Tanner and cordwainer.
Invt. £2124-03-00, lands and realty. Taken 27 May, 1735, by Thomas Curtis, Joseph Smith and Jonathan Lewis.
Will dated 29 April, 1735.
I, Samuel Smith of Kensington, do make my last will and testament: I give to my wife Sarah Smith, her heirs and assigns forever, 1-3 part of all my personal estate forever, and the use and improvement of 1-3 part of my real estate during her natural life. I give to my eldest son, Noah Smith, his heirs and assigns forever, all the land I bought of Deacon Thomas Hart and the land adjoyning thereto, which I bought of the heirs of Samuel Gridley; and also the frame for a dwelling house standing thereupon; and all my right and interest in the undivided land lying to the southward of the above-mentioned; and also the use and improvement of 1-4 part of all my mowing lands, and 1-4 part of all the fruit of my orchards, for the space of 8 years next ensueing after the date hereof. And also I give him one yoke of my oxen, and all the money due to me from Jonathan Worthington of Springfield, and half the money due to me from Ebenezer Orvis of Farmingtown, and also all the bricks, boards and timber which I have prepared for his frame above mentioned. I give to my son Daniel Smith, his heirs and assigns forever, besides the money I paid to purchase that three acres of land which he hath a deed of from Ens. Samuel Hart, (nigh to which his frame for a dwelling house standeth), my tan house, and all my instruments and conveniences for tanning, and all my leather and instruments for a cordwainer, and so much of the southward part of my homelot as may, together with the three acres above mentioned, by an indifferent apprisement be reckoned of equall vallue with the remainder of my sd. home lott and ye buildings thereon; and also 1-2 of all my right in the division of upland belonging to the great swamp in Farmington, except my 16-acre lot lying between land belonging to Hezekiah Hart and the heirs of Jonathan Hurlbut; and also 1-2 of the money due to me from Ebenezer Orvis, and also all the bricks, boards and timber I have prepared for the frame last mentioned. I give to my youngest son Samuel Smith, his heirs and assigns forever, my dwelling house and barn and all the remainder of my homelott and of my right in the sd. division of upland belonging to the great swamp besides what I give to my son Daniel as is above expressed. And moreover my will is that if by my wife and my two eldest sons, or any two of them, it be thought best that my sd. son Samuel should be brought up to college learning, I do hereby impower them or any of them to sell so much of his estate, real or personal, as shall be needfull to obtain sd. learning, and to lay out the product thereof according to their discretion. All the rest of my estate, real and personal, I give to my three daughters, Eunice, Phebe and Sarah, to be equally divided among them. And provided the whole hereof shall not by an indifferent apprisement amount to the value of 1-6 part of all that I have given to my three sons above mentioned, then my will is that my sd. sons shall in an equal proportion pay to my daughters (which shall be equally divided among them) so much as may, with the part of real and personal estate last mentioned, make all my daughters' portions together equal to 1-6 part of the total of all my sd. sons' portions reconed together. And moreover I do hereby appoint my wife above named and eldest son aforesd. executors to this my will.
Witness: Isaac Norton, Isaac Norton, Jr., Elizabeth Norton. Samuel Smith, ls. Court Record, Page 28--
3 June, 1735: Will proven.
This Court appoint Mrs. Sarah Smith to be guardian to her son Samuel Smith, age 12 years.
Page 8 (Vol. XIV) 6 July, 1742: Sarah Smith, widow and one of the executors, prays that distributors may be appointed by this Court to divide the real estate of the sd. decd. given to her and the sons of the sd. decd. by sd. will: Whereupon this Court appoints Isaac Daniels and Jonathan Lewis, of Farmington, distributors.
