Surrogate Court Proceedings

Ontario County NY



From Ontario County Journal 12 January 1894

Surrogate Lapham gave a second hearing yesterday in the case of the contested will of Wiley Eighmey of Oaks Corners. Mr. Eighmy left his property to one daughter. Several other children are contesting the will on the ground of undue influence.

Mary McCrone, widow of John G. McCrone, of Chapinville, has petitioned Surrogate Lapham to revoke the probate of the will of her husband by Surrogate Colmey in 1892. Mr. McCrone left the use of his property to his widow, until her death or marriage, when the whole of it is to go to their son, Francis, a boy of two years of age. Mrs. McCrone alleges that her husband's mother, Thomas McCrone, his executor, and others procured the execution of the will through fraud, John McCrone not being capable of making a will at the time of its execution.

The wills of the following persons have been probated this week: Anna M. Paull, East Bloomfield , estate $6300; Henry Post, Manchester, estate, $5000; Hannah S. Bennett, Farmington, estate $300; Zadoc Warfield, Manchester, estate $6000. Letters of administration have been issued to Garratt S. Preston, on the estate of James McLaury, of East Bloomfield, and to Alice A. Gates on the estate of Fordys Gates of Hopewell.


From Geneva Gazette 26 January 1894

In Surrogate's Court wills have been probated as follows:  G. B. Van Gelder, Seneca, estate $6500; Mary A. Hight, Geneva; Sarah Ladn, Manchester, estate $3500; John Van Fleet, Phelps, estate $6000; letters of administration granted, estate of Hugh R. Black to Wm. F. Black, estate $3000.


From Geneva Gazette 6 April 1894

Alanson Jones in Trouble - From the Canandaigua Repository-Messenger -  Because he cannot, or has not, made an accounting of his proceedings as executor of his deceased father's $12,000 estate in Geneva, Alanson A. Jones of New York city is now testing the hospitable accommodations of the Ontario County jail.

Augustus Jones of Geneva died November 30, 1884, leaving a will in which $12,000 worth of real and personal property was left to his six sons (among whom was Alanson), three daughters, a widow, Charity Jones, and five grand-children.  It was stipulated in the Surrogate's Court January 21, 1886, by Alanson A. Jones, that while letters testamentary were issued to him along with Mrs. Charity Jones, the management of the estate during her lifetime should be entrusted to her, pursuant to the will.

After the death of Charity Jones in 1886, Alanson A., as surviving executor, converted the property into cash.  In the meantime, Carver Jones, his brother, of Chesterfield, Ind., had transferred his interest as one of the legatees to his wife, Rosaline.  When Alanson became sole executor, she wrote and asked him for her share of the estate.  He did not respond and November 14th last she petitioned the Surrogate for an order summoning Alanson to account.

He was thereupon cited to appear at Geneva, December 21st.  John E. Bean, as attorney, appeared, asked for and was granted a continuance til January 18th.  Jones again failed to appear and then an order was issued, requiring him to account. He failed and an attachment was issued, upon which the Sheriff arrested him at New York and returned him here for a hearing before Surrogate Lapham last Saturday.  Jones had no counsel and was not in any way prepared to answer interrogatories. Upon his promise to do so tomorrow, he was remanded to jail.


From Geneva Gazette 13 April 1894

(Abstracted from classified ad)

Named as heirs at law and next of kin of Ann Welsh, late of the Town of Geneva:

James Fitzgerald; Catherine Fitzgerald; Mrs. Mary David Fitzgerald; James Welsh, Julia McFagan; Ellen Brady; Rev. William Payne; executor of Will - Thos. H Sweeney.


From Geneva Gazette 20 April 1894

The Tillotson Estate - A Canandaigua correspondent of the Rochester Dem. & Chronicle has this to say about the Tillotson estate in which our townsman, Mr. S. S. Mallory, as nearest of kin to his deceased sister, the intestate, has undoubtedly the greatest interest:

Henry S. Hubbell and Fred W. Bryan, of Canandaigua, have been appointed appraisers for the estate of the late Mrs. J. Adelaide Tillotson, who recently committed suicide.  The work of appraising began at the late home of the deceased on Wednesday.  It is said that many things which she had in her house a short time before she died are missing, and it is intimated that some one has taken from the house since Mrs. Tillotson's death.  Among the articles reported to be missing are about twenty pairs of linen sheets and pillow cases and jewelry.  The same authority says that Mrs. Tillotson made a will last summer in which she provided that her brother, Sidney Mallory, should have the rentals from two of the stores in the Tillotson block during his lifetime, and that upon his death the stores should go to Spencer Mallory, a nephew.  A search for a will has been thoroughly made, but up to the present time, such an instrument has not been found.  Mrs. Tillotson was seriously ill at one time last summer and it is intimated that the will might have been taken out of the house at that time.  At any rate, there is bad blood in the camp and a legal fight will probably be the result. 


From Ontario County Journal 27 April 1894

In the Surrogate's Court this week letters of administration were issued in the estate of Mary Green of Geneva, to Daniel E. Moore, of the same place; estate $150. In the following estates, letters of administration were issued: Catherine Jaques, Geneva, to Horace D. Bennett, $3000; Mary G. Ryan, Geneva, to Daniel E. Moore, $7000; Henry Van Voorhis, Victor, to Stephen and Menzo Van Voorhis, $23,000; Wheeler Reed, Richmond, to John A. Reed, $2000; Sarah J. Jackson, Phelps, to William D. Norton, $9000; Mary Ann Crane, Phelps, to William D. Norton, $12,000.


From Geneva Gazette 4 May 1894

In Surrogate's Court letters testamentary have been issued to Horace D. Bennett in the $3000 estate of Catherine Jacques, Geneva; to D. E. Moore in the $7000 estate of Mary G. Ryan, Geneva; to same in the $150 estate of Mary Green; to Wm. D. Norton in the $13000 estate of Mary A. Crane, Phelps; to same in the $9000 estate of Sarah J. Jackson, Phelps.


From Ontario County Journal 1 June 1894

In the Surrogate's Court this week, letters testamentary were issued to Harvey M. Dixon in the estate of Catherine Summerset, of Seneca, valued at $1000; C. W. Dane was appointed administrator of the $1800 estate of Cynthia Amelia Ketchum of Victor; James L. Hotchkiss, of Rochester, was appointed trustee under the will of the estate of Reuben E. French of East Bloomfield, valued at $1500; Theodore M. Norton was appointed administrator of the $2600 estate of Minerva J. Norton.


From Geneva Gazette 8 June 1894

(abstracted from classified ad)

In re estate of Edward Kingsland, late of town of Geneva; heirs-at-law and next of kin:

Alfred E. Kingsland; George C. Kingsland; Henry Kingsland; George W. Kingsland; Edward L. Kingsland; Frederick E. Kingsland; William Kingsland; Charlotte Spenser; Annie Apps; Kate E. Tirney; Harriet Rogers, Elia E. Gorham; Grace F. Kingland; Nora McDonald; Eliza James; Frank H. Kingsland, Mary Kingsland and Richard B. Angell. 


From Ontario County Journal 15 June 1894

Business at the Surrogate's office this week is as follows: Joseph F. Brown and Newton W. Dibble, were appointed administrators of the estate of Homer Brown, deceased, of East Bloomfield, valued at $3500. Letter of administration, with the will annexed, were issued to Isaac Legore in the estate of Isaac Legore, of Naples, valued at $1000. Henry C. Shekell of Hopewell, Dennie C. Archer, Manchester and F. P. Warner, of Canandaigua, were appointed executors of the estate of Richard H. Shekell of Hopewell, valuation $14,050. Abbey J. Traver was appointed executor of the $16,000 estate of DeLos W. Colvin of Geneva, and Lyman D. Wilbur executor of Polly Ingersoll, valued at $1300.


