Surrogate Court Ontario County NY 1898

From Ontario County Journal 7 January 1898

Surrogate Lapham has admitted to probate the will of Mary, late of Canandaigua, estate $600, James Kilkelly being named as executor. Also the will of Fanny Metcalf, late of Canandaigua, estate $5000, J. Henry Metcalf, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 14 January 1898

Wills probated recently at Surrogate Lapham's court: Will of Jacob Fish, late of Phelps, $2300 estate, Joel A. Hill, executor. Will of Elizabeth Wisler, late of Canandaigua, $3000 estate, Frank Rice, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 21 January 1898

Surrogate Lapham's recent transactions: The will of Patrick Doyle, late of Canandaigua, was admitted to probate, estate $800, Margaret M. Doyle, executrix. Letters of administration were granted to Betsy A. Northam, in the $1401 estate of Alfred H. Northam, late of Phelps.

From Geneva Daily Times 16 February 1898

Surrogate Lapham has transacted business since the last report as follows: Will of Albert G. Mather, late of the town of East Bloomfield, admitted to probate, estate $4000, Mary E. Mather and Emma Mather Earl, executors. Letters of administration were issued to Hiram Bellenger and Moses Bellenger in the $15,000 estate of Christopher Bellenger, late of the town of East Bloomfield; to Mary Durkin in the $9500 estate of John C. Durkin, late of the town of Geneva; to Eunice A. Smith, in the $50 estate of James A. Smith, late of the town of Farmington.

From Ontario County Journal 25 February 1898

The following transactions have taken place at the Surrogate's Court during the week: Letters of administration have been granted to Rebecca Binks in the $45 estate of George Gillam, late of Canandaigua; Ada Hutchinson and Burt Francis in the $2300 estate of Asa Dalrymple, late of Canadice; Carrie E. Lindsley in the $3000 estate of Abbey Sheldon, late of Canandaigua; Stephen Maloney, in the $2100 estate of James Maloney, late of Manchester. The following wills have been admitted to probate: James West, late of Geneva, estate $5000, Stephen E. West and Frederick Foreman, executors; Ellen C. Reed, late of Manchester, estate $18000, Carlos P. Osgood, executor; Isaac Roy, late of Phelps, estate $75,000, Isaac Roy 2nd, executor; Mary Longstaff, late of Canandaigua, estate $2000, Emma E. Thompson and James L. Bates, executors.

From Ontario County Journal 11 March 1898

The following transactions have taken place at the surrogate's court: Letters of administration have been granted to Mary Devanna and Lewis J. Reed in the $800 estate of John Devanna, late of Bristol; Alice Snyder Parrish, in the $1700 estate of Jane Marden, late of Phelps; John R. Charlton in the $9200 estate of William R. Charlton, late of Seneca. The following wills have been admitted to probate: John Murphy, late of Seneca, estate $650, Patrick Murphy, executor; Evander Sly, late of Canandaigua, estate $25,000, William T. Schley, executor.

From Geneva Gazette 25 March 1898

Surrogate's Court - Recent transactions at Surrogate Lapham's court at Canandaigua are:

Wills admitted to probate: will of Charles H. Means, late of the town of Seneca, estate $12,000, Agnes K. Means, John M. Means and Thomas K. Means, executors; will of Mary S. Viele, late of the town of Geneva, estate $10,500, Francis S. Viele, executor; will of Jane Gulick, late of the town of Geneva, estate $2600, executor deceased; will of Patrick Riordan, late of the town of Geneva, estate $2525, George Carr, executor.

Letters of administration were issued to:

Laura E. Bates and Wm. C. Barber in the $60 estate of Frances M. Lane, late of the town of Geneva.

From Ontario County Journal 8 April 1898

In the Surrogate's court the following wills have been admitted to probate: Leander M. Drury, late of Canandaigua, estate $18,000, executors Emily M. Drury and C. A. Richardson; Margaret Murphy, late of Manchester, estate $600, executor William T. Hickmott; Simon T. Robinson, late of Phelps, estate $4000, George F. Philley, administrator with will annexed; Alice E. Williams, late of Victor, estate $910, executor Frank S. Williams; Susan Stephens, late of Manchester, estate $2800, executor, John H. Stephens. Letters of administration have been granted to Timothy F. Dailor in the $2000 estate of Timothy Dailor, late of Farmington; to Elizabeth Hill in the $100 estate of James McGary, late of Canandaigua; William S. Pierce and Polly T. Magee in the $300 estate of George O. Pierce, late of Canadice.

From Geneva Gazette 15 April 1898

In the Surrogate's Court the following wills have been admitted to probate:

That of Catherine McGary, late of Manchester, disposing of a $1200 estate, and naming John McGary as executor; that of Ellen Harrington, late of Canandaigua, disposing of a $1300 estate and naming Margaret Cullinane as executor; that of Carrie A. Doolittle, late of Canadice, disposing of a $450 estate, and naming Lucius M. Doolittle as executor; that of Annie T. Doolittle, late of Geneva, disposing of a $3000 estate, and naming Philip H. Vernon as executor.

Letters of administration have been granted to Huldah A. Ramsdell, in the $1500 estate of Caroline A. Comstock, late of Canandaigua; to Mary Young in the $1000 estate of George Young, late of Geneva; to Alice Ashley in the $250 estate of Betsey Beach, late of Richmond; to Edwin W. Doolittle, late of Canadice; to Watson E. Stubbs in the $2500 estate of Adaline Finn, late of Geneva. Can. Times

From Geneva Gazette 22 April 1898

In the Surrogate's Court letters of administration have been granted to Orace Granger in the $400 estate of Delm A. Granger, late of Phelps; to Fred J. Cross in the $1350 estate of Eber Whedon, late of Seneca; to Caroline A. Standish, with the will annexed, in the $3000 estate of Jane Gulick, late of Geneva. The will of Jane Meens, late of Gorham, disposing of a $600 estate, and naming Daniel A. Noble an executor has been admitted to probate.

From Ontario County Journal 29 April 1898

In the Surrogate's Court, letters of administration have been granted to William Beatty in the $150 estate of George Beatty, late of Geneva; Alta E. Kellogg in the $125 estate of Henry Kellogg, late of Manchester; Alta E. Kellogg in the $200 estate of Clara S. Kellogg of Clifton Springs; Samuel F. Rice in the $2025 estate of Harvey Rice, late of Phelps. The following wills have been admitted to probate: Sarah Whedon, late of Seneca, estate $2800, T. Wilson Whedon, executor; Julia A. Hayden, late of Hopewell, estate $250, Bertha Reese, executor; Robert Ritchie, late of Seneca, estate $1800, James Ritchie and William Ritchie, executors.

