WILL: Henry A. Rindge; Norwich, Chenango co., NY surname: Rindge, Skinner submitted by Suzanne Boehme (crawfisher at juno.com) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ny/nyfiles.htm Submitted Date: April 30, 2005 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 8.6 Kb ************************************************ Transcription of the Will of Source: sampubco.com Chenango co NY will Book Vol. EE Page 189 Written: 3 Feb 1893 Probated: 21 Apr 1893 At a Surrogate's Court, held in and for the County of Chenango, at the Surrogate's Office in the Village of Norwich, on the 21st day of April 1893. Present, Hon. ALBERT F. GLADDING, Surrogate In The Matter Of Proving The Last Will And Testament of Henry A. Rindge Deceased. Lydia M. Skinner, the Executrix named in the last will and testament of Henry A. Rindge late of the town of Norwich in the County of Chenango, deceased, having heretofore made application to the Surrogate's Court of said County of Chenango for the proof and probate of said will, and a citation having been thereupon issued pursuant to law, directed to all persons required to be cited by Section 2615 of the Code of Civil Procedure, citing and requiring them and each of them to appear at a Surrogate's Court to be held in and for said County of Chenango on the 13th day of April 1893 then and there to attend the probate of said will; and the said citation having been returned with proof of the due service thereof on Helen Rindge, Isaac H. Rindge, Clara Rindge and the said Executrix having appeared in person and by H. Phelps Esq. in support of the proof of same, and it appearing that Clara Rindge is an infant, and A. Billings Packer having been duly appointed Special Guardian for said infant in this proceeding and he having duly appeared herein as such and Wm. H. Sullivan Esq. appeared as atty. for Helen Rindge and Isaac H. Rindge and no other appearances having been made herein the said Executor thereupon produced in open court the following attesting witnesses to said will and made proof of the due execution thereof as follows: STATE OF NEW YORK, }ss: County of Chenango, Wm Masau being duly sworn and examined in open Court in this proceeding by or on behalf of the proponent of said will, deposes and says: I reside at the village of Norwich in the County of Chenango. I was personally acquainted with the said testator, Henry A. Rindge, deceased. I was present as a witness at the time of the execution of the written instrument now produced and shown to me bearing date the 3rd day of February 1893, and purporting to be the last will and testament of said Henry A. Rindge, deceased. I saw said decedent subscribe his name at the end of the said instrument at the time it bears date in the presence of H. Phelps the other attesting witness. At the same time and place the said decedent declared the said instrument to be his last will and testament and requested me and said H. Phelps to become attesting witnesses thereto. I then and there, pursuant to such request, signed my name as such witness at the end of the said instrument in the presence of the said decedent and the said other attesting witness. I also saw the said other attesting witness sign his name to the said instrument at the end thereof at the same time and place and in the presence of the said decedent and at his request. The said decedent was, at the time he so executed the said instrument, upwards of twenty-one years of age, and he was, in my opinion, of sound mind and memory and not under any restraint Wm Masau Taken, subscribed and sworn to before me, this 21st day of April 1893 } Albert F. Gladding, Surrogate. [page] 190 STATE OF NEW YORK }ss: County of Chenango, H. Phelps being duly sworn and examined in open Court in this proceeding by or on behalf of the proponent of said will, deposes and says: I reside at the village of Norwich in the County of Chenango. I was personally acquainted with the said testator, Henry A. Rindge, deceased. I was present as a witness at the time of the execution of the written instrument now produced and shown to me bearing date the 3rd day of February 1893, and purporting to be the last will and testament of said Henry A. Rindge, deceased. I saw said decedent subscribe his name at the end of the said instrument at the time it bears date in the presence of Wm Masau the other attesting witness. At the same time and place the said decedent declared the said instrument to be his last will and testament and requested me and said Wm Masau to become attesting witnesses thereto. I then and there, pursuant to such request, signed my name as such witness at the end of the said instrument in the presence of the said decedent and the said other attesting witness. I also saw the said other attesting witness sign his name to the said instrument at the end thereof at the same time and place and in the presence of the said decedent and at his request. The said decedent was, at the time he so executed the said instrument, upwards of twenty-one years of age, and he was, in my opinion, of sound mind and memory and not under any restraint H. Phelps Taken, subscribed and sworn to before me, this 21st day of April 1893 } Albert F. Gladding, Surrogate. The Foregoing Proofs having been duly taken in said Court, by and before said Surrogate, and the allegations of the parties appearing having been heard, and the Surrogate having inquired particularly into all the facts and circumstances, and being satisfied of the genuineness of the Will and the validity of its execution, and that the testator, at the time of executing it was in all respects competent to make a will and not under restraint, and the probate of said Will and not having been contested: It is Adjudged and Decreed, That the said instrument offered for probate in the matter was duly executed, and in the Last Will and Testament of the said testator, and as such is valid as a Will of real and personal property, and the same is hereby admitted to probate and established as a Will of real and personal property. Albert F. Gladding, Surrogate. In the Name of God, Amen. I, Henry A. Rindge of Norwich, NY being of sound mind and memory, and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, do therefore make, ordain, publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament, that is to say, First - After all my lawful debts are paid and discharged, I give and bequeath an devise to my daughter, Helen Rindge all my real estate and personal estate of whatsoever name or nature, for and during the term of her natural life, and from and after the decease of my said daughter, I give, devise and bequeath, unto Lydia M. Skinner all the real estate and personal estate, above mentioned and all the real and personal estate of which I may die seized her heirs and assigns forever, Likewise, I make, constitute and appoint Lydia M. Skinner to be Executrix and trustee of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills by me made. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal, the third day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety three. H. A. Rindge_ . (Seal) The above written instrument was subscribed by the said Henry A. Rindge in our presence, and acknowledged by him to each of us; and he at the same time declared the above instrument, so subscribed, to be his last Will and Testament: and we, at his request, have signed our names as witnesses hereto, in his presence and in the presence of each other, and written opposite our names our respective places of residence. Wm Masau, Norwich Chenango Co. New York H. Phelps Norwich Chenango Co. New York Recorded April 21st 1893 John B Van Clift [unsure of surname] Clerk