THE WILL OF EBENEZER NILES The will of Ebenezer(3) Niles is recorded in New London Probate District Will Book F, p.377. and the original will is on file In the Connecticut State Library at Hartford,Conn. The following Is a copy of the original will: In the Name of God,Amen. I Ebenezer Niles of Stonington In the County of New London,and Colony of Connecticut In New England: This third Day of March ADom:1753.heing weak In Body.but of disposing Mind and Memory, do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament.That is to say, I give my Soul to God who made it and my Body I commend to the Earth,to be buried In a Christian Manner, at the Discretion of my Wife Elizabeth, whom I appoint the sole Executrix of this my last Will and Test- ament,in the Belief of the Resurrection of the Body, and Life Everlasting, AMEN. And as to my worldly Substance, I dispose of the same In manner fol- lowing. Imprimis . I give and Bequeath to my beloved Wife 'Elizabeth all my Moveable Estate, ordering that she should pay my Debts and funeral Charges, and those Legacies expresly mentioned for her to pay In this my Will: I give her the use of all my dwelling house, and one third part of all my Lands dur- ing her natural Life, which is in full of her Right of Dower. Item, I give to the lleirs of my Son Ebenezer Niles Decs. twenty shillings in Bills of publick Cr. old Tenor, to be paid them by my wife, which, with what I have before given him and them is the full of their Portion. Item. I give and Bequeath to my Son Sands his heirs and Assigns for Ever, the house in wch he lives,and ye Land on wch it stands extending Southerly to a Stone marked X, which is the North west bounds of Daniel Shaws Land, and from thence Northward to a Meer Stone, standing on the Line between my Land and the Land of James Palmer which came by his wife, marked DS. and bound- ed Easterly by Paukatuck River. Item. I give all my other Lands lying and being In Stonington to my Sons Ste- phen, Nathaniel and David, to them and their Heirs for Ever to be equally divided for Quanty and Quality between them: and order that my Son Stephen should have his part on my Land, that lies next to Nat Palmer's Land. Item. I give to the Heirs of my Daughter Abigail Holly Deceas. the Sum of ten Shillings in Bills of public Cr. old Tenor, to be paid by my wife, which wth what I have already given her And them, is the whole of their Portion. Item, I give to my Daughter Sarah Palmer twenty shillings Is in Bills of Cr. old Tenor, to be paid her by my wife, which, wth what I have before given her is the whole of her Portion. Item, I give to my Daughter Mary Bentley twenty shilling in Bills of Cr. old Tenor, to be paid her by my Wife, which wth what I have before given her, is the whole of her Portion. Item. I give to my Daughter Phoebe the Sum of fifty pounds In Bills of publick Cr. old Tenor, to be paid by my wife, In Six Months after my Decease. Item. I give to Each of my Daughters Tabitha and Sarah fifty pounds in Bills of publick Cr. old Tenor, to be paid to them by my Sons'Nathaniel a(nd) David, their Heirs and Assigns forever my Dwelling house to dwell in, after my Wifes Decease. My Will is that, whenever my Son Stephen shall build an house to dwell in, my other Sons should Each.of y pay to him fifty pounds in Bills of publick Cr., old Tenor, as money now passes. My Will Is that my Sons Sands and 'Stephen should have equal priviledge. wth my other Sons in my Orchard. for Seven years after my Decease. Item. Upon my Wife's Decease, I give to my Daughters Phoebe Tasbitha & Sarah - the use of my great Chamber, during their continunce in an unmarried State. I do hereby revoke and Disannull all my former Wills and Testaments made by me, and do Appoint and ordain this to he my last Will and Testament. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto net my hand and Seal. his Ebenezer X Niles mark Signed Sealed published and pronounced by Ebenz Niles to be his last Will & Testament In Presence of us, Witnesses Joseph Denison Juner Abiel. Gardner his Thomas & Eyenes mark N. London County Ss: Stonington, April ye 6th AD 1753 Personally appeared mr. Joseph denison Junr Abiel Gardner & Thos. Eyenes Subscribers as witneses to ye last will & testament of mr. Ebenez Niles Late of sd. Stonington deceast: & made solemn oath yt. they saw ye same: to be his Last Will & testament: & yt. ye. testator was: at the time of his signing & sealing ye same of a des- posing Capassetyto ye best of their understanding: & that they signed As witnes- es to this will in ye. Presence of ye. testator: Sworn before Neh. Palmer Justice of the Piece