Individual Details

Marriage

Jeremiah, who is called "farmer" in the records, moved to Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut where on July 4, 1716, he married Abigail Turner, daughter of Edward Turner and Sarah Hall.
Jeremiah and Abigail first settled at the town of Guilford, then Durham and later moved to Middletown. Jeremiah and Abigail had a total of nine children.

Death

buried in the Middlefield North Cemetery located on the Jackson Hill Road.

In
Memory of
Mr.
Jeremiah Leaming
who died Aug. the 29th
A.D. 1759 Aged 72 Years
Here in the Arms of Death we sleep,
And here in Duty our Rest we take
Until the high arch Trump Doth sound
And then to Judgment shall awake.

His will, which was presented to the court at Middletown on September 1, 1759, lists a substantial amount of property. His will shows he owned a farm at Middletown and the farm is described as having an orchard, garden and a wooded area to provide firewood as well as the livestock such as cows and sheep, so it appears that he was a hard working man to accumulate such an estate at that time.
Jeremiah Leaming, of Middletown, in ye county of Hartford and colony of Connecticut in New England considering my age and infirmity of body and thinking it my duty to dispose of the estate wherewith it hath pleased [God] to bless me in this life do make and ordain this my last will and testament.

Imprimis - I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Abigail Leaming the improvement of the whole of my dwelling house and of my barn and pastureland of my home farm to run from the highway east of my home westward to a crop fence near the west side of my young orchard fence being about 70 rods west from highway and also the improvements of my lot of land lying east of the highway near my house running from said highway eastward, near to the dwelling house of Lt John Bartlet, deceased. The improvements of buildings and land I give unto my above named wife during the time that she shall remain my widow only, regarding the priviledges therein as hereafter given unto my daughters Lucy and Jane and also I give unto her during the time she shall remain my widow the one half of my household goods and the use of two cows. She shall have her choice of all household goods for her half and liberty of getting firewood upon my farm where the most convenient for her and also five pounds if she need for it to cut and cart the wood to be paid her as is needed.

I have already given unto my beloved sons, Jeremiah and Matthias their full share and portion of my estate. And I have already given unto my beloved daughters Abigail Coe, deceased, Elizabeth Whetmore and Esther Marks part of their portions at their marriage, and therefore I give unto my beloved daughters Lucy and Jane as much of my estate as to make them equal in this aforementioned gesture.

I give unto my beloved son Aaron, my flintlock gun and sword and the remainder of my estate; the whole half I give and bequeath unto my son Aaron and my above named daughters Lucy, Elizabeth and Jane. My above named daughter Abigail being deceased, to her children I give one sixth part thereof of my personal and real estate to be equally divided among them.

Unto my son Aaron and my above named daughters I give the whole of my real and personal estate that shall be equally divided to and among them to share forever except that was allowed Aaron to only a sixth part of the rest estate and my daughter Abigail, being deceased a sixth part of the whole of this my will and pleasure is that if any of my above mentioned children should die not leaving any children that their part of my estate shall return to my last name son and daughters and their heirs.

And also my will is that Aaron and my above named daughters pay unto their mother if she requires the same, five pounds per annum to get her firewood. Each one of them to pay an equal share, and to my daughters, Lucy and Jane, liberty to use my dwelling house during the time they shall remains single, and liberty of a garden and fruit of the orchard for their own use.

And also I do hereby appoint my above named son Jeremiah Leaming and my wife Abigail Leaming executors of this, my last will and testament and I therefore set my hand and seal this sixteenth day of May, A.D. 1758.

Witnessed by: Ebenezer Hale; Mary Hale; and Abraham Bradley [brother-in-law, husband of Jane Leaming]. In the court of Probate Court of Middletown, Connecticut on this 1st day of September, A.D. 1759, Will and Testament of Jeremiah Leaming, late of Middletown, came Mrs. Abigail Leaming and Jeremiah Leaming.