From Ontario County Journal 13 May 1898

In the Surrogate's court this week, letters of administration have been granted to Carl A. Jones in the $8600 estate of Amos Jones, late of Hopewell; Sophia Wolf and Charles L. Granby in the $700 estate of John Wolf, late of Naples; Margaret Josephine Reid in the $500 estate of Charles Reid, late of Canandaigua; Daniel E. Moore in the $250 estate of Mary Sullivan, late of Geneva. The following wills have been admitted to probate: Gertrude Eacher, late of Phelps, estate $410, Mary E. Kanouse, executor; Alice F. Latum, late of Clifton Springs, estate $20,000, William S. Hilles, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 20 May 1898

Recent business at Surrogate's court: Will of Antoinette Pierson, late of Canandaigua, admitted to probate, amount of estate not computed; will of Elisha D. North, late of East Bloomfield, $5500 estate, Cynthia A. North, executor; will of Honora McCarthy, late of Canandaigua, estate $500; Honora McCarthy, executor; will of Ellen White, late of Canandaigua, $1050 estate, Ellen White, executor.

From Geneva Gazette 27 May 1898

In the Surrogate's Court, the following wills have been admitted to probate:

That of William Whitwell, late of Geneva, disposing of an $18,000 estate and naming George A. Fordon as executor; that of William Tills, late of Geneva, disposing of an $8500 estate and naming George F. Fordon as executor; that of Thomas McBlain, late of Geneva, disposing of a $20,000 estate, and naming Charles R. Mellen as executor; that of Edward N. Hall, late of Seneca, disposing of a $7000 estate and naming T. Wilson Hall as executor.

From Ontario County Journal 10 June 1898

In Surrogate's court the following wills have been admitted to probate: John Whiting, late of Canandaigua, estate $20,000, Charles W. Knapp and Hannah E. Howe, executors; Russell B. Goodwin, late of East Bloomfield, estate $7253.49, Charles L. Goodwin, executor; Nathaniel J. Chase, late of Gorham, estate $7500; Alexander D. Allen, executor. Letters of administration have been granted Harriet D. Gillis in the $100 estate of William W. Gillis, late of Victor; George E. Batchelor in the $50 estate of Perrin E. Batchelor, late of Richmond; Samuel H. Knapp in the $250 estate of Samuel Knapp, late of Rochester.

From Ontario County Journal 24 June 1898

In Surrogate's court, the following business is recorded: Letters of administration have been granted to Clarence Nelson Herendeen and Anson L. Gardner in the $600 estate of Gideon Osbond Herendeen, late of Farmington; Oliver S. Titus in the $16,000 estate of Mary A. Rushmore, late of Manchester; Sirguy Jaqua in the $3600 estate of Carlton S. Jaqua, of
Naples; Charles Harris in the $100 estate of Francis Harris of Gorham. The following wills have been admitted to probate:
Robert George, late of Geneva, William George, executor; Elizabeth W. Swan of Richmond, Edward W. Swan, executor.

From Geneva Gazette 1 July 1898

In the Surrogate's Court letters of administration have been granted to Etta Van Gelder in the $500 estate of Harvey W. Van Gelder, late of Seneca; to Martin Murray, in the $1400 estate of Mary Murray, late of Geneva; to Edwin W. Gilbert, in the $100 estate of John S. Bancroft, late of Richmond.

From Ontario County Journal 15 July 1898

In Surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to Martha L. Short in the $300 estate of Sarah Jane Love, late of Honeoye; Minnie B. Newman in the $3500 estate of Willis D. Newman, late of Canandaigua; William S. Perhamus in the $50 estate of W. C. Perhamus, late of Hopewell; Hannah Fordan in the $5750 estate of Cornelia Tims of Geneva. Wills have been admitted to probate as follows: Garret B. Van Gelder, late of Seneca, estate $6500, Almira Whitney and Henry T. Peck, executors; Cordelia M. Walker, late of Shortsville, estate $5200, Helen L. Power, executor; John Flynn, late of Canandaigua, value of estate not named, James D. Flynn, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 22 July 1898

In Surrogate's court during the past week, letters of administration have been granted to James McManus in the $125 estate of Mary E. Durant, late of New Portage, Ohio; Mary E. Murphy in the $670 estate of William F. Murphy, late of Geneva; Henry B. Graves in $6000 estate of Stephen P. Patch, late of South Haven, Mich.; Henry S. Allis in $625 estate of John M. Robson, late of Phelps. Wills have been admitted to probate as follows: Matthew T. Dennis, late of Canandaigua, estate $1550, Anna M. Dennis, executor; Charles A. Loomis, late of Canandaigua, estate, $11,010, James McCall, executor.

From Geneva Gazette 29 July 1898

In the Surrogate's Court letters of administration have been granted to the following persons in this city and vicinity: To Hannah Fordon, in the $5750 estate of Cornelia Timms, late of Geneva; to Mary E. Murphy, in the $670 estate of William F. Murphy, late of Geneva; to Henry B. Graves, in the $6500 estate of Stephen Patch, late of South Haven, Mich.; to Henry S. Allis, in the $525 estate of John M. Robson, late of Phelps.

From Ontario County Journal 19 August 1898

In the Surrogate's court, the following wills have been admitted to probate: Mary A. Gunnison, late of West Bloomfield, estate $750, Dwight Gunnison and Christopher Eberly, executors; Elizabeth Kenyon Thomas, late of Richmond, estate
$1050, William Thomas, executor; Olive F. Patch, late of Phelps, estate $11,000, Sumner Ferguson, executor; Anthony Garrett, late of Hopewell, estate $1700, William Garrett and Edward Garrett, executors; Philip S. Rogers, late of Phelps, estate not named, I. Newton Williams, executor; Joanna R. Chapin, late of Phelps, estate $1000, Charles A. Richardson, executor. Letters of administration have been granted to Mary E. Payne in the $6000 estate of Lydia H. Clark, late of Manchester; Augusta Ninestein in the $30 estate of Gertie Ninestein, late of Geneva.

From Ontario County Journal 16 September 1898

In Surrogate's court letters of administration have been granted to Cassie S. Hill, Theodore M. Norton and Willis D. Newton in the $3000 estate of Wallace S. Hill, late of Victor; Patrick Quigley in the $5200 estate of Ann Quigley, late of Canandaigua; Gertrude McLane in the $4500 estate of James McLane, late of Seneca; Dr. Charles D. McCarthy, in the $3000 estate of Catherine McCarthy, late of East Bloomfield. Wills have been admitted to probate as follows: George Johnson, late of Richmond, estate $43,000, Emeline D. Johnson and Alexander N. Stewart, executors; Mary J. Bridger, late of Phelps, estate $500, George W. Moore, executor.

