Letters of Administration, Book 1, 1788-1808
Montgomery County New York

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Montgomery County New York Letters of Administration, copied from the probate records in the office of the Surrogate at Fonda, N.Y.

Letters of Administration, Book 1, 1788-1808

• ADAMS, John, Town of Charlestown, died intestate. Isaac Adams, appointed administrator at Johnstown. Jan. 27, 1806, p. 122
• ADAMS, Robert of Johnstown, died intestate. Daniel Hale of the City and County of Albany, Merchant, appointed administrator, Jan. 27, 1796, p. 58
• ADAMY, Peter the Younger, late of the County of Montgomery, died intestate. Peter Adamy and Clara Adamy of the Town of Darlahs (?) in Co. of Schohary appointed administrator. Apr. 25, 1796, p. 62
• ALVORD, Daniel, Mayfield, died intestate. Mindwell Alvord, widow and relict, and Hezekiah Warner, appointed administrators, Dec. 3, 1806, p. 139
• AMENT, Eldest of Broadalbin, died intestate. Margaret Ament and Calvin Young appointed administrators, June 14, 1797, p. 70
• AVERY, Frederick, Town of Broadalbin, died intestate. Elizabeth Avery appointed administratrix at Johnstown, Sept. 29, 1806, p. 138
• AVERY, Jonathan, Town of Canajoharie, Montgomery County, died intestate. Chloe Avery, Widow and relict, appointed administratrix at Johnstown, Feb. 28, 1803, p. 96
• BARNHART, Samuel of Mohawk but late of the Province of Upper Canada, died intestate. Jacob Sharpenstine appointed administrator. Mar. 27, 1793. Letters of Administration returned to Surrogate Court, improperly granted as intestate resided out of state, p. 41
• BATES, Caleb of Town of Salisbury, Montgomery County, physician, died intestate. Stephen Todd of said town and county, physician, appointed administrator, Johnstown. Witness: James Lansing. Feb. 10, 1802, p. 92
• BEACH, Hunn of Johnstown, died intestate. Richard Dadge (or Dodge) and Matthias B. Hilareth appointed administrator. Nov. 9, 1796, p. 65
• BEARD, Andrew Z., Town of Charlestown, died intestate. James Beard of Monmouth Co., New Jersey, Sarah Beard and Tennis Van Dernur of Town of Charlestown, Montgomery County, appointed administrators at Johnstown, June 14, 1806, p. 133
• BENNETT, James Bennett of Caughnawaga, died intestate. Amos Ansley appointed administrator. Aug. 14, 1792, p. 33
• BRADT, Samuel, Town of Charlestown, died intestate. Clarey Bradt, widow and relict, appointed administrator at Johnstown, Dec. 1, 1803, p. 106
• BREADBAKE/BRADBRICK, John of Palatine, died intestate. Anna Breadbake, widow and relict, appointed administrator, Oct. 24, 1795, p. 56. (Index says Bradbrick).
