Joseph Parker

     The inventory of Joseph's estate was taken. Joseph was born circa 1682 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Joseph married Sarah Curtis on 17 June 1705 in New Haven County, Connecticut. Joseph & Sarah had children: Joseph [8/06/1706-7/25/1707], Thomas [6/07/1708], Hannah [8/30/1710-12/29/1739] [m. 1/01/1730 Samuel Barnes] , Ebenezer [3/05/1713-1/23/1797] [m. 4/01/1735 Lydia Barnes], Joseph [4/03/1716] [m. 2/23/1742 Lucy Parmelee and 2nd 3/30/1758 Mary Andrews], Andrew [ca 1718] [m. 4/27/1736 Susannah Blakeslee],Waitstill [7/24/1721] [m. 10/17/1742 Jemima MUnson, 2nd 11/19/1751 Jemima Beach & 3rd 12/13/1757Martha Hall], Sarah [10/18/1725-9/17/1818] [m. 1/15/1744 Asaph Cooke] & Thomas [3/29/1728-2/15/1788] [m. 8/03/1748 Abigail Dutton]. Joseph departed this life in 1758 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut. The personall inventory of Joseph's estate was taken on Tuesday, 6 November 1759 by Ephraim Preston and Daniel Ives. Items Joseph left in his will to his wife were valued at £35 11s.10d. Another inventory stated his personal property was valued at £34 15s. 8d. This was written in the same hand and style as an inventory was taken 12 December 1759 indicating that his real property was valued at £771 19s. 9d. Finally, on 26 February 1759/60 an inventory was taken adding together three values; £34 15s. 8d., £41 17s.11d, £17 6s 11d totalling £129 12s. 4d. This seems to be the final tally of his personal property.¹