WILL: Susan Seaman; Washington, Dutchess co., New York
surname: Seaman

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Dutchess co NY Will Book Vol. O page 580
Written: 2 Sep 1845
Probated: 25 Jan 1847


Last Will and Testament of Susan Seaman, Washington, Dutchess County, NY 1847*

Record of the last will and Testament of Susan Seaman deceased, proved 
and recorded as a will of real and personal estate this twenty fifth day 
of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty 
seven.

State of New York Dutchess Surrogate Court

In the matter of proving the will of

Susan Seaman deceased Dutchess County Surrogate Office ss:

Be it remembered that heretofore upon due application for that purpose to the
surrogate of said Dutchess County citations were issued by said surrogate to
the heirs and next of kin of said deceased which said citations with the
admissions and proofs of service they were hereafter returned to said
surrogate and area as follows to wit:

The people of the State of New York, by the grace of God free and independent,
To all whom these presents shall come and may concern, and especially to John
Gilbert Freelove his wife and Julia A. Seaman of Voluntown, Connecticut and
Aaron Foster and Lucinda his wife and Sarah C. Seaman of Jacksonville in the
state of Illinois. Greeting (LS)

Whereas, Susan Seaman, late of the town of Washington in the County of
Dutchess, deceased, as is alleged has lately died leaving a last will and
testament relating to real and personal estate: and Jacob Seaman executor
thereon named has applied to the surrogate of said Dutchess for the proof of
said will. You and each of you are hereby cited personally to be and appear at
a surrogates court to be held before our surrogate of Dutchess County at his
office at Poughkeepsie in said county of Dutchess on the 25^th day of January
next at ten o?clock in the forenoon of that day, then and there to attend the
probate of the said last will and Testament of the said deceased.

In testimony whereof, we have caused the seal of office of our said surrogate
to become affixed. Witness V.D. Bonesteel, Esqr. Surrogate of said County of
Dutchess at Poughkeepsie this 9^th day of December in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and forty six. V.D. Bonesteel, Surrogate

State of New York

City and County of ss: Wm. G. Bishop of the city of Albany being duly sworn
says that he is foresworn in the office of the Albany Argus, the paper printed
by the printer to the State, and that the notice of which the aunesed? is a
printed copy has been regularly published in said Albany Argus once a week
every week for five weeks successively, commencing on the 15th day of December
1846.

Sworn before me this 21st day of January 1847

Wm. G. Bishop Sherman Croswill, Commissioner of Deeds

The People of the State of New York, by the grace of God, free and
independent. To all to whom these presents shall come or may concern and
especially to Mary Seaman, Herrick Seaman, Phebe Seaman, Eliza Seaman, Sarah
R. Seaman and Charity Seaman of Washington and William Seaman of Pleasant
Valley and D.P.H. Tallman of Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County Grandson? and
??line of Rosetta Foster and Sarah C. Seaman minors heirs and next of kin of
Susan Seaman deceased. Greeting (LF) Wherein Susan Seaman late of the town of
Washington in the county of Dutchess deceased as is alleged has lately died
leaving a last will and Testament relating to the real and personal estate and
Jacob Seaman executor therein named has applied to the Surrogate of said
Dutchess County for the proof of said will: You and each of you are hereby
cited personally to be and appear at a surrogate court to be held before our
surrogate of Dutchess County at his office at Poughkeepsie in said county of
Dutchess, on the 25th day of January next at ten o?clock in the forenoon of
that day, there and then to attend the probate of the said last will and
testament of the said deceased. In the testimony whereof we have caused the
seal of office of our said surrogate to be hereunto affixed. Witness V.D. 
Bonesteel, Esquire surrogate of our said county of Dutchess at Poughkeepsie
this ninth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and forty six.

V. D. Bonesteel surrogate

Dutchess County ss: Jacob Seaman being duly sworn says that on or before the
18th day of January 1847 this deponent served the within citation on all the
persons within named and to whom the same is directed by delivering to each of
them a copy thereof and at the same time showing the within original.

Sworn this 26^th day of January 1847 before me V.D. Bonesteel surrogate

The people of the State of New York, By the grace of God free and independent
to all to whom these presents shall come or may concern and especially to
Braddock Seaman of this city and county of New York, heir and next of kin of
Susan Seaman deceased. Greeting (L.S.) Whereas Susan Seaman late of the town
of Washington in the County of Dutchess, deceased, as is alleged has lately
died, leaving a last will and Testament relating to real and personal estate;
and Jacob Seaman executor therein named has applied to the Surrogate of said
Dutchess County for the proof of said will: You and each of you are hereby
cited personally to be and appear at surrogate court to be held before our 
surrogate of Dutchess county, at his office at Poughkeepsie in said County of
Dutchess, on the 25^th day of January next at ten o'clock in the forenoon of
that day then and there to attend the probate of the said last will and
testament of the said deceased. In testimony whereof, we have caused the seal
of office of our said surrogate to be hereunto affixed. 
Witness V.D. Bonesteel, Esquire, Surrogate of our said county 
of Dutchess at Poughkeepsie, this 9^th day of December in the year of 
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six.

V.D. Bonesteel Surrogate

I admit due service of the within citation

December 16^th 1846 Braddock Seaman

Dutchess County: Jacob Seaman being duly sworn says that he enclosed the
within citation to Braddock Seaman in a letter that was returned to him with
the above admissioned signed that he knows the hand writing of said Braddock,
has seen him write and believes the signatures to said admission to be in the
hand writing of the said Braddock Seaman.

