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The Distribution of the Dower to Mrs. Bethiah Edgerton
The Subscribers being by the Hon. Court of Probate for the
District of Hebron appointed Distributors to set out to the widow Bethiah
Edgerton he dower or thirds in all the real and personal estate of Hezekiah Edgerton
late of Coventry deceased Agreeable to an order from said Court have
proceeded as follows (viz) Set out to said widow the use and improvement of all the upright
part of the house except the buttery at the Northwest corner and the cellar
under the west room with the wood yard at the East end of the house and the
west part of the barn except the stable at the Southwest corner with half the
barn floor and the west half of the yard with convenient passways round the
barn. Also one piece of land on the
North side of the highway containing 127 rods bounded as follows, Beginning
by the highway 12r.10l. East of the southwest corner of
said North lot thence N. 28o W. 6 rods as the wall now stands
thence S. 24o W. 5 rods by the wall thence N. 81o W. 3r.8l.
to the West end of the barn house thence 2r.9l. by the
corn house and wall to the highway thence by the highway to the first bound
including the North Pasture in the Garden standing near the wall, likewise a
piece of woodland on the North part of the lot bounded Easterly and Northerly
on J. Kingsbury West on Joseph Edgerton South from Joseph Edgerton’s corner
to said Kingsbury’s corner containing 3 acres and 13 rods. One other piece of land on the South side
of the highway Beginning at the Northwest corner of said lot by the highway
thence S. 5o W. 31r. thence S. 62o E. 22r.
as the fence or wall now stands thence N. 2r. thence S. 60o
E. 19r.15l. by the fence thence S. 23o W. 30r.
thence S. 16o E. 13r. to a Cherry tree thence S. 56o
E. 17r.8l. to Asahel Edgerton’s line thence in said
Edgerton’s line to the highway thence by the highway to the first bound
containing 20 acres and 83 rods. Also
one piece Meadow beginning at a walnut tree by the river at Nathaniel Fitch’s
corner thence by the river to a large white oak tree thence to the first
bound containing 3 acres and 28 rods. Personal Estate set out to the widow (viz)
Which we say is in full of her dower or thirds. Coventry April 11th 1817. Jubal Case John Kingsbury Asahel Allen Distributors Under Oath The Distribution of the Estate of Hezekiah Edgerton II
The Subscribers being appointed by the Hon. Court of Probate for
the District of Hebron Distributors of the estate of Hezekiah Edgerton late
of Coventry deceased have agreeable to our appointment and the order of said
Court proceeded as follows (viz) Set out to Azel Edgerton 8 acres of land on the East side of the
farm bounded East of said Azel and land reserved by the Administrators to
defray expenses South of hop River being 5r.7l. wide a
parallel line the whole length of the farm both side of the highway. Set out to Frelove Marshal about 9 & ¼ acres 5r.20l.
wide parallel lines with land set out to Azel Edgerton. Set out to Bethiah Metcalf about 9 & ¼ acres 5r.20l.
wide parallel lines with the above. Set out to Anna Ellis about 7 & ¾ acres 4r.20l.
wide parallel lines with the above with the barn thereon standing exclusive
of widows half. Also set out to Levi Edgerton about 5 & ½ acres 3r.12l.
wide parallel as above. Set out to Joseph Edgerton about 14 acres 8r. wide
with the dwelling house thereon standing together with the hog house and
[---] with convenient passways round the same. Set out to Lucy Lothrop about 7 & ½ acres 5r.
wide parallel as above. Set out to Sybil Fitch about 8 acres 6r. wide
parallel lines with the above. Set out to Temperance Williams about 10 acres 8r.
wide except at the river parallel with the rest. Set out to Lucretia Brewster the rest of the farm more or less
say about 9 & ½ acres 15½ rods wide at the widest place. Reserving to all the above named heirs the privilege of passing
across each others shares and the widows thirds in the most convenient place
where it will do the least damage, also reserving all the grain on the ground
for them that sowed it or own it. Coventry April 19th 1817 Jubal Case John Kingsbury Asahel Allen Distributors under Oath Back to Hezekiah Edgerton page |