Niagara County ,Newfane NyArchives Wills.....Lewis, Daniel G. October 16, 1871
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Source: Wills- Probate Records Vol 18 For Year 1875
Written: October 16, 1871
Recorded: July 7, 1875

Daniel G. Lewis
Niagara Co. NY
Wills - Probate Records Vol 18 years 1875
FHL#0854273
P 217-218
Written 16 Oct 1871
Proved 7 July 1875

Niagara County Surrogate’s Court

Last Will And Testament of
Daniel G. Lewis
Deceased

Be it Remembered, That heretofore, to-wit: On the  10th Day of   June   in the 
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy five. Alonzo B. Lewis  
the Executor named in the Last Will and Testament of    Daniel G. Lewis  late of 
the Town of    Newfane  in the County of   Niagara   deceased, appeared in open 
Court, before the Surrogate of the County of Niagara, 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 Testat     and their respective residences, and said 
Surrogate did thereupon issue a Citation in due form of law, directed to the     
widow     heirs at law and next of kin of said deceased, by their respective 
names, stating their respective places of residence 
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_____________________________________________________________________________,
requiring them to appear before said Surrogate, at his office in the City of 
Lockport, in said County, on the   6th  day of   July  , A.D. 1875 to attend the 
probate of said Will,    and on said 6th day of July 1875 petitioner appeared in 
person no one appearing to oppose matter adjourned until the 7th day of July 
1875_______________________________________________________
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And afterwards, to-wit: on the  7th  day of July A.D.  1875 , 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   said 
Executor appeared and  __________ no one appearing to oppose the Probate of such 
Will _______________, such proceedings were thereupon had in said Court, 
afterwards, that said Surrogate took the proofs of said Will 
__________________________ hereinafter set forth, upon 
______________________________
__________________________________________________________________ This   7th  
day
of   July   1875, and be thereupon adjudged the said Will 
______________________________
to be a valid Will __________________ of Real and Personal Estate, and the 
proofs to be sufficient, which said Last Will and Testament 
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and proofs are as follows that is to say:

“Will”


The Will of Daniel G. Lewis

In the name of God. Amen. I Daniel G. Lewis of the town of Newfane in the County 
of Niagara and State of New York, being of sound mind and memory, and 
considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life do therefore 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 & discharged I give and bequeath and 
devise. Unto my son, Alonzo B. Lewis, All my right, title, and interest in and 
to the One undivided one half part of, All that tract or parcel of land situate 
in the Town of Newfane, in the County of Niagara, and State of New York, and 
known & distinguished as village Lot number Thirty, And the north part of 
village Lot number Thirty Two, on the East side of Main Street in the village of 
Charlotte in the Town of Newfane aforesaid and according to the map and survey 
of said village made by Jesse P. Haines surveyor. And filed in the clerks office 
of the County of Niagara , is bounded as follows. West by Main Street Seven 
Rods. North by Lot number twenty eight, Twenty Rods, east by Mechanic Street 
Seven Rods. And south by a line parallel to the north boundary Twenty Rods. 
Containing Seven Eighths of an acre, be the same more or less.

It is intended to give, bequeath and devise herein. The same land conveyed to 
Daniel G. Lewis, By Mary C. Lewis by Dead bearing date the second day of January 
1868.

Likewise I make, constitute and appoint my son Alonzo B. Lewis to be executor of 
this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the 
sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and 
seventy one.
                                                                         Daniel 
G. Lewis {seal}

The above written instrument was subscribed by the  said Daniel G. Lewis in our 
presence and acknowledged by him to each of us: and he at the same time declared 
the above instrument so subscribed to be his last Will and Testament and we at 
his
request have signed our names as witnesses hereto and written opposite our names 
our respective places of residence.
M.M. Southworth residing in the City of Lockport N.Y.
Geo G. Moss           Do      “   “     “    “        Do       “  



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