George Hammond - Petition for Proof of Will, Angelica, Allegany County, New York

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George Hammond - Petition for proof of will.
From Records of the Surrogate Court, Allegany County, NY, Box 143
(unknown submitter)


"To the Surrogate of the county of Allegany

    The Petition of William E. Hammond sole Executor of the last will &
    testament of George Hammond of the town of Caneadea in the County of
    Allegany, respectfully showeth:

    That George Hammond late of the town of Angelica in the said County of
    Allegany deceased, died in said town of Angelica on or about the first
    day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
    seventy-nine being at the time an inhabitant of the County of Allegany
    that he died, leaving a last Will and Testament which is now produced
    in Surrogate's Court of the said County of Allegany before the said
    Surrogate, which bears date the 21st day of June in the year of our
    Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five and by which said last
    Will and Testament the said deceased nominated and appointed William E.
    Hammond our petitioner sole executor thereof;  that the said deceased
    died possessed of both personal property & Real estate in the said
    County  of Allegany and that the following named persons are all the
    heirs at law and next of kin of the said deceased and their respective
    ages and places of residence are as follows, viz:

    Nathan C. Hammond son of said deceased residing at Williston Potter Co.
    Pa - Dwight F. Hammond son of deceased, Eliza Hall daughter of deceased
    Mary Brown daughter of deceased & Henrietta Green grand daughter of
    deceased all residing at Angelica Allegany County New York - Harriet
    Lord daughter of deceased also residing at Angelica Allegany Co. NY.
    Wm. E. Hammond your petitioner son of deceased and residing at Caneadea
    Allegany Co. NY and Olive Farmer daughter of deceased residing at
    Elmira in the State of California - All of said heirs & next of kin are
    of full age.

. . .

Dated Dec. 15, 1879"