Will and Proof - Polly Wright - Greenwich
Washington Co., NY Wills, Vol. I, p. 448
Written: 22 Feb 1861
Proven: 10 Apr 1862
In the name of God, Amen. I, Polly Wright, of the town of Greenwich in the
County of Washington and State of New York do make, publish and declare this my
last Will and Testament in manner & form following; this is to say
I give, devise and bequeath to my son Morgan Wright all my real and personal
property and estate of every kind, nature and description whatsoever to him,
his heirs and assigns forever.
I hereby appoint my said son Morgan Wright Executor of this my last Will &
Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made.
In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal this 22d day of February 1861.
Polly X (her mark) Wright S.S.
The foregoing instrument was at the date thereof signed, sealed, published and
declared by the said Polly Wright as and for her last Will and Testament in the
presence of us who at her request and in her presence and in the presence of
each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
D. A. Boies of Greenwich, Wash. Co., N.Y.
Porter Reynolds, do do do
Surrogates Court
Washington County
In the matter of proving
the last Will and Testament of
Polly Wright, deceased
Washington Co. ss
D. A. Boies and Porter Reynolds, both of Greenwich
within said county, being first duly sworn in open Court severally deposed, say
that they were acquainted with the above named Polly Wright in her life time
and that they and each of them were present and saw her subscribe her name at
the end of the instrument in writing now produced and exhibited to them
purporting to be the last Will and Testament of the said deceased bearing date
the twenty second day of February A.D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty
one. That the said deceased at the time of subscribing her name as aforesaid
published and declared the said instrument to be her last Will and Testament in
the presence of these deponents and of each of them and these deponents at the
request of the said deceased and in her presence and in the presence of each
other have subscribed their names respectively thereto as witnesses to the
execution thereof that at the time of the execution thereof the said deceased
was a citizen of the United States, above the age of twenty one years, of sound
disposing mind and memory and not under restraint to the best of the knowledge,
information and belief of these deponents.
Subscribed and sworn
to before me this 10th
day of April A.D. 1862
D. A. Boies
Porter Reynolds
U. G. Paris, Surrogate
Washington County
Surrogates Office
I, U. G. Paris, Surrogate of Washington County, do hereby certify the foregoing
to be a correct record of the last Will and Testament of Polly Wright late of
Greenwich deceased and of the testimony taken by and before me on proving said
will as a will of real and personal estate.
Recorded April 10th, A.D. 1862
U. G. Paris
Surrogate