Like his father before him, Hezekiah was a physician. Both graduated from Yale. (1744 & 1765)
His will is dated 20 March 1781 and proved on 3 August 1781 in Fairfield. He mentions his wife, Sarah, his daughters, Sarah and Anna, his mother, Mary, and his brother William Agur Tomlinson.[1]
His inventory was taken in Stratford and recorded on 3 September 1787 in Fairfield.[2]
In 1787, the estate distribution was set out to his mother, Mary, his brother William A. Tomlinson, his widow, Sarah Rexford, Sarah Tomlinson, the oldest daughter, and Anna Tomlinson.[3]
Sources
↑ “Probate Records, v. 21-23, 1781-1847”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-YK1M : 6 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627288, image 103, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 21, 1784-1847, Pages 185-186.
↑ “Probate Records, v. 21-23, 1781-1847”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-Y2SP : 10 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627288, image 377-380, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 23, 1785-1788, Pages 274-283.
↑ “Probate Records, v. 21-23, 1781-1847”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-Y2S5 : 10 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627288, image 412-415, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 23, 1785-1788, Pages 346-353.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 April 2018), memorial page for Dr Hezekiah Tomlinson (Jun 1746–12 May 1781), Find A Grave Memorial no. 11231056, citing Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Nareen, et al (contributor 46613568) .
"Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7VX-722 : 10 February 2018), Hezekiah Tomlinson, 12 May 1781; citing , reference p 512; FHL microfilm 3,364.
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