Sunday, September 21, 2008

John Drake Simsbury

A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records: "Drake John Simsbury Died 9 July 1689 Invt 393 15 00 Taken 30 October 1689 by John Higley Thomas Barber and Peter Buell The children Mary age 15 years Hanna 11 John 1 year old Court Record Page 6 11 November 1689 Adms to Mary Drake the Widow John Higley and Thomas Barber to be Overseers Page 60 7 September 1693 Adms on Estate of Mary Drake now deceased to Mary Drake & Mr John Higley who is chosen and allowed to be Guardian to the youngest daughter A legal distribution follows Page 107 Vol VII 5 April 1708 John Drake a minor about 19 years of age now residing in Danbury son of John Drake chose Deacon Job Drake of Windsor to be his Guardian Page 186 Vol VIII 5 April 1714 A Dist made on the Estate of John Drake of Simsbury made by John Higley pursuant to a Decree of the Court of Assistants holden at Hartford 26th May 1691 wa"

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