JOSEPH BARTLETT WILL, ONEIDA COUNTY, NEW YORK

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Copy of Decree from last will and testament of Joseph Bartlett deposited at the Oneida 
County Courthouse, Utica, N.Y.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO

George Bartlett, John Bartlett, Charles Bartlett, James Richards & Lucinda 
Richards, his wife, James Bailey & Anna Bailey, his wife & Sarah Aucutt of Lee, 
Oneida Co., Joseph Bartlett & Barnard Bartlett of Alexandria, Jefferson Co. & 
Joseph S. Avery, special Guardian of William Bartlett, a minor of Clinton, Oneida 
Co., N.Y.
Heirs at Law
and next of kin of 
Joseph Bartlett, deceased
WHEREAS
John Bartlett

has this day offered the last will and testament of the said Joseph Bartlett late of 
the town of Lee in the county of Oneida, deceased, for probate as a will of real 
and personal estate, before Othniel S. Williams, Surrogate of the county of 
Oneida. You are therefore hereby cited to appear before the said Surrogate at 
Stanwix Hall, in the town of Rome, in the county of Oneida, on the fourth day of 
September, 1855 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of that day to atten to the probate 
of said will. Given under the hand and official seal of the said surrogate at Rome 
in said county this 7th day of March A.D. 1855.

O.S. Williams
Surrogate

The Service of the within Citation is hereby admitted

    Dated March 7, 1855

                    signed by:  J.S. Avery, Spe. Guardian
                            Joseph Bartlett
                            Barnard Bartlett
                            Charles Bartlett
                            Sarah A. Aucutt
                            James C. Bailey
                            Anna Bailey
                            Grace Bartlett
                            George Bartlett

Justice of the Peace witnessed the signature of James Richards and Lucinda at 
Lee, New York. They did not appear.


PETITION AND AFFIDAVIT RELATING TO WILL OF JOSEPH BARTLETT 
(continued)

Surrogates Court
    In the matter of proving the last will and testament of Joseph Bartlett, deceased.

    To O.S. Williams, Esquire, Surrogate of the County of Oneida.

    The petitioner, Grace Bartlett/ by Cyrenus M. Greene, her atourney, the executive 
named in the last Will and Testament of Joseph Bartlett late of the town of Lee in the 
County of Oneida and State of New York, deceased, respectfully showeth that the said 
Joseph Bartlett died on or about the 10th day of March 1854 at the town of Lee in the 
county of Oneida aforesaid, which was the place of his residence at the time of his death: 
that the instrument now presented and shown for your petitioner, purporting to be the last 
will and testament of the said deceased and bearing date upon the ____ day of ____ 
185__, your petitioner verily believes to be such last will and testament; that the said 
instrument purporting to be such last will and testament relates to both real and personal 
estate that the same was who has kept the same in his possession from and after the time 
he so received the same as aforesaid, until this day, until he delivered the same to the 
Surrogate of the county of Oneida for Probate.  And your petitioner further shows that the 
deceased left:
A widow, Grace Bartlett, of Lee, Oneida Co., N.Y. & sons, George 
Bartlett, John Bartlett, Charles Bartlett, William Bartlett a minor all of Lee 
aforesaid; Joseph Bartlett, & Barnard Bartlett of Alexandria, Jefferson 
Co., 3 daughters, Lucinda Richards, wife of James Richards, Anna Bailey, 
wife of James Bailey, all of Lee N.Y. & Sarah Aucutt, a widow of Lee 
aforesaid.
and who are all and the only heirs at law and next of kin of the said deceased.  Your 
petitioner therefore prays that a citation may issue to the above heirs at law and next of 
kin to the said deceased.

(The citation continues and is signed by Grace Bartlett, O.S. Williams and C.Greene, the 
attorney for the estate.)

THE back of the citation bears the following testimony.

Oneida County – John Bartlett of Lee in said County being duly sworn says that he is 
informed that in addition to the persons named within, that George, Henry, Aaron, Sarah 
Ann, Joseph, Francis and Delos Aucutt, all minor children of Hannah Aucutt, a deceased 
daughter of said Testator are next of kin to said Joseph Bartlett, deceased.  Your 
petitioner therefore prays that a citation ______ ______ to them to attend the probate of 
the Last Will of said deceased.
Signed John Bartlett


Subscribed and sworn to before me this fourth day of Sept, 1855.
Signed O.S. Williams