Wills
of Greene County
Abstracts from 1871-1880
Abstract of Wills from 1802 to 1900, being copied from the
records in the office of the Surrogate at Catskill, NY by RAY C. SAWYER,
Volume 2 copied in 1933
Transcribed by Annette Campbell
BARNET SPRING of Cairo Will Probated January 23, 1871
Heirs: daughters, Alsora C, Lavinia and Lydia
Executors: John Feeney and daughter Lavinia
Witnesses: John H. Bagley of Catskill
MARY SHEPMOES (widow) of Coxsackie Will Probated January 16, 1871
Heirs: niece, Julia H. Lane
Executors: brother, Anthony Lane of Brooklyn and Andrew B.
Houghtaling of Coxsackie
Witnesses: Barnet Gay and W. S. Stoutenburgh of Coxsackie
EMMA C. ASHLEY of Catskill Will Probated January 30, 1871
Heirs: brother, John J. and his wife, Susie; half sisters,
Sarah Lange and Maria Emerick
and Harriet Antrup; nieces, Maria Lange, Edna Emerick, Nettie
Antrup, Hattie Antrup;
sister-in-law, Rachel, wife of Edward Ashley; niece, Libbie,
daughter of Edward Ashley;
half-brother, Edwin Ashley
Executor: John J. Ashley
Witnesses: Charles A. Wood and Addison C. Griswold
WESSEL T. B. VanORDAN of New Baltimore Will Probated February 15, 1871
Heirs: wife, Nariah; sons, Edmund H. and Wessel T. B.;
daughter, Jane C. VanOrdan,
wife of John Ham.
Executors: son Edmund and daughter Jane C.
Witnesses: Izsreal Lawton and Richard S. Hotaling of
Coeymans, Albany Co, NY
JACOB VEDDER of Catskill Will Probated February 14, 1871
Heirs: wife, Gertrude; sons, William, Ransom, Charles; grand
children, Gertrude, Caroline,
Elizabeth, Frederick C., Ella and Ransom, children of son,
William; children of son Charles,
excluding step-children; grandson Harry M., child of deceased
son Melvin Vedder;
daughter-in-law, Jeannette, widow of deceased son, Melvin;
grand daughter, Anna G.
VanAlstine, daughter of son William; Gertrude Baker, niece of
wife.
Executors: Abram Plank and Sellick D. Smith of Catskill
Witnesses: Loyd Howard of Catskill and Martin Smith of Athens
WILLIAM R. STORY of Greenville Will Probated February 20, 1871
Heirs: wife, Lydia R.; daughters, Fannie and Rose
Executor: Matthew Story
Witnesses: Curtis R. Lacy of Freehold and Zera J. Walters of
Cairo
STEPHEN DEAN of New Baltimore Will Probated February 25, 1871
Heirs: wife, Sarah; sons, Isreal C., Albert, Joel and Allen
L.; daughters, Mariah Flansbough,
Catharine Rease and Ann Tompkins
Executors: sons, Albert and Allen L. and son-in-law, Irving
R. Tompsins
Witnesses: Edgar and Mary B. Halsted of New Baltimore
WILLIAM SHOEMAKER of Prattsville Will Probated March 13, 1871
Heirs: daughter, Maria Wiltsie; son, Henry W.; grandson,
Stephen; also Calvin W.; grand
daughters, Elishaba Rappelyea, wife of Cornelius Rappelyea
and Mariah, wife of Wuckoff
VanLoan
Executor: Ebinezer J. Soule
Witnesses: P.K. Salisbury and Elishaba A. Merwin of
Prattsville
DAVID D. JENNINGS of Cairo Will Probated March 20, 1871
Heirs: wife Eleanor: son, Daniel Webster Jennings; daughter,
Sarah Wallace
Executor: son Daniel Webster Jennings
Witnesses: Edward C. Stevens and Leonard White
SARAH DAVIDS of Cairo Will Probated March 21, 1871
Heirs: sisters, Caroline St. John and Nancy Ann, wife of
Jacob H. Bogardus; niece, Carrie,
daughter of Jacob H. Bogardus; William G., son of Jacob H.
Bogardus
Executor: Jacob H. Bogardus
Witnesses: Harry Bagley of East Durham and Caleb Sanford of
Cairo
MARY SAYER of Greenville Will Probated April 11, 1871
Heirs; sister, Josephine Ramsdell
Executor: none named on copy
Witnesses: Joseph P. Hallock and Theron B. Ramsdell
JAMES A. BADEAU of Catskill Will Probated April 17, 1871
Heirs: wife, Rebecca; son, James H.; daughter, Emma B. Fowler
Executors: son, James H.; Joseph H. Millington
Witnesses: none listed on copy
JOHN CAMPBELL of Coxsackie Will Probated May 1, 1871
Heirs: wife, Catharine
Executrix: wife, Catharine
Witnesses: W. S. Stoutenburgh and Andrew Fitzgerald of
Coxsackie
TIMOTHY JONES of Greenville Will Probated May 8, 1871
Heirs: wife, Eleanor
Executrix: wife, Eleanor
Witnesses: Hamilton J. McCabe and B. S. McCabe
NELLY STEVENS of Durham Will Probated May 20, 1871
Heirs: grand daughter, Sally, daughter of Joseph Winston;
also Mary Etta, wife of John
Waldron and Augusts Lobdell; daughter, Rebecca, wife of
Joseph Winston.
Executors: John Waldron and Mary Etta Waldron
Witnesses: M. B. Mattice and E. T. Peck
WILLIAM BAKER of Coxsackie Will Probated June 2, 1871
Heirs: wife, Catharine Elizabeth; nephew William S. Bedell,
son of John T. of Poughkeepsie,
NY; sister, Ann Elizabeth, wife of Isaac Smith of Brooklyn;
brothers, John Henry Baker,
Charles Caker of Coxsackie; nephew, John Henry Baker and
niece, Emma Baker, children of
deceased brother Richard Baker of Brooklyn.
Executor: brother-in-law, John T. Bedell of Poughkeepsie
Witnesses: Charles C. Givens and Hiram D. Ingersoll
SENECA MERRITT of Durham Will Probated June 12, 1871
Heirs: sons, Gilbert and Willard; Harry Bagley
Executors: son, Gilbert; Harry Bagley
Witnesses: Almeron A. Searing and Richard E. Searing
THOMAS MURPHY of Leeds Will Probated June 14, 1871
Heirs: wife, Bridget; nieces, Alice, daughter of Michael; and
Elizabeth, daughter of John
Murphy
Executors: None listed on copy
Witnesses: Martin Keough of Leeds and Michael Kinney of
Catskill
RANSOM BRONSON of Ashland Will Probated June 26, 1871
Heirs: wife, Clarissa; son, Newel; Delia, wife of Wilber M.
Finch and daughter, Emily, wife
of Joseph Rowlison or Rowleson
Executors: wife and Wilber M. Finch
Witnesses: William Fuller and Ichabod Cook
WILLIAM BLENIS of New Baltimore Will Probated June 19, 1871
Heirs: wife, Jane E.; daughter, Alzina Palmer
Executors: Mark Roe and Edgar Halsted
Witnesses: Leander Griffin and Matthew Thorn
WILLIAM R. CARMAN of New Baltimore Will Probated July 10, 1871
Heirs: wife, Betsey; son, Solomon C.; daughter, Mary W.
Witbeck; grandchildren, William C.
and Adelia Harden
Executor: Solomon C. Carman
Witnesses: Darwin G. and Dillwyn C. Powell
FREDERICK PEASTER of Durham Will Probated July 31, 1871
Heirs: sisters, Eliza Yeater, Sophia Houghtaling and Julia
Ann Marshall
Executor: Erastus D. Marshall
Witnesses: John C. Kenyon and William Paddock
JOHN L. DECKER of Prattsville Will Probated August 4, 1871
Heirs: wife of nephew Leonard, Elizabeth A., also nephew
Leonard
Executor: nephew, Leonard
Witnesses: Peter I. Stanley of Ashland and Charles E.
Richtmyer of Prattsville
SYLVESTER S. BALDWIN of Catskill Will Probated August 21, 1871
Heirs: father, Jedediah R. of New Baltimore
Executor: father, Jedediah R.
Witnesses: Charles C. Givens and Hiram D. Ingersoll
GEORGE MACKEY of Coxsackie Will Probated August 25, 1871
Heirs: wife, Anna P.
Executrix: wife Anna P.
Witnesses: S. W. Valentine and A. V. D. Collier, MD of
Coxsackie
DAVID CHASE of Jewett Will Probated September 18, 1871
Heirs: sons, Charles P. and David Noble; daughters, Emeline,
Polly, Lucy, Ann and Abigail
Executors: sons, David Noble and Charles P. Chase
Witnesses: I. B. Hinman and Sarah Eliza Baldwin
SARAH S. HOWLAND of Athens Will Probated September 18, 1871
(widow of Justus Howland)
Heirs: daughter, Sarah Jane Norbury; grand daughter, Sarah S.
Howland; son, Henry J.
Executors: Nathaniel W. Howland and Samuel H. Nichols
Witnesses: J. Allen and James Orson
LYMAN STORY of Ashland Will Probated September 30, 1871
Heirs: wife, Olive; son, Horace; daughter, Harriet
Executors: son and daughter, above mentioned
Witnesses: M. B. Mattice and A. C. Fancher of Oak Hill
JOHN B. STRONG of Durham Will Probated September 25, 1871
Heirs: wife, Rhoda; children, F. Asbury, John S. P., Embury
S., Alice, Thomas B., Caroline
Anson, and Charles S.
Executor: brother, Elsworth Strong
Witnesses: Joseph M. Smithj and Darwin Russ
JOSEPH VINCENT of Greenville Will Probated October 9, 1871
Heirs: wife, Phebe; children, Sally Ann Tompkins, Ann Jennett
Mygatt, Mary Jane Dyer and
Phebe Ett Elliot; son Leonard E.
Executors: wife and son Leonard E.
Witnesses: Abel Lacy and Charles E. Lake
AMOS SERRING of Durham Will Probated October 11, 1871
Heirs: sons, Almeron A., James B., William and Richard;
daughters, Ruth, wife of Nathaniel
Noble and Aravista, wife of Robert H. Robinson. (mentions
deceased sister as Anna Eckert
and mother-in-law of Amos Serring as Louisa Benton; wife of
Amos Serring, deceased as
Abigail)
Executors: sons, James B. and Almeron A.
Witnesses: Hiram Algen and Robert D. Howe of Durham
DANIEL HORCHKISS of Athens Will Probated October 30, 1871
Heirs: wife, Eunice; sons, Charles W. and George D.
Executor: wife, Eunice
Witnesses: William Cochran of Coxsackie and Casper Clow of
Athens
SHELDON A. GIVENS of Catskill Will Probated October 30, 1871
Heirs: wife, Hannah; son, Charles C; daughter, Emeline
Executors: wife and son Charles C.
Witnesses: John H. Bagley, Jr., and Benjamin Wey
GEORGE W. CONKLIN farmer of Greenville Will Probated November 8, 1871
Heirs: wife, Deborah; daughters, Sally M., Mary B., Caroline
E., and Adaline; sons, Thomas
and William A.
Executors: sons, Thomas and William A.
Witnesses: Thomas Saxton and Leander S. Lockwood of South
Westerlo
JAMES VanDEUSEN of Catskill Will Probated November 27, 1871
Heirs: sons, Claudius and Stanton; daughters, Ann, Maria Jane
and Eliza, wife
of Rev. William Lyle
Executors: Claudius and Cornelius VanDeusen
Witnesses: Danforth K and George R. Olney
CHRISTINA PIERCE of Coxsackie Will Probated December 4, 1871
Heirs: son, Flansburgh and daughter, Elida (or Alida) Ann.
Executor: Richard Cornwall
Witnesses: Richard Cornwall and John Flansburgh
MILLS WINANS of Catskill Will Probated December 4, 1871
Heirs: wife, Lydia M. and son, Franklin
Executrix: wife, Lydia M.
Witnesses: Augustus Hill and Henry Steele of Cairo
MARY WEIMAN of Middleburgh, Schoharie County, NY Will Probated December 18,
1871
Heirs: Charles S., son of Levi Daniels, now of Durham; Mary
A., daughter of same parent;
Levi Daniels.
Executor: Levi Daniels
Witnesses: M. B. Mattice and William Alger of Oak Hill
GEORGE P. FINKLE of Athens Will Probated January 3, 1872
Heirs: sisters, Julia, wife of Thomas L. Burger of State of
Illinois; Nancy and Lydia Finkle;
niece Roda, wife of Richard Weaver of Illinois.
Executors: sisters, Nancy and Lydia
Witnesses: Allen Rossman and Isaac N. Collier of Hudson
PHEBE SCOVILL of Windham Will Probated January 22, 1872
Heirs: son, Sylvester J.; daughters, Lucinda and Phelie Ann;
grand daughter, Julia Tompson.
Executors: son, Sylvester J. and brother-in-law Sylvester
Scovill
Witnesses: Samuel P. Ives and Joel Osborn of Windham
PATRICK McELROY of Hunter Will Probated January 29, 1872
Heirs: wife, Bridget; sons, Edward and James; daughters,
Annie, Mary, Ellen, Bridget, Jane
and Margaret
Executrix: wife, Bridget
Witnesses: Oren Glennon and James Brown
LEVI GAGE of Cairo Will Probated February 5, 1872
Heirs: wife, Emily and son Myron F.
Executrix: wife, Emily
Witnesses: Leonard Bunt and I. P. Jennings
JOEL GREEN of Coxsackie Will Probated February 12, 1872
Heirs: wife Susanna
Executrix: wife Susanna
Witnesses: Matthias VanDensbourgh of Coxsackie and J. M.
Browning of Hudson
SUSANNA GREEN of Coxsackie Will Probated February 12, 1872
(Widow of JOEL GREEN above)
Heirs: adopted daughter, Lillie E. Green
Executor: Andrew B. Houghtaling
Witnesses: P. H. Silvester and Jacob C. VanDyck
DAVID REYNOLDS of Durham Will Probated February 21, 1872
Heirs: wife, Mahala; sons, Alfred F., Charles M., William S.
and Edgar L.; daughters, Emma
Jane Hubbard and Catharine M. Bascom
Executors: Edwin T. Hubbard, son-in-law and son, Alfred F.
Witnesses: John W. Couchman of Cooksbourgh, Albany Co., NY
and Elisha Moss of
Durham
LEONARD BRONK of Coxsackie Will Probated February 21, 1872
Heirs: wife, Maria E.; daughter Adelaide
Executors: Jacob C. VanDyck; daughter, Adelaide; and John L.
B. Silvester
Witnesses: Peter O. Williams and William K. Reed
PHILIP DONLEY of New Baltimore Will Probated February 23, 1872
Heirs: Edward McCabe
Executor: Edward McCabe
Witnesses: J. M. Harris of Coeymans and Rose Ellen McCabe of
New Baltimore
ANN C. TRUMPBOUR of Cairo Will Probated February 26, 1872
Heirs: sister, Eliza Wells; brother, Elijah; nieces, Julia
and Henrietta T., Arabella and
Phadera, daughters of Rowland Smith; niece, Sarah Whitney;
nieces, Estella, Sarah and
Carrie, daughters of brother William T.; nephew Jacob
Vosbourgh; nieces, Anna, Margaret,
Antoinett, Kamilla, Mary and Emma, children of the late
Henrietta Vosbourgh.
Executor: brother, Elijah T.
Witnesses: Henry Steele and Orlando Post
HIRAM FAULKNER of Lexington Will Probated March 11, 1872
Heirs: wife, Lydia; wife's son, Philemon Gates and her
daughter Mariett McLion; son,
Darwin; daughter, Louisa Victoria
Executors: wife and Darwin Faulkner
Witnesses: John Moore and Barnard O'Hara
MARY JONES of Windham Will Probated March 11, 1872
Heirs: sister, Elizabeth Turner; children of brother, Daniel
S.; children of brother, Cornelius
W.; children of deceased sister, Hannah Goodrich; Esther
French, daughter of deceased
sister Catharine.
Executrix: sister, Elizabeth Turner
Witnesses: Rufus W. Watson and Andrew C. Fancher of Catskill
CLARISSA E. EDWARDS of Durham Will Probated March 22, 1872
Heirs: sister, Hellen M. Delamater; daughter, Helen E.;
children of Elizabeth Wetsell,
deceased and children of Harriet A. Delamater, deceased.
Executors: Erastus H. Delamater and Amos Cleveland
Witnesses: Harry Bagley and Henry W. Snyder
TIMOTHY J. MILLER of Greenville Will Probated March 25, 1872
Heirs: son, Daniel S.; daughters, Margaret and Frances M.,
wife of Rev. Collins; grandson,
William Miller Collier
Executors: son, Daniel S. and daughter, Margaret Miller
Witnesses: H. E. Robbins and D. G. Wyatt of South Westerlo,
Albany Co.
JOHN M. SCOTT Will Probated March 28, 1872
Heir: wife, Sarah D.
Executrix: wife, Sarah D.
Witnesses: George B. Day and James B. Olney
WALTON S. STOUTENBURGH of Coxsackie Will Probated April 5, 1872
Heirs: wife, Catharine; children, Amanda C., Catharine E. H.
Hubbel, Walton S. Jr.; and
Susan Isibella S.
Executors: wife, Catharine and son, Walton S. Jr.
Witnesses: Jacob C. VanDyck and John L. B. Silvester of
Coxsackie
DAVID WHITING of Athens Will Probated April 10, 1872
Heirs: wife, Anna; children, David T., John F., Addison E.;
Ann Louisa Case, Armenia and
Etta
Executors: Hiram Macy of Hudson, George Titus of Athens and
John B. Whitbeck of
Coxsackie
Witnesses: Jacob C. VanDyck of Coxsackie and Clark Porter of
Athens
PETER VanNATTEN of Coxsackie Will Probated April 15, 1872
Heirs: sister Maria, wife of Jacob D. Reynolds; heirs of
Maria, --Isaac, Peter, and Andrew
Reynolds
Executors: Thomas Burroughs and sister, Maria
Witnesses: Richard Cornwall and Peter W. Brandow
FREDERICK SITZER of Durham Will Probated May 1, 1872
Heirs: wife, Phebe F; daughter, Mary Ann Cunningham
Executrix: daughter, Phebe F.
Witnesses: M. B. Mattice and H. C. Soop
WILBUR EARL of Cairo Will Probated May 8, 1872
Heirs: daughter, Sarah Jane and son, William W.
Executors: son and daughter
Witnesses: Joseph Hallock and Susan P. Hallock of Coxsackie
REBECCA HALLENBECK of Athens Will Probated May 25, 1872
(daughter of Casper I. and Annie Hallenbeck)
Heirs: half-brothers, John I., Isaac C. and Aaron Hallenbeck;
children of deceased sister
Mary--Jehoiakim, John H., Rebecca, wife of John C. Mackey and
Christina, wife of Ambrose
Mackey; brother Marcus E. Hallenbeck
Executor: James W. Hiseerd of Coxsackie
Witnesses: Casper M. Spoor of Coxsackie and Charles R.
VanVliet of Athens
ROBERT T. SPEES of Greenville Will Probated May 27, 1872
Heirs: sisters, Mary Elizabeth and Sarah Jane Wilcox;
brothers, Shubel G. and Samuel B.; Ella
Gifford; Rev. Byron Bosworth
Executors: Shubel G. and Samuel B.
