WILL; Lucy Russell; Rochester, Monroe Co., NY

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Monroe County NY, Will Books Vol. 7 page 230
Record of Will

I, Lucy Russell of the city of Rochester in the county of Monroe and state of
New York aged seventy six years upwards being of sound and disposing mind
andmemory do here by make publish and declare this my last will and testament
as follows that is to say .

I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucy Jane Day all my personal property of
every nature kind and description and where soever the same may be to have and
to hold the same to her the said Lucy Jane her heirs and assigns forever. And
I do further nominate and appoint my said daughter sole executrix of this my
last will and testament.

In witness where of I have hereunto se my hand and seal this ninth day of
September A.D. 1853.

Lucy Russell S.S.


The above instrument is writing upon this sheet of paper written was at the
date thereof and in our presence and in the presence of each of us signed
sealed published and declared by the said Lucy Russell as for her last will
and testament and we at her request and in her presence and in the presence of
each other do thereunto subscribe and sign our names as attesting witnesses.

D.L. Augle of Rochester, Monroe County
Wm. C. Griffen of Rochester, Monroe County


County of Monroe
Be it remembered that at a surrogate court held at Rochester in and for the
county of Monroe on the 3rd day of May 1858 before Henry P. Norton surrogate
of said county, the last will and testament of Lucy Russell late of the city
of Rochester in the county of Monroe aforesaid deceased of which the preceding
rocord of will is a true copy was duly proven and admitted to probate as a
will of personal estate after citation for that purpose had been duly issued
to all persons entitled to service and the said citation served returned and
filed according to law and the following depositions of the witnesses were
thereupon taken and filed to establish the executrix gueniness and validity of
said will
County of Monroe
Surrogate Court
In the matter of Proving the will of Lucy Russell, Deceased
County of Monroe

Daniel S. Augle and William G. Griffen of the city of Rochester in the county
of Monroe aforesaid being duly sworn do depose and say that they are the
subscribing witnesses to the last will and testament of Lucy Russell late of
the city of Rochester in the county of Monroe aforesaid deceased. And these
deponents further say that the said Lucy Russell the said testatrix did in the
presence of these deponents subscribe her name at the end of the instrument
which is now shown and exhibited to these deponents which purports to be the
last will and testament of the said Lucy Russell and which bears date on the
ninth day of September in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and
fifty three. And these deponents further say that the said testatrix did at
the said time of subscribing her name as aforesaid at the end of said will
declare the said instrument so subscribed and now exhibited to be her last
will and testament and these deponents did thereupon subscribe their names at
the end of the said will as attesting witnesses thereto in the presence and at
the request of the said testatrix. And these deponents further say that at the
said time when the said testatrix subscribed her name to the said last will as
aforesaid and at the time of these deponents subscribing their names as
attesting witnesses thereto as aforesaid the said testatrix was of sound mind
and memory of full age to execute a will and was not under any restraint and
that the said will now appears in all respects as when so executed without any
alterations whatsoever.

D.S. Augle
Wm G. Griffin
Subscribed and sworn this 
3rd day of May 1858 before me
H.P. Norton
Surrogate of Monroe County

Monroe County
A true Record of the will of Lucy Russell late of the city of Rochester in the
county of Monroe aforesaid deceased and at the proof proceedings and
examinations had taken on admitting said will to be forever recorded as a will
of personal estate.

Recorded and examined May 3, 1858

H.P. Norton, Surrogate