventory on Page 385.

Grant, Matthew, Windsor. Invt. £1641-12-10. Taken 20 March, 1734-5, by Joseph Phelps, Joseph Loomis and Timothy Loomis; and 26 November, 1736, by Joseph Loomis and Timothy Loomis (page 385). Will dated 5 May, 1732.

I, Matthew Grant of Windsor, do make this my last will and testament: I give to my wife Hannah, during the term of her natural life, all that land which was formerly Deacon Samuel Baker's, from the highway on the east to the river on the west, with the buildings and fences thereon standing; and also, on the east side of the way, a parcel of land that was Samuel Baker's, bounding north at the north side of the land I have that was sd. Baker's, south on my own land by a line drawn according to the south bounds of my lott, sd. line to run from the highway eastward through the barn at the south side of the barn floor, and so further eastward till it extends 40 rods from the street, at which distance of 40 rods east of the highway this parcel of land now given to my wife is to terminate; this parcel of land I give her during her natural life, and that part of the barn standing on the same. I also give her £150 out of my personal estate forever, to take it at inventory price in such things as she shall choose. I give to my son Daniel Grant 1 parcell of land where I dwell, east on the highway, north on land of Thomas Sadd, south on the land of Samuel Grant, and west on the drain, with the fences and buildings thereon standing. Also, one parcell of meadow land, being 17 rods and 1-2 in breadth north and south, as the same is bounded east by the drain, north on Daniel's own land, west on the river, and south on my own land. Also, 1 piece of land on the east side of the highway, bounded west on the highway, partly on the land of John Mackenstry, east on my own land by a line drawn from John Mackenstry's southeast corner across my lott, and south on the land of Daniel Grant. This I give my son Daniel Grant, with the barn thereon standing. Also, another parcell of land on the east side of the way, to be 22 rods and 1-2 in width north and south, bounding north on land of Thomas Sadd, east on land of John Rockwell, south on my own land, and west on John Mackenstry's. All the above parcells of land I give to my son Daniel and his heirs forever, saving only to his mother her right in it given in this will, and upon condition that he execute a deed for the ample passing over in the law to my son William and his heirs forever that parcell of land where he the sd. Daniel now liveth, with the buildings thereon standing, within the bounds following, that is to say, west on the street, north on my own land, south on the land of Samuel Grant, and east on Dracke's Brook, and on the east side of Dracke's Brook the south half of his sd. lott on the south side, from the sd. Dracke's Brook on the west to the Town Commons on the east, however his sd. lott may be otherwise bounded. I give to my son William Grant I parcell of meadow land 6 rods in breadth, as the same is bounded, east on the drain, north on land of Samuel Grant, west on the river and south on the land of Grace Grant. Also another parcell of meadow land, being 14 rods in breadth. I also give to my son William one parcell of land on the east side of the highway, being 10 rods in breadth, south on Daniel Grant, east on John Rockwell, west on my own land. I also give to my son William 2-3 parts of my right, interest and share in the large tract of land pattened (patented) to sundry proprietors in Hartford and Windsor, called the western lands. These parcells of land I give to my son William and his heirs forever, saving his mother's right. I give to my daughter Hannah Sadd one parcell of land westward of the highway westward of Thomas Sadd's land, and also 1-3 part of my right or share in the western land, and all my right or share in the 'equivalent land.' These parcells of land I give to my daughter Hannah Sadd and her heirs forever. I further give her £300 out of my personal estate with what she hath already had (reckoning the land at £135 at inventory price). I give to my daughter Mary Grant all the land I bought of Ebenezer Bliss, to her and her heirs forever, and £100 out of my personal estate at inventory price. I give to my daughter Rachel and to my daughter Sarah the lands I bought of Capt. Job Elsworth, with the buildings, and all the land I bought of Jonathan Elsworth, to them and their heirs forever, to be equally divided between them. And further, I give them, the sd. Rachel and Sarah, £300 each out of my personal estate, at inventory price, with what they have had, reckoning their land at £135 each.

MATTHEW GRANT, LS.

Witness: Samuel Grant, Ebenezer Grant, Timothy Grant.

Court Record, Page 24—1st April, 1735: Will exhibited by Hannah Grant, widow, and Daniel Grant, executors."