Name: John Case Location: Mashpath Killes, New Netherlands
(See Book II of Lands, at Sec. State's Office, Hartford.) 17 August, 1656. A
Letter giving power of Attorney:
Know all Men by these prsents, that I John Case, now Inhabiting in Mashpath
Kills in the new Netherlands, have constituted and made my Father William
Edwards, inhabitant in Hartford in New England, my true and lawfull
Attorneye to demand, recouver and receive in my name and for my vse of Mr.
Richard Lord of Hartford in New England, mrcht, o6 which the sd. Mr. Richard
Lord was assigned by the ourseers to pay unto my wife in Pease and Wheat
when shee was 18 yeares of Age, in Pease at 3 Shillings the Bushell, and
Wheat at 4 Shillins the Bushell. Also I doe Authorise my Attornye, with as
full power as if myselfe was existant, to demand, recouer and receive of the
sd. Mr Lord all other Debts or Dues which shall bee found to bee owing unto
mee from him. I say I doe Authorise. Ratifie and Confirme my Attornye with
as full power in this Case as if myselfe was existant. Upon the Refusall to
pay, I doe Authorise my Attorney to Arrest, Sue. Recouver, and upon receipt
to give discharge, or if occasion bee to plead or implead in my name and
place, and what Attornye shall see Cause to doe in this Case I Will Ratifie
and Confirme as done by myselfe.
Witness: Joseph Langdon, Thomas Casse.
John X Case.
Note: On the back side was written to his loving ffather William Edwards,
living at Hartford in New England this prsent.
The above written is a true Coppie of an original writing Recorded this 18th
Aprill, 1657, by me John Cullick, Sec.
Page 181-2 Name: Richard Case Location: Hartford
Died 30 March, 1694. Invt. o203-02-06. Taken 2nd April, 1694, by William
Pitkin, Obadiah X Wood. Will dated 8 September, 1690.
I Richard Case of Hartford doe make this my last Will & Testament: My Will
is that my wife Elizabeth Case shall have my whole Estate, with Houseing &
Lands and all Moveables, for her Use & Benefit and to bring up my children,
during the time of her natural life. And I give to her and her heirs forever
that small lott layd out on the East side of the Great River as her father
Purchass his allottment. Also, after the Death of my wife, I give to my son
Richard Case the older part of my Dwelling house, and the old or first
planted Orchard, and that peice of Land where the passage is on the Common
Way upon the Hill to the house. Also to my son John Case I give the other
part of my Orchard, Homelott & House, with the Chimney part therein. Also,
after her mother's decease, I give to my daughter Mary Case that 10 acres of
upland that lyeth next Eastward from that hereby given to John Case, and the
1-3 of all my Moveables. Also the rest of my Land I give equally to my sd.
three Children, their heirs and Assigns forever. I ordain my sd. wife and my
Kinsman Mr. Thomas Olcott to be Executors.
Witness: William Pitkin, Thomas Olcott.
Richard X Case. Ls.
Court Record, Page 69--4 April, 1694: Will proven & Inventory exhibited.
This Court appoint Mr. Thomas Olcott and William Pitkin Jr. to be Overseers.
I found these on the
Ancestry.com site for the Manwaring Hartford probate
books. It's a free site for 10 days. I will say it is not complete as I have
copies of wills from the books that are not on this site.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4337.htm
The will: Richard Case is said to be the brother of John Case.
William Edwards was John Case's step father-in-law. William Edwards m. the
widow Agnes Harris Spencer and was Sarah Spencer Case's (John Case's wife)
step-father. I'm pretty sure New Netherlands was New York but where was
Mashpath Killes. John Case was there in 1656 but how long was he there. Can
anyone shed any light on this?
Anne Futch