John Kirby
- Born: 16 Feb 1690/91, Middletown, Middlesex, CT 70
- Marriage: Hannah Stow on 3 Mar 1717/18 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT 70
- Died: 25 Apr 1760, Middletown, Middlesex, CT at age 69 70
General Notes:
Last Will and Testament of John Kirby of Middletown, filed in the Hartford Probate Court.
In the Name of God, Amen, I John Kirby of Middletown In the County of Hartford and Collony of Connecticut In New England being Sensiable of the Mortality of My body and uncertainty of the time of my Death, being Now well In health and of Sound Mind and Memory, thanks be Given to God therefor and being Desirous to Settle my Estate wch it hath pleased God to bless me with Do make and ordain this my Last Will and testament.
Imps. I give and bequeath unto Hannah my Dear and Well beloved Wife the use and Improvements of one half of My house and Barn where I now Dwell wch Half part she shall choose during her natural Life, and One third part of all other my personal Estate after my Daughter Eliza have recd of My personal Estate as much as One of her sisters had at their Marriage as by an Acct I kept with Some of them may appear.
Item. I give and bequeath to my Eldest Son Joseph Kirby all that land where he now lives including twenty Acres I have already given him by Deed of Gift, also ten acres of land at the East part of my about forty acre lot at the Mountain called Clarks Mountain, also one equal fourth part of a Hundred Acre Lot I bought of Mr. Danl Stocking at place calld the Ledges.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my 2d son John Kirby all that tract of Land where he Now lives includg what I have given him by deed of Gift--in the whole about two hundred acres he pay'g to each of his sisters, my daughters, viz; Hannah Sage, Sarah the wife of Saml Savage, Mary Johnson widow, Bethia the wife of Danl J. Stocking, Susannah the wife of Benjm Buckley and Eliza Kirby twenty pounds each.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my third son Danl Kirby all the remaindr of my tract of land at the Mountain called Clark's Mountain, also one equal half part of ten acres and a half of land I purchased of Mr. Joseph Wright and his wife at a place calld the Stony Swamp. I also give to my sd son Danl Kirby one fourth part of that hundred acres at the Ledges I bought of Mr. Danl Stocking deceased.
Item. I give and bequeath to my son Thos. Kirby fifty acres of land with the appurtenances near where he lives as also nineteen acres of Land on the North Side of the highway near where he lives as also the fourth part of that lot of one hundred acres at the ledges, as also one half of sd ten and half acres bot of Mr. Jos. Wright at place calld Stony Swamp.
Item. I give and bequeath to my youngest son Jonathan Kirby these followg ps of land, viz: twenty acres, nine acres thereof being what I bot wth my son Danl of Moses Willcox and eleven acres of sd twenty I bot of Jona Willcox. I also give my sd son one fourth part of that hundred acres at the ledges. I also give unto my sd son my house and barn where I live saving to his Mother one half during her natural life with a convenient garden plot. I also give to him my homested and all the meadows and upland where I now live. In that lot that was my grandfather John Kirby deceased supposed to be about twenty five acres whereas my grandfather Kirby to whom sd twenty five acres was laid in his last will and testament order that land should not be alienated and disposed of to no person but of the name and blood of the Kirbys, My will now is that my sd son Jona nor his heirs shall not dispose of sd land but to the name of the Kirbys and especially to those of the nearest of kindred. I also give and bequeath to my sd son Jonathan two thirds parts of all my moveable or personal Estate and in case my daughter Eliza be a single woman at my death and I shall not have given her household goods &c equal to any one of my other daughters, then my will is that he make up to her so much as to make her equal as aforesaid before the division is made between him and his mother.
Item. I give and bequeath to my sd daughters, viz, Hannah Sage. Sarah the wife of Saml Savage, Mary Johnson a widow, Bethia the wife of Danl Stockin, Susa the wife of Benj. Buckley and Eliza Kirby to each of them twenty pounds to be paid by my son John Kirby one half thereof in one year after my decease and the other half in two years.
And my will is that all other lands if any there be belonging to me be equally divided to and among all my sd Sons. And this I have accordg to my best judgment and with good advice for the peace and wellfare of my children disposed of my Estate to and among them for their comfort, and I pray the God of peace to bless them wth a better blessg than the things of this world.
And I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my son John Kirby sole Executor of this my last will and testament, hereby ratifying this and no other to be my last will and testam??. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of April A.D., 1759.
John Kirby (Seal)
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said
John Kirby to be his Last Will and Testament in
the presence of
Jacob Whitmore.
John Ellton.
Seth Wetmore
Noted events in his life were:
• Will, 9 Apr 1759. 70
John married Hannah Stow, daughter of Thomas Stow and Bethiah Stocking, on 3 Mar 1717/18 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT.70 (Hannah Stow was born on 11 Feb 1695/96 70 and died on 7 Mar 1780 70.)
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