Will and Probate Fullfillment for Alexander McVey

Stephen Ingersoll, Alexander McVey, Ebenezer Bull

Stephen Ingersoll, Alexander McVey, Ebenezer Bull

Name/Title

Will and Probate Fullfillment for Alexander McVey

Entry/Object ID

002708

Tags

Alexander McVey, Ebenezer Bull, Stephen Ingersoll

Scope and Content

Wallkill 4th Month 11th 1826 Received of Ebenezer Bull one of the Administrators of Alexander McVey Decsd the sum of Eight dollars and fifty four Cents in full of all Demands against said Estate Stephen Ingersoll Notes on the Text:"4th Month": This reflects the Quaker (Society of Friends) method of dating, where months were numbered rather than named. In 1826, the 4th month corresponds to April."Decsd": A common 19th-century abbreviation for Deceased."McVey": The surname contains a superscript "c" with lines underneath ($\text{M}^\text{c}$), which was a standard script convention for "Mc" names at the time.