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Note: Issac did not leave a Will, but there is a record of the settlement of his estate. In 1702, Issac and his family lived in Woodbury, CT. Also Ebenezer Hurd, father or grandfather of Charity Hurd, who married Lemuel Castle lived there. Ten yrs later, he had to pay a tax of 2 shillings, as the Town wanted to expand it boundaries. It is estimated that approximately 10000 lived in the town. (source: History of ancient Woodbury, Connecticut." pg 83.
In 1726, it is reported that Issac and family lived with 14 other families, in an area five miles square adjoining Lichtfield and 8-9 miles from Woodbury. In that year, he and fellow parishoners petitioned the Woodbury Town Council. "...yt it with difficulty yt we come to ye house of God at any time of ye year and especaley in ye winter season in extreamly difficult and sometimes wholy imposable and being much consarned for our children...nothing doubty your readines to shew cindness to us and our children...may at no cost and charg have ye preaching of ye word of life among ourselves and ye three winter months desember jenewary and febeauary and be freed from paying minsterial charg with ye town..." Source: Anderson, J., "The Churchs of Mattauk...", Price Co., 1892, pg. 110.
The Town Council rejected this request and the petioners then petitioned the General Assembly, who had final word over religious matters. They turned down the request. The decision was appealed again, with the Assembly permitting them to hire their own minister for the 3 months, but then later reversed their decision. In 1742, Issac's son, Daniel, along with the Hurd family and others repetitioned and the General Assembly agreed to divide the North Part into Judea and the south part was incorporated as Roxbury, CT. Winter priveleges were granted and by 1744, permission was granted for a separate society (church)
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