Keywords: Clyd, Clyde, Cochran, Caldwell, Gregg, Rankin, Windham, Rockingham Country, New Hampshire, NH, Will, Daniel Clyd, Probate Records Greetings fellow Rockingham County researchers, I thought I would share with you an interesting resource and the Clyd (Clyde) data that I found within. I hope to hear if you find a Clyd, Cochran, Gregg, Caldwell connection as a result of this posting to the list. ---- begin Will information ---- Source: BOOK: Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire Vol 4 1750 - 1753 State Papers Series Vol 34; Edited by Otis G. Hammond, Director of NH Historical Society; Published by The State of New Hampshire 1933; Houston Public Library R01618 24441 Clayton DANIEL CLYDE 1753 WINDHAM In the name of God amen the Second day of June anno:dom:1753 & in the twenty sixth year of his maj(tys) Raign I Daniel Clyde of Windham in the province of Newhampshire Husbandman being weak in body * * * Item I Give unto my well Beloved wife Esther Clyd the west half of my house with one half of the moveable within the house and two Cows to be kept to hir dureing hir Life & twinty bushells of Indian Corn & five Bushels of Rie yearly and one peck of flax seed yearly Sowed for hir and ten Coard of fire wood Cutt and Caried to her door yearly with the privelidge of a peace of Ground for a Garden dureing hir Life -- Item I Give to my Sons Hugh Clyde and John Clyde all my esteat Real and personal Except what they are to pay to the rest of my Children and Besids their mothers part which the Said Hugh and John Clyde are to preform to hir yearly which I order my Executors here after named to See Rightly done -- Item I give to my Son Joseph Clyde ten pounds old tenor within one year after my decease the Reason why I Give no mor to him is Because he hath had his part allredy -- Item I give to my Sons Samuel Clyd & daniel Clyde each of them one hundred pounds old tenor within two years after my decease Item I Give to my daughter anne Clyde one hundred pounds old tenor within one year after my decease Item I Give to my daughters mary Clyde & agnes Clyde each fifty pounds old tenor within three years after my decease all the fore going particulars I ordor and direct my Executors her after named to see Righly done -- Item I Constitute make and ordain and appoint my Brother in Law James Cochran of Londonderry and william Gregg of Windham to Be the Executors of this my Last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow Revoake and disannul all and every other former testaments wills Legacies and Bequests and Executors by me in any wayse before named willed and Bequethed Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last will and testament In wittness whereof I the Said daniel Clyde have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the day and year above written his Daniel X Clyde mark [Witnesses] David Gregg, James Caldwall, William Gregg. [Proved Aug. 2i 1753] [Inventory, Nov. 23, 1753; ammount, 405 pounds 11. 6; signed by John Gregg and William Gregg.] [Executor's account of the settlement of the estate; receipts, personal estate, 423 pounds 2.0; expenditures, 1053 pounds 19.0; allowed Nov. 25, 1761.] ----- end will information ---- If you have a connection into the Clyd (Clyde) family, please let me know. Regards, Shannon Clyde Katy, Texas http://wwclyde.com/clydefamily