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Abigail Gozard Granger

Birth
Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
23 Jun 1751 (aged 33)
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Abigail's death before 23 June 1755 the date of her father's will was signed. Her father states Abigail deceased in his will and does not mention her heirs.


SOURCES
The Last Will and Testament of Mr. John Gosard of Simsbury in ye County of Hartford and Colony of Connecticut in New England. In the name of God Amen. I John Gosard of Simsbury in ye town County & Colony Afores. in New England being aged and under infirmity of body yet through the mercy of God Retaining a good measure of that understanding and memory that he hath been pleased to bestow upon me do make and ordain this to be my Last Will and testament.
first I commit my soul to God in Jesus Christ my Savior and my Body to the Earth to be Decently Entered
as for Estate Real and personal [property] my just debts and funeral Expences being deducted and paid by my Executor I Will Devise & Bequeath as followeth
Imprimus I Give Devise & Bequeath ye Use of one third part of my Real Estate to have hold or improve during her natural life unto my beloved wife and one third part of my movable estate to be at her Despose forever. and my will is that my wife Shall have ye grain in ye house & on ye ground & ye meat and hogs
and further my will is & I hereby do give and Devise all my housing and Lands with ye appurtenances to my four sons [1] Aaron Gosard [2] Abel Gosard [3] Ebenezer Gosard [4] Ezra Gosard vis I give and Devise to my son
[1] Aaron [a] forty Rods wide upon North Side of my Home lot beginning at ye East End & Running West to a heap of Stone on ye north Side & ye black oak bush on ye South side marked [b] also another parcel of Land Lying in ye meadow commonly called ye Lower Lot containing ye whole of sd Lot
and my will is & I give & Devise to my three sons [2] Abel [3] Ebenezer & [4] Ezra equally ye West end of my Lot Running Easterly to fore mentioned heap of stones & ye Black oak bush
also another parcel of Land Lying in ye meadow commonly called ye middle Lot I give my sons [2] Abel and [3] Ebenezer Equally to be divided ye whole of ye tract
and I give and my will is that my son [4] Ezra shall have all ye Rest of my Home Lot with ye buildings thereon
and further my will is my son [5] John Gosard shall have five shillings out of my Estate to be paid in Lawful Mondy by my Executors
and further my will is that my son [6] Israel Gosard shall have seven pounds as Lawful Money to be paid out of my movable Estate by my Executors
and further my will is that my four sons [1] Aaron Gosard [2] Abel Gosard [3] Ebenezer Gosard and [4] Ezra Gosard pay and make up to their sisters [7] Sarah [8] Elizabeth [9] Margarete & [10] Thankful my daughters or to their own heirs & to ye heirs of my daughter [11] Abigail deceased seven pounds as Lawful Money a piece and that my sd sons shall pay their sisters & their heirs abovementioned in Equal proportion with his other brothers of sd Legacies
and I do hereby nominate & appoint my four sons [1] Aaron [2] Abel [3] Ebenezer & [4] Ezra to be my Executors to this my Last will & testament in witness whereof that this is my Last will & testament I ye sd John Gosard havehereto put my hand & Seal this twenty third day of June anno ye Domini one thousand Seven hundred and fifty five the sd John Gosard Signed Sealed & Delivered this to be his Last will & testament in presence of us [witnesses Samuel Hays Jnr., Timothy Loomis, Isaac Dewey; John Gosard signed with an X for his mark].
Abigail's death before 23 June 1755 the date of her father's will was signed. Her father states Abigail deceased in his will and does not mention her heirs.


SOURCES
The Last Will and Testament of Mr. John Gosard of Simsbury in ye County of Hartford and Colony of Connecticut in New England. In the name of God Amen. I John Gosard of Simsbury in ye town County & Colony Afores. in New England being aged and under infirmity of body yet through the mercy of God Retaining a good measure of that understanding and memory that he hath been pleased to bestow upon me do make and ordain this to be my Last Will and testament.
first I commit my soul to God in Jesus Christ my Savior and my Body to the Earth to be Decently Entered
as for Estate Real and personal [property] my just debts and funeral Expences being deducted and paid by my Executor I Will Devise & Bequeath as followeth
Imprimus I Give Devise & Bequeath ye Use of one third part of my Real Estate to have hold or improve during her natural life unto my beloved wife and one third part of my movable estate to be at her Despose forever. and my will is that my wife Shall have ye grain in ye house & on ye ground & ye meat and hogs
and further my will is & I hereby do give and Devise all my housing and Lands with ye appurtenances to my four sons [1] Aaron Gosard [2] Abel Gosard [3] Ebenezer Gosard [4] Ezra Gosard vis I give and Devise to my son
[1] Aaron [a] forty Rods wide upon North Side of my Home lot beginning at ye East End & Running West to a heap of Stone on ye north Side & ye black oak bush on ye South side marked [b] also another parcel of Land Lying in ye meadow commonly called ye Lower Lot containing ye whole of sd Lot
and my will is & I give & Devise to my three sons [2] Abel [3] Ebenezer & [4] Ezra equally ye West end of my Lot Running Easterly to fore mentioned heap of stones & ye Black oak bush
also another parcel of Land Lying in ye meadow commonly called ye middle Lot I give my sons [2] Abel and [3] Ebenezer Equally to be divided ye whole of ye tract
and I give and my will is that my son [4] Ezra shall have all ye Rest of my Home Lot with ye buildings thereon
and further my will is my son [5] John Gosard shall have five shillings out of my Estate to be paid in Lawful Mondy by my Executors
and further my will is that my son [6] Israel Gosard shall have seven pounds as Lawful Money to be paid out of my movable Estate by my Executors
and further my will is that my four sons [1] Aaron Gosard [2] Abel Gosard [3] Ebenezer Gosard and [4] Ezra Gosard pay and make up to their sisters [7] Sarah [8] Elizabeth [9] Margarete & [10] Thankful my daughters or to their own heirs & to ye heirs of my daughter [11] Abigail deceased seven pounds as Lawful Money a piece and that my sd sons shall pay their sisters & their heirs abovementioned in Equal proportion with his other brothers of sd Legacies
and I do hereby nominate & appoint my four sons [1] Aaron [2] Abel [3] Ebenezer & [4] Ezra to be my Executors to this my Last will & testament in witness whereof that this is my Last will & testament I ye sd John Gosard havehereto put my hand & Seal this twenty third day of June anno ye Domini one thousand Seven hundred and fifty five the sd John Gosard Signed Sealed & Delivered this to be his Last will & testament in presence of us [witnesses Samuel Hays Jnr., Timothy Loomis, Isaac Dewey; John Gosard signed with an X for his mark].


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