PROBATE - Administration: Samuel Town;  Arkwright, Chautauqua co., NY 
surname: Town, Putnam, Ransom, Mathewson, Perry

submitted by Nathan Towne (towne at bnl.gov) 
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Source: Liber 3, Proceedings of Administration P. 259
Written: September 3 1858
Recorded: September 3 1858

Estate of Samuel Town deceased.

At a Surrogate's Court, held at Sinclairville in and for the county of
Chautauqua, this Third day of September 1858 before A. Richmond, Surrogate of
said County.

On the day and at the place aforesaid, Levi Town of the town of Conneaut state
of Ohio, appeared and presented a petition that letters of administration of
the goods, chattels and credits of Samuel Town late of the town of Arkwright
in said county, deceased, be granted to the said petitioner.

Whereupon, it was proved to the satisfaction of the said Surrogate, that the
said deceased, at the time of his death, was a resident of the town of
Arkwright in the county of Chautauqua.

That he died in the county of Jo Daviss state Illinois on the Twenty Eighth
day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight and that he left no last will and testament, according to the knowledge
and belief of the said petitioner; and that the said petitioner has no doubt
that the said deceased died intestate, and that the probable value of the
personal estate of the said deceased is about One Thousand dollars, and that
the said petitoner is a son of the said deceased.

That the said deceased left the following kindred entitled to his estate
nz[sp] Mary Town of full age widow of said deceased - Gurdin Town of full age
- William Town of full age - Lucretia W. Putnam of full age severally resides
at Plainview Minnesota Territory.  Levi Town of full age - Cora M Ransom of
full age severally resides at Conneaut State of Ohio - Mary Ann Mathewson of
full age - Betsey E. Perry of full age resides at Joe Davis county State of
Illinois - all children of said deceased.

Whereupon, it is ordered that letters of administration of the goods, chattels
and credits, of the said deceased be granted to Levi Town on his entering into
a bond to the people of the State, with two sufficient sureties, to be
approved by the said Surrogate, in the penal sum of Fifteen Hundred dollars,
conditioned for the faithful execution of the trust reposed in him as such
administrator and obeying all orders of the Surrogate of said county, and
taking and subscribing the oath of office prescribed by law.

Whereupon, on the Third day of September 1858 the said Levi Town having
produced the bond above required, duly executed and approved and having taken
and subscribed the oath of office prescribed by law, which bond and oath are
duly filed by the said Surrogate.  It is further ordered that letters of
administration be granted to the said Levi Town of the goods, chattels and
credits, of the said deceased.

It is further ordered, on the application of the said administrat __________
and __________ two disinterested persons of the town of _________ in said
county of _________ be appointed appraisers of the personal estate of the said
deceased.

In Testimony Whereof, The said Surrogate hath hereunto set his hand and
official seal, this Third day of September 1858

L. S. 

A. Richmond
Surrogate