Witnesses: Orrin C. Stevens and Nelson Knowles
SARAH A. STEVENS of Greenville Will Probated May 27, 1872
(wife of Minor Stevens of Greenville)
Heirs: husband, Minor Stevens; Ezra Sherrill; sister,
Arabella Lake; nieces, Sarah, daughter of
brother Gideon Lake; Elizabeth, wife of James Stevens and
Clara, daughter of David Lake;
Mrs. Lucina Sherrill; sister, Mrs. Mary Smith; Mattie, wife
of Dennis Wheeler and Emma,
daughter of David Lake
Executor: husband, Minor
Witnesses: Gideon Botsford and Catharine E. Betts
ANN E. WRIGHT of Coxsackie Will Probated June 3, 1872
Heirs: sister, Adaline; sister Ophelia F. Turner, wife of
James T.; brothers, Hiram and Albert
H.
Executors: sister, Adaline and John VanWarner of Coxsackie
Witnesses: Marcus Wing and H. W. Brown
WILLIAM I. WELLS of Coxsackie Will Probated June 3, 1872
Heirs: son, Christopher and grandson William
Executor: son, Christopher
Witnesses: Epenetus Reed and Samuel King
HENRY CORNWALL of Coxsackie Will Probated June 11, 1872
Heirs: sons, Richard and Henry; daughters, Jane, wife of
Hiram Brownell and Charity, wife
of Clinton Delamater; grandsons, John Henry Whitmore and
Cornwall Whitmore; grand
daughters, Alice, Ellen and Susan Ann Cornwall; grandson,
Cornwall, son of Ephraim
Vosbourgh
Executors: son, Richard and son-in-law, Hiram Brownell
Witnesses: S. H. Nichols and Henry VanLoan
MERCY ALLEN of Greenville Will Probated June 24, 1872
Heirs: son, Derius and grand daughter, Alice T. Allen
Executor: son, Derius
Witnesses: Orrin C. Stevens and Abel H. Townsend
GEORGE REED of Coxsackie Will Probated July 1, 1872
Heirs: wife, Esther C.; son, William K.; daughters, Jane M.
Fitch, Isabella Hamilton and
Rebecca Fitch
Executor: son, William K.
Witnesses: Jacob C. VanDyck and Daniel Mullen
SARAH R. LAVENDER of Princeton, NJ Will Probated July 1, 1872
Heirs: sister, Mary Carnell; nieces, Eliza Ann Birnes; Mary
Jane Carnell
Executors: nephews, William Birnes and Sidney Carnell
Witnesses: Mary E. Tuthill and John F. Hageman
CHARLES BOGARDUS of Catskill Will Probated July 5, 1872
Heirs: nieces, Rebecca and Ophelia, daughters of brother,
George; son, Albertes; sister,
Margaret Rosa
Executor: Rufus H. King
Witnesses: Danforth K. Olney and Henry B. Hill
CHRISTINA FARMER of Coxsackie Will Probated August 5, 1872
Heirs: husband, William
Executor: husband, William
Witnesses: John B. Bronk and Barnet Gay
WILLIAM W. PLANK of Catskill Will Probated July 29, 1872
Heirs: daughters, Nancy Vedder and Susan S. Stevens; John A.
Griswold
Executor: John A. Griswold
Witnesses: John A. Griswold, William F. McManamy, F.H.
Burroughs
MARIA GAY of Coxsackie Will Probated August 5, 1872
Heirs: daughter, Elizabeth F.
Executrix: daughter, Elizabeth F.
Witnesses: Jacob C. VanDyck and Barnet Gay
RACHEL ANN HOTALING of Coxsackie Will Probated August 8, 1872
(wife of Andrew P. H. Hotaling of Coxsackie)
Heirs: husband, Andrew P.; daughters, Maria, the youngest;
Sarah, Rachel, Ann Catharine
and Hellena; sons, Stephen, Andrew and John E.
Executors: John G. Raymond and Edwin Minor
Witnesses: John I. Day and Joseph Kline
ELIZABETH LUSK of Coxsackie Will Probated September 2, 1872
Heirs: sons, Gilbert, Stephen and James; Ellen Russell,
daughter of son John; Charles, son of
John Lusk; Harriet, former wife of son John; Mary, wife of
Theodore Ross; John, son of
Caroline Cattle
Executors: sons, Gilbert and Stephen
Witnesses: P.O. Williams and Elizabeth Whitbeck of Coxsackie
JONATHAN THORN of Coxsackie Will Probated September 9, 1872
Heirs: wife, Albert W. Patrie; daughter, Lydia and son,
William
Executor: son, William
Witnesses: Joseph Wilkinson and Robert C. Delamater
JAMES OSMER of Cairo Will Probated September 16, 1872
Heir: brother, George
Executor: Henry Steele
Witnesses: George Person and Charles Cargill
POLLY BETTS of Greenville Will Probated September 16, 1872
(daughter of Elkanah Baker of Greenville)
Heirs: sister, Sally
Executors: Russel Lawrence, Mark Roe and Sally Pitts
Witnesses: Abel Townsend, Hiram Bogardus and Hiram Hayes
DANIEL B. DUNHAM of Catskill Will Probated September 16, 1872
Heir: wife, Sarah E.
Executrix: wife, Sally E.
Witnesses: John Breasted, P. V. VanOrden and Rufus H. King
JESSE MOSS of Durham Will Probated September 25, 1872
Heir: wife, Olive S.
Executrix: wife, Olive S.
Witnesses: A. C. Cowles and Miles Deyo
ABRAHAM VOSBURGH of Coxsackie Will Probated October 7, 1872
Heirs: son, Isaac; daughters, Sarah Wilson, Judith Armstrong,
Jane Clark, Catherine
Rushmore
Executors: daughter, Sarah and son-in-law, William Armstrong
Witnesses: J. B. Bronk and W. G. Hoyt
WILLIAM BENNETT of Athens Will Probated October 28, 1872
Heirs: wife, Margaret Jane; children, George and Naomi
Executrix: wife, Margaret Jane
Witnesses: John Sanderson of Athens and George G. Bennett of
Sing Sing, Westchester
County, NY
JESSE HOAGLAND of Prattsville Will Probated October 28, 1872
Heirs: wife, Rosina; children, David, George, Abigail, Mary
Enderline, Charles, Caroline,
Otis; children of Minnie, wife of Thomas, deceased
Executors: son-in-law, Adolphus Enderline of Roxbury,
Delaware Co, NY and William F.
Fenn of Prattsville
Witnesses: George C. Fenn and James Lewis
GEORGE G. DOANE of Catskill Will Probated October 28, 1872
Heirs: niece, Sarah Beach, daughter of Elizabeth Brace, wife
of Lindsley Brace, deceased;
sister, Elizabeth Brace-her daughter and niece, Anna L.
Fitch, -her daughter, Lizzie Fitch;
Elizabeth Brace, niece, and daughter of sister Elizabeth
Brace; niece, Elizabeth, wife of John
Hopkins of Saugerties; sister, Jane, wife of Elisha White of
Ashland; Brace, son of John
Hopkins and Susan Brace, deceased; Mary, daughter of the same
parents; Thomas H., living
in Chicago, Ill., son of brother, John Doane of Catskill;
nephew, John Jr., son of brother, John
Doane; Hattie Ingersoll, daughter of brother John Doane;
sister, Elizabeth, widow of Abel
Brace, deceased; to her son and my nephew Henry B. Brace, now
of New York City; nephew,
George, son of Everett Hinman; (said George Hinman and son
now reside in Cooperstown,
Otsego County, NY.) niece, Sarah Beach; Alma, daughter of
brother John Doane
Executors: brother, Hohn Doane and John Hopkins
Witnesses: F. James Fitch and Orrin Day
IDA EDWARDS of Catskill Will Probated October 7, 1872
Heirs: children (no names mentioned); mother, children of J.M.
Youngs
Executor: James Donyea of Rensselaerville
Witnesses: James Jewell, M.D. and Rachel Ann Young
LEWIS H. WICKES of Cairo Will Probated November 25, 1872
Heirs: wife, Elizabeth; brothers, George, Isaac and Hobart
Executrix: wife, Elizabeth
Witnesses: Sherwood Holcomb and Alanson Lathrop
THOMAS VanHOESEN of Athens Will Probated December 2, 1872
Heirs: daughter, Hannah; son, Nicholas; children of Nicholas
Executors: nephews, Nicholas VanHoesen and Thomas, sons, of
John N. VanHoesen
Witnesses: Alonzo Greene and Malinda Murphy
RUFUS EARL of Cairo Will Probated December 9, 1872
Heirs: Mitchel, son of nephew, George Earl; nieces,
Catharine, Elizabeth Weeks, Louisa
Graham, Ann Garret Earl, Augusta Cochran and Alida Dean;
brothers, Peter and James;
nephews, Joseph Luman, George, Richard and Charles Earl
Executors: brothers, Peter and James; nephew Joseph
Witnesses: Augustus Hill and Jasper N. Bennett
EMMA L. TILLON of Catskill Will Probated December 15, 1872
(wife of Charles Graham Tillon)
Heirs: husband, Charles G.; children of sister, Susan L.,
wife of Richard Norris of
Philadelphia; Marion Smedburgh of Bergen County, NJ; sisters,
Susan L. Norris and
Henrietta P., wife of Col. Joseph Glover of Grahamville,
South Carolina; Julia, wife of
Gouverneur Kemble, Jr., of Cold Spring, Putnam Co, NY and
Alice, wife of Oscar
Smedborgh of Bergen County, NJ
Executors: Charles Graham Tillon and Oscar Smedborgh
Witnesses: Thomas Bell and William H. Brown
EDWIN COCHRAN of Coxsackie Will Probated December 16, 1872
Heirs: wife, Maria; daughters, Catharine Maria and Ida; son,
Franklin
Executrix: wife, Maria
Witnesses: William Cochran and Mira Bomus
MARGARET MILLER of Greenville Will Probated December 21, 1872
Heirs: brother, Daniel S.; sister, Mrs. Francis M. Collier;
Rev. Isaac N. Collier; Nancy
Harrison, colored woman
Executors: Rev. Isaac N. Collier and Thomas S. Robbins
Witnesses: Sylvester W. Story and Henrietta W. Story
LOVITT HEAD of Durham Will Probated December 27, 1872
Heirs: wife, Harriet; children, Ella, Evaline, Lovit and
Idora
Executors: wife and William R. Tannen
Witnesses: James S. Bean of Rensselaerville, Albany Co, NY
and Lewis J. White, Durham,
Greene Co, NY
JAMES KATING of Coxsackie Will Probated December 30, 1872
Heirs: wife, Bridget
Executrix: wife, Bridget
Witnesses: William Cochran and Luke McCormick
JOSIAH STANNARD of Durham Will Probated January 4, 1873
Heirs: wife, Eunice C.; son Clark D.
Executor: Isreal P. Netten
Witnesses: A. G. Cowles of Durham and James Jennings of
Greenville
HANNAH EDRELL of Catskill Will Probated January 6, 1873
Heirs: Ann Eliza Elliott, wife of Addison H. Edrell
Executor: Rufus H. King
Witnesses: Peleg C. Mattoon and Cassius H. Edrell
JOHN R. WARNE of Athens Will Probated January 13, 1873
Heirs: wife, Elizabeth Ann; her daughter Alice L. Titus
Executrix: wife, Elizabeth Ann
Witnesses: J. H. Wheeler and A. W. Green of Athens
MARGARET DEDRICK of Catskill Will Probated January 13, 1873
Heirs: sons, Dewey and James; daughters, Jane Perry and
Margaret Pilgrim
Executor: Nelson Smith
Witnesses: D. W. Duncan and B. O. Miller
GEORGE BOYD of Cairo Will Probated January 15, 1873
Heirs: wife, Lydia
Executrix: wife Lydia
Witnesses: D. K. and G. R. Olney
JOHN VanHOOSEN of Ashland Will Probated January 16, 1873
Heirs: wife; sons, Aroony and Charles; daughters, Lola H.,
Frances, Louisa Wiers and Emily
F.
Executors: Aroony and Charles VanHoosen
Witnesses: Peter I. Stanley and John S. Ives
THOMAS KENNEDY of Coxsackie Will Probated February 10, 1873
Heirs: sons, George E. and Thomas H; grand daughter, Rebecca
R. Brandow
Executors: two sons
Witnesses: J. B. Bronk and O. Lampman
PETER KURAU of Ashland Will Probated February 10, 1873
Heirs: son Clark; daughter Jane and her daughter Clara
Executor: Abner Berry
Witnesses: Abner Berry and Hatson Groat
NICHOLAS BRANDOW of Prattsville Will Probated March 3, 1873
Heirs: wife, Eleanor C.; children (not mentioned by name)
Executrix: wife, Eleanor C.
Witnesses: A. J. Churchill and David N. Schermerhorn
AMELIA ROGERS of Catskill Will Probated March 3, 1873
Heirs: daughters, Ann Elvin Simmons and Eleanor Kinnicutt
Executor: brother, George Eighmey
Witnesses: Rufus H. King and Danforth K. Olney
ZACHEUS EARL of Catskill Will Probated March 10, 1873
Heirs: wife, Ann Matilda; daughter, Charlotte Adelia Cole and
grand daughter, Sarah Ellen
Studley
Executrix: wife, Ann Matilda
Witnesses: Rufus W. Watson and J. A. Griswold
WILLIAM T. OVERBAUGH of Catskill Will Probated March 10, 1873
Heirs: wife, Martha A.; sons, Milton, Lorenzo and Frank;
daughters, Alice, Edith and Lillian
Executrix: John Armstrong
Witnesses: Jeremiah Overbaugh and Isaac F. Bullis
ANDREW LEEPER of Durham Will Probated March 17, 1873
Heirs: wife, Margaret and John Armstrong
Executor: John Armstrong
Witnesses: Daniel Jones and Aaron Baker
WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER of Rensselaerville, NY Will Probated April 21, 1873
Heirs: wife, Angelica; son, Lucius; sisters, Jane, daughter
of Peter; Catharine A.
Executors: wife and son, Lucius
Witnesses: M. B. Mattice and Hiram Alger of Oak Hill
JOHN VanHOESEN of Athens Will Probated April 21, 1873
Heirs: wife, Elcie; daughters, Elizabeth, wife of Walter
Johnson; Loretta, wife of Martin F.
Hallenbeck; Rachel Ann, wife of Henry H. Cherritree;
Clarissa, wife of George Johnson; Jane,
wife of William Spoor; sons, Benjamin Haviland VanHoesen,
John C., George, Groome and
Edward
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Samuel H. Nichols and William H. VanLoan
JOHN McGIFFORD of Athens Will Probated April 21, 1873
Heirs: wife, Jane S.; sons, John, Joseph and Robert;
daughters, Mary Sterrit, Jane S., and
Matilda S.; son William S. (deceased)
Executors: wife and son John
Witnesses: Thomas Day and George I. Harder
DANIEL P. MEAD of Athens Will Probated April 28, 1873
Heirs: wife; children, Peter G., Gilbert L., Caroline E.,
Benjamin F., and Edwin P.; Children of
deceased son, David W.---daughter Harriet DeGroat and son,
John P.
Executor: John P. Mead, now of Brooklyn
Witnesses: Charles T. F. Spoor and Isaac S. Whitbeck of
Coxsackie
LUCINDA FINCH of Windham Will Probated May 1, 1873
Heirs: brother, Nathan G. Osborn; nephew, Garry O. Baldwin;
Francis H., daughter of Garry
O. Baldwin; children of brother, Nathan G. Osborn---Nancy
McKee, Harriet R., Ella, Frank
H., Irvine and Althea, called Ella; nephew, Albert B.
Baldwin; niece Lucinda Mariah
Baldwin; Alice, daughter of Silas Munson
Executor: brother, Nathan G. Osborn
Witnesses: Isaac B. Stale and West C. Baldwin
DANIEL B. BOOTH of Durham Will Probated May 5, 1873
Heirs: wife, Laura; Daniel B. Thompson, Daniel B. Treadwell,
Martin P. Cooper, Mariah,
wife of Jedediah T. Bush.
Executors: wife, and Liberty P. More
Witnesses: Erastus T. Peck and Gornelius Cowles
ROBERT ARMSTRONG of Durham Will Probated May 7, 1873
Heirs: wife, Margaret; son, Joseph
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Lucius D. Hill and Charles Naylor
NEWMAN FINCH of Coxsackie Will Probated May 12, 1873
Heirs: wife, Betsey; children, Hannah Betts, Sally Ann Hill;
Lyman; William; Levi; James and
Marian McGifford
Executor: son, James
Witnesses: Wilson Paddock and F. S. Greene
ELIZABETH DUBOIS of Catskill Will Probated May 12, 1873
Heirs: wife of Lahon Cross, niece Elizabeth; nephew, Peter G.
Executor: Robert E. Austin
Witnesses: William H. VanOrden and P. V. VanOrden
BRADFORD O. WAIT of Catskill Will Probated May 15, 1873
Heirs: wife, Almira; children mentioned but not by name
Executor: Frederick S. Lyons
Witnesses: Joseph Hallock and J. B. Conklin
JOHN N. VanHOESEN of Athens Will PRobated May 19, 1873
Heirs: wife, Mariah; daughters, Rebecca and Jane; son,
Nicholas; sister-in-law Jane Whitbeck
Executors: wife and son Nicholas
Witnesses: Alonzo Greene and Henry Collier
HANNAH BAKER widow, of Coxsackie Will Probated May 26, 1873
Heirs: Polly and Sally, daughters of husband Elkana Baker,
deceased; Alanson Pitts
Executors: Polly Baker and Alanson Pitts
Witnesses: Hiram Haynes and Anson Dodge
CORNELIA SCHUNEMAN of Catskill Will Probated May 27, 1873
(wife of William Schuneman)
Heirs: son, James D.
Executor: son, James D.
Witnesses: Almet and Helen Reed of 16 East 41st St. NY City
AMASA MACKEY of Durham Will Probated June 3, 1873
Heirs: wife, Ann Eliza
Executrix: wife, Ann Eliza
Witnesses: M. B. Mattice and A. C. Fancher of Oak Hill
CORNELIA F. PALMER of Cairo Will Probated June 10, 1873
Heirs: children, not mentioned by name
Executor and Guardian of children: Alexander Wiltse
Witnesses: Alanson Lathrop and Erastus Webster
CALEB DAY of Catskill Will Probated June 10, 1873
Heirs: wife, Lucretia Lyman; children, Caleb Atwater Day of
Chicago; Edward Lyman Day of
Kent, Ohio; Ellen Augusta, wife of Benjamin Wey.
Executors: wife and son, Edward L. Day
Witnesses: John and S. Sherwood Day
ELIZABETH MERWIN of Jewett Will Probated June 16, 1873
Heirs: sons, Charles L., deceased; daughter Stella; son,
Albert H.
Executor: son, Albert H.
Witnesses: John Egbertson of Jewett and Henry Osborn of
Hunter
ELIZABETH ABEEL of Catskill Will Probated May 22, 1873
Heirs: Cathatine A. and Elizabeth D. Atkins; brother-in-law,
Benjamin P. Dubois; John P.
Dubois
Executor: Benjamin P. Dubois
Witnesses: Rufus H. King and John Hallock
WATSON HOWLAND of Athens Will Probated July 14, 1873
Heirs: sons, Calvin G. and Walter S.; daughters, Ellen B.
