ABSTRACT OF PROBATE RECORDS AT FAIRFIELD CO., CT-Volume 8, 1725

LORING, Nehemiah, late of Stratford, inventory taken by Thomas Salmon and Ebenezer Beach, verified by Richard Rogers, and Deborah Loring, Administrators, and filed Mch. 2, 1730/1, page 252.

LUCAS, Augustus, late of Fairfield, inventory taken Dec. 9, 1737, by Gideon Allen and Andrew Burr, verified by Henry caner, administrator, and filed Jan. 20, 1737/8, page 415.

LYON, Richard, late of Fairfield, Mch. 10, 1723/4, William Odell of Fairfield, who married one of the granddaughters of decedent, advised the court that the commonage belongs to said decedent had not been disposed of, and asked for distribution thereof, and distribution ordered to his children Moses, Richard, Samuel, William, Joseph, Hannah, Esther, Elizabeth, and Abigail, six of whom are now deceased, Viz: Moses, William, Joseph, Esther, Elizabeth, and Abigail, Moses left no heirs; there being children of William, Viz: Nathaniel, now deceased, his children to have part, other children of William are William and Benjamin; there are two sons of Joseph, Viz: Joseph and David, the latter deceased, his part to his children; there being said Esther, Viz: Joseph Perry, and the children of Esther who married Daniel Burr, Jr., and Mary who Married John Downs, and there being Samuel Grummon a representative of his mother Esther; there being children of Elizabeth, Viz: Benjaman Banks, and Joseph Banks and Elizabeth the late wife of Samuel Daviss, she being deceased her children shall be considered in the distribution; and there being also the wife of William Odell who was the only daughter of Abigail, who shall have her mother's part. Page 34.

MacHARD, Matthew, late of Stratford, inventory taken Mch. 8, 1736.7, by John Wheeler and John Fayerweather, verified by Sarah MacHard, Administratrix, mentioned bonds of Daniel Adams, Josiah Barrit, John Beardslee Jr., Nathan Beardslee, Samuel Beardslee, William Beardslee Jr., John Bell, James Bennit, Stephen Bennit, William Bennit, Abraham Blackman, Robert Chauncey, Ebenezer French, Joseph Frost, Edward Garmen, Ezra Halley, Samuel, Hendrickson Sr., Samuel Hendrixson, Samuel Henry, Jr., David Hubbell, Jonathan Hubbell, Phiehas Hubbell, David Jackson, Sr., Joseph Jackson, John Kiley, David Lacey, Edward Lacey, Elnathan Lyon, Archibald Macharin, David Mallet, Peter Mallet, George Merrit, Noah Morehouse, Samuel Mosiure, William Odell, Abiel Parmerly, Jedediah Parmerly, James Peet, Phinehas Price, Ezekiel Sanford, Nathan Seely, John Sherwood, Noah Smith, George Stewart, Henry Summers, Edward Treadwell, John Towbridge, Samuel Wells, Samuel Wheeler, Richard Whitne. Notes Daniel Bennit, Charles Burrit, James Fairchild, Abigail Fayerweather, Richard Hall, Joseph Hubbell, Peter Hubbell, Abraham Jackson, John Lacey, John Lacey, Jr., David Mallet, Samuel Parmerly, Benjamin Phymnne ( Finney), Daniel Sherwood, John Sherwood, Henry summers, Jonathan Wakele, Jr., Bill of John Man; due from William Castle; and filed may ___, 1737, page 393.

(NOTE: the inventory Matthew MacHard started on page 131 and continued with the word bond on page 132.--grk)

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