From Geneva Gazette 23 September 1898

In the Surrogate's Court, letters of administration have been granted to Gertrude McLane in the $4500 estate of James McLane, late of Seneca; to Edward P. Ryan, in the $500 estate of Julia Ryan, late of Phelps. The will of Joanna R. Chapin, late of Phelps, disposing of a $4000 estate and naming C. A. Richardson as executor; that of Mary T. Bridger, late of Phelps, disposing of a $500 estate and naming George W. Moore as executor; that of John Trenton, late of Geneva, disposing of a $1000 estate and naming John M. Horner as executor; that of George S. Conover, late of Geneva, disposing of a $500 estate and naming Catherine E. and Evelyn T. Conover as executors; that of Abbey J. Traver, late of Geneva, disposing of a $4200 estate and naming Charles H. Huke as executor.

From Ontario County Journal 7 October 1898

In the Surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to Anna Yeager in the $100 estate of Ann McKeon, late of Geneva; Porter F. Leech, in the $1000 estate of Emelie C. Wendell Leach, late of West Bloomfield. The will of Abigail D. Talmage, late of Victor, has been admitted to probate. The amount of the estate is $6000, and Bolivar Ellis is executor.

From Ontario County Journal 14 October 1898

In Surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to Ida M. Bryan in the $1500 estate of John W. Bryan, late of Seneca. The following wills have been admitted to probate: James Whitwell, late of Geneva, estate $1400, George A. Forden, executor; Cyrenius Macumber, late of Manchester, estate $3500, Byron H. Macumber, executor; Elizabeth Condon, late of Canandaigua, estate $375, executor not named.

From Ontario County Journal 28 October 1898

In Surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to Michael Burke in the $100 estate of Peter Burke, late of Victor; Sophia Clark and George Simonds in the $5250 estate of David Clark, late of Victor; Elizabeth Brophy in the $150 estate of Michael Brophy, late of Geneva; Harley H. Hill and Irving W. Coates in the $6500 estate of Zelek C. Hill, late of Manchester. The following wills have been admitted to probate: Hannah B. Witter, late of Gorham, estate $1000, Leonard Gates, executor; Mary Jane Pumphery, late of Geneva; estate $1300, Charles Legg, executor; Abram McCaw, late of Seneca, value of estate not stated, Will McCaw and Grace McCaw, executors; James Gowans, late of Bristol, estate $6000, William R. Allen and Alice C. Allen, executors.

From Ontario County Journal 11 November 1898

This week Surrogate Lapham has granted letters of administration to George N. Procter in the real estate previously divided between the two children of Elizabeth A. Procter, late of Geneva; Mary E. Nichols and Alvin H. Dewey in the $5200 estate of E. Jane Austin, late of Manchester. The will of Charles N. Bennett, late of Canandaigua, has also been admitted to probate. Frederick E. McClellan is named as the executor and the estate is valued at $800.

From Ontario County Journal 25 November 1898

In Surrogate's court, the following wills have been admitted to probate: William Forden, late of Geneva, estate $15,600, George Frederick Forden, executor; Patrick Stapleton, late of Geneva, estate, $8000, Walter Stapleton and Patrick Stapleton, executors; Julia Ann Hume, late of Geneva, estate $4500, Charles N. Hemiup, executor; Allen B. Richards, late of Geneva, estate $30,600, Alfred W. Richards and Milton H. Richards, executors; Margaret Smith, late of Geneva, estate $5500, Agnes S. Maxwell, executor. Letters of administration have been granted to George M. Carey in the $150 estate of Ella Carey, late of Geneva.

From Ontario County Journal 2 December 1898

In Surrogate's court, the following wills have been admitted to probate: Emma McCauley, late of Manchester, estate $1825, Margaret McCauley, executor; Mary J. Hall, late of Seneca, estate $600, Margaret E. Hall, executor; Theodore Perkins, late of Canandaigua, value of estate not given, Frances Emily Perkins, executor; Caroline M. Rice, late of Hopewell, estate $200, no executor named; Tompkins A. Crooks, late of Richmond, estate $14,000, Sanford W. Abbey, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 9 December 1898

At Surrogate's court, during the week, letters of administration have been granted to Thaddeus Mussleman in the $7000 estate of Eliza J. Mussleman, late of Phelps; Ezra Willis in the $500 estate of John R. Salter, late of Canadice; Ezra Willis in the $500 estate of Zaide Salter, late of Canadice. The will of Chester G. Miles, late of Hopewell, was admitted to probate; Mary E. Ashley is named as executor of the $2200 estate.

From Ontario County Journal 16 December 1898

During the week, letters of administration have been granted to Orion J. Cooley, in the $2350 estate of Martha A. Cooley, late of Canandaigua; Lucinda Colf in the $40 estate of William Colf, late of Gorham; George B. Hickox in the $9500 estate of George S. Hickox, late of Canandaigua. Two wills have been admitted to probate: Julia F. Booth, late of Canandaigua, estate $460, W. Irving Booth, executor; Thomas Legerwood, late of Seneca, estate not named; George Fish, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 13 January 1899

In Surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to Agnes S. Hoyt in the $2500 estate of Dr. Charles S. Hoyt, late of Canandaigua; William P. Bradley in the $3000 estate of Phebe E. Bradley, late of East Bloomfield. The will of William E. Bergman, late of Naples, was admitted to probate. C. Leonard Lewis is named as the executor and the estate is valued at $15,000.

From Ontario County Journal 27 January 1899

At Surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to Benjamin H. Delano in the $600 estate of Sarah Kilgore, late of West Bloomfield. The following wills have been admitted to probate: Edward Kelly, late of Gorham, estate $7800, Edward Kelly, Jr., executor; Mrs. Jessie McKechnie, late of Canandaigua, estate not named, John D. McKechnie, Mrs. Isabel McKechnie Howe, and Joseph W. Swain, executors.

From Ontario County Journal 3 February 1899

At surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to Mary A. Wilson in the $100 estate of George B. Wilson of Manchester; Orin S. Bacon in the $500 estate of Harriet E. Bacon, late of Victor. The following wills have been admitted to probate: Charles Alcock, late of Geneva, Minnie Radder and Kate Alcock, executors, estate $2000; Mary C. Tyler, late of Canandaigua, Maria S. Tyler, executor, value of estate not given.

From Geneva Gazette 3 February 1899

The will of Ann E. Seelye, late of Geneva, disposing of a $3400 estate and naming George S. Prince as executor, and that of Charles Alcock, late of Geneva, disposing of a $2000 estate, and naming Minnie Radder and Kate Alcock as executors, have been admitted to probate.

