Bouton-Boughton Family

Item : I doe give to my son Richard Bouton and his assigns that lot lying in the field behind Moor, so called, near ye swamp called Bouton's swamp; also half of my meadow on ye west of the Cove; also half my land between e parts of the Norwalk river, being eighteen acres and a all ; also seven acres at Cranberry Plains; also half my meadow above Silver Mines, so called ; also half of my swamp and meadow east of Pine Hill lyin in the common field. Item : I doe give to my daughter Mary Bouton the sum of five i)ounds, to be paid by my two sons Thomas and Richard Bouton when they shall have attained the age of twenty-three years. Item : I doe give to my three sons Joseph, Thomas and Richard Bouton my whole right of bogg lying on the Mill brook and aU my commonage equally to be divided between them. Item : The half of my home lot not given to my wife and half of ye barn not given I doe give to my two sons Thomas and Richard Bouton and their assigns equally between them. I doe give to my two sons Thomas and Richard Bouton twenty acres of land lying on ye east side of Five Mile river equally between them ; and furthermore I do make and ordain my beloved wife and my son Joseph Bouton administrators of this my will, and tnat this is my last will and testament, revoking and making void any and all former wills and settlements that may have been by me made. In testimony whereof, I, John Bouton, Senior, have set to my hand and seal the day and year above written. Ye signment. y^^^^ /^ou/v(^ 614 BOUTON-BOUGHTON FAMILY. John Bouton, Senior, did, on the day and date thereof, acknowledge the above within instrument to be his last will before James Olmstead, Justice of the Peace. Signed and sealed in presence 1 of us witnesses. J William Hains. Joseph 0. Gregory, Senior. Danbury, January 2, 1704-5. The Inventory John Bouton^s Estate^ who departed this life the next day after the date above written, amounting to 260£ 05. Od. This may certify ye honored court of probate that ye deceased person, namely, John Bouton, did, before wit- nesses, some short time before his death, give to his oldest son, John Bouton by name, some particular things which is not placed in ye inventory; given him for his encourage- ment to bring up his youngest brothers ; the valuation of s"* gift, accordmg to our estimation, the several particulars thereof amounting to the sum of 6£ 5s.: ana also the improvement of meadows and land that shall fall to ye chil- 'dren under age, whilst such time they come of age he to maintain them and defray the charges of the same. The name and age of the deceased John Bouton's children: John Bouton, married Sarah Gregory, of age. Abigail, sixteen years ; Mary, twelve years ; Nathaniel, ten years ; Eleazer Bouton, three and a half years. A prorogation court held in Fairfield, March 14, 1704-5. John Bouton, son of the deceased, made oath to ye truth of the inventory, and to include what shall after appear belonging to ye estate. The inventory of ve estate of John Bouton, of Danbury, deceased, being exhibited to the court, is by ye court approved and endorsed to be recorded; and ye court do grant power of administration on ye estate to ye s*^ John Bouton, son of s^ deceased, and Matthew Bouton, of Danbury; they pay and remove all just debts to and from ye s'' estate and to return an account of their administration to ye court in Faii^eld as soon as convenient or when called for by ye court ; and the s'^ John Bouton and Matthew Bouton do acknowledge themselves jointly and severally bound to ye court in ye recognizance of 1 50£ for a faithful discharge of their administration according to ye above order of ye court. John Bouton, of Danbury, who was administrator of his deceased father, John Bouton, of s'' Danbury, having made a return of an account of his administration to ye proroga- BOUTON-BOUGHTON FAMILY. 615 tion court, held Fairfield, on the 2l8t day of November, 1705, and moved for a distribution of his father's estate, the court having computed the amount and by said account the court doe find and there is clear estate one hundred and sixty pounds eleven shillings and five pence — 160£ lis. 5d. — ^to be divided amongst the children of the deceased Bou- ton as follows, viz. : Tne eldest son to have a double portion of the estate, and the rest of the children to have equal and single portions of ye s*^ estate, there being living six chil- dren; and the said John Bouton is allowed six pounds and five shillings, which is deducted with ye use of that part of the estate which shall fall to ye children under age until thev come to ye respective ages, for bring up s** youngest children of s^ Bouton ; and ye court appointed Impro. Joseph Starr and Daniel Benedict to make distribution of ye said estate according to the above order of court, and to be sworn by M' Beebe to a faithful discharge of s* work, and that the s"* John Bouton to continue his administration until distribution. Fairfield, Feb. 18, 1706. — Joseph Bouton approved the inventory of the