Otsego County New York Abstracts of Wills and Probate Records, 1829-1838

Copied and compiled by Gertrude A. Barber

1837-1845 Otsego County New York abstracts of wills and probate records, volume 4, copied and compiled by Gertrude A. Barber.

TUTHILL, John of Maryland
Dated Apr. 13, 1836, Probated Dec. 18, 1837
Mentions: wife Olive, sons Sanford and Cyrus, daus. Martha Chamberlain and Cynthia Pittybone
Executors: wife Olive, son Sanford
Witnesses: Wm. Goddard and Ansel Perry, both of Maryland.

CHAPIN, Samuel of Edmeston
Dated May 26, 1837, Probated Feb. 17, 1838
Mentions: wife Alice P., sons Walter, John and Alphonso, dau. Mary
Executors: Isaac Bilyan, son Alphonso
Witnesses: Halsey Spence and John Bilyen, both of Edmeston, C. Moses.

FOWLSTON, Thomas of Laurens
Dated May 3, 1832, Probated Feb. 12, 1838
Mentions: wife, son John, dau. Margaret, brother and nephew George, ister Hannah Delphin of England
Executors: son John, Benjamin Tiffany, William B. Whiting
Witnesses: Hiram W. Bostwick, Elijah King, Smith Penfield.

NEWCOMB, David of Edmeston
Dated Jan. 1, 1838, Probated Mar. 5, 1838
Mentions: wife Mary, sons Harold and Martin, daus. Rachel Miller, Priscilla St. John, Mary Nenther, Calista Potter, grandson Irwin Miller, Susannah Lent, Annie Ireland, David Kent, David and Ruth L. Ireland
Executors: sons Harold and Martin
Witnesses: Roswell, Rhoda and Sally Kellsey.

COON, Daniel
Dated Feb. 28, 1838, Probated Mar. 14, 1838
Mentions: wife Lucy, sons Daniel and John C., daus. Anna Clark, Lorinda, Polly, Esther and Pamelia
Executor: John Davis of Brookfield
Witnesses: John Davis of Brookfield, Paul E. Baxon of Edmeston, Orrin Coon of Plainfield.

HOLMES, William of Oneonta
Dated Apr. 25, 1835, Probated Mar. 17, 1838
Mentions: wife Molly, sons Willis and Isaac, daus. Marilla, Rebecca, Jerusha, Rovilla, Oliver Taber and Catherine Hopkins, uncle Calvin Eaton
Executors: wife Molly, Ephraim H. Sleeper
Witnesses: Hanson Nillis of Oneonta, Allen Tabor.

GILCHRIST, Peter of Springfield
Dated Dec. 16, 1836, Probated Apr. 9, 1838
Mentions: wife Sylvia, sons Christopher and Daniel, daus. Martha, Mary, Jane, Ann Eliza and Margaret
Executors: wife Sylvia, bro Charles, bro-in-law John Dutcher
Witnesses: William Baker and Martin H. Springer, both of Springfield.

SYKES, Francis of Springfield
Dated May 10, 1837, Probated Apr. 19, 1838
Mentions: wife Rose, sons Lorenzo, Richard B., Nathaniel A. and Alanson, daus. Betsey, Cynthia, Lucy and Rachel
Executors: son Richard B., Elisha and William Bigelow
Witnesses: Wm. L. Bigelow, Ichabod and Albert Griggs, all of Springfield.

PORTER, Alfred of Richfield
Dated July 2, 1836, Probated May 1, 1838
Mentions: wife Deborah, son Alfred G.
Executors: wife Deborah
Witnesses: Cyrus and Phebe Brown, Stephen P. Harrington.

GARDNER, Charlotte of Laurens
Dated Apr. 4, 1837, Probated May 2, 1838
Mentions: sons Richard, Jeremiah and John, daus. Elizabeth Cooper, Charlotte Weeden and Margaret Hoag, grandchildren Samuel and Charlotte Weeden, Morris and Cordelia Hoag
Executors: sons Richard and Jeremiah
Witnesses: Samuel and Aaron Allen, John Cass.

STARR, Joshua of Cooperstown
Dated May 10, 1836, Probated May 10, 1838
Mentions: wife Huldah, dau. Clara the wife of Henry Brown, grandson Andrew I. Brown, niece Betsey Hubbel
Executors: Stephen Gregory and Seth Doubleday, Jr., both of Cooperstown
Witnesses: Ellery Cory and Jesse Graves, both of Cooperstown, son-in-law Henry Brown.

WOOD, Joseph
Dated Apr. 4, 1837, Probated May 15, 1838
Mentions: wife Betsey, sons Albert and Joseph, daus. Marilla, Martha and Maria, bro Robert
Executors: wife Betsey, brother Robert
Witnesses: Adam, Caroline, Edward Thurston.

STIVER, Jacob of Worcester
Dated May 18, 1838, Probated May 24, 1838
Mentions: wife Sally, sons Adonirum and Charles, daus. Gertrude the wife of John B. VanDeusen and Polly Stiver, grandson Jacob VanDeusen
Executors: sons Adonirum and Charles
Witnesses: S. S. Burnside and John Cayl, both of Worcester.