From Ontario County Journal 10 February 1899

In Surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to Richard Mitchell and Frank H. Hamlin in the $1000 estate of John Mitchell, late of Chicago; John H. Stephens in the $1800 estate of Horace A. Harmon, late of Manchester. The following wills have been admitted to probate: Michael Dailor, late of Manchester, estate $3200, William Dailor executor; Lucinda Gates, late of Germantown, Pa., estate $1000, Albert B. Vrooman, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 17 February 1899

In Surrogate's court, the following wills have been admitted to probate: Ransom Allerton, late of Manchester, estate $8000, Frederick Allerton and Theron Y. Allerton, executors; Sumner S. Luther, late of Naples, estate $4100, Harriet Luther, executor; William F. Bergman, late of Naples, estate $15,000, C. Leonard Lewis, executor. Letters of administration have been granted to John W. Salisbury and Oliver Y. Wells in the $5500 estate of Elon G. Salisbury, late of Phelps; Ziba Curtice, in the $450 estate of Jehial Curtice, late of Victor.

From Geneva Gazette 3 March 1899

In Surrogate's Court, the following wills have been admitted to probate during the week: John Colf, late of Gorham, estate $550, Murray Witter, executor; James Teall, late of Seneca, estate $5500, Elizabeth A. Teall, executor; Frank C. Howell, late of Geneva, estate $2000, Sarah A. Howell, executor; Cornelius Cuddeback, late of Phelps, estate $10,000, William S. Cuddeback and Minnie A. Pruyn, executors. Letters of administration have been granted to Augustus Reniff in the $1000 estate of Annis Beals, late of Seneca Castle. Charles Peck and Harry Root in the $5500 estate of Mary J. Root, last of Phelps.

From Ontario County Journal 3 March 1899

During the week, at the Surrogate's office, letters of administration have been granted to Marcia R. Lee in the $9000 estate of Robert H. Wheeler, late of East Bloomfield; Charles G. McLouth in the $3650 estate of Mulfred H. Downing, late of Manchester. The following wills have been admitted to probate: James T. Bolles, late of Rochester, estate $3500, Elizabeth C. Bolles, executor; Albert Simonds, late of Victor, estate $8700, George Simonds, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 10 March 1899

At Surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to Sarah M. Pierce in the $500 estate of Charles A. Pierce, late of Naples; Clara H. Wheeler in the $200 estate of Simeon H. Wheeler, late of East Bloomfield; Adelaide S. Parkhurst in the $8000 estate of Mary J. Spear, late of Clifton Springs; James R. Boggs in the $2600 estate of Robert R. Boggs, late of Naples. The following wills have been admitted to probate: Maria P. Bostwick, late of Phelps, Daniel Faville, executor, estate $3000; Isaac S. Badger, late of West Bloomfield, Edwin D. Hoyt, executor, estate $1300; John Melvin, late of Manchester, Lucy L. Derr and J. L. Gillard, executors, estate $5000.

From Ontario County Journal 17 March 1899

During the week Surrogate Ditmars has granted letters of administration to Annie Murphy in the $100 estate of Mary Murphy, late of Canandaigua; Byron H. Macumber in the $9500 estate of Caroline M. Macumber, late of Manchester; Lucy A Boughton in the $2150 estate of Ralph Boughton, late of Victor. The following wills have been admitted to probate: Grace Jenner, late of Geneva, estate $2000, Amelia Harris, executor; Enos Gillis, late of Victor, estate $14,000, Frank B. Gallup, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 24 March 1899

In Surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to Isabella E. Hird, in the $500 estate of George G. Hird, late of East Bloomfield; Louis H. McLouth in the $636 estate of Margaret McLouth, late of Farmington. The following wills have been admitted to probate: Livinia Allen, late of Canandaigua, estate $1400, Margaret D. Murray, executor; Margaret Shepperd, late of Phelps, estate $1000, William A. Howe, executor; William H. Kellogg, late of Clifton Springs, estate $8000, Sarah B. Kellogg, executor; John Feganscher, late of Seneca, estate $3150, Lena Feganscher, executor; Elizabeth Page, late of Phelps, estate $3200, William G. Page and Etta S. Page, executors; John Moon, late of Seneca, estate, $1500, Aaron C. Rippey, executor.

From Geneva Gazette 14 April 1899

Mary A. Kane has been granted letters of administration on the small estate of Cornelius Dwyer, late of Geneva town. The will of J. George Stacey Sr. has been admitted to probate. The executors are his sons, Capt. J. George Stacey and Lewis Stacey.

From Ontario County Journal 14 April 1899

In Surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to Lottie G. Smith in the $1000 estate of Margaret Smith, late of Canandaigua; Alice B. Metcalf in the $1000 estate of James I. Metcalf, late of Gorham; Birdie A. McCrossen and Deborah Miller in the $6500 estate of John W. McCrossen, late of Richmond; Philip S. Tompkins in the $6500 estate of Minerva A. Tompkins, late of South Bristol; I. A. Seamans in the $175 estate of Samuel Robinson, late of Naples; Mary D. Kane in the $100 estate of Cornelius Dwyer, late of Geneva. The following wills have been admitted to probate: Audrey Goldsmith, late of Hopewell, estate $1200, George C. Goldsmith, executor; James George Stacey, late of Geneva, estate $3000, J. George Stacey, Jr.,J. Lewis Stacey, executors; Saphronia A. McPherson, late of Canandaigua, estate not named, J. Andrew Henry, executor; William A. Lee, late of Richmond, estate $6000, Herman L. Lee, executor; Imogene K. Marks, late of Canandaigua, estate not named, William R. Marks, executor.

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From Geneva Gazette 28 April 1899

In the Surrogate's Court, letters of administration have been granted to Bernard Borgman, in the $350 estate of Mary Moylan, late of Geneva. The will of Mary J. Mills, late of Geneva, disposing of a $1200 estate and naming Elizabeth Vaughn as executrix; that of Laura S. Childs, late of Phelps, disposing of a $3500 estate and naming Albert S. Childs as executor; have been admitted to probate.

From Ontario County Journal 5 May 1899

In Surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to Louis Sayer in the $12,000 estate of Mary E. Sayer, late of Canandaigua; Mary C. Potter in the $150,000 estate of John W. Potter, late of Canandaigua; Frank Munson in the $6000 estate of Fredric Munson, late of East Bloomfield; Bernard Bergman in $350 estate of Mary Moylan, late of Geneva. The following wills have been admitted to probate: Mary J. Mills, late of Geneva, estate $1200, Elizabeth Vaughn, executor; Aurora C. Dickinson, late of Victor, estate $4000; Bolivar Ellis, executor; Laura S. Childs, late of Phelps, estate $3500, Albert S. Childs, executor; Annie E. Rain, late of Seneca, estate $1200; Albert C. Millard, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 12 May 1899

In Surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to Andrew Hartrauft in the $115 estate of Robert J. Hartrauft, late of Geneva; Louisa Munn in the $430 estate of William Munn, late of Geneva; John R. Bostwick in the $25 estate of Daniel R. Bostwick, late of East Bloomfield; John M. Baker in the $2200 estate of Daniel J. Baker, late of Canandaigua. The following wills have been admitted to probate: Jennett McLellan, late of Geneva, estate $900, Lewis A. Cooper, executor; Fanny Mather, late of Manchester, estate $6000, Edgar D. Mather, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 19 May 1899

Surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to Albert J. Sutherland in the $8000 estate of Milton D. Sutherland, late of Geneva; Jane E. North in the $7000 estate of James B. North, late of Victor; Catharine A. Slocum in the $100 estate of Alfred W. Slocum, late of Geneva. The will of Lydia Woodcock, late of Geneva, has been admitted to probate, naming Julius R. Roenke as executor. The value of the estate is $2500.

