Last Will and Testament of Thomas Couch

During our recent genealogy research trip to Massachusetts and Connecticut, we visited the Connecticut State Library where we were trying to locate the Last Will and Testament for Thomas Couch.  Even though no Will was found, we still felt like we hit pay dirt when we found the Inventory to his estate. As you can see from the images below, the Inventory was taken March 24, 1687 and for the late 1600's, it seems quite extensive. More research of his contemporaries will need to be made to determine if the inventory is indeed a sizable one or common for this time and place in history.

Someday perhaps I will tackle the transcription of the Inventory...

In his Digest of Early CT Probate Records, Charles Manwaring lists the following for Thomas Couch:

Sources:
Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut), Probate packets - Cornish, Joseph-Crampton, 1641-1880; FHL US/CAN Film #1021228. Card Catalogue: Couch, Thomas, Town: Wethersfield, Date: 1686/87, District: Hartford, No. 1440, 1 Inventory. Retrieved from Connecticut State Library May 2011. 

Manwaring, C. W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. Vol. I. Hartford District, 1635-1700. Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co. (1904) Retrieved from: http://www.archive.org/details/digestofearlycon00manw