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His will was entered for Probate Dec. 31, 1702, at Fairfield, 

 Conn., and reads as follows : — 



Fairfield Probate Records, Vol. 1 702-1 750, Page 9: — 



Will of William Curtiss. 



In the name of God, Amen, I William Curtiss of Stratford in the County 

 of Fairfield in y" Colony of Connecticut being aged & weak of body yet 

 through y" goodness of God of perfect memory & understanding do make this 

 my Last Will & Testament as followeth Imp''s I Commit my Soule to God 

 hoping for Salvation in & through y° righteousness & Merits of Jesus Christ my 

 Only Saviour & Redeemer & my body after this Life to be decently buried at 

 y° discretion of my surviving Relations. And having disposed of all my 

 Children in Marriage & gave them such portions as I thought fitt accord- 

 ing to my ability & having Now but Little to dispose of mv Will is that 

 after Funerall Expences & Just Debts being paid my Estate be disposed of as 

 followeth : 



I Give and bequeath to my Loving Son Daniell Curtiss my Comman 

 Meadow Lyeing In the great Neck & my meadow in y' Salt Pond in said Neck 

 & one third part of all my Land Lyeing in Paquanock field & four acres in 

 the New Pasture and a fourth part of all my wood land laid out and to be 

 laid out. 



It. I give & bequeath to my Loveing Son Ebenezer Curtiss three acres of 

 Meadow Lying at Nesumpaws being the equall half of my Lot out there and 

 one third part of all my Land Lyeing In Paquanock field & hallf my farme in 

 the woods on Turky hill & one fourth part of all my Wood Land I/ayd out or 

 to be laid out. 



It. I give and freely bequeath to my Loveing Son Zachariah Curtiss one 

 acre of Meadow at Nesumpaws and one acre of Land at y" North Ende of the 

 Towne next adjoining to his owne land & one third part of all my Land lyeing 

 in Paquanocke field & half my farme at Turkey Hill & one forth part of all my 

 Wood land laid out and to be laid out. 



It. I give & freely bequeath to my Loveing Sonn Josiah Curtiss one acre of 

 Land at the North End of the Towne & four acres of land Lyeing next to 

 Samuell French his land & three acres of Land In the Intack & three acres of 

 Land near harveys Farme in the Ox pasture & two acres & half of Land in the 

 farfield & two acres of Land of the two miles division near Nesumpaws Creek 

 and one quarter part of all my wood land laid out & to be laid out. 



It. I give to my Daughter, Sarah Wells five pounds ; and to my daughter 

 Elizabeth Rose five pounds and to my Son Joshua Curtiss five pounds ; to be 

 paid by my Executors hereafter named: I Also give to Jonathan Curtiss the 

 Son of Jonathan Curtiss the summ of twenty shillings, all the Rest of my 

 Estate within doors and without Goods & Chattells I freely Give & bequeath 

 to my four sons Daniell, Ebenezar, Zachariah & Josiah to be Equally divided 

 amongst them : and I do hereby ordaine and make my said Sons Daniell 

 Curtiss, Ebenezar Curtiss, Zachariah Curtiss and Josiah Curtiss sole Executors 

 of this my Last will & testament allways during Life Reserving for my Comfort 

 to dispose of any of my owne Estate that this is my Last Will & Testament 

 Revoking all other wills this fifteenth day of December in y' year of o' Lord 

 God 1702. 



William Curtiss. 



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