From Ontario County Journal 26 May 1899

Surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to John Martin in the $4800 estate of Honora Martin, late of Hopewell; Isaiah Norton in the $400 estate of Oscar E. Norton, late of East Bloomfield; Charles G. McLouth in the $600 estate of Thomas Ryan, late of Farmington; Elmer Lucas in the $2900 estate of Catharine Lucas, late of Canandaigua; Lany Bowdy in the $50 estate of Ambrose Bowdy, late of Hopewell. The following wills have been admitted to probate: Michael Kennedy, late of Manchester, executor, Thomas McCarthy, estate $1000; Mary E. Cooley, late of Canandaigua, executor, Augustine S. Cooley, estate not named.

From Geneva Gazette 2 June 1899

The following wills have been admitted to probate: that of Anna Smith, late of Geneva, disposing of a $1500 estate and naming Anna Keith as executor; that of Thomas Toole, late of Geneva, disposing of an $1800 estate, and naming Michael Toole as executor; that of John R. Means, late of Geneva, disposing of a $2000 estate, and naming Margaret K., Agnes K., and George S. Means as executors.

From Geneva Gazette 30 June 1899

In Surrogate's Court these wills have been admitted to probate: John R. White, late of the town of Phelps, estate $5850, Fannie S. White, executrix. John B. Taylor, late of the town of Geneva, estate $8000, Lucinda W. and Ruth E. Taylor, executrix. To Hanna M. Seager and William H. Salabury in the $2250 estate of Franklin Seager, late of Phelps; to George Conine and Jennie C. Taylor in the $2000 estate of George W. Conine, late of Phelps; to John Sullivan in the $600 estate of Martha Sullivan, late of Gorham.

From Ontario County Journal 7 July 1899

In Surrogate's court during the week, the following wills have been admitted to probate: Edwin R. Parrish, late of Naples, estate $5600, George R. Granby and Margaret L. Parrish, executors; Irving D. King, late of Orleans, estate $8000, executor not named; James Sizer, late of Victor, estate $650, Jane Sizer, executor; Thomas G. Burney, late of Victor, estate $450, executor not named; Mary Burney, late of Victor, estate $450, Mary E. Whelan, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 21 July 1899

In Surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to Frank A. Johnson in the $1000 estate of Cornelia M. Johnson, late of West Bloomfield; Thomas Welch in the estate of John O'Neill, late of East Bloomfield; William E. Cooper in the $1000 estate of Eliza Chapin, late of Phelps. The will of Thomas Lannon, late of Manchester, has been admitted to probate. Henry Lannon is named as the executor and the amount of the estate is $3500.

From Ontario County Journal 28 July 1899

Surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to J. Andrew Henry in the $2000 estate of Elizabeth E. Henry, late of Canandaigua. The following wills have been admitted to probate: Aaron Mersereau, late of Manchester, Sophia L. and Ann Eliza Mersereau, executors, estate not named; Margaret O'Brien, late of Canandaigua, Michael O'Brien, executor, estate not named; Charlotte Woodhouse, late of Seneca, William H. Dillon, administrator with will annexed, estate $1000; Charles Coe, late of Geneva, Homer Mariner, Melancthon Kenney and Vina Shafer, executors, estate $8900; Minerva L. Leech, late of West Bloomfield, Porter F. Leech, executor, estate $6000; Lucina F. North, late of Victor, Jane E. North, administrator with will annexed, estate $40; Arthur Tozer, late of South Bristol, Eleanor and Alice G. Tozer, executors; estate, $4500.

From Geneva Gazette 1 September 1899

Letters of administration have been granted in the Surrogate's Court to George N. Parmele, in the $6000 estate of Henry F. Root, late of Gorham; and to Patrick J. Walsh, in the $1500 estate of Bridget Walsh, late of Geneva.

From Ontario County Journal 8 September 1899

In Surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to Patrick J. Welch in the $1500 estate of Bridget Welch, late of Geneva; Abner E. Antes in the $600 estate of Helen E. Antes, late of Canandaigua; Isaiah Dillenbeck in the $600 estate of Abraham Dillenbeck, late of Seneca. The following wills have been admitted to probate: Margaret L. Slosson, late of Geneva, estate of $11,000, J. Lawrence and Henry L. Slosson, executors; Almeda S. Lapham, late of Manchester, estate of $7,000, L. W. and S. J. Pannell, executors; Edward McAdams, late of Manchester, estate of $2700, Sarah McAdams, executrix.

From Ontario County Journal 15 September 1899

In Surrogate's court, during the week, letters of administration have been granted to Clara Hooper in the $2700 estate of Spencer O. Hooper, late of Phelps; Henry H. Peck in the $2466 estate of Ira L. Peck, late of Seneca; Laura O. Thatcher in the $1500 estate of Albert C. King, late of Phelps. The following wills were admitted to probate: Sarah Mulhalland, late of Geneva, estate $6000, Thomas A. Kane and James Mulhalland, executors; Charles P. Delaney, late of Geneva, estate $6000, Mary F. G. Rose and J. Pope DeLaney, executors; Lydia H. Church, late of West Bloomfield, estate $3000, Edgar W. Bennett, executor.

From Victor Herald 29 September 1899

In the Surrogate's Court the following wills have been recently admitted to probate: that of Frances M. Chapin, late of East Bloomfield, disposing of a $1500 estate and naming Harry G. Chapin as executor; that of Hannah G. Parmele, late of East Bloomfield, naming H. M. Parmele as executor; that of Abby H. Kingsbury, late of East Bloomfield; that of Lydia H. Church, late of West Bloomfield, disposing of a $3000 estate and naming E. N. Bennett as executor; that of Charles P. DeLaney, late of Geneva, disposing of a $6000 estate and naming Mary Rose and J. Pope DeLaney as execuros; that of Sarah A. Mulholland, late of Geneva, disposing of a $6000 estate and naming T. A. Kane and James Mulholland as executors. Letters of administration have been granted to Laura O. Thatcher in the $1500 estate of Albert C. King, late of Phelps; to John Divney and T. H. Sweeney in the $1050 estate of Mary Divney, late of Geneva; to Helen M. Lamport of Canandaigua in the $1000 estate of Polly Lamport, late of Boston, Mass.

