Litchfield County CT Archives Wills.....Gay, John June 3, 1791 *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ct/ctfiles.htm *********************************************** ************************************************************************ The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification. ************************************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: margaret williams mdjwilly@earthlink.net March 5, 2006, 5:38 pm Source: Sampubco: Litchfield County Ct Will Book Volume Sha-h Pg 42 Written: June 3, 1791 Recorded: September 3, 1792 At the Court of Probate ___ at Sharon & for the District of Sharon on the 3rd day of Sept 1792 precinct ___ Porter ___ ____ of same Luther Gay, Calvin Gay and John Banks Gay nominated executors in the Last Will & Testament of Mr. John Gay late of Sharon hereof appointed executors & will which will after having the ____ was proved apprised & ordered to be recorded & keep on file & the D Luther, Calvin and John Banks accepted ___ ____ ____ based of ____ ___ for thine faithful accounting D will according to law. The Last Will of John Gay late of Sharon Deceased In the name of God Amen the 9th Day of June 1791 I John Gay of Sharon in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut being of sound mind & memory blessed be to God for the same, calling to mind my own mortality & knowing it is appointed unto all men ___ to die to make & ordain this my last will & testament I commend my soul to God who gave it me & my body to the dust to be buried with a decent Christian burial in full belief that at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Mighty Power of God. And as ___ my worldly estate that hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I dispose of in the following manner and form. Impremis. To my daughter Anne Buck I give one pound to be paid in produce within two years after my decease. Item. To my daughter Sarah Everett I give five shillings over and above over and above what she hath already had out of my estate to be paid in two years after my decease to be paid in produce. Item. To my daughter Elona Sloson I give five shillings over and above what she hath already had out of my estate to be paid in two years after my decease to be paid in produce. Item. To Elizabeth Gay my son Ebenezer’s widow, I give one cow to be paid within a year after my decease & five sheep within five years after my decease & five pounds to be paid in produce in three years after my decease. Item. To Elizabeth Meggs Lang __ Bissells’ daughter I give ten shillings to be paid in moneys in two years after my decease over and above what my daughter Bissell’s decease hath had out of my estate. Item. To Ebenezer Gay son to my son Ebenezer Gay late deceased I give five pounds to be paid in produce in five years after my decease. Item. To Fisher Gay son to my son Ebenezer Gay late deceased I give ten pounds to be paid in produce when he shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years. Item. To Almira Gay daughter to my son Ebenezer Gay late of Sharon deceased I give three pounds to be paid in produce to be paid twenty shillings a ___ ___ until the whole is paid. Item. To Eunice Gay & Margret Gay both daughters to my son Ebenezer Gay late of Sharon deceased I give two pounds apiece as they should arrive at the age of Eighteen Years to be paid in produce. Item to Edward Gay son to my son Perez Gay late of Sharon deceased I give five pounds provided he doth not take a double portion of his fathers estate to be paid in produce in three years after my decease. Item. To Electa Gay & Margret Gay both daughters to my son Perez Gay late of Share deceased I give one pound a piece to be paid in produce in two syears after my death. Item. To Luese Gay, Elizabeth Gay & Lucretia Gay the daughters to my son Peres Gay late of Sharon deceased I give one pound a piece to be paid to them as they shall arrived to the age of eighteen years to be paid in produce. All the rest of my estate that I shall ____ of both real & personal I give to my gradson Luther Gay Calvin Gay & John Banks Gay to be equally divided between them after my ___ & ___ funeral charges which I have given to my other children is filled & paid with the providing for their ____ mother Margaret Gay my son Peres Gay widow. ___ my making a will is that should be decently supported out of the ___ of my estate ______ that is convenient & with every other ____ to make her comfortable with the ____ in ___ & to ___ her with a ___ __ to ride when ever she shall want during her life ___so long as she shall remain my sons widow. For this ___ I ___ my grandsons Luther, Calvin, and John Banks Gay to be the executors of this my last will & testament & I do hereby revoke all former wills & instruments by me made & _______ this & no other to be my last will & testament & this 3rd day of June 1791 I ____ I have hereunto let my hand & seal signed declared public ___ & delivered by the _____ John Gay to be his last will & testament in presence of John Gay x Wheeler Murchant David Heath _____ _______ Source: sampubco.com Litchfield County CT Will Book Volume SHA-H Pg 42 Written: June 3, 1791 Recorded: September 3, 1792 Additional Comments: Other Names in the will: Everett, Sloson, Buck, Lang, Bissell File at -- http://files.usgwarchives.org/ct/litchfield/wills/gay7gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ctfiles/ File size: 5.5 Kb