Jacob Seaman

Sworn this 26^th day of January 1847 before me V.D. Bonesteel Surrogate

And thereupon the said last will and testament with the probate thereof 
were produced and are as follows to wit:

I Susan Seaman of the town of Washington, County of Dutchess, being in feeble
health but of sound disposing mind and memory do make this my last will and
testament. 1^st I give and bequeath all my right title and interest in and to
the farm now occupied by my brother Herrick Seaman situate in the town of
Washington county of Dutchess to my three sisters in equal shares. viz: to my
sister Phebe Seaman on equal undivided third part of my interest in said farm
and to my sister Eliza Seaman one equal and undivided third part, and the
remaining third part I give and bequeath to my sister Sarah K. Seaman to them
their heirs and assigns for ever ? I also will and direct my executor whom I
shall hereafter name to collect all moneys that may be due me at the time of
my decease and to pay all just demands and funeral expenses. In order that my
will may be duly executed and carried out I constitute and appoint my brother 
Jacob Seaman as my sole executor to this my last will and Testament revoking
all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal the 2^nd day of September in the year of our lord one thousand eight
hundred and forty five.

Susan Seaman (L.S.)

The above instruments consisting of one that was now here subscribed by Susan
Seaman the testator in the presence of each of us and was at the same time
declared by here to be her last will and testament and we at her request sign
our names hereunto as attesting witnesses.

Isaac Haight Jr. of Washington Robert B. Redfield of Washington Dutchess 
County

State of New York Dutchess Surrogate Court

In the matter of proving the last will and

Testament of Susan Seaman deceased

Dutchess County ss: Jacob Seaman of the town of Washington in the county of
Dutchess being duly sworn and examined deposes and says that the circumstances
as far as this deponent knows, and is able to state them relating to the
executions, the delivery, and the possession of the Testament in writing now
produced and shown to this deponent purporting to be the last will and
testament of Susan Seaman deceased the above named testator bearing date the
2^nd day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty five
are as follows to wit: that this deponent was present at the time of the
executing and publishing of the said Will by the said testatrix and knows that
the same was executed and published by the said testatrix in the presence of
the subscribing witnesses thereto at or about the time it bears date. That
this deponent received the same from his sister in a sealed envelope some time
after testatrix?s decease and that it remained in the care and custody of the 
deponent until he delivered it to the surrogate sealed in said envelope for
the purpose of having the same duly proved before this court and recorded
according to law and that while the same remained in the care and custody of
this deponent as aforesaid, it was in no respect altered or changed and that
is now to all appearances in the same condition as when first received by this
deponent as above set forth.

Subscribed and sworn this 26^th day of January 1847 before me Jacob Seaman

V.D. Bonesteel Surrogate

State of New York Dutchess Surrogate Court

In the matter of proving the last will and

Testament of Susan Seaman deceased

Dutchess County p: Isaac Haight junior of the town of Washington in the county
of Dutchess being duly affirmed and examined doth depose and say, that this
deponent was well acquainted with Susan Seaman the above named testatrix late
of the town of Washington in the county of Dutchess, deceased. That this
deponent was present as a witness, and did see the said testator subscribe at
the end thereof, the instrument now produced and shown to this deponent
purporting to be the last will and Testament of the said deceased bearing date
the second day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and forty five. That the said testatrix at the same time declared the
instrument so subscribed to be her last will and testament. That thereupon the
deponent and Robert B. Redfield severally subscribed their names at the end
thereof as witnesses thereto, at the request of the testatrix and her presence
and that the said testatrix at the same time of recounting and publishing 
the said last will and Testament was of full age, of sound mind and memory and
not under any restraint.

Affirmed this 25^th day of January 1847 before me

V.D. Bonesteel Surrogate Jacob Haight Jr.

State of New York Dutchess Surrogate Court

In the matter of proving the last will and Testament of Susan Seaman deceased
Dutchess County ss: Robert B. Redfield of the town of Washington in the county
of Dutchess, being duly sworn and examined doth depose and say that this
deponent was well acquainted with Susan Seaman the above mentioned testatrix
late of the town of Washington in the County of Dutchess, deceased. That this
deponent was present as a witness and did see the said testatrix subscribe at
the end thereof the instrument now produced and shown to this deponent,
purporting to be the last will and Testament of the said deceased bearing date
the second day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and forty five. That the said testatrix at the same time declared the
instrument so subscribed by her to be her last will and Testament. That
thereupon the deponent and Isaac Haight, jr. severally subscribed their names
at the end thereof as witnesses thereto at the request of the testatrix and in
her presence: and that the said testatrix at the time of execution and
publishing the said last will and Testament was of full age and sound mind and
memory, and not under any restraint.

Sworn this 25^th day of January 1847 Robert B. Redfield

Before me V.D. Bonesteel surrogate

On this twenty fifth day of January 1847 the proof and examination of the
witnesses to the will of Susan Seaman deceased having been duly taken and
file, and it appearing satisfactorily to this court from the proofs so taken
that the will of said deceased was duly incanted and that said testators at
the time of incanting publishing the same was in all respects competent to
devise his estate and not under any restraint and this court being satisfied
of the genuincey and validity of said will it is ordered that said will and
the proofs and examinations taken thereon be recorded in this office.

V.D. Bonesteel Surrogate

Dutchess County Surrogate?s Office ss: Recorded the preceding last will and
Testament of Susan Seaman deceased with the proofs and examinations taken
thereof as the last will and Testament of the real and personal estate of said
deceased, which record is hereby signed and certified by me pursuant to the
provisions of the revised statutes, this twenty fifth day of January A.D. 1847

Dutchess County ss: Delivered the original will of Susan Seaman deceased 
to Jacob Seaman executor of said deceased this 4^th day of March A.D. 1847

V.D. Bonesteel Surrogate