WILL: Margaret (Brown) Ormsby; Lansing, Tompkins co., NY
surname: Ormsby, Brown

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Tompkins co NY Will Book V; page 476-477
Written: 26 Aug 1881
Probated: 7 Sep 1896

The following is the will of Margaret J (Brown)Ormsby. She is the daughter of
Joshua Brown of Lansing. He was a blacksmith and Justice of the Peace.
Margaret J Brown married Florian De Ormsby who died in the Civil War. She
never remarried. A special thanks to Ken Chapman for retrieving this will from
the Tompkins County Courthouse.

At a Surrogate Court held in and for the County of Tompkins, at the office of
the Surrogate of the said County, in the city of Ithaca, on the 7th day of
September in the year 1896
Present Eugene Terry Clerk of Surrogate Court
In the matter of Proving the last Will & Testament of Margaret J Omsby,
Deceased} An Instument, purporting to be the last WILL AND TESTAMENT of
Margaret J Ormsby bearing date the 26th day of August in the year 188, was
produced in court, and shown to each of the persons sworn as witnesses, as
hereinafter mentioned. Samuel D Baker of the town of Lansing in the county of
Tompkins being first duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that he was acquainted
with the above mentioned Margaret J Ormsby deceased, in herlifetime; that he
saw the said Testator subscribe, at the end thereof, the instrument now shown
to this deponent, purporting to be the last WILL AND TESTAMENT of the said
Testator and above described; that he heard the said Testator declare the same
to be her last WILL AND TESTAMENT; that this deponent subscribed his name as a
witness thereto in the presence and at the request of the said Testator; that
the said Testator, was at the time, in the opinion and belief of this
deponent, of sound mind and memory, and not under any restraint; and that she
was about 40 years of age; that she died on or about the 13th day of July in
the year 1896, and was a resident of the Town of Lansing in the county of
Tompkins at the time of her death.
Sam'l D Baker
Sworn, examined and subscribed before me this 7th day of September 1896.
Eugene Terry, Clerk of Surrogate's Court}

Louise M Baker of the town of Lansing in the county of Tompkins being first
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that she was acquainted with the above
mentioned Margaret J Ormsby deceased, in her lifetime; that she saw the said
Testator subscribe, at the end thereof, the instrument now shown to this
deponent, purporting to be the last WILL AND TESTAMENT of the said Testator
and above described; that she heard the said Testator declare the same to be
her last WILL AND TESTAMENT; that this deponent subscribed her name as a
witness thereto in the presence and at the request of the said Testator; that
the said Testator, was at the time, in the opinion and belief of this
deponent, of sound mind and memory, and not under any restraint; and that she
was about 40 years of age; that she died on or about the 13th day of July in
the year 1896, and was a resident of the Town of Lansing in the county of
Tompkins at the time of her death.
Louise M Baker
Sworn, examined and subscribed before me this 7th day of September 1896.
Eugene Terry Clerk of Surrogate's Court}

Said last Will and Testament in words and figures following towit:

I, Margaret J. Ormsby of the Town of Lansing, County of Tompkins and State of
New York of the age of forty three years, and being of sound and disposing
mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this my last Will and Testament
in manner and form following: and

First. I give, devise and bequeath to my sister Helen A. Brown and to my
brother George Brown, my property both real and personal, to be equally
divided between them, equally to share and share alike & my Sister Lila V
Gedney to share equally with my brother George Brown & my Sister Helen A
Brown.

Second. I hereby nominate and appoint my sister Helen A. Brown to be sole
executrix of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills
by me made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty sixth day
of August in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty one.
Margaret J Ormsby (L.S.)

The above instrument was at the date thereof, signed, sealed, published and
declared by the said Margaret J Ormsby, as, and for, her last Will and
Testament, in presence of us, Who, at her request and in her presence and in
the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
Sam'l D Baker Residing at Lansing, Tompkins Co. N. Y.
Louise M. Baker " " " " " "

IN THE SAME MATTER: On the 7th day of September 1896.
Satisfactory proof by affidavit having been made and filed of the due service
of the Citation heretofore issued in this matter, requiring the proper persons
to appear in this Court on the 7th day of September, A. D., 1896, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, and attend the Probate of the Last Will and Testament
of Margaret J Ormsby, late of the Town of Lansing in the County of Tompkins,
and the State of New York, deceased, and Wilson E. Lyon, Esq. for the
petitioner, having appeared in support of the probate of the said Last Will
and Testament, no one contesting said probate, and after hearing the proofs
and allegations of said Petitioner and duly deliberating thereon; IT IS
ADJUDGED AND DECREED, that the Last Will and Testament was duly executed; that
the same is genuine and valid; and that the said Margaret J Ormsby, deceased,
was at the time of executing the same, in all respects competent to make a
Last Will and Testament, and to devise Real Estate, and was not under any
restraint. And this COURT DOTH FURTHER ORDER AND DECLARE, that the Last Will
and Testament, and the proofs and examinations taken in respect to the same be
recorded, and that the said Last Will and Testament be admitted to PROBATE,
and that the same be and hereby is established as a Will relating to Real and
Personal Estate.
Bradford Alemy, Surrogate

TOMPKINS COUNTY, ss.:
I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true record of the original Will
and Testament of Margaret J Ormsby late of the town of Lansing, Tompkins
County, N. Y., deceased, and of the original proofs relating thereto.
Dated, Ithaca, N. Y., the 7th day of September 1896
Eugene Terry, Clerk of Surrogate's Court