Richard WATTS

Birth:
Abt 1584
England
Death:
Dec 1655
Will Proved, Hartford, Hartford, Conn
Marriage:
Abt 1612/13
England
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Notes:
                   ARCHIVE RECORD FOR RICHARD WATTS AND ELIZABETH

   

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            A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS.
            1650 to 1663.

            Page 72   Name: Richard Watts   Location: Hartford
            Invt. 114-17-06. Taken 20 March, 1654, by Richard Butler, Nathaniel Browne and James Ensign.
            October the twentieth day, In the year of our Lord one Thousand Six hundred fifty three. I Richard Watts of
            Hartford, upon the River of Connecticut, beaing weak and ill in my body but in my perfect memory and
            understanding, Doe make and Ordain this my Last will and Testament in manner and form as ffolloweth:
            Imprimis. It is my will that my wiff Elizabeth Watts shall possess and inioy my whole estate during the term
            of her natural lif. And alsoe I will and give unto my wiff fful power and Authority toe giv & despose at her
            own will & pleasure Twenty pounds off the estate I leave behind mee. The Resedu of my estate That Shall
            be remayneng after The death of my wiff It is my will that it be Equally Divided amongst the Children of my
            Daughter Hubbard & the child of my Daughter Browne, I mean the children now born & that then shall be
            living. Also I will & give to my Daughter Browne the whole Charge of her board & the board of her child,
            her husband & servant, ffrom the Time that her husband went ffrom her toward England Toe the Day of my
            Death, with all other moneys or charges that I have Disbursed ffor her use. That Thes my last Will and
            Testament be truly & ffaithfully performed, I make & ordayne my wif Elizabeth my Soal Exectrix, And
            intreat my loving friends Richard Butler and James Ensign to be overseers to this my will.
            In Witness hereunto set my mark the day & year first above written. In the presence of us: Richard Butler,
            James Ensign.
            Richard X Watts.
            Wee whose names are heer underwritten doe witness that Richard Wats in his last sickness whereof he dyed
            did express that it was his will that Hana, the Daughter of his Daughter Browne, should have a duble portion
            off the estate that is to be divided to the children expresst in his will.
            Further we witness that it was his will that his son Thomas Wats, after the Death of Elizabeth the wif of the
            said Richard, should have & inioy as his fforever his three acre upland lott at the Town's End.
            Richard Butler. James Ensign.
Mrs. Elizabeth WATTS
Birth:
Abt 1592
England
Death:
28 Feb 1665/66
Will Dated:hartford, Hartford, Conn
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Notes:
                   Archive record for Richard Watts & Elizabeth.

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            A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS.
            1663 to 1677.

            Page 26-7-8   Name: Elizabeth Watts   Location: Hartford
            Invt. 127-02-02. Taken 17 April, 1666, by Richard Butler, Thomas Bull and Gregory Wolterton. Will dated
            28 February, 1665-6.
            I, Elizabeth Watts, Widow, living in Hartford, upon the Riuer of Conecticut, being ill and weak in body but
            hauing my perfect memory and Understanding, doe make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in
            manner and fform as ffolloweth: Imprimis: I giue unto my cosin Mary Smith, Liuing in Banbury, in
            Oxfordsheir, in old England, 10, to her & her heirs for euer. Also, I giue unto my cosin George Haines (that
            is blinde) 8. Further, my Will is that whereas my Husband Richard Watts, Decd, in his last Will &
            Testament did Will & Appoint that that Estate of his that hee left and that should bee remayning at my disease
            should be diuided to the Children off his daughter Hubbard then born, and to Hannah Browne, in that
            proportion therein sett down, which Estate did amount to the sum of 26, that these Legacies be truly paid
            according as his Will doth express. I give to my cousin Daniel Hubbard my part of the mare that is between
            him and mee. Also, I further give to him a feather bed, a feather Bolster and a feather Pillow, with my Green
            Rugg, one blankett, a paire of my best sheets, with my bedsted & Curtains, and one of my year-old Steers.
            Item. I give to my daughter Hubbard my Gown, my Coat & my hood. I give to my daughter Browne my
            best Stuff petticoat. All other off my wearing Linnen & Wollens my will is that it be equally divided & given
            to my daughter Hubbard and my daughter Browne & my cousin Mary Ranne. I give to my daughter Hubbard
            & to my daughter Browne 20s apeece. Also, I give to my Cousin Elizabeth Hubbard my Lest Brass pott. I
            give to my cousin Hannah Browne my Smugg heifer. I give to my cousin Richard Hubbard my Heifer now
            with his Father. My other year-old Steier I give to my cousin Nathaniel Browne. I give to widdow Wesley
            10s. I give to Thomas Waples 20s; to Widdow Watson 10s; and to her two daughters 5s appeece. I give to
            Mr. John Whiting, pastor of the Church of Christ heer at hartford, fforty shillings. I give to Hannah Ensign
            my begger new pewter platter, and to Mary Peck the lesser of them. My will also is that my Maid Elizabeth
            Taintor have a new cotton suit & all such necessaries as is suitable for one in her condission. Also I give
            unto Elizabeth Taintor 30s to be committed to the hands of some able friend to be improved for her. My will
            is that my Executors doe take the first opportunity they can after my decease to give notice to my ffriends in
            England off these Legacies I have given them and bequeathed to them, Requireing their Order for the
            Conveyance thereof to them, & uppon my Executors attendence thereto to send a full discharge; & my
            meaning is that my Executors be fully acquitted upon their payment of the Legacies here in New England. I
            make & ordain Deac. Edward Stebbing & James Ensign Executors, And Lt. Bull to be Overseer.
            Witness: Thomas Bull, James Ensign.
            Elizabeth X Watts.
            Court Record, Page 50--7 May, 1666: Will proven.
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Children
Marriage
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Elizabeth WATTS
Birth:
Abt 1616
England
Death:
1702
of Middletown or Hartford, Conn
George HUBBARD 
Marr:
1640
of Hartford, Conneticut 
Notes:
                   Archive record for Richard Watts & Elizabeth:
Mooret Allied Families, De Forrest, pg. 579, 583
Middletown Upper Houses.
Savage Family.
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Richard Watts - Mrs. Elizabeth Watts

Richard Watts was born at England Abt 1584.

He married Mrs. Elizabeth Watts Abt 1612/13 at England . Mrs. Elizabeth Watts was born at England Abt 1592 .

They were the parents of 1 child:
Elizabeth Watts born Abt 1616.

Richard Watts died Dec 1655 at Will Proved, Hartford, Hartford, Conn .

Mrs. Elizabeth Watts died 28 Feb 1665/66 at Will Dated:hartford, Hartford, Conn .