The following agreement of the heirs was signed two months later : (Oct 1759)

"We the subscribers Children and descendants of Mr. Joseph Chaffe Late of Woodstock in the County of Windham Desd vizt Benjamin Chafie of Ashford Eldest son of ye Said Desd, James Chaffe of Woodstock, Joseph Chaffe aforesaid Samuel Chaffee Josiah Chaffe Stephen Chaffe Joseph Wright & Abigail his Wife all of Woodstock and all in ye County of Windham and being all desirous to settle the Real Estate that j^e said Desd Left to us in Love and peace and notwithstanding our Late Brother Thomas Chaffe Late of said Woodstock Desd haveing in his lifetime Reed of our Said Father about six pounds Lawful money more than any of us Reed of our Said Father in his life time Yet we are hereby willing & Desirous ye Real Estate Left by our said Father Desd to be Settled to and amongst us in the following manner and from vizt So Benjamin Chaffe aforesaid one share and half in leiw of his Double Portion of what is left and no more And to the Heirs
of our Late Thomas Chaffe Desd one single share of what Notwithstanding what he in his Life Received of said Estate more than any of us And to the said James Joseph Samuel Stephen and Josiah one single share and to Joseph Wright and Abigail his wife one single Share making Eight single Shares and half in all in all
and as Ebenezer Williams Esq Judge of ye Court of Probate for ye District of Pomfret has given a Comn To mess Thos Chandler Nathanl Child and Theophilus Chandler to divide the Estate Left by ye said Joseph Chaffe Desd to us the subscribers and to and amongst us according to the Instructions therein Set Yet we Dessire ye Said Distributors to Divide ye same according to our minds herein Set to all which Instructions and Directions herein by us given we bind and oblige us the Subscribers and Each of us our and Each of our Several & respective heirs in the Penal sum of Thousand pounds Lawfull money to stand to and abide by ye aforesaid agreement in witness Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this Tenth day of October Anno Dom 1759

"Signed Sealed and Delivered Joseph Chaffe [l. s.]

" In Presence of Benjamin Chaffe [l. s.]

"Nathel Child James Chaffe [l. s.]

" Thos Chandler Samuel Chaffe [l. s.]

Stephen Chaffe [l. s.]
Josiah Chaffe [l. s.]
"Windham SS Woodstock Oct. 10th 1759

"Benjamin Chaffe James Chaffe Joseph Chaffe Samuel Chaffe Stephen Chaffe
Josiah Chaffe Joseph Wright and Abigail his wife all Personally appearing freely
acknowledged this Instrument to be their respective act and Deed.
"Coram Thos Chandler Justice Peace.