WILL: Jerome B. Bailey; Plattsburgh, Clinton co., NY surname: Bailey submitted by Richard Couch (beaucouc @ up.net) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ny/nyfiles.htm Submitted Date: September 13, 2004 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 4.4 Kb ************************************************ Source: Transcribed from SAMPUBCO by Richard Allen COUCH Clinton Co. Ny Wills, Vol. N, Pg. 372 Written: August 23 1869 Probated: 11 Oct 1886 WILL OF JEROME B. BAILEY Plattsburgh, WILL In the Name of God, Amen. I, Jerome B. Bailey, of Plattsburgh in the County of Clinton, and State of New York, now aged sixty four years being of sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life do therefore make, ordain, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, that is to say: First: After all my lawful debts are paid and discharged I give and bequeath the use, possession and occupancy of all my real and personal property of every name and kind and wherever the same may be situated to my well beloved wife Dorothy Bailey, should she survive me, during her natural life. Second: At the death of my wife Dorothy Bailey or in case she should not survive me at my death I give bequeath and devise all my Real and Personal property and estate whatsoever and wherever the same may be situated to my beloved adopted daughter Josephine Bailey (daughter of my late brother, Horace T. Bailey, deceased) her heirs and assigns forever subject only to the payment of any debts & the expenses of settling my estate, and the erection at my grave by my Executor of a tombstone. Likewise I make, constitute and appoint my wife Dorothy Bailey aforesaid (should she survive me) and if she should not survive, then my said daughter Josephine to be Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the twenty third day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine. J. B. Bailey (LS) The above written instrument was subscribed by the said Jerome B. Bailey in our presence and acknowledged by him to each of us; and he at the same time declared the above instrument so subscribed to be his Last Will and Testament: and we at his request have signed our names as witnesses hereto in his presence and in the presence of each other, and written opposite our names our respective places of residence. The words "at my grave" struck out before Execution of this Will. George L. Clark of Plattsburgh N.Y. Ransom R. Grant of Plattsburgh N.Y. Additonal Comments: EXTRACTS from Proofs: 1. Witness George L. Clark, an attorney, resided in Washington DC by 13 Sep 1886 date of probate inquiry. Address 613 13th St., N.W., age 61 years, had known testator over 25 years. 2.For this probate process Surrogate was David L. Dobie, Clerk of Ct. was Charles H. McNeil. 3. Individual appointed in DC to examine will witness George L. Clark was Thomas G. Hensey, 1006 F St., N.W. 4.Clinton Co., NY attorney sending interrogatories Was F. F. Hathaway, Plattsburgh. 5. Will executed 23 Aug 1869 in back room of George L. Clark's law office, Plattsburgh, NY, which was Over William Reed's Jewelry Store. George L. Clark did will for Dorothy Bailey about the same time. Relationship to deceased unknown NOTE: Will & Proofs consume will book pp 372-394, with will only at pp 378-380. This is so because, as one witness had moved to Washington DC by the time testator passed, the file is replete with transcribed interrogatories and numerous portions of the local probate code. Presented here is the will only with extracts from Proofs which may be of genealogical interest. FROM US CENSUS: Born abt. 1805, NY; father b. MA, mother CT. Wife Dorothy b. abt 1808, NH, father b. NH, mother NH. 1870 Jerome shown as retired merchant worth $10,000; Dorothy worth $4,000. Adopted daughter Josephine Bailey b. abt 1852 MO (Missouri). 1880 Josephine, Plattsburgh NY, m. C. B. Wing; children Ruth B., Leroy B., Jeannette.