MORGAN, Delia I., widow of Walter of Madison, Madison Co., NY
Dated Aug. 12, 1837, Probated June 29, 1838
Mentions: sons Walter and wife Louise and Charles F., daus. Jane the wife of Dr. Alonzo Churchill and Delia D. the wife of Sydney Derbyshire, grandchildren Jane and Chas., children Walter and Morgan, nieces Sophia Ann Foot and Rachel Hooker
Executor: Charles A. Mann of Utica
Witnesses: Charlotte Derbyshire of Utica and Amasa Martin of Richfield.

MORRIS, Samuel of Otsego
Dated June 18, 1838, Probated July 7, 1828
Mentions: wife Betsey, dau. Lydia Winsor, son-in-law Chester Jarvis, grandson Robert Morris Bishop and Marcus Wills
Executors: son Chester Jarvis, James Steere of Hartwick
Witnesses: James Steere, Maria Jarvis, Robt. M. Bishop.

PERRY, Henry of New Lisbon
Dated June 7, 1838, Probated July 17, 1838
Mentions: wife Martha, son Amos M., dau. Caroline Gardner and son Henry David
Executors: wife Martha, David M. Hard
Witnesses: Chester Jarvis of Cooperstown, Solomon S. Johnson of New Lisbon, Joseph Peck of New Lisbon.

MAIN, Joseph of Otsego
Dated Mar. 30, 1838, Probated July 17, 1838
Mentions: wife Jane, sons Thomas, Joseph, Hiram, Elias and Delos, daus. Patience, Polly, Prudence, Saphrona and Emily
Executors: wife Jane of Otsego, son-in-law Horace Coleman of Springfield, son Hiram of Burlington
Witnesses: Daniel Bolton and Elisha Nickerson, both of Burlington.

ALLEN, Benjamin of Richfield
Dated June 27, 1838, Probated July 19, 1838
Mentions: wife Charlotte, dau. Helen, mother-in-law Mrs. Hanna Jaques
Executors: bro-in-law John Derthick of Richfield, James Hyde of Richfield
Witnesses: Sidney Wilbur and David I. S. Barnes, both of Richfield.

STONE, Willard of Cherry Valley
Dated June 19, 1838, Probated July 25, 1838
Mentions: wife Lucinda an expectant mother, father Josiah, mother Elizabeth
Executors: wife Lucinda, father Josiah, Jabez D. Hammond
Witnesses: Wm. Campbell and Lucius Brewer, both of Cherry Valley.

WINSOR, Eru of Laurena
Dated Aug. 30, 1833, Probated Aug. 28, 1838
Mentions: wife Phebe, sons Amos, Brown and Morris, daus. Huldah, Nancy Blood, Electa Fitch and Mary Pattengil
Executors: wife Phebe, son Amos, Asa Fitch
Witnesses: Benoni Adams, Wm. W. Robinson.

SEELEY, Squire of Cherry Valley
Dated Jan. 18, 1838, Probated Sept. 1, 1838
Mentions: wife Katherine, sons John, George, Gilbert, Alvak, Nehemiah, Jabez and James, daus. Lucy, Mary, Nancy, Elizabeth, Lorinda and Katherine
Executors: sons Nehemiah and Jabez
Witnesses: Nancy Van Deusen, Benjamin Empie, Reuben Cross.

BUTLER, John of Middlefield
Dated June 21, 1838, Probated Sept. 21, 1838
Mentions: wife Anna, sons Nuesailer, Wm. and John F., daus. Elisa the wife of Leonard Howard, Mary the wife of G. Falkner, Maryout and Emeline, stepchildren Jane Wesley and Eveline and Geo. B. Wesley
Executors: son Neusailer
Witnesses: Daniel Gilbert, Cornelia Lane, John H. Thomas.

WILCOX, George R. of Milford
Dated Mar. 3, 1838, Probated Sept. 4, 1838
Mentions: wife Cordelia, sons Reuben and Arnold, daus. Emily, Celia M. and Mary Ann
Executors: wife Cordelia, Chester Smith of Hartwick, Henry Wilcox of Milford
Witnesses: Levi Stewart, Gideon Ray, Thomas Eddy.

WALES, Henry P. of Pittsfield
Dated Mar. 15, 1838, Probated Sept. 6, 1838
Mentions: wife Anna H., daus. Lydia P. and Phebe Ann
Executor: wife Anna H.
Witnesses: Henry Mosher of Laurens, David P. St. John of Pittsfield.

WILEY, John of Otsego
Dated Feb. 17, 1838, Probated Sept. 3, 1838
Mentions: wife Margaret, sons Jacob and John, daus. Polly Price, Margaret Thompson, Phebe Carter and 5 sons and Sally Cronkhite
Executors: wife Margaret, Oliver Bishop
Witnesses: Oliver Bishop, Jacob and James R. Carter.

