"Samuel Buckingham, son of Thomas Buckingham and Hannah (_____), … baptized on 13 June 1641 in Milford by Rev. Peter Prudden (Barbour citing Old Long Book:100, which gives year only); and died there on 17 March 1699/1700 (Barbour citing VR 1:30 and Old Long Book:86). …
Samuel and Sarah Buckingham were both admitted to full communion in the First Church, Milford, Connecticut on 4 July 1667 (Milford First Congregational Church Records, slip index citing 1:8). …
Samuel Buckingham's will was dated 6 October 1692 and proved 9 April 1700 in Milford. It it, he named his 'true and loving wife Sarah;'son-in-law Barnabas Baldwin that married daughter Sarah; grandchild of Thomas Baldwin, the son of daughter Sarah; grandson Barnabas Baldwin, the youngest son of daughter Sarah deceased; daughter Ann Buckingham; daughter Ruth Buckingham; daughter Esther Buckingham [interlined in record book]; son Samuel Buckingham; residual lands to sons Samuel and Thomas Buckingham (if either son dies, the residual to go to the other son, or to their children lawfully begotten, then to the daughters of their children); appoints wife sarah and sons Samuel and Thomas as executors; it was witnessed by Daniel Buckingham and Jonah Clark. The inventory of his estate was taken on 2 April 1700 by Lt. Josiah Platt and Ens. Joseph Treate and submitted on 9 April 1700; it came to £700:03:0[worn] [the last digit should be 4 if one adds the items in the inventory.]. Sarah declined to be an executor, 'not knowing if she could be at court' on 10 April 1700. Her sons had been sworn as executors on the previous day, 9 April 1700 (New Haven probate record book 2, part 2, will, pp. 239-242; inventory p. 243; executors, p. 243)."
