Name/Title
Susan B Pierson WillEntry/Object ID
002865Tags
Susan PiersonScope and Content
Here is a comprehensive summary of the handwritten Last Will and Testament of Susan B. Pierson, organized across the five provided image files in their logical chronological order.
Document Overview
Testatrix: Susan B. Pierson of the Town of Hamptonburgh, County of Orange, State of New York.
Date Signed: January 20, 1905.
Primary Directives: Payment of debts, funeral expenses (including a moderate expense for a gravestone), specific monetary bequests, and the division of personal property.
Page-by-Page Summary
1. Introduction and Funeral Directives (2865e.jpg)
Declaration: Susan B. Pierson declares this document to be her Last Will and Testament.
Debts & Burial: She directs her unnamed (at this point) Executrix to pay all just debts and burial expenses. She explicitly notes that burial expenses should include "proper grave stones" erected at a moderate cost.
2. First and Second Bequests (2865d.jpg)
First Bequest: To Mrs. Elizabeth B. Pierson, she leaves:
The sum of $500.
All household furniture belonging to the testatrix in the house currently occupied by Elizabeth.
Wearing apparel to be disposed of as Elizabeth thinks proper.
Second Bequest: To Susan B. Howell, she leaves the sum of $500. (Note: A trailing clause regarding silver marked with initials has been heavily crossed out and struck through).
3. Third through Sixth Bequests (2865c.jpg)
Third Bequest: To Lucille P. Bull, the sum of $500.
Fourth Bequest: To Jane B. Pierson, the sum of $500.
Fifth Bequest: To her niece, Mary Dunning, the sum of $500.
Sixth Bequest: To her niece, Sophie Beye, the sum of $500.
4. Appointment of Executrix and Signature (2865b.jpg)
Executor Appointment: She nominates and appoints Jane B. Pierson as the sole Executrix of the will, revoking any prior wills made before this date.
Execution Date: Signed and sealed by Susan B. Pierson on January 20, 1905.
5. Witness Attestation (2865a.jpg)
Witness Statement: A formal attestation clause confirming that the testatrix signed, acknowledged, and declared the instrument to be her Last Will and Testament in the presence of the witnesses.
Signatures:
Signed by the testatrix: Susan B. Pierson.
Signed by witnesses: Ebenezer Bull and Anna H. Bull.
