Does Herkimer have its own site URL?R ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol Regehr <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 9 26 Subject: [NYHERKIM-L] Herkimer County will > I have a copy of a will by one Giles Sisson of Herkimer County. > The information given in the will does not pinpoint which Giles > Sisson this might be, which I am intensely interested in finding > out. Here's the information: > > The will was written Feb 6, 1811, and proved July 23, 1811. Giles > leaves his property to his wife and children but does not give > any names for any of them, including his wife. He does say that a > maintenance should be given to his wife "as long as she remains > my widow." He names as executors his friends Samuel Smith, > Christopher P. Bellinger, and William Alexander. Witnesses are > John Alexander, Thomas Smith, and Thomas Gould. Surrogate was Dan > Chapman. I have found a couple of these people mentioned on the > Herkimer County website and in the NYHERKIM-L archives. > > Family speculation is that this is the will of Giles Sisson, born > ~1715 in Westerly, RI. His children had settled in the Unadilla > area in the 1780s. His wife is known only as Elizabeth, some > speculate her to be a great-granddaughter of Benedict Arnold I. A > grave marker calling her "Elizabeth, beloved wife of Giles", is > said to be located in Abraham, IN, with a date of July 23, 1811, > but I have found no record of a settlement called Abraham, IN. > Seems a little strange that a 96-year-old man would use a phrase > like "as long as she remains my widow" for a first wife. > > Any suggestions appreciated. > > Carol Sisson Regehr > -- > [email protected] > > > ==== NYHERKIM Mailing List ==== > Visit the Herkimer/Montgomery Counties GenWeb page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/ > >