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will of son Nuss naming siblings – brothersStephen, Ephraim, Josiah, and Abram, sister Sally Stoel. Other people notidentified, Betsey Collins or Collum, Eliza West (is this sister Eliza or maybeher children?), William B. West and Willard W. West and Melissa S. West – thereis no brother Benjamin so have to wonder about him unless he dies before – the Westpeople seem to be related to an Olive Abbott and William West – Olive Abbottmarries William West 9 July 1809 at Stockbridge so they seem to not berelativeshttps://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9084/images/007713591_00556?usePUB=true&pId=1147462 In his will written 14 January 1839 (proved 5 June1839), son Nuss S. Butterfield made bequests of one dollar to his brothersStephen, Ephriam, Josiah, and Abram and his sister Sally Stoel. He bequeathed hiscow to William B. West and bed and bedding to Betsy M. Collum. Bed and bedding werebequeathed to Eliza West and Melissa S. West. William West received one hundredand sixty dollars. The remainder of the estate, real and personal, was left toWillard W. West. Arunah Allen was named executor.[1]The West individuals name seem to be members of the family of William West andOlive Abbott who married at Stockbridge in 1809.[1] VermontProbate, Windsor County, Volume 13, p 417