Kenney and Electa C. Smith
Executors: Ellen B. Kenney and brother, Nathaniel W. Howland
Witnesses: Henry VanLoan and John Sanderson
LEVERETT MERWIN of Jewett Will Probated July 15, 1873
Heirs: daughter, Mary Amanda; son, Daniel; heirs of daughter,
Sarah Ann, deceased
Executors: daughter, Mary Amanda; Nathaniel Ormsbee and
Danial B. Merwin
Witnesses: Abner and Lavinia Berry
PATRICK H. SHANLEY of Coxsackie Will Probated August 5, 1873
Heir: mother, Elizabeth
Executrix: mother, Elizabeth
Witnesses: William Cochran and Thomas Gay
CATHARINE KIERMAN of Coxsackie Will Probated August 30, 1873
Heir: son, Robert
Executor: Luke McCormick
Witnesses: Jacob C. VanDyck and Anne Fox
ISAAC GRIFFIN of Greenville Will Probated September 15, 1873
Heir: wife Harriet
Executrix: wife Harriet
Witnesses: Russel Wakeley and Edward Wakeley
JAMES LENNON of Cairo Will Probated September 15, 1873
Heirs: wife, Margaret; daughters, Margaret and Mary Jane
Executors: sons, Cyrus and William S.
Witnesses: Augustus Hill and Henry Steele
JOHN J. JONES of Lexington Will Probated September 26, 1873
Heir: wife, Mary
Executor: James Cross
Witnesses: William W. Pettit and Andrew J. Pettit
JOSEPHINE PARSONS of New Baltimore Will Probated September 29, 1873
Heirs: mother, Hannah; brother Francis A.
Executors: same as above
Witnesses: Ira Wilson and Ira Wilson, New Baltimore
CHRISTOPHER WATERMAN of Ashland Will Probated September 29, 1873
Heirs: wife, Margaret; daughters, Lucina, Louisa, Aurilla,
Caroline and Emelissa; sons, John,
Charles, Sidney and Milo
Executor: son, John
Witnesses: W.H. Mead, MD and Daniel Ferris
GILBERT VERMILYEA of Cairo Will Probated September 29, 1873
Heirs: wife, Eliza; daughters, Susan J. Feeney and Jemima
Simpson
Executors: wife and Abel Button of Coxsackie
Witnesses: Jacob C. VanDyck and Sidney A. Dwight of Coxsackie
MARILLA HICKOK of Greenville Will Probated October 20, 1873
Heirs: sister, Hannah M. Wakeley and her son, Francis H.
Executor: Francis H. Wakeley
Witnesses: Russell Wakeley and Jane Ann Wakeley
ELIZABETH VanHOESEN of Athens Will Probated October 20, 1873
Heirs: sisters, Leah, wife of Lawrence Paulson and Rachel;
children of deceased sister, Maria
Sager
Executors: Cornelius Rouse, Jr. and John A. Brandow
Witnesses: Allen Rossman and Irene N. Collier of Hudson
ROSINA HOAGLAND of Prattsville Will Probated October 13, 1873
Heirs: children, David, George, Abigail Gilbert, Mary
Enderlin, Charles, Otis, Caroline and
Minnie Hoagland, widow of Thomas Hoagland, deceased
Executor: John L. Becker
Witnesses: William F. Fenn, James Lewis, both of Prattsville
WILLIAM EARL of Halcott Will Probated October 29, 1873
Heirs: wife, Lydia H.; daughter, Esther Jane, wife of Arthur
Jenkins
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Thomas K. Faulkner of Roxbury, Del Co, NY and
Nathaniel F. Ellis of Halcott
HENRY HOPKINS of Catskill Will Probated November 5, 1873
Heirs: wife; children, Samuel C., Emeline C., and Henry C.
Executors: wife and father-in-law, Samuel C. Cornell
Witnesses: P.V. VanOrden, and Henry B. Hill both of Catskill
HARRIET DAY of Catskill Will Probated November 7, 1873
Heirs: daughter Jane; son John Gardner Day
Executor: son, John G. Day
Witnesses: Washington Yake/Yale, 52 Varick St. NY City and
David Hawley, same address
OBADIAH EARL of Durham Will Probated November 7, 1873
Heirs: wife, Ann; sister, Malissa Whitman
Executors: wife and Jasper N. Bennett
Witnesses: Elsworth Strong and Moses Yale, both of Durham
JESSE SCOVILL of Durham Will Probated November 19, 1873
Heirs: wife, Clarissa M.
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: A. C. Cowles and W. R. Cowles both of Durham
JAMES F. BURROUGHS of Greenville Will Probated November 25, 1873
Heirs: wife Julia A.
Executrix: wife, Julia A.
Witnesses: Russel and Edward Wakeley of Greenville
LUTHER PAYNE of Athens Will Probated December 1, 1873
Heirs: wife, Hannah, daughter, Sarah M. Beecher
Executor: Samuel H. Nichols
Witnesses: E. R. Hubby and William H. Bogardus, both of
Athens
WILLIAM V.B. HEERMANCE of Coxsackie Will Probated December 15, 1873
Heirs: wife, Esther; daughter, Eleanor C. and Herman C. Adams
Executors: wife and daughter
Witnesses: Jacob C. VanDyck and W. V.B. Adams both of
Coxsackie
JULIA L. WHITE of Lexington Will Probated December 29, 1873
Heirs: sons, John, Arthur J. and Robert; sister Elizabeth
Vandenburgh
Executor: none listed on copy
Witnesses: Isaac and Welcome VanValkenburgh, both of
Lexington
DANIEL MULLEN of Coxsackie Will Probated January 15, 1874
Heir: brother, James
Executors: brother James and friend, William K. Reed
Witnesses: Jacob C. VanDyck and Martin C. Stanton, both of
Coxsackie
LYMAN A HULL of Durham Will Probated February 2, 1874
Heirs: wife, Louisa R.; sons, Addison O. and Judson D.
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: A. C. Cowles and Dwight P. Hull both of Durham
RICHARD F. BUCKBEE of Coxsackie Will Probated February 7, 1874
Heirs: wife, Elizabeth G.; daughters, Phebe B, wife of Hiram
Brown and Elzada B., wife of
Gilbert L. Fitchett; nephew, Samuel G. Morgan
Executors: Frederick S. Greene and John B. Bronk, both of
Coxsackie
Witnesses: Peter G. VanSchaack and S. W. Valentine, both of
Coxsackie
EDWARD P. MOORE of Durham Will Probated February 9, 1874
Heirs: wife, Hannah; son, Madison
Executors: wife and son
Witnesses: Anson B. and Bradford Wright, both of Durham
ANNA MESICK of Catskill Will Probated February 25, 1874
Heirs: daughter, Mary Jane; sons, John F. and Thomas
Executor: son, John F.
Witnesses: P.V. and William H. VanOrden, both of
Coxsackie
TIMOTHY HOTCHKISS of Athens Will Probated February 17, 1874
Heirs: wife, Tiney; son William T.
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Thomas Day and Casper Perry, both of Athens
JEROME A. BURGER of Catskill Will Probated March 2, 1874
Heirs: wife, Lucy A.; brother, Peter
Executors: wife and Rufus H. King
Witnesses: A. McKinley and John Lamouree, both of Palenville
ELLIS B. AUSTIN of Durham Will PRobated March 9, 1874
Heirs: sisters, Eliza and Charlotte Austin; niece, Ann
Augusta Wilcox and her two
daughters, Theressa B. and Charlott A. Wilcox
Executors: sister, Charlott Austin and Alanson Woodworth
Witnesses: John R. Sylvester and James Fitch, both of
Catskill
WALTER ADAMS of Catskill Will Probated March 7, 1874
Heirs: wife, Elida; mother-in-law, Cordelia Hartwell;
sister-in-law, Mary Lavinia Wardell;
sisters, Marianna Benton and Martha E. Avery
Executors: Uncle, George Hallock, Milton, NY and
brother-in-law, Myron B. Benton
Witnesses: W. Irving Jennings and Goodwin Ensign, both of
Catskill
MOSES WINTER of Jewett Will Probated March 12, 1874
Heirs: Julia H.; daughters, Matilda Mead, Marie Woodworth,
Lodiskie Schermerhorn,
Harriet VanValkenburgh, Lillian Winton and wife's daughter,
Elizabeth Slaton
Executor: son-in-law, David E. Woodworth
Witnesses: A. J. and L. E. Woodworth, both of East Jewett
JOHN C. VanHOESEN of Coxsackie Will PRobated March 16, 1874
Heirs: wife, Harriet; sons, George and John C. Jr.;
daughters, Hannah M., wife of Richard
Jansen and Rachel Ann VanHoesen
Executor: Richard Jansen
Witnesses: William Cochran of Coxsackie and William Jackson
of New Baltimore
JOHN DAVENPORT of Athens Will Probated March 16, 1874
Heirs: wife, Cornelia and son, Matthew
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Samuel H. Nichols and Daniel Thornton, both of
Athens
WALKER NOBLE of Cairo Will Probated March 23, 1874
Heirs: wife, Mercy P.; daughter, Mary E., wife of Horatio L.
Day; sons, James, Charles
E., and George H.
Executors: wife and George H. Noble
Witnesses: Henry E. Hotchkiss, John S. Betts, both of Cairo
WILLIAM BRIDGMAN of Cairo Will Probated March 23, 1874
Heirs: wife, Almira; daughters, Anna Lampman and Sarah
Catharine Lennon; sons,William
C. and Robert
Executors: Edmund Augustus Lennon and William M. Olmsted
Witnesses: Rufus H. King, Danforth K. Olney, both of Catskill
ABRAHAM G. SPOOR of Coxsackie Will Probated April 4, 1874
Heirs: wife, Christina; Isaac Bogardus, Rebecca VanHoesen and
Rachel Bogardus, children
of my sister Maria, wife of Jacob P. Bogardus; Catharine,
wife of Isaac C. Hallenbeck and her
sister Sally Wynans, daughters of my sister Rachel, wife of
Jacob Jansen; Derick Raynsford,
grandson of my sister Eva, wife of Albert Van Schaack, in
trust for his sister Lovina
Coughtry, a poor invalid widow with two children; John, son
of my sister Elizabeth, wife of
John VanWit (May have been a typo for VanWie-AC); Rebecca
VanDenburgh, daughter of
my sister Hannah, wife of Douglas Williams of Cleveland,
Oswego County; Sarah E.
Thurber, orphan daughter of my niece Judith, daughter of my
brother John D. Spoor; Charles
T. F., grandson of my brother John D. Spoor; Derrick, son of
my brother John D. Spoor
Executor: Jacob C. VanDyck of Coxsackie
Witnesses: Sidney A. Dwight and Peter O. Williams, both of
Coxsackie
BUSHROD RUNDELL of New Baltimore Will Probated April 6, 1874
Heirs: grandson, Ransom B. Rundell; sons, Charles, Ambrose
B., Richard, Luman and Edgar
D. ; deceased son, Lewis B.; daughters, Jane E. Palmer and
Susan A. Rundell
Executor: Luman Rundell
Witnesses: Alexander Reed and Jacob C. VanDyck, both of
Coxsackie
PHILIP R. WINEGARD of New Baltimore Will Probated March 30, 1874
Heirs: wife, Almira; children, Charles M., Catharine Augusta
and Margaret L. Lawrence
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Ambrose Powell, Calvin M. Kendall, both of New
Baltimore
ALANSON SCOTT of New Baltimore Will Probated April 25, 1874
Heirs: wife, Elizabeth; sons, Franklin and Edwin
Executor: Andrew Vanderzee
Witnesses: Cour Vanderzee and Sarah A. Vanderzee, both of
Coeymans, Albany County, NY
WILLIAM MORGAN of Coxsackie Will Probated April 27, 1874
Heirs: brother, Michael; sister, Margaret; sons, Daniel and
Michael
Executors: William K. Reed and Hugh McNeal
Witnesses: Charles F. Bouton, Michael Morgan and Patrick
McNeal, all of Coxsackie
WILLIAM NEWMAN of Durham Will Probated April 27, 1874
Heirs: wife, Abigail Bushnell; grandson, Alfred Newman
Waters; daughter Amelia
Executors: son, Emery E. Newman; son-in-law, Uriah B.
Winchell
Witnesses: William and Catharine M. Bascom
MARK LADOUX of Coxsackie Will Probated June 1, 1874
Heirs: daughters, Mary Bedell, Freelove Palmer and Henrietta
Roberts; grand daughter,
Minnetta Palmer
Executors: William E. Bailey and Jacob C. VanDyck, both of
Coxsackie
Witnesses: none listed on copy unless ones listed as
Executors were actually Witnesses.
EMILY B. FOWLER of Catskill Will Probated May 27, 1874
Heirs: brother, James H. Badeau of Catskill; brother-in-law,
Azro Fowler of New York; son,
Arthur B. Fowler; sister-in-law, Emeline E. Near of Erie, PA;
Chauncey F. Secor of New York
City; Joseph S. Millington; Rebecca B. Overbaugh, niece
Executors: James H. Badeau and Azro Fowler
Witnesses: Joseph Hallock and Rufus H. King, both of Catskill
JAMES MILLARD of Catskill Will Probated March 30, 1874
Heirs: wife, Harriet; four daughters, Harriet, Martha, Lydia
and Sarah
Executors: S. Sherwood Day and Frederick Hill
Witnesses: Rufus H. King and Hiland Hill
SARAH BRONK of Catskill Will Probated June 15, 1874
Heirs: Sarah Amelia, Peter Henry and Anna C., children of
Anna Whitbeck, wife of Henry A.
Whitbeck; Sarah Ann VanAllen, daughter of Isaac C. Collier;
Sarah E., daughter of Jonas
Collier; Philip B., son of Isaac C. Collier; Catharine
VanAllen, daughter of Philip Collier;
Casper, son of Jehoiakim Collier; brother, Isaac Collier;
Jane, wife of Isaac C, Collier;
Elizabeth Ann Fitchett. wife of Jonas Collier; Jane, daughter
oh Philip Collier; Casper I., son
of Isaac Collier; Peter Henry, son of Henry A. Whitbeck;
Executor: Casper I. Collier
Witnesses: James Olney, Mary Emma Lampman, both of Coxsackie
PETER SCHUNEMAN of Athens Will Probated June 29, 1874
Heirs: brother, Martin G.; nephew, Peter V. B., son of
deceased brother John Schuneman;
Mary Ellen, daughter of Garret Schuneman, married to Martin.
(deceased brother Garret and
deceased sister, Catherine Person.)
Executor: Sillick D. Smith
Witnesses: William Newkirk and Nelson Smith, both of Catskill
SOLON WHITE of Cairo Will Probated July 7, 1874
Heirs: wife, Polly; daughters, Marinda White, Sally Ann, wife
of Ezra M. Stevens and Solissa,
wife of Edward Stevens; sons, Leonard and Peter H.; Emerett
Buck; grandson, Marcus Sax
Executors: sons, Peter H. and Leonard
Witnesses: Danforth K. Olney and William Salisbury of
Catskill
ANNA DUBOIS of Cairo Will Probated July 20, 1874
Heirs: left all to charity and the church
Executor: Alanson Lathrop of Cairo
Witnesses: John S. Betts, Ambrose L. Walters, both of Cairo
JAMES BRONK of New Baltimore Will Probated July 20, 1874
Heirs: sons, Ephraim, James Anthony, Luther D. and Robert;
daughters, Jane, Emma, Eliza
and Nancy Matthews; grandson, John Bronk
Executor: son, Luther D. Bronk
Witnesses: J. B. Bronk, Warren L. Reynolds, both of Coxsackie
CYRUS MYERS of Cairo Will Probated July 24, 1874
Heir: wife, Lucretia
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Augustus Hill and Jasper N. Bennett, both of Cairo
LEAH PAULSON of Athens Will Probated August 3, 1874
Heirs: husband, Lawrence; children, Paulina, wife of George
K. Reeves of Athens; Jemima
E., wife of Isaac J. VanHoesen of Catskill
Executors: George Titus and George Nichols, both of Athens
Witnesses: C. P. amd Isaac N. Collier of Hudson, Col. Co, NY
DANIEL B. STRONG of Ashland Will Probated September 3, 1874
Heirs: wife, Mary A.
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Danforth K. and James B. Olney, both of Windham
JOTHAM T. PLACE of Durham Will Probated September 8, 1874
Heirs: wife, Ann M.; two children--mentions one as Emma
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Jonathan Brundage of Greenville and R. W. Watson
of Catskill
ELIZA J. VanGORDEN of Catskill Will Probated September 21, 1874
Heirs: sister, Delia M.
Executor: brother, Fred M. VanGorden
Witnesses: Rufus H. King and Philip Dumond, both of Catskill
JOHN PLANK, JR. of Catskill Will Probated October 2, 1874
Heirs: wife, Fanny M.; grandson, John P., son of son William
Plank
Executors: wife and grandson
Witnesses: Joseph Hallock and Rufus H. King
JAMES RILEY of Lexington Will Probated October 26, 1874
Heirs: wife, Anna; sons, Peter, Thomas, Franklin,
Christopher, James, Barnet and Michael
Executors: Christopher Riley of Lexington and Iretus D.
Newton of Lexington
Witnesses: C. L. Newton, Walter B. Whitney and Urial Deyo all
of Lexington
CATHERINE BYRNE of Athens Will Probated November 30, 1874
Heirs: sister, Georgianna
Executors: Alonzo Greene and Caleb Coffin, both of Athens
Witnesses: Alonzo Greene and Henry O. Nichols, both of Athens
WILLIAM H. FIELD of Durham Will Probated December 29, 1874
Heirs: wife, Mabel
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: J. T. Mann and Rufus H. King, both of Catskill
JOHN L. STRYKER of Catskill Will Probated January 4, 1875
Heirs: wife, Mary Edwards
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: J. T. Mann and Rufus H. King both of Catskill
JEREMIAH SAX of Catskill Will Probated January 11, 1875
Heirs: grandchildren, Alonzo Sax, Florence, Charles, Anna,
Mary and Frances, children of
son John Sax, deceased; daughters, Mary Jewell, Margaret,
Elizabeth, Christina and Sarah
Catherine; sons, Charles Henry W., Moses J and Jeremiah
Edward Sax
Executors: sons, Charles Henry W. Moses J. and Jeremiah
Edward Sax
Witnesses: Charles C. Givens and Hiram D. Ingersoll both of
Catskill
WILLIAM H. REED of Durham Will Probated January 11, 1875
Heirs: sons, William J., John H. and James W.; daughter, Mrs.
Christina Wright
Executors: son, James W. Reed of Lockport; William E. Turner
and Alanson C. Cowles
Witnesses: Schuyler Ives and Theodore P. Hull, both of Durham
COMFORT CLOW of Athens Will Probated February 1, 1875
Heirs: sons, Barnet G., John R. and Aaron F., Casper and
Richard; daughters, Rosetta
VanLoan, Anna Maria Adams; children of deceased daughter,
Eliza Clow; children of
deceased daughter, Rachel Ann VanLoan and children of
deceased daughter Adana Adams
Executors: sons, Barnet G. and Richard Clow; daughters, Mary
C. and Emeline Clow
Witnesses: Addison C. Griswold and J. William Harrington,
both of Catskill
STEPHEN RENNE of Durham Will Probated February 2, 1875
Heirs: son, Platt; daughter Mary K. Renne
Executor: Platt Renne
Witnesses: M. B. Mattice and William M. Rugg of Oak Hill
JOHN HENAGHAN of Prattsville Will Probated February 15, 1875
Heirs: wife, Margaret; son James
Executor: son, James
Witnesses: Edwin B. Bouton and William F. Fenn, both of
Prattsville
CAROLINE SALISBURY of Prattsville Will Probated February 16, 1875
Heirs: husband, P. K. Salisbury; daughter, Grace G.; sons,
John B. and Albert G.
Executor: husband, Philander K.
