The Resseguie Family (Alexander Resseguie of Norwalk)

a Pr of Brass Scales with Lead weights . . . . . 200 42 lb. of Good Pewter . . . 37 16 0 I4i lb. of Pewter Sno 5 lb. of old Pewter. 2100 a tin Callender, 120 1 Hoe 50 42^ lb of old Iron. 430 a Small Mortar & Pestle. 60.J. a pepper mill 12.J. 2 canisters. ...........440 a Coffee Pott & 2 Sugar Boxes, 2 Gimblets too a Water Pott 100 a round Coulered a Tea Table. 200 31 lb. & f of Leather 1459 a Copper Pye Tan. 60c a Brass Skillett 40.^. 1 do. i6~r. 2 16 o a Cedar Tubb, . 16 o a Pr of old Tongs & Old Iron. . 13 6 a 2 Handle'd Stone Pott. 16 c a Tea Kettle 5 10 o an Iron Spitt 2Q.s. 1 Do. ij.s. 1 17 o an Iron Pott 45J. 1 Do. 20.J 3 5° an Iron Goose. ...... 10 o an Iron Tramel. 5S.J. 1. Do 30^ 480 Ye French Books 100 a Negro Wench & child. .... 350 o o a large mare 9000 a Colt, comeing a year old 40 o o Money of New York Currency (& S.j. pr oz 15 5 o Connecticut Money of New Tenor as it stands in ye full of ye Bill, 27 o o a note of New York Currency, & 8j. per oz 37 o o 1 Do of 50 o o 1 Do of 70 o o 1 Do of 7c o o 1 Do of 18 o o FIRST GENERATION. 17 1 note of Connecticut money, old tenor 1 note of Old Tenor 1 Do. of Old Tenor 1 Do 1 Do Ye Book of Debts Land in Norwalk near Alexander Resseguies House at ye Salt Branch about 19 acres & \ at 5 acres of meadow Land, the meadow Land above Bethel Heacock"s 12 acres of Bogg meadow by ye above sd Land About fifty-four acres &: three Roods, by ve above said Land. 6 acres near Ridgerield Line above Sevmour's Barn. .....••••• a fifty Pounds Wright in ye Comons a Part in a Place where 'twill do to set a mill 1 Acre near Capt. Dan" Sainjohn's House In Ridgefield The House & Barn & three acres of Land & ye norwest Part of the Land that lies Easterly from Jonah Keelers Homestead with ye orchard and all ye Privileges standing upon sd 3 acres of Land at ... And to ye Rest of ye Land yt lies adjoining to ye above sd Land at Ye Land at ye high Ridge so called at Ye Land yt is called Abrahams Homelot at 2 acres of Land yt lies below ye Lane called Resseguies Lane About 20 acres of Land at ye upper End of Millers Ridge so called, with ye Buildings on part of ye same Ye three half lots in ye Great Swamp, . 12 acres of Land at ye Lower End of ye Millers Ridge below Matthew Benedicts Land Five acres at ye old Spectacle Lott. S acres of upland at ye Brimstone Lott. Eight acres of upland at ye Lot below whipstick Ridge, so called. 17 acres at Brimstone Swamp. 3 acres of ye Little Swamp. About 53 acres & k of ye Bluff Land. a half Lot of ye 5"1 20 acre Division. a half lot of ye 6'u 20 acre Division. a half lot of ye y'h 20 acre division. Half a right in ye Commons. . an old Knot Bowl. 3.J. & an Earthen Pitcher. 5 s A Sett of Callicoe Curtains & Valiants. . 8 pillow beers & 7 small Do. all . ■ . £ s. d. 100 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 14 0 0 J3 0 0 I 2 , 500 o o 96 o o .1.314 o o 60 o o 400 200 50 o o i>45° 0 0 1.750 0 0 37 5 0 0 240 0 0 50 0 c 700 0 0 182 !G 0 400 O 0 140 O 0 12S O 0 192 O 0 229 10 0 36 0 0 428 0 0 45 0 0 i; RESSEGUIE GENEALOGY. £ s. d. a small Iron pot 4.J. a Hammer 4 s. ........ So a Dutch wheel 40.J. a Real iz.s. a pr of sheep shears S.j. ... 300 a Cotton Coverlet £6. & an old Carpet for a Bed 30.J. '. . . 7 10 o a 2 qt Pewter 40..C a qt Do. 30.J. & a pt Do 4 10 o large 2 handle Knot Bowl 40.J-. >S; a rown Do. 24.J-. . . . 340 Milk Tray & to a smaller Do. ....... 10 o a post ax & a. stubbing Hoe. & a garden Hoe. & old froe. 100 a Box Iron & heaters & a cold Iron . . . . . 200 a Knot Bowl at iS.s. ......... iS o an old chain & Pitchford 1 10 o 150 feet of white wood Board 300 100 foot of whitewood Boards more . . . . . . 200 2 pr spectacles & cases. 100 ^10,514 12 5 A true copy of ye BENJA HOYT j original. MATTHEW BENEDICT [ Appraisers. Recorded pr D. Burr. Clerk. EZRA HICKOK. ) Ridgefield, Augt ye 14th 1754. To Coll And' Burr. Jude of Probate, for ye District of Fairfield. — Sir these are to enform you that ye widow Sarah Resseguie & Relict and ve heirs of ye late dee'd Alexander Resseguie, declared before us the subscribers that ye Cloathing & Saddle of ye sd Dec'd were divided to ve four Heirs of the sd dee'd to their acceptance before ye above sd Inventory was taken, as witness our Hands ve date above sd. EZRA HICKOK BEN J a HOYT MATTHEW BENEDICT At a Court of Probate held in Fairfield. Aug't 16. A. D. 1754. Personally appeared Alexander Resseguie, one of ye Execra of ye Last Will & Testament of Alexander Resseguie, late of Ridgefield dec'd, & Exhibited ve foregoing Inventory to sd Court & made oath yt ye same is a true & perfect Inventory of all ye Estate of sd Dec'd yt he knows of, and if anything further shall appear belonging to sd Estate he will cause it to be added : sd Inventory- being proved, is by sd Court approved. & ordered to be recorded. Test. DAYID BURR, Clerk." i It would be interesting to note the distribution of this large estate to the heirs, but no record of such distribution can be found. After the death of the mother, her personal estate, con- consisting chiefly of wearing apparel and household belongings. F/KST GEXERATIOX. IQ amounting in value to ,£iS2 6s. 6h/., was divided among the four sons.