WILL: Eliza Showerman; Palatine, Montgomery co., NY 
surname: Showerman, Fox

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Montgomery County Will Book vol. 16 page 100
Written: 5 July 1878
Recorded: 15 May 1882 

The Will of Eliza SHOWERMAN
I, Eliza SHOWERMAN of the town of Palatine, County of Montgomery and State of
New York of the age of sixty two years and being of sound mind and memory do
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 devise and
bequeath to my son Myron SHOWERMAN his heirs and assigns forever all of any
real and personal property of whatsoever name or nature or wheresoever the
same may be articulate subject to the conditions hereinafter specified
Second = In case of my death before my husband Joseph SHOWERMAN, it is my will
and I hereby direct that my said son Myron his heirs, executors administration
and assigns comfortably provide for any food and maintain my said husband
Joseph SHOWERMAN in sickness and in health as long as he shall live and so
provided him with all the necessaries of life suitable to his age and
circumstances: and I hereby charge the said real estate lands and tenements
herein devised to my said son Myron his heirs and assigns with the support and
maintenance of my said husband Joseph Showerman in the manner aforesaid.
Third = I hereby revoke all former Wills by me made.  In witness whereof I
have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal this twenty fifth day of
July in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy eight.
Eliza SHOWERMAN (signed)

The above instrument consisting of one sheet was at the date thereof
subscribed by Eliza SHOWERMAN in the presence of us and each of us, she at the
time of making such subscription acknowledged that she made the same and
declared the said instrument as subscribed by her to be her last Will and
testament whereupon we then and there at her request and in her presence and
in the presence of each other subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
Harvey DUNKEL,   residing at Canajoharie, Montgomery Co., NY
Brownell C. FOX,    residing at Canajoharie, Montgomery Co., NY


State of New York
County of Montgomery          Surrogates Court

In the matter of proving the Will
                     Of
Eliza SHOWERMAN deceased

Harvey DUNKEL and Brownell C. FOX, both of the town of Canajoharie in the
County of Montgomery, being duly sworn and examined in open court before Gerah
S. WESTBROOK, Surrogate of said County, do depose and say and each for himself
deposeth and saith that he was acquainted with Eliza SHOWERMAN in her lifetime
and was present and saw the said Eliza SHOWERMAN subscribe her name at the end
of the instrument in writing now provided and shown bearing date the 5th day
of July 1878, that the said Eliza SHOWERMAN at the time she so subscribed it
declared the said instrument to be her last Will and testament and requested
these deponents to subscribe their names as witnesses to the executions
thereof.  Thereupon these deponents subscribe their names as witnesses at the
end of the said instrument in the presence of the said Eliza SHOWERMAN at the
time she so executed said instrument was a citizen of the United States, an
inhabitant of the County of Montgomery of full age of sound and disposing mind
and memory, and in all respects competent to devise real estate and not under
any restraint or in any respects incompetent to devise real estate and was in
all respects competent to make a valid Will and that the said Will has not in
any respect been altered or changed since the execution thereof.
Harvey DUNKEL
B. C. FOX
Taken subscribed and sworn this 15th day of May 1882 before me G. S.
WESTBROOK, Surrogate.
I Gerah S. WESTBROOK, Surrogate of the County of Montgomery do hereby certify
that the forgoing are true copies of the Will probate and proof thereof of
Eliza SHOWERMAN deceased.
Registered May 15, 1882
(Signed) G. S. WESTBROOK, Surrogate.

Additonal Comments:
Elizabeth (Fox) Showerman, (daughter of George Fox, as named in her father's
Will, see George Fox: USGenWeb NY Archives, Montgomery County) 1882: Palatine,
Montgomery County, NY