From Ontario County Journal 29 September 1899

In Surrogate's court, letters of administration have been granted to Helen L. Allis and Theodore M. Norton in the $2500 estate of Mary A. Bement, late of Victor. The following wills have been admitted to probate: George McCoy, late of Geneva, estate $1900, Benjamin Harvey, executor; Sarah Hammond, late of Phelps, estate $4500, Emma and Ellen Hammond, executors; Mary Evered Taylor, late of Geneva, estate $8500, executor deceased; Charlotte Adams, late of Canadice, estate not stated, Henry C. Branch, executor; Walter S. Brocklebank, late of Hopewell, estate not stated, Eva F. Brocklebank, executor.

From Geneva Gazette 3 November 1899

Surrogate's Court - In the Surrogate's Court letters of administration have been granted to Frank R. Standish in the $3300 estate of Wm. R. Standish, late of the town of South Bristol. These wills have been admitted to probate: Margaret A. Freeman, late of the town of Geneva, estate $2700, A. P. Rose, executor; Jerome Thompson, late of Ovid, estate $1550, Sarah Fitzgerald of Phelps, executrix; Lewis P. Witter, late of the town of Gorham, estate of $4100, Ira E. Lacey, executor.

From Geneva Gazette 17 November 1899

Surrogate's Court - In the Surrogate's Court, letters of administration have been issued to Charles G. McLouth, in the $400 estate of Darius Rush, late of Farmington; to John C. Hildreth and Fred W. Yells, in the $250 estate of Louise Antoinette Hildreth, late of Phelps. The following wills have been admitted to probate: That of James N. Watkins, late of Naples, disposing of a $1000 estate, and naming Harriet Watkins, executor; that of Frank McDonald, late of Geneva, naming Margaret Riley, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 17 November 1899

Surrogate Ditmars has admitted the following wills to probate: Ferris J. Van Ness, late of Victor, extate $500, Cassius Van Ness, executor; Edwin P. Ferguson, late of Phelps, estate $10,000, John H. Runyon, executor; George Smith, late of Geneva, estate $4500, William Edgar Smith, executor. Letters of administration have been issued to Mary E. Yarger in the $500 estate of Marie Van Wie, late of Canandaigua; Helen Knickerbocker in the $300 estate of Sidney Knickerbocker, late of Manchester.

From Ontario County Journal 24 November 1899

The will of Mary S. Putnam, late of Canadice, was admitted to probate during the week. Jennie W. Gay is named as the executor, and the amount of the estate is $900. Letters of administration have been granted to Jennie E. Brown in the $353 estate of Mary Morse, late of Geneva; also to Eunice and Samuel Olmstead in the $300 estate of Sophia Hannon, late of Phelps.

From Ontario County Journal 15 December 1899

Three wills have been admitted to probate this week: Eleanor J. Cribb, late of Canandaigua, estate $3000, Ira P. Cribb and James W. Parsons, executors; George A. Adams, late of Farmington, estate $3000, Edwin A. Adams, executor; Cyrus W. Newman, late of Canandaigua, estate not stated, Justin E. Newman, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 22 December 1899

At Surrogate's court, three wills have been admitted to probate: Patrick Moran, late of Canandaigua, Margaret E. Moran, executor, estate $1450; Susan Fenton, late of Geneva, Millard F. Blaine and Harriet Fenton, executors, estate $10,000; Moses C. Haight, late of Geneva, Clarence M. Haight, executor, estate $9,000.

From Ontario County Journal 29 December 1899

In Surrogate's Court, three wills have been admitted to probate: Hope Johnston, late of Geneva, Mary Johnston and Marion Johnston, executors, estate not named; Allen B. Becker, late of Canadice, Frank S. Becker, executor; estate not named; Mary Elizabeth Banks, late of Naples, Jacob H. Shepherd, executor, estate not named. Letters of administration have been granted to Lutie Wesley in the $2100 estate of William Wesley, Jr., late of Richmond.

From Ontario County Journal 5 January 1900

The weekly record of Surrogate's court follows: Two wills have been admitted to probate. Martha Balis, late of Seneca, estate, $5750, Thomas R. Balis, executor; Michael McMahon, late of Manchester, estate $1900, Felix J. O'Hanlon, executor. Letters of administration have been granted to Mary I. Hobson and Alice M. Hobson in the $5350 estate of George H. Myers, late of Geneva.

From Geneva Courier 17 January 1900

IN SURROGATE COURT - Surrogate Ditmars has granted letters of administration to Loomis Wright in the $700 estate of Mary H. Wright, of Naples; Adelia M. Sheldon in the $200 estate of Henry W. Sheldon, late of Manchester; Ella F. Huff and Fayette H. Huff in the $3,300 estate of Evelyn C. Huff, late of Canadice; J. Ernest Lewis and J. Hiram Depew in the $85 estate of Mary Elizabeth Lewis, late of Buffalo; Edward Osgood in the $2,400 estate of Calvin Osgood, late of Manchester. The will of Joseph Hutchinson, late of Geneva, has been admitted to probate, estate $6,500, executor, William Hutchinson. Also the will of Nancy M. Anderson, late of Geneva, naming Isabel Anderson the executor of a $4,000 estate.

From Ontario County Journal 19 January 1900

Business at the Surrogate's court has been light during the week. Two wills have been admitted to probate: Franklin Rowley, late of Victor, estate $2850, Calvin Rowley and Charles A. Rowley, executors; John H. Curtis, late of Richmond, estate $7100, LeGrand Curtis and Isaac H. Curtis, executors.

From Geneva Gazette 26 January 1900

Surrogate's Court - The following wills have been recently admitted to probate: That of Caroline Eliza Scott, late of Geneva, disposing of a $2750 estate, and naming Caroline E. Scott and Anna L. Scott as executors; that of Solomon E. Smith, late of Geneva, naming Chas. N. Hemiup as executor; that of Samuel Palmateer, late of Geneva, disposing of a $5000 estate, and naming Hannah Palmateer as executor.

