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In the Name of God Amen
This twenty Seventh day of August AD 1760
I Nathaniel Rust of Coventry in ye County of Windham &
Colony of Connecticutt in New England tho advanced in age
yet Sound in body & of perfect mid and memory thanks be
to god there for Recollecting ye mortality of man Knowing
that it is apointed unto all men once to die ---
I do make & ordain this my last will and Testament
That is to Say princepaly and first of all I give & Commend
[paper torn] to god who gave it hoping through ye merits of ___ __
[paper torn] Jesus Christ to have ye free pardon of all my Sins & to in heart Eternal
Life. And my Body I Commit to ye grave to be decently
Caried at ye descretion of my Executors here after named nothing
doubting but at ye general resurection ye Same shall be raised
again by ye mighty power of god- and as to my worldly
Estate which god has been pleased to bless me with I do dispose of
in ye following maner. - that is to say --
I Will that all those debts and duties that I owe in right of Conscience
to any maner of person of persons whatsoever be fully Contented and
paid in Convenient time after my decease by my Executors
here after named - I give and bequeath unto Mary Rust
my well beloved Wife after my decease that room in my house g___
& well in with suitable provision as right She Stays there and also
Suitable apparel for mourning not that I assign her ye Room for life
but so long as She remains my Widow.---------
Not that what I have before this given to any of my Sons &
Daughters Should be returned as part of there portion And what
I have given to Simeon Rust & Elisabeth Warner & Margerat
Hunt as part of their fathers portion. Item. I give to ye
Sons and grandsons of my Well beloved Son Nathaniel Rust
deceased To Simeon Rust To Mathias Rust To Melatiah Rust
To Jehiel Rust To Joseph Rust and To Nathaniel Rust after
my decease to be paid to Each of them by my Executors
Two pounds Lawfull money but if any of my above mentioned
grand Children die before they arrive to ye age of twenty one years
old that then ye two pounds Lawfull money Shall be Equally divided
amongst my Son Nathaniel Rust Children that Survive.-
I Will that my Executors Shall pay to ye daughters of Nathll
Rust To Elisabeth Warner & Abiel Badcock to each
twenty Shillings Lawfull money and I Will that my Executors
Shall also pay to Rebekah Kingsbury Twenty Shillings Lawfull money-
Item I give to my son Samuel Rust one half of my home
lot after his Mother Mary Rust decease he complying with
What I have assigned her also I give to him Six Acres of _____
division laid out in ye Cedar Swamp
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laid out uppon Wm Steads Right & also my Right in ye ram
pasture and undivided Land in Coventry to him and his heirs
forever ye above mentioned Lands I give in Consideration of
his having paid my Daughter Lydia Seventy five pounds
old _____. and ye Reason why I give my Son Samll no more
in this my last Will or is because I have given his portion in part
by deed before I give To ye Children of my beloved Son Noah Rust
Deceased besides what I have given him by deed or other Estate
I give to his Sons To Noah Rust To Amaziah Rust
To Elijah Rust To Samuel Rust To Each of them Eight pounds
Lawfull money to be paid by my Executors after my decease but if
either of ye above children die before they Come of age To receive ye money
according to Law that then ye Eight pounds Shall be Equally divided
amongst Noah’s Children that Survive.- Also I give to ye Daughters
of my son Noah To Tillah Tailor & Keziah Holt to Each of them
