WILL OF ELIJAHS HOLLISTER. In the name of God, amen. I, Elijah Hollister, of Glastonbury, County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, being very sick and weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, that is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God, that gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth, to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting that at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give and dispose of the same in the following manner and form: Imprimis. I will that my just and honest debts shall be paid out of my movable estate. Item. I give to Mary Hollister, my dearly beloved wife, the improvement of one third part of my real and moveable estate during her natural life. Item. I give to Elijah Hollister, my eldest son, one half of my fulling mill, clothier shop, and dye house, together with one half of all the utensils thereunto belonging. Item. I give to my son John Hollister one half of my fulling mill, clothier shop, and dye house, together with one half of all the utensils thereunto belonging. Also one fourth part of my saw mill, with all the privileges thereunto belonging, only he paying the cost of building sd saw mill one fourth part. I also give to my son John one third part of my grist mill, with all the privileges thereunto belonging, only he paying thirty three pounds and one third in addition to what he has already paid towards the repair of said grist mill. Item.-I give to my sons Roswell Hollister and Samuel Hollister my homestead, containing one acre of land, together with all the buildings thereon standing, to them and their heirs forever, to be equally divided between them. Item. I give all my landed estate not heretofore mentioned to my four youngest sons (viz.:) Roswell Hollister, Samuel Hollister, Josiah Hollister, and Alexander Hollister, to be equally divided between them and their heirs. forever. Item. I give to my son Roswell Hollister one fourth part of my saw mill, with all the privileges belonging to it. I likewise give to my son Samuel Hollister one fourth part of my saw mill, with all the privileges belonging to it. I likewise give to my son Josiah Hollister one fourth part of my saw mill, with all the privileges thereto belonging. I likewise give to my son Alexander Hollister two thirds part of my corn mill, with all the privileges thereto belonging. Item. I will that all my children that are under 21 years of age do not take possession of their shares of my estate until they come of age, in case the elder brothers severally as they come of age do victual, cloathe, and school those that are under age. Item. I give to my two daughters, Mary Hollister and Mehitable Hollister, each of them eighty pounds out of my movable estate, if not enough, to be taken out of my real estate, to be paid by my executors hereafter mentioned. Item. I order my executors to sell my part of the Cavendish lot, in the State of Vermont, and the remainder of my pond lot lying in Glastonbury. And I do constitute, make, and ordain my two sons, John Hollister and Roswell Hollister, the sole executors of this my last Will and Testament. And I do publish and pronounce this to be my last Will and Testament, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of June, A.D. 1784. Signed, sealed, and pronounced in presence of us, Amos Hollister, Josiah Hale, David Robinson. ELIJAH HOLLISTER. (178.) Gideons Hollister. (Gideon Thomas; John? John1). SEAL! Gideons son of Gideon Hollister and Rachel Talcott, was born in East Glastonbury, Conn., in 1728; he married first, a daughter of Stephen Hollister; second, Esther, daughter of Joseph Case, Sr., of East Hartford. Gideon Hollister died Jan. 12, 1812. Esther, his wife, died March 23, 1815, aged 79. Administration on his estate granted to Samuel Hollister, Sept. 16, 1812. Inventory, $97.53Estate distributed to Samuel, Timothy, Asahel, Bathsheba Strickland, Abby Hills, Esther Hollister, Abigail Hale, and Elizabeth Bebee. +377. Rhoda, b. TWINS Children: Nov. 2, 1780. 