Agur Tomlinson (1658 - 1728)

Born 1 Nov 1658 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Judson) Tomlinson — married 13 Dec 1681 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Sarah (Welles) Tomlinson — married 19 Oct 1692 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 5 Mar 1728 at age 69 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

• Lieutenant Agur TOMLINSON was born on 1 Nov 1658 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT, USA. He died on 5 Mar 1728 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT, USA.

He married first Elizabeth Judson on 13 Dec 1681 in Stratford.

He married second Sarah Welles in 1692 in Stratford.

He married third Abigail [birth surname unknown] Brown on 14 Jul 1702 in Stratford. ^[1]

The last will of Agur Tomlinson is as follows: ^[2][3]

In the Name of God Amen I Agur Tomlinfon of Stratford in the County of fairfield & Colony of Connecticut in New England being under bodily weaknefs - yet through the goodnefs of god of sound mind & memory thanks be given to God - & Calling to mind the Mortality of my body & knowing that is appointed for men once to dye - do make & ordain this to be my last will & Testament in manner & form following - that is to fay - first of all I Commit my foul into the hands of God that Gave itt - hoping for falvations through the merits of death & pafsion of my dear faviour and Redeemer the lord Jefus christ & my body after this life to be decently buryed in the Earth at the discretion of my Executo’r here after named - Nothing doubting but that I shall know it again at the General Refurrection by the Mighty power of God - as for what worldly goods it hath pleafed god to belfs me with in this life after Just debts and funeral charges are paid I freely give and bequeath as followeth -
ITEM I freely Give & bequeath to my dear & loving wife abigail one third part of my Moveable Eftate to be her own to ufe & improve as she shal think fitt both in life & at death - alfo I freely Give to my faid loving wife the improvement of two thirds of my dwelling houfe & lands as her dower to ufe & improve dureing the time she shal Remain my widow: -
ITEM I freely Give & bequeath to my Granfon Jofiah wilcokfon twenty pounds & to my Grandfon timothy wilcokfon I freely give ten pounds to be paid by my Executors out of my Eftate
ITEM I freely Give to abigail price my kinfwoman that now dwells with me one milch Cow provided she dwell with me or my wife til she attaine to ye age of Eighteen years - [?] it with my Faid wife to to give her what she shal fee Caufs: -
ITEM al th Remainder of my whole Eftate both Real and perfonall Moveable & unmoveable not given by this last will I freely give and bequeath to my loving and kind fon Zachariah tomlonfon to him his heirs & afsigns lying in the bounds of Stratford or elfe where & I do by this My last will Conftitute ordain & appoint my fd fon Zachariah Tomlinfon fole & only Executor of this my last will freely Revoking and making Null & void al former wills by me made I do declare this & only this as above written to be my last will & testatment in Witnefs I fet my hand & affix my feal this twentythird day of october in the year of our lord god one thoufand feven hundred twenty feven

His inventory was taken on 6 April 1728 at Stratford and recorded at Fairfield.^[3]

Burial

Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
2. ↑ Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999. Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} “Probate Records, v. 6-8, 1717-1750”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-T2W1  : 30 April 2021), FHL microfilm 007627301, image 564, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 8, 1725-1740, Page 168-172.

1. 12, pg 32 - "Sarah Welles, b. Sept. 29, 1664; m. 1st, Ephraim Hawley, Dec. 4, 1683; 2d, Angus Tomlinson of Stratford. She died about 1695." - Hollister Family of America compiled by Lafayerre Wallace Case, MD 1886 - https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=5eNUAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA1

• Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut), Vol. 1, page 656
• Susan Woodruff Abbott, Families of Early Milford, Connecticut, CD-Local and Family Histories: CT, 1600's - 1800's, (Produced in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000), p. 764.
• William Richard Cutter, A.M., New England Families, CD-Local and Family Histories: CT, 1600's - 1800's, (Produced in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000), vol 1, p 275.
• Compiled and edited by Jacqyelyn Ladd Ricker, The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2006), p. 12738.
• Samuel Orcutt, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 (1880, Reprint: Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), p. 769.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #20889957
• Jacobus, Donald Lines. The Judson Family of Stratford and Woodbury, Conn., The American Genealogist (The American Genealogist, Barrington, RI, 1944) Vol. 21, Page 270.
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Stratford, Page 138. Birth record. Marriage records. Death record.