New London County CT Archives Wills.....Godfrey, Esther December 17 1849 *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ct/ctfiles.htm *********************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Charles Godfrey chuck.godfrey@planet.nl September 8, 2004, 12:38 am Source: New London County Probate Office Written: December 17 1849 Town of New London, County of New London Estate of Esther GODFREY p. 580 At a Court of Probate holden at New London within and for the District of New London December 17, 1849 Present Menton A. WEAVER Esq Judge This court appoints Randall C. JAMES of the Town of Norwich Administrator of the goods and estate of Esther GODFREY late of New London deceased and the said Randall C. JAMES accepted the trust and gave bonds according to law. Certified by Hiram WILLY Clerk Estate of GODFREY, Esther Town of New London Date 1849 No. 2239 New London Probate District 1 Bond Know all men by these presents, That We Randall C. JAMES of the town of Norwich as principal, and Orlando H. GODFREY of Mansfield, Tolland County as surety, are holden and stand firmly bound and obliged unto Menton A. WEAVER Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of New London, in the penal sum of Six Hundred dollars ; to be paid to the said Menton A. WEAVER Judge, or his certain Attorney or successor in said State. To the which payment, well and truly to be made and done, we the said Randall C. JAMES & Orlando H. GODFREY do bind ourselves, and each of us our Heirs, Executors and Administrators, and each and every of them, for and in the whole firmly by these presents, signed with our hands and sealed with our seals. Dated at New London the 17th day of December Anne Domini eighteen hundred and forty-nine. The Condition of this Obligation is such, that if the above bounden Randall C. JAMES Administrator, of all and singular the Goods, Chattels, Credits and Estate of Esther GODFREY late of New London, deceased, do make or cause to be made, a full and perfect inventory of all and singular the Goods, Chattels, Credits and Estate of the said deceased, which have or shall have come to the possession or knowledge of the said administrator or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him, and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the Registry of the said Court of Probate in the District of New London, at or before the 17th day of January next ensuing ; And the same Goods, Chattels, Credits and Estate, and all other Goods, Chattels, Credits and Estate of the deceased at the time of his death, or which at any time after shall come into the hands or possession of the said administrator or into the hands of any other person or persons for him, do well and truly Administer according to Law. And further do make or cause to be made a true and just account of his Administration at or before the 17th day of May 1850. And all the rest and residue of the said Goods, Chattels, Credits and Estate which shall be found remaining upon the said Administrators account; the same being first examined and allowed by the said Court of Probate, shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons respectively as the said Court of Probate by their decree or sentence, pursuant to the true intent and meaning of the Law, shall limit and appoint. And if it shall hereafter appear that any last Will and Testament was made by the said deceased, and the Executor or Executors therein named do exhibit the same unto the said Court, making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly, if the said administrator being thereunto required, do render and deliver the said letters of Administration (approbation of such testament being first had and made) in the said Court; then this Obligation to be void and of none effect, or else to remain in full force and virtue. Signed in presence of Randall C. JAMES Orlando H. GODFREY Admn bond Estate of Esther GODFREY – 1849 File at -- http://files.usgwarchives.net/ct/newlondn/wills/gwl3godfrey.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ctfiles/ File size: 4.3 Kb