Witnesses: Ezra and Dwight Conine, both of Prattsville
JOHN ROUSE of Cairo Will Probated February 20, 1875
Heirs: wife, Mary B.; daughters, Mary E., Ann Elizabeth Brink
and Rachel Story; sons,
Orville, Justus M., John C., David L., William F., and Velson
Rouse; grand children, George
M. Overbaugh, Elizabeth Overbaugh, George D. T. Rouse,
Corwena Rouse
Executors: son, William F. Rouse and Jeremiah Overbaugh.
(mentions deceased wife as
Elizabeth)
Witnesses: Henry Steele and George K. Porter, both of Cairo
CHRISTINA SPOOR of Coxsackie Will Probated February 23, 1875
Heirs: husband, Dr. Alwin D. Spoor, late of City of Troy;
adopted daughter, Maria Christina,
wife of Nicholas Clete of Louisville, KY
Executor: none listed on copy
Witnesses: A. B. Houghtaling of Coxsackie and Levi Blaisdell
of Coeymans
SARAH WILLIAMS of Cairo Will Probated March 8, 1875
Heirs: mentions Simon Peterson and Phebe, his wife, also
deceased son
Executors: Henry Steele and Abner Alden
Witnesses: Alanson Lathrop and Alonzo Shere, both of Cairo
NICHOLAS M. FINK of Ashland Will Probated March 15, 1875
Heirs: wife; daughters, Lucy and Semary (Semaria); sons,
Marcus and Asa
Executors: wife and son Asa
Witnesses: Thalston and Allden Ferris, both of Ashland
[NOTE: Nicholas Martin Fink b. 1814-d. 1874----wife was
Harriet Ferris b. 1814-d. 1902
both buried in Mt. Valley Cemetery. other sons were Martin
1847-Sept. 18, 1848;
Salem D. 1844-30 Aug 1861; Dwight D. d. 1862 on Civil War
battlefield; Apollos B.,
died 30 Sept, 1862 in Hospital in Washington DC during Civil
War- AC]
JAMES SCOFIELD of Cairo Will Probated March 15, 1875
Heirs: wife, Dorcas; daughters, Elizabeth King, Emily Renne
and Harriet Walters; grand
daughter, Sarah Renne
Executors: son-in-law, Ambrose L. Walters and Augustus Hill,
Cairo
Witnesses: James Jennings, Greenville and I. P. Jennings,
Cairo
ISAIAH HALLOCK of Greenville Will Probated March 15, 1875
Heirs: wife, Harriet; sons, Edward and Lester
Executors: wife and son, Edward
Witnesses: I.. J. VanHoesen and William H. Wheeler, both of
Medway, Green County
ANDREW P. MYERS of Catskill Will Probated March 15, 1875
Heirs: wife, Maria; children, William H., Betsey Crafte and
Peter Myers; sons, John A., Jacob,
Robert N. and John A.; daughters, Margaret VanGelder and
Martha J. Clum; granddaughter,
Hannah Moon
Executors: sons, John A., Robert N. Myers and Herrily Snyder
Witnesses: J. A. Griswold, Philip Dumond and Philip V.
VanOrden, all of Catskill
ISAAC C. COLLIER of Coxsackie Will Probated March 16, 1875
Heirs: wife, Jane; daughter, Caroline Collier; grandchild,
Isaac C., son of John W. Wolfe;
grandchild, Isaac C. Collier, son of James H. Lampson; Isaac
Clement Collier, son of
Casper I. Collier; daughter, Caroline
Executor: son, Casper I. Collier
Witnesses: Peter O. Williams, Stephen P. Hallock, both of
Coxsackie
MARY ATWATER of Jewett Will Probated April 15, 1875
Heirs: daughter, Aurila, wife of Samuel Brown. (mentions
deceased husband as Stephen W.
Atwater and deceased son as Samuel W.
Executor: Addison Rice
Witnesses: Samuel P. Ives of Windham and Addison Rice of
Jewett
NANCY LEE of Athens Will Probated April 19, 1875
Heirs: cousin, Louisa, daughter of Robert VanHoesen; niece
and nephew, Harriet A.
and Daremas Watson; sister, Louisa C., wife of Benjamin Bronk
Executrix: sister, Louisa, wife of Benjamin Bronk
Witnesses: C. V. Barnett and Ann VanHoesen, both of Coxsackie
ISAAC LAMPMAN of Athens Will Probated April 22, 1875
Heirs: daughter, Maria, wife of Isaac VanLoan; daughter,
Judith Ann, wife of Henry
Hollister; son, Derrick
Executor: son, Derrick
Witnesses: John B. Bronk and George Reed, both of Coxsackie
HARRIET F. WINNS of Catskill Will Probated May 3, 1875
Heirs: husband, William H. and daughter, Eliza A.
Executors: husband and daughter
Witnesses: Rufus H. King and Emeline B. Wilson, both of
Catskill
DEBORAH HENICK ? of Cairo Will Probated May 4, 1875
Heirs: husband, Herman; daughter, Ella Lennon and son, George
Executors: none listed on copy
Witnesses: Alanson Lathrop and Philip H. Freese, both of
Cairo
LAUREN BEACH of Windham Will Probated May 10, 1875
Heirs: wife, Mary C.; sons, John S. and Gilbert and Edward
A.; daughter Julia
Executors: sons, John S. and Gilbert
Witnesses: David S. and Jane Merwin, both of Hensonville
CATHARINE TRUESDELL Will Probated May 12, 1875
(widow of Stephen Truesdell)
Heirs: sons, John, George and Stephen; Mary, daughter of son,
John; Josephine Truesdell,
widow of deceased son, Storm
Executor: Jacob C. VanDyck
Witnesses: Libbie and M. J. Stevens
AARON POND of Jewett Will Probated May 17, 1875
Heirs: wife, Lucy Ann; sons, Dwight L. and Judson B.
Executors: sons, Dwight L. and Judson B.
Witnesses: David and Lucius Pond of Jewett
JOHN LEACH of Coxsackie Will Probated May 24, 1875
Heirs: wife, Mary
Executor: John Cooney
Witnesses: William Cochran and Mary Burke, both of Coxsackie
PHEBE GREENE of New Baltimore Will Probated May 31, 1875
Heirs: sister, Mary Jane Gurney
Executors: Mary Jane Gurney and nephew Joshua Powell
Witnesses: Edgar and Mary B. Halsted of New Baltimore
LAURA A. VanHOUTEN of Greenville Will Probated June 14, 1875
Heirs: sons, Henry Jacob, Robert Stulz and James Miller
VanHouten; Husband, Henry.
Executor: husband, Henry
Witnesses: Albert Wilber and Alonzo Chesebro, both of
Greenville
MARY COSGROVE of Coxsackie Will Probated June 24, 1875
Heirs: daughters, Bridget Bowen and Elizabeth Droogan; sons,
Michael and Simon
Executor: son, Simon
Witnesses: Casper Clough and Isaiah W. Briggs of Coxsackie
JANE VanBERGEN of Coxsackie Will Probated June 24, 1875
Heirs: daughters, Hester M. and Rebecca J.
Executors: same as above
Witnesses: Jacob C. and W. H. VanDyck of Coxsackie
SOLOMON OOVERBAUGH of Catskill Will Probated July 5, 1875
Heirs: wife, Catharine and son, Matthew D.
Executors: son and Jeremiah Overbaugh, Jr.
Witnesses: James and Gertrude Johnston, both of Catskill
GILBERT DECKER of Lexington Will Probated June 28, 1875
Heirs: wife, Christina and son Edward
Executor: Horace B. Briggs
Witnesses: Ruben Towner and William H. Deyo, Lexington
PHEBE J. VanHOESEN of Athens Will Probated June 21, 1875
Heirs: husband, John E.; son, Nicholas J.; daughter, Emily P.
Executor: Nicholas VanHoesen
Witnesses: S. E. Calkins of Athens and Polly Powell of
Greenville
JOSEPH GREENE of Coxsackie Will Probated June 28, 1875
Heirs: wife, Esther P.; sons, Samuel B., Jeremiah, Benjamin
B. and Addison; grandson, Allard
A. Greene; grand daughter, Louise A. Greene; grandson,
Jervis; daughter-in-law, Elizabeth
Greene
Executors: son, Samuel B. Greene and Dr. Fred S. Greene
Witnesses: William E. Scote and Josephine B. Palmer, both of
Coxsackie
JOHN J. SAX of Catskill Will Probated July 9, 1875
Heirs: wife, Catharine
Executors: Roswell M. Lawrence and Rufus H. King
Witnesses: John R. Sylvester and Peleg C. Mattoon
DAVID WILLIAMS of New Baltimore Will Probated July 12, 1875
Heirs: wife, Paulina; sons, Elisha P., Thomas Henry, Remin
and Charles A.; daughters,
Emily P. Carman, Lydia Jane Powell, Rachel C. Powell and Mary
C. Powell; Nelly, daughter
of deceased son Emerson A. Williams; Matilda C. and Benjamin,
children of deceased
daughter Matilda C. Hardin.
Executors: John M. and David P. Williams of New Baltimore and
nephew, Henry Callanan of
Coeymans
Witnesses: William H. Wheeler, Spencer Palmer, both of
Medway, town of
New Baltimore
GEORGE WOLFE of New Baltimore Will Probated July 12, 1875
Heirs: wife, Clarissa; half-sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Gore;
(mentions brothers and
sisters, but no names)
Executors: Henry Slingerland and Dr. F. Mosier of Coeymans
Witnesses: Augustus Sherman and E. H. VanOrden of New
Baltimore
ALBERT RAINEY of Catskill Will Probated July 31, 1875
Heirs: wife, Sarah C.; children, Eliza B. and Sarah G;
sister, Jane Executors: wife and Oliver
Courk
Witnesses: Rufus H. King and Joseph Hallock, both of Catskill
ANDREW BEEL of Catskill Will probated July 31, 1875
Heirs: sons, Thomas W. and Robert; daughters, Jane, Ellen,
Eliza VanGorden and Mary S.
Bourke
Executors: daughter, Mary S. Bourke and son-in-law Oliver
Bourke
JOHN MULLINEX of Hallock Will Probated August 2, 1875
Heirs: daughter, Jane, wife of Cornelius Symonds; daughters,
Hannah, wife of John Bowman
and Prudence, wife of Chauncey C. Porter; grand daughter,
Ursula, wife of Lester Ellis; sons,
Lorenzo Mullinex, Watson, Jocks, Judson and Allen
Executor: Eli Jenkins
Witnesses: Eli Jenkins and Nathaniel F. Ellis of Hallock
THANKFUL CROSWELL of Catskill Will Probated August 12, 1875
Heirs: daughter, Betcy; grand daughter Jane Croswell and
adopted daughter Jane Sague
Executrix: daughter, Betcy
Witnesses: James B. Olney and A. J. Martin of Catskill
HENRY THORN of Cairo Will Probated August 16, 1875
Heirs: daughter, Harriet; grandson, George W. Sherwood Dean;
grand daughters, Alla C.
Dean, Clara B. Greene, Lydia Greene, Mary K. Greene and Fanny
Jewett Greene
Executor: Elias L. Dutcher
Witnesses: Augustus Hill and Luke Roe, both of Cairo
JAMES B. PLANCK of Lexington Will Probated August 30, 1875
Heir: wife, Asenath D.
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Solomon Christian and Nicholas Martin, both of
Ashland
HIRAM BOGARDUS of Catskill Will Probated September 6, 1875
Heirs: wife, Julia and Hiram Bogardus Wilcox
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Joseph Hallock and Rufus H. King, both of Catskill
SOLOMON EARL of Cairo Will Probated September 18, 1875
Heirs: wife, Paulina, formerly Paulina Stone; daughters,
Mary, Augusta Cochran;
sons, Richard and Charles; Sally Ann and Chauncey Stone
Executors: William H. Lake and Robert Halsted
Witnesses: Rodolphus P. Campbell of Greenville and George
Jansen of Cairo
CATHARINE CURE of Coxsackie Will Probated September 27, 1875
Heirs: daughters, Mrs. Mary Whiting; sisters, Betsey VanValin
and Miss Mary Whiting and
Mrs. Mary Winne of Wisconsin; Ellen Ely of New York, daughter
of brother, John Cure
Executors: William Henry Hollister and Jacob C. VanDyck
Witnesses: Levi H. Wing of Potsdamm NY and R. H. VanBergen of
Coxsackie
ELIZA CORNWALL of Cairo Will Probated October 2, 1875
Heirs: sons, George W. and Revillo
Executors: sons
Witnesses: Alanson Lathrop and David C. Grannis, both of
Cairo
WILLIAM R. MEAD of Greenville Will Probated October 11, 1875
Heirs: wife, Lydia; children, Marietta, wife of Sylvanus
Finch; Phebe Ann, wife of Darwin
Spaulding; William Dwight Mead, Alanson Mead; Lydia Jane wife
of Lucius Austin, David
E. Mead and Caroline Mead. (mentions deceased daughter as
Alzina)
Executors: son-in-law Sylvanus Finch and son, William Dwight
Mead
Witnesses: Reuben Wooster and Alfred Smith of South Westerlo,
Albany County, NY
JAMES LOCKIE of Catskill Will Probated October 25, 1875
Heirs: brothers, Thomas of Lachute, East Canada and John of
Catskill
Executors: William H. VanOrden and Henry Hopkins
Witnesses: Jacob VanOrden of Catskill and William Pierson of
Cairo
ALANSON LORD of Durham Will Probated October 30, 1875
Heirs: wife, Eliza; sons-in-aw; Margaret Coe annd Eunice M.
Stitt, widow of William Stitt ,
deceased; niece, Celinda Richtmyer, now wife of J. W.
Richtmyer
Executors: Anthony P. Yeomans, Renssealaerville, Albany Co,
NY and Reuben Morse,
Durham, Greene County
Witnesses: William L. Alger and George Rockefeller, both of
Oak Hill, Greene County
JOSEPH ADAMS of Cairo Will Probated November 1, 1875
Heirs: wife, Mary C.; daughters, Betsy, wife of John Hurd,
Mary, wife of Henry Russ and
Caroline, wife of Solomon Smith; sons, Morgan and Seymour
Executor: son, Seymour
Witnesses: Henry Steele and George H. Noble, both of Cairo
MARIETTE DISBROW of Prattsville Will Probated November 15, 1875
Heirs: mother, Rebecca; nieces, Addie and Mary Disbrow and
Jannette Vanderbergh; sister,
Mrs. Rosanna Vanderberg; brother, Joshua Disbrow
Executors: Derrick P. Conine of Prattsville and sister,
Rosanna Vanderberg
Witnesses: Albert Newcome and Josephus E. Platner, both of
Prattsville
WILLIAM C. POWELL of New Baltimore Will Probated November 15, 1875
Heirs: wife, Huldah and son Almeron
Executors: brother, Elisha C. Powell and son, Almeron
Witnesses: Alexander Reed and Jacob C. VanDyck, both of
Coxsackie
WILLIAM FLYNN of Prattsville Will Probated November 15, 1875
Heir: son, William
Executor: son, William
Witnesses: Edwin M. Bouton and S. Cornwell, both of
Prattsville
SAMANTHA BALDWIN of Durham Will Probated November 25, 1875
Heirs: Sarah, daughter of Joseph Baldwin and Abby, daughter
of William Baldwin and
Mary, daughter of Lewis Baldwin; daughter of Mary Ramsdell;
son, Lewis Baldwin; Martha,
wife of Lewis Baldwin
Executors: none listed on copy
Witnesses: W. H. Norton and Oscar L. Decker
SOPHIA A. DAY of Catskill Will Probated November 26, 1875
Heirs: daughter, Hope M.; grandson, Edgar Day Knapp;
grandson, Joseph Day Knapp
Executor: S. Sherwood Day of Catskill
Witnesses: Orrin and Cornelia S. Day, both of Catskill
JOHN G. VanVALKENBURGH of Jewett Will Probated November 29, 1875
Heirs: son, Jeremiah; daughters, Martha and Catherine
Executor: David S. Merwin of Hensonville
Witnesses: Allen H. Barker and Cyrus Mallery, both of Greene
County
ALEXANDER STEWART of Prattsville Will Probated November 29, 1875
Heirs: son, Daniel
Executor: son, Daniel
Witnesses: William B. Champlin and W. H. Koss of Hobart,
Delaware Co, NY
MATTHEW SAYRE of Cairo Will Probated December 6, 1875
Heirs: wife, Harriet; Simon M. and Samuel H. Sayre; Nelson S.
Haurman
Executors: wife and Wilday Rickerson
Witnesses: Alanson Lathrop and John S. Betts, both of Cairo
JOHN EGBERTSON of Jewett Will Probated December 14, 1875
Heirs: wife, Polly; son Harrison; daughters, Adelia Ann and
Harriet M.
Executors: wife and son Harrison
Witnesses: S. H. Lockwood and Albert S. Graham, both of
Hunter
JOHN ROBB of Catskill Will Probated December 20, 1875
Heirs: grandsons, John and Osmer Robb; John and William Robb;
grandson, Wesley Casper;
grand daughter, Ella Casper
Executors: sons, William and John
Witnesses: Rufus H. King and John Day both of Catskill
PETER HART of New Baltimore Will Probated December 24, 1875
Heirs: daughters, Deborah D. Nichols and Hannah Elizabeth
Greene; son Charles P.
Executors: son, Charles P. Hart and son-in-law, William W.
Nichols
Witnesses: Charles F. Bouton of Coxsackie and John P. Travis
of New Baltimore
EDGAR G. WARNER of Catskill Will Probated January 6, 1876
Heirs: wife, Lydia; sons, Warner, Willis, George, Clarence
and Stephen D.; daughter, Hattie;
Addison S. Townsend, husband of daughter Hattie.
Executors: wife and son, George Warner
Witnesses: A. C. Fancher and John B. Burroughs, both of
Catskill
JAMES McMENONY of Catskill Will Probated January 24, 1876
Heirs: wife, Caroline; grand daughter, Hattie Kennedy; grand
daughters, Essey and Jennie
Howell; sons, William and Charles; daughter, Rosa; Caroline,
daughter of John McMeneny
Executors: William Hunter and Orrin Day
Witnesses: Joshua Atwater of Catskill and W. Irving Jennings
of Catskill
JOHN W. WYKOFF of Prattsville Will Probated January 24, 1876
Heirs: Roxanna, wife of Ephraim Penfield; Alice, widow of the
late Walter Weazmier; Betsey
M., widow of the late Samuel Petit; Richard B. and John B.
Wyckoff; Catherine, wife of
William Maben; George Wyckoff
Executor: Edwin M. Bouton
Witnesses: S. Crowell and William H. Jackson, both of
Prattsville
ELIZABETH TURNER of Windham Will Probated January 31, 1876
Heirs: daughters, Hannah M., Polly; sons, John V. and Joseph
J.; John Henry, James William
Husted, sons of deceased daughter, Martha.
Executrix: daughter, Hannah M. Turner
Witnesses: David S. Merwin of Hensonville and James J.
Stocking, Union Society, Greene
County.