• BROWN, Ezra of Town of Mayfield, died intestate. William Easterly and William Robbins, appointed administrators, Johnstown, July 5, 1806, p. 135
• BUEL, Elijah, Town of Amsterdam, died intestate. Nathan Jewet (?) and Chloe his wife (late widow and relict of Elijah Buel) and John McLallen, appointed administrator at Johnstown. May 28, 1805, p. 120
• BURTON, Henry, Town of Charlestown, died intestate. Lucy Burton, appointed administratrix at Johnstown. Jan. 20, 1807, p. 140
• CASE, Darius of Johnstown, died intestate. Hepsibah Case, Elihu Case and Stephen Gillet appointed administrator. May 30, 1797, p. 69
• CHANDLER, Asahel Mount, Town of Charlestown, died intestate. John Mount, appointed administrator at Johnstown. Feb. 7, 1806, p. 124
• CLANCEY, John of Johnstown, died intestate. William Clancey appointed administrator. Dec. 4, 1794, p. 50
• CLARK, Alexander, Town of Florida, died intestate. Benjamin Clark appointed administrator at Johnstown, Aug. 29, 1803, p. 101
• COLBURN, Lois, widow and relict of Eliphalet Colburn, died intestate, appointed administratrix at Johnstown, June 27, 1806, p. 134
• COLE, Isaac of Town of Broadalbin, Montgomery County, died intestate. Catharine Cole, widow and relict of Isaac Cole, appointed administratrix at Johnstown. Witness: James Lansing. Oct. 5, 1801, p. 91
• COLLINS, Mary Collins of Canajoharie, died intestate. Solomon J. Mayer appointed administrator. May 10, 1794, p. 43
• CONREY, Jonathan, Town of Charlestown, died intestate. Mary Conrey, widow and relict, appointed administrator at Johnstown. Jan. 7, 1805, p. 116
• CONYNE, Peter of Town of Caughnawaga died intestate. Abraham Conyne appointed administrator. June 2, 1792, p. 32
• CULLEN, William, Town of Johnstown, died intestate. William Clancy, appointed administrator. Nov. 21, 1807, p. 145
• CURTIS, Lotham and Edmund Curtis. Whereas Jeremiah Curtis the Younger of Montgomery County, died intestate, appointed administrators, Mar. 12, 1798, p. 76
• DARLING, Moses, late of the Town of Canajoharie, a soldier in the service of the United States of America, died intestate. Syntia Ragan appointed administratrix. Sept. 15, 1792, p. 37
• DAVIS, William, Town of Amsterdam, died intestate. Cynthia Davis, widow and relict, John P. Davis, appointed administrator at Johnstown. Apr. 11, 1805, p. 119
• DEWEY, Hezekiah of Montgomery County, died intestate. William Dewey, Montgomery County, appointed administrator at Johnstown, Witness: Daniel Davis. Aug. 8, 1799, p. 82
• DIEFENDORF, Henry, formerly of Canajoharie in Montgomery County but lately of Portsmouth, Virginia, died intestate. Jacob Diefendorf of Town of Sharon in Schoharie County and George W. Garlock of Town of Canajoharie, Montgomery County, appointed administrator at Johnstown, Aug. 27, 1804, p. 113
• DILLENBACH, Nicholas, Town of Minden, died intestate. Susannah Dillenbach, wife and relict, appointed administrator at Johnstown, Oct. 25, 1803, p. 105
• DODDE, Daniel of Caughnawaga, late in the Service of the United States of America, died intestate. Thomas Morale (?) of Schenectady, Albany County, appointed administrator. Apr. 29, 1793, p. 42
• DUNHAM, John of Caughnawaga, died intestate. Lelah Woodworth appointed administrator. Aug. 28, 1792, p. 35
• DUNLAP, Anne, widow of Samuel, late of Canajoharie, appointed administratrix. Feb. 8, 1798, p. 73
• DYGART, Nicholas of Minden, died intestate. Maria Dygart, widow and relict, appointed administratrix at Johnstown, July 9, 1806, p. 136
• FAIRCHILD, Matthew of Johnstown, died intestate. Lary Dinsmore and Cornelius Harins appointed administrators. Mar. 4, 1797, p. 67
• FLINT, John of Canajoharie, died intestate. Robert J. Clint, Jr., appointed administrator. Jan. 23, 1795, p. 51
• FORT, Andries Fort of Palatine died intestate. Catharine Fort, widow appointed administratrix. May 28, 1792, p. 31