From Ontario County Journal 2 February 1900

Four wills have been admitted to probate by Surrogate Ditmars during the week: Cornelia L. Osgood, late of Manchester, estate, $3700, Edward Osgood, executor; Elia H. Tallmadge, late of Phelps, estate not given, Mary E. King and Lottie A. Salisbury, executor; Christina Gates, late of Geneva, estate, $3000, Laura A. McDonald, executor; Maria G. Munson, late of Geneva, estate $500, Clara M. Guilford, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 9 February 1900

The following is a record of the business of the week at the surrogate's office: Letters of administration have been granted to Harvey Padelford in the $100 estate of Amanda J. Carr, late of Bristol; George F. Philley in the $250 estate of Cora D. Robinson, late of Phelps. Two wills have been admitted to probate: James Wilkie, Geneva, estate $500, James S. Wilkie, Jr., J. Grove Rippey and Francis O. Mason, executors; George H. Smith, late of Manchester, estate $2500, Ezra G. Smith, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 16 February 1900

Surrogate Ditmars has granted letters of administration to W. B. Bridgman in the $1250 estate of S. Elizabeth Bridgman, late of Canandaigua. The will of Ella P. Soverhill McBlain, late of Lakewood, N. J., has been admitted to probate. The amount of the estate is not given. Grace McBlain Fast and Charles R. Mellin are named as executors.

From Ontario County Journal 23 February 1900

Letters of administration have been granted to J. Morgan Stoddard in the $800 estate of Elizabeth J. Terrill, late of Marion; Charles G. McLouth in the $7200 estate of Mary H. Estes, late of Farmington. The will of Andrew Merrill, late of Geneva, has been admitted to probate. The amount of the estate is $700 and Frances Merrill is named as the executor.

From Geneva Gazette 2 March 1900

Another Genevan's will probated is that of Thomas Rickels. Estate $1500. Executors E. E. Rickels and James W. Smith.
The will of the late Peter York has been admitted to probate. The executors named therein are his widow and daughter, Mrs. D. H. Henry. It disposes of an estate of $7000.

From Ontario County Journal 16 March 1900

Surrogate Ditmars has admitted to probate two wills during the week: James Malette, late of Geneva, estate, $9500, Frederick A. Malette, executor; George V. H. Whitbeck, late of Phelps, estate $4800, Sarah Emeline Whitbeck, executor. Letters of administration have been granted to Laurence Stapleton in the $1000 estate of Walter Stapleton, late of Geneva.

From Ontario County Journal 30 March 1900

During the week, letters of administration have been granted to Belle Huntington in the $700 estate of Jeremiah M. Huntington, late of Manchester; Edwin R. Bishop in the $20,000 estate of Mary M. Bishop, late of Geneva; Martha J. Simmons and Fred F. Simmons in the $400 estate of George W. Simmons, late of Bristol. Two will have been admitted to probate: William W. Gates, late of Phelps, estate $6700, Charles B. and Olive A. Gates, executors; Henrietta Marble, late of West Bloomfield, estate $1500, H. B. Marble, executor.

From Geneva Gazette 6 April 1900

Surrogate's Court - The following wills have been admitted to probate: That of Mary Moaw, late of Geneva, disposing of a $500 estate, and naming George W. Nicholas as executor.

Letters of administration have been granted to Charles H. Wood, late of Farmington; to Hugh M. Black, in
the $150 estate of Caroline J. Black, late of Geneva; and the Mary S. Mott, in the $3000 estate of Ann H. Sheldon, late of Farmington.

From Geneva Gazette 13 April 1900

Letters of administration have been granted to Anna Fitzgerald in the $2800 estate of John Fitzgerald, late of Phelps; to Byron L. Craft in the $1750 estate of Henry Blackmer, late of Seneca.

From Ontario County Journal 13 April 1900

Surrogate Ditmars has admitted the following wills to probate: Charles Conrad, late of Naples, Caroline and William Conrad, executors, estate $5200; Nancy N. Case, late of Canandaigua, Effie M. Case, executor, estate $7400; Eliza Bishop, late of Canandaigua, William and Bani Bishop, executors, estate $4000; Lewis W. Cronk, late of Victor, Philetus M. Skuse, executor, estate $750; Julia A. Childs, late of Seneca, William E. and Millie E. Childs, executors, estate $7000; Wealthy Coe, late of Geneva, Daniel Sterling and L. Ormelle Haines, executors, estate $4000. Letters of administration have been granted to Anna Fitzgerald in the $2800 estate of John Fitzgerald, late of Phelps; Byron L. Craft in $1750 estate of Henry Blackmer, late of Seneca; Marietta Grace, in $200 estate of Sylvia A. Matthews, late of Canandaigua.

From Ontario County Journal 27 April 1900

Surrogate Ditmars has admitted to probate the following wills: Elijah A. Childs, late of Hopewell, estate $7000, Mary E. Childs, executor; L. Byron Aldrich, late of Farmington, estate $3500, Orin S. Bacon, executor; Joseph Cockerill, late of East Bloomfield, estate $2500, John M. Norton, executor; Richard Smith, late of Canandaigua, estate $5700, Ann Smyth and Edward Smyth, executors. Letters of administration have been granted to James L. Wheeler, in the $25 estate of Eliza Wheeler Howe, late of Penn, Mich.; Francis L. Brown in the $600 estate of Adelie D. Brayton, late of Manchester; Denison H. Maxfield in the $117,000 estate of Hiram Maxfield, late of Naples; Isaac H. Warner and Julia A. Norris in the $850 estate of Elizabeth Warner, late of Naples; Elvira Lankton and George A. Smith in the $100 estate of Almira Northam, late of Phelps; D. C. Spangle in the $300 estate of Abraham A. Spangle, late of Phelps.

From Ontario County Journal 4 May 1900

Surrogate Ditmars has issued letters of administration to Elvira Lankton and G. A. Smith, in the $100 estate of Almira Northam, late of Victor; C. A. Richardson, in the estate of Eliza Chapin, late of Canandaigua; Mary Pettingell, in the $400 estate of Nancy VanFleet, late of Phelps. The following wills have been admitted to probate: Delia O. Trask, late of Victor, estate $4000, Lucinda M. and Jerome O. Trask, executors; Lydia A. Smedley, late of Canandaigua, estate $1000, O. N. Crane, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 11 May 1900

Letters of administration have been granted to Nathan H. Ansley in the $325 estate of Sarah A. Ansley, late of Willard; Jennie Logan and George N. Parmele in the $1950 estate of Elizabeth Logan, late of Canandaigua; Jane Hanrahan in the $2350 estate of Andrew Hanrahan, late of Geneva. Two will have been admitted to probate: Clara Augustus Dryer, late of Victor, estate $3100, W. Charles Dryer, executor; Charles A. Palmer, late of Seneca, estate $1150, Benjamin F. Kean, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 18 May 1900

Surrogate Ditmars has granted letters of administration to Joseph Hirschfield in the $100 estate of Rose Hirschfield, late of Geneva; Charles A. Snitzel in the $500 estate of John P. Snitzel, late of Phelps. The following wills have been admitted probate: Catherine Nessler, late of Geneva, estate $500, John E. Richards Thomas Newman, late of Canandaigua, estate not named, William g. Lightfoote, executor.