From Geneva Advertiser 19 June 1894

(Abstracted from classified Legal Notices)

Malantha Marsh, Wallace Hall and Lyman Baker, Phelps, N. Y.
Mary Crittenden, Ypsilanti, Mich.
Charles Holman, Owasso, Mich.
Hattie Weston, Alma, Mich.
E. Burt Garlock, Jefferson City, Missouri
Cyrus Garlock, Mary C. Garlock, W. F. Garlock, Port Gibson, N. Y.
Christina Densmore and Reuhama Corbin, Albion, N. Y.
Howard Burt, Newark, N. Y.
J. Hall Burt, West Kendall, N. Y.
Harriet Briggs, Jamestown, N. Y.
Almira Sweet, Oil City, Pa.
Roswell Baker, Knowlesville, N. Y.
Alice Jeffery, Tehama, Cal.
Benjamin F. Myers, Ithaca, Mich.
Hannah Carlisle, Sioux City, Iowa
Othniel Hall, Comfort Hall, Jessie Baker, Evelyn Hibbard, Porter Grover, Caroline P. Whitney, Percy Cook, Minard Cook, John Cook, and all others, heirs at law and next of kin of LAURA CARTER, deceased.

Ann Lawson, Augusta, N. Y.
Caroline Field, Geneva, N. Y.
Mary E. Tulett, Anna W. Tulett, Laura L. Tulett and Clarence E. Tulett, all of the Town of Fayette, N. Y.,
who are interested, as creditors, next of kin, heirs at law, legatees, or otherwise, in the estate of LAURA CARTER. late of the town of Geneva, Ontario County NY.


From Ontario County Journal 29 June 1894

The following business has been transacted at the Surrogate's office since the last report: Elizabeth Sleeper appointed testamentary trustee of the $750 estate of John Salisbury, of Gorham; John King and Charles W. Gilbert, administrators of the estate of James Gilbert, of East Bloomfield, valued at $5500; Benjamin G. Smith was appointed administrator of the $2700 estate of Josephine B. Smith, of Manchester; Caroline Damats, executor of a small amount of personal property of John Young, of Geneva; in the estate of Richard Glanville of Geneva, valuation not stated, Mary L. Glanville was appointed administrator; John Ruddy and Catherine R. Silsby were appointed administrators of the will of Mary Ruddy, of Geneva, bequeathing property valued at $2300; Helen Emmons, deceased, of Geneva, left property valued at $1350, of which Charles W. McDougal was appointed administrator; Janet Lawthorp and Mary Ann Angell were appointed administrators of the estate of Edward Kingsland, valuation $11,000; W. H. Riker and Melville G. Riker were appointed administrators of the $12,500 estate of Harry L. Riker, deceased, late of Hopewell.


From Geneva Advertiser 3 July 1894

The following wills were recently probated:  Richard Glanville, Geneva, estate $10,000, Mary L. Glanville, exr.; Mary Reddy, Geneva, $3300, John Reddy and Katherine R. Silsby, exrs.; Helen Emmons, Geneva, $1350, Chas. W. McDougall, exr.; Edward Kingsland, Geneva,  $41,000, Janet Lowthrop and Mary A. Angell, exrs.


From Ontario County Journal 13 July 1894

Recent surrogate's business: George W. Hill appointed administrator of the estate of Julia Cullen of Victor, valued at $350; Fred E. Browne appointed executor of the $1400 estate of Hattie E. Browne, of Manchester. Letters of administration with the will annexed were issued to Charles B. Dickinson and Orin S. Bacon on the estate of Charles F. Dickinson of Victor, valued at $1200. Sarah A. Salter was appointed administrator of the $4000 estate of Lorenzo R. Lawrence of Victor; in the estate of Edward Howe, of Manchester, Ellen Howe was appointed as executor.


From Ontario County Journal 20 July 1894

The following wills have been probated in the Surrogate's Court since last reported: Jacob Vogt, Naples, estate $2750, Greene Vogt, executor; Horace Chapin, Phelps, estate $2700, Charles Chapin, executor; Lewis Nix, Canadice, estate $2500, C. A. Coykendall, executor. In the $650 estate of William Parshall, of Manchester, Caroline Parshall was appointed administrator.


From Ontario County Journal 7 September 1894

Recent business at the Surrogate's office is as follows; Elva L. Hills and Hopkins G. Chase appointed executors of the estate of Cyrus L. Hills of Bristol, valued at $2300; Wm. Kelly and Margaret Brien appointed executors of the $327 personal estate of Margaret Kelly of Hopewell; Albert Simonds and C. Lewis Simonds appointed executors of the estate of Caroline Simonds of Victor, valued at $2500. The will of Lucanna P. Burlingame of Canandaigua was probated and George L. Burlingame was appointed administrator.


From Ontario County Journal 21 September 1894

In the Surrogate's Court this week, letters on the $2000 personal estate of J. Harvey Mason of Canandaigua were issued to Jesse H. Mason; letters of administration granted to Nathan E. Davis in the the personal estate of Clarissa Davis of East Bloomfield, valued at $8000; also in the estate of M. Eveline Reed of Richmond to John M. Reed, valued at $4000; letters of administration on the estate of Harlow D. Beech of Hopewell, issued to  Amy A. Beech and Eunice L. Beech, of Albion, valued at $1850; Mary Ann Curran was appointed executor of the $1100 estate of Wm. Curran of Hopewell.


From Geneva Gazette 28 September 1894

Wills probated by the Surrogate:  Wm. H. Smith, Geneva, estate $7000, Nancy Smith, executor; Mary Hyatt, Geneva, $9000, John Churchill, executor; Edw. Pearson, Gorham, $5600, Albert and Elwert Pearson, exrs.  Letters of administration to Anna Wadick in $2000 estate of Mary Haggarty, Canandaigua, and to S. S. Lusk in $1500 estate of Ellis D. Lusk, Canandaigua.


From Geneva Advertiser 6 November 1894

In Surrogate's Court - In the various proceedings before the surrogate of this county last week we note the following from Geneva:

Wills Probated:  Alice V. S. Smith, Geneva, estate $45,000, Theo. J. Smith, exr; Daniel Catchpole, Geneva, Lucie Catchpole and F. A. Catchpole, exrs.; Catherine Crawford, Geneva, $4000, Geo. F. Bachman and Kate Crawford, exrs.; Mary J. Loomis, Geneva, $3200, Cordelia C. Loomis, exr.; Mary G. Featherly, Geneva, $1500, Wm. R. Featherly, exr.; Fidelia L. Hogarth, Geneva, $15,000, Wm. H. Hogarth and Anna H. Young, exrs.

Letters of Administration:  In $13,500 estate of Mary E. Richardson, Geneva, to Frank N. Wright; $1400 estate of Wm. S. Liddiard, Seneca, to Aaron C. Rippey.


From Geneva Gazette 23 November 1894

In the Surrogate's Court will have been admitted to probate as follows:

Asahel B. Avery, Phelps, Julia Avery and Elizabeth E. Avery, executors, estate $11,500 real - $7500 personal;
Judith Lewis, Manchester, William J. Lewis, executor, estate $3500 real - $200 personal.
John W. Priest, Canandaigua, Mary J. Priest, executor, estate $7000 real - $8000 personal.
Harriet L. Gates, Geneva, William N. Joslin, Battle Creek Michigan, executor, estate $2000.

Letters of Administration were granted as follows:

Lydia A. Burrall, estate of George Burrall, late of East Bloomfield, estate $3000.
Daniel E. Moore in the $2600 estate of Jane E. Baxter.

The petition and bond of George Stagner, as administrator of the estates of Elias Stagner and Eliza Stagner were filed yesterday.  The joint estates are valued at $600.


From Geneva Gazette 30 November 1894

The will of John H. Cody of Gorham, who leaves an estate of $13,000, has been admitted to probate.  Geo. B. Barden is named as executor.