WILLIAM S. RAINEY of Athens Will Probated February 7, 1876
Heirs: nephew Gilbert; sons, John, Alexander and William H.;
daughter, Mary Jane Howland
Executors: nephew, Gilbert Rainey and Samuel H. Nichols of
Athens
Witnesses: William P. Nichols and William L. Halsted, both of
Athens
ELIJAH P. BUSHNELL of Catskill Will Probated February 7, 1876
Heirs: wife, Lucy A.; niece, Emma Hill of Kingston, Ulster
Co.; Mira B., daughter of niece
Florence A. Shepherd now of New York City; brother-in-law,
Wilber Lamont, Claryville,
Sullivan Co, NY; adopted daughter, Ella S. Bushnell
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: R. H. King and Edgar Russell, both of Catskill
CHRISTIAN SCHOONMAKER of Cairo Will Probated February 21, 1876
Heirs: wife, Sylvia; sons, Walter, George, and Martin of
Edgington, IL.; daughter, Mary E.,
wife of Willis Finch
Executors: William Finch, son of Walter
Witnesses: Jacob Garrison and Daniel Parks of Cairo
RACHEL STORY of Greenville Will Probated February 21, 1876
(wife of Jacob W. Story of Greenville, NY)
Heirs: son, Amos B.
Executor: son, Amos B.
Witnesses: William J. Lampman and William Leete, both of
Coxsackie
GEORGE ROCKEFELLER of Durham Will Probated February 21, 1876
Heirs: wife, Henrietta; three children, Elizabeth, Roselia
and Orville; Catharine E.
Donnelly.
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: William Alger and A. J. Utter
DAVID STEAD of Cairo Will Probated February 21, 1876
Heirs: wife, Anna; sons, Charles, James, John and Levi
Executor: Henry Steele of Cairo
Witnesses: Augustus Hill and Sherman P. Lennon, both of Cairo
JEREMIAH GOFF of Greenville Will Probated March 25, 1876
Heirs: wife, Susan; daughter, Augusta, wife of Theodore
Coonley; sons, Henry and William
Executors: sons, William and Henry
Witnesses: Alonzo and Edgar Spalding, of South Westerlo,
Albany County, NY
HETTIE A. BUSHNELL of Westkill Will Probated March 20, 1876
Heirs: husband; Georgia A. Skinkle, known as Georgia A.
Bushnell; sisters, Maria Jane, wife
of John Whitman; Betsey, wife of Isaac P. Schermerhorn;
Charity, wife of Arthur Bell;
Delany, wife of John D. Chichester; Christina, wife of Francis
Henderson; children of sister
Mary Jane Whitman; children of sister Betsey Schermerhorn, including
Peter D.; children of
sister Charity Bell; children of sister, Delaney Chichester; niece,
Jesse, daughter of sister
Christina and Francis Henderson; Hattie A. Beakman, daughter of niece,
Cornelia Ann, wife
of Isaac Beakman; Sarah and Corydon, children of nephew, Peter D.
Whitman; Hettie,
daughter of Urial Deyo of Westkill, Greene Co., NY; Anna, daughter of
Elder Songyear of
Saugerties, Ulster Co., NY; Anna, daughter of Moses Benjamin, formerly of
Westkill, Greene
Co., NY; Ann, wife of Horatio Benjamin; Willy, son of Elder Alabon of
Westkill; Mary
Montross of Westkill.
Executors: John Whitman and Francis Henderson, both of
Kinderhook
Witnesses: H. Mott Wilbur of Valatia and Russell W. Cornell
of same.
LEONARD BUNT of Cairo Will Probated March 27, 1876
Heirs: wife, Caroline and sister, Cornelia Hallock
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Alanson Lathrop and Myron F. Gage, both of Cairo
ALFRED DOOLITTLE of Windham Will Probated March 30, 1876
Heirs: wife, Delilah; daughters, Caroline C. Richmond and
Elnora Doolittle
Executor: Noah D. Hill of Windham
Witnesses: Erastus S. Peck and Alphonso Cobb of Windham
JAMES L. LYMAN of Catskill Will Probated April 10, 1876
Heir: wife, Hannah L.
Executrix: wife, Hannah L.
Witnesses: E. Lineburgh and Sarah E. Peck, both of Catskill
JOHN CAMPBELL of Coxsackie Will Probated April 3, 1876
Heirs: wife, daughters, Elizabeth V. and Mary; sons, John and
Isaac A. H.; grandchildren,
Kate, Lilly Campbell, daughters of deceased son, Jehoikim
Campbell; son, Henry
LANAH BOGARDUS of Catskill Will Probated April 24, 1876
Heirs: Agnes D., wife of Rufus E. Hitchcock
Executrix: Agnes D. Hitchcock
Witnesses: Joseph Hallock and Phebe B. Greene, both of
Catskill
BALTUS J. VanSLYKE of New Baltimore Will Probated April 24, 1876
Heirs: wife, Anna Maria; daughter Anna and son, John
Executors: daughter, Anna and Edmund H. VanOrden of New
Baltimore
Witnesses: John G. Raymond and Charles B. Raymond, both of
Coxsackie
LYDIA A. BRAINARD of Catskill Will Probated April 17, 1876
Heirs: Emily, wife of Harry Bagley and Frances M. Baldwin,
both daughters of my sister
Dorcas Baldwin
Executors: Harry and Emily Bagley, both of Durham
Witnesses: Charles E. Wilson and Sarah A. Newton, both of
Catskill
JOSEPH SHERMAN of New Baltimore Will Probated April 17, 1876
Heirs: son, Edward E.; daughters, Anna Frances, wife of
George N. Keith; Emeline Sherman,
wife of James M. Smith; Charlotte A., wife of Addison P.
Cook; Maria Antoinette, wife of
Henry D. Felter; Cecelia, wife of William A. Dibble; Victoria
B., wife of Fred I.
Frelinghuysen; grandson, Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen
Executor: Dr. Throdore F. Cornell of New Baltimore
Witnesses: I. C. Sherman and James G. Turner of New Baltimore
WYLLYS LOOMIS of Windham Will Probated April 17, 1876
Heirs: wife, Fanny; sons, Ephraim and Lyman, now supposed to
be in Kansas; daughters,
Marilla T. , Margaret, Lois, wife of Thomas B. Holcombe; Mary
Ann, wife of James More,
now living in Pennsylvania; Emily, wife of George Blanchard,
now living in Virginia;
children of daughter Harriet Fuller
Executors: son, Ephraim S. Loomis and son-in-law Thomas B.
Holcombe.
Witnesses: E. Raymond and D. H. Daley, both of Windham
DARIUS BRIGGS of Lexington Will Probated April 24. 1876
Heirs: Darius Wheeler; children, Diadama Hogaboom, A. Judson
Briggs and Charlotte
O'Hara
Executors: son, A. Judson Briggs and Jacob Hogaboom
Witnesses: Horace B. Briggs and Worthington Hare, both of
Lexington
CHRISTINA M. WIXSON of Coxsackie Will Probated April 26, 1876
Heirs: husband, George; sons, William A., James M., Horace,
Hiram, Moses, George B. and
Caleb
Executor: Ambrose Burroughs
Witnesses: John G. Raymond and M. C. Titus
JEREMIAH J. CLOUGH of Athens Will Probated May 1, 1876
Heirs: wife, Alice
Executors: Henry VanLoan and wife, Alice Clough
Witnesses: Alonzo Greene and Henry VanLoan, both of Athens
SOLOMON T. CHRISTIAN of Ashland Will Probated May 1, 1876
Heirs: wife, Minerva; daughter, Mary J. Pangman
Executor: Burton G. Morse
Witnesses: Alphonso Cobb and L. B. Carnell/Cornell both of
Windham
CHARLES C. GIVENS of Catskill Will Probated May 9, 1876
Heirs: wife, Eugenia A.
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: E. L. Ingersoll and Hiram D. Ingersoll, both of
Catskill
ANSON B. STREETER of Lexington Will Probated May 9, 1876
Heirs: wife, Elizabeth; daughters, Emeline, Elizabeth
Thompson, Jerusha VanHoesen,
Jeanette Wyckoff, and Clementine Roberts; sons, William and
Thomas; heirs of deceased
daughter, Martha VanHoesen.
Executor: son, William
Witnesses: John E. Powell and O. B. VanValkenburgh, both of
Lexington
HERMAN C. ADAMS of Coxsackie Will Probated May 22, 1876
Heirs: daughter, Addie R., wife of William Haxton; grand
daughters, Mary and Addie,
daughters of deceased daughter Sarah Monford; grandson,
Cuyler, son of deceased son,
Herman C. Adams; sons, Peter Charles, Francis Grander Adams
and William Reed Adams.
Executors: three sons mentioned above
Witnesses: John H. L. Monford, of Brooklyn and Arthur L.
Defendorf of New York City
DORCAS SCHOFIELD of Cairo Will Probated May 29, 1876
Heirs: daughter, Sally Millett
Executrix: daughter, Sally
Witnesses: John C. Lennon and George K. Porter, both of Cairo
JOHN DALE of Hunter Will Probated June 5, 1876
Heirs: sons, John, Andrew, Francis, James and Luke; daughter,
Kate; son-in-law, Luke
Glennon
Executor: son-in-law Luke Glennon
Witnesses: Henry Boice of Saugerties, Owen Glennon of Hunter
HANNAH BUTLER of Coxsackie Will Probated June 5, 1876
Heirs: son, Jacob; Emily Jane, wife of Almeran Blossom
Executrix: Emily Jane Blossom
Witnesses: Andrew J. Watters and J. Stephen VanDyck
BENJAMIN BODINE of New Baltimore Will Probated June 19, 1876
Heirs: wife, Mary; children, Loretta, Ann Frances and Mary
Jane
Executor: Francis Bodine
Witnesses: L. H. Vincent and John L. Calvin
GARRET A. HOTALING of New Baltimore Will Probated June 19, 1876
Heirs: wife, Hannah; sons, Stephen P. and Anson P.;
daughters, Caroline A., Elizabeth C.,
Maria, wife of Andrew VanSlyke and Phebe, wife of David M.
Niver
Executors: J. Thomas Jr. of Albany and Edward Ham of Coeymans
WILLIAM GREENE of Hunter Will Probated June 19, 1876
Heirs: wife; brothers, Elias, Chauncey and Giles; nephews,
Nelson O., Giles G. and William
F., Sylvester and Elias Greene; nieces, Lavina E. Greene and
Esther Ann Howard
Executors: nephew, William F. Greene
Witnesses: H. S. Lockwood and William Yager, both of Hunter
BENJAMIN SAX of Catskill Will Probated June 24, 1876
Heirs: daughters, Eliza Ann, wife of John Longendyck and
Catherine, wife of Jacob T. B.
VanOrden
Executors: son-in-law mentioned above
Witnesses: Rufus H. King and D. K. Olney, both of Catskill
JOHN P. SHAVER of Lexington, Col. Co, NY Will Probated July 10, 1876
Heirs: wife, Anna Maria; son, Peter; grandsons, John, William
Purdat; Lewis and Arthur
Gardiner; daughters, Catharine, Lavina Hart, Helen, Harriet
and Mary Jane; sons of Mary
Jane Davitt and Charles Miller
Executors: sons-in-law, William Hart and Charles Miller
Witnesses: none listed on copy
CAROLINE S. HOYT of Catskill Will Probated July 24, 1876
Heirs: William VanLoan; Anna P. and Nellie M., daughters of
Peter M. Abeel; cousin,
Emeline Hollowell, now of Brooklyn; Rev. George A. Howard,
Mrs. Isabella G. Abeel, Mrs.
Caroline G. Finney and Mrs. Phebe Hoyt, children of Mrs.
Isabella G. Abeel, wife of Peter M.
Abeel.
Executors: Peter M. and wife, Isabella G. Abeel
Witnesses: H. D. and M. J. VanOrden
STEPHEN JONES of Hunter Will Probated July 24, 1876
Heirs: children, Lyman, Samuel A., Norman L., Francis W.,
Judson J., Harriet B. Clum, Sarah
H. Clum and Juliette Hyland
Executors: Robert Elliott and Samuel S. Mulford
Witnesses: John P. Hummel and Samuel S. Mulford
MARY ANN WIERS of Ashland Will Probated August 5, 1876
Heirs: Harriet L. Tiel (also Teil)
Executor: James Tompkins
Witnesses: Reuben Powell and James Tompkins, both of Ashland
WILLIAM W. WETMORE of Catskill Will Probated August 7, 1876
Heirs: wife; daughters, Celia O. and Carrie E.
Executors: John H. Bagley, Jr. and Edgar Russell
Witnesses: J. A. Griswold and James T. Olwell, both of
Catskill
DAVID S. ECKLER of Cairo Will Probated August 22, 1876
Heirs: wife, Ann Catherineer, daughter, Maggie A.
Executors: wife and her brother, George Elmendorf
Witnesses: Alanson Lathrop and Nelson H. Griffin, both of
Cairo
ETHAN VanTASSEL of Catskill Will Probated August 28, 1876
Heir: wife, Sally
Executrix: wife, Sally
Witnesses: Augustus Hill of Cairo and James H. Stevens of
East Durham
WILLIAM C. BECKWITH of Athens Will Probated September 11, 1876
Heirs: wife, Sophia; (mentions father as Buel Beckwith)
Executors: Roswell Hamilton and Benjamin Huff of Athens
Witnesses: A. C. Haviland and E. B. Haviland, both of Athens
ASA GARDINER of Greenville Will Probated September 18, 1876
Heirs: wife, Jane Amanda; sons, George L. and John H.
Executors: wife and son, George L.
Witnesses: George L. Place and Henry E. D. Gott, both of
Greenville
EDWARD W. GARRET of New Baltimore Will Probated October 23, 1876
Heirs: wife, Maria; son, Levi; daughters, Emma, wife of Brook
VanSlyke, Ida, Josephine and
Jennie
Executors: wife and Moses Bedell
Witnesses: F. G. Mosier of Coeymans and Lydia M. Garret of
New Baltimore
THOMAS BRAND of Durham Will Probated November 16, 1876
Heirs: wife, Caroline; son, Zelotus and daughters, Mrs.
Poltnet, Mrs. Potter, Mrs. Flowers
and Mrs. Cole
Executors: son, Zelotus Brand and A. C. Cowles
Witnesses: D. B. Hull and Cornelius Cowles, both of Durham
M. AGNES PINCKNEY of Catskill Will Probated November 29, 1876
Heirs: brother, Francis Sayre Pinckney
Executor: J. Motley Sayre, uncle
Witnesses: Sheldon O. Givens and John H. Bagley, Jr., both of
Catskill
DELIA STRAUGHAN of Jewett Will Probated November 28, 1876
Heirs: sons, Samuel T., John P. and Robert; daughter, Hannah
J. Prout
Executor: none listed on copy
Witnesses: Samuel P. Ives and L. B. Cornell both of Windham
Center, NY
MARGARET SANDERSON of Athens Will Probated January 8, 1877
Heirs: daughters, Mary Ann, wife of Birch Pierce. Eliza, wife
of Isaac VanSchaick; Sarah, wife
of Abram Bedell
Executors: son-in-law, Abram Bedell, daughter, Eliza
VanSchaick and Sarah Bedell
Witnesses: Darius Peck and A. P. Cook
PETER VanORDEN of Durham Will Probated January 8, 1877
Heirs: wife, Florilla; son, James O.; daughters, Phoebe R.
Schermerhorn and Hattie E.
Richards
Executrix: wife.
Witnesses: Harry and Emily B. Bagley, both of Durham
ABIGAIL K. GRIFFIN of New Baltimore Will Probated January 15, 1877
Heirs: Ann, wife of Jesse Miller of New Baltimore; Jesse
Miller; Jane, wife of Amos Irish of
Wayne Co, NY; Joshua Kirk of Long Island; Ann, wife of Samuel
Valentine of New York
City; Sylvanus Lyon; three children of his deceased wife,
Hannah; Abigail K., wife of
Benjamin O/C. Lisk of North Baltimore; Elizabeth K., daughter
of Jesse Miller of New
Baltimore; M. Silas Miller; Elizabeth Hasbrouck of Liverpool,
NY; William Kirk of Col. Co,
NY; Richard Kirk, now of Waterford, NY; Lydia, wife of Henry
P. Miller; Ann, wife of Jesse
Miller;
Executors: Jesse and M. Silas Miller, both of New Baltimore
Witnesses: Jacob C. and William H. VanDyck, both of Durham
MARGARET BENNETT of Greenville Will Probated January 15, 1877
Heirs: sisters, Nancy Becker, Lydia Ann Brainard and Nellie
Stevens; nieces, Rebecca, wife
of Joseph S. Winston; Emily, wife of Harry Bagley and Francis
Baldwin; nephew, David
Baldwin; Charles Bagley, nephew of deceased husband; children
of William and Silvena
Hinchman--Henry, David, Daniel, Lydia Martin, formerly Jane
Hinchman, now married, but
whose husband's name I do not know.
Executors: Harry Bagley of Durham, husband of Emily Bagley
and Joseph S. Winston of
New York City, husband of Rebecca Winston.
Witnesses: Rufus H. King and George R. Olney, both of
Catskill
AMOS SMITH of Greenville Will Probated January 29, 1877
Heirs: wife, Mary; children, William Henry, Amos Jr.,
Franklin, John B., Alfred C., James
Walter, Caroline, wife of John Lindsley; Matilda, wife of
James Adams; Mary, wife of
Hooper Bushard; Harriet, wife of Joseph Baldwin; Sarah Louisa
Smith and Clara B. Smith.
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Gideon Botsford and Russel Wakely of Greenville
AMY MITCHELL of Greenville Will Probated February 5, 1877
Heir: brother, Gilbert Vermilyea
Executor: brother, Gilbert Vermilyea
Witnesses: Thomas Burroughs of Coxsackie and Obadiah Daniels
of Cairo
HENRY BUTTS of Jewett Will Probated February 14, 1877
Heirs: Lois Pierce, wife of Allan; Orren; Eunice, wife of
Mamiah Lord; James, Samuel,
Elmira, daughter of Ambrose Butts, deceased; Harman Camp
Executors: James Brown and Harman Camp
Witnesses: James Laughran/Laughman and Henry Brown
PERMELIA H. EGGLESTON of Hunter Will Probated February 26, 1877
Heirs: husband, Seth M.; sisters, Eliza Freeman and Mary Ann;
nieces, Elizabeth D.
Haviland, Henrietta C. Minturn, Sophia and Rosa Haviland;
nephews, Joseph and Austin
Minturn
Executors: Husband
Witnesses: Horatio S. and J. Frank Lockwood, both of Hunter
JOHN A. GREENE of Catskill Will Probated March 5, 1877
Heirs: wife, Phoebe B.; son, John N.; daughter, Elizabeth,
wife of Philo W. Plank; sister,
Jemima
Executors: wife and William H. VanOrden
Witnesses: Isaac Pruyn and P. V. VanOrden, both of Catskill
HENRY CLAWSON of Lexington Will Probated March 19, 1877
Heirs: wife, Dorcas; daughters, Margaret, wife of Benjamin
Roraback; Laville, wife of
Franklin B. Lament; Minerva, wife of Corydon B. Newton; son,
Richard J.
Executors: wife and son-in-law, Franklin B. Lament
Witnesses: Luther Rowle and Anson B. Streeter
JOHN M. DONNELLY of Catskill Will Probated March 22, 1877
Heirs: wife, Jane A.; daughters, Agnes D. Hitchcock and Sarah
D. Tuttle; son, John M.
Executors: wife and Orrin Day of Catskill and Rufus H. King
Witnesses: S. Sherwood Day and Hiland Hill
SAMUEL PARSONS of Windham Will Probated April 7, 1877
Heirs: children, Orrin, John, Robbins, Chester and Permelia
Clark; sister, Prudence Miller
and her son, William
Executor: David S. Merwin
Witnesses: Jane and Ida M. Merwin, both of Hensonville
ISAAC FOWLER of Coxsackie Will Probated April 16, 1877
Heirs: wife, Alida; son, Isaac Newton; brother, Nicholas
Fowler of Albany County, NY.
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: William Cochran of Coxsackie and Aaron G.
