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Ens. Thomas Stedman

Ens. Thomas Stedman

Male 1684 - Abt 1763  (78 years)

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  • Name Thomas Stedman  [1
    Prefix Ens. 
    Born 24 May 1684  Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Thomas Stedman, son of John Stedman and Susannah, was born in Wethersfield.
    Gender Male 
    Court 3 Jul 1728  Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS. 1715 to 1723.

      Page 85   Name: Rev. John Woodbridge   Location: Springfield
      Will dated 26th May, 1718.
      Gentlemen: It is my will and pleasure that my farme which lyeth at the place called the West Farmes, in the Town of Wethersfield, be divided amongst my four sons, John, Joseph, Timothy and Benjamin, as the law directs, and to the eldest a double portion, and the rest to have each his equal share in said lands, which land is to be and remain to my said children and to them only, respectively, and their heirs, forever. And I do by these presents confirm unto and set to and establish upon all and each of my sons respectively the sd. estate forever, unalterable, to be injoyed by them and their heirs as abovesaid and not to be conveyed, sold or alienated to any other persons whomsoever upon any manner of occasion or pretence whatsoever, forbidding and prohibiting all bargains, sales, leases or exchanges whatsoever, that may any wayes tend to make void, alter or defeat said entailment, confirmation or settlement of said lands. And ffurther, that none of my children shall at any time divide, or cause to be divided, into small parcells or quantities on pretence of distributing the same among their children, but the said estate shall descend wholely and intirely so divided to some one of their children according to their choice, and to such child they shall think meet, and that none of my children under any pretence whatsoever shall use or practice any method or device in the law to break, alter or defeat this my settlement and donation of my estate, under penalty of forfeiting his right, share and interest in the sd. lands and estate. And this bond and prohibition respecting the dividing, settleing and entailing my said estate shall take place as on my children so upon their children's children forever, in order that said estate may not be sold, mortgaged, leased or exchanged, but remain free and clear for the use of my children. I give unto my two daughters, Abigail and Jemima, œ100 apiece, to be paid out of my moveable estate; if not sufficient, the rest to be paid by my sons to them; the moveables to be apprised upon delivery, and no estate to be imposed on my daughters that is not proper for housekeeping. My will and pleasure is that my wife shall have sole command and use of my estate, both lands and moveables, so long as she remains my widow. And in case my said wife Jemima shall see cause to alter her condition by a second marriage, that then she shall have liberty to have her thirds, both of real and personal estate, provided that sufficient bond be given that the same may be responded and returned, the whole of it, at her decease, to my heirs. Further, in case neither of the two foregoing propositions shall prove to my wife's contentment and sattisfaction, then she shall renounce all her right and interest in my estate by me before prescribed, and have the benefit of the provision made by the law for widdows in that case. I appoint my wife Jemima sole executrix, except in case of marriage, and then to be left with the Court of Probates to order and appoint others.
      Witness: Jonathan Bull, Joseph Bodwitha, Samuel Ely.
      John Woodbridge, ls.

      Will proven in Springfield Probate Court. 28 May, 1718.
      Test: Samuel Partridge, John Pynchon, Register.
      Concordat Cum Originali.

      Court Record, Page 36 (Vol. X) 3 January, 1723-4: Adms. granted to Lt. Thomas Seymour and John Woodbridge, son of the decd., with the will annexed, upon the estate that lyes in Hartford.

      Page 195--3 July, 1728: This Court appoint Joseph Skinner of Hartford and Joseph Curtice and Thomas Stedman of Wethersfield to set out to Mrs. Jemima Wheeler, alias Woodbridge, relict of the Rev. John Woodbridge, in severalty 1-3 part of the farm late belonging to the sd. John Woodbridge in the bounds of Wethersfield for her improvement as dower.

      Page 196--6 July, 1728: Adms., with will annexed, now granted to Joseph Woodbridge, son of sd. decd., in conjunction with Mr. John Woodbridge, son of sd. decd., and Capt. Thomas Seymour.

      Page 32 (Vol. XII) 6 October, 1735: Joseph Woodbridge exhibited now in this Court an account of Adms., which is accepted.

      Page 36--21 November, 1735: Per act of the General Assembly, 9th October, 1735, this Court do allow the Adms. to sell land in value to œ376-11-00. The Court of Probate directed the Adms. to sell a farm in Newington Parish.

      Page 38--6 January, 1735-6: Return of the sale of land to the Court on the 15 October, 1735. There were 4 parcels of land sold at vandue to the highest bidder, who was Samuel Hunn. Total, œ380-00-00.
    Alt. Death 25 Nov 1734  Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died Abt Jan 1763  Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1041  Stedman/Steadman/Steedman Families of the New World
    Last Modified 8 May 2010 

    Father Sergt./Ens. John Stedman,   b. 5 Apr 1651, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1734, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Susannah Francis,   b. 1 Nov 1651, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1727/28, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 14 Apr 1683  Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • John, md. Susannah ____, Apr 14, 1683, Wethersfield, by Samuel Talcott, Com.
    Family ID F375  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Sage,   b. 8 May 1694, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1 Mar 1763, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1713  Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Thomas, md. Mary Sage, dau David, dec'd, Dec last day 1713, Wethersfield.
    Children 
     1. Mary Stedman,   b. 6 Nov 1714, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     2. Martha Stedman,   b. 18 Aug 1716, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     3. Elizabeth Stedman,   b. 1 Mar 1716/17, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1760  (Age 42 years)
     4. Thomas Stedman,   b. 4 Sep 1719, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1719, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Thomas Stedman,   b. 20 Jul 1721, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1721, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. Elisha Stedman,   b. 9 Jul 1722, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     7. Thomas Stedman,   b. 23 Aug 1724, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1724, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     8. Timothy Stedman,   b. 20 Nov 1727, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1757, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     9. Hester Stedman,   b. 14 Oct 1731, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1738, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 7 years)
     10. Justus Stedman,   b. 4 Jun 1733, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1810  (Age 77 years)
     11. Anne Stedman,   b. 20 Jun 1736, Stedman Hill - Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1809, Farmington, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 8 May 2010 
    Family ID F568  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 May 1684 - Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 Dec 1713 - Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCourt - 3 Jul 1728 - Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAlt. Death - 25 Nov 1734 - Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Abt Jan 1763 - Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records, Lorraine Cook White, Wethersfield, Vol. 1, p. 38 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S140] Stedman Genealogy, Dr. Charles Ellery Stedman, M.D., (1880), C 1430, SG STE 5.

    3. [S6] Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records, Lorraine Cook White, Wethersfield, Vol. 1, p. 38 (Reliability: 3).
      by Samuell Talcott, Com.

    4. [S6] Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records, Lorraine Cook White, Wethersfield, Vol. 1, p. 85 (Reliability: 3).