Name/Title
Petition Feb 16,1835 regarding land of John Board's widow - Julia BoardEntry/Object ID
001500Tags
John Board, Julia Board, Jonathan Mapes, John B BoothScope and Content
To the Surrogate of the County of Orange: The petition of Julia Board, the widow & relict of John Board, late of the town of Goshen in the County of Orange, deceased, shows That the said John Board was, in his life time, & after his marriage with your petitioner, & at the time of his death, seized of a certain farm or track of land situate, lying, & being in the town of Goshen, in the County of Orange aforesaid which said track of land is bounded as follows; to wit, on the North by the lands of John Kinner, Easterly by the land of Isaac Davis, on the South by the lands of Elijah Beach, & the heirs of Cornelius Board, deceased, & on the West by the lands of Joseph Cooper & John Mapes: Containing about One hundred & fifty acres of land, with the appurtenances. And your petitioner further showeth, that she was married to the said John Board, deceased, in his life time, on or about the first day of December, in the year One thousand eight hundred & fourteen, & from that time, lived & cohabitted with him up to the time of his death which took place on or about the twenty seventh day of October, in the year One thousand eight hundred & twenty six. And your petitioner further shows that she is entitled to dower in the said premises, according to the form of the Statute in such case made & provided & that your petitioner has never had her dower assigned to her, of, in, & to the said premises, or of, or in any other lands, in lieu thereof. Your petitioner therefore prays, that such proceedings may be had in this Court, as will enable her to have her dower assigned her in the lands & premises above described. Dated
February 16th 1835
Julia Board
Orange County, ss. Julia Board, the above petitioner, being duly sworn, saith, that the facts set forth in the foregoing petition, are
true to the best of her knowledge & belief.
Sworn, this Feby. 16th 1835
Julia Board
Before me, Jno. B. Booth, Surrogate.
in the town of Goshen in said County, on
Tuesday, the tenth day of March next, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day.
Dated, the 16th of February, 1835
Yours, &c
Julia Board