VanSchaack of Coxsackie
JOHN McGLASHAN of Windham Will Probated April 24, 1877
Heirs: wife, Ellen; son, William T.; daughters, Catherine,
Ann Elizabeth and Mary Matilda
Winfield.
Executors: son, William T. McGlashan and Austin B. Hitchcock
Witnesses: Austin B. Hitchcock and William Ford, both of
Windham
HILAND LUSK of Greenville Will Probated April 30, 1877
Heirs: wife, Sally Ann
Executors: wife and Curtis R. Lacy
Witnesses: Rodman Dodge, John H. Lacy, both of Freehold,
Greene County
JACOB VanHOESEN of Coxsackie Will Probated April 30, 1877
Heirs: sons, Peter E., Francis J., Isaac, Morris and W.
Casper
Executors: son, Francis J. and Reuben Jump
Witnesses: Martin G. VanSlyke and James W. Hisert, both of
Coxsackie
ALANSON PITTS of Greenville Will Probated May 14, 1877
Heirs: wife, Sally B.; daughter, Sarah Elizabeth; nephews;
Edwin P. Greene, Leonard
Allerton, Allison Pitts Wilbur, Robert Halstead, Rodolphus
Campbell, Milton Finch and
Harriet Earl
Execuutors: Henry Palmer and Gurdon M. Sanford, of Greenville
Witnesses: Robert Halstead and Rodolphus Campbell, both of
Greenville
THOMAS P. HOTALING of New Baltimore Will Probated May 14, 1877
Heirs: sons, John T., Richard A., Albert T., and Henry T.;
daughter, Rebecca, wife of Gilbert
C. Bedell; grandson, Herman T. Hotaling; Thomas T. Hotaling;
daughter-in-law, Catherine,
wife of Henry T. Hotaling; Caroline, wife of Albert T.
Hotaling; grand daughter, Mary,
daughter of Richard A. Hotaling
Executors: sons, Henry T. and Albert T.
Witnesses: John B. Bronk and Elbert O. Beaty, both of
Coxsackie
NANCY BECKER of Greenville Will Probated May 14, 1877
Heirs: daughter, Almira
Executrix: daughter, Almira
Witnesses: Gideon Botsford and Rodman Dodge, both of
Greenville
ANNIE BURROUGHS of Lexington Will Probated May 15, 1877
Heirs: sister, Abigail; brother, Robert; Fletcher Mackey
Execuror: Fletcher Mackey
Witnesses: A. Judson Briggs and Frank Edwin Briggs, both of
Lexington
ABBIE S. VANDERPOOL of New Baltimore Will Probated May 28, 1877
Heirs: daughters, Jennie E. and Ida Maria; husband John J.
Executor: Husband
Witnesses: T. D. Talmadge and Lewis Crandal, both of New
Baltimore
MARY H. ATWATER of Catskill Will Probated June 4, 1877
Heir: Husband, Joshua
Executors: Husband and son, Henry D.
Witnesses: Orrin Day and Hiland Hill, both of Catskill
NANCY McGREGOR of Catskill Will Probated June 4, 1877
Heirs: nephew, Gregor, son of brother, Gregor McGregor; Lucy
Ann VanArnan, Helena
Wilgers, Ann Wilgers, her sister and all three grandchildren
of my brother William
Executor: Philip V. VanOrden
Witnesses: Isaac Pruyn and Henry B. Hill, both of Catskill
LAVINA WYANS of Catskill Will Probated June 11, 1877
Heirs: sons, William Henry Hallenbeck and Jacob Hallenbeck;
sons, Abner and George
Wyans; grand daughter, Emma Ackley of Roundout, Ulster County
Executor: William H. Hallenbeck
Witnesses: Edgar Rupell and William H. Hallenbeck, Jr.
SOPHIA NEARING of Catskill Will Probated June 11, 1877
Heirs: Alfred Norton, James Enfield, Woodbridge; married
daughters, Antinette, Caroline
Sophia; unmarried daughters, Mary Louisa, Ellen Elizabeth and
Annie Guelletta
Executors: son, Alfred M. Nearing
Witnesses: Wilson Page and P. V. VanOrden, both of Catskill
JANE HOWLAND of Athens Will Probated June 21, 1877
Heir: husband, Walter S.
Executor: husband, Walter S.
Witnesses: A. W. Curtis and Caleb Coffin, both of Athens
BETSEY A. PHINNEY of Catskill Will Probated July 2, 1877
Heirs: daughters, Amanda and Emeline, wife of Charles A.
Thatcher; son, William I. Phinney
Executor: son
Witnesses: W. G. Wolcott of Catskill and Horace Bassett of S.
Cairo
HIRAM HUBBARD of Durham Will Probated July 9, 1877
Heirs: wife, Eliza; daughter, Georgianna Owen and son,
Wallace
Executors: daughter and John Jones, both of East Durham
Witnesses: Harry and Emily Bagley, both of Ease Durham
ISAAC SMITH of Coxsackie Will Probated July 14, 1877
Heirs: son, John; daughters, Amy Smith, wife of David M.
Hamilton; Catharine, wife of son,
George A.; Hannah, wife of John B. Bronk; daughter, Marietta
(also Maryetta), wife of Milton
Mitchell; daughter, Prenettia, wife of William P. Franklin
Executors: Rufus H. King, son, John and Charles F. Bouton
Witnesses: Abram M. Hallenbeck and Peter S. VanSchaack
MARTIN G. SCHUNEMAN of Athens Will Probated July 25, 1877
Heirs: brother, Peter; children of deceased brothers, John
and Garret Schuneman and
deceased sister, Catherine Persons; Mary Ellen, daughter of
deceased brother Garret.
Executor: Sellick D. Smith
Witnesses: William Newkirk and Nelson Smith, both of Catskill
LUCAS VanVALKENBURGH of Lexington Will Probated August 27, 1877
Heirs: wife, Amelia A.; sons, James M. and Ogden B.;
daughters, Agnes A., wife of Martin
Vedder and Rosa; nephew Charles, son of Mary D. Cornish
Executor: son, James A.
Witnesses: Cicero C. Peck of Windham and Edgar B. O'Hara of
Lexington
ELIZABETH BEACH of Durham Will Probated September 5, 1877
Heirs: James, nephew of the late Samuel Beach of Ionia, Mich;
heirs of Hannah Porter,
deceased; heirs of Abigail Dibble, deceased; Mary Porter;
Rhoda Kelsey; heirs of Anna
Taylor, deceased; heirs of Ruby Brownell, deceased--my six
sisters.
Executrix: sister, Rhoda Kelsey
Witnesses: James L. Chapman and Francis Kelsey, both of
Durham
GIDEON H. ROE of Greenville Will Probated September 3, 1877
Heirs: wife, Lorenda; daughters, Theodocia and Mary F. and
Augusta; sons, Omer and
Albian; grand daughter, Allura J. Avery
Executors: son, Andrew and daughter, Mary F. Roe
Witnesses: Gideon Botsford and Hamilton Jefferson Hallock,
both of Greenville
LAURA C. KURAU of Ashland Will Probated September 3, 1877
Heirs: daughter, S. D. Grace Kurau; brother, Alonzo A. Sage;
Mary H. Pendel and Louine L.
Berry
Executor: Egbert B. Dodge
Witnesses: Abner and Lavina Berry (possibly same person as
Louine L. above-AC)
ISAAC VanHOESEN of Athens Will Probated September 3, 1877
Heirs: wife, Elizabeth; children of deceased son Abram
VanHoesen; daughters, Rachal, wife
of Thomas Fulton; Dorcas, wife of James DeForest and Leah,
wife of Abram Hallenbeck; son,
Francis VanHoesen; Isaac Edgar Van Hoesen
Executors: wife and son, Francis
Witnesses: S. H. Nichols and William R. Day, both of Athens
SARAH WRIGHT of Coxsackie Will Probated September 6, 1877
Heirs: Reginald and Anna Caroline, children of Rev. Johnathan
Coe, deceased; Frederic
VanDenburgh of Coxsackie; John Henry, son of Jason Kline of
Coxsackie; niece, Anna A.,
wife of Minor H. Greene; sister Myrtilla Greene; Ethel
Greene, daughter of nephew Minor H.
Greene
Executors: sister, Myrtilla Greene and Sidney A. Dwight, both
of Coxsackie
Witnesses: Jacob C. VanDyke and Anna Duning, both of
Coxsackie
MICHAEL HANLEY of Prattsville Will Probated September 10, 1877
Heirs: wife, Mary; son, Michael; eldest daughter, Mrs. Ann
Kelly, wife of Martin Kelly; next
oldest daughter, Mrs. Bridget, wife of Michael Stephens; next
oldest daughter, Mrs. Maria
A., wife of William A. Pray
Executor: son-in-law, Michael Stephens of Roundout
Witnesses: Burton G. and Foster Morss of Red Falls, NY
JOHN P. CAMPBELL of Catskill Will Probated September 10, 1877
Heirs: nephews, John N., son of sister Mary VanWagoner; John,
son of brother, John
Alexander Campbell; nieces, Mary S., Jessie, daughters of
brother Ralph Campbell and
nephews and nieces, William R., George, Alexander and Mary,
children of brother
Alexander Campbell and niece, Mary A. Lyman, daughter of
deceased brother William
Campbell, Jr.
Executor: Philander Pratt
Witnesses: A. C. Fancher and F. L. Smith, both of Catskill
WESSEL Y/T. B. VanORDEN of New Baltimore Will Probated Sept. 13, 1877
Heirs: nephew, Wessel T. B. VanOrden, Jr. and brother, Edward
H. VanOrden
Executor: brother, Edward VanOrden
Witnesses: Isaac burns and John Colvin, both of New Baltimore
STEPHEN M. LOSEE of Coxsackie Will Probated Sept. 26, 1877
Heir: wife, Catherine
Executrix: wife, Catherine
Witnesses: William Cochran of Coxsackie and Elisha Austin of
New Baltimore
ABRAHAM ROUSE of Cairo Will Probated Sept. 27, 1877
Heirs: wife, Harriet H. Halenbeck; sons, Harrison and
Courtland; daughter, Mary H.
Wolcott; grand children of son, Horace E. Rouse
Executors: son Harrison Rouse and Howard Sherman
Witnesses: William Newkirk of Catskill and Richard H. Weeks
of Cairo
JOHN RICE of Windham Will Probated October 1, 1877
Heirs: wife; son, Addison S.; daughter, Lucretia; William,
only child of son, Rufus P.,
deceased
Executor: Addison S.
Witnesses: Samuel P. Ives of Windham and William Bailey of
Jewett
DANIEL TUTTLE of Ashland Will Probated October 1, 1877
Heirs: wife, Abigail C; son, Lemuel S.
Executors: wife and son
Witnesses: Samuel P. Ives, Isaac B. Steele, both of Windham
RICHARD RAFTER of Greenville Will Probated October 8, 1877
Heirs: wife, Mary E.
Executors: wife and son, Patrick Russel and Edward Wakley,
both of Greenville
GERTRUDE VEDDER of Catskill Will Probated October 8, 1877
Heirs: son, Ransom F.; daughter-in-law, wife of Ransom H.;
Jeanett, the widow of my son,
Melvin Vedder, deceased; grandson, Harry M., son of Melvin
Vedder, deceased; grandson,
Ransom H., son of Melvin Vedder; grand daughter, Gertrude
VanAlstine.
Executor: George Church
Witnesses: Charles VanVechten and Elizabeth Church, both of
Leeds
MILES R. WILBER of Catskill Will Probated October 8, 1877
Heirs: daughter, Mary Adaline Butler; grandson, Miles W.
Butler; daughter-in-law, Sarah
Catharine, wife of son Phineas C. Wilber; grandson, Samuel
P., son of Phineas C. Wilbur
Executors: brother-in-law, Lyman Chidester and Ames Story
Witnesses: J. A. Griswold and James T. Olwell
MELINDA UTTER of Cairo Will Probated October 17, 1877
Heirs: daughters, Ursula Ann Palen, Janett Hunt, Delila
Olmstead, and Arminda Olmstead;
son, Elijah.
Executor: none listed on copy
Witnesses: Augustus Hill and Thomas Cornwall, both of Cairo
ISHAM NEWCOMB of Windham Will Probated October 22, 1877
Heirs: wife, Margaret; children, Julia C. Jenne, Laura E. and
Rhoda Belle Newcomb
Executors: wife and son-in-law John F. Jenne and Daughter,
Laura Newcomb
Witnesses: Cicero Peck and Martin L. Newcomb, both of Windham
ANN ELIZA MAYO of Catskill Will Probated October 22, 1877
Heir: husband, George.
Executors: Egbert B. Dodge of Ashland and David Duncan of
Leeds
Witnesses: Nelson Fanning, Jr. and Edwin D. Green, both of
Leeds
HERVEY CAMP of Windham Will Probated Oct. 29, 1877
Heirs: wife, Calista; daughters, Lucina, wife of Milo B.
Osborn and Mary B., wife of Abijah
Osborn
Executors: wife and Eugene Raymond
Witnesses: D. H. Daley of Coxsackie J. C. Talmadge of
Windham, Edwin Graham and Esther
Kingsley of Windham Center
RUTH COOK of Catskill Will Probated November 12, 1877
Heirs: daughters, Emily H. and Caroline E. Olmstead; Francis
H. Otis; sons, Fred and John
A. Cook; grandson, Fred C. Griffin
Executors: son, Fred Cook and George Griffin
Witnesses: Rufus H. King and John Day, both of Catskill
ANSON F. MUNN of Coxsackie Will Probated November 26, 1877
Heir: wife, Arabella L.
Executors: wife and father-in-law, Burton G. Morss
Witnesses: C. N. Burroughs and E. Raymond of Coxsackie
LEONARD B. VanDYCK of Coxsackie Will Probated November 26, 1877
Heirs: wife, Lucy Ann; sons, Anthony V. B. and John;
daughters, Rebecca Reed and Kitty
VanVechten
Executors: two sons
Witnesses: Jacob C. VanDyck and Henry W. Wyans, both of
Coxsackie
ESTHER J. HERMANCE of Coxsackie Will Probated November 26, 1877
Heir: daughter, Eleanor C.
Executrix: daughter, Eleanor C.
Witnesses: R. King, Elmira, NY and Mary J. King of Coxsackie
ELEAZER STEBBINS of Coxsackie Will Probated November 26, 1877
Heirs: wife, Lyna; daughters, Catherine, Mary Elizabeth
Jackson
Executrix: daughter Catherine
Witnesses: Jacob C. and Mary F. VanDyck
MICHAEL DOYLE of Prattsville Will Probated December 10, 1877
Heirs: daughter, Maria A. and son, John
Executor: son, John
Witnesses: Edwin M. Bouton and William F. Fenn, both of
Prattsville
ELIZABETH A. TOMPKINS, MISS of New Baltimore Will Probated Dec 17, 1877
Heirs: brothers, Isaac and Irvin R.; sisters, Adela Powell
and Helen Powell; children of Isaac
Tompkins--Chester, Griffin and Hattie
Executors: Isaac and Irwin R. Tompkins, William H. Wheeler
Witnesses: Henry P. Miller and Franklin Kniffin, both of
Medway, Greene County.
FRED GARLING of Catskill Will Probated December 26, 1877
Heir: daughter, Estella
Executors: brother, Anson Garling and Cyrus Overbaugh
Witnesses: R. H. King and Joseph Hallock, both of Catskill
ELISHA D. MILLER of New Baltimore Will Probated January 7, 1878
Heirs: wife, Perline P.; son, Peter R.; daughter, Mary E.
Executor: brother, Daniel S. Miller
Witnesses: William H. Wheeler, William N. Miller of Medway,
Greene County.
WILLIAM F. A. READ of Athens Will Probated January 8, 1878
Heir: William A. Stewart
Executor: William A. Stewart
Witnesses: Essie Calkins and Isaac C. VanLoan, both of Athens
JAMES LEWIS of Prattsville Will Probated January 9, 1878
Heirs: children of deceased children Abram Lewis, heir of
Margaret Sager, deceased; Elisha
Hiram, heir of Jacob Hoagland Lewis, deceased; Benoni and
Timothy Allen, heirs of George
Washington Lewis, deceased; Winslow Page Lewis
Executor: son, Abram Lewis, of Leeds
Witnesses: William F. Fenn and George Sager, both of
Prattsville
MARTHA BESSACK of Coxsackie Will Probated January 28, 1878
Heirs: sister, Mary Beach; son-in-law, Andrew B. Hotaling;
niece, Elizabeth Titemore,
daughter of brother, Robert Martin; nephew Henry, son of
brother, Henry Martin
Executor: Andrew B. Houghtaling
Witnesses: William Farmer and John G. Raymond, both of
Coxsackie
MICHAEL COLLEN of Catskill Will Probated January 28, 1878
Heirs: My three children by Jady Collen
Executor: Mrs. Anne Murphy
Witnesses: George Montgomery and John Krllrher, both of Leeds
STEPHEN MEAD of Jewett Will Probated February 4, 1878
Heirs: wife, Caroline; children, William H., Joel H., Adaline
E. Mead
Executors: wife and William H. Mead
Witnesses: Marietta W. Cheney and David M. Hosford, both of
Hudson, Columbia Co, NY
ABRAM SUTHERLAND of New Baltimore Will Probated February 18, 1878
Heirs: sons, Martin V. D., Eugene and Edgar; daughter, Mary
E., wife of C. E. Hallenbeck;
grand daughter, Valeira Sutherland, daughter of my late son,
Joseph, deceased; sons George
A. and James H.
Executors: two sons and son-in-law Charles E. Hallenbeck
Witnesses: John G. Raymond and Charles B. Raymond, both of
Coxsackie
NELSON SCRIBNER of Hunter Will Probated February 18, 1878
Heirs: wife, Diadama: son, Fred; daughters, Mary Brown,
Elizabeth Tager, Susan E. Burtis
and Ida Scribner; sons, Eben and Peter H.
Executors: wife and Robert Ellicott
Witnesses: S. H. Lockwood and W. W. Burtis of Hunter
ISAIAH BRANDOW of Catskill Will Probated February 25, 1878
Heirs: two children, Lewis H. and Sarah A.; daughter Harriet
Persen; grandson, Sumner, son
of Lewis H. Brandow
Executor: Peter Martin
Witnesses: Rufus H. King and Samuel Reid, both of Catskill
CORNELIUS PLATNER of Prattsville Will Probated March 11, 1878
Heirs: wife, Laura; sons, Benjamin F., William C., Chester
A., Josephus E., and Gustavus
Executor: son, Chester A.
Witnesses: Cicero C. Peck of Windham and Albert Clark of
Prattsville
PHEBE FINCH of Catskill Will Probated May 25, 1878
Heirs: sons, Benjamin N. and Sylvanus; daughters, Elizabeth
Losee, Jane Ann Webber;
children of deceased son, Benjamin N.,--Almet, Anna, Ada,
Janie and Charles
Executors: Elizabeth Losee, Jane Ann Webber and Sylvanus
Finch
Witnesses: O. M. and Benjamin Webber
MARGARET FERRY of Cairo Will Probated May 1, 1878
Heirs: Friend Francis Elting. (mentions late husband as
Zieree/Zierce and Mary Kellogg,
deceased sister)
Executor: Friend Francis Elting
Witnesses: Augustus Hill and James Duncan
ABRAHAM LAYMAN of Catskill Will Probated March 25, 1878
Heirs: son, Hiram; grandson, Albert, son of James Layman and
grandson James N., son of
Abram Layman, Jr.; sons, Matthew, William H., and John G.