administration of the estate of his father, Serg. John Bouton. In the name of Qod Amen. December 20, 1746. I, Joseph Bouton, of Norwalk, county of Fairfield, state of Connecticut, by thesepresence doe give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Mary K>uton, the whole of my movable estate, to be at her own absolute disposal, except my young riding mare. To my daughter Sarah Hanf ord ^gotten of my body), and to be hers forever, all my r^ht lying in bouton's meadows, running east to meadow belonging to my son-in- law, Dea. John Benedict, and west to meadow belonging to my brother Edmund Waring. To my daughter Dinah Benedict I will and demise ye whole or my salt meadow lying in Bouton's meadows, so called, bounded by land of Edmund Waring and Bichard Everitt, and also my riding mare. To my son-in-law, Dea. John Benedict, in consideration of his taking the whole care of my beloved brother Thomas Bouton to the end of my brothers days, both in sickness and in health. To my beloved grandson, Joseph Bouton, I bequeath my dwelling house in jN^orwalk, and one acre of land adjoining, Dinah Benedict, Jachin Bouton and John Bouton and to their heirs forever. 616 BOUTON-BOUGHTON FAMILY. I will that all my estate, not otherwise disposed of, be divided in equal shares between my four childr^. Joseph Boutton. [seal.] At a court of probate, held Fairfield, Ct., Nov. 15, 1779, personally appeared Susannah Bouton and William Bouton, executors of the last will of Joseph Bouton, late of Norwalk, deceased, and on oath declared that the foregoing is a true and perfect inventory of the estate of the s^deceased that hath come to their knowledge, and that if any thing more should appear belonging to the estate they would cause it to be added and inserted, accounting the Spanish milled dollar at six shillings — 11 7£ 95. Qd. Order of Court of Probate, held Fairfield, April 16, 1792: The Court ordered, that one-third of deceased's estate be set oflf to the widow of Joseph Bouton, of Norwsdk, and enough of the estate to pay 77£ 145. Hid. debts against said deceased Joseph Bouton's estate. Norwalk, Ct., Nov. 29, 1793. I, Mary Bouton, of Norwalk, make and declare this to be my last will and testament : First, that pounds £ mo. shall be by executors put to use for my grandson by marriage, namely, Asael Bouton, son of Eleazer Bouton, remainder of said money to be paid to my beloved husband, and as to the remnant of my real estate, to be divided after the decease of my said husband, as follows : To my brother, Samuel Pettit, Jr., and my sister, Bethiah Mathews, of Stamford, and Galpin, wife of Benjamin Qul- pin, of Westchester, and to be equally divided among them after the decease of my said husband, my brother, John Pettit, to be discharged of the money that he oweth me in lieu of a part of my said land. I doe hereby constitute my beloved son-in-law, Eleazer Bouton, Jr., to be my executor. her Mary + Bouton. mark. Copy of deed. Original made and delivered, Stamford, January 28, 1778. Know all men by these presents: That we, Nathaniel Bouton and Jehiel Bouton, of old Poundridge, and Samuel Bouton, of Salem, all in the county of Westchester and state of New York. BOUTON-BOUGHTON FAMILY. 617 For and in consideration of eighty-seven pounds six shil- lings and seven pence, New York money, to us in hand paid to our full satisfaction, before the ensealing of these presents, by Daniel Bouton, of Stamford, in Fairfield county and state of Connecticut, do give, grant, bargain, sell, convey and confirm, unto the said Daniel Bouton, a certain tract or parcel of land, lying and being in Stamford in Canaan parish, containing twenty acres two roods and five rods, be the same more or less, bounded as follows : easterly by the perambelating line dividing Stamford and Norwalk, southerly by Wyx Seeley's land and Daniel Bou- ton's land, westerly by highway, northerly by Matthew Bouton's land and James Weed's land; and the above said tract of land conveyed to the said granters and grantee jointly and severally in an equal proportion by their father, Nathaniel Bouton, of Stamford, in Fairfield county and state of Connecticut. We, the above named Nathaniel Bouton, Samuel Bouton, and Jehiel Bouton, do by these presents, convey and confirm, for ourselves, our heirs and assigns forever, our equal part or portion of the above said premises to him the said Dan- iel Bouton, his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their own proper use and behoof; and furthermore, we, the said Nathaniel Bouton, Samuel Bouton and Jehiel Bouton, do bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators for- ever to warrant and defend the same against all lawful claims or demands whatsoever to him the said Daniel Bou- ton, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns forever. Signed, sealed and delivered this 28th day of January,. 1778. Samuel Bouton. Nathaniel Bouton. Jehiel Bol^ton. Seal. Seal. [Seal]. In presence of Eliphalet Seeley, Jun. Elizabeth Silliman. Nehemiah Buddere. Ann Comstock. February 17, 1778.