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The Whitney Family of Connecticut
by S. Whitney Phoenix
(New York: 1878)
Transcribed by Robert L. Ward.
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- At a towne meting in Norwalk, Febraury 20th, 1672 [1672-73], . . . . . At this fore sayd meting it was voted and agreed on that all the land lying between Samuel hayes his homlott & Goodman Whitnes running along by the creek side, shall lye comon for euer & is never to be given out to Any man.
- At the afore sayd meting it was voted and Agreed on that the pond that lies on the other side of the field, with the meddow aboute it from . . . . . to Matthias Sention his lott shall belong to henery Whitney & his eyers to be layd to the mill as his other lands are that are appropriated for that use: And this is to be for him to Improue as afore sayd, so longh as the afore sayd henery Whitney and his eyers doe maintaine a good suffitient gate into ye aforesayd field, to be well hanged so as it may open and shutt conueniantly.
This was his last appearance on the records of the town. He was one of the petitioners, 9 May 1672, for liberty to begin a new "plantation neare the back side of Nrowalke." This was Danbury. Leave was granted, and the plantation was begun in 1684, but he did not live to take part in it.
He probably died in the autumn of 1673; but a careful search has failed to show the date; nor has anything been found to show any facts in the history of either of his wives, except, that the second was a Widow Ketcham, and she was probably the same who survived him.
- The Last Will and Testament of Mr. Hen. Whitne of Norwocke, made the 5th of June Anno 1672, Revoking all former wills.
- I, Henery Whitnee being weake and crazy in body, but throwe mercy perfect in memory and vnderstanding; doe bequeath my body to the dust, and to be decently Interred; my Immortal Soul into the hands of my mercifull redeemer, with an assured hope of a Joyfull Resurrection vnto a blessed eternal life; being purchased by the pretios Blood and merrits of my dear Saueour.
- And for that worldly estate that the Lord of his bounty hath bestowed vpon me, I doe will and bequeath as followeth,
- It. -- That all my Just debts be faythfully payd and discharged.
- It. -- I will and bequeath vunto my Sonn John Whitnee, the Mill and all the Lands belonging to the same; and that according to the terms and Conditions that I receiued and obtayned the same of the towne of Norwocke.
- It. -- I will and bequeath vnto my said son John all my waring apparell; and alsoe all my working tooles.
- It. -- I will and bequeth unto my belued wife, my homelot, with the dwelling house standing vpon the same During the time of her widowhood, or the sum of ten pounds to be payd vnto her by my sonn John; shee being at her liberty either to take and accept of the
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