Will of Samuel Barber, Senior of Windsor dated February 21, 1709.

I, Samuel Barber, Sen. of Windsor, doe make and ordain this my last will and testament. I give unto my wife Ruth 2 acres of meadow land in the Great Meadow, which I had with her to be at her own dispose; also the use and improvement of my dwelling house and barn and outhouseing, with the lands adjoining thereunto, and with other lands adjoining which I bought of John Saxton, John Barber and Andrew Hilliyer, and 14 acres of Benjamin Gardner and John Gillettt, until my son John come to the age of 21 years. Item. I give to my eldest son Samuel (besides the several parcels of lands made over to him, as by a deed of gift bearing date with these presents doth appear) £3. Item. I give to my grandson William Barber, son to my son William Barber, deceased, besides what I have already made over to him, 8 acres of swamp land bounded north on Samual Clark's land, west by land of my sd. sonn William, east by sonn Samuel's land and south on Jonathan Brown's land; also 8 acres at the Mill Brook, bounded north on land of John Brown exchanged with the Town, south on land of my sonn Joseph and east and west on the Commons, which land I made over to my grandson William upon the conditions hereafter mentioned, vizt: that whereas there was about 4 or 5 acres of land which I formerly made over to my son William which I sold for conveniency to Mr. Thomas Cook with other of my own land at Scotland, that in case my said grandson or his heirs or any other person claiming any right to my son William's estate, do any way molest or disturb Mr. Thomas Cook or any of his heirs in the quiet and peaceable possession of the land at Scotland which was made over to my son William, then it is my will that the land abovesaid shall be and remain to the sd. Mr. Thomas Cook and his heirs as a full recompense for the land sold him which was my son William's. Item. I give to my sonn David the land I purchased of Mr. Buckingham at Hebron; also 2 acres of land at Windsor, being 2 acres of the four I received in legacy given to my wife. I give to my son Joseph, at Scotland, 20 rods in breadth, lying on the north side of the land given to my son Samuel; also 8 acres at the Mill Brook in Windsor; also the 6 acres of land I bought of Timothy Horsford, lying near the Mill Brook; also I give to my son Joseph 2 acres of land where he has built his house, to be 12 rods wide from the fence to the bottom of the hill; also 13 acres adjoyning being the remainder of the lott know by the name of Branker's lott, which is about 12 acres, and one acre bought of John Enno, he paying to my wife 20s yearly in current pay during her life. Item. I give to my sonn Benjamin that lott that I bought of Samuel Cross; also, I give to my sonn Benjamin the remainder of my lott at the field called Wheat Field, the other part being given to my son Joseph; alsi, I give to my son Benjamin 3 acres in Palmer's Swamp, next to Joseph's land and running the same length. Item. I give to my sonn John, when he shall be 21 years of age, half my houseing and half the land given to my wife (excepting 2 1/2 acres of meadow), and the other half after my wive's decease; also I give to my sonn John, when he comes to be of age, about one acre of land which is called Fitch waters bottom. Item. I declare it to be my will that my three daughters, Elizabeth, Mindwell, and Sarah shallhave £25 apiece paid to each of them when they shall be 18 years of age, to make them equal with their two sisters that are married. And I give to my five daughters (both those that are married and those that are not) the remainder of my estate which is yet undisposed of, both personal and ral, to be equally divided between my five daughters, Mary, Ruth, Elizabeth, Mindwell and Sarah, to them and their heirs forever. I appoint my wife Ruth and my son-in-law William Phelps to be executors.

Witness: John Moore, Sen. Signed: Samuel Barber, LS.
Thomas Marshall

Court Record, page 125 at April 4, 1709: Will proven.