"Probate Records. Vol. VII, 1700 to 1710. Page 24-5.
Case, William, Simsbury. Died 31 March, 1700. Invt. £276-09-08. Taken 29 May, 1700, by Samuel Humphrey, John Case, Jr., John Slater, Sen., and Thomas Holcomb. The children: William, born 22 March, 1690-1; James, 12 March, 1692-3; Joshua; 1st June, 1698; Elizabeth, September, 1689; Rachel, 10 December, 1694; Mary, 23 August, 1696; and Mindwell, 21 March, 1700.
Court Record, Page 11─8 April, 1701: Elizabeth, the relict, exhibited an invt., and this Court grant Adms. to the widow, with John Case, a brother of the decd.
Page 94 (Vol. VIII) 3 November, 1712: This Court appoints John Slater of Simsbury to be guardian to James Case, Richard Case, Mary Case and Joshua Case, children of William Case decd., they all being minors above 14 years of age.
Page 120-3 March, 1712-13: This Court allows John Slater, Jr., of Simsbury, to be guardian to Mindwell Case, a minor 13 years of age, daughter of William Case, late of Simsbury, decd. John Slater now appeared with a report, as well as the sd. Mindwell, as also James, Rachell, Mary and Joshua Case, all minors above 14 years of age. John Slater now exhibits an account of his Adms. in right of his wife Elizabeth, formerly Elizabeth Case, widow, relict of the sd. William Case, late decd. Order to dist. the estate:
Inventory, £280-06s-05d; The moveable part, 89-16-05; Paid in debts and charges, 34-14-05; There remains of moveable estate to be dist., 55-02-00; To which add the real part, 247-02-00 Which acct. this Court allow and order dist. as followeth:
To the widow, 18-17-04; To William Case, eldest son, 57-03-08; To James, Joshua, Elizabeth, Rachel, Mary and Mindwell, 28-11-10 to each,
And appoint Joseph Case, Jonas Westover and Nathaniel Holcomb, Jr., of Simsbury, distributors. And grant to John Slater and Elizabeth, his wife, Adms., a Quietus Est."