• FRITCHER, John of Canajoharie, a soldier in the service of the United States of America, died intestate. Syntia Ragan of Town of Canajoharie, late a widow of John Fritcher, appointed administratrix. Sept. 15, 1792, p. 36
• GLASS, James of Amsterdam, died intestate. Hannah Glass and Philetus Glass, appointed administrators, Dec. 28, 1797, p. 71
• GORDAN, Jonathan of Charlestown, died intestate. Joseph Gordan appointed administrator. Aug. 8, 1796, p. 63
• GORDAN, Nancy of the Town of Charlestown, wife of the late Jonathan Gordan, renounces administration. Ezekial Gordan of Charletown, brother of the late Jonathan Gordan, deceased, renounces administration. Aug. 8, 1796. Reverse of p. 62
• GRAY, John, Town of Charlestown, died intestate. Letters of Administration granted to Elizabeth Gray, widow and relict of said John Gray, now deceased, such goods remain unadministered by Elizabeth Gray to be administered by William Van Dorn, Town of Charlestown. Mar. 4, 1806, p. 127
• GRAY, John, Town of Charlestown, Montgomery County, died intestate. Elizabeth Gray, widow and relict, appointed administratrix at Johnstown, Mar. 4, 1803, p. 98
• GREEN, James of Broadalbin, died intestate. Lydia Green, widow and relect, appointed administrator. Mar. 3, 1796, p. 61
• HALE, Joel, Town of Charlestown, died intestate. Joel Hale appointed administrator, Jan. 23, 1807, p. 141
• HAMLIN, Giles, Town of Canajoharie, Montgomery County, died intestate. Benjamin Button and Charles Powell, appointed administrators at Johnstown, May 21, 1803, p. 100
• HANCHET, John of Charlestown, died intestate. Alexander Shildan appointed administrator. Mar. 7, 1797, p. 68
• HARRIS, Henry T. of Montgomery Co., died intestate. Augustus Harris, Montgomery Co., appointed administrator at Johnstown. Witness Daniel Davis. Mar. 18, 1799, p. 79
• HOPSON, William, Town of Salisbury, Montgomery County, died intestate. Ichabod Bartlett appointed administrator at Johnstown, Apr. 12, 1803, p. 99
• HORTON, John, Town of Palatine, died intestate. Mary Horton, widow and relict, appointed administrator at Johnstown, Sept. 6, 1804, p. 115
• HOSMER, Daniel of the Town of Johnstown, Montgomery County, died intestate. Daniel Hosmer, son of Daniel Hosmer, appointed administrator at Palatine. Witness: Charles Walton. Oct. 3, 1800, p. 89
• IMPEY, Johannis of Palatine, died intestate. Philip Impey of Town of Palatine, Yeoman, appointed administrator. Oct. 2, 1794, p. 49
• JOHNSON, Andrew, Town of Florida, died intestate. Anna Johnson, widow and relict, appointed administratrix. Mar. 18, 1806 at Johnstown, p. 129
• KESLER, Nicholas, Town of Johnstown, died intestate. Delia Kesler, widow and relict, appointed administratrix, Oct. 16, 1807, p. 144
• KLOCK, George of Palatine, died intestate. Jacob G. Klock and George G. Klock appointed administrator. Oct. 19, 1795, p. 55
• LANDMAN, Henry of Palatine, died intestate. Catharine Layman, late widow of Henry Landman, appointed administratrix. Feb. 2, 1792, p. 39
• LANFIELD, Asa of Caughnawaga, died intestate. Joshua Lanfield appointed administrator. Oct. 18, 1792, p. 38
• LEFLER, Martin of Montgomery County, died intestate. George Hogh, appointed administrator at Palatine. Witness: Charles Walton. July 1, 1800, p. 87
• LESHER, Gerrit, town of Palatine, Montgomery County, died intestate. Catharine Lesher, widow and relict, appointed administratrix at Johnstown, Nov. 29, 1802, p. 95
• LINDSEY, William, Town of Canajoharie, died intestate. Aaron Lindsay of Sheffield in Massachusetts, Bay Wheelwright, appointed administrator at Johnstown, July 2, 1804, p. 112
• LIPE, Mary Elizabeth, widow of John Lipe, Jr. of Montgomery County, appointed administrator. Sept. 7, 1798, p. 77
