which he held the office of deacon; and Ruth, his second wife, united with the church in 1771. He was the moderator of the first town meeting held in Berlin, June 13th, 1785, and represented the town of Farmington in the General Assem- bly, four times. He served the country in the capacity of general during the war of the Revolution, with the exception of two years he was held a prisoner in New York, and with the aid of Roger Hooker, his brigade major, he became conspicuous,--Hooker doing his writing.

Having found the last Will of General Selah Hart among his old papers in Berlin, I transcribe it for the benefit of the readers of this memorial:

In the name of God, Amen.    I, Selah Hart, of Berlin, in the County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, in America, being, through the goodness of God, in health and of a sound mind and memory, considering the uncertainty of life, knowing it is appointed unto all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, in manner and form as follows: That is to say, first, and principally, I give and recommend my soul to God, who gave it, hoping, through the merits of Jesus Christ, to obtain the forgiveness of all my sins, and to inherit eternal life; and my body I commit to the earth, out of which it was taken, to be decently buried.

I give to my dear wife, Ruth Hart, for her sole use and disposal, my chaise, the whole of my household furniture, one-half of my other movable property which shall remain after my debts are paid. Also, I give to her, during her natural life, the use and improvement of one half of my real estate, the use of one-half of my dwelling-house at the south end, and one-half of my wood-house and corn house, and also one-half of my barns, to be divided in the following manner: the old barn shall be divided east and west through the ridge, and the new barn north and south through the ridge, she having the use of the south part of the old barn, and the east part of the new barn.

Also, I give to Lucy Hart, the widow of Cyprian Hart, lately deceased, so long as she continues to be his widow, the use of the other half of my dwelling-house, and the privilege of keeping two cows on my farm summer and winter, and so much room in my barns as will be necessary to accommodate them; also, the privilege of taking from my farm the necessary firewood during that time, viz., while she remains said Hart's widow.

Also, I give to Selah Hart, my sword, and the said Selah Hart and Cyprian Hart, sons of Cyprian Hart, lately deceased, all my real estate and what of my movable estate that is not disposed of as above, they paying to each of their four sisters, as they arrive to lawful age, two hundred dollars from my movable estate, if they be able, if not, it is