Source: A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. Manwaring, Charles William, compiler. No publisher stated for 1904 & 1906 publication. Reprint 1995. Genealogical Publishing Company. p.200-201

Vol. 3, 1663-1677 Third book of the records of the acts of the County Courts and Courts of Probates in the County of Hartford, and of Wills and Inventories.

p. 192 of Hartford Co. Probate records

Will of Jonathan Gillett, sen. of Windsor, dated August 8, 1677. He died August 23, 1677. Inventory £273-10-00, taken August 31, 1677 by Matthew Grant, John Loomis, John Moore.

I Jonathan Gillett sen. of Windsor, do make this my last Will & Testament: Imprimis: My will is that my wife shall be my sole Executrix and my son Josiah Gillett to take the care for ye improvement of his Mother's estate for her use and benefit that I shall leave her whilst she lives, which she shall have ye use and benefit that may be made of the houseing and lands of both my houselotts, my one and that which was my brother Nathan Gillett's, which are both 9 acres, also at ye upper end of ye 1^st meadow, or that which is Timothy Phelps. All that remains of yt to me, I set out 3 acres to my son John. My will is that after my decease as I have expressed, that my son Josias shall take ye care on him, to be an help and ayde to his Mother in what shee needs his labor to manage her ocasions, and after her decease he shall injoy for his owne, for himselfe and his heirs forever, my now dwelling house and all the appurtenances with it, with 5 acres of house lands and all other parcels of land as are expressed to be his Mother's for her use whilst she lives, only excepting the house and 4 acres of ye houseland to it, which my sonn Jeremy shall possess for his owne after my wifes decease; ye 6 acres in ye 2^nd meadow I set out to him, he is to possess for his one at present.

Thirdly, my will is that if the Lord should take me and my wife both of us away by death within this 4 years after ye date hereof, my son Josiah shall pay some legacies, as to his brother Jonathan Gillett £4 and a gunn, and to his brother Cornelius Gillett £4, and to my daughter, Peter Browne's wife, £2, and to my daughter, Samuel ffyllyes wife, £2, and to ye two children which I have taken that ware my son Joseph's, decd. as ye little son Jonathan £5, and ye garle £5. My son Jonathan is to have the other 20 acres of woodland joining to ye 20 acres expressed to my wife. He is to have his 20 acres next to Thomas Barber, 10 acres of it I give him, ye other 10 he hath bought. Also Jonathan and Cornelius my sons are to have my 11 acres without ye west bounds of Windsor, betwixt them after my decease. And my son John Gillett to have six acres of ye other parcel without ye bounds at present, and Jeremie to have the remainder of it.

Witnesses: Nathaniel Chauncey and Matthew Grant.

Court Record, page 164-6 September, 1677; Will exhibited.