From Ontario County Journal 7 December 1894

Letters of administration have been granted and will admitted to probate in Surrogate Lapham's court this week as follows:
Letters granted - in the $2250 estate of Sanford R. Hinckley of Naples, to Emma Hinckley; to Mary E. Ashley, in the $100 estate of Marvel E. Ashley of Hopewell; to George T. Thompson in the $1000 estate of his wife, Louise M. Thompson of Canandaigua; to Adela Washburn in the $20 estate of Alvin Washburn of Canandaigua; in the $5000 estate of Isaac Wood to Esther Wood. Probates - Emily A. Thompkins, late of Gorham, estate $700, letters issued to Robert H. Thompkins; Caroline B. Dennis, late of Canandaigua, estate $300, letters issued to Wm. H. Smith; Wm. S. Lobdell, late of Seneca, estate $2200, letters issued to Elizabeth Lobdell;  Elizabeth D. Francis, late of Lyons, estate not stated, William J. Francis, Geneva, executor; Louis M. Aldrich, late of Manchester, estate $8000 real, $6000 personal, Mary E. Nichols, Canandaigua, executor.


From Ontario County Journal 21 December 1894

In the Surrogate's Court, the following business has been transacted: Ann Dalton appointed executor of $2700 estate of John Dalton, late of Clifton Springs; William Conover, Victor, Rebecca J. Conover and George Shanks, executors, estate $6000; Luther H. Baldwin, Phelps, Helen L. Baldwin, executrix, estate $3300; Deborah Lewis, West Bloomfield, Ira Clemons, administrator, estate $300; Ella C. Burnett, Phelps, Emily H. Burnett and Frederick D. Vanderhoof, executors, estate $7000; Nancy Thompson, East Bloomfield, Roswell C. Munson, administrator, estate $1300.


From Ontario County Journal 11 January 1895

In Surrogate Lapham's court this week, the following business was transacted: Letters of administration issued to Catherine M. Struble on the $100 estate of Barrett Struble, late of Canadice; to Mary A. and Charles L. Brown in the $300 estate of Montgomery Camp, late of Victor. The will of Mason H. Reed of Gorham was admitted to probate, amount not stated, and no letters issued. The will of Helen S. Boughton, late of Victor, was probated, and Bolivar Ellis appointed executor of the estate valued at $4000. Mary Jane Rainsford was appointed executor of the estate of Pratt Carpenter, late of Victor, amount not stated; William R. Hutchinson and Sylvanus Bafny, executors of the $4000 estate of Johnathan Hutchinson, late of Seneca. The will of Clarkson Aldrich of Manchester, bequeathing $300 worth of property was probated, but no letters were issued.


From Ontario County Journal 18 January 1895

Following is the business of the probate court this week: letters of administration issued to Abram Van Wie in the $40,000 estate of Cornelia Hunter of Canandaigua; letters of administration with the will attached, issued to Lenena Brown and Milton A. Smith on the $300 estate of Clarkson Aldrich, late of Farmington; in the $30,000 estate of Isaac J. Abby, late of Richmond, letters were issued to Sanford W. Abby; letters of administration issued to Arthur B. Burtis on the $1000 estate of Catherine D. Burtis, late of Phelps; in the $3000 estate of Benjamin W. Keyes, late of Geneva, letters were issued to Lewis W. Keyes.

From Ontario County Journal 25 January 1895

Wills probated - David Pratt, West Bloomfield, estate $9000, Lewis H. Huntington, executor. Rosamond C. Doolittle, Phelps, estate $2600, Wm. H. Doolittle, executor; Isaac J. Abbey, Richmond, estate $30,000, Sanford W. Abbey, executor. Letters of administration: To Horatio S. Steele in the $9000 estate of Elisha Steele, East Bloomfield; to John Harris in the estate of Hattie E. Harris, Gorham; to Charles A. Richardson and Elizabeth Keegan, in the $3800 estate of Elizabeth Eagan, Canandaigua.


From Ontario County Journal 8 February 1895

Letters of administration have been issued to Thomas D. Rogers and Francis A. Rogers, in the $900 estate of John Rogers, deceased, of Geneva; also to J. Milton Munson, on the $1000 estate of Samuel Vanse, deceased, of Cheshire. The will of David M. Smith, late of South Bristol, was probated and letters issued to Seymour L. Smith. The valuation of the estate is placed at $500.


From Ontario County Journal 22 February 1895

In the surrogate's court this week the following wills were admitted to probate: Christina C. Baker, late of Phelps, estate $3500, Frederick D. Vanderhoof, executor; Elizabeth Rice, late of Manchester, estate $4200, Lucelia T. Mink and Mary Osborn, executors; Lovenia Glover, late of West Bloomfield, estate $2100, Lewis T. Huntington, executor; Polly Ann Richardson, late of Naples, estate $1400, Adelphia Yaw and Nellie Richardson, executors. Letters of administration with will attached were granted to Virgil Smith in the $3500 estate of Mason H. Reed, late of Phelps.


From Ontario County Journal 8 March 1895

Business in the Surrogate's court this week is as follows: The will of Mellicent Smithen, bequeathing a small estate, probated; objections by heirs to the will of Matilda Burgher, late of Canandaigua, were filed. The $5500 estate, aside from a few small legacies, is left to the Woodlawn Cemetery association for the erection of a mortuary chapel. Letters of administration were issued to Wm. F. Harvey in the $2400 estate of Margaret Harvey, late of West Bloomfield; to Amanda Felt and Carrie M. Lothridge in the $100 estate of Chauncey W. Felt of Victor; to Margaret O'Keefe in the $200 estate of Ellen Drumen of Canandaigua; to W. H. Partridge in the $2500 estate of Mary L. Church, of Geneva. Letters of trusteeship in the estate of Leonard P. Briggs of Richmond, were issued to Lucy E. Purcell.


From Ontario County Journal 15 March 1895

Surrogate's court business follows: Miranda Heath, late of Victor, estate $3800, no letters; Richard Cullen, late of Canandaigua, estate $2500, Wm. E. Cullen, executor; Hampton Kingsbury, late of Canandaigua, estate $7000, Addison Kingsbury, executor. Letters issued: to John Cuyler Griffith, on $500 estate of John Watson Griffith, late of Manchester; to William Danz, in $150 estate of Emma Danz, late of Hopewell; to Hattie C. Dunning, on $1000 estate of Charles B. Dunning, late of Phelps.


From Ontario County Journal 5 April 1895

The last will and testament of Julia Burnett, late of the town of Phelps, was admitted to probate. Letters testamentary were issued to Alonzo Scribner. The estate is valued at $4300. The will of Augustus Pratt, late of Manchester, was admitted to probate. Letters were issued to Leon Louise Pratt; estate, $700. The will of Edwin D. Cobb, late of Phelps, was also admitted to probate. The estate is valued at $500. Letters of administration were granted as follows: To Clayton H. VanOstrand, Penfield, estate of Oscar VanOstrand, late of Canandaigua, valuation $1200; to Mary L. Rose, estate of Sophia Kellogg, late of West Bloomfield, valuation $500.


From Ontario County Journal 12 April 1895

Surrogate's business the past week follows: Wills probated - John Cost, Manchester, $10,000 estate, Elizabeth and George Cost, executors; John Stacy, Manchester, $3300 estate, Elisha M. Stacy, executor; Mary B. Hutchens, Manchester, amount not stated, W. D. Hutchens, executor; Edwin D. Cobb, Phelps, $500 estate, Sarah Cobb, executrix. Letters of administration granted: to Kelly W. Green, $2000 personal estate of Hanna M. Fox-Green; to Michael Collins on estate of Sarah Collins, Canandaigua; to Malvina Buell on $500 estate of Christiana L. Case, Bristol; to Mary L. Rose on $500 estate of Sophia Kellogg, West Bloomfield. Letters of administration with the will annexed and trusteeship were issued under the will in the estate of Miranda Heath, Victor, to Leslie G. Loomis, estate valued at $3800.


