ABSTRACT OF PROBATE RECORDS AT FAIRFIELD CO., CT--Volume 1, 1648

SHERWOOD, Thomas, Jr., late of Stratford, will dated June 4, 1657, probated Apl. 4, 1658, mentioned his wife Sarah, and children John, Thomas and Mary. Executrix his wife. Overseer Mr. Blackman, Isaac Nichkols, John Burdsey, and Henry Wakley. Witnesses, Thomas Fairchild, Joseph Hawley, and Caleb Nickolls, page 18.
Inventory taken by Richard Booth, Isaac Nickolls, and Robert Coe, and filed Apl. 4, 1658, page 19.

TAINTER, Charles, late of Fairfield, Oct. 20, 1658, inventory taken by John Banks, who called him father Tainter, and filed Oct. 20, 1658, page 44.

TITTERTON, Daniel, late of Stratford, will dated Nov. 23, 1660, probated July 6, 1661, he came from England, mentioned his wife Jane, and children, Daniell, timothy, Samuel, daughters, Wilcokin, Mary, and Elizabeth. Executors his wife and son Daniell. Witnesses Jasper Gunn, and Moses Wheeler. page 69.
Inventory taken by Samuel Sherman, John Bird, and John Brinswood, and filed July 6, 1661, page 70.

TOMSON, John, late of Fairfield, inventory taken by John Knowles and John Cable, and filed Apl. 4, 1656, page 20. And estate ordered distributed to his widow Elizabeth, who afterwards married Daniel Finch, and children John, ae, 6 yrs; Elizabeth, ae 13 yrs: Mary, ae 8 yrs; and Hester, ae 3 yrs, pages 20 and 94.

TURNEY, Benjamin, late of _____, inventory taken in 1648, by Andrew Ward, Thomas Wheeler, and Ephraim Wheeler, and filed May 22, 1658, page 13.
1640 estate distributed to his widow Mary, who afterwards married Joseph Middlebrook, and children Mary, ae 17yrs: Robert, ae 15 yrs; Judith, ae 13 yrs: Ann, ae. 11yrs: Rebecca ae. 8yrs: Sarah ae. 6 yrs: Ruth, ae. 4 yrs, and Benjamin, ae 3 yrs, Nathaniel Sely married a daughter, John Wheler married another daughter, Thomas Sherwood married another daughter, and Stephen Sherwood married Rebecca, page 15, 72, and 73.

WARD, Andrew, late of Fairfield, will dated June 3, 1659, probated Oct. 30, 1659, mentioned his wife Ester, and children William, John, Sarah, Abigail, Andrew, (continued on page 11)

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