Inventory £312-01-06
The children:
Jacob Brunson, Isaac Brunson, Mary Ellis, John Brunson, Abraham Brunson, Dorcas Hopkins, Sarah Kilbourn.
Court Record, pg. 32
2 December 1680: Invt.
Now exhibited in Court by Jacob & Isaac Brunson & Dorcas Hopkins. This Court grant Administration to the Children of the Decedent and appoint Marshall Grave to assist them in the division. There being no will made by the deceased, and finding the sayd John Brunson had in his lifetime allotted to his foure sonns each of them a fifth part of his landes in Farmington, This Court confirms the same to them and to their heires forever; & whereas John had received short of his Brothers £8, it is considered in the distribution, as also what his daughters have formerly received, and the distribution as followeth:
To Jacob Brunson, Eldest son £72-00-00
To John Brunson £44-17-00
To Isaac Brunson £36-17-00
To Abraham Brunson £36-17-00
To Mary, Eldest daughter £35-16-00
To Dorcas £41-16-00
To Sarah £45-16-00
And this Court orders that there be payd towards the maintenance of the Widdow, yearly, the sum of £10 in good current pay, during her natural life, to be paid by the children in proportion, and more if necessity arise.
Vol. X, pg. 179 — 4 March 1727/28:
Whereas it is represented to this Court by George Kilbourn, Thomas Hopkins, John Bracy, Daniel Steele & Hezekiah Hopkins, Heirs by marriage and descent from John Brunson, formerly of Farmington, decd, that there is considerable Estate in Land of the sd Decd that has not yet been Distributed, and necessary to be apprised in order to be Distributed to and among the heirs of sd. John Brunson, This Court grant Administration on the sd. Real Estate which has not yet been Distributed unto the sd. Thomas Hopkins and John Bracy, and order that they make an Inventory Thereof and exhibit the same to this Court as soon as may be, for Distribution.
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The document resides at the Connecticut Archives. There is a patch over the listing of the land which makes it impossible to read some of it. Some of the old handwriting is very difficult to read. Considering that the paper is well over 300 years old, it is in excellent shape. Although the inventory is for John “Brunson”, the children’s names written on the side are Jacob Brownsonn, John Brownsonn, Isaac Brownsonn, Abraham Brownsonn, Mary Ellis, Dorcas Hopkins, and Sarah Kilbourn. Note that John’s possessions were in three locations: Farmington, Mattatuck and Hartford.
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| £ - s. - d. |
| Farmington | |
| parcill woollen And Linen | 06-10-00 |
| one fether Bed Bedsted & boulster & one Blancket all | 03-06-00 |
| one flock Bed Bedsted And Blancket one pillow all | 02-02-00 |
| 25 Sheets A tablecloath & 13 Napkins one Chest & two boxes | 09-12-00 |
| By Brass | 05-05-00 |
| pewter | 05-02-00 |
2 Iron pots tongs ... pothooks a spit and A
Smoothing Iron |
02-02-00 |
| working tools | 07-04-00 |
| .... | 02-15-00 |
hoops Box of Chains a plow & Irons and sum other things
Belonging to ye Items |
07-04-00 |
| old Iron | 00-09-00 |
| A ... A trowell And Grinston | 05-05-00 |
| A ... Spade ... pilleon a saddle and Shoeing Knife | 00-17-00 |
woodenware earthenware & sum
other things |
00-19-00 |
| Barrell Tubs Cheesepots and Churns | 03-02-00 |
| One Boulster 2 tablecloathes And Towels | 00-06-00 |
| One fan 3 wheels A Chaire And two Chests | 01-01-00 |
| 4 swine | 05-15-00 |
| two tables one Bedsted 2 chaires And sum other things | 01-09-00 |
| one Box And Books | 00–04-00 |
| A how fork tines and old iron | 05-06-00 |
| Neat Catle | 14-00-00 |
| 6 Sheep | 02-11-00 |
| two barrells of sider | 00-16-00 |
| one horse | 01-05-00 |
| 1 far pinchers frying pan and sum other things | 00-16-00 |
| Hartford | |
| One Bed and furniture | 08-00-00 |
| Sheets 3 pillow coates | 03-02-00 |
| Eight Napkins | 00-08-00 |
| A warming pan | 00-15-00 |
| one Bras Skillet A Smoothing Iron | 00-05-00 |
| 5 pieces of pewter | 00-08-00 |
| 2 G[l]ass botles | 00-02-00 |
| one Chest & one barell | 00-08-00 |
| one Black Cow | 04-00-00 |
| one Dun Cow | 03-00-00 |
| Matatuck | |
| 4 plaine stock with Iron And A File | 00-08-00 |
| 3 Augors And A Rest | 00-05-00 |
| A sweybill | 00-08-00 |
| A plow Stock Irons And Chisell | 00-04-00 |
| A pitt Saw tiller & box | 00-08-00 |
| one small fether Bed | 01-04-00 |
| Farmington | |
| two years ... | 02-15-00 |
| one Calfe | 01-00-00 |
| 5 Sheep | 01-15-00 |
| Eight Swine | 05-15-00 |
| Eight Barrell of Sider | 03-04-00 |
| A Grubing how And other things | 00-06-00 |
| one house And Homested all | 80-00-00 |
| An other orchard ye New one And ye Land Joyning to it | 50-00-00 |
| .... Eighty Acors Comonly fore Catle | 14-00-00 |
| Eight Acors of medow adj. Nod | 20-00-00 |
| ye ... & housings At Nod | 30-00-00 |
| ye Land at ye Great Swamp | 07-00-00 |
| ye Land Laid out in ye woods | 01-10-00 |
| Land nott yett Laid out | 01-10-00 |
| tottell | £ 312-01-06 |
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