Wills & Administrations
Wills & Administrations
1705, Oct. 6. Inventory or personal estate (64.8.0 pounds, mostly hogs, cattle, horses and sheep); made by Obadiah Bowne and James Hubbard.
(Transcribed by Ron Sortor)
1722-3 Mar. 24. Inventory of personal estate, 362.2.10 3/4 pounds, incl. a clock 7.10 pounds, two negro girls 20 pounds, a negro man 35 pounds; made by Thomas Runion and Thomas Reed.
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1752, Jan. 6. A citation was issued to Johannes Peter Sorter, son of Jacob Sorter, to show cause why he does not administer, and why letters should not be issued to Jacob Vastbinder, who married a duaghter of the deceased.
1752, Jan. 29. Inventory 73.9.0 pounds made by Geisbert Sutfin, Peter Berrien and Peter Nevius.
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1757, Oct. 11. Inv. 947.10.8 pounds, incl. bills, bonds, cash and notes, 775.62 pounds, a plate tankard and 5 spoons, 14.18 pounds; a negroman and woman, 30 pounds; made by Arthur Sutven and Zebulon Stout.
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1794, Apr. 25. Inventory, 235.12.9 pounds; made by Arthur Sutphen, Sr. and Roel of Hagaman. File 949R.
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1794, Oct. 16. Inventory, 831.18 pounds; made by David Covenhoven and Thomas Sotter [Sortore]. File 937R.
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June 1, 1797. Lib. 37, p. 21.
1797 Sept 20 SUTPHIN, Arthur, of Western Precinct, Somerset Co., ; Will of.
Wife; Jane, 2 rooms in house with furniture; also 2 cows, 1 hog and 1/3 of profits of plantation and firewood, during her life. Son Arthur home plantation, after his mother decease; also lands in Hillsborough Twsp., said Co.; he to pay unto Ida Vanzant; also to pay in 7 payments to estate to 4 granddaughters (unnamed) daughters of John, Sons Gizebert, Richard, James and Arthur, each 2 shares of estate. Daughters Charity Snedeker, Ida Schenck, Jane Sortore and Penelope Mufort, each 1 share , Exectors sons Gizebert and Arthur. Witnesses Wilson Stout, Luke Egerton and Arthur Schenck.
Proved Nov 22, 1798.
(Transcribed by Scott Whitham)
Item I give and bequeath unto my wife Elizabeth Stout all my househould furniture and also a sufficient maintenance on that part of my land I now live on during her widdowhood to be provided at the expense of my son Henry Stout
Item I give and bequeath unto my son Henry Stout one hundred acres of land whereon I now live including all the buildings and orchard and spring to him and his heirs forever on conditions that he shall alow and provide for his mother a sufficent maintainence from time to time as before expressed and also I give unto my son Henry all the farming utensils and a bay mare and a yong horsher colt.
Item And it is my mind and will that the rest of my land shall be so dispossed of as shall be thought most convenient to be equally divided amongst my eight sons namely Samuel, Peter, John, Charls, Jacob, Joseph, William and Jonathan Stout, share and part alike
Item I leave to my daughter Elizabeth Stout six dollars
Item I leave to my daughter Catharine Stout twenty dollars
Item I leave to my daughter Mary Sout ten dollars
Item I leave to my daughter Rachel Cantrel wife of Jones Cantrel half a dollar with what I have alredy give her is to be her share of my estate
And lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my cousins Charles Stout and John Alan my sole executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking and disanuling all former wills in witness whereof to all and every part of the above said will I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifth day of November 1799.
Samuel (X) Stout
Wit: John Scotten
Jacob Hidet (?) [this surname hard to read]
John (X) Rivit (?) [this surname hard to read]
(Transcribed by Sharron Spencer)
1814, Apr. 13. Inventory, $78.50; made by David Stout, Sr., Ira Stout. File 2699J.
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William Sortore - 29 January 1864
Record of the Last Will of William Sortore
I William Sortore of the town of Amity, Allegheny county and state of New York being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament in manner following that is to say:
First: I direct my funeral charges, the expense of administering my estate and all my debts be paid out of my personal estate and if that be insufficient I expressly charge the payment thereof or of any deficiency upon the real estate _?_ or possessed and for that purpose I authorize my Executors herein after named to sell sufficient for that purpose.
Second: I give and bequeath to my Executors hereinafter named the sum of two thousand dollars in trust to receive the interest these of and pay the interest thereof to my wife during her natural life and after her death the same to be equally divided between my children Emily Nobles, Matilda Jadwin, Ruth Ann Windus, Voorhees, Thomas and Dianna, Amy & Elisha
Third: I give and devise to my son Voorhees the homestead farm of about 60 acres upon which I now reside charged with the use of my house thereon by my wife as a home for my children Dianna and Amy during my wife's lifetime. I also give and devise to my son Voorhees about 38 acres joining and south of Henry Sortore's farm being the lot upon which there is now _?_. My said Homestead is also charged with the use of the house there upon by my children Dianna and Amy until they shall become of age or shall marry.
