Bouton-Boughton Family

Ct., of Noah Hoyt and Benjamin Boughton. 1784. Sept. 30. Elisha Dibble ''etals." distributors of the estate of Miles Boughton gave to Mary, his wife, part and portions to his daughters Dorcas, Betty, Lois and Polly. 1784. Sept, 18. Matthew Boughton sold land in Danbury to John Lodiman and Joseph P. Cook. 1784. April 8. David Boughton, Jr., sold land to Capt. Noble Benedict of Danbury, Ct. 1788. Mar. 1. David Boughton, Jr., bought land of Josiah Starr in Danbury, Ct. 1788. Nov. 29. David Boughton, Jr., bought land of Elipha- let Barnum of Danbury, Ct. 1789. Dec. 14. David Boughton, Jr., bought land of Thomas Starr, of Danbury, Ct. 1790. March 8. David, Sr., and Deborah Boughton be- queathed lands to David Boughton, Jr., of Danbury, Ct. 1791. March 8. Eli Boughton (son of David) willed his estate to Sarah his wife, to his sons Ezra and Tay- lor, and his daughtei*s Sally and Rebecca, and made his uncle Elisha Dibble, and his beloved Sarah executors. 1792. Feb, 2. Benjamin Boughton bought land of John Lindsley, Danbury, Ct. BOUTON-BOUGHTON FAMILY. 609 1791. June 8. David Boughton by will gave his estate to his beloved wife Deborah, to his grandsons Abi- jah, Zar and Elias, to his dutiful son David, and made David and Abijah executors. 1792. Mar. 26. Matthew Boughton sold land to Thomas Boughton, in Danbury, Ct. 1793. Jan. 19. David Boughton, Sr., bought land of John McLean, in Danbury, Ct. 1793. April 5. Joseph Boughton bought land of Elijah Hoyt, in Danbury, Ct. 1794. April 24. Sarah Boughton was made administratrix of the estate of her late husband, Avery Bough- ton, of Ridgefield, insolvent, owed James Boughton 13£ 8s. Sd., Rogers Boughton 43£ 105., and David Boughton 17£ 125. 1795. Jan. 30. N. Gregory and Noble Benedict distributed the estate of Samuel Bouton, who died 1779, to his widow Keziah Hoyt, and his three sons Abijah Bouton, Ebenezer and Elias Bouton. 1795. Mar. 28. David Boughton's heirs and Samuel Bough- ton heirs had land surveyed for them in Danbury, Ct. 1795. Feb. 9. Abijah Boughton sold land to Ebenezer Boughton lying between Ebenezer's and David Boughton's land. 1795. Feb. 9. Ebenezer Boughton sold land to his brother Abijah Boughton, of Danbury, Ct., lying on Town street, bounded north and west by Widow Deborah Boughton's land, southerly by said Abijah Boughton's land and easterly by Town street, one and a half rods front and rear, and six rods long; also one-third of a piece of land one and a quarter rods front and rear, and six rods long, being my equal right or share in my mother's (Keziah Hoyt) dower, one-third of the estate of my father, Samuel Boughton, deceased, late of Dan- bury, Ct. 1796. March 7. Elias Boughton conveyed land to Justus ^ • ^4 Bamum in Danbury. 1798. Oct. 6. Joseph Boughton, of Franklin, Dutchess Co., N. T., bought land of Noah Rockwell, of Danbury, Ct. 1799. April 13. Ebenezer Boughton bought land of the trus- tees of Justus Barnum ; Ezra Boughton, witness. 89 610 BOUTON-BOUGHTON FaMILT. 1805. June 1. Matthew Boughton bequeathed to his be- loved wife Martha one-thu'd part of all his personal property and the use of one-third part of all his real estate as dower during her natural life, and further said: I give to my daughter Abigail twenty-five dollars, to make her part equal to what I have adready given to my other daughters. I give and bequeath one-half of my residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, after my just debts and funeral charges are paid, to my three sons, viz., Matthew, Thomas and Asa, to be equally divided among them; and the other hsdf of said residue and remainder aforesaid I give and bequeath to my five daughters, viz., Joanna, Ruth, Cathaiine, Rachel and Abi- fail, to be equally divided among them; and hereby constitute and appoint my two eldest sons, Matthew and Thomas, executors of this my last will and testament. (Signed) Matthew Boughton. [seal.] 1819. Feb. 3. Deborah, widow of David Boughton, gave by will to her grandson, Ebenezer Bough- ton, two dollars ; to Abijah, a bed ; Julia Nichols, daughter of her grandson, Knapp Boughton, one feather bed, etc.; to her grandson, Knapp Boughton, three hundred dollars, in consequence of money he had to pay for Ebenezer Boughton, her grandson; and divided the residue among Sarah, wife of her son David, and the children of her two grandsons, Abijah and EUas. 1821. Mar. 21. Samuel Wildman and others, appointed to distribute the estate of Deboi'ah Boughton, did as follows: To Rachel Boughton, widow of David Boughton, Jr., home lot, etc.; to children of Abijah Boughton, Samuel, David, Richard S. , Hiram, Orlando, Deboi-ah, Abi- gail, Samira and Fat i ma, the west part of home lot; and to the heirs of Elias Bough- ton, namely, David Harris, Samuel George, and Clarissa, wife of Silas B. Wildman, the front part of the homestead. BOUTON-BOUGHTON FAMILY. 