Trying to Transcribe - Will of Isaac Norton - Pt 1

Isaac Norton wrote his will in 1782 and names his wife and nine children to receive bequests. He also tells more about his Christian faith than many of the wills I have seen.

In the Name of God Amen, this 22 Day of Febry A.D. 1782

I Isaac Norton of Farmington in the County of Middlesex & State of Con

necticut being advanced in years but of sound mind & memory. Thanks

be given to God therefor Calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing

that is is apointed to all men once to die Do make & ordain this my

Last will & Testament that is to say first and principally of all

I give and bequeath my Soul into the hands of God who gave it

trusting in the ______ & intercesion of the Son Jesus Christ as advocate

& Redeemer & my Body to the Earth in Decent & Christian Burial at

the direction of my Executors hereafter named nothing Doubting but

at the General resurection I shall receive the same by the mighty power

of God and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God

to bless me with in the world, I give & demise and dispose of in the follow

ing manner. My will is that after my just Debts are paid that the remain

ing part Shall be Divided as followeth:

Viz. To my well beloved wife Mary Norton I give and bequeath the use & improv

ment of one third part of my Dwelling house & barn together with one

third part of all my improved Lands Livestock and movable Estate

During the sd time of her natural life & all my household goods at her disposal forever.

2ndly my will is and I do give to my Son Silvanus Norton the sum of five

Shillings Lawful money to be paid out of my movable estate at my

decease to be at his Disposal forever.

3rdly my will is and I do give to my Son Isaac Norton Jr. Eight acres of Land

__________________________________Live on bounded North on

highway East on Reuben Hungerfords Land being forty three rods in width at

the East end & running west until it makes full eight acres which Land

I give to him for part of the Land that he the said Isaac has given to

my Son Silvanus at Norfolk & further I do give to the said Isaac

the one half of the remainder of the farm that I now live on which

is to be upon the North side of sd farm Extending from east to west

according to the _______ of sd farm together with the one part of my live

stock and the one half of my

farming tools & wearing aparel & Empty Casks at my Decease

to be at his disposal forever.

4thly My will is and I do give to my son Aaron Norton the one-third

part of my livestock at my decease to be at his disposal forever.

5thly my will is and I do give to my son Joel Norton the remaining

part of my farm that I now live on which I have not given to my

Son Isaac which is to be upo the south side of sd farm

including the dwelling house & Barn together with the one third

part of my live stock and the one half of my farming tools

and wearing aparel & Empty Casks at my Decease to be at his

disposal forever.

6thly my will is that my Sons Isaac Norton and Joel Norton shall pay

to my daughters out of my movable Estate at my decease in the

manner following Provided that I & my wife do not live to spend the estate.