Probate, CT, Hartford, John Soper 1749 JOHN SOPER CT, Hartford, Windsor Date 1749 No. 5040 Page 1 of 13 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, CT, Hartford, John Soper 1749 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we PELATIAH MILLS & PHINEHAS DRAKE & PHEBE SOPER alias MOORE of Windsor & JONATHAN OLCOTT of Hartford in the county of Hartford in the Colony of Connecticut in New England are holden and firmly bound and obliged unto JOSEPH BUCKINGHAM, Esquire, judge of the court of probate for the district of Hartford in the penal sum of two thousand pounds money of said colony: To be paid to the said J. BUCKINGHAM, judge, or to his certain attorney or successors, in Hartford to the which payment well and truly to be made and done, we the said PELATIAH MILLS, PHINEHAS DRAKE, PHEBE SOPER MOORE & JONATHAN OLCOTT do bind ourselves and each of us, our heirs, executors and administrators, and each and every of them, for and in the whole, firmly by these presents, signed with our hands and sealed with our seals. Dated at Hartford the 5th day of December Anno Domini, one thousand seven hundred and forty nine and in the 23rd reign of our sovereign Lord George II by the grace of GOD, of Great-Britain, France & Ireland, King, defender of the Faith, & c. THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that if the above bounden PELATIAH MILLS, PHINEHAS DRAKE, PHEBE SOPER MOORE administrators of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of JOHN SOPER late of Windsor aforesaid, deceased, do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased, which have or shall come to the hands, possession of knowledge of the said PELATIAH MILLS, PHINEHAS DRAKE, PHEBE SOPER MOORE or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for them and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the registry of the said court of probate, on or before the first Tuesday of February next ensuing: And the same goods, chattels and credits, and all other the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased at the time of his death, which at any time after shall come into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for them do well and truly administer according to law. And further, do make or cause to be made a true and just account of their administration, at or before the first Monday of December Anno Domini, 1750. And all the rest and residue of the said goods, chattels and credits, which shall be found remaining upon the said administrators account (the same being first examined and allowed of by the said court) shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons respectively as the said court by their decree or sentence pursuant to the true intent and meaning of the law shall limit and appoint. And if it shall hereafter appear that any last will and testament was made by the said deceased, and the executor or executors therein named, do exhibit the same into the said court, making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly, if the said administrators above bounden being thereunto required, do render and deliver the said letters of administration (approbation of such testament being first had and made) in the said court, then this obligation to be void and of no effect; or else to remain in full force, effect and virtue. PELATIAH MILLS PHINEHAS DRAKE PHEBE MOORE JONATHAN OLCOTT Test Joseph Talcott, clerk Page 2 of 13 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, CT, Hartford, John Soper 1749 Administrator’s Bond Estate JOHN SOPER December 5th, 1749 Page 3 of 13 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, CT, Hartford, John Soper 1749 At a court of probate held at Hartford an end for the District of Hartford County on the 7th Day of February 1754 at set Court of probate we the subscribers JONAH GILLIT, ENOCH DRAKE JR and JONATHAN GILLIT were appointed to distribute ye estate of JOHN SOPER, late of Windsor, deceased, to and among ye heirs of said deceased to the eldest son, a double portion, and the rest of said heirs a single share of said estate, the whole estate amounting to the sum of £2810, old tenor money, that belong to said heirs as we value the same. Therefore we, the subscribers, pursuant to said order of appointment of the said Court of probate, enter upon said distribution and distribute in the following manner, viz: 1. We let out and distribute to JOHN SOPER, for his double portion, in said estate, the dwelling house with one acre and twenty eight rod of land, adjoining said land, beginning at a stake standing about one rod west from ye kitchen door and from thence running north in a parallel line with RUEBEN LOOMIS lot thirteen rod and five links thence west across said lot fourteen rod and eight links thence to ye highway and a parallel line with ELIJAH GOODRICH lot and is fourteen rods in width at ye south end and the twenty eight rod of land layeth four rod east & four rod north of said dwelling house east and north on TIMOTHY land west on PHOEBE land which house with said land we valued at £702. 2. We let out and distribute to PHOEBE SOPER for her part of said of estate six acres and one hundred and fifty rod of land in the home lot being eleven rod and twenty three links in width but east partly on JOHN and partly on TIMOTHY land west on ELIZABETH land and south on ye Highway after two acres and forty rods in a lot of land laid and to said heirs in ye division of Windsor town commons to be taken on ye east side of said lot and in width four rod and fifteen link but east on JOHN HOPKINS which two parcels of land we value at £351. 3. We let out and distribute to ELIZABETH SOPER four acres and seventy two rod of land in ye home lot lying next west from PHOEBE land being seven rod and five links in west but east on ye land west on ABIGAIL land south on ye highway also nine acres and forty rod of land being the remaining part of you lot that was laid out to said SOPER heirs in the third division of Windsor town commons but west on a lot that was laid out to be PHOEBE MOORE in said division north and south on highway which said two parcels of land we valued at £351. 