Fourth: I give and bequeath to my wife during her lifetime all the household furniture of which I may die possessed:
Fifth: I give and bequeath to my son Voorhees the gray horses now in my possession:
Sixth: I give and devise to my son Thomas about 80 acres in said town of Amity lying east of the old Cook farm and west of Jonathan Sortore's place being the same I bought from Phillip Church and wife by deed _?_ state January 4th 1851. I also give and bequeath to my son Thomas all the Bounty money on Bounty notes which he has or which he would be entitled to by reason of his having enlisted as a soldier in the United States Service
Seventh: I give and devise all the rest and residue or my real estate to my Execturos hereinafter named Henry Sortore and Jesse Sortore in trust to be sold by my said Executors as soon as the same can be advantageously done and the avails to be divided share and share alike between my following named children Emily Noble, Matilda Jadwin, Ruth Ann Windus, Thomas, Elisha, Dianna and Amy.
Eighth: The rest of and residue of my personal estate not herein disposed of I direct and authorize my said Executors Henry and Jesse Sortore to sell and dispose of and divid share and share alike between my following named children as they shall become of age. Emily Noble, Matilda Jadwin, Ruth Ann Windus, Elisha, Thomas, Dianna and Amy. And that the interests of the minors of my children shall be invested by my said Executors and paid over to them respectively as they shall become of age:
Ninth: I hereby nominate and appoint by brothers Henry and Jesse Sortore executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made.
In witness whereof I have hereto subscribed my name this 29th day of January 1864.
William Sortore
We whose names are hereto subscribed do certify that William Sortore the testator authorized his name to be subscribed to this instructment in our presence and in the presence of each of us and at the same time he declared in our presence and hearing that the same was his last will and testament and requested us to sing our names thereto as witnesses to the execution of these of which we we have done in the presence of the testators and of each other the day of the day of the date of the said will:
E. W. Chamberlain of Amity,
Allegany Co, N.Y.
Harmon H. Sortore of Friendship,
Allegany Co., N.Y.
Surrogate County County of Allegany
In the matter of proving
the will of William Sortore
deceased
County of Allegany, N. Y.
E. W. Chamberlain of Amity and Harmon H. Sortore of the town of Friendship in the county of Allegany aforesaid, being duly sworn do depose and say that they were the subscribing witnesses to the last will and testament of William Sortore late of the town of Amity in the county of Allegany aforesaid deceased and these despondents further say that the said Wm Sortore the said testator did in the presence of these despondents subscribe his name at the end of the instrument which is now shown and exhibited to these despondents which purports to be the last will and testament of the said William Sortore and which bears date on the 29th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty four. And these despondents further say that the said testator did at the said time of subscribing his name as aforesaid at the end of said will declare the said instrument so subscribed and and now exhibited to be his last will and testament and these despondents in the presence of each other did thereupon subscribe their names at the end of said will as attesting witnesses thereto in the presence and at the request of the said testator. And these despondents further say that the said time when the said testator subscribed his name to the said last will as aforesaid and at the time of these despondents subscribing their names as attesting witnesses thereto as aforesaid the said testator was of sound mind and memory of full age to execute a a will and was not under any restraint. And that the said will now approve in all respects as when so executed with any attention whatsoever.
Subscribed and sworn}
E. W. Chamberlain
this 7th day of March 1864}
Harmon H. Sortore
before me W. Hatch Surrogate of said county, Allegany County, NY
It appearing upon proofs duly taken in respect to the last will and testament of William Sortore late of the town of Amity in said county of Allegany deceased. That the said will was duly executed and that the said William Sortore 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 are hereby recorded, signed and certified by me pursuant to the provision of the Revised Statutes this seventh day of March 1864. Walcott Hatch, Surrogate
[Transcription by Ronald J. Sortor]
Witness my hand and seal this 17th day of April 1895 -
his John (X) Sortor mark
Signed sealed and declared by the testor as his last will and testament in our presence and we at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunot signed our names as witnesses the day and year above written. H.A. Lockwood (signature) Monroe, John Liedel (signature) Exeter Mich.(Transcribed by Ron Sortor)
CODICIL
I Justus Sortor, of the city of Monroe, County Monroe and State of Michigan, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make and declare this to be a codicil to my fore going will and testament. I approve of the said will in every respect except that I hereby appoint my daughter Lillian Golden as executor of my last will to act jointly wiht my son Elmer Sortor therein appointed. Witness my hand and seal this tenth day of December A.D. 1924.
Justus Sortor SEAL.
On this tenth 10th day of December A.D. 1924, Justus Sortor, of Monroe Michigan, signed the foregboing instrument in our presence and declare the same to be a codicil to his last will and testament and we at his request in his prence and in the presence of each other hereto subscribe our names as witnesses.
Lydia M. Frank (signature) of Monroe, Mich.
Bertha C. Frank (signature) of Monroe, Mich.
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