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In his will written 30March 1812 (probate 7 July 1812), Joshua Frink bequeathed to beloved wife Annaall the indoor movables except one bed that was set out to him in his brother MatthiasFrink’s estate. Son Samuel receives one dollar as he has received his portion.Son Elias receives 10 acres of land in Voluntown. Daughter Lois Cole receivesone dollar as she has received her portion, as does daughter Marcy.Granddaughter Prudence Shepard receives twenty dollars as she has received partof her portion before. Son Joshua receives one dollar; son Zachariah, ten dollars;and son Ambrose, the remainder of the estate and is named executor. At the endof the will, he adds “forgot to mention Elizabeth” and bequeaths to hisdaughter Elizabeth Parke twenty dollars.[1][1] ConnecticutProbate, Plainfield Probate District, Town of Sterling, Estate of Joshua Frink,1812, No. 836https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9049/images/007628388_00597?usePUB=true&pId=665711There is a will; wife Anna, son Samuel, son Elias,daughter Lois Cole, daughter Marcy, granddaughter Prudence Shepherd, son Joshua, son Zachariah, sonAmbrose –I could be mis-reading the Shepard and it is adifferent last nameI wonder if Prudence could be an out-of-wedlockchild of the Elizabeth? Or is she a daughter of Mary?https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9049/images/007628388_00597?usePUB=true&pId=665698