"Probate Records. Vol. VII, 1700 to 1710. Page 9-10-11 (Vol. VIII).
Bidwell, Sarah, Hartford. Invt £462-16-08. Taken 7 March, 1708-9, by Samuel Kellogg and Nathaniel Hooker.
Court Record, Page 122—7 March, 1708-9: This Court grant letters of Adms. on both the estate of John Bidwell and Sarah Bidwell, the relict, joyntly to John Bidwell and Thomas Bidwell, sons of the sd. decd. James Bidwell, of Hartford, 17 years of age, one of the sons of John Bidwell, chose his brother Thomas Bidwell to be his guardian.
Page 126—4 April, 1709: John and Thomas Bidwell, Adms. on the estate of their late father and mother, John and Sarah Bidwell, now before this Court present an inventory.
Page 127—2 May, 1709: John and Thomas Bidwell, Adms., exhibited an inventory and informed the Court there is yet something to add thereunto. The Court order them to appear again before this Court and present the inventory with addition.
Page 129—6 June, 1709: The Adms. are allowed by this Court further time to finish their Adms.
Page 130—4 July, 1709: John and Thomas Bidwell, Adms., now in this Court exhibit an inventory of the sd. estate upon their oath, and this Court do also order that there shall be added to the inventory the sum of £10, money due to sd. Thomas from a person he had lent it to, and also the sum of £12 in money which sd. Thomas Bidwell paid to Basey Baker for land; and that both the sd. sums shall be reckoned to sd. Thomas Bidwell as part of his portion.
Page 17 (Vol. VIII) 3 July, 1710: This Court do order that the Clerk do issue forth a writ to require John Bidwell and Thomas Bidwell, of Hartford, Adms. on the estate of their late father and mother, John and Sarah Bidwell, to appear before this Court and render an account of their Adms. on the same, on the 2nd Monday of this instant month of July.
Page 22—6 November, 1710: John and Thomas Bidwell, Adms., are ordered by this Court to render an account of their Adms. on the 1st Monday of December next.
Page 23—4 December, 1710: This Court now order the sd Adms. to render their account of Adms. on the 1st Monday of January next, without any further delay.
Page 25—11 January, 1710-11: John and Thomas Bidwell, Adms., appeared now before this Court and presented an accompt of debts and charges that they have paid out:
Paid in debts and charges, £123-12s-06d; Debts due to the estate, 79-14-09; Further debts not received, 14-01-02
This Court, having examined the accounts, order to be kept on file and order dist:
To Jonathan, £26-02s-06d; To the heirs of Hannah Judd, 18-00-00; To Sarah Robbins, 24-00-00
The estate having been much bettered by the service of Thomas Bidwell and the above named persons after they came of age until their mother's decease, which was about 5 years, the Court do grant unto Thomas land, and unto the others the above named sums. The remaining part of the estate to be distributed as followeth:
To John Bidwell, eldest son, £246-16s-07d; To Thomas, 114-05-05; To Jonathan, 169-05-07; To David, 169-05-07; To James, 169-05-07; To heirs of Hannah Judd, 69-05-07; To Sarah Robbins, 91-09-06
And appoint Capt. Hezekiah Wyllys, Lt. James Steele and Samuel Kellogg, distributors. Thomas Bidwell, as well for himself as also guardian of the sd. James Bidwell, being unsatisfied with this order and decree of this Court, appealed from the same to the Court of Assistants. And Joseph Judd, of Farmington (who married the sd. Hannah), guardian to his son Joseph Judd, a minor, being unsatisfied with this order of Court for that in the same decree there is charged to the sd. Hannah, as formerly paid to her, the sum of £100, which the sd. Joseph Judd denies, and said she never received it, he also appeals to sd. Court of Assistants."