Layman; daughter, Marietta
Brewer
Executors: W. H. VanOrden and son-in-law, Major G. Brewer
Witnesses: Fred Sax and William Overbaugh, both of Catskill
JEREMIAH H. WINNEY of Athens Will Probated April 8, 1878
Heirs: wife, Elcey; daughter, Sarah Eldridge
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: C. A. Hallenbeck and I. C. Williams, both of
Athens
RICHARD HOWK of Hunter Will Probated May 27, 1878
Heirs: daughters, Ann H., widow of Horace G. Baldwin,
deceased and Abie Howk
Executor: Ira Chase of Jewett
Witnesses: Dwight B. and Lester A. Baldwin, both of Hunter
KINNER N. WILBER of Catskill Will Probated June 3, 1878
Heirs: brother, Franklin; sisters, Martha M. and Deborah;
Truman N. and Julia
H., children of brother William
Executrix: sister, Martha N. Wilber
Witnesses: Alanson Lathrop and Edgar W. Plank, both of Cairo
CHARLES F. BOUTON of Coxsackie Will Probated June 3, 1878
Heir: wife, Jane C.
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Orry Burhans and Jacob VanDyck, both of Coxsackie
JAMES L. CHAPMAN of Durham Will Probated June 6, 1878
Heirs: wife, Laura; sons, Addison and Arthur
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Lyman Rickerson and Lewis Spencer, both of South
Durham
JOHN R. SYLVESTER of Catskill Will Probated June 6, 1878
Heirs: wife, Eurania C.; children, John F., Thomas D.,
Elizabeth M., wife of Edward M.
Barnum; grand daughter, Bertha M. Sylvester
Executors: wife and sons, John F. and Thomas D. Sylvester
Witnesses: Herbert K. Hill and M. G. Eaton, both of Catskill
DANIEL ROWLEY of Lexington Will Probated June 17, 1878
Heirs: sons, John, Buel and Luther; daughter, Permelia Foster
Executor: son, Luther and William W. Petit
Witnesses: Lemuel Dunham and F. B. Lement, both of Lexington
HARRIET GRIFFIN of Greenville Will Probated June 24, 1878
Heirs: Mary Foster, Addie G., now wife of John Holly; Thomas
Hinckley of Castleton; Ines
Foster
Executor: Thomas Hinckley, Castleton
Witnesses: Russel Wakeley and Edgar Hart, both of Greenville
CATHERINE M. VanDUZER of Coxsackie Will Probated July 5, 1878
Heirs: husband, John C.; William N., son of husband
Executor: Husband
Witnesses: William B. Somerville and Frederick Rank
LEVI KING of Cairo Will Probated July 29, 1878
Heirs: wife, Louisa; daughters, Caroline A. Palen and
Margaret E. Pelouvet
Executors: wife and nephew, Rufus H. King
Witnesses: John S. Betts, Edward C. Stevens, both of Cairo
RUSSEL SHEFFIELD of Windham Will Probated July 29, 1878
Heirs: daughter, Anna B. (mentions deceased son, Edward)
Executrix: daughter, Anna B.
Witnesses: John Olney of Coxsackie and Emeline L. Fenton of
Windham
GERTRUDE DUBOIS of Catskill Will Probated July 29, 1878
Heirs: sister-in-law, Catherine; sister, Janette Burgett;
children of deceased sister, Nancy
Stevens
Executor: nephew, William L. Dubois
Witnesses: P.V. and William H. VanOrden both of Catskill
ZADOCK NORTHRUP of Jewett Will Probated July 8, 1878
Heirs: wife Martha; sons, John G. and Evan; daughter
Elizabeth E.
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Earl W. Fisher and Sylvester H. Winchell, both of
Jewett
HERVEY WEED of Greenville Will Probated August 5, 1878
Heirs: daughter, Lacey of Freehold
Executrix: daughter
Witnesses: Henry Phinney and Franklin Lusk, both of
Greenville
CURTIS A MATTOON of Windham Will Probated September 9, 1878
Heirs: wife, Amanda I.; son, Ransom A., daughter, Antoinette
A., wife of West C. Baldwin
Executors: wife and son
Witnesses: Samuel P. Ives and Cornelia M. Ives, both of
Windham
WILLIAM SCOTT of Coxsackie Will Probated September 9, 1878
Heirs: wife, Catherine Maria
Executors: wife and adopted son, George H.
Witnesses: John B. Bronk and David M. Hamilton, both of
Coxsackie
DANIEL INGRAHAM of Durham Will Probated September 30, 1878
Heirs: wife, Rhoda S.; adopted son, George Ingraham, M.D.;
Charlotte M., wife of Albert
Stilson; Emmeline and Ida Finch, wife and daughter of M. M.
Finch; Minnie and Dolly
Jerome; Purnelli E. Pierson; Sarah R. Brandow, Hester
Brainard, Sylvia D. Berger; Lucretia F.
Mary R. Ingraham, Eunice P. Conly, daughters of Horace W.
Ingraham; Catherine, wife of D.
B. Thorp; Eliza R. Ballard, daughter of Benjamin Ingraham;
Joseph M. Ingraham, --his father
Benjamin Ingraham; Emma Bascom Beers, Eva Ingraham; Eunice I.
Coles; Elizabeth C.
Layman and her two daughters, Addie and Hattie; Dr. George
Ingraham and Charlotte
Stilson.
Executors: wife and George Ingraham, M. D.
Witnesses: C.A. and E.D. Newell, both of Durham
CORYDON BUSHNELL of Lexington Will Probated October 29, 1878
Heirs: William H. Deyo; George A. and Iretus D., sons of
Gideon Bushnell; Lovila, daughter
of the same; Corydon B., son of Urial Deyo; Corydon B. Dunham
and son William; Ellen,
daughter of Durman Knapp; Walter, son of Aaron Bushnell;
adopted daughter, Georgianna
Deyo
Executors: Orlando L. Newton and William H. Deyo
Witnesses: Horace B. Briggs and Iretus D. Newton, both of
Lexington
STEPHEN PELHAM of Windham Will Probated November 11, 1878
Heirs: wife, Mary E.; brother, William; sister, Betsy Clauer
Executors: wife and brother, Edwin Bracket
Witnesses: David S. and Jane Merwin, of Hensonville
RANDALL SAUNDERS of Athens Will Probated November 14, 1878
Heir: wife, Ann
Executors: wife and sons, John and Benjamin
Witnesses: Samuel H. Nichols and J. H. Wheeler, both of
Athens
SANFORD HOWARD of Hunter Will Probated November 25, 1878
Heirs: daughters, Charlott Greene and Elizabeth Greene; sons,
Ebin and Norman; Liddy,
wife of Ebin Howard.
Executors: George N. Eggleston and Samuel S. Mulford
Witnesses: same as executors, both of Hunter
JULIUS FAIRCHILD of Windham Will Probated December 9, 1878
Heirs: Ophelia E., wife of John M. Hogeboom of Cairo;
daughters,--Ameliam wife of Abram
West of Durham, Colinda L., and Mary Ells; son Joseph
Executors: Emery E. Newman and Josiah C. Tallmadge
Witnesses: James B. Daley of Windham and S. Sherwood Steele
of Hartford, CT.
JOHN CLOUGH of Coxsackie Will Probated December 16, 1878
Heirs: children, Rebecca Louise, wife of John J. Fenster;
Sarah Adelia, wife of Daniel P.
Hoffman; George S. Clough and John C. Clough
Executors: son, George S; sons-in-law, Daniel P. Hoffman and
John J. Fenster
Witnesses: John S. Andrews of Athens, H. W. Reyer and A. P.
Cook both of Hudson
CONSTANT HADDEN of Athens Will Probated December 16, 1878
Heirs: Joseph and Stuben, sons of Edward Hadden; Charles
Hadden
Executor: Joseph Hallock of Catskill
Witnesses: Rufus H. King and W. Irving Jennings, both of
Catskill
EVALINE M. ROE of Cairo Will Probated December 23, 1878
Heirs: husband, Joseph; children, Harriet Evaline, Ellen
Augusta, William Benjamin and
John B.
Executor: husband
Witnesses: Augustus Hill and Ann Maria Burroughs, both of
Cairo
RHODA BELL NEWCOMME (Newcomb - SH) of Windham Will Probated December 30, 1878
Heirs: sister, Julia Jenne of Jersey City, NJ
Executor: brother-in-law, John F. Jenne
Witnesses: Lucy M. Snyder, William Bumsted, both of Jersey
City, also William S. Corbin of
Elizabeth, NJ
LUGWENA A. CHERRITREE of Windham Will Probated January 4, 1879
Heirs: Daniel S. Jones; children, Ella E and Walter S.
Cherritree
Executor: Daniel S. Jones
Witnesses: Daniel Jones and Sarah G. VanBuren, both of Durham
PETER LOWN of Catskill Will Probated January 1, 1879
Heirs: daughter, Elizabeth, wife of William D. Plank and
grand daughter, Amelia, daughter
of William D. and Elizabeth Plank
Executor: William Newkirk
Witnesses: Sellick D. Smith and Milton Fowks both of Catskill
ANNA MARIA VanVECHTEN of Catskill Will Probated January 6, 1879
Heirs: husband, John; nieces, Catherine Schuneman, Elizabeth
Orr, widow of Alexander Orr;
Cornelia Reads, Ann Maria Bradley; Martha Jane Stone; Lillie,
daughter of Charlotte
Stewart; children of Augusta Henry, deceased.
Executors: Sellick D. Smith and William H. VanOrden
Witnesses: F. A. Wattes, N. E. Broadhead both of Kingston, NY
EDMUND B. ROE of Greenville Will Probated January 6, 1879
Heirs: children of Gideon H. Roe, deceased--Theodocia,
Alluria VanBuren, Mary Frances,
Ann Augusta Phinney, Andrew G., Omar G. and Allison Roe;
Charlotte B., wife of son,
William H. Roe; sons, Elijah and Edmund and daughter, Louisa
Kniffin
Executors: son, Elijah and son-in-law, Lee Kniffin
Witnesses: James Stevens and Edward Wakeley, both of
Greenville
ABIGAIL C. TUTTLE Will Probated January 10, 1879
(Wife of Daniel B. Tuttle)
Heirs: children, Sarah B. Steele, Daniel S. Tuttle and
Rebecca McLean
Executor: son, Daniel S.
Witnesses: Isaac B. Steele and L. B. Cornell, both of Windham
FREDERICK HOPKINS of Catskill Will Probated February 10, 1879
Heirs: sisters, Jane V. and Josephine
Executors: sister mentioned above
Witnesses: P. V. and William H. VanOrden, both of Catskill
JEREMIAH PHALEN of Catskill Will Probated February 17, 1879
Heirs: parents, Michael and Catherine Phalen; sisters, Mary
and Bridget
Executrix: Mrs. Ann Welch
Witnesses: James B. Olney and Ann Welch, both of Catskill
JOHN C. PECK of Durham Will Probated February 20, 1879
Heirs: wife, Nancy; children, Harriet, Martha, Rosa,
Henrietta Bracket, wife of deceased son
John; grand children, John Peck Race, son of daughter Martha;
Burton Buell Bascom, son of
daughter Rosa.
Executors: son-in-law, Bissell Bascom and daughter Harriet
Witnesses: A. C. Cowles of Durham and C. R. Bascom of Jewett
JAMES STERRITT of Athens Will Probated February 24, 1879
Heirs: wife, Jane; son Thomas W.; daughters, Jane Ann,
Emeline, Nary Ellen M., Ella and
Isabella (married Henry Willis Brandow--AC); sons, John C.,
Joseph L. and James.
Executors: sons, John G. and James Jr.
Witnesses: Rufus H. King of Catskill and Barent Rouse of
Athens
CATHERINE HALLENBECK of Athens Will Probated February 24, 1879
(widow of John W. Hallenbeck of Athens)
Heirs: Casper Clow, Martin F. Hallenbeck, Catherine Amanda
Limbrick, daughter of my
sister.
Executors: Casper Clow and Martin F. Hallenbeck
Witnesses: S. H. Nichols and Ezra Hallenbeck, both of Athens
JOHN FLANSBURGH of Coxsackie Will Probated March 11, 1879
Heirs: wife Maria; son, Jacob S.
Executors: wife and son
Witnesses: Richard and Henry R. Cornwall, both of Coxsackie
ZOETH SMITH of Durham Will Probated April 7, 1879
Heirs: wife, Diantha; children, Fletcher, Truman, Edith A.,
Bertha, Addison L., and Scott
Executors: wife, Ransom Ingalls, Fletcher and Truman Smith
Witnesses: Ellsworth and Frederick C. Strong, both of Durham
DANIEL PARKER of Hunter Will Probated April 28, 1879
Heir: wife, Eliza C.
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Isaac Showers and L. S. Brown, both of Hunter
LUCRETIA DEYO of Lexington Will Probated April 28, 1879
Heirs: Cynthia Law; brother, Jonathan; sister, Sally Feros;
Clarissa Blakeslee and Ruth
Gorsline
Executor: None listed on copy
Witnesses: Aaron Holt and Seward Ostrander
ROBERT G. FARMER of Athens Will Probated May 5, 1879
Heirs: wife, Augusta; sons, Charles and Thomas and Robert G.
Jr.
Executors: brother, William H. and daughter-in-law, Hannah
Farmer
Witnesses: George W. Carpenter of Norwood, Bergen Co, NJ and
Harmon VanWoert of
Athens
MARY RICHTMYER of Catskill Will Probated May 19, 1879
Heirs: children, Henry, Helen M., Simeon and Lewis B.
Executors: son, Simeon and daughter, Helen M.
Witnesses: George C. Fox and Rufus H. King, both of Catskill
WILLIAM B. WARNER of Durham Will Probated May 26, 1879
Heir: wife, Elizabeth
Executrix: wife, Elizabeth
Witnesses: Ellsworth and E. A. Strong, both of Durham
BENJAMIN COMFORT of Cairo Will Probated May 26, 1879
Heirs: sisters, Harriet and Elizabeth
Executor: Frederick Salisbury of Cairo
Witnesses: George R. Olney and Rufus H. King, both of
Catskill
PETER J. BRONK of New Baltimore Will Probated June 2, 1879
Heirs: sister, Mary; nephews,--Charles Henry Bronk, David L.
Hannay and Peter B. Powell,
also Peter A. Houghtaling, son of deceased sister Sarah Ann;
cousin, Martin Andrew Traver
Executor: Ephraim P. Bronk
Witnesses: J. B. Bronk and J. L. Hollister, both of Coxsackie
JOSHUA ATWATER of Catskill Will Probated June 3, 1879
Heirs: wife, Mary H.; children, Henry D., Emily A., and Mary
E. Spaulding
Executors: wife and son, Henry D.
Witnesses: Rufus H. King and Joseph Hallock, both of Catskill
JOHN G. BENDER of Catskill Will Probated June 16, 1879
Heir: wife, Matilda
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Nelson Fanning and A. C. Fancher, both of Catskill
STEWART ELLIOTT of Cairo Will Probated June 16, 1879
Heirs: wife, Rachel; sons, Elisha and Nathan; daughters,
Lorany Stewart, Amanda Richards
and Lavina Garrison; grand children, Jessie, wife of Albert
Schermerhorn; Adelbert
Bogardus, Estella C. Britt, John Britt and Dykeman Pelham
Executors: son, Elisha Elliott; Elias L. Dutcher
Witnesses: Augustus Hill and Ambrose Hill Waters, both of
Cairo
MARY HUMPHREY of Durham Will Probated June 16, 1879
(widow of Orloff M. Humphrey deceased of Durham)
Heirs: mother, Mary Smith, widow of Jacob Smith; nephew,
Russel, son of Richard Smith;
niece, Alice, daughter of the same; brother Richard Smith
Executor: brother, Richard Smith
Witnesses: Lawrence Falk and Jacob B. Norwood, both of
Rensselearville
JUDSON WILCOX of Catskill Will Probated June 25, 1879
Heirs: wife, Laura; son, George
Executors: wife, son and Rufus H. King of Catskill
Witnesses: Joseph Hallock, W. Irving Jennings, both of
Catskill
STEPHEN POST of Catskill Will Probated June 25, 1879
Heirs: wife, Abigail; daughters, Sarah E., Charlotte Jane;
Catherine Roberts and Margaret
VanSchae
Executors: wife and John H. Bagley, Jr.
Witnesses: J. A. Wynkoop and A. C. Griswold, both of Catskill
ALICE MAGINIS of Prattsville Will Probated June 30, 1879
Heir: daughter, Anna Jordan
Executor: Cornelius Rappelye
Witnesses: D. H. Myer and Mrs. E. Rappelyea, both of
Prattsville
PETER EARL of Catskill Will Probated June 10, 1879
Heirs: wife, Mary; Mary Thomas, daughter of Allen Thomas;
Martha Marietta, daughter of
Philip Risendorph, deceased; Peter J. Thomas, half-brother to
my wife; nephew, George
Earl, son of Michael Earl, my brother; Mrs. Elizabeth Weeks,
a niece and daughter of John
Earl, my brother; Charles Weeks, son of Elizabeth Weeks;
Alina Weeks, sister of Charles
and daughter of Elizabeth; Mrs. Louisa Graham, a niece and
daughter of John Earl, my
brother; Mrs. Alida Dean, a niece and daughter of Orin Earl,
my brother; George Earl.
Executors: wife, Mary and Ambrose Greene
Witnesses: Ambrose Greene and James E. Elting, both of Leeds
ABNER HUBBARD of Cairo Will Probated July 5, 1879
Heirs: wife Catherine; daughter, Sibyl, wife of James M.
Lyon; Thomas N. Smith
Executors: James M. Lyon and Thomas M. Smith
Witnesses: William Pierson, Edward Betts, both of Cairo
KETURAH HOPKINS of Catskill Will Probated July 25, 1879
Heirs: daughters, Jane V., Josephine and Louisa Cooke; sons,
James, and Frederick; nieces,
Mary Louisa, Ann VanOrden
Executor: none listed on copy
Witnesses: Frederick Hill and Hiland Hill, both of Catskill
JUSTICE FINCH of Durham Will Probated September 1, 1879
Heirs: wife, Emily; son, William
Executors: wife Emily and Henry C. Soup
Witnesses: Erastus T. Peck and Anson P. Hull, both of Durham
HARRIET E. DEGROAT Will Probated September 1, 1879
(wife of Levi DeGroat)
Heirs: Husband, Levi; daughter, Eliza Catherine, wife of
Nelson Brandow
Executrix: Daughter, Eliza C.
Witnesses: Ambrose Beach of New Baltimore and H. T. Bedell of
Coxsackie
NEWELL DAY of Durham Will Probated September 1, 1879
Heirs: wife, Mary Ann and daughter, Adeline B. Brainard
Executrix: Adeline B. Brainard
Witnesses: Daniel and George Ingraham, both of Durham
LEAH HALLENBECK of Athens Will Probated September 8, 1879
Heirs: mentions children but not named
Executor: husband, Abraham
Witnesses: William H. and Anna VanOrden, both of Catskill
PHILIP GREENE of New Baltimore Will Probated September 8, 1879
Heir: wife, Jane
Executors: wife and son, David P.
Witnesses: John G. and Charles B. Raymond, both of Coxsackie
MARIA VanBERGEN of Coxsackie Will Probated September 29, 1879
Heirs: brother, John P. VanBergen of Brooklyn; Anthony Bergen
of Paris, France
Executors: brothers, Peter A. and John P.