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From Ontario County Journal 25 May 1900

Surrogate Ditmars has admitted three wills to probate during the week: Adelia M. Sheldon, late of Manchester, estate $1500, George G. Griffin, executor; William C. Barber, late of Geneva, estate $8000, Clarence J. Barber, executor; Edward Lindner, late of Clifton Springs, estate $11,500, Frank Lindner, executor. Letters of administration have been granted to William O'Brien, in the $750 estate of Mary O'Brien, late of Canandaigua.

From Geneva Gazette 29 June 1900

The following wills have been admitted to probate in the Surrogate's Court in Canandaigua during the past two weeks: That of Freelove Haynes, late of Phelps, disposing of an $1100 estate and naming Roscoe S. Haynes as executor; that of Joseph Murphy, late of Geneva, disposing of a $3300 estate, and naming Thomas J. Campbell as executor; and that of Mary Deyo, late of Geneva, disposing of a $1000 estate and naming Caroline Mead as executor. Letters of administration have been granted to Elizabeth Stokoe in the $800 estate of Thomas Stokoe, late of Seneca; to Alice A. Southerland in the $5100 estate of Henry A. Metcalf, late of Seneca.

From Geneva Gazette 20 July 1900

Surrogate's Court - The will of Patrick Roulan has been admitted to probate. It disposes of an estate of $2300 and names Mary Roulan, executrix. Letters of administration have been granted to Jacob P. Kohler in the $3500 estate of Peter Kohler, late of this city.

From Ontario County Journal 27 July 1900

Letters of administration have been granted during the week by Surrogate Ditmars to Robert Fisher in the $1300 estate of Olive B. Warren, late of Victor; Ernest R. Reed and Clarissa Reed in the $7000 estate of Henry Reed, late of Victor; David A. Lisk in the $400 estate of Clara J. Redfield, late of Clifton Springs. The will of Eveline H. Watkins, late of Naples, has been admitted to probate. Jesse M. Watkins and Albert H. Watkins are the executors of te $21,000 estate.

From Geneva Gazette 10 August 1900

The following wills have been admitted to probate in the Surrogate's Court since our last issue: That of Emeline H. Watkins, late of Naples, disposing of a $21,000 estate and naming Jesse M. Watkins and Albert H. Watkins as executors; and that of Hannah Kelly, late of Geneva, disposing of a $7000 estate and naming Thomas H. Sweeney as executor.

From Geneva Gazette 17 August 1900

Surrogate Ditmars has issued letters of administration to Geo. A. Lindner in the $4000 estate of Margaret Lindner, late of Manchester, and to Agnes McArdle in the $800 estate of Catharine McArdle, late of Geneva; and probated the will of Hanna Kelly, late of Geneva, estate of $2500, T. H. Sweeney, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 7 September 1900

Surrogate Ditmars has admitted to probate the following wills: Charles Couch, late of Canandaigua, Ann Eliza Couch and Carrie Eliza Smith, executors; Lydia W. Craft, late of Gorham, Callister F. Craft and Charles B. Craft, executors; Edward P. O'Neill, late of Manchester, Olive S. O'Neill, executor, estate $3200. Letters of administration have been granted to Susan M. Huntley in the $50 estate of George W. Huntley, late of East Bloomfield.

From Ontario County Journal 14 September 1900

Surrogate Ditmars has admitted to probate the following wills: Margaret Douglass, late of Geneva, Edward B. Richardson, executor, estate $1500; John Wilson, late of Seneca, James A. Robson, executor; Hatley Norton Rose, late of Geneva, O. J. C. Rose, executor, estate $4500; Alanson Ansley, late of Geneva, Mary A. Ansley and Samuel McBlain executors, estate $200; Margaret A. Stark, late of Canandaigua, J. Watson Sawyer, executor, estate $2000; Ira Totman, late of West Bloomfield, I. I. Case, executor, estate $1000. Letters of administration have been granted to Sherman Morse in the $200 estate of Hon. E. M. Morse, late of Canandaigua.

From Geneva Gazette 5 October 1900

Wills probated by Surrogate Ditmars: That of John Hutchinson, late of Seneca, Aaron C. Rippey, executor, estate $5000; John C. Sullivan, late of Manchester, estate of $1800, James Brady, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 12 October 1900

Surrogate Ditmars has admitted to probate the following wills: Loren A. Taylor, late of West Bloomfield, Alfred L. Taylor and Morris L. Taylor, executors; William Halleran, late of Geneva, Ella Halleran, executor, estate $3700; Frederick R. Howes, late of Geneva, Harriet A. Howes, executor; James C. Smith, late of Canandaigua, Edmund H. Smith, executor; John McGovern, late of Hopewell, William McGovern and Daniel Summers, Jr., executors, estate $6500. Letters of administration have been granted to Ella J. Davison and F. L. Ashley in the $400 estate of John Davison, late of Geneva; George W. Adams in the $300 estate of Lucretia B. Adams, late of Canandaigua.

From Ontario County Chronicle 24 October 1900

Surrogate Ditmars has admitted to probate these wills: That of Ellen F. Wentz, late of Geneva, estate $5400, Edward Ostrander, Caroline A. Ostrander and Anna Goodman, executors. That of Susan Schellenger, late of Canandaigua, estate $900, Addie Hall, executor.

From Ontario County Journal 28 October 1900

Surrogate Ditmars has admitted to probate the following wills: Hiram L. Brown, late of Shortsville, W. H. Brown, executor; Hannah Barry, late of East Bloomfield, estate $1000, William Barry, executor. Letters of administration have been granted to Helen Boales and Samuel C. Boales, late of Naples; Allen F. Power in the $50 estate of Sarah A. Power, late of Manchester.

From Ontario County Chronicle 28 November 1900

In the Surrogate's Court these wills have been admitted to probate: Frederick Brener, late of Geneva, estate $5000, Laura J. Brener and Francis W. Whitwell, executors; Clara C. Byington, late of Naples, estate $1000, Mary L. Tozer and James H. Tozer, executors. Letters of administration have been granted Margaret Ridley in the $50 estate of Henry S. Ridley, late of Geneva; Nettie Wilcox and Adaline Holmes in the $200 estate of John D. Holmes, late of Washington, D. C.

From Ontario County Chronicle 26 December 1900

The docket of the Surrogate's Court shows the following business: Wills probated: Mary J. Bland, late of Geneva, estate $425, James P. Mellen, executor; Helen P. Adams, late of East Bloomfield, estate $6500, G. B. Adams, executor; Sarah Smith, late of Richmond, estate $1050, Ida M. Slack, executor; Frances R. Bentley, late of Canandaigua, estate $5000, Frank and Violet Bentley, executors. Letters of administration have been granted to Nellie Marshall in the $300 estate of Marion Marshall, late of East Bloomfield.

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