thirty Shillings Lawfull money they Complying with what is in ye Close
of this Instrument. Item - I give to ye Sons of my beloved Son
Daniel Rust Deceased To Daniel Rust Two parts of ye Land by ye Pond
lying between ye Land of Samll Rust and Jehiel Rose and frontin
uppon ye highway Also To Lemuel Rust one part of Sd Land which
Land Shall be after my decease To Sd Daniel & Lemuel Rust but if
Sd Lemuel die before arrive To ye age of twenty one years of age
then his part of Sd Land Shall be Equally divided between Daniel
Rust’s children by his first Wife. Item I give to Gershom &
Zebulon Rust a certain parcel of Land in Coventry laid out uppon
Wm Steads Right butting uppon Tolland Road of ten acres
and Seven Acres & a half butting uppon Sd road lying uppon
ye N.W. of a twenty acre Division and also a ten acre lying
uppon ye Country road and also about one acre I bought of
Capt Porter and Robert Turner Which I give to them and their
heirs if they arrive to ye age of twenty one years if not, then to be
Equally divided between Daniel Rust’s Children also I give
To Sd Daniel Rust Deceased youngest Son Nathaniel Wilson
twenty Shillings Lawfull money which Tender to be paid to him
Two parts thereof by Daniel Rust ye other part by Lemuell
Rust. Also I give to his two Daughters Mercy & Anne Rust
three Pounds to Each Lawfull money but in case they decease before
they arive to Eighteen years of age then to be Equally divided
between ye Children of Daniel Rust deceased Item - I give
to my well beloved daughter Experience Gurley fourteen Pounds Lawfull
money including what I have already given her To be paid by my
Executors Item I give to my beloved Daughter Mary Herrick
With what I have formerly given her fourteen Pounds Lawfull money
Item I give to ye Children of my well beloved Daughter Elizabeth
Herrick Deceased To Samuel Herrick twenty Shillings Lawfull money
also To Margaret Herrick thirty Shillings Lawfull money to them & their
heirs to be paid by my Executors Item I give to my beloved
Daughter Lydia Herrick With what I have formerly given her
Ye Sum of L14 Lawfull money to her & her heirs --
and further more I do here by nominate & apoint Samuell Rust
and Ezekiel Herrick my Executors of this my last will &
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Testament - hereby Ratifying and Confirming them to be my
last Will and Testament Signed Sealed published and
declared to be my last Will and Testament in Presence of
Furthermore In Addition to the foregoing Instrument
Before Signing it my Will is That my Son Samuell
Shall Have after my Decease one Table--------
Also my Will is That Gershom Rust & Zebulon
Rust my Grand Children Named before in this my Last
Will & I shall Each one of them pay to Their brother
Nathll Wilson Rust the Sum of Twenty Shillings
after my Decease Sign’d Seald publishd pronounced
& Declar’d as above Sd in presence of
us Testes} Nathaniel Rust [signed]
Stephen Palmer [signed]
Jehiel Rose [signed]
Ricd Davenport [signed]
Coventry in the District of Windham febry ye 8th Day AD 1762
Then personally appeared Mr Richard Davenport one of ye
Witnesses to ye foregoing & within written will & made Solemn
oath that he see Mr. Nathaniel Rust Late of Sd Coventry Deceased
the Testator of Sd will Sign Seal & heard him at ye same time Publi
sh Pronounce & Declare the same to be his Last will & testement in
the presence of Stephen Palmer & Jehiel Rose & himself & that he did
then Set his hand as an Evidence to Sd will in ye Presence of Sd
Testator & in ye Presence of Sd Palmer & Rose & that he saw them
Set their names as witnesses to Sd will in ye Presence of Sd Testator
