"Probate Records. Vol. XI, 1729 to 1732. Page 213.
Rollo, William, Hebron. Died 30th May, 1732. Invt. £129-09-00 (personal estate only), taken by Samuel Rowlee, Ebenezer Wilcox and Obadiah Dunham. Will dated 14 May, 1731.
I, William Rollo of Hebron, do make this my last will and testament: I give to Patience, my wife, the use of all my homestead, both lands and buildings, for the space of 10 years next ensueing the date hereof, and the use of 1-2 of sd. land and buildings after the sd. 10 years, so long as she remains my widow. I will that 1-3 part of all my personal and moveable estate be at her own dispose forever. Having given already to my son Zerubbabell 40 acres of land out of my own lott, secured by a deed, I do moreover give and bequeath to him 10 acres of land, to be taken off at the north end of my 30-acre division in Hebron. To my beloved son Ellexander I give 42 acres of land at East Haddam, to be taken off on the north side of the certain division of land that I have there, the whole containing 84 acres, Also, I give him 1-2 of my common right there. I give to my beloved son Ebenezer the other half of my division of land at East Haddam, 42 acres on the south side of it, and the 1-2 of the abovesd. common right. I give to my son John the whole of this my homestead, both land and buildings, to be his at the age of 21 years, that is to say, that he then shall have the improvement of the 1-2 at the age aforesd., and the other half when his mother shall either decease or marry. Moreover, I will and bequeath to him 10 acres of land on the south side of my 30-acre division in Hebron, provided that he shall pay certain legacies to his sisters: that at the age of 23 years he shall pay to his sister Elizabeth £10 in money; at the age of 25 years, £10 money to his sister Hannah; at the age of 27. £10 to his sister Mary; at the age of 29 years, £10 to his sister Patience; at the age of 31 years, the sum of £10 to his sister Eunice; and finally, at the age of 32 years, shall pay to his sister Abigail the sum of £10 as abovesd. Besides the several legacies to be paid to my daughters, Elizabeth, Hannah, Mary, Patience, Eunice and Abigail, I give to them 2-3 of my personal and moveable estate, to be equally divided to each of them as they come of age. I give to my daughter Elizabeth 10 acres out of my 30-acre division of land in Hebron. I do hereby appoint my wife Patience and my son Zerubbabell sole executors.
WILLIAM ROLLO, LS.
Witness: Nicholas Bond, Daniel Bushnell, Obadiah Dunham.
Court Record, Page 72—27 June, 1732: Will and invt. exhibited.
Page 95—6 August, 1733: This Court appoint Zerubbabell Rollo to be guardian to Patience Rollo, age 11 years, Eunice 9, Abigail 7 years, children of William Rollo. Recog., £300."
