Generation
Note. Samuel's will begins:
"Being very Sick and weak," which will account for his making "his mark" to his will, as his handwriting on the Branford records is very clear and excellent.
Witnesses were:
Joseph Tyler
Jonathan Harrison, Jr.
Samuel Tyler. Branford, Dec. 11, 1751.
"Nathaniel Harrison, Esq. executor of Samuel's will exhibited the following Inventory of his Estate, Dec. 23, 1751.
# s. d.
House, Barn & Home Lot about 6 acres 2700 0 0
Pasture and Pipestone Hill, about 15 acres 375 0 0
Land at Great Plain 1000 0 0
Right of Propriety 10 0 0
4 acres undivided land 4 0 0
Salt Meadow in ye Great Quarter, 7 1/2 350 0 0
Land at Northford Society 39 acres 1500 0 0
1 old Cow # 18; 1 white pide cow # 21 39 0 0
----, 40 lbs; Heifer # 18; 5 sheep, # 11 69 0 0
Wearing Apparel 72 5 0 *
Books,---Ring # 3; Seal, 20s 26 7 0
*3 Silver Spoons, # 14, 5s; 8 Do. # 12 56 5 0
Ditto # 4, 15s; 1 ditto # 2, 15s 7 10 0
6 Dishes; ---------old Bedstead 25 13 6
6 plates, 14s; 18 ditto, 10s; 7 ditto, 8s 16 0 0
3 pewter measures # 3, 10s; 2 cups
and one bottle, 5s 4 5 0
2 pots, 2 tankards, 2 spoons & 2 porringers 2 14 0
*1 gun # 10; 1 cane # 5; 1 desk # 10 25 0 0
*1 Case of Bottles # 5; 1 Clock # 5 55 0 0*
Husbandry Tools, # 20; 1 Negro boy, # 400 420 0 0
1 Brass Kettle ---- ----- 39 8 0
1 small ditto, 40s; 1 Brass Kettle, 40s 4 0 0
1 Iron Kettle; 6 Iron pots 4 9 4
1 large ditto; 1 Hand ditto 6 1 8
1 frying pan, 17s, 3d; 1 Iron Skillet, 23s 2 3 0
1 Small brass Skillet, 15s; 1 pr. Steelyards, 55s 3 10 0
1 Cullender, 10s; 1 Skimmer and fork, 24s 1 14 0
1 ---- 5s; 1 Funnel and Cover, 6s 0 11 0
1 Liguum Mortar, 35s, 4d; Glass bottles, 12s 2 7 0
Sundry Glasses and Earthern ware 4 12 0
1 Earthern bottle, 4s, 2d; 2 mugs, 3s, 1d;
saucepan, 20s 1 20 0
1 pr pinchers, 6s; 1 pr Skales, 35s; 1 pr old
ditto, 5s 2 6 0
----- 3s, 6d; 6 knives and 13 forks, 28s 2 13 9
3 Earthern dishes, 12s, 6d; Table and frame, 30s 2 2 6
1 table, 15s; 1 ditto, 8s; 1 cupboard, 20s 2 3 0
A Lanthern, 20s; 11 plain chairs # 8, 5s 9 5 0
6 Candlesticks, 8s; 1 ditto, 5s; 2 brass ditto,30s 5 13 0
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