Source: A General History of The Burr Family in America. With A Genealogical Record from 1570 to 1878. By Charles Burr Todd. Published by E. Wells Sackett & Bro., New York 1878.

Will of Benjamin Burr of Hartford, CT dated January 2, 1677

In the name of God, Amen. I, Benjamin Burre, of Hartford, in New England, being feeble in body but of good sense and understanding, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in the manner following: Imprimis I give and bequeath my soule into the hands of God, and my body after my decease to comely Christian burial. Also, my will is that my just debts and funeral expenses be payed out of my estate and as for the rest of my worldly goods I dispose of them as follows:

Item: I give unto my beloved wife, Anna Burre, my whole estate during the term of her natural life, excepting only what I doe by this my following will appoynt to be payd before her death.

Item: I give unto my sonn Samuel Burre, and his heirs forever, after my wife's decease, all my land at Greenfield, with all the buildings thereon, and doe also give him whatsoever he hath already received from me.

Item: I give unto my sonn Thomas Burre, and his heirs forever, all my housing and lands whatsoever, in the township of Hartford, after my wife's decease; and my teame, that is, two oxen and a horse, also all the utensils to the team belonging, as cart, plow and each like, to be his after my decease, and my will is that he doe with the teame and utensils doe all the work for my wife while she liveth that is to be done with a teame.

Item: I give unto my daughter Hannah Burre, after my decease, a bed and furniture, with so much other household stuff as will amount to ten pounds at the inventoried price. Also I give to my said daughter one third part of all my other household goods, to be delivered after her mother's decease.

Item: I give unto my daughter, Mary Crowe twenty shillings and it is to what she hath already received from me to be paid after my decease.

Item: I give unto my grandchild Mary Crowe, ten pounds after my wife's decease, upon condition that she live with and serve her grandmother until her marriage or the age of eighteen years.

Item: I give ten pounds to be at the disposal of my beloved wife at her will to such of her children as by their duteous behavior shall in her judgment best deserve same; also if there be any overplus of my estate when the aforementioned legacies are paid, I bequeath it to the disposal of my said wife.

Item: I doe moreover give ten pounds more to my daughter Hannah, to be paid to her by my sonn Thomas after his mother's decease, besides what is before mentioned.

Item: My will is that my sonn Thomas shall take care of his mother while they live together in this world, to supply her wants in all respects, so far as the estate left to that end will do it.

Item: I make my wife, Anna Burre, and my sonn Thomas Burre joint and only executors of this my last will and testament.

Benjamin (X) Burre

Witnesses: John Gilbert, Willian Pitkin

Court Record, page 39 at April 29, 1681: Will Proven