WILL: William Clickner;  Pendleton, Niagara co., NY 
surname: Clickner, Taylor, Riddle, Brewer, Hill, Wood, Burditt

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Source: sampubco.com
Niagara co NY Volume 24, Page 559
Written: February 20, 1875
Recorded: November 7, 1881

Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Robert Lakin

"Niagara County Surrogate Court
Last Will and Testament of William Clickner Deceased
Be it remembered, That heretofore to wit On the 28th day of October in the year 
of our Lord one thousand eighteen hundred and eighty one, Mary Taylor the 
Executrix named in the Last Will and Testament of William Clickner late of the 
Town of Pendleton, 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 heirs-at-law and next of kin of said Testator and their 
respected residences, and said Surrogate did there upon issue a Citation in due 
form of law, directed to the heirs-at-law and next of kin of said deceased, by 
their respective names,stating their respective places of residence, requiring 
them to appear before said Surrogate, at his office in the City of Lockport, in 
said County, on the 7th day of November A.D., 1881 to attend the probate of said 
Will. And afterwards, to wit: on the 7th day of November A.D. 1881, 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 
petitioner appeared & it appearing that LaFayette Riddle, one of heirs-at-law & 
next of kin of said  deceased is a minor who has been served with Citation and 
notice as required by law. Now on the application of Mary Taylor, the executrix 
of said Will, Volney Simson on his consenting thereto was appointed Special 
Guardian of said infant to appear for and take care of his interests in this 
matter, and said Special Guardian appearing and George H. Clickner, Edward E. 
Clickner, Daniel Clickner, Sylvia Brewer, Perelia Brewer, Martha A. Hill & 
Emeline H. Wood appearing by Hon. Frank Brindage their Attorney & Jacob M. 
Clickner & Harriet L. Burditt appearing in person and no one appearing to oppose 
the Probate of said Will, such proceedings were thereupon had in said Court, 
afterwards, that said Surrogate took said proofs of said Will, hereinafter set 
forth, upon this 7th day of November 1881, and he there upon adjudged the said 
Will to be a valid Will of Real and Personal Estate, and the proofs thereof to 
be sufficent, which said Last Will and Testament and proofs are as follows that 
is to say:

In the name of God, Amen
	I, William Clickner of the Town of Pendleton, in the County of Niagara & 
State of New York, being of sound mind and memory and cosidering the uncertainty 
of this frail and transitory life, do there fore make, ordain, publish and 
declare this to be my last Will & Testament that is to say:
	First: - After all my lawful debts and funeral expenses and expenses of 
Administration are paid, I give and bequeath all my personal property of every 
name, nature and description and wherever situate to my sons and daughters now 
living , their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever, said 
property to be equally divided among my said sons and daughters.
      Likewise, I make, constitute and appoint my daughter Mary Taylor, wife of 
Hiram Taylor of the Town of Pendleton in the County of Niagara, New York to be 
executrix of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by 
me made.
      In witmess Whereof I have here unto subscribed my name and affixed my seal 
the 20th day of February in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and 
seventy-five.
                                                                                 
        William (X his mark) Clickner (Seal)
     The above written instrument was subscribed by the said William Clickner 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 in his presence 
and in the presence of each other and written opposite our names our repestive 
places of residence.
                        M. M. Southworth, residing in the City of Lockport, N. Y.
                        C. R. Parker, residing in the City of Lockport, N. Y."