WILL PETITION: Finch F. Randolph; Milo, Yates co., NY
surname: Randolph, Briggs, Ludlow, 

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Petition only.

YATES SURROGATE'S COURT:
IN THE MATTER PROVING THE WILL
OF                  
Finch F. Randolph, Deceased.    
    
To the Surrogate of the County of Yates:

The Petition of Daniel F. Randolph of the Town of Torrey in the County of
Yates respectfully
shows:

    That Finch F. Randolph, late of the Town of Milo in the said County of
Yates, is now dead;
That the said deceased was ~ immediately previous to his death, an inhabitant
of the said County of Yates, and died at the Town of Torrey ~~~~~~ on the 22nd
day of September 1858; That said deceased, in his lifetime and on ~~~~~ the
17th day of September 1858, made and published his last will and testament
~~~~~~~~~ in due form of law, which relates to real and personal estate; That
your petitioner is named therein as the sole executor thereof.

That the ~~~, heirs at law and next of kin of the said Finch F. Randolph
deceased are: Elizabeth Briggs, wife of Thomas Briggs residing at Naples,
Ontario County, NY; Mary Ludlow, wife of John Ludlow, residing in the Town of
Milo, Yates Co.; Lucy Ludlow, wife of Charles Ludlow residing somewhere in the
State of Michigan but the particular place unknown to the Petitioner; John F.
Randolph residing in the Town of Milo, aforesaid county; Almira Randolph,
residing in Starkey; Jane Ann Randolph, residing in Torrey, Yates Co., Hellen
Augusta, residing in Milo, aforesaid Co.:  That the deceased left no widow,
that said John F., Almira, Jane Ann, and Hellen Augusta are minors, having no
general guardian and the whole estate will not, in the of your petition,
exceed the sum of two thousand dollars ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~

    Your Petitioner therefore prays that the usual order may be entered, that
a citation may issue out of the Surrogate's Court of Yates County, in due form
of law to be directed to the above named ~~~ heirs at law and next of kin of
said deceased, to attend the probate of the said last will and testament.

    Dated October 4th 1858              Daniel F. Randolph

STATE OF NEW YORK        SS. YATES COUNTY               On this 4th day of
October 1858, before me the undersigned Surrogate of said County, personally
came Daniel F. Randolph, who being by me duly sworn, says that he has heard
read the foregoing petition subscribed by him and knows the contents thereof,
and that the matters stated in said petition are true of his knowledge, except
as to the matters therein stated to be on his information and belief, and as
to those matters he believes is to be true.

                                    William S. Briggs Surrogate