WILL: Stephen Coman; Eaton, Madison co., NY
surname: Coman, Griswold, Griswald

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Source: Madison co NY Will Book Vol. M page 385
Written: 20 Nov 1868
Probated: 18 Apr 1870
Will of Stephen Coman, Madison Co., NY

Died:   January 12, 1870

Be it remembered, that on this 18th day of April in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy, Edwin R. Coman, one of the devises named
in the Last Will and Testament of Stephen Coman late of the town of Eaton in
the County of Madison, deceased, appeared in open Court, before the Surrogate
of the County of Madison and made application to have the said Last Will and
Testament which relates to both Real and Personal Estate, proved and on such
application the said Surrogate did ascertain by satisfactory evidence who were
the widow heirs at law and next of kin of the said testator and their
respective residences, vis:  Dorothy Coman of Eaton, NY, the widow; Winsor S.
Coman of Lenox, NY; Charles H. Coman of Eaton, NY; Jennette K. Griswald of
Eaton, NY and said Edwin R. Coman of Eaton, NY, heirs at law and next of kin
of  the said deceased, said all of full  age, and the said Edwin R. Coman
having presented and filed with the said surrogate the consent in writing duly
proved of the above named widow heirs and next of kin that the proof of said
will might be taken at this time without further notice to them therefore. 
And order was duly made and entered that the proof of said will and said
Surrogate did thereupon issue a Citation in due form of law, directed to the
heirs at law and next of kin by their respective names stating their
respective places of residence, requiring them to appear before said Surrogate
to attend to the Probate of said Will.  And the said Edwin R. Coman having
appeared in said court in pursuance of said order and Afterwards to wit:
satisfactory evidence by affidavit was produced and presented to said
Surrogate, of the due service of said Citation in the mode prescribed by law,
and on that day no one appearing to oppose the Probate of such Will such
proceedings were thereupon had in said Court afterwards, that the said
Surrogate took the proofs of said will hereinafter set forth, upon this 18th
day of April A. D. 1870, and he thereupon adjudged the said Will to be a valid
Will of Real and Personal Estate and the proofs thereof to be sufficient,
which said Last Will and Testament and proofs, are as follows, that is to say

Last Will and Testament of Stephen Coman.

I Stephen Coman of Eaton County of Madison, NY do hereby make my last will and
testament as follows to wit:

1 st  I give devise and bequeath to my wife Dorothy during the term of her
natural life and in lieu of her dower via my estate, fifty acres of land to be
taken from the north part of the farm ---- which I now reside together with
the buildings therein with full power to the said Dorothy to bargain sell and
convey by warrantee deed the said  fifty acres with the buildings thereon and
to invest the proceeds of such sale in safe securities and to receive the
interest thereof during the term of her natural life aforesaid.  I also give
and bequeath to my said wife all of my house hold furniture and the interest
during her life of four notes which I hold against my four surviving children,
to wit one of four hundred dollars against my son Winsor S. Coman and one of
five hundred dollars against each of my children Charles H. Coman, Edwin R.
Coman and Jenette R. Griswald and at the death of my said wife I direct said
notes to be canceled and delivered to the said makers or their
representatives.  I request my said wife to  pat to Martha Humphrey the sum of
fifty dollars.

2nd  At the death of my said wife Dorothy I give devise and bequeath the above
mentioned fifty acres of land or the avails thereof if sold by my wife to my
two sons Charles H. and Edwin R. Coman to be divided between them share and
share alike.

3rd  All the rest residue and remainder of my real estate I give, devise and
bequeath the same to my said son Edwin R. Coman and to his heirs and assigns
forever.

4th  All the personal estate of which I may die possessed and not above
disposed of I give and bequeath the same to my wife Dorothy, whom I hereby
appoint sole executrix of this my last will and testament and revoke all
others.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day of
November 1868.

Stephen Coman, L. S.

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said testator to be his last
will and testament in the presence of us, who have hereto subscribed our names
as witnesses in the presence of and at the request of the said testator and in
the presence of each other.

Otis P. Granger of Morrisville, NY
Henry Phelps of Morrisville, NY

[Submitter notes:  Stephen Coman (born Jan. 20, 1801) died on Jan. 12, 1870. 
His wife Dorothy Phelps Coman (b. Mar. 1, 1801) died Nov. 25, 1884.  Both are
buried at the Morrisville Rural Cemetery in Morrisville, NY along with their
son Elijah P. Coman who died Oct. 3, 1864.]