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Joseph Hawley

Male about 1603 - 1690  (~ 87 years)


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  • Name Joseph Hawley 
    Birth about 1603 
    Gender Male 
    Will I Joseph Hawley of Stratford, Yeoman, sometime Justice of the Peace, or commissioner in Stratford, in the Colony of Connecticut and County of Fairfield, retaining the understanding and reason the Lord hath given me, do leave this my last will. My spirit I commit into the hands of Jesus Christ, my Redeemer, my body to a comely buriel, and after my debts and funeral expenses are discharged, I do, as hereinafter followeth, dispose of what worldy estate I shall be possessed of at my death, viz:

    I do hereby confirm to my children all the lands given them as they are recorded to them, further I give to my son Samuell Hawley, all my lands and buildings in Parwidge in Darbyshire in Old England, to him, his heirs and assigns, after the death of my now wife Katharine Hawley. Moreover I give to him my meadow called the common meadow on the Great Neck, and my meadow at Galep's Gapp, between Porter's children and me.

    I give to my son Ephraim Hawley, one acre and a quarter of meadow in ye Great Neck on the east side of the creek, the south side of which is a part of that meadow purchased of Mr. Zacher Walker. All the right of that peace of meadow on the Great Neck, both of the west side of the creek and east, which I purchased of Mr. Walker, I give to my son, John Hawley.

    I give to my grandchildren, John Chapman and Joseph Chapman at Seabrook, fifteen pounds to each of them when they come to the age of one and twenty years, in such goods and chattels as my executors are able best to pay them.

    I give to Joseph Hawley, my son Samuel's son, besides what is upon record given him, my lot at the field gate called the Stubing lot, the whole of it.

    I give to my sons, Ephraim and John Hawley, the two little lots on Claboard Hill and what was laid out to me at the Gallos Creek, also a little lot by Joseph Curtus' lot, purchases of Mr. Ripon, that was laid out to John Wheeler, being above one acre.

    I give to my daughter Hannah Nichols, twenty shillings, and to my daughter Mary Coe, twenty shillings. Moreover, I give all my grandchildren five shillings apiece.

    Moreover, I appoint my three sons, Samuel Hawley, Ephraim Hawley, and John Hawley, my executors, and do given unto them all my lands in Stratford, Darby and Woodbury equally amongst them, their heirs or assigns forever, also I give unto them all and whatsoever is my estate in debts or otherwise not given, they paying all legacies and debts, and taking care of their mother, my now wife, that she hath whatsoever she needeth during her widowhood; also, I will that my wife Katherine Hawley, shall have the disposing of what household stuff she pleases, and what cows she desires to keep and what corn she shall desire from my said executors or any other needful thing whatsoever wherey her life may be comfortable; and all this I command whilest she remains
    unmarried. It is to be understood that what of the above said estate my wife disposes of, it is to be to her children or grandchildren, and if she die and leave households undisposed of, then they are to be divided amongst all my children equally that are living, and such children of mine that are called away by death those children shall have their parts.

    I give to Mr. Israel Chancie five pounds, and in case their fail to be an difference amongst my above-named executors, my will is that Mr. Israel Chancie and Capt John Geard shall have the power to put a final issue to any difference.

    That this is my will I declare by setting my hand and seal this 17 of September, 1689. Joseph Hawley.

    Memorandum, John Hawley shall have Uriah Mills the remainder of his time and fulfil his indentures.

    Signed and Sealed in the presence of Joseph Curtis, Recorder. 
    Death 20 May 1690  Stratford, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Joseph was named as an uncle in the will of Ephraim Booth of 1683. [1]
    Person ID I19700  Schirado
    Last Modified 31 May 2008 

    Family/Spouse 1 Katherine Birdsey   d. 25 June 1692, Stratfield, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1646 
    Children 
    +1. Samuel Hawley,   b. about 1648, Stratford, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 August 1734, Stratford, CT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 86 years)
     2. Elizabeth Hawley,   b. 26 January 1651[/2], Stratford, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1676, Saybrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Ebenezer Hawley,   b. 17 September 1654, Stratford, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 October 1681, Fairfield, CT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
    +4. Ephraim Hawley,   b. 7 August 1659, Stratford, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 April 1690, Stratford, CT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
    +5. Capt. John Hawley,   b. 14 June 1661, Stratford, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 July 1729, Stratford, CT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    +6. Mary Hawley,   b. 16 July 1663, Stratford, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 September 1731, Stratford, CT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    Family ID F14927  Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family/Spouse 2 Alice   d. 25 January 1697/8, Stratford, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F58413  Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S214] Donald Lines Jacobus, (Fairfield, CT, 1930).


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