WILL: Rowland P. Cadwell; Rossie, St. Lawrence co., NY
Surname: Cadwell, Jones, Lee, Davis, Sutherland, Langdon

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CADWELL, Rowland P.

St. Lawrence County, NY Vol 18, page 49
Transcribed from SAMPUBCO photocpy by Kristin Grip

Probate of the Last Will and Testament of Rowland P. Cadwell late of Rossie
deceased.

SURROGATE'S COURT.
ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY.

Be it Remembered, That heretofore, to wit on the 25th day of May A.D. 1882
Julia A. Cadwell executrix named in the Last Will and Testament, of Rowland P.
Cadwell late of Rossie in the County of St. Lawrence, deased, applied to the
Surrogate of the County of St. Lawrence to have the said Last Will and
Testament, which relates to both real and personal estate, proved and
recorded, and on such application the said Surrogate did ascertain, by
satisfactory evidence, who were the heirs of law and next of kin of said
deceased testator, and their respective residences, James Cadwell of Watertown
NY, Holcomb Cadwell of Alexandria Bay NY, John R. Cadwell, Alexander E.
Cadwell and Anice Jones of Buffalo NY, Evaline Lee and Samuel A. Lee of Elgin
Illinois.  George Cadwell of Morenci Mich, Mary C. Davis and Evaline
Sutherland of Roberts Wisconsin. Jane Langdon of Newington Ontario, James D.
Cadwell of Hammond Wisconsin. Charles W. Cadwell of South Hadley Mass, Austin
Cadwell of Michigan whose residence is unknown and to the husband of Anice
Cadwell a niece of Rowland P. Cadwell deceased whose home and place of
residence is unknown, and said Surrogate did thereupon issue a citation in due
form of law, directed to the heirs at law and next of kin by their respective
names, stating their places of residence requiring them to appear before the
said Surrogate at his office in the village of Gouverneur aforesaid,
satisfactory evidence having been presented to the said Surrogate and the
service of the said citation in the mode prescribed by law in said heirs at
law and next of kin, no one appearing to oppose the probate of said Will, the
said Surrogate took the proofs of said Will hereinafter set forth, and did
thereupon adjudge said Will to be a valid Will of real and personal estate and
the proofs thereof to be sufficient, and that the said Will and the proofs
thereof be recorded, which said Last Will and Testament, and the proofs taken
thereon are as follows, that is to say.

Know all men by these presents that I Rowland P. Cadwell of Alexandria in the
County of Jefferson and State of New York, Gentlemen being in good health and
of sound mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and testament.

First - I hereby constitute and appoint my wife Julia A. Cadwell to be sole
executrix of this my last will, directing my said executrix to pay all my just
debts and funeral expenses and the legacies hereinafter given out of my
estate.

Second - After the payment of my said debts and funeral expenses I give to the
Methodist Episcopal Church the sum of five hundred dollars to be used for
Missionary purposes.

"Fourth" - I give to my said executrix all the rest of my property including
personal and real estate to be hers forever.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal and declare this to be my
last Will and testament this twenty-third day of October in the year eighteen
hundred and sixty one.

Rowland P. Cadwell {L.S.}

The above instrument of one sheet was at the date thereof declared to us by
the testator Rowland P. Cadwell to be his last will and testament, and he then
acknowledged to each of us that he had subscribed the same and we at his
request sign our names hereto as attesting witnesses.

Alfred A. Avery {signature}
Daniel Howe {signature}
Residing in the town of Alexandria
County of Jefferson State of N.Y.

SURROGATE'S COURT
In the matter of proving the LAST WILL and TESTAMENT of 
Rowland P. Cadwell
DECEASED
St. Lawrence County, ss.

Alfred A. Avery being first duly sworn in open court, upon their several
corporal oaths, each for himself, doth depose and say that they are
subscribing witnesses to the Last Will and Testament of Rowland P. Cadwell
late of Rossie in the County of St. Lawrence and State of New York, deceased. 
And these deponents do further say that the said deceased, did in the presence
of each of these deponents, subscribe his name at the end of the instrument in
writing, which is now here shown, and which purports to be the Last Will and
Testament of the said deceased, and which bears date the 20th day of October
A.D. 1861.  That the said deceased did at the time of so subscribing his name
to said instrument declare the same to be his Last Will and Testament; and
these deponents did thereupon subscribe their own respective names to said
instrument as attesting witnesses to the Execution thereof, each at the
request of the said deceased and in h__ presence, and in the presence of each
other, that the said deceased was at the time upwards of twenty-one years of
age, and was a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the County of
St. Lawrence, that he appeared to be, and deponents believe he was of sound
mind, memory and understanding, and not under any restraint, and as deponents
verily believe, in all respects competent to devise real estate.  Deponent
further says that the witness How resides in Michigan as he is informed and
believes.
Alfred A. Avery {signature}
Sworn to before me
July 26 1882
V.P. Abbott {signature}
Surrogate

St. Lawrence County ss.
Maria L. Gillette being duly sworn says that she knew the subscribing witness
Daniel Howe and knows his handwriting and believes the signature to said will
to be genuine.  That said witness is now dead.
L. Maria Gillette {signature}
Sworn to before me August 21 1882
V. P. Abbott Surrogate {signature}

St. Lawrence County, ss.
It appearing from the proofs duly taken, in respect to the Last Will and
Testament of Rowland P. Cadwell late of Rossie in the County of St. Lawrence
and State of New York, deceased; that the said Will was duly executed and that
the said Rowland P. Cadwell at the time he executed the same, was in all
respects competent to devise real estate, and not under restraint, the said
Last Will and Testament and the proofs and examinations are hereby Recorded,
Signed and Certified by me, pursuant to the provisions of the Revised
Statutes, this 21st day of August A. D. 1882

V. P. Abbott {signature} Surrogate