From Ontario County Journal 19 April 1895

The last will and testament of Ebenezer T. Barringer, late of Bristol, has been admitted to probate, and letters issued to Addie Olmstead, a daughter. The estate is valued at $700. Letters of administration were issued to Delia C. Jackson on
the $7000 estate of Oliver H. Jackson, late of Victor.


From Ontario County Journal 26 April 1895

Wills probated this week were: Chas. L. Hemiup, late of Geneva, estate $9000; Eva Hemiup and Charles H. Hemiup, executors. Rebecca B. Chapin, late of Canandaigua; executors not qualified; estate $900. Joseph Rice, late of Phelps, estate $2000, Elizabeth Rice, executrix. James E. Mead, late of East Bloomfield, estate $2400, Clarence W. Mead, executor. Letters of administration were issued to Leonard Follett in the $715 estate of Sarah Follett, late of Manchester.


From Ontario County Journal 10 May 1895

Wills have been probated in the Ontario county surrogate's court this week as follows: Lewis Hollbrook, Phelps, estate $6000 real, $3000 personal, William W. Smith, executor; Sarah J. Durand, Canandaigua. estate. $5000 real, $2500 personal, Alice A. Case and Adelaide L. Hayward, executors; Charles Jobson, Canandaigua, estate, $6000 real, $4500 personal, executor renounced; Freeborn G. Hibbard, Manchester, estate $2500 real, Ellen H. Hyde, executor; Robert B. Moore, Victor, estate $1500 real, $1000 personal, Rachel Moore, executor; Maria Jane Dibble, West Bloomfield, estate $150 real, $1000 personal, Newton W. Dibble, executor.


From Geneva Gazette 17 May 1895

The following wills have been admitted to probate:  Wm. Chipps, Geneva, Ann Chipps, exec'x; Ann Eliza Carter, Geneva, Rebecca C. Binks, exec'x; Wm. D. Woodruff, Phelps, Sylvia H. Woodruff, exec'x; Sarah June, Phelps, Ellen V. Manvel, exec'x.


From Ontario County Journal 24 May 1895

The will of Catherine Cook, late of Manchester, bequeathing property valued at $1000 has been probated. Letters were issued to Alberene P. Cook. The will of Hugh J. Cox, late of West Bloomfield, estate $2500, letters were issued to Ann and Charles J. Cox; the will of Alfred M. Stowe, Canandaigua, estate $5500, letters issued to M. T. Powell, Esq., and Miss Lucy B. Stowe. Letters were issued to Wm. Durfee in the $2500 estate of Charlotte E. Durfee.


From Ontario County Journal 31 May 1895

On Monday the will of William N. Robson, late of Seneca, bequeathing property valued at $37,000 was admitted to probate. James Wallace Robson and Edward B. Robson are the executors. Letters of administration have been issued to Richard Manchester, in the estate of Bella Ann Manchester, late of Geneva. The estate consists of $500 personal and $8000 real property. Letters of administration were issued to Almira L. Filton, Emily H. Glanville and Montgomery S. Sanford, in the $6000 personal and $1200 real estate of Mary L. Glanville, late of Geneva. Letters of administration have been issued to Betsey A. Southworth in the $500 estate of John D. Southworth, late of Manchester.


From Ontario County Journal 7 June 1895

The will of James Cooney, late of Canandaigua, has been probated, estate $3500, Johanna Cooney, executor; Mary Jane Howland, late of Canandaigua, Gaylord Howland, executor, estate $5100; letters of administration have been issued to Ralph M. Simmons in the $5500 estate of Henry C. Simmons.

From Ontario County Journal 28 June 1895

Recent Surrogate's court proceedings follow: Wills probated, James F. Coe, Geneva, estate $4100, Sarah D. Malett, executor; Daniel D. Buck, Geneva, estate $8000, Lorana A. Buck and David P. Nelson, executors; Eliza A. Narragon, Geneva, estate $1525, Kittie M. Cole, executor; Loretta C. Hotchkiss, West Bloomfield, estate $1100, George Olmstead, executor.


From Geneva Daily Times 6 July 1895

In the Surrogate's Court letters of administration have been issued as follows:  Margaret Classey and Fred S. C. Classey in the $21,000 estate of John B. Classey, late of Canandaigua; Anna Case and Herbert L. Case in the $4000 estate of Orestes Case, late of the town of Bristol; to Henrietta J. Gibson and Walter H. Knapp in the $4500 estate of Henry B. Gibson, late of the village of Canandaigua; to Robert D. Latta in the $75 estate of Elizabeth Latta, late of Canandaigua.

Wills have been admitted to probate as follows:  Henry Hyde, late of Canandaigua, estate of $1600, Caroline Hyde, executrix; Elizabeth Smith, late of Geneva, estate of $6500, Solomon E. Smith, executor.  Lucinda C. Allen, late of Geneva, estate of $2150, Fanny E. Teall, Sparta, Wis., executrix.


From Ontario County Journal 12 July 1895

Surrogate's court business the present week follows: Wills probated, Mary Hill, late of Phelps, estate $9500, Adella C. Hill, executor; Orrin H. Smith, late of Canandaigua, Harriet E. Smith and Edward O. Smith, executors; Mary F. Emerson, late of Canandaigua, estate $7300, Sarah E. VanLiew and Benjamin K. Emerson, executors. Letters of administration were issued to Harriet P. Stoutenburg in the $3600 estate of Tobias W. Stoutenburg, late of Clifton Springs.


From Geneva Daily Times 20 August 1895

Recent surrogate business is as follows: Wills probated, Edward A. Freshour, Gorham, $9300 estate, Lucy M. Freshour, executrix; will of Evans Humphrey, Phelps, $5000 estate, Caroline A. and Wellington E. Humphrey, executors. Letters of administration to Jonas W. Archer in the $400 estate of Stephen D. Archer, of Hopewell.


From Ontario County Journal 20 September 1895

These wills have been probated in the surrogate's court this week: Aner M. Robinson, Phelps, estate $2000, Myron H. Harmon, executor; Ransford D. Graves, Canandaigua, estate $3500, Ransford D. Graves, Jr., executor; Mary Deyo, Manchester, estate $1350, Grover Patridge, executor; Wells Hornbeck, Phelps, estate $5000, Frank W. Hornbeck, executor. Letters of administration with the will attached were issued to Wm. H. Howland on the $1050 estate of Thomas Faulkner, late of Victor.


From Geneva Daily Times 25 September 1895

Canandaigua, N. Y. - Wills lately probated:  John Fiero, Gorham, Martin G. Fiero, exr; Lester Webster, Seneca, est. $10,500, Mary J. and Eugene L. Webster, exrs.; Geo. Roberts, Geneva, est. $8000, Isaac G. Roberts, Syracuse, exr.; Elaneett Williams, Victor, est. $7800, F. S. Williams, exr.; Henry French, Naples, est. $2300, exr. renounced. Elesta F. Stotenbur was appointed administrator of the $170 estate of Folger M. Stotenbur, Geneva.


From Ontario County Journal 18 October 1895

Surrogate's decrees this week are as follows: Wills probated: John Murray, late of East Bloomfield, estate $1275; Thomas Murray, executor; Lydia A. Macomber, late of Manchester, estate $82.60, T. A. Reynolds, executor; Julia A. Hawley, late of Canandaigua, estate $2200, James A. Hawley, executor; Orson Wilcox and Teressa Wilcox, late of Canandaigua, joint will, executors renounced. Letters of administration were issued to Sarah J. French in the $3200 estate of Henry French, late of Naples.


