The free moveable Estate of L^ttDavid Hoit of Deer=
=field deceased, amounting to 50--13—3d : I order the Settlement
thereof as followes; vizt: to Abigail Hoit Relict to the decea
=sed 16--17--9: one third part to be at her owne absolute
dispose forever: to Mary Hoit y^e Grandchild to the deceased
and daughter to David Hoit Jun^r deceased Eldest Son to
L^tt David Hoit deceased, a double portion vizt: 9-13-0:
to Mary Hoit to Sarah Hoite; Jonathan Hoit, Benjⁿ Hoit, and Eben^r
Hoit Children to the s^d L^tt Hoit deceased 9-16-6d apiece
all Which I order the administrators to pay and set out to the Widdow; forthwith
and to the children when they come to be of age: according
to the afores^d proportions - and as to the Real Estate of
the s^d L^tt David Hoit deceased I order, and appoint Capt
Jonathan Wells, Dan Beldin, Eliez^r Hawkes, Edward
Allin, and Benoni Moore, or any three of them to be a committee=
= (who are to be sworne before the Judge of Probates) to
Set out to the Relict to the deceased, one third part In the
Housing, and land (to be For her use, and Improvement during
the terme [term] of her natural life, and to Mary Hoit the Grand
=child a double share, or portion, and to the children of
aforesd an equal share, and portion as aforesd-all to be-
distributed Rightly both as to quantity and quality; The
Improvem^t of the Grandchilds share In the land, to be to the afores^dAbigail Hoit, till further order = also the Improvem^t of the
childrens portion, to be to the s^d Widdow, or Relict, till they come
to be of age: The Widdows thirds, at the Expiration of her
terme, to be distributed In manner and proportion as afores^d=
The s^d Committee to make returne of their division for the
Judge of Probates Confirmation - This I declare and deter=
=mine as a Settlement of the Estate of the sd L^tt David Hoit de=
=ceased, ordering the administrators to induct 16d: out of the mo=
=veabls to be deducted proportionably from Each receiver for
Febry 4^th 170⁶/₇ Charges Expended by the administrators
Sam^ll Partridge

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David Hoit (Hoyt) came to Deerfield at the time of the permanent settlement in 1682. He was married to a Hatfield, Massachusetts, Mary Wells, who died about 1676. His second wife was Sarah Wilson, who died about 1689. His third wife, Abigail (Cook) Pomeroy, a widow, was captured in 1704, but was redeemed and returned to the colonies. David was captured in the 1704 raid and died of starvation in May. In the distribution, Abigail Hoit is awarded her "thirds," that is, a third of the entire estate during her lifetime, the customary inheritance of widows. David Hoit had seven children: two were killed in 1704; two escaped capture; and three were carried to Canada. Two of the three who were marched to Canada returned to Deerfield. David Hoit's distribution acknowledges all his children living in 1706, even Ebenezer, who never returned to claim his inheritance.

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