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Probate for William PiersonEntry/Object ID
002885Tags
William Henry PiersonScope and Content
To Henry Pierson a Nephew, and Hezekiah Watkins a Friend of William Pierson late of the Town of Bloomingrove in the County of Orange deceased ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Whereas the said William Pierson ~ as is alledged, lately died intestate, having whilst living, and at the time of his death, goods and chattels, or credits within this state, by means whereof, the ordering and granting Administration of all and singular the said Goods, Chattels and Credits ; and also the auditing, allowing, and final discharging of the accounts thereof doth appertain unto us ; and we being desirous that the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased may be well and faithfully administered, applied and disposed of, do grant unto you the said Henry Pierson and Hezekiah Watkins ~ full power by these Presents, to administer and faithfully dispose of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits, to ask, demand, recover and receive the debts which unto the said deceased, whilst living and at the time of his death did belong, and to pay the debts which the said deceased did owe, so far as such goods, chattels and credits will thereunto extend, and the law require—Hereby requiring you to make, or cause to be made, a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased, which have or shall come to your hands, possession or knowledge, and the same so made, to exhibit, or cause to be exhibited into the Office of the Surrogate of the said county of Orange, at or before the expiration of six callendar months from the date hereof; and also a just and true account of Administration when thereunto required: And we do by these presents depute, constitute, and appoint you the said Henry Pierson and Hezekiah Watkins ~ Administrators of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits which were of the said William Pierson deceased ~ ~
In testimony whereof, we have caused the Seal of Office of our said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed. Witness Edward Ely ~ Esq. Surrogate of the said county, at Goshen ~ the twenty seventh day of October ~ ~ in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one ~ and of our Independence the forty sixth
