ABSTRACT OF PROBATE RECORDS AT FAIRFIELD CO., CT-Volume 8, 1725

MESSENGER, John, continued from page 134, Executors said John Bartlet and Thomas Fitch, Jr., Witness John Brown, Francis Barlow, and Abraham Smith, page 240.

Inventory taken Jan. 7, 1730/1, by Samuel Comstock, Nehemiah Smith, and Samuel Fitch, and filed Feb. 25, 1730/1. page 248.

MOREHOUSE, Daniel, Ensign, late of Fairfield, nuncupative will probated Sept. 14, 1739, made in April, 1739, in the presence of us subscribing, he calling us to take notice of what he was about to say as being part of his will, and then said I gave part of my personal property to my wife. Witnesses Daniel Adams, Samuel Adams, and Abigail Whitlock, additional testimony by Ruth Wife of Nathaniel Wilson. Letters to Abraham Morehouse, page 474.
Inventory taken June 26, 1739, By Stephen Adams and Daniel Knap, and filed Sept. 14, 1739, page 475. Additional inventory copied on page 518.

MOREHOUSE, Daniel, late of Fairfield, will dated Jan. 23, 1738/9, probated July 24, 1739, mentioned wife Hannah and children Abraham, Katherine Taylor, Rebeckah wife of Stephen Wakeman, grandchildren Hannah Hill and Daniel Hill. Executors his wife Hannah and son Abraham. Witnesses Stephen Adams, Sarah Adams, and Richard Caner, page 471.

MOREHOUSE, John, late of Stratfield, inventory taken Nov. 10, 1724, by David Sherman and Samuel Sherwood, verified by his widow Eunice Morehouse, executrix, and filed the 1st Tuesday of Aug. 1725, page 21.

MOREHOUSE, John, late of Fairfield, will dated Mch. 28, 1727, probated May 31, 1727, mentioned his wife Ruth, and children Stephen, Gershom, Abijah, John, Ephraim, James, Ruth Marwin, and Ann Morehouse. Executors his sons Stephen and Gershom. Witnesses Ezekiel Sanford, John Silliman, and Samuel Cooke, page 115.

Inventory taken Aug. 10, 1727, by Robert Silleman and Ezekiel Sanford, and filed Oct. 9, 1727, page 116.

Special thanks to:

Barbara Kaye, CTGenWeb Stamford Town Coordinator, for compiling these abstracts from Stamford.

Geri Ryerson K, for the untold hours and days transcribing the scanned pages in order to share with the CTGenWeb Project. Thank you both!