IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CORNELIUS DUTCHER of Ellisburgh, Jeff. Co., NY:
On 11 April 1861, ABRAM BURRELL and JAMES CLARK, petitioned to open probate:
HEIRS/NEXT OF KIN:
JOHN DUTCHER
GEORGE DUTCHER
JENNETTE BOOMER, wife of MATTHEW BOOMER
ALMIRA E. WRIGHT, wife of CHESTER WRIGHT of Ellisburgh, Jeff. Co.
ORVILLE DUTCHER of Denmark, Lewis Co., NY
HARRIET D. WHITFIELD, wife of J. W. WHITFIELD of Vernon, Oneida Co., NY
JOSHUA DUTCHER of Stockbridge, Calumet County, Wisconsin
EGBERT DUTCHER of Stockbridge, Wisconsin
EDGAR DUTCHER of the same place
HARRY W. DUTCHER of the same place.
JANE A. CONORSE, wife of FORTUNE D. CONORSE of Whitewater, Walworth County, WI
FANNY N. WILLIAMS, wife of NELSON G. WILLIAMS of Dyersville, Dubuque Co., Iowa, all of full age and all children of Cornelius Dutcher, deceased. Deceased left no widow surviving.
Cornelius Dutcher made his will at age 71. He named ABIGAIL DUTCHER, wife of HENRY DUTCHER. He named his six sons: JOSHUA, ORVILLE, JOHN, GEORGE, EGBERT and EDGAR DUTCHER. He listed his sons and daughters in this order: JOSHUA, ORVILLE, JOHN, GEORGE, EGBERT, EDGAR DUTCHER; ABIGAIL DUTCHER (wife of HENRY DUTCHER), JANE A. CONORSE, JENETT BOOMER, FANNY N. WILLIAMS, ALMIRA E. WRIGHT and HARRIET WHITFIELD. Mentions a note of Egbert and Susan L. Dutcher. A note of J. W. Whitfield and H. D. Whitfield; a note of Chester Wright and Almina Wright; a note of Nelson G. Williams and Fanny M. Williams and notes of his other children. He appointed ABRAM BURRILL and JAMES CLARK as executors.
Will dated 29 November 1858. /s/ Cornelius Dutcher
Witnesses: A. K. Davis and A. A. Davis both of Henderson, Jeff. Co., NY
Will proved: 12 June 1861.
Jeff. Co., NY Wills, Vol. 8, p. 278.
Information contributed by volunteer Marilyn Sapienza.
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