& of one another & at Sd time he judged him to be of sound & deposing
mind & memory according to ye Best of his Desarning----
Sworn Before me Joseph Strong Jr Justice of ye Peace
At time & Place above said personally appeared mister Stephen Palmer
& Jehiel Rose above named Witnesses to ye aforegoing & within written
Will & made Solemn oath that they see Mr. Nathaniel Rust
Late of Sd Coventry Deceased Sd Testator of Sd will Sign & Seal
that they understood it to be his Last will & testement & that
they saw each other & Mr. Richard Davenport all Subscribed their
Names as witnesses to Sd will in ye Presence of Sd testator
and at ye same time they judged that ye Sd testator was
of Right mind & memory according to ye best of their
Desarning Sworn before me Joseph Strong Jr. Justice of Peace
The Reason ye sd Witnesses Not being Entred togeather
is thier memories Not Serving them exactly alike
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A Trew Inventory of all of Estate Presented Bothe
Real & Personalle of Mr. Nathall Rust of Coventry in ye District of Windham
of Late Decease Taken February ye 18th 1762 by ye Subcribers
sworn under Apprisors Oath------------ Inprimess
Io one Beaver Hatt 1 - -
Io one Blue great Coat Plain Cloth 1 - -
Io one Straight Bodied Ditto Deep Blue & Lined 1 12 -
Io one Deep Blue Plain Cloth vest - 12 -
Io one Straight Bodied Mixt Color Plain cloth Coat without Lining 1 - -
Io one ___ Do ____ with Lining - 12 -
Io one old great Coast - 5 -
Io one Do par of old plain Cloth Breeches - 4 -
Io one old par of Leather Mitts - 2 6
Io one old plaincloth Straight Bodied Coat - 5 -
Io one old ____ Ditto - 2 6
Io one old par of Plaincloth Breeches - - 10
Io one par of Beep Blue Stockings - 2 -
Io one par of paler Do - 1 2
Io one par Do - - 8
Io one par of Mixt Clrd Do - - 9
Io one par of Legings & ___________ - 1 4
Io one par of Pladd garters - - 6
Io 1 walking Staff - 3/ Io 1 Linnin Hankerchief 3/4 - 5 4
Io one old Belt /3 - - 3
Io one par of Specllitles Silver Bows - 2 6
Io one feather bead in ye Chamber 67/ 3 7 -
Io one bolster - 5 -
Io one old under Bead - 1 -
Io one Bead Cord - 3 -
Io one Beadsted - 4 -
Io 2 Bead Blankets at 8/ Ech - 16 -
Io 2 old ones Do 2/ __ 3/ - 5 -
Io 1 feather Bead 2 15 -
Io 1 Bolster 4/6 & 2 pillows 1/9 & 2/9 - 9 0
Io one old under Bead - 1 -
Io one _______ Coverlid - 16 -
Io 2 Black & white Pladed __ 14/ & 11/6 1 5 6
Io one old Beadsted with Long Posts - 4 -
Io 1 old Bead Cord - 1 -
Io one Silk handkerchief 1/ Io 1 par of Black Gloves /8 - 2 8
Io one old holland Ca___ 1sh Io 1 white holland Shirt 8/ - 8 2
Io one old ____ shirt & Coler Do - 2 8
Sum__ 18 __ 10
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Brought Forward 18 __ 10
Io one Sheet 6/ - 6 -
Io 1 Do 4/ Io 1 Do 9/6 - 13 6
Io one Do 5/ Io 1 Do 1/6 - 6 6
Io 1 Do 6/0 Io 1 Do 4/6 - 10 6
Io 1 Do 3/6 Io 1 Do 8/ - 11 6
Io 1 Do 4/6 Io 1 Do 3/ - 7 6
Io 1 Do 5/ Io 1 Do 4/ - 9 -
Io 5 yd of Doe Cloth at 2/yd - 10 -
Io 1 Table Cloth 2/6 - 2 6
Io 1 Cotten pillow Case 2/6 - 2 6
Io 1 Do 2/ Io 1 Do 1/9 - 3 9
Io 1 Linnen Do 2/ Io 1 Do 1/4 - 3 4
Io 1 Do /8 Io 1 Tablecloth __ - - 8
Io 1 old Table Cloth /3 Io 1 Do /5 - - 8
Io 1 napkin 1/6 Io 1 Towel /9 - 2 3
Io 1 Napkin 1/6 Io 1 Do 1/ - 2 6
Io 1 Towell /6 Io 1 ___ Do /3 - - 9
Io 1 Do plain /8 Io 1 Do /4 - 1 -
Io 1 Do /4 Io 1 Large old Bible 4/ - 4 4
Io Mr. John Downemes Works 6/ - 6 -
Io Mr. _oddard, Sally appearing in ye Rgtrs of Chest - 5 -
Io Mr. Edwards Works 4/ - 4 -
Io 1 psalm Book - - 3
Io Mr. Shaws works - 3 -
Io Mr. Doolitle works - - 6
Io one Pamflet Mr. Elz Wms Funeral Sermon - - 3
Io 1 old Book unbelief Detected - - 3
Io Mr. _oddard on ye Benefits of ye Gospell - - 6