611 1821. Dec. 13. Abijah Boughton, parent and natural guar- dian of Richard S. , Hiram, Orlando, Samirah and Fatima, all minors, petitioned for the sale of a piece of land in Danbury of which they were seized. 1830. July 20. The time for settling the estate of David H. Boughton, was extended to Oct. 1, 1830. RiDGEFIELD TOWN RECORDS. 1807. Sept. 19. Daniel Hoyt and Elizabeth Boughton were appointed administrators of Daniel Bough- ton. 1808. The estate of Daniel Boughton owed money to Knapp Boughton and to Orrin Boughton. 1808. Jan. 8. Fairchild Bouton, by will, gave to Daniel Bouton, son of his daughter Hannah, a gun and loom that formerly belonged to Heze- kiah Boughton, etc.; the rest to his dearly beloved wife Sarah (personal property), and the remainder of his estate to nis sons, John, Nathan and Jerry, and daughters, Marah, Hannah and Sally. 1821. Dec. 10. Russell Hoyt was appointed guardian ta Samuel George Boughton, son of Elias- Boughton, and David H. Boughton peti- tioned for authority to dispose of said minor's right in a certain piece of land. 182S. Jan. 17. Richard S. Boughton, of Danbury, sold his individual right in saw mill to Ira Stevens. 1830. July 20. The time for settling the estate of David H.. Boughton was extended to Oct. 1, 1830. From Probate Court Record at Fairfield, Ct. John Bouton^s Will. In the name of God Amen. December 25, 1700. I, John Bouton, Senior, of ye town of Norwalk in county of Fairfield, state. of Connecticut, being by the hand of God upon me weak and infirm of body, but of perfect mind and memory (thanks be given unto God therefor), calling unto mind ye mortaUty of body, and knowing that it is appointed unto all men once to die — Do make and ordain this my last will and testament. Principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul 612 BOUTON-BOUGHTON FAMILY. into the hands of God who gave it, and my body I recom • mend to the earth, after death, to be decently and Christian like buried at the discretion of my friends, nothing doubt- ing but at ye general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of Grod. And as touching such word by estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Ufe, I give, demise and dis- pose of the same in following manner and form : After my just debts and funeral charges are paid and leg- acye pay'* and discharged, Impnmus : I do give unto Mary Bouton, my beloved wife, half my homestead and the whole house and half my barn, that sidfe of my home lot of land at fruitful spring, and also my lot of land at Pine Hill, and to dispose of said parcels as she shall stand in need for her relief, and in case she shall not stand in need for her necessity to sell and dispose of them, then she may dispose of them to my children by her as she shall see cause. And also I doe give to my said wife two cows and all my movable estate as shall or may remain when all debts and dues are paid, as above said. Also ray will is that what movable estate I had of her at marriage with her shall not be inventoried as my estate, l^ut to remain to all the above mentioned estate I doe give unto her during her natural life. Item: I doe give to my grandchild, John Bouton, of Danbury, the sum of five shillings. Item : I doe give unto my son Matthew Bouton, besides what I have already given him as portion, the sum of five :shillings. Item : I doe ^ive to my son Joseph Bouton and to his assigns all my right, title and interest in land lying near Ebenezer Canfield's land over the river in the bounds of Norwalke; also my part in barren Marsh creek, he paying to my daughter Abigail Smith the sum of five pounds. Item : I doe give to my daughter Rachell Sension, besides what she has had as portion already, the sum of five shil- lings. Item : I doe give unto my daughter Abigail Smith the .sum of five shillings. Item : I doe give unto my daughter Hannah Betts the sum of five pounds, to be paid by Joseph Bouton as above said paid my two sons Thomas and Richard Bouton equally between them when they shall obtain to the age of twenty- three years. Item : I doe give unto my son Thomas Bouton and to his I BOUTON-BOUGHTON PAinLY. 61$ assigns my Cove lot; also half my meadow lying on west of ye Cove over the river in the bounds of Norwalk; also one- half of my land lying between the parts of Norwalk river near ye staddles, being in quantity eighteen acres and a half of land; also seven acres at Cranberry Plains in ye borders of Norwalk; also five acres of land in ye Indian fields; also half of meadow above Silver Mines, so called. Item : I doe give unto my daughter Elizabeth Waring, to be paid by my two sons Thomas and Richard Bouton equally between them when they shall attain to the age of twenty- three years, the sum of five pounds.