The Last Will And Testament of Jasper Gunn
The following information is from:
"Medical Men of Milford" Compiled by Morris W. Abbott. The Milford Medical
Society, Milford, CT 1965
** The original documents have disappeared, but copies are in the Probate
Court of New Haven. Note that an initial letter y is pronounced th
(as in ye, yt, etc.). Also, on the document a short line over a letter
doubles it, but this can not be reproduced in the following text. ff
was the equivalent of F, and that spelling was free and easy in those
days. This document is transcribed as is. **
Will of Jasper Gunn
The last will & Testament of Jasper Gun of Milford in ye County of Newhaven/
Impr. I give to my son Jobamah a piece of land in ye new field, it is about
40 rod long: and from his side line now brake up to ye comon ffences. I
suppose ten acres more or lesse./ - It. I give to my son Abell Gun ten
pounds to be payd by my executors within 5 yeares after my decease. Allso
I give unto Abell my phisick chest with all phisick & chirurgery things in it:
Alsoe I give unto Abell all my phisick books: In case ye sd Abel gun dyes
without heyrs, my will is yt my books & check be returned back to ye rest
of my sons. Alsoe I give unto Abel my best cloath cloake & ye divinity Books
he hath now of mine, and one of Mr. Hookers./ It: I give unto Daniell Gun
my son halfe all my lands & meadows except Dreadfull Lott & my home lott:
onely my will is yt Daniell shall have a piece of my home lott two roods
wider than his brother Jobamahs orchard is, all the length of my homlott
from Jobamahs orchard to the further end,/ It. I give to my son Samll
my house, houseing orchard, gardens, & Dreadfull lott, with halfe my
other lands & meadows, equally divided between Daniell & Samuell: Alsoe,
I give unto Samuell my great Bible & fowling piece, and after his Mothers
decease I give unto Samuell my best feather bed with all yt belongs to it./
It. I give to my sons Daniell & Samuell all my cattle, horses, cart &
all implements belonging thereunto with my tools of all sorts, I say to
be equally divided between ym two./ ffurther my will is, that when them
two Daniell & Samuell shall part one from another to dwell by themselves,
I say my will is, that Samuell joine with Daniell in labour & charge to
build him such housings as I now have. - It. My will is, that my lou
wife their mother shall have her dwelling in ye house & have ye parlor
at her dispose dureing her life, & abiding in the house as shee shall
(illegible word)/ - It. My will is, that Daniell & Samuell my sons,
shall from time to time with all love & quietnes, provide all sutable
food & phisicke & what else shee needs for her life time. - It. My
will is, if Daniell or Samuell Dye without heyrs, that ye estate of
either of them, shall return to ye survivor or survivors of my owne
body. It. My will is, yt Daniell & Samuell my sons, shalle be my
sole executors: It. I give to my daughter Mehetabell ffenn, one of
Mr. Hookers books & Mr. Aynsworths Comunion of saints:
My deisre is that my loving brothers Jno Smith & Joseph Pecke shalle be
overseers of this my last will./ - If my wife please she shall have
twenty bushell of Corne, payd to her yearely by my executors yt is 5
of wheat, 5 Rye, 5 pease 5 Indyan./
Signed and confirmed with myne owne hand this Dec 25, 1670.
Jasper Gun
John Smith, Joseph Pecke, The witnesses were sworne in Court Jan 27, 1670.
Inventory 288.0.10
Benjamin ffenn, George Clarke appraisers
Richard Platt
From New Haven Probate Records, Vol I, Part 2, p. 39ff.
The above was transcribed by Ken Gunn on 7/1/96 as is.
Christian
Gunn's Last Will And Testament.
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Jasper Gunn?
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