Io Mr. Grahams Ordination Sermon Mr. Strong - - 3
Io Mr. Whitfield Sermon - - 2
Io a Sermon Preached to young People - - 1
Io a Letter from ye Association of Windham County - - 3
Io an old Sermon /1 Io 1 Do /1 - - 2
Io a Callog _____ Generation - - 6
Io an old pamflet - - 1
Io 2 Large pewter platters 6/10 Ech - 13 8
Io 1 Smaller Do 4/3 Io 1 Smaller Do 3/6 - 7 9
Io 1 2qt Bason 3/6 Io 1 3 pint Do 2/3/ Io 1qt Do 1/2 - 7 1
Io 1 old Small platter 2/ Io 1 __ Bason /10 - 2 10
Io 4 old plates 1/ & /10 one - 3 10
Io 1 old qt measure 3/ Io 1 Small Baker /9 - 3 9
Io 1 old qt Ca__ 1/ Io 1 Wine glass /6 - 1 6
Io 1 pewter Spoon /2 Io 1 Small french Bowl /10 - 1 -
Io 9 1/2 lbs of old pewter 1/ea Io qt cann 5/ hand mitten - 14 6
Io 1 Brass pan 8/ Io 1 old Chamber pott 2/9 - 10 9
Sum__ __ __ __
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Brought Forward __ __ ___
Io 2 pr knives & forks1/pr & /10 - 1 10
Io 2 par Do /7 par Io 1 Knife /2 - 1 4
Io once old Looking glass /1 - - 1
Io 2lb & 13 oz of ____shelled flax at 1/4 - 3 9
Io 32 lbs of pelt wool - 3 8
Io one Stone Jugg 2/6 Io 1 qt glass Bottle /8 - 3 2
Io 5 1/2 lbs of Molasses Sugar at /4 lb - 1 10
Io one Large Table - 9 -
Io one Long Chest in ye Chamber 18/ - 18 -
Io one Do at 12/ Io 1 pr of pott hooks 1/ - 13 -
Io 1 Iron Case 2/ Io 1 old Table 1/ - 3 -
Io 4 bushels of Wheat 5/ 1 - -
Io 2 Bushels of Rye 4/ Io 1/2 Bushell of peirs 5/busl - 10 6
Io 1 Dry hog head - 3 -
Io one Buggy Tacking Large 2/ Io ________ - 2 2
Io one ___ hogs head 1/8 Io 1 old ___ Barrel /8 - 2 4
Io one hollow Tree 2/ Io 1 old cask /6 - 2 6
Io one old Trough /6 Io 1 old Barll & cover 1/ - 1 6
Io one old half Bushell /6 Io 1 old Smll Basket /1 - - 7
Io one old Chest 1/ Io 1 old Tray /4 - 1 4
Io 1 old Ceder Tubb /2 Io 1 __d Do /6 - - 8
Io 4lbs of Suet /4 - 1 4
Io 1 old hollow Tree /4 Io 1 old Blue Tubb /4 - - 8
Io one old foot Wheel - 5 -
Io one Brass Kittle 1 2 6
Io 1 par of old small Stillards 2/6 - 2 6
Io 1 Great Chair 3/6 Io 1 smll Do 2/ - 5 6
Io 1 Do 2/ Io 1 Do 1/6 Io 1 Do /9 - 4 3
Io one horse 2 10 -
Io 2 Cows at 3/5/Ech 6 10 -
Io 10 Sheep at 4:10:0 ____ 2 5 -
Io 1 yearlin Calf 1 2 6
Io one youk of Oxen 13 10 -
Io 1 Crowbar 13/ Io 1 Iron wedge 5/ - 18 -
Io 1 Colter 5/ Io 1 Dung fork 4/6 - 9 6
Io one old Chaine 6/ Io 1 Do 7/ - 13 -
Io one Small pitch fork /8 Io 1 old Shove 1/ - 1 8
Io one peahook /4 Io 1 old ax 1/ - 1 4
Io one old Nail hammer /6 Io 1 par of horse harness 6/ - 6 6
Io 1 Taple & Ring 3/ Io 1 roling pin /1 - 3 1
Io 1 par of Shears /8 Io 1 small old Basket /2 - - 10
Io 1 old Small tin _onnet /3 Io 1 old warming pan 2/ - 2 8
Io 1 old Box iron /2 Io 1 1/2 pt Bottles /2 - - 4
28 18 3
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Brought Forward 64: 8: 4
Io one old Iron Kittle - 2 6
Io 1 Earthen Jugg /4 Io 1 Choping Knife /8 - 1 -
Io one old B______ Skillet - 1 6
Io one pail 2/ Io 2 old Do 1/ech 1 4 -
Io 1 woodden Karn 1/ Io 1 Iron Skillet 2/9 - 3 9
Io one old ______ 5/ Io 1 pr of Shovell & Tongs 7/ - 12 -
Io 1 old grid Iron 2/ Io 1 Trummel - 6 -
Io 1 Larger Do 5/ Io 1 Pott hook /4 - 5 4
Io 1 par of hand Iron at 20/ Io 1 Small Close Basket ___ 01 - 3
Io 1 sett of Cart Bands 8/ Io 1 pr of _hog 3/ - 11 6
Io one old Saddle 8/ Io 1 Bridle 2/ - 10 -
Io 1 old Basket /3 Io 1 sheepskin /6 - - 9
Io 1 old under was__ /9 Io 1 old Tong /4 - 1 1
Io 1 old Small Shoher Box /1 Io 2 old Bowls /1 - - 2
Io 2 Smaller Do /1 Io ___ wdn plates /9 - - 10
Io 7 old Cyder Barrels at 1/6 Ech - 10 6
Io 1 Meat Do 1/3 Io 2 1/2 Barrels 1/9 - 3 -
Io Peart of a Barrel of Beef - 17 -
Io Better than 1/2 a Barrel of Pork 2 - -
Io one old Ceder Tub /6 Io 1 old box /6 - 1 -
Io one old Sope Tub /6 - - 6