From Ontario County Journal 1 November 1895

Surrogate's decrees this week are as follows: Letters of administration granted: to Nelson C. and William A. Smith on the $5000 estate of Edwin Smith, late of Geneva; to Bridget O'Sullivan on the $400 estate of John O'Sullivan, late of Chicago. The will of the late Marinus DeSmitt of West Bloomfield, bequeathing property valued at $1000, has been admitted to probate; Myron H. Shepard is executor.


From Ontario County Journal 22 November 1895

The will of Daniel Gordon, late of East Bloomfield, bequeathing property valued at $1000, was admitted to probate, Monday. John B. Wheeler is executor. Letters of administration have been issued to Mary A. Courneen in the $500 estate of James Courneen, late of West Bloomfield; to Hon. F. O. Mason in the $1000 estate of Sylvester Staats, late of Geneva; to Margaret Lunnin and A. R. Wycoff in estate of Richard M. Macomber, late of Massachusetts.


From Ontario County Journal 6 December 1895

Wills probated this week: Frederick A. Cleveland, no executor named; Allen A. Royce, late of Canandaigua, Katherine R. Smith and William R. Royce, executors, estate $950. Letters of administration granted: to Wilbur F. Clement and Viola G. Lane on $1000 estate of Thomas Clement, late of Canandaigua; to Morgan L. Frone on $250 estate of Carrie C. Frone, late of Canandaigua; to John Adams on $1000 estate of Harrison Adams, late of Manchester.


From Geneva Daily Times 11 December 1895

Wills probated: Eli Parsons, S. Bristol, $1300 estate, Georgiana Parson, executrix; Daniel Pure, Canandaigua, $200 estate, E. W. Gardner, executor; Elizabeth Hershey, Seneca, $2500 estate, Abram F. Bell, exr. Letters of administration were issued to Wm. B. Harris and Newton Dibble, in $500 estate of Caroline Harris, West Bloomfield; to Thomas Kirwin in $120 estate of Francis Kirwin, Geneva.


From Geneva Daily Times 7 January 1896

The following wills were admitted to probate in Surrogate Lapham's court at Canandaigua yesterday: Amanda M. Tuttle, late of Farmington, estate $1200 personal, $3500 real; letters issued to Richard A. Tuttle, Farmington. Mary J. Fish, late of Seneca, estate $3700, James Wallace Robson, executor; Matthew Fitzmorris, late of East Bloomfield, estate $250 personal, $2000 real, Margaret Fitzmorris, executor; L. P. Miller, late of Victor, estate $5000, Charles B. Miller, of South Norwalk, Conn., executor.


From Ontario County Journal 7 February 1896

Wills admitted to probate this week follow: James Curran, late of Canandaigua, estate $2000, Henry M. Field, executor; Henry Delemar, Phelps, estate $650, Joseph Blythe, executor; William Prouty, Naples, estate $300, Benjamin Smith, executor; Emilia Polmanteer, Naples, estate $1200, I. A. Seamans, executor. Letters of administration have been granted to Lina Cornwell and George E. Cornwell in $8000 estate of George Cornwell of Manchester; to T. L. Warner in the $3000 estate of Thomas Warner, late of Naples; to Martha E. F. Homes and L. Johnson in the $21,000 estate of Hannah J. Ray, late of Canadice.


From Geneva Daily Times 6 March 1896

In the Surrogate's court this week, letters of administration were issued to Nellie K. Coyle and Thos. J. O'Brien, in the $5000 real and $6000 personal estate of Thomas P. Coyle, late of Canandaigua. Letters testamentary were issued to Mortimer L. Dibble in the $1500 real and $4000 personal estate of Betsy Dibble, late of West Bloomfield. Letters of administration were issued to Dennis Flynn, in the $500 personal estate of James Flynn, late of Canandaigua.


From Geneva Daily Times 12 March 1896

Yesterday Surrogate Lapham, of Canandaigua, admitted to probate the will of John Dove, of Geneva, disposing of $12,000 personal and $7000 real property; William G. Dove was appointed executor. The will of Emma Frances Page of Geneva was also admitted to probate, $4000 estate. Letters of administration were issued to Eliza S. Arnold in the $2500 estate of Joseph Means of Seneca.


From Ontario County Journal 27 March 1896

Surrogate's business this week is as follows: Probates, will of William Buchan of Hopewell, $1300 estate, letters testamentary to Kate W. Buchan. Will of William Johnson, Farmington, $5700 estate, letters testamentary to Seneca M. Short. Will of Sarah Fosmire, Victor, $700 estate, Maurice Keefe, executor. Letters of administration to Harlow Hinckley, in the $2500 estate of George Remington of Naples.


From Ontario County Journal 3 April 1896

Business in the Surrogate's Court this week is as follows: Letters of administration have been issued in the $150 personal estate of Harriet S. Corey of Hopewell, to Maria A. Warfield; in the $500 personal estate of Homer A. Davis, of Canandaigua, to Hattie A. Davis; in the $2000 personal and $4000 real estate of Isaac Hicks, of South Bristol, to Anne E. Hicks and Egbert I. Hicks; in the $500 personal estate of Elizabeth N. Wells, of Geneva, to Annie Wells. Letters of administration with the will annexed were issued in the $8000 estate personal and $15,000 real estate of Charles Miller, of Geneva, to Elizabeth S. Miller. The following wills have been admitted to probate: of Burritt Durand, of Canandaigua, letters issued to Alice A. Case and Adelle C. Hayward; of George F. Lyman, of Phelps, $500 personal and $500 real estate, letters issued to J. Grant Lyman.

From Ontario County Journal 10 April 1896

This week's Surrogate's business: Letters of administration with the will annexed to Thompson Sutherland, in the $5000 estate of William S. Durand of Canandaigua; to Lewis S. Dibble and Luther Rice, in the $300 estate of Spencer Dibble, East Bloomfield; letters of administration to George Tiffany, in the $300 estate of Erastus Tiffany of Manchester; to Ann Vickery and Patrick O'Malley, in the $1200 estate of Patrick Vickery, Geneva. Wills probated: Will of George M. Shanks of Victor, $1500 estate, Ida L. Shanks, executrix; will of John Dupue of Hopewell, $9000 estate, Clare Dupue and John H. Dupue, executors.


From Geneva Daily Times 15 April 1896

Surrogate Lapham, at Canandaigua, has granted letters of administration to Anna M. Haslett, in the $1000 estate of Andre Smith, of Geneva; also to Julius Buchholz and Rheimbald Schnirel in the $2200 estate of August F. Buchholz and in the  $400 estate of Anna C. Buchholz, of Geneva, who died in January, 1892, and October, 1895, respectively.


From Ontario County Journal 17 April 1896

Letters of administration to John Waterstraw of Farmington, in the $50 estate of his son, August Waterstraw, whose death by drowning in the Erie canal at Rochester, when he rode a bicycle through an open swing bridge on Exchange street, October 10; to Anna M. Haslett, in the $1000 estate of Andre Smith of Geneva.


From Ontario County Journal 15 May 1896

Letters of administration to Catharine Thompson and Daniel E. Moore in the $700 estate of Margaret Thompson of Geneva. To Endolpha C. Osterhout in the personal estate of John M. Osterhout. A matter that has been in litigation some time past and which will not be taken from Surrogate's jurisdiction is a case of peculiar nature. Harlow Hinckley was appointed executor of the $3000 personal estate of George Remington, late of Naples. During the latter's lifetime he boarded with one Clara Benjamin, and his effects, including his bank book, were at her house. The executor endeavored to obtain possession of them and failing secured an order from the surrogate requiring said Clara Benjamin to show cause why she should not deliver up the belongings of deceased; in her formal answer she alleges that she is the owner of the property in question. As this is disputed the heirs will resort to a higher court. Letters of administration were issued to Cyrus G. Bardeen in the $6000 estate of Emogene Bardeen of Naples.


