Joseph Bird
M, b. circa 1630
Joseph was born circa 1630 in England. He was the son of Thomas Bird. Joseph married Mary Clark on 1 December 1659 in Hartford County, Connecticut. Joseph and Mary had childen: Mary [1660] [m. Jonathan Smith], Elizabeth [1662], Samuel [1666], Joseph [1668], Thomas [1670], Nathaniel [1672], Ruth [1675], James [1677], & Mindwell [1680]. Joseph made his will.
The last Will & Testament of Joseph Bird sen. Of Farmington, as followeth: I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife My dwelling house & homestead and all things pertaining thereto, for the term or time of her life, she to have the profits and Income of the same for her own proper use and benefit for the time aforesaid. I also give her one Cow and Six Sheep, also half my household Stuff, beding and linen & all other things that are ordinariy used in the house, as also ten pounds of Sheeps Wool; & I give ten pounds of flax. The house and Cow, Sheep, household Stuff, Wool & flax I give and bequeath to my wife for her own proper Estate to use and dispose of as she pleaseth. The remainder of my Estate I do will to my Children by an equal portion to each of them, with this exception, that my son Samuel with what he hath had shall have £5 more than his brethren and sisters, and that my son Joseph & my daughter Elizabeth shall have 15s. apiece more that their younger brethren & Sisters. My sons’ part of my Estate they shall have it out of my Lands: Further, my Desire is that my son James & my daughter Mindwell should dwell with their mother until they are of age, and also that my wife should be administor to my Estate, and desire that my son-in-Law Jonathan Smith and my son Samuel Bird should assist & help in the case. Signed Joseph Bird Sen. Witnesses: John Wadsworth, Jonathan Smith.1
The inventory of Joseph's estate was taken on Friday, 13 January 1695/96 at Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, by John Judd, Thomas Porter & John Thompson. They appraised his estate to br valued at £230 15s. 8d. The children of the deceased were Samuel 29, Joseph 27, Thomas 25, Nathaniel 23, James 18, Mary 35, wife of Jonathan Smith, Elizabeth 33, Ruth 20, Mindwell 15. His will was probated. On 3 March 1718/19, a distribution was recorded to the widow and all the surviving children; on 2 March 1730, another distribution was recorded again to the widow and all surviving children.
The last Will & Testament of Joseph Bird sen. Of Farmington, as followeth: I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife My dwelling house & homestead and all things pertaining thereto, for the term or time of her life, she to have the profits and Income of the same for her own proper use and benefit for the time aforesaid. I also give her one Cow and Six Sheep, also half my household Stuff, beding and linen & all other things that are ordinariy used in the house, as also ten pounds of Sheeps Wool; & I give ten pounds of flax. The house and Cow, Sheep, household Stuff, Wool & flax I give and bequeath to my wife for her own proper Estate to use and dispose of as she pleaseth. The remainder of my Estate I do will to my Children by an equal portion to each of them, with this exception, that my son Samuel with what he hath had shall have £5 more than his brethren and sisters, and that my son Joseph & my daughter Elizabeth shall have 15s. apiece more that their younger brethren & Sisters. My sons’ part of my Estate they shall have it out of my Lands: Further, my Desire is that my son James & my daughter Mindwell should dwell with their mother until they are of age, and also that my wife should be administor to my Estate, and desire that my son-in-Law Jonathan Smith and my son Samuel Bird should assist & help in the case. Signed Joseph Bird Sen. Witnesses: John Wadsworth, Jonathan Smith.1
The inventory of Joseph's estate was taken on Friday, 13 January 1695/96 at Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, by John Judd, Thomas Porter & John Thompson. They appraised his estate to br valued at £230 15s. 8d. The children of the deceased were Samuel 29, Joseph 27, Thomas 25, Nathaniel 23, James 18, Mary 35, wife of Jonathan Smith, Elizabeth 33, Ruth 20, Mindwell 15. His will was probated. On 3 March 1718/19, a distribution was recorded to the widow and all the surviving children; on 2 March 1730, another distribution was recorded again to the widow and all surviving children.
Citations
- [S2334] Connecticut: Early Probate Records, 1635-1750 NEGHS: Volumer 1 page 417.