Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records
(Hartford District),
Charles W. Mainwaring,
Hartford, 1902,
Vol 1 p 404-405
BECKLEY, John, Wethersfield. Court Record, Page 106 -- 8 Apr 1696: An inventory of the Estate of John BECKLEY was exhibited in Court.
Page 108 -- 8 April 1696: Order for Distribution: To the Widow, 1/3 part of the Real Estate during Life; To the eldes son a double portion, and to the other Children single protions. And appoint Ebenezer DEMING and Benjamin CHURCHILL of Wethersfield Distributors.
Dist. File, 11 January 1699: Estate of John BECKLEY. To the Widow, to ye Eldest son, to Robert WEBSTER, to Samuel SPENCER, to Matthew CADWELL, to ye youngest daughter. By John DEMING and Benjamin CHURCHILL.