Asa Hammond Petition for Proof of Will, Wellsville, Allegany County, New York ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************ Asa Hammond - Petition for the proof of the will. From the records of the Surrogate Court, Allegany County, NY, Box 9 (unknown submitter) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To the Surrogate of the County of Allegany: The Petition of Olive Madison of the Town of Wellsville in the County of Allegany respectfully showeth: That Asa Hammond of the Town of Wellsville in the said County of Allegany deceased, died in the said Town of Wellsville on or about the 4th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine being at the time an inhabitant of the County of Allegany that he died, leaving a last Will and Testament which is now produced in the Surrogate's Court of the said County of Allegany before the said Surrogate, which bears the date of 18th of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one and by which said last Will and Testament the said deceased nominated and appointed Smith Davis, Esq. of Angelica NY, executor thereof; that the said deceased died possessed of personal estate in the said County of Allegany and that the following named persons are all the heirs at law and next of kin of the said deceased, and their respective ages and places of residence are as follows, viz: Your Petitioner - residing at Wellsville - aged 38 years Nathaniel Hammond residing at Rochester Minnesota aged 36 years or thereabouts - Sarah Green wife of Geo. Green, - residing at Scio N.Y. - aged about 32 years Elsie A. Limerson - wife of Ezra Limerson residing at Scio N.Y. - about 30 years old Marella Madison - wife of Wm. Madison residing in Caneadea, N.Y. - aged 25 years about All being of full age - That there are no other heirs or next of kin; than the above - That said deceased left surviving him his widow Mary Hammond now residing at Scio, N.Y. That your petitioner is a legatee under the will herewith sought to be proved Estate not Greater $1,000 . . . Dated Wellsville April 12, 1869