Roger³ (Roger^2-1) Terrill Will - 31 August 1764

Connecticut Probate Court (Woodbury District), Volume 6, Pages 124 & 125 - LDS #6173

(See the original Will & Inventory: PDF, 4.6 MB)

At a Court of Probate held in Woodbury March 7^th 1769 David Terrill and Reuben Sherman Executors on y^e Last Will and Testament of Roger Terrill Late of s^d Woodbury Deces^d appeared and Exhibited s^d Will in order to its approbation Which being Read and Considered and no objection Made against it. Was allowed and approved & accepted to be Recorded and is as followeth.

Imprimis I Give unto my beloved Wife Elizabeth Twenty Shilling Lawfull money out of my Estate With What I am to give her as Mentioned in an Instrument Signed and Sealed before our Marrage Dated March 26^th 1750/1.

Item I Give to my Grandson Elijah Martin five Shillings Lawfull money being the full of the Portion of my Estate Due to my Daughter Mary.

Item I Give and Demise unto my beloved Daughter Phebe Roots five Pounds Lawfull Money or Estate at Inventory Price which together with What She hath already had is the full of her Portion.

Item My Will is and I Do hereby Give unto my beloved Daughter Betty Prestiss five Shillings Lawfull Money it being the Remaining Part of her Portion.

Item My Will is and I Do hereby Give all the Remaining Part of my Estate both Real and personall unto my Beloved Son David Terrill and to his Heirs and Assigns forever Provided that no Gift Demise Sale allienation of my Real Estate hereby Demised to him shall be good and authentick in Law for the Transfering of the fee of s^d Estate to any other Person Whatsoever Without the Concent Advice and Direction of the Court of Probate in and for the Destrict of Woodbury.

and I do hereby Constitute and appoint My s^d Son David Terrill and my friend Daniel Fairchild of s^d Woodbury to be Executors of this My Last Will and Testament hereby Revoceking and Disanulling all Wills and Testaments by Me heretofore made. In Witness hereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 31^st Day of August AD 1764: Signed Sealed and Declared by the Testator as his Last Will.

I Roger Terrill the above Testator Do hereby Constitute and appoint my Trusty friend Reuben Sherman Executor on the above Will and Testament instead of Daniel Fairchild, Deces^d, as Witness my hand this 13^th Day of March 1766.

At a Court of Probate Held in Woodbury March 7^th 1769 the Executors on the Last Will and Testament of Roger Terril Late of Woodbury Deces^d appeared and Exhibited an Inventory of s^d Estate and made oath to the truth thereof Which was acceped to be Recorded and is as followeth:

[there follows an inventory of Roger's personal estate to be transcribed at a later date]