Will of Weakefield Dibble of Danbury was dated 18 Feb 1758 and proved 4 Sep 1759 in Danbury. Names his wife Abigail; father-in-law, Ebenezer Bostwick of Danbury, deceased; and his children Ezra, Abigail, Rebecka, and Hanah Starr Dibble. Wife Abigail and uncle Comfort Starr of Danbury executors. A Codicil 18 Feb 1758 makes provision for expected child.[1]
His inventory was taken in October 1759 in Danbury.[2]
In 1761, his estate distribution is set out to his widow Abigail, now wife of Joshua Knapp of Danbury, Anna Dibble, Ezra Dibble, Abigail Dibble, Rebecka Dibble, and Hannah Starr Dibble.[3]
Sources
↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines. Collected Source Material: I. Dibble, Danbury, Conn., The American Genealogist (Barrington, RI, 1936) Vol. 13, Page 249.
↑ “Probate records v. 1-3 1744-1782”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-TNWP : 15 February 2023), FHL microfilm 007627321, image 94-96, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 1, 1739-1767, Pages 170-174.
↑ “Probate records v. 1-3 1744-1782”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-TFBR : 21 February 2023), FHL microfilm 007627321, image 263-264, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 2, 1745-1775, Pages 119-121.
Bennett, Anne Selene. The First Wife of Ezra Dibble (1697–1739) Was Rebecca Starr, Not Hannah Starr, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2020) Vol. 174, Page 158.
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