ABSTRACT OF PROBATE RECORDS AT FAIRFIELD CO., CT--Volume 3, 1675

OLMSTEAD, Richard, Captain, late of Norwalk, will dated, Sept. 30, 1684, ae, about 70 yrs, probated Apl. 20, 1687, mentioned his first wife and daughter deceased, and children James, John, Elizabeth Peck, and Lidea Baker, cousin Nicolas Olmstead of Hartford, Cousin Banies?, and legacy to Samuel Smith of some of the property of testator's first wife. Executors his sons James and John. Overseers Sergeant John Platt, witnesses Thomas Hanford and Hannah Hanford, page 217.
inventory taken Mch. 10 1686/7, by Thomas Fitch, John Platt and Christopher Comstocke, verified by Lieut. James Olmsted and Ensign John Olmsted, and filed Apl. 20, 1687, page 219.

OSBORN, David, late of East Chester, Jan. 30, 1689/90, Richard Osborn, a son of deceased, made choice of his uncle John Pinkney of East Chester to be his guardian, page 200.
Jan. 20, 1690/91, petitioned the court to appoint as his guardian his uncle John Osborn of Fairfield instead of said John Pinkney, page 301.

OSBORN, John, Jan. 9, 1673, having married Sarah, a daughter of James Bennet, deceased and a portion of her father's estate was placed in my father Joseph Middlebrook's hands to be paid to said Sarah when she reached the age of 21 yrs, the same having been paid, said Joseph Middlebrook was released. Witnesses Thomas Wilson and Hannah Bennet, Pages 40 and 48.

OSBORN, John, Oct 29, 1686, fined for leaving the bars down, page 182.

PACHIN, Joseph, Jr., Late of _____, Jan. 20, 1689/90, letters of administration on his estate granted to Jonathan Morehouse, page 299.
Inventory taken Dec. 10, 1689, by Jonathan Moorhouse and Nathaniel Wilson, had Property at Nathan Adams, and filed Jan 20, 1689/90, page 299.

PALMER, Ephraim, late of Greenwich, died Aug. 19, 1684, and on Nov. 4, 1684, letters of administration on his estate granted to his widow Sarah Palmer and John Bowers, page 140.
Inventory taken Sept. 27, 1684, by Joshua Knapp, John Reynolds and Joseph Ferris, mentioned his widow Sarah, and children Ephraim ae. 7 yrs; John ae. (continued page 61)

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