"Probate Records. Vol. XIII, 1737 to 1742. Page 179.
Deming, Noadiah, Wethersfield. Invt. £681-12-00. Taken 23 August, 1739, by Joseph Curtiss, Nathaniel Wright and Joseph Goodrich.
Court Record, Page 54—4 September, 1739: Adms. granted to Ruth Deming, widow. Recog., £500, with Nathaniel Wright.
Page 114 (Vol. XV) 2 January, 1749-50: An account of Adms. was now exhibited in Court by Ruth Doming, Adms. Accepted. This Court do order the estate to be dist. as follows:
To the widow Ruth Deming in moveables, £50-04s-06d
To Solomon Deming, eldest son, 183-09-06
To Hezekiah, Dudley, Zachariah and Dorothy Deming, to each, 91-14-06
And appoint Lt. Joseph Goodrich, Joseph Curtice and Hezekiah Butler distributors.
Page 137—7 August, 1750: Zachariah Deming, 15 years of age, son of Noadiah Deming, chose his uncle Gideon Deming to be his guardian. Recog., £500."