Name/Title
Dolly W. Booth Will May 8, 1973Entry/Object ID
002047Tags
Dolly BoothScope and Content
This is a summary of the Last Will and Testament and the associated Notice of Probate for Dolly W. Booth of Warwick, New York.
Core Document Details
Testatrix: Dolly W. Booth
Residence: East Ridge Road, Warwick, Orange County, New York
Date Executed: April 10, 1972
Probate Date: Admitted to probate on May 8, 1973, in Orange County Surrogate’s Court.
Executors: Pierson Booth (brother), Alfred Booth, 3rd (nephew), and Ann B. Jamison (niece).
Key Bequests & Provisions
The estate was distributed through specific monetary gifts, stock transfers, and charitable donations:
1. Family & Personal Bequests
Pierson Booth (Brother): $7,000.
Jeane W. Booth (Sister-in-law): $5,000.
Alfred Booth, 3rd (Nephew): All shares of stock in the National Bank of Orange and Ulster Counties, plus $2,000.
Ann B. Jamison (Niece): $2,000.
Helen Rebecca Becker (Niece): $2,000.
The Michener Family: $1,000 each to Mariana, Catherine, Martha, Laura Lee, and Roberta Michener.
Others: $1,000 each to Margaret Cocks Harlow and Edna Bailey.
2. Institutional & Charitable Bequests
William Bull and Sarah Wells Family Association: $5,000 (with $2,000 specifically for a Genealogy Fund).
Hamptonburgh Cemetery Association: $2,000 ($1,000 for restoration of the "Bull Burying Grounds" and $1,000 for a maintenance endowment).
Orange County Home for Aged Women: $5,000 for their Permanent Endowment Fund.
3. Residuary Estate
The "rest, residue, and remainder" of the estate—including furniture, clothing, jewelry, and automobiles—was left in equal shares to her nieces Ann B. Jamison and Helen Rebecca Becker, and her nephew Alfred Booth, 3rd.
Legal Witnesses
The will was witnessed by:
Henry P. Bull (Middletown, NY) – Also served as the Attorney for the Proponents.
Nellie R. Grey (Middletown, NY)