Witnesses: Charles E. and O. Lampman, both of Coxsackie
HENRY RUFS of Durham Will Probated September 29, 1879
Heirs: wife, Mary A.; sons, Darwin and Manfred
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Caroline Smith and Ellsworth Strong, both of
Durham
VIANIA SMITH of Durham Will Probated October 13, 1879
Heirs: children of brother, Fletcher Smith; children of
sister, Mary Jerome; children of
brother, Samuel Smith; children of sister, Phebe Strong;
children of brother, Zoeth Smith;
nephew, Fletcher Smith; nieces, Mary, Martha, Elizabeth and
Olive Strong; Olive Smith.
Executors: Ellsworth and Frederick C. Strong
Witnesses: Caroline and Emily H. Owen, both of Durham
SAMUEL HARRIS of Catskill Will Probated October 4, 1879
Heirs: son, Samuel, Jr.
Executors: Benjamin Howland of Catskill; son, Samuel Jr. and
nephew Samuel R. Harris of
Ashtabula, Ohio
Witnesses: N. Fanning and D. H. Knowles
NANCY M. VanORDEN of Catskill Will Probated October 6, 1879
Heirs: niece, Elsie Goodsel; sister, Esther Reed
Executoir: Philip V. VanOrden
Witnesses: Jacob VanVechten and A. M. VanVechten, both of
Catskill and Miss C. E.
Cockburn of Kingston
ABEL VERMILYEA of Cairo Will Probated October 13, 1879
Heirs: wife, Caroline and son David H.
Executors: wife and son
Witnesse: Isaac S. Whitbeck and Stevens Pierce, both of
Gayhead, Greene County, NY
JEREMIAH SPRINGSTED of New Baltimore Will Probated Nov. 5, 1879
Heirs: wife, Jane; sister, Mary Wiltsey and her children;
Sarah J. Coonley, daughter of sister
Lydia Coonly; Jeremiah Springsted; William C. Springsted, son
of brother Henry; Jane E.,
daughter of brother Henry Springsted; Jane Elizabeth
Brackett, daughter of brother John
Springsted; Johnetta, daughter of brother John, now deceased;
brother, Stephen Springsted;
Jessie, daughter of Mary Wiltsey
Executors: wife and brothers, Henry and Stephen Springsted
Witnesses: P. Vanderpoel and S. Springsted, both of Coeymans
PHEBE WAKELY of Coxsackie Will Probated November 3, 1879
(wife of Abner Wakely of Coxsackie)
Heirs: husband, Abner; grandchildren, Levi H. Wing, Curtis P.
Wing, David E. Wing, Jr.,
Egbert W. Stone, Charles P. Stone, Mary W. Brown, Anna A.
Wing; daughters, Ruth Ann
Stone and Margaret E. Wood.
Executors: Egbert W. Stone and Asahel F. Mitchell
Witnesses: Charles C. and Louisa M. of Woodbury, Conn. and
Elvira A. and Asahel F.
Mitchell of Southbury, Conn.
HORACE HART of Coxsackie Will Probated November 6, 1879
Heirs: wife, Maria; daughters, Mary Jane Pierce and Lucinda,
wife of Winslow Case of
Coxsackie
Executors: daughter, Mary Jane Pierce and son-in-law, Winslow
Case
Witnesses: J. B. Bronk and G. H. Bomus, both of Coxsackie
GORDON M. FOOTE of Catskill Will Probated November 17, 1879
Heir: wife, Jeanette E.
Executrix: wife, Jeanette E.
Witnesses: Rufus H. King and W. Irving Jennings, both of
Catskill
PHILENA COLE of Lexington Will Probated November 18, 1879
Heirs: husband, Henry H.; sons, Barnum P., Austin H. and
Erastus A.; daughters, Mary A.
and Philena C.; grand daughter, Clara E. Cole
Executor: Isaac Kipp
Witnesses: John P. VanValkenburgh and George Thompson, both
of Lexington
CAROLINE C. POWELL of New Baltimore Will Probated November 24, 1879
Heirs: husband, Edward; brothers, Joshua S. and Caleb P.
Carpenter; sisters, Prudence A.
Carpenter, Ann L. Hallock, Eliza T. Hynard and Fanny D.
Gurney; nephew, Carpenter Secor;
cousin, Jacob C. Hunter and wife Hannah; nephews, Henry F.,
Abram J. and Lorenzo Miller;
niece, Phebe Miller; niece, Mary Hallock
Executors: brother-in-law, John S. Gurney and Bernardus F.
Hynard
Witnesses: Henry B. and Seymour Halsted, both of New
Baltimore
CAROLINE C. RICHMOND of Windham Will Probated November 24, 1879
Heirs: husband, James
Executor: husband, James
Witnesses: A. Cobb and David Richmond, both of Windham
THOMAS SCHOFIELD of Catskill Will Probated December 1, 1879
Heirs: wife, Matilda; sons, William Henry Havelock Schofield;
daughter, Amelia Jane Eckler
Executors: son, William Henry and Benjamin Howland
Witnesses: Joseph Hallock and Rufus H. King, both of Catskill
WEALTHY COFFIN of Catskill Will Probated December 8, 1879
Heirs: Charles and George, sons, of William H. Fosdick,
deceased; sister, Adeline
Thompson; grand daughter, Mary E. Coffin; grandsons, Peter
Gardner Coffin and Charles G.
Coffin
Executors: John H. Bagley, Jr. and William W. Grissey
Witnesses: Ambrose Jones, of Cairo, and Wealthy Hildreth, of
Hudson
JULIA M. CHASE of Jewett Will Probated December 22, 1879
Heirs: daughters, Caroline L., wife of Christopher Basoon;
Eunice, wife of Samuel Baldwin;
Laura E., wife of George D. Wells; Delia A., wife of Luther
Rowley; Estell J., wife of John A.
Libbels; son, Newton
Executor: son, Newton Chase
Witnesses: Orlando L. Newton of Lexington and Ames Goodsell
of Jewett
JOHN BARKLEY of Windham Will Probated December 22, 1879
Heirs: wife, Rosina; son, Benjamin F.; daughters, Eliza, wife
of Romaine Butts; Emily, wife
of Nelson Every; Luann, wife of Oliver Peck; Margaret, wife
of Horace Towner; Harriet, wife
of Calvin Goodwin
Executors: son, Benjamin F. Barkley and Horace Towner
Witnesses: Cyrus E. Bloodgood, Frederick North, both of
Hensonville
JOHN THOMPSON of Lexington Will Probated December 29, 1879
Heirs: sons, James R., Martin, John S., Andrew Jackson and
George W.; daughters, Caroline,
wife of Robert Faulkner; Rebecca E., wife of Jacob Clough;
Sarah M., wife of Ezekiel Thomas
and Catherine A., wife of Ira Merwin; grand children, James
E. and Augusta E., children of
Nathan Thompson
Executors: sons, John S. and George W.
Witnesses: Philander K. Salisbury and George C. Fenn, both of
Prattsville
MADALIN E. HARRIS Will Probated January 17, 1880
(wife of Samuel Harris)
Heirs: Samuel Harris, Jr..; sisters, Catherine E. White of
Cairo and Anna E. Rickerson of
Jersey City.
Executors: Brothers-in-law, Leonard White and Charles L.
Rickerson
Witnesses: George Wilcox and Martha J. Teale, both of
Catskill
LUCY A. BUSHNELL of Catskill Will Probated February 25, 1880
(Widow of E. P. Bushnell)
Heirs: adopted daughter, Ella S.; brother, Wilber
Lemont/Lamont? of Claryville, Sullivan
County, NY; Lewis Rider, brother-in-law
Executors: Lewis Rider and Ella S. Bushnell
Witnesses: Albert Lewis Ryder and Cynthia Nusella Rider
JULIA R. DAY of Catskill Will Probated March 1, 1880
Heirs: sister, Emily C. Day. (mentions brothers and sisters,
but not by name)
Executors: nephews, Orrin and Jeremiah Day
Witnesses: S. S. Day and F. Hill
JOHN T. STORY of Greenville Will Probated March 8, 1880
Heirs: wife, Elizabeth: sons, Henry C. and Lewis ; Matthew
Story, Esther A. King, Catherine
E. Shaw; sons, Amos, Sylvanus L., Sylvester W. and John Story
Jr.; Sarah J. Alden; heirs of
deceased son, William,--Fanny and Rose Story
Executors: sons, Amos and Sylvester W. Story
Witnesses: Minor Stevens and Cyrus S. Powell
DAVID I. SCHAFFER of Catskill Will Probated March 26, 1880
Heirs: sons, A. Webster Schaffer and Calvin, residing at
Richmond, VA.; daughters, Lavina
R. of Catskill and Mary C. Britt, wife of William Britt, Jr.;
daughter-in-law, Sarah M., wife of
son, John D. Schaffer
Executors: sons, John D. Schaffer of Catskill and A. Webster
Schaffer of Raleigh, NC.
Witnesses: Samuel L. Penfield and James H. VanGelder, both of
Catskill
THEODORE ELLIOTT of Durham Will Probated March 26, 1880
Heirs: wife, Martha and son, Peter W.
Executors: wife and brother, James R. Elliott
Witnesses: A. C. and W. R. Cowles, both of Durham
HENRY M. BAIRD of Catskill Will Probated March 22, 1880
Heirs: wife, Eliza V.B.
Executrix: wife, Eliza V.B.
Witnesses: Rufus H. King and W. Irving Jennings, both of
Catskill
AUGUSTUS MYGATT of Catskill Will Probated March 31, 1880
Heirs: wife, Hannah; five children, Calvin M., Isaac, Lansing
M., Harriet M. Yeomans and
Mariett Burroughs
Executors: sons, Isaac and Lansing
Witnesses: A. B. Houghtaling and William Farmer, both of
Coxsackie
HELEN S. HILL of Catskill Will Probated April 3, 1880
Heirs: husband, Henry B.; son, Henry H.
Executor: husband
Witnesses: Ellen H. Russell and W. Irving Jennings, both of
Catskill
JOHN S. HOUGHTALING of Prattsville Will Probated April 12, 1880
Heir: wife, Mary Ann
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Edwin M. Bouton and William H. Jackson, both of
Prattsville
ANDREW J. THOMPSON of Lexington Will Probated April 19, 1880
Heirs: wife, Jane; daughters, Ida and Jennie.
Executors: wife and Robert Faulkner of Lexington
Witnesses: James E. Moore, Edwin L. Ford and Robert Faulkner,
all of Lexington.
PHILIP ARMSTRONG of Coxsackie Will Probated May 3, 1880
Heirs: brother, Peter and sister, Zula
Executor: grandfather, Philip Miller
Witnesses: John B. Bronk and J. C. Mackey, both of Coxsackie
LYDIA B. MARTIN of Coxsackie Will Probated May 4,
1880
Heirs: daughters, Mary Lobdell and Elizabeth Palmer
Executor: Silas Martin
Witnesses: William E. Leete and William B. Leete of Coxsackie
HANNAH P. GIVENS of Catskill Will Probated May 17, 1880
Heirs: daughter, Emeline; grandson, Sheldon A. Givens
Executor: Sidney Crowell
Witnesses: A.C. Fancher and Ambrose Jones, both of Catskill
REUBEN POWELL of Ashland Will Probated May 26, 1880
Heirs: wife, Eleanor; daughters, Rachel Catherine; Elizabeth
Lawrence; sons, Orrin Day
Powell, James P., Richard V., Rev. David M., George W.;
grandson, Forrest Powell, son of
deceased son, Edgar.
Executors: wife and son, David M. Powell
Witnesses: John A. Erkson and S. I. Haynes
LUMAN POWELL of New Baltimore Will Probated May 26, 1880
Heirs: wife, Abigal P.; sons, Alonzo G., Benjamin B. and
Daniel E.; daughter, Jennie H.
Slingerland
Executors: sons, Alonzo G. and Daniel E.
Witnesses: John W. Stever and Charles J. Lisk, both of New
Baltimore
JOHN MARTIN HUNTER Will Probated June 7, 1880
Heirs: daughter, Sarah Rusk; daughter, Ann; sons, John Martin
and Christopher
Executor: son, John
Witnesses: Sylvia D. Burger, Lucinda E., John H. Mead, all of
Hunter
CATHERINE WOOD of Greenville Will Probated June 14, 1880
Heirs: husband, William
Executor: husband
Witnesses: Rodman Dodge and Hiram Lacey, both of Greenville
RICHARD COOK of Coxsackie Will Probated June 22, 1880
Heirs: wife, Mary A.; daughters, Mary E. Williams and Ann
Eliza Wheeler
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Arthur E. Powell and Elias D. Fancher, both of
Coxsackie
GEORGE CALHOUN of Greenville Will Probated July 26, 1880
Heir: wife, Mary Ann
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Ezekiel Griffin and James Scofield, both of
Greenville
HENRY M. VEDDER of Catskill Will Probated July 30, 1880
Heirs: wife, Rachel
Executor: none listed on copy
Witnesses: J. S. Philip of Catskill and James E. Elting of
Leeds
NEWTON CHASE of Jewett Will Probated August 2, 1880
Heirs: wife, Almira
Executors: wife and daughter, Ida M. Deyo
Witnesses: A. Cobb of Windham and Edward Hill of Jewett
FREDERICK ONDERDONK of Coxsackie Will Probated August 16, 1880
Heirs: wife, Janett; daughters, Lucy M. Shear and Maggie H.
Day, also Elizabeth F. Mead
and Mary Lanson; grand daughter, Salina Janett Roberts.
Executor: son-in-law, David N. Mead of Bethlehem, Albany Co,
NY
Witnesses: John B. Bronk and H. T. Bedell, both of Coxsackie
PATRICK WALL of Athens Will Probated August 16, 1880
Heir: wife, Ann
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Samuel H. Nichols and William I. Roolls/Roells,
both of Athens
JEHOIAKIN COLLIER of Coxsackie Will Probated August 30, 1880
Heir: wife, Sarah A.
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: John B. Bronk and Susie A. Cornwall, both of
Coxsackie
AMANDA DODGE of New Baltimore Will Probated September 6, 1880
Heir: brother, Andrew J.
Executor: brother, Andrew J.
Witnesses: Rufus W. Watson and Elizabeth Watson, both of
Catskill
LURA BONESTEELE of Catskill Will Probated September 18, 1880
Heirs: children, Charles, William, Louisa, George and Edgar;
children of deceased daughter,
Harriet,--Hattie and Robbie Brockway
Executor: Charles A. Bonesteele
Witnesses: Alexander McKinley and Henry Carl of Palenville
HENRY A. LANGENDYKE of Catskill Will Probated September 18, 1880
Heir: mother, Eliza Ann
Executors: mother and brother, Cornelius A.
Witnesses: Abram Rightmyer and Fred Werner, both of Catskill
ASA LORD of Jewett Will Probated September 20, 1880
Heirs: wife, Elizabeth; children, Rosalia, Collins and
Adeline
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Daniel P. Simpkins, Uriah McCoon, both of East
Jewett
MARY C. GRUBB of Coxsackie Will Probated September 27, 1880
Heir: nephew, John Purtell
Executor: Walton S. Stoutenburgh
Witnesses: Jacob C. VanDyck and Charles H. Crippen, both of
Coxsackie
JOHN NETTERVILLE of New Baltimore Will Probated October 4, 1880
Heir: wife, Eliza
Executor: Peter Smith
Witnesses: Lewis Crandell and John McCann, both of New
Baltimore
PETER BURGER of Palenville Will Probated October 4, 1880
Heir: wife, Eugenie
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Edward Pollexfer of Palenville and Edwin E. Carl
of Albany
JAMES H. CONKLIN of Durham Will Probated October 11, 1880
Heirs: wife, Temperance; daughter-in-law, Mary L, wife of
Platt Conklin
Executors: wife and son
Witnesses: A. C. and W. R. Cowles, both of Durham
HANNAH EDGETT of Greenville Will Probated October 13, 1880
Heirs: daughters, Ann Augusta, Almira Vedder, Lucy Ann
Simpkins and Margaret
Simpkins; son Henry
Executor: son, Henry
Witnesses: Harry Bagley and Rodman Dodge, both of Greenville
JONAS HAM of Catskill Will Probated October 18, 1880
Heirs: wife, Amry; daughters, Harriet Smith and Delia
Hitchcock; sons, Levi and Edward;
grand daughter, Emma, daughter of deceased daughter, Emeline
Miller
Executors: Charles Anderson and Joseph Hallock
Witnesses: Joshua M. Pierce and Goodwin Ensign, both of
Catskill
WILLIAM H. STEWART of Durham Will Probated November 8, 1880
Heir: wife, Emily L.
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Cornelius Cowles and Ira D. Humphrey, both of
Durham
AMOS N. STORY of Cairo Will Probated November 15, 1880
Heirs: wife, Mary Ann; son, Isreal T.; daughter Mary Frances
Executor: wife
Witnesses: Reuben Parks and James B. Rouse, M.D.
CATHERINE THOMAS of Cairo Will Probated November 22, 1880
Heirs: daughter, Sarah, wife of Horace Slawson; son, Peter J.
Executor: son
Witnesses: Augustus Hill and Charles W. Weeks, both of Cairo
NICHOLAS S. STICKELS of Prattsville Will Probated November 22, 1880
Heirs: wife, Matilda and son, Nicholas
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: F. James Fitch and Thomas H. Wright, both of
Prattsville
WILLIAM M. OLMSTED of Cairo Will Probated November 29, 1880
Heirs: wife, Milly Melissa; daughters, Mary C., Henrietta,
Cora and Alice; son, William P.
Executrix: wife
Witnesses: Augustus Hill and Henry Steele, both of Cairo
ANDREW BREASTED of Catskill Will Probated December 6, 1880
Heirs: sisters, Jane C. Hubbard and Sarah E. Faulkner;
brother, George; nephews, Andrew B.
Heath, Caleb and James Heath and Herbert Faulkner
Executors: Benjamin Wey and William Dubois
Witnesses: John A. Cook and P. V. VanOrden, both of Catskill
LOZINA MABEY of Greenville Will Probated December 11, 1880
Heirs: daughters, Adelaide A. and Augusta, wife of Sylvester
Maynard
Executrix: daughter, Augusta Maynard
Witnesses: Lorenzo D. Rundell of Athens and Lucius H. Ingalls
of Westerlo, Albany County
THEODORE F. CONNELL of New Baltimore Will Probated December 13, 1880
(should be Theodore F. CORNELL-AC)
Heirs: wife, Maria; nephew, Theodore F. Cornell of
Somerville, NJ; niece, Mrs. Harriet E.,
wife of Rev. Samuel Parry of New Jersey; sister, Mrs.
Charlott M. F/P. VanAllen; son of my
nephew Theodore F. C. Allen; sister, Mrs. Sarah E. Demarest
and her daughters--Maria F.
and Sarash E. Demarest; niece, Elizabeth T., wife of F. M.
Tichenor; brother, James A. H.
Cornell,-his wife, Mariett; brother-in-law, Robert S. Ley/Loy
and Cornelia, his wife of
Newark, Wayne county, NY,--their 5 unmarried daughters,
--Maria, Mariett, Harriet,
Cornelia and Adelia; nephews, Theodore F. Cornell of New
Jersey; Harriet Lacy
GIDEON BOTSFORD of Greenville Will Probated December 23, 1880
Heirs:: wife, Maria L.; son, Henry T.; daughter, Annie M.
Executors: wife and son Henry T.
Witnesses: Orrin C. Stevens and Ezra Sherrill, both of
Greenville
PHEBE E. COOPER of Catskill Will Probated December 31, 1880
Heir: sister, Jane Layman
Executor: Andrew Schepmoss
Witnesses: William H. VanOrden and Emeline Limbrick, both of
Catskill