Eleanor DORSEY, NY, Will Abstract
Will Abstract of Eleanor DORSEY, Lyons, Wayne Co., NY, 17 Mar 1831.
Wife of Daniel DORSEY, who died c 1823, in Wayne Co., NY.(Daniel's will is at this Forum also).
Mentions:
Sons:
Andrew and his daughter, Eleanor DORSEY
Upton and his son, Dennis DORSEY
Thomas DORSEY
Nelson DORSEY
Daughters:
Eleanor NAGLEE, widow of David, and her daughter, Eleanor D. NAGLEE
Delia ROOKE
Lydia MILLER
Sophia BARNEY
Mary HUDSON
Son-in-law:Rev. Lawrence RILEY and his daughter Eleanor D., of Lyons (Wayne Co., NY.)
Granddaughter:Eleanor D. CHAPIN
Note from compiler of information says that Eleanor DORSEY died 22 May 1834, leaving a "considerable" estate.Will pro. 1 Sep 1834.
Reference:"Abstracts of Wills of Wayne County, N.Y., 1823 - 1866," by Harriett M. Wiles, a member of the N.Y. Gen. & Biog. Society, 1935.Reprinted by Higginson Book Company, Salem, MA, 1997.Chapter: "Abstracts of Wills of Wayne County, N.Y., 1823-1841. Libers A & B. Surrogate's Office, Lyons, N.Y.,", p. 17.
Check the Wayne Co., NY Office of the County Historian [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywayne/wcoht.html] for full will.
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