• MARLATT, Abraham, Town of Charlestown, died intestate. Mary Marlatt, widow and relict, appointed administratrix. July 21, 1807, p. 143
• MATTHEWS, Peter, late a soldier in the Army of the United States of America, died intestate. Ester West of Charlestown, widow, appointed administrator. Sept. 15, 1794, p. 46
• MAYER, Jacob S. of Canajoharie, died intestate. Solomon J. Mayer appointed administrator. May 10, 1794, p. 43
• MC ALISTER, John, died intestate. Peggy McAlister, Ebenezer Case and James Downy appointed administrators. Feb. 16, 1796, p. 59
• MC CANDLESS, Thomas, Town of Charlestown, died intestate. Robert McCandless, Town of Yonkers, Westchester Co., appointed administrator at Johnstown, Apr. 30, 1806, p. 132
• MCLAREN, James of Johnstown, died intestate. Mary McLaren, widow, appointed administrator. Jan. 29, 1795, p. 52
• MUNSON, Isaac, Town of Manheim, died intestate. Michael Johnson, appointed administrator at Johnstown, Apr. 18, 1804, p. 110
• NELLIS, Hendrick of Montgomery County, died intestate. Elizabeth Nellis appointed administrator at Palatine. Witness: Charles Walton. June 24, 1800, p. 86
• NICHOLS, John, late a Lieutenant in the Cavalry of the United States, died intestate. Stephan Nichols of Charleston appointed administrator. July 1, 1794. The above has been returned, the intestate died out of state and was a resident of Columbia, p. 45
• NIHOPE, John, Town of Palatine, died intestate. Magdalena Nihope, widow and relict, appointed administrator at Johnstown. Feb. 22, 1805, p. 117
• PHILIPSE, Jacobus, Town of Florida, Montgomery County, died intestate. Johannis Philipse, Town of Canajoharie, appointed administrator at Johnstown, Mar. 11, 1803, p. 97
• PHILLIPS, Welcome, died intestate of Montgomery County. Rachel Phillips, widow of Welcome Phillips, appointed administratrix at Palatine. Witness: C. Walton. Aug. 18, 1800, p. 88
• PLUMB, Joseph, Town of Salisbury, died intestate. Isaac Plumb, Cornelius Drake and Alvah Southworth appointed administrator, Johnstown, Sept. 7, 1803, p. 104
• PUTMAN, David of Caughnawaga, died intestate. Rebecca Putnam, widow, appointed administratrix. Mar. 20, 1793, p. 40
• QUACKENBOSS, Elsie, Town of Charlestown, died intestate. Adam Starin appointed administrator at Johnstown, Sept. 3, 1803, p. 103
• QUACKENBOSS, Margaret, widow of Peter A. Quackenboss, late of Montgomery County, appointed administratrix. Feb. 17, 1798, p. 74
• REBER, Andreas, Town of Palatine, died intestate. John Harper, Town of Harpersfield, Delaware County, appointed administrator at Johnstown. Mar. 11, 1805, p. 118
• ROBINSON, John of Montgomery County, died intestate. John McIntosh and Daniel Crighton, appointed administrators at Johnstown. Witness: D. Davis. Dec. 26, 1799, p. 84
• ROSEBOOM, John, Town of Canajoharie, died intestate. Barent Roseboom, Abraham Roseboom and Conrad Ganswoort, appointed administrators at Johnstown, Apr. 19, 1806, p. 131
• SAGER, Thomas of City and County of Albany, died intestate. Syntia Sager appointed administratrix. Aug. 14, 1792, p. 34
• SALSMAN/SALOMAN, John (Saloman in Index) of Palatine, died intestate. Susan Salaman appointed administrator. Oct. 31, 1796, p. 64
• SCHERMERHORN, Hendrick, died intestate. Cornelia Schermerhorn, Widow and Relict, appointed administrator, Oct. 19, 1795, p. 55
• SCHUYLER, Simon, Town of Minden, died intestate. John Schuyler, appointed administrator at Johnstown. May 24, 1804, p. 111
• SCOTT, John Quackenboss, Town of Charlestown, died intestate. Adam Starin, appointed administrator at Johnstown, Sept. 3, 1803, p. 102
• SCOTT, Joseph, Town of Johnstown, Montgomery County, died intestate. Benjamin Scott appointed administrator at Johnstown. Witness: James Lansing. Oct. 4, 1802, p. 92
• SEYMOUR, James of Johnstown, died intestate. James Seymour appointed administrator. Nov. 9, 1796, p. 66