Io one old great Wheel - 4 -
Io half of ye homelott & half of ye Buildings
as there was Before Capt Samuel Rust Replaced them } 80 - -
Io 28 acres Land Lying upon ye Long Hill & ye great
Brook fronting one part on Tolland Rode & peartly
on Bolton Rode at 45/pr acre } 64 2 6
Io about 16 acres of Pond Lotts be it more or less 80 - -
Io 8lbs of Sole Leather at 1/2 ech - 9 4
Io one Calfs skin - 4 -
Io one old ____ 1/0 Io 1 old 1/2 Tubb 1/ - 2 -
Io 1 old Butter Tubb 1/ - 1 -
Io 1 Candle Stick Brass Bell 1/ Io 1 Iron Do /4 - 1 4
225:4:2
Joseph Stong Jun } 297:6:2
J_____ Bridgman } Apprisors [all signed]
Ephraim Root }
An Additon Io to above Written Inventory
Io 1 hide 38 lbs at /22 - 7 11
Io 2 Sushells of Malt 4/6 __9/ Io 4 lb of ____ 2/6 - 11 6
298:4:7
Recorded 2 ye March 1762
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Io one Feather Bead Bolsters & 2 pillows 2 15 -
Io one under Bead 5/ Io 1 Bead Stead 4/ - 9 -
Io 1 old flannel Sheet 2/6 Io 1 old Shagg Coverlid 8/ - 19 6
Io 1 old coverlid 4/ Io 3 pillows Cases /9 1/11 - 6 6
Io 4 Sheets 6/ Ech 24/ Io 1 Do 5/ Io 1 Do 2/6 1-11-6
Io 1 old Table Cloth /8 Io 2old Towells /7 - 1 3
Io 2 pewter platters ____ at1/2 - 9 -
Io 2 old pewter plates 1/0/6 - 1 6
Io 1 old wash Bason 1/3 Io 1 pint Bason 1/ - 2 3
Io 2 old portingers 1/4 - 2 8
Io 1 old Tin Dipper /2 Io one old Tin Kettle /4 - - 6
Io old Tin pan /2 - 5 -
Io one pail 1/ Io 1 old iron pott 4/ - 5 -
Io 1 Brass Kittle - 1 -
Io 1 old Chest - 1 -
Io 1 old Iron Candle Stick - - 6
Io 3 old Chairs - 1 2
Io 1 Bead Cord - 2 -
Io 1 Small Table - 4 -
Io one old iron Kettle Broak & could not
Be apprised February ye 18th 1762 8 6 4
A Trew Inventory of those things which ye
sd Relict of Nathaniel Rust Decease Brought &
Caried away by agreement Joseph Strong Jun }
L____ Bridgman } Apprisors [all signed]
Recorded 2 ye March 1762 Ephraim Root }
8 00 10
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To the Honbl Court of Probate for ye District of Windham
Whereas Nathll Rust late of Coventry Decease Divised in his
last will & Testament one piece of Land lying in Coventry Containing
Twenty & Eight Acres unto Gersham Rust
& Zebulon Rust Children of Daniel Rust late of Coventry Deceased
& grandChildren to ye Sd Nathll Rust to be Equally Divided between
them in sase they arrived to ye age of twenty one years otherwise to
be Distributed Equally among ye other Children The Sd Zebulon Rust
Dying before he arrived to ye age of twenty one years ye Sd Gersham
Rust & those of ye heirs viz Daniel Rust Lemuel Rust
Wilson Rust & Mercy Rust & Anne Rust Prey that
ye honourable Court of Probate would give order for ye
Distribution of Sd Land according to ye Will of Sd Nathll Rust
as they in Duty Bound Shall ever pray
Dated Coventry May ye 7th 1783
Danll Rust [signed]
Gershom Rust [signed]
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Motion for the
Division of the
Land will to one
of the grandchildren
of Nathll Rust dece.
Allowed Ye
To Lye on File
Lebanon 7th May 1763
To Mr. John Robinson
Clerk of Sd Probates
You are hereby directed to give out proper
Order to The Same persons & distribute the rest of the Estate according
to the Will of Sd Deceased - To Distribute the within Mentioned Land
according to the Order of Sd will it belongs among the Heirs
Jonthn Trumble Judge [signed]
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6th of December 1770
Then Rcvd of Ebenzer Kingsbury in full of all my
Demands against him as a Gardean of ____ Recd
by me Nathaniel Rust [signed]
[Transcribed from the original by Jan (Wilson) Ramos preserving original punctuation, grammar, & spelling.]
Copyright © 1999 by Janette (Wilson) Ramos.