378. Asahel, b. m. Stephen Strickland, 3d, 379. Esther, b. Oct. 25, 1771; d. about 1820. Wills to brothers Samuel and Timothy, sister Abigail, and to M. E. Church of U. S. 380.+Timothy, bapt. Aug. 11, 1775. 381.+Abigail, bapt. Aug. 11, 1775; m. Wait Hale of Eastbury, Nov. 10, 1796. +382. Samuel, b. July 1, 1775; m. Clarissa Shipman, March 28, 1799. (180.) Nathaniels Hollister. (Gideon Thomas3 John? John1): Nathaniel; son of Gideon Hollister and Rachel Talcott, was born in Glastonbury, Conn., in 1731; he married Mehitable Mattison (called by some Mabel Matson), Oct. 29, 1754; she was born in 1739, and died Sept. 26, 1824, aged 85. Nathaniel Hollister died in 1810, aged 79. Children: +383. Patience, b. March 21, 1755; m. Joseph Hollister,. Nov. 11, 1777. 384. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 25, 1759; d. Aug. 12, 1768, aged 11. +385. David, b. Oct. 9, 1758; m. Hope Clark, June 6, 1782. +386. Ruth, b. Aug. 5, 1760; m. Daniel House. She d. Aug. 3, 1820; he d. Feb., 1819, aged 62. +387. Chloe b. Oct. 3, 1762; m. Abner House. She d. Oct., 1826. TWINS 388. John, b. Aug. 3, 1764; d. when 3 days old. 389. Jonathan, b. Aug. 3, 1764; d. when 3 days old. +390. Isaac, b. Aug. 21, 1765; m. Betsy Lucas. +391. Amasa, b. May 30, 1768; m. Mehitable Everts in 1790. +392. Edith, b. Aug. 7, 1770; m. Asa Cook. +393. Nathaniel, b. March 28, 1772; m. Prudence Strick land. +394. Phoebe, b. Feb. 20, 1774; m. William Case. +395. Gideon, b. Jan. 20, 1776; m. Mary Olmsted. Giles, b. March 14, 1778; m. Rhoda May. +396. 397. +398. Rachel, b. 1780; d. 1782. Rachel, b. m. Allen Hollister. (182.) Rachels Hollister (Holden.) (Gideon Thomas? John? John1). Rachel daughter of Gideon' Hollister and Rachel Talcott, was born in Glastonbury, Conn., in 1738; she married first, Jonathan Holden of Eastbury Parish, Glastonbury, Conn., Nov. 25, 1762. He died June 4, 1794, aged 56. She married second, Holmes. Children, all by Ist husband: 399. Roger Holden, b. 1763. 402. Samuel Holden, b. 1770; d. 1785. 408. (184) Elizabeths Hollister (Howe). (Gideon Thomas; John? John1). Elizabeth daughter of Gideon Hollister and Rachel Talcott, was born in Glastonbury, Conn., in 1743; she married John Howe, a cooper, of Eastbury, Nov. 20, 1777. He died Feb. 15, 1793, aged 64. Children: 409. Elizabeth Howe, bapt. Aug. 30, 1778. 410. John Howe, bapt. Sept. 17, 1780; d. Oct., 1788, burned to death when their house burned. 411. Michael Howe, bapt. Sept. 15, 1782. 412. Samuel Howe, bapt. Oct. 16, 1784. 413. Prude Howe, bapt. April 5, 1789. (186.) Anna Hollister (Howe). (Gideon Thomas; John? John'). Anna daughter of Gideon Hollister and Rachel Talcott, was born in Glastonbury, Conn., March 1, 1745; she married Elisha Howe, a cooper, of Eastbury, March 10, 1779; she died April 24, 1823. He was born Nov. 6, 1744, and died July 4, 1827. Children: 414. Anna Howe, bapt. April 21, 1780. (183.) Israels Hollister. (Gideon Thomas3 John John'). Israel son of Gideon Hollister and Rachel Talcott, was born in Glastonbury, Conn., in 1741; he married Sarah Skinner of Colchester, Conn. He lived and died in a house a few rods north of the one that his father, Dea. Gideon Hollister, built. Children: 420. Sarah b. Feb. 2, 1762; d. Feb. 10, 1773 421. Sarah bapt. July, 1774. 422. Philomathy bapt. Apr. 15, 1776; m. James Smith, Jan. 28, 1801. |