From Ontario County Journal 29 May 1896

Letters of administration to Deminick E. Dempsey, in the $800 estate of John Carmody, of Geneva; to William Neenan, in the $3700 estate of Catharine Neenan of East Bloomfield; to John Allen, in the $3700 estate of Helen S. Allen of Gorham; to Noble B. Weaver, in the $300 estate of Almeron Rogers of Canandaigua; to Eli J. Crandall in the $5500 estate of Reuben Van Wagner of Hopewell. Wills probated - Will of Thomas McGrain of Geneva, estate $2000, Patrick Hanlon, administrator. Will of Kate S. Smith of Phelps, $2000 estate, Abram S. Smith, executor. Will of Willis Hinman of Phelps. Estate not given.


From Ontario County Journal 5 June 1896

Letters of administration to Jane Woodard and Frank Woodard in the $10,000 estate of Marcus W. Woodard of South Bristol; to Cornelius Creedon in the $200 estate of Mary F. Creedon of Geneva.


From Ontario County Journal 12 June 1896

Letters of administration in the $12,000 estate of Phoebe E. Allen of Gorham to Alexander D. Allen; in the $5200 estate of Oliver Childs to Gilbert M. Childs; in the $1300 estate of Enos Olmstead to Lucy A. Chapin and Fred Hughett; in the $6000 estate of Nehemiah Denton of Geneva to Louisa A. Gormully and William Smith of Rochester. Decedent was a deaf mute, and the will was set aside on grounds of incompetency after litigation lasting about a year. The estate was originally about $10,000.


From Ontario County Journal 3 July 1896

Wills probated: Joseph S. Lewis of Geneva, $200,000 estate, Arthur P. Rose, executor. William B. Dunning of Geneva, $110,000 estate, Charles N. Hemiup, executor. Marie Therese Stacey of Geneva, $15,000 estate, J. G. Stacey and J. G. Stacey, Jr., executors. W. I. Crawford, Geneva, $1000 estate, George S. Fairfax, executor. John Coursey, Geneva, $2600 estate, Thomas H. Sweeney and Charles D. McCarthy, executors. Laura W. Lacey, Geneva, $6000 estate, Emelie A. Wheat, executor. Letters of administration to Kate E. Bunn, in the $500 estate of W. O. Bunn of Geneva; to Charles Conners, in the $150 estate of Mary Connors of Farmington; to Gertrude Crosier in the $3000 estate of Catharine Hoag of Seneca; to Thomas C. Townsend in the $100 estate of Stephen P. Hicks and Phoebe A. Hicks of Canandaigua.


From Ontario County Journal 17 July 1896

Wills probated - Will of George Loomis of Victor, $31,500 estate, Leslie G. Loomis, executor; will of Samuel D. Backus of Canandaigua, $1000 estate, Zilpha P. Backus, executrix; will of Chauncey S. Knowles of Canandaigua, $4500 estate, Eunice J. Knowles, executrix. Letters of administration were issued to Edward Welch in the $100 estate of Thomas Welch of Phelps; and letters with the will annexed to Lewis S. Adams in the $300 estate of Susanna P. Burlingame of Canandaigua.


From Ontario County Journal 24 July 1896

Letters of administration in the $5200 estate of VanBuren Wheat of Phelps issued to R. L. Wheat; in the $550 estate of F. J. Meeker of Manchester to Margaret A. Meeker; in the $4500 estate of Peleg F. Hicks of Bristol to Carrie L. Hicks and H. J. Orelup.


From Geneva Daily Times 21 September 1896

The following is the report of the recent proceedings in the Ontario county surrogate's office: Probates - Will of Sarah Cobb, late of Phelps, $4500 estate, David A. Lisk, executor. Will of Maria D. Prichard, of Phelps, $2145 estate, George Cuyler Prichard, executor. Will of LeGrand Hudson, of South Bristol, $4000 estate, George E. Hudson and Mary E. Helfer, executors; Letters of administration - To Martha G. Judd, in the $50 estate of Almond G. Sullivan, Canadice; to John Dehack, Jr., in the $70 estate of Mary Dehack, of Manchester.


From Ontario County Journal 9 October 1896

The Surrogate's business of this week includes the admission to probate of the will of Dales Pearson of Gorham, $25,000, Thomas B. Wilson, executor. Letters of administration to John M. Stokoe in the $1500 estate of Robert H. Thompkins of Gorham; to Asa F. Miles in the $100 estate of Almira J. Miles of Hopewell; to Sophia Maslyn and Jacob Maslyn in the $300 estate of Louis Maslyn of Manchester; to Millicent VanDusen in the $175 estate of George W. VanAuken of Phelps.


From Geneva Daily Times 16 October 1896

The following wills have been admitted to probate in the office of the surrogates of Ontario county: That of Richard P. McBride, late of Canandaigua, disposing of a $5000 estate, and naming David A. Lisk, executor; that of Albert M. Patterson, late of Geneva, naming Isaac I. Patterson, executor; that of Dennis Lynch, late of Geneva, disposing of an estate of $2100, and naming Ellen Lynch, executor; that of David W. Baird, late of Geneva, disposing of an estate of $17,000, and naming Charles N. Hemiup, executor; that of Mary Recklinghausen, late of Geneva, disposing of an estate of $500, and naming Arnold and John H. Recklinghausen, executors; that of Mary E. Taylor, late of West Bloomfield, disposing of an estate of $1400 and naming Loren A. Taylor, executor.


From Geneva Daily Times 30 October 1896

Surrogate Lapham has transacted business this week as follows: Letters of administration in the $15,000 estate of Ira C. Williams, of Naples, to Eva W. Young. In the $4000 estate of Phoebe Powis, of Geneva, to Emma P. Randall. Will of Mary S. Fowler, of Geneva, admitted to probate, estate $2000, Walter A. Clark, executor.


From Geneva Daily Times 14 November 1896

Recent transactions at Surrogate Lapham's court: Admitted to probate: Will of Mary E. Trask, late of Victor, estate $5200, Lucinda N. and Delia C. Trask, executors. Will of John Martin, Hopewell, estate $5500, Honora Martin, executrix. Will of Mary A. Gunnison, West Bloomfield, estate $1150, Lewis H. Huntington, executor. Letters of administration in the $4200 estate of John White, of Phelps, to John R. White; in the $2800 estate of Michael Coppinger; in the $300 estate of Tony Domino, of Geneva, to George A. Peel; in the $1500 estate of Libbie A. Pitts, of Richmond, to Wm. R. Pitts; in the $3500 estate of Isaac M. Gardner of South Bristol, to Euphrasia E. Gardner. Letters of administration, with will annexed, in the $40,000 estate of Henry Kendall, of East Bloomfield, to F. H. Hamlin and Harriet E. Porter.


From Geneva Gazette 4 December 1896

Wills admitted to probate:

Anna Eaton, late of Phelps.  Estate of $2000.  Executors Ann Fergus, Enoch O. Marsh.

Arthur Stiles, late of Manchester.  Estate of $4000.  Mary D. Stiles et al, executors.

James Baxter, late of Phelps.  Estate $1200.  Samuel and Sophia Baxter, executors.

George B. Kellogg, late of Geneva.  Estate $4100.  His wife and Fred M. Bronson, executors.

John Sweeney, late of Geneva.  Estate $8700.  Hanora Shea et al, executors.

Letters of Administration granted to Caroline Bell and John H. Stevens in the $1000 estate of Elizabeth Hershey, late of Seneca.


From Geneva Gazette 25 December 1896

Wills probated:

Adam Wilson, late of Seneca, $8000 estate.  Elizabeth S. Wilson, executrix.

Fannie L. Dempsey, late of Geneva, $3300 estate.  Edward Shanley, exec'r.

Cornelia E. Loomis, late of Geneva - $15,000 estate.  Mary T. and Edward T. Allen, administrators.


