From the Greene Co. Rootsweb List: I have seen many variations of this name. Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene Co., NY. Stone: M Name: Wells, Eleanor Clough Wife of William J. Born: Oct 3, 1822 Death: Sep 4, 1862 Section: OL Row: 1 Plot: 150 ----------------------- JACOB J. CLAW of Athens Will Probated January 19, 1863 Heirs: daughters, Rachel; Eleanor, wife of William Wells; Sarah Ann, wife of Charles Armstrong; Catharine, wife of John H. Smith; sons, John, Aaron and Jacob. Executors: son, John Claw and John I. Vosburgh Witnesses: Alonzo Greene and Ethan S. Fox -------------------------
That's the right Eleanor and the will of her father. In his will he left " to my daughter Rachel, the sum of four hundred dollars, to be paid to her within one year after my decease...[and] one equal undivided half part of all my household furniture, beds, bedsteads, bedding, chairs and other furniture of every description... unto my three daughters Eleanor-wife of William Wells- Sarah Ann-wife of Charles Armstrong- and Catharine-wife of John H. Smith- each the sum of ten dollars, to be paid to each of them within one year after my decease...unto my sons John and Aaron, each the sum of ten dollars, to be paid to each of them within one year after my decease...all the rest residue and remainder of my estate and effects both real and personal, not herein otherwise disposed of - after payment of my debts, legacies and funeral charges - to my son Jacob Clow." -----Original Message----- From: JANB111@aol.com [mailto:JANB111@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 4:49 PM To: NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GREENE COUNTY] Claw... Clow... Clough... William J & Eleanor Clough Wells info >From the Greene Co. Rootsweb List: I have seen many variations of this name. Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene Co., NY. Stone: M Name: Wells, Eleanor Clough Wife of William J. Born: Oct 3, 1822 Death: Sep 4, 1862 Section: OL Row: 1 Plot: 150 ----------------------- JACOB J. CLAW of Athens Will Probated January 19, 1863 Heirs: daughters, Rachel; Eleanor, wife of William Wells; Sarah Ann, wife of Charles Armstrong; Catharine, wife of John H. Smith; sons, John, Aaron and Jacob. Executors: son, John Claw and John I. Vosburgh Witnesses: Alonzo Greene and Ethan S. Fox ------------------------- ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== Over 200 Greene County cemeteries fully transcribed - look up your ancestor! http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx