Saratoga County ,Stillwater NyArchives Wills.....Neff, Elizabeth January 22, 1885
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Source: New York Will Testators, Saratoga County, Volume 38, Page 427
Written: January 22, 1885
Recorded: February 20, 1901

The Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Neff late of the Town of Stillwater, in 
the County of Saratoga, deceased, relating to both real and personal estate, 
admitted to probate February 20, 1901.

At a Surrogate’s Court held in and for the COUNTY OF SARATOGA, at the 
Surrogate’s office in the Village of Mechanicville on the 20th day of February, 
1901:

Present: -  HON. ELIAS H. PETERS, Surrogate.

Be It Remembered, that at a Surrogate’s Court held in and for the County of 
Saratoga, at the Village of Mechanicville, on the 20th day of February, 1901, 
Willie B. Neilson of the Town of Stillwater, in the County of Saratoga, a person 
named as Executor in a certain instrument in writing purporting to be the LAST 
WILL AND TESTAMENT of Elizabeth Neff dated January 22, 1885, duly approached and 
presented said Will for probate and at the same time made satisfactory proof 
that the said Elizabeth Neff died December 4, 1900 being at the time an 
inhabitant of said County of Saratoga, and that she left her surviving the 
following her only heirs-at-law and next of kin, viz: The Petitioner, and Howard 
Neilson, Maria Dennison, Louisa Newland, and Ellen Newland, all of whom waived 
in writing the issuing and service of any Citation herein and consented that 
said will be admitted to probate.

Whereupon, a Citation was issued citing them to appear before our said 
Surrogate, at his office in the Village of [left blank], in the County 
aforesaid, on the [left blank] day of [left blank] to attend the proof and 
probate of said Will.  At which time and place the petitioner again appeared and 
returned said Citation with proof of the due and legal service of the same upon 
all to whom it was directed.  And it appearing to said Surrogate that [left 
blank] infant [left blank] and had no testamentary or general guardian, [left 
blank] was duly appointed [left blank] Special Guardian for the sole purpose of 
taking care of [left blank] interest in the probate of said Will, and said 
Special Guardian accepted said appointment and appeared in person at said time 
and place.

And, thereupon, no one opposing, said Will was shown to the attesting witnesses 
thereto, and proof was taken as follows:

Saratoga County, ss: Edward H. Strang and Frank Strang of the Town of 
Stillwater, in the County of Saratoga, being duly sworn in open court, on their 
oaths, do depose and say, that they are subscribing witnesses to the LAST WILL 
AND TESTAMENT of Elizabeth Neff, late of the Town of Stillwater, in the County 
of Saratoga, aforesaid, deceased.  And those deponents further say, that the 
said deceased did, in the presence of these deponents, subscribe her name at the 
end of the instrument which is now shown to these deponents and which purports 
to be the LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of the said deceased, and which bears date on 
the 22nd day of January in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-five.  
That the said deceased did, at the time of subscribing her name to the said 
instrument as aforesaid, declare the same to be her LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.  
That deponents did thereupon subscribe their own names at the end of said 
instrument as attesting witnesses to the execution thereof, at the request of 
said deceased, and in her presence, and in the presence of each other.  That the 
said deceased, at the time of subscribing her name to said instrument as 
aforesaid, was upwards of twenty-one years of age; that she appeared to be of 
sound mind and memory, and was not under restraint to the knowledge or belief of 
these deponents.

Subscribed and sworn this 20th day of February, 1901, before me.  Edward H. 
Strang  Frank Strang

E.L. Peters, Surrogate

And it appearing from the proof so taken that said instrument was duly executed 
and that the testatrix at the time of executing the same was in all respects 
competent to devise real estate and was not under restraint; and our said 
Surrogate having inquired into the facts and circumstances, and being satisfied 
of the genuineness and validity of said instrument, and no objection being made 
thereto,

It Is Ordered, Adjudged, and Decreed, that said instrument be and is hereby 
admitted to probate as and for the LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of the said deceased 
valid to pass both real and personal estate.  And it is further Ordered, that 
said Will be recorded with the proof thereof, which proof is hereinbefore 
recorded, and said Will is as follows, to-wit:

Will:

I Elizabeth Neff of the village of Stillwater, County of Saratoga, and State of 
New York, hereby make, publish and declare my last Will and Testament as follows:

First.  To my son, Willie B. Neilson, I give and devise Fifteen hundred (1500.) 
dollars.

Second.  All the balance of my property, after the satisfaction of the above 
provision of my Will, shall be equally divided among my following named 
children: Howard Neilson, Maria Dennison, Louisa Newland and Ellen Newland.

Lastly I hereby nominate and appoint my son, Willie B. Neilson of Saratoga 
County New York, Executor of this my last Will and Testament.

Witness my hand and seal this 22 day of January, A.D. 1885.

Elizabeth Neff.  L.S.

The above instrument of writing was at the date thereof signed, published and 
declared by said Elizabeth Neff, the Testatrix, as and for her last Will and 
Testament in the presence of us and each of us, who in her presence and at her 
request, and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as 
witnesses.
Edw. H. Strang –
Mrs. Frank Strang – Ketchums Cor. Saratoga Co. NY.

Saratoga County, ss:

I, Julia Avery Peters, Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court of said County, do hereby 
certify the foregoing to be a correct record of the LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of 
Elizabeth Neff, aforesaid, deceased, relating to both real and personal estate, 
together with the proof thereof.

Recorded: February 20, 1901.

Julia Avery Peters
Clerk Surrogate’s Court


Additional Comments:
Elizabeth Neff's maiden name was READ.  Her first husband was Charles NEILSON 
(married approximately 1830).  Her second husband was Daniel NEFF (married 
approximately 1871).

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