"Probate Records. Vol. X, 1723 to 1729. Page 41.
Cowles, Nathaniel, Jr. Inventory taken 26 December, 1724, by Thomas Thompson, Isaac Cowles and James Gridley.
Court Record, Page 64—6 January, 1724-5: Adms. to Sarah Cowles, widow.
Page 117—1st March, 1725-6: Isaac Cowles, who was appointed Adms., exhibits an account of his Adms. Accepted. Order to dist. as followeth:
To Sarah Cowles, widow, £35-04s-04d; To Nathaniel, 203-12-06; To Sarah Cowles, daughter, 101-16-03 [there was only one daughter, Esther, not Sarah - apparently an error either in the original record or the transcription.]
And appoint Isaac Cowles, James Gridley and Timothy Porter, distributors.
Page 170—5 December, 1727: This Court appoint John Cowles of Farmington to be guardian to Nathaniel Cowles, a minor, 2 years of age. Recog., £50.
Page 87 (Vol. XIII) 7 April, 1741: Nathaniel Cowles, 16 years of age, chose Deacon John Hart to be his guardian. Recog., £300. Cert: William Wadsworth, J. P."