From Ontario County Journal 1 January 1897

In the Surrogate's court this week, letters of administration have been granted to Roberta F. Tremble and George A.  Wiser in the $3500 estate of Robert D. Tremble, late of Gorham; to Meyers Jacobs in the $2000 estate of Minnie Jacobs, late of Geneva; to Fannie E. Steele in the $1500 estate of Emily Howard, late of Canandaigua; to William F. Woolston in the $5000 estate of Nancy C. Woolston, late of Victor.

From Geneva Gazette 15 January 1897

Letters of administration have been granted by the Surrogate's Court to Jas. Conroy, in the $500 estate of James Conroy, Jr., late of the town of Gorham; to William Proctor, in the $50 estate of Maria Phelps, late of Geneva.


From Geneva Daily Times 28 January 1897

At Surrogate Laphman's court at Canandaigua, the will of Typhenia Van Arsdell, late of the town of Gorham, was admitted to probate, estate $2800; and letters of administration was granted to Maggie McCormack, in $505 estate of Ellen McCarthy, late of the town of Canandaigua.


From Ontario County Journal 29 January 1897

Recent Surrogate's business: Probates - Will of Lillis J. Thatcher of Hopewell, $400 estate, Lester Thatcher, executor; will of Lectrus Newell of Geneva, $4200 estate, Charles N. Hemiup, executor; will of Rev. James Rankine of Geneva, William B. Rankine of New York executor; will of Tryphonia Van Arsdale, late of the town of Gorham, $2800 estate, Stanley Harris, executor. Letters of administration to Frank A. Jones in the $16,500 estate of Leonard H. Jones of Bristol; and to Maggie McCormack in the $505 estate of Ellen McCarthy, late of the town of Canandaigua.


From Ontario County Journal 5 February 1897

This week's surrogate business: Letters of administration to Margaret Herrington in the $210 estate of James Caine, late of the town of Hopewell; to Mattie G. Plympton, in the $950 estate of Mary E. Booth, late of the town of Richmond; to James T. Rector, in the $1060 estate of Charity Rector, late of the town of Naples. Wills probated -- Will of Owen Dougherty, late of the town of Victor, $1600 estate, Timothy McMahon, executor.


From Ontario County Journal 19 February 1897

Surrogate's court transactions this week: letters of administration to Benjamin C. Hopkins, in the $11,000 estate of Sarah Hopkins, late of the town of West Bloomfield; to Bertha and Levi Coykendall, in the $500 estate of Fayette Coykendall, late of the town of Canadice. Probate - the will of Alfred R. Crittenden, late of Phelps, estate $6350, Delancy S. Crittenden, executor.


From Ontario County Journal 26 February 1897

Surrogate transactions this week are as follows: Will of Margaret Reardon, late of the town of Geneva, admitted to probate, $3600 estate, Daniel E. Moore and George Reardon, executors. Will of Sarah A. Seymour, Geneva, $1000, James O. Seymour, executor. Letters of administration to George S. Dryer, in the $5500 estate of Leona Dryer of Victor. To Helen M. Waldron and Charles A. Waldron, in the $6500 estate of George Waldron, late of the town of Bristol.


From Ontario County Journal 5 March 1897

Surrogate's court business this week is as follows: Letters of administration to Helen A. Gridley, in the $350 estate of Harrison Gridley, late of the town of Canandaigua; to Emeline M. Montanye, in the $600 estate of Andrew W. Montanye, late of Canandaigua; to Francis P. Waldron and Seymour L. Smith, in the $5000 estate of George W. Waldron, late of the town of Bristol; to Frederick E. Vanderhoof, in the $300 estate of Lelia Videll Vanderhoof, late of the town of Phelps; to Patrick McNerny, in the $200 estate of Mary McNerney, late of the town of Geneva; to Philip S. Rogers in the $2100 estate of Emma E. Rogers of Phelps. Letters of administration with the will attached to Isabella G. Hyde, in the estate of Henry Hyde, late of the town of Canandaigua. Wills probated: Will of Catherine M. Snow, late of the town of Phelps, $300 estate, Frank H. Hamlin, executor; will of Isabella Maggs, late of Canandaigua, $4500 estate, Charles Maggs, executor.


From Geneva Gazette 26 March 1897

The Surrogate has recently probated the following wills:  That of Michael McDonough, estate $1450, W. & E. McDonough, exec'rs.  John E. Bean, estate $2500, Wm. Bean, exec'r.  Mary M. Spencer, estate $3500, her two married daughters exec'rs.


From Ontario County Journal 2 April 1897

Business at Surrogate Lapham's court this week consisted of the probate of the wills of Hon. Amasa T. Winch of Canadice, $6000 estate, Elizabeth Winch and Lucy W. Doolittle, executors; and the will of Moses O. Smith, late of the town of Canandaigua, $5000 estate, William H. Warfield, executor.


From Ontario County Journal 9 April 1897

Will of John S. Gillis, late of Victor, $14,000 estate, Alexander Gillis, executor. Will of Mary A. Stevens, late of Seneca, $1000 estate, Byron M. Stevens and William S. Buchan, executors. Letters of administration to Murray Benham in the $700 estate of Sarah L. Benham, late of the town of Hopewell. To Abraham L. Penoyer, in the $450 estate of Harriet P. Penoyer, late of Canandaigua. Letters of temporary administration on the $12,000 estate of Mary A. Rushmore, late of Manchester, to Oliver S. Titus, pending the proceedings of the probate of the will. Evidence was taken on Tuesday in the matter of the probate of the will of James P. Simms, late of Naples, in which an estate valued t $6500 is involved.


From Geneva Gazette 23 April 1897

The following wills were admitted to probate by Surrogate Lapham at his sitting in Geneva last Thursday:  Anna E. Clark, late of the town of Geneva, Byron L. Clarke, executor.  Ellen Roe, late of the town of Geneva, $2000 estate, John Roe, executor.  Mary M. Hopkins, late of the town of Geneva, $10,000 estate, Lillie G. Hopkins and Virginia M. Hopkins, executors.  Minerva McConnell, late of the town of Geneva, $2500; Chas. N. Hemiup, executor.  Belinda Brother, late of the town of Geneva, $4500; executor deceased.  James S. Sears, late of the town of Geneva, $8000, F. N. Coleman, executor.


From Ontario County Journal 30 April 1897

Business at Surrogate Lapham's court: wills probated - will of James P. Simms, late of Naples, $6500, C. Leonard Lewis, executor; will of Martha L. Davis, late of Honeoye, $1400, Elmer E. Davis, executor; will of Abbie F. Wicks, late of Canandaigua; William Wicks, executor.


From Geneva Gazette 7 May 1897

The Surrogate has admitted to probate the following among other wills:  Edward Belding late of Geneva, estate $3600; Anna Perkins, late of Gorham, $2800 estate, Geo. F. Perkins adm'r.


From Ontario County Journal 7 May 1897

At Surrogate Lapham's court the following business has been transacted since last report: Will J. Coye of Canandaigua was appointed trustee under the will of Joseph B. Gates, late of the town of Hopewell, in the $2500 trust for the benefit of Elisha L. Gates and others. Wills probated: will of James N. Miller, late of Manchester, $14,000 estate, Edgar D. Miller and John J. Miller, executors; will of Henry D. Hale, late of West Bloomfield, $1400 estate, Jennie L. Hale, executrix. Letters of administration were granted to Cheney Amidon, in the $3600 estate of Edward Belding, late of Geneva; Walter and Mary Long in the $3300 estate of Michael Long, late of Canandaigua. To George F. Perkins in the $2800 estate of Ann A. Perkins, late of Gorham. Letters of administration with will annexed to Heber E. Wheeler 2d, in the $7500 estate of Benj. F. Adams, late of East Bloomfield.


From Ontario County Journal 14 May 1897

Surrogate's business this week: will of Minerva McConnell, late of Geneva, $2525 estate; Charles N. Hemiup, executor; admitted to probate. Letters of administration issued to Samuel Southworth in the $1125 estate of Kate L. Southworth, late of Geneva. To Juliette C. Tilton and Gooding B. Simmons in the $500 estate of Celia B. Simmons, late of Bristol.


