Thomas Bissell, Sr.
Abt 1630 - 1689 (59 years)Set As Default Person
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Name Thomas Bissell Suffix Sr. Birth Abt 1630 ,,England,United Kingdom Gender Male Occupation Quarter Master Death 16 Oct 1689 Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Notes - A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS.
1687 to 1695.
Page 27-8-9-30-1 Name: Thomas Bissell, Sen. Location: Windsor
Invt. œ864-10-00. Taken 16 October, 1689, by Samuel Grant sen. & Return Strong. Will dated 24 August, 1688.
The last Will & Testament of Thomas Bissell sen. is as followeth: First. My will is that my wife have for her use, and the use of my children under age, My now dwelling house & Homested, and my lot above scantic, & my lot of 16 rod that lyeth betwixt Brother Nathaniel's land, & also about twelve rods Broad next to Goodman Taylor's throughout the three miles, this to have the improvement of till they that I shall give it too Come of age, & then when my youngest sons come of age it shall be at her liberty to have the improvement of one third of the Land I now dispose of on the East side of the River on the South side of Scantic, or Ten pounds the year, to be payd by those that possess my lands on the East side of the River. Also I give my wife one Hundred pounds of my moveable Estate for her proper use. I give to my son Thomas half of my farm that I had of my Father Moore. I give to my son John my House & lott on the west side of the River by goodman Randall's, & 2 acres I bought of John Stoughton, & 2 1/2 acres I bought of John Stiles, my Wood lot by John Owen, œ20 of my moveable Estate, and 1-3 of my land at Symsbury. I give to my son Joseph, beside what he hath in the Saw Mill & what I must pay to John Higley for his House, My lot by Plymouth Meadow, 1-3 of land at Simsbury, and the half of my Division Land on the west side of the Great River. I give to my son Benjamin my lot I bought of Goodman Taylor, 1/4 of my Division Land on the East side of the Great River, and an equal share of halfe my farm I had of Father Moore, with his Brothers Ephraim & Isack, & one third at Simsbury with John & Joseph. I give to my two sons Ephraim & Isack my now Dwelling House & Homested & that 8 rod broad I bought of My Brother Samuel, & that 8 rods I bought of my father that Joyns to it, & that part of my lot that lyes in the Woods on the North side of Thomas Barn(s) on the East side of the Country Road to the end of the three miles, & a halfe of my devision Land on the East side of the Great River, & a equal share of halfe my farm I had of father Moore, with their Brother Benjamin, and this to be equally divided betwixt them. I give to my daughter Abigail œ30 more. I give to John Stoughton, my son, 40 shillings beside what he hath received with his wife Elizabeth; and his two sons, John and William, that were the sons of my daughter Elizabeth, shall have œ10 apiece. I give to my daughter Sarah œ80. My Wife & my son Thomas to be Executors.
Witness: Henry Wolcott, Return Strong, Samuel Bissell.
Thomas Bissell, sen.
A Codicil, dated 26 July, 1689--I nominate Mr. Henry Wolcott, Capt. Return Strong, My Brother Nathaniel Bissell, & John Mason to be Overseers.
Thomas Bissell, sen.
Witness: Henry Wolcott, Return Strong, Samuel Bissell.
Court Record, Page 5--11 November, 1689: Will proven.
Page 12 (Vol. VII)--17 April, 1701: Ephraim Bissell, a minor son of Thomas Bissell, made choice of Mr. John Moore to be his Guardian. Isaac Bissell, a minor, made choice of Deacon Job Drake for his Guardian.
Person ID I9204 Rgstrong Family genes. Last Modified 15 Feb 2013
Father John Bissell, b. 1591, Summerseat,Lancashire,England,United Kingdom d. 3 Oct 1677, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States (Age 86 years) Relationship natural Mother Mary Fitch, b. Abt 1606, ,,England,United Kingdom d. 21 May 1641, Windsor,,Connecticut Colony,British America (Age 35 years) Relationship natural Marriage ,,England,United Kingdom Family ID F3382 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Abigail Moore, b. Abt 1641, Dorchester,Suffolk,Massachusetts,United States d. 21 Feb 1724/25, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States (Age 84 years) Marriage 11 Oct 1655 Windsor,,Connecticut Colony,British America Children 1. Thomas Bissell, Jr., b. 2 Oct 1656, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. 26 Dec 1738, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States (Age 82 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. Abigail Bissell, b. 25 Nov 1658, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. 23 Sep 1723, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States (Age 64 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. John Bissell, Sr., b. 26 Jan 1659/60, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. Bef Aug 1688, Lebanon,New London,Connecticut,United States (Age 28 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 4. Joseph Bissell, Sr., b. 18 Apr 1663, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. 3 Aug 1688, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States (Age 25 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 5. Elizabeth Bissell, b. 9 Jun 1666, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. 17 Jul 1688, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States (Age 22 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 6. Benjamin Bissell, b. 9 Sep 1669, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. 5 May 1698, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States (Age 28 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 7. Sarah Bissell, b. 8 Jun 1672, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. 18 Jul 1703, Hatfield,Hampshire,Massachusetts,United States (Age 31 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 8. Ephraim Bissell, b. 11 Apr 1676, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. 22 Apr 1676, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 9. Esther Bissell, b. 2 Apr 1677, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. 9 May 1678, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States (Age 1 year) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 10. Ephraim Bissell, Sr., b. 4 Sep 1680, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. 5 Jan 1716/17, Tolland,Tolland,Connecticut,United States (Age 36 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 11. Isaac Bissell, Sr., b. 22 Sep 1682, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. 6 Nov 1744, Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut,United States (Age 62 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 12. Luke Bissell, b. 22 Sep 1682, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. Bef 16 Oct 1689 (Age 7 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 13. Ebenezer Bissell, b. 1 Aug 1685, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. 22 Aug 1685, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut,United States (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F3386 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 10 Jan 2007
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