Source: GC- Chemung Co. NY Wills URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/ChemungWill?read=23 From: Margaret James <[email protected]> Subject: Estate of Abram Atwood Surname: Atwood, Livingston ------------------------- Estate of Abram Atwood Surrogate's Court, Chemung Co, NY In the Matter of the Administration of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of Abram ATWOOD Deceased, I Betsy [Livingston] ATWOOD of the town of Catlin in the County of Chemung and State of New York, being duly sworn and examined, do depose and say that I am the surviving widow of the said deceased; that said deceased departed this life at Catlin, aforesaid on the 10th day of February 1866 without leaving any last will and testament to my knowledge, information or belief; that the said deceased died a natural death, and died possessed of certain personal property in the State of New York, the value whereof does not exceed the sum of $1000 & the real estate will not exceed in value the sum of $2000 according to the best of my information and belief; that said deceased has left him surviving: Seneca J ATWOOD of the age of 4 years on April 4th last past Elanah B ATWOOD aged 1 year on Dec 21st last past children of said deceased & residing with your petitioner in said town of Catlin his only next of kin; that said deceased left your petitioner Betsy ATWOOD his widow him surviving; that this deponent is of full age; that said deceased was in his lifetime a farmer and was at or immediately previous to his death an inhabitant of the said County of Chemung, And I pray that letters of administration be granted on the estate of said deceased, by the Surrogate of the County of Chemung to me. Sworn before me this 23d day of February 1866, M Gearow Clerk to the Surrogates Court Signed: Betsy ATWOOD Chemung County: Betsy ATWOOD of the town of Catlin in said County, do solemnly swear and declare, that I will well, honestly and faithfully discharge the duties of administratrix of the estate of Abram ATWOOD late of the town of Catlin in said County, deceased, according to law. Sworn this 23d day of February 1866 before me, M Gearow Clerk to the Surrogates Court Signed: Betsey ATWOOD - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- Inventory of Abram ATWOOD 1 March 1866, two appraisers were appointed: Joseph Rickey and William E Tompkins 17 May 1866, Betsey ATWOOD, Administratrix, swore the inventory was correct The following articles are not inventoried or appraised, under the provisions of Vol 2, R.S. Page 83, Sec 9: Spinningwheel; family pictures; two swine and the pork thereof; the clothing of the family; six chairs; one sugar dish; weaving loom; school books; other books under $50 worth; beds , bedsteads and bedding; six knives and forks; one milk pot; stoves put up; ten sheep, fleeces, yarn and cloth from same; necessary cooking utensils; widow's clothes, etc; six plates; one tea-pot, six spoons; one family bible; one cow; necessary wearing apparel; one table; six tea-cups and saucers. The following articles valued at $150 are set aside for the widow: One dark red cow - $45.00 One Red Line Bork/Beck/Buck (?) - $45.00 Two Trashing (?) Heifers $30.00 Nine Sheep $30.00 = $150.00 [could not make out what some of these items were, did the best I could] Inventory: one span horses - $200.00 two sheep - 5.50 one dung fork - .50 one shovel - .25 harness, whiffletrees & neck yoke - 6.00 one clevy & ring - .50 one lumber wagon - 4.00 one Democrat wagon - 10.00 one hay riggin - .75 one pair bob sleighs - 8.00 two lug chains - 8.00 one drag - 3.00 one farming mill - 10.00 one half bushel - .75 one cutting box - 1.00 one fork rake, scythe & cradle - 1.50 one horse rake - 3.00 a lot of wood on the small road - 16.00 one side hill plough - 5.00 2 bush flax seed at 1.50 ea - 3.00 30 bush barley at .50 - 15.00 14 [??40] bush oats at .35 - 14.00 14 bush wheat at 1.75 - 24.50 one kettle - 3.00 five & one half cords wood at 2.00 - 11.00 two thousand feet lumber - 12.00 one plough - 1.50 six tons of hay - 24.00 -?- thousand eight hundred feet of lumber - 19.60 __________ $406.35 page 2 One note against DS Mathews of $50 given 18 Jan 1866, payable one year from date - rather doubtful - $50.00 One note against William Westlake of $165 given 30 Sept 1865, due 10 May 1866 - $165.00 One note against IH Price of $100 given 13 Jan 1866, due 1 May 1866 - $100 One note against SW Nassh of $120, given 11 Oct 1865, due 10 May 1866, said note has an endorsement of $75 made 15 Jan 1866 - $45 A mortgage given by Wm E Tompkins of $350 given 16 Dec 1863, due 16 Dec 1873, interest annually - $350 ___________ $710.00 406.35 __________ $1116.35 - ---------------------------------------- Brad [email protected] http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genesis ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Add your GEDCOM today !!!