Hi, Kevin, and other cousins, The latest that I'm sure Bathsheba is alive is at the time Increase(4)'s will was filed. I have a copy of a notice from the probate court for the district of Rutland: To Bathsheba Rudd Widow, Barak Rudd, Johnson, Samuel Rudd, Stephen Richardson and Hanna his wife, Rastus Hill and Theda his wife, Samuel Spicer and Sarah his wife, Ormond Butler and Abigail his wife and Pitman Barker and Lydia his wife. Widow of and heirs to the estate of Increase Rudd late of Middletown in said district. This was dated the 7th? day of Jan. 1803. Johnson Rudd was authorized to deliver and return this citation. In his will he does not mention his wife; here's what he does do: 1st, I do give and bequeath unto My Son Silas Rudd one Dollar to be paid him after my decease out of the avails of my Cooper's tools, to be raised and paid out by my Executor. 2nd, I do hereby give and bequeath unto Deborah Wood my daughter one Dollar to be paid by my executor after my decease out of the avails of my household goods. 3rd, I do hereby give and bequeath to Hannah Richardson my Daughter Two Dollars to be paid her by my Executor after my decease out of the avails of my household goods. 4th, I do hereby give and bequeath to My Son Barak Rudd Six Dollars to be paid by my executor after my decease out of my goods and chattels. 5th, I also do hereby give and bequeath to my four[sic] daughters, Theda, Sarah, Abigail, Lydia and Olive, all and singular my personal goods and chattels, other than such as are disposed of above, to be equally divided among them after my decease; excepting My Loom and its furniture, and My bed, and the bed which is called Olives and the bedding belonging to both, which I do bequeath to my daughter Olive; And also excepting my farming tools & coopers tools, which I do hereby bequeath to my Sons Johnson & Samuel on their paying what is above charged on sd Tools; and also excepting my foot wheel, which I bequeath to my sd Daughter Olive. 6, And I do hereby appoint my Son Silas to be executor to this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 7th day of May A.D. 1800. Increase Rudd Signed Sealed ) Nathl. Wood Jnr. in Presence of ) Sabra Kinne There are several other documents in the file; one is, on 23 Sept. 1804, Theophilus Clark was appointed administrator, as Silas, the executor, had died 19 Feb. 1804. He gave bond with Johnson Rudd as surety. There is another small piece of paper listing a mare at $30 and a cow at $13 and saying, The above Mare & Cow were reserved by Mr. Rudd to his Widow after his decease to be disposed of at her will & pleasure. Have therefore reserved them out of the General Inventory, altho appraised, subject to the order of the Judge. N. Wood, Jr. For the appraisers. There is no date on this paper. Another reference to Bathsheba Rudd is in the Middletown Congregational Church records I quoted from last night: In a list of members, perhaps ca. 1783, is Bathsheba Rudd. Of course, Middletown was not chartered until 1784, out of four other towns, Wells, Tinmouth, Poultney and Ira. I think the church may have been in the section that came off of Wells. Hope this helps to keep Bathsheba as Increase's one and only! Joann Kevin K. Stephenson wrote: > Joann--- > Thanks for the response on Bathsheba...when I got that part of the tree > originally from Celia and added your info to it and what I had, somehow in the > file, I believe in Celia's info, it showed Increase with two wives, one > unidentified. The children were split between the two wives such that Sarah, > Abigail, Lydia, Samuel, and Olive were attributed to the second wife, all with > birth dates in 1772 and after. Bathsheba's children were all born, according to > this same info, in 1767 and before, and included Silas, Deborah, Eunice, Hannah, > Barak, Theedee(Theda, Thedy), and Johnson. Just so I don't screw anything up, > would you and Celia both confirm for me that there was no second wife, and all > of these children were Increase and Bathsheba's?? Thanks! > > Kevin K. Stephenson > 1600 Kentucky St. #2 > Lawrence, Kansas 66044 > (785)865-1586 > Data/Fax: (785)865-2555 > e-mail: [email protected] > website: http://falcon.cc.ukans.edu/~kevin2/homepage.html