4. We let out distributed to ABIGAIL SOPER six acres three quarters and fifteen rod of land in ye home lot next west of ELIZABETH one is in west ten rod and fourteen links but east on ELIZABETH SOPER west on DAVID SOPER south on a highway also a lot of land said out to the said JOHN SOPER deceased contains nine acres and one third part of an acre bounding north in the Colony Line west on BENJAMIN GRISWOLD’s land which the two parcels of land we value at pound £351 money old tenor. 5. We let out and distributed to DAVID SOPER eight acres and one quarter of land lying in the home lot next west from ABIGAIL SOPER part being twelve rod and eight links west but east on ABIGAIL SOPER land west on JOEL SOPER south on highway which said eight acres and one quarter of land we valued at pound £351. 6. We let out one we let out and distribute to JOEL SOPER eight acres in fourteen rods of land lying on you west side of the home lot and in twelve rod of width & butts east on DAVID SOPER part and west on ELIJAH GOODRICH land and south on a highway which eight acres and fourteen rod of land we valued at £351 old tenor. Page 4 of 13 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, CT, Hartford, John Soper 1749 7. We set out and distributed to TIMOTHY SOPER seven acres and one hundred and twenty rod beginning of land lying in the home lot beginning for his southeast corner at you northeast corner a lot what we let out to JOHN SOPER and from thence at runs westerly square across ye lot fourteen rod and eight links thence to end of said lot but north on west side of PHEBE SOPER land south on JOHN SOPER land and east on his own land which land we dated at valued at £351 old tenor. Distributed under oath ENOCK DRAKE JONAH GILLIT JONATHAN GILLIT Dated Windsor. May ye 27th 1755 Exhibited and accepted by the court of probate. Test JOSEPH TALCOTT, Clerk Page 5 of 13 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, CT, Hartford, John Soper 1749 Windsor, December 7th, 1749, an inventory of ye estate for JOHN SOPER, late, of Windsor, deceased. [INVENTORY LIST] Taken by us, ye subscribers, we being sworn as ye law directs. SOLOMON CLARK ABEL GILLIT Page 6 of 13 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, CT, Hartford, John Soper 1749 Debts due from of Estate of JOHN SOPER, late of Windsor, deceased. DANIEL BULL SAMUEL BUTLER MATTHEW CADWELL JOSIAH CLARK SOLOMON CLARK, JR. NOAH DRAKE PHINAS DRAKE NATHANIEL EGELTON DAVID ELSWORTH GILLS ELSWORTH JONAH GILLIT JONATHAN GILLIT THOMAS GILLIT BENJAMIN GOODRICH ELIJAH GOODRICH EZIAS GOODWIN DANIEL GOODWIN, CAPTAIN SAMUEL HAGE MATTHEW HOLCOMB DOCTOR HOOKER NATHANIEL HOOKER, CAPTAIN ALEXNDER HOPKINS ZEB HOSKINGS, JR. JOHN LAWRENCE CHARLES LOOMIS ELIPHELET LOOMIS ODIAH LOOMIS STEPHEN LOOMIS THOMAS LOOMIS JOHN LOOMIS, 3RD JOHN MCNIGHT PELATIAH MILLS JAMES MOORE BENJAMIN PAIN SAMUEL PETTICONE SAMUEL PIERCE SANFORD SKINNER PHEBE SOPER JOHN WILLIAM STRONG JOSEPH TALCOTT, ESQUIRE Page 7 of 13 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, CT, Hartford, John Soper 1749 February 6th 1749 / 1750 We the subscribers being sworn according to law have appraised a white mare belonging to ye estate of JOHN SOPER have appraised ye same at 16.0.0 JONATHAN ALLCOTT STEPHEN LOOMIS, JR. Page 8 of 13 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, CT, Hartford, John Soper 1749 An account of administration on estate of JOHN SOPER, late of Windsor by Capt DELL MILLS & PLINCHER DRAKE & PHEBE SOPER, administrators. Major Allyn Jonathon Humphrey William Alorman Jonathan Lawrence Zoe Belfy ??? Loomis William Besler Charles Loomis Hezekiah Bissell Charles Loomis Samuel Bulher Col. Nell Loomis Daniel Bull Eliphel Loomis Samuel Butler Ichebod Loomis Matthew Cadwell John Loomis James Church Reuben Loomis Sr. Josiah Clerk Stephen Loomis Jr. Solomon Clerk Stephen Loomis Abel Collett Tim Loomis Joseph Colyer Samuel Marshall Roger Creoliot Jr Thomas Marvin Capt David Elsworth John McKnight Stephen Dillibone Captain Mills Mr. Dod Dell Mills Jr. Phinekes Drakes Joseph Moore James Eglestone Phebe Moore Nathaniel Eglestone Roderick Morrison John Eglestone Josh Moses Giles Elsworth Ben Pain Silas Filer Captain Peltibore Wethl Filley Samuel Pierce Samuel Flegg Samuel Pierce Thomas Gilbert Samuel Pierce Jonathan Gillet Daniel Rissol Jr. Elijah Goodrich Thomas Seymour Captain Goodwin Thomas Seymour Daniel Goodwin Isaac Skinner Ozios Goodwin John Steel Zeos Goodwin Joseph Stephens Captain Hezekiah Colyer John Werkem Strong Nathaniel Holcomb Joseph Telcott Captain Hooker Samuel Tulley Dr. Hooker Joel Wilson Alex Hoskins John Wilson Zoe Hoskins Jr. Page 9 of 13 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, CT, Hartford, John Soper 1749 Dear Sister JOHN JOEL, DAVID, TIMOTHY, PHEBE, ELIZABETH, ABIGAIL Children: REUBEN LOOMIS, JONAH GILLET, SAMUEL BUTLER Page 10 of 13 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, CT, Hartford, John Soper 1749 Doctor HOOKER: In you may remember you was put in guardian to JOHN SOPER minor. I have repeated complaints that you neglect your trust and that the lad is left very much to himself and likely to be ruined, without some proper care be taken. These are therefore to notify you that you appear at the court of probate for the district of Hartford on the first Tuesday of July next to obviate the aforesaid complaints or show reason why some other guardian should not be appointed according to law to take case of said minor. Date Hartford the 20th day of June AD 1752 To some indifferent person to serve by reading and return. J. BUCKINGHAM, Judge of probate Page 11 of 13 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, CT, Hartford, John Soper 1749 This writ was served leaving a true copy of the original at the house of Dr. DANIEL HOOKER per me JOSIAH STEELE, indifferent person. 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