• SHOEFELT, John, Town of Manheim, died intestate. Elizabeth Shoefelt, widow and relict, appointed administrator at Johnstown, Mar. 17, 1804, p. 109
• SHULER, Jacob, Town of Florida, died intestate. John Shuler, appointed administrator, May 2, 1807, p. 142
• SMITH, Ephraim of Town of Florida, died intestate. Elizabeth Smith, widow and relict, appointed administrator, Dec. 23, 1795, p. 57
• SMITH, John of Montgomery County, died intestate. Margarette Smith, widow of John Smith, appointed administratrix at Palatine. Witness: Charles Walton. Jan. 26, 1801, p. 90
• SMITH, Ruth, Town of Johnstown, died intestate. Joseph Smith, appointed administrator at Johnstown. Feb. 5, 1806, p. 123
• SNELL, Nicholas, Town of Palantine, died intestate. Anna Barbara Elizabeth Snell, widow and relict, appointed administrator at Johnstown, Jan. 26, 1804, p. 107
• STRATTON, Mary, Town of Charlestown, died intestate. Eliphelet Stratton, appointed administrator at Johnstown. Mar. 1, 1806, p. 126
• STRATTON, Mary, widow of Abraham Stratton, late of the Town of Charleston in Montgomery County, died intestate, appointed administratrix. Feb. 8, 1798, p. 72
• STUDSON, Silas, Town of Palatine, died intestate. Oliver Congdon, appointed administrator. Feb. 24, 1806, p. 125
• TELLNER, John Ambrosius, died intestate. Nicholas B. Weaver of Johnstown appointed administrator. Aug. 27, 1794, p. 46
• TEN EYCK, Myndert S., Town of Johnstown, died intestate. William Wample, Town of Florida, appointed administrator at Johnstown. Nov. 23, 1805, p. 121
• THOMPSON, James of Montgomery Co., died intestate. George McGregor, Montgomery Co., appointed administrator at Johnstown. Witness Daniel Davis. June 22, 1799, p. 81
• THOMPSON, Margaret, widow of Aaron Thompson of Montgomery Co., appointed administrator, Feb. 26, 1799, p. 78
• THROOP, Josiah, Jr. of Johnstown, died intestate. Catharine Throop appointed administrator. Sept. 23, 1795, p. 54
• TUTTLE, Jabus of Salisbury, Montgomery Co., died intestate. Atwater Cook, aforesaid Town and County, appointed administrator at Johnstown. Witness Daniel Davis. Apr. 12, 1799, p. 80
• VAN ALSTINE, Philip, Town of Canajoharie, died intestate. Martin G. Van Alstine, Martin Roof and Barent Roseboom, appointed administrators at Johnstown, Apr. 8, 1806, p. 130
• VEDDER, Arnout of Montgomery County, died intestate. Herman Vedder, Ephraim Vedder and Jacob H. Docksteader, appointed administrator at Palatine. Witness: Charles Walton. Mar. 12, 1800, p. 85
• WALDO, Peggy S., Town of Johnstown, Montgomery County, died intestate. Horatio Waldo, husband, appointed administrator at Johnstown. Witness: James Lansing. Oct. 25, 1802, p. 94
• WALDRADT, Margaret, widow of William G. Walradt, late of Montgomery Co., appointed administratrix. Feb. 26, 1798, p. 75
• WALLACE, James of Johnstown, died intestate. Daniel Hale of the City and County of Albany, Merchant, appt. adm. Jan. 27, 1796, p. 58
• WALRADT, Gerrit I., Town of Palatine, died intestate. Catharine Walradt, widow and relict, appointed administratrix at Johnstown. July 11, 1806, p. 137
• WARTS/WASTS, Matthias of Montgomery County, died intestate. Marion Warts (Wasts), John Warts (Wasts), next of kin, appointed administrators at Johnstown, Witness: D. Davis. Oct. 9, 1799, p. 83
• WHITE, Edward, Town of Amsterdam, died intestate. Margaret White, widow and relict, appointed administrator at Johnstown, Jan. 28, 1804, p. 108
• WILLIAMSON, James of Charlestown, died intestate. John Divine appointed administrator. Sept. 15, 1794, p. 48
• WILSON, Daniel, died intestate, Town of Johnstown. Jane Wilson, widow and relict, appointed administratrix. Nov. 28, 1807, p. 146
• WILSON, Jesse, Town of Palatine, died intestate. Sarah Wilson, widow and relict, appointed administrator at Johnstown, Aug. 31, 1804, p. 114