From Ontario County Journal 28 May 1897

Recent Surrogate's business: will of David Davie, late of Geneva, $5000 estate, Thomas W. Davie, executor; will of Thomas Gallagher, late of Geneva, $3700 estate, Mary Gallagher, executor; will of Bridget Sline, late of Geneva, $2500 estate, no executor named; will of Simeon Harmon, late of Phelps, $8500 estate, Henry Percey and Samuel L. Olmstead, executors; will of Phoebe E. Lewis, late of Naples, $600 estate, Robert R. Boggs, executor. Letters of administration with the will annexed in the $2500 estate of Charles Jobson, late of Canandaigua, to Adelaide M. Jobson.

From Ontario County Journal 4 June 1897

Surrogate's transactions: Letters of administration to Ella Mahoney in the $2500 estate of James D. Mahoney, late of Hopewell. Wills probated - Will of Geo. A. Ferguson, late of the town of Seneca, $5200 estate, Josephine E. Skinner, executrix. Will of Jefferson J. Whitney, late of Hopewell, $500 estate, Susan Whitney, executrix. Will of Myron Mariner, late of East Bloomfield, $7000 estate, Ashman B. Gauss, executor.

From Geneva Gazette 2 July 1897

In Surrogate's Court - Recent business as follows:  Wills probated:

Of Abraham C. McCarthy, late of Seneca, estate $4500, Chas. E. Middaugh, executor; of Patrick O'Riely, late of Geneva, estate $6000, Mary O'Riely, executrix;

Administrators appointed:  David W. Edie in the $9000 estate of Arthur S. Edie, late of Seneca; Caroline B. Mann, in
the $4500 estate Belinda Brother, late of Geneva; Elizabeth T. Smith in the $10,000 estate of Martha I. Smith, late of Geneva.

The will of Oliver Crothers, late of Phelps, disposing of a $40,000 estate, and naming William L. and Eunice Crothers as executors.


From Ontario County Journal 2 July 1897

Recent surrogate's transactions: Letters of administration - to Harriet P. Knapp, in the $1000 estate of H. Edgar Knapp of Shortsville; to Reynold M. Peck in the $7000 estate of Elias Griffin of West Bloomfield; to Elizabeth T. Smith, in the $10,000 estate of Martha T. Smith, late of Geneva. Probates - will of Mary A. Crittenden, late of Phelps, $5800 estate, Israel L. Crittenden, executor; will of Oliver Crothers, late of Phelps, $40,000, William L. Crothers and Eunice Crothers, executors.


From Ontario County Journal 9 July 1897

Recent surrogate business: Probates - will of James Knapp of Nazareth, Pa., estate $5500, Clara A. Knapp and Margaret Knapp, executors; will of Abram Van Wie, late of Canandaigua, $3000 estate, Maria Van Wie, executor; will of Walter H. Phelps, late of Canandaigua, $12,000 estate, Elizabeth C. Phelps, executor; will of James Cassort, late of Canandaigua, $6500 estate, no executor named; will of Eliza M. Farnsworth, late of Hopewell, $500 estate, George W. Bain, executor. Letters of administration to David B. Bartholomew in the $200 estate of Zama Farr, late of Naples; to Odela M. Stiles and Heber E. Wheeler in the $400 estate of Edward R. Stiles, late of East Bloomfield.


From Ontario County Journal 30 July 1897

Wills probated - Will of Charley A. Robinson, late of the town of Manchester, $1025 estate, Isabelle W. Bryant, executor. Will of Chas. D. Castle, late of the town of South Bristol, $5250 estate. Letters of administration granted to Mary J. Wilder in the $300 estate of John Eckler, late of the town of Naples.


From Geneva Gazette 17 September 1897

Surrogate Court was held yesterday at the village building, this city, Hon. D. G. Lapham, of Canandaigua, presiding.  The following wills were admitted to probate:  Eliza D. Chesnut, John Fish, Mary Jane Pumphrey, Edwin Harris, Charles Price.  Judicial settlements were made in the following:  Mary J. Barbour, Sarah Armstrong, and Joseph S. Lewis.


From Geneva Gazette 8 October 1897

Surrogate's Court - In Surrogate Lapham's court in Canandaigua letter of administration have been granted.

Franklin R. Smith, in the $4800 estate of William D. Ryder, late of Geneva; to Martha E. Canard, in the $2500 estate of William Canard, late of Seneca; to Fred Stoutenberg in the $50 estate of Isaac Stoutenberg, late of Phelps; to Frank A. Short, in the $500 estate of Emma Short, late of Phelps.

Wills probated:  Will of Thomas Brightman, late of Phelps, estate $10,000; will of Ulysses Warner, late of Phelps, estate $8000; of will of Abel S. Hinckley, late of Geneva, estate $3500; will of John C. Wilson, late of Seneca, estate $7025; will of Ella D. Chestnut, late of Geneva, estate $8000; will of John Fish, late of Seneca, estate $6000; will of Mary J. Humphrey, late of Geneva, estate $1300; will of Edwin Harris, late of Geneva, $10,000 estate; will of Charles H. Price, late of Geneva, estate $13,000.


From Ontario County Journal 5 November 1897

Recent surrogate's transactions: Wills admitted to probate -- Esther C. Fellows, late of the town of South Bristol, estate $1500, W. E. Lincoln, executor. Will of Catherine O. Lansing, late of the town of Canandaigua, estate $85,000, W. S. and Livingston Lansing, executors. Will of Richard Buckalew, late of the town of Bristol, estate $5600, Spafford Buckalew executor.


From Ontario County Journal 19 November 1897

Late surrogate's transactions - Will of Stephen P. Patch of Geneva, $6000 estate, Olive F. Patch executor; will of William H. Allen, late of Canandaigua, estate $23,000, A. L. Higley and Henry C. Sutherland, executors; will of Phoebe A. Waggner, late of Farmington, estate $1100, Samuel D. Young, executor; will of Hugh Flannigan, late of East Bloomfield, estate $1150, Oscar G. Cummins executor.


From Ontario County Journal 3 December 1897

Transactions of recent date at the court of Surrogate Lapham: letters of administration to Alice A. Burgess in the $350 estate of Frank Edgar Phillips, late of Seneca; to John A. Reed in the $450 estate of N. Raymond Reed, late of Gorham; Wills probated: will of Emmons H. Gifford, late of the town of Phelps, $15,000 estate, Loren H. Gifford and Charles Peck, executors; will of Mary Casort, late of the town of Canandaigua, $1000 estate, Charles C. Sackett, executor; will of Mary M. Swart, late of the town of Gorham, $1600 estate, George W. Tozer, executor.


From Ontario County Journal 10 December 1897

Late surrogate's transactions - wills probate: wills of Floyd C. Mahone, late of the town of Naples, $1150 estate, Roger Mahone, executor. Will of James Lewis, late of the town of Manchester, estate $1225, Mary Lewis, executor. Will of Manning C. Wells, late of the town of Canandaigua, estate $6000, Emma C. Wells, executrix.


From Ontario County Journal 31 December 1897

Surrogate recent transactions: Will of Simeon B. Sears, late of East Bloomfield, was admitted to probate, estate $6500, Almira G. Ellis and Mary G. Eastman, executors. Letters of administration were issued to Peter Garlock in the estate of Alfred Garlock, late of Montana; to Albert H. Nimocks in the $2000 estate of Malinda Nimocks, late of Oklahoma, being her interest in the estate of her father, Harris Andrews, deceased, late of Canandaigua. To Hannah and John S. Andrews, in the $750 estate of Sarah Andrews, late of Canandaigua. To Wallace L. Reed, in the $4500 estate of Mary E. Randall, late of Bristol.


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