GARRISON, ABRAHAM, Estate of
Surrogate Court of Yates Co., File No. 109A
(spelling and punctuation as found in original document)
(editorial notes in parentheses)
“The petition
of Hafsel A. Garrison (a son) respectively showeth
That one Abraham Garison
then an inhabitant of the County of Yates, died in the said County 11
day
of August last past (1833)
That at the time of his
death he was an inhabitant of the County of Yates
That he left no widow
Hafsel A. Garison, John
Garison, Abrahm Garison & Henry Garison and Livonia Martin wife of
Jacob Martin & Alida Pearce wife of Thomas Pearce, children him
surviving.
That he died very
suddenly and left no last Will and testament as far as Your petitioner
has heard or been able to discover
That in the opinion of
Your petition(er) the whole of the personal property will not amount to
more than two hundred dollars.
Your petitioner prays
that Letters of Administration may be Granted to him as a son &
Wiley K. Pearce a friend to the deceased.”
Signed Hafsel A. [his
mark] Garison
Dated Penn Yan Nov 12,
1833, Yates County Surrogate Court.
“We the subscribers
being the next of kin of Abraham Garrison deceased do hearby renounce
all our right and Claim to Letters of Administration on the Estate of
the said deceased.” Dated October 3, 1833.
Witnefs: Juliana Pearce,
Thomas Pearce, Wm Eastman, Phebe Eastman, Henry Garison, Alida Pearce,
Abram
Garison, Levina Martin.
Notes:
Abraham, a long-time resident of the town of Gorham, Ontario Co. was
apparently living with his son, Hassal, of town of Middlesex, Yates
Co., NY, at the time
of his death. Although there is no tombstone at this time,
it
is generally believed he is buried in Lord Cem., town of Gorham,
Ontario Co.,
NY, next to his wife, Jane Francisco. He was a veteran of the
Revolutionary
War, serving in the 14th Regt., Albany Co. Militia, NY. He was
born
25 Dec 1760, Franklin, Bergen Co., NJ.
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