Note. Samuel's will begins:

"Being very Sick and weak," which will account for his making "his mark" to his will, as his handwriting on the Branford records is very clear and excellent.

Witnesses were: 
     Joseph Tyler 
     Jonathan Harrison, Jr. 
     Samuel Tyler. Branford, Dec. 11, 1751. 

"Nathaniel Harrison, Esq. executor of Samuel's will exhibited the following Inventory of his Estate, Dec. 23, 1751.

                                                       #      s.    d. 
House, Barn & Home Lot about 6 acres                 2700     0     0 
Pasture and Pipestone Hill, about 15 acres            375     0     0 
Land at Great Plain                                  1000     0     0 
Right of Propriety                                     10     0     0 
4 acres undivided land                                  4     0     0 
Salt Meadow in ye Great Quarter, 7 1/2                350     0     0 
Land at Northford Society 39 acres                   1500     0     0 
1 old Cow # 18; 1 white pide cow # 21                  39     0     0 
----, 40 lbs; Heifer # 18; 5 sheep, # 11               69     0     0 
Wearing Apparel                                        72     5     0 *
Books,---Ring # 3; Seal, 20s                           26     7     0 
*3 Silver Spoons, # 14, 5s; 8 Do. # 12                 56     5     0 
Ditto # 4, 15s; 1 ditto # 2, 15s                        7    10     0 
6 Dishes; ---------old Bedstead                        25    13     6 
6 plates, 14s; 18 ditto, 10s; 7 ditto, 8s              16     0     0 
3 pewter measures # 3, 10s; 2 cups 
     and one bottle, 5s                                 4     5     0 
2 pots, 2 tankards, 2 spoons & 2 porringers             2    14     0 
*1 gun # 10; 1 cane # 5; 1 desk # 10                   25     0     0 
*1 Case of Bottles # 5; 1 Clock # 5                    55     0     0* 
Husbandry Tools, # 20; 1 Negro boy, # 400             420     0     0 
1 Brass Kettle ---- -----                              39     8     0 
1 small ditto, 40s; 1 Brass Kettle, 40s                 4     0     0 
1 Iron Kettle; 6 Iron pots                              4     9     4 
1 large ditto; 1 Hand ditto                             6     1     8 
1 frying pan, 17s, 3d; 1 Iron Skillet, 23s              2     3     0 
1 Small brass Skillet, 15s; 1 pr. Steelyards, 55s       3    10     0 
1 Cullender, 10s; 1 Skimmer and fork, 24s               1    14     0 
1 ---- 5s; 1 Funnel and Cover, 6s                       0    11     0 
1 Liguum Mortar, 35s, 4d; Glass bottles, 12s            2     7     0 
Sundry Glasses and Earthern ware                        4    12     0 
1 Earthern bottle, 4s, 2d; 2 mugs, 3s, 1d; 
     saucepan, 20s                                      1    20     0 
1 pr pinchers, 6s; 1 pr Skales, 35s; 1 pr old 
     ditto, 5s                                          2     6     0 
----- 3s, 6d; 6 knives and 13 forks, 28s                2    13     9 
3 Earthern dishes, 12s, 6d; Table and frame, 30s        2     2     6 
1 table, 15s; 1 ditto, 8s; 1 cupboard, 20s              2     3     0 
A Lanthern, 20s; 11 plain chairs # 8, 5s                9     5     0 
6 Candlesticks, 8s; 1 ditto, 5s; 2 brass ditto,30s      5    13     0 

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