* CHILDREN. [Second Generation.) i. Alexander, b. Aug. 27, 17 10. 11. Peter, b. Dec. 19, 171 1 ; probably d. young. in. James, b. Nov. 6, 17 13. iv. Abraham, b. July 27, 17 15. v. Isaac, b. May 24, 17 17. vi Jacob, b. Aug. 14, 17 19. vii. Sarah, b. July 12, 1721 ; d. May 25, 1753. *"At a Court of Probate held in Fairfield, Feby 15th 175S. Ale\r Resseguie AdnV on ye Estate of Sarah Russegui late of Norwalk dec", having made application to this Court and prayed yt ye time assigned him for rendering an Acct of his Admins" on sd Estate may be lengthened out & having offered sufficient reason therefor, this Court allows to sd Administ* further Time (viz) untill ye first Tuesday in June next." "At a Court of Probate held in Fairfield, June 15. A. D. 1758, Whereas, an Inventor.- of the Estate of Sarah Resseguie late dec* hath been exhibited, amounting with ye Credits to the sum of ^290.. 19J.. c4:, Lawful money, and an amount of Debts hath been rendred amounting to ,£107.. lis.. 6./.. like money, which being deducted from sd Inventory, and Credits, leaves the sum of ;£iS2.. 6s. 6\ , Lawfull money, Clear Estate, which this Court orders to. be divided to and among the Children of sd dec" in the following manner, viz : To Alexander Ressiguie being ye Eldest Son, Two shares, or a double Portion, and to Abraham, Isaac & Jacob Ressiguie, Each a Single Share — and this Court doth appoint and Impower Mess" Saml! Olmstead of Ridgrield and David Lambert and Ezra Heacock of Norwalk, being Freeholders and disinterested to make Division thereof accordingly. Test. DAVID ROWLAND, Clerk. SECOND GENERATION. 2. Alexander Resseguie, Jr., born Aug. 27, 1710; married in Wilton, Conn.. Feb. 16, 1737-8, Thankful Belden. Their dates of death are unknown, but both were living in 1793. But little has been learned concerning Alexander, Jr. He was one of the heirs named in his father's will, and received from his moth- er's estate a "double portion.'' as the eldest son, one-half of it consisting of a "negro wench," whose value was set down at forty pounds. He was the possessor of much real estate, largely inherited from his father, and like him appears to have devoted his time to agriculture and the improvement of his lands. Silver ore, which, to some extent, has been found in that section of Connecticut, existed upon his property, and in 1G75 a mine was opened, located near the northern boundary of the town of Wil- ton, and a lease* of the property for one hundred years granted *"This Indenture made the seventeenth day of May 1765, between Alexan- der Resseguie of Norwalk, in the County of Fairfield and Colony of Connecti- cut, of the one part, and Samuel Bens, Nathan Hubbell, Matthew Mead, Matthew Mervine, James Olmsted, Junr, Silas Olmsted, Joseph Rockwell. JunT, Jesse Ogden, all of Norwalk, and Matthew Fountain of Etdtord in West Chester County, and province of New York, of the other part, witnesseth, that the s° Alexander Resseguie as well in Consideration of the Cost and Charges which the said Samuell Betts (et al) must necessarily expend in and about the undertaking, adventures and works hereafter mentioned, and in Consideration of Reservation & Covenants hereafter mentioned Contained by and on the parts of the said Samuel Betts. (et al) their heirs, Executors and Administrators and Assigns, free Liberty, License and Authority, from time Vj time and at all or any time or times During the Term hereafter mentioned, to Dig, Search, work for, and raise all such Lead ore, or Copper ore, Tin ore, and ail other ores and minerals whatsoever, which can or shall or may bo found, Digged, gotten up or raised, as well in, from, or out of all or any part or parts of the" Lands or ground- of or belonging to the said Alexander Res- seguie, situate and lying in the Township of sd Norwalk near the Dwelling House of Azor Belden, in otuantity about forty acre-, bounded north by Job.'. Belden, Easterly, Ezekicl Wood, South by Lzekiei Wood, and Solomon SECOND GENERA TIOX. 21