WHITE, Benjamin of Westford
Dated May 23, 1833, Probated Sept. 8, 1838
Mentions: wife Chloe, sons Peter and John, daus. Elisa the wife of Mayan LeJones, May Swift, Patience Griffin, Ruth Osborn, Sarah (Neart?)
Executors: Isaac Hoag, Edward Shove, Ephraim Sleeper
Witnesses: Samuel and Cordelia Bowne of Laurens, Paschal Jewell of Westford.

GATES, George of Middlefield
Dated Apr. 13, 1838, Probated Oct. 15, 1838
Mentions: wife Sarah, sons Hart G. and Martin E., dau. Clarinda, stepson John H. Goodrich
Executor: wife Sarah
Witnesses: Melville Sherwood and Wm. Brooks, both of Middlefield.

BALDWIN, Aaron, Jr. of Middlefield
Dated Oct. 16, 1838, Probated Dec. 14, 1838
Mentions: wife Harriet, sons Aaron, Hiram, Almerin, Philander G., Henry W., Truman B. and Philo S., daus. Henrietta, Mary Ann the wife of Geo. Crookin and Harriet the wife of Joseph Coates
Executors: sons Hiram and Henry
Witnesses: Robert Campbell of Cooperstown, Elisa Jane Camp of Middlefield.

BALCOM, Uriah of Burlington
Dated Sept. 1840, Probated Dec. 31, 1840
Mentions: wife Lydia, sons Ely, Watson and Lyman, daus. Betsey the wife of Abner Gilbert, Isabella the wife of Hiram Gates, Almira, Lusena, Lucia and Jerusha B. Sill, grandsons George W. the son of Watson, Almeron C. B., Mathew and Russell E. Sill, granddaus. Lydia G. and Helen D. Sill
Executor: son Lyman
Witnesses: Alonzo Babcock, V. S. Walworth and Lebbeus Loomis, all of Burlington.

FIMS or FINNS, Justis of Decatur
Dated Mar. 2, 1837, Probated Dec. 31, 1838
Mentions: wife Phebe, sons John and David, dau. Betsey Jane the wife of Cyrus Lane
Executors: Ona and David Fims
Witnesses: Gardner Barrows, Daniel Pratt, Erastus B. Hoyt.

PEARCE, Joseph of Butternuts
Dated July 23, 1838, Probated Jan. 18, 1839
Mentions: wife Mary, sons George W. and John W., daus. Phebe and Sally Burdick, Mary Trash and Sylvia Pearce, grandson Walter
Executor: Elisha Pearce
Witnesses: Nathan and Thomas Truman.

HUNTINGTON, Jeremiah of Shaftsbury, Vt.
Dated Oct. 10, 1827, Probated Jan. 17, 1839
Mentions: wife Lois, sons Jeremiah, Levi, Benjamin and Asa, dau. Sally the wife of Stephen Niles
Executor: son Asa
Witnesses: Semon, Truman G. and Chas. S. Wright, John Stanly.

HENRY, Elizabeth of Otsego
Dated Oct. 13, 1838, Probated Jan. 18, 1839
Mentions: niece Roxana the wife of Peabody Tanner
Executor: niece Roxana
Witnesses: Hezekiah B. Sprague and Luther Eddy, both of Otsego.

SOUTHARD, David of Westford
Dated Jan. 13, 1836, Probated Jan. 19, 1839
Mentions: gr s Isaac, James, Hiram, Solomon W
Executors: Artemus Babcock, Lester Babcock, George Snider
Witnesses: Lyman Hewitt, Alanson Hewitt, Pliney Chase.

CUNNINGHAM, John W., of Richfield
Dated Oct. 3, 1838, Probated Feb. 2, 1839
Mentions: wife Almira
Executors: father John
Witnesses: David Cunningham of Richfield, James Hyde from Richfield

FAIRMAN, Samuel of Richfield
Dated: Jan. 19, 1838, Probated Feb. 28, 1839
Mentions: wife Alice; Sons: David, Amasa, Henry, John, Alfred, Thomas, Justin; daughters: Sally Crain, Olive Hopkins, Mary, Lyndia; gr's: Chas Fairman
Executors: George Thomas of Richfield, Ira Benedict of Richfield
Witnesses: Rufus Town, Jr. of Richfield, John Woodbury of Richfield

KILMER, George of Worcester
Dated Aug. 2, 1838, Probated Mar. 11, 1839
Mentions: wife Salomy, son John
Executors: Seth Chase, William Steward
Witnesses: S. S. Burnside of Worcester, Joseph Robinson of Albany

MAY, Betsey of Exeter
Dated Dec. 15, 1838, Probated Mar. 20, 1839
Mentions: son Abelard
Executor: son Abelard, son in law Richard W. Tunnicliff
Witnesses: Samuel S. Bowne of Otsego, J. P. Sill of Exeter

TAYLOR, John of Otego
Dated July 10, 1839, Probated Apr. 8, 1839
Mentions: Wife, daughters: Mary and Amanda; sons: Charles, John, Truman
Executors: son Charle, Houghton Alger
Witnesses: Woodburgh K. Cooke, Truman Taylor, Hannah Taylor