PROBATE: Asa Barnes; Pamelia, Jefferson co., NY

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LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION: Asa Barnes, Pamelia Jefferson County, NY 1866
Surname:  Barnes, Cronkhite, Betsy ____ Barnes, Jewett, Spicer, Eddy   

Transcribed by Lois B. Morrill

Document from Jefferson Co. Courthouse, Watertown, NY
Will Book Vol?, page 255
     
In the matter of the administration of the goods, chattels and credits of 
Asa Barnes  Deceased

THE PEOPLE of the STATE OF NEW YORK
to Oren Barnes of Pamelia & Samuel C.[O?] Barnes of LeRay both of Jefferson
Co.  NY.  

WHEREAS, Asa Barnes late of the Town of Pamelia in the County of Jefferson
in the State of New York, deceased, as is alleged, died intestate; having
while living, and at the time of his  death, goods, chattels and credits,
within this State, and you being entitled thereto and having first taken and
subscribed an oath faithfully and honestly to discharge the duties of such 
Administrator according to law; and having with your sureties, executed a
Bond to us, for the faithful performance of those duties; which oath and
Bond are duly filed in the Surrogate's  Office of our said County of
Jefferson we do by these presents, Depute, Constitute and appoint you
Administrator of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits, which
were of the said Asa Barnes deceased; and do hereby grant unto you, the said
Oren Barnes and Samuel C.[O?] Barnes full power, by these presents, to fully
ADMINISTER upon his Personal Estate, and to do and perform all duties and
acts relating thereto which by the laws of this State are required of
Administrators appointed by the Surrogate, and the performance of which in
the administration of the goods, chattels and credits aforesaid, may be
necessary for the due, faithful and proper administration thereof.   

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have caused the seal of office of our Surrogate, to
be hereunto affixed.  
L.S.  Witness  D.M. BENNETT  Surrogate of  the said County, at Watertown
this 27th day of January 1866.
US Rev Stamps of $1.00 canceled
D.M. Bennett  Surrogate

Notes: At Old Evans Mills Cemetery, LeRay : Asa Barnes d 1866 70 yrs, Dolly
wf of Asa Barnes Jr d 1830.
Samuel C.[O?] Barnes d 1867 age 45, wife Gracia (Eddy) Barnes d 1880 56Y; 
Giles Barnes d 1826 84Y, Rachel wife of Giles d 1832 83Y.

At Calcium North Cemetery, LeRay: Oren Barnes d 1879, 1st wife Maria
L.(Jewett) Barnes d 1875, 2nd wife Jennie (Spicer) Barnes d 1904.  Oren's bio
[Hough] states that his parents were Asa and Dolly (Cronkhite) Barnes & that
Asa Barnes came to Pamelia in 1813 from Springfield, Otsego, NY.

An 1847 church record & 1850 census list Betsey ___ Barnes wf of Asa Barnes.
No connection found between this Asa Barnes d 1866 & Deacon Asa Barnes of
the Hartford line d 1850 who is also buried in Evans Mills Cemetery.
Sources: FW & EC Barnes, The Genealogy of Thomas Barnes of Hartford; 
F.B. Hough, History of Jefferson County p467, 469; Rootsweb Jefferson Co NY.