Bedloe

Will of Isaac Bedloe – 1675

“Whereas ISAAC BEDLOE of this city, merchant, died intestate in or about the month of February, 1672/3. Who having been intrusted with great sums of money, and considerable quantities of goods by the late Governor, Colonel Francis Lovelace, as his factor; he was thereby involved in many and great accounts, And his widow Elizabeth Bedloe having been sued by some of the creditors.” Upon her application she is appointed administratrix, August 9, 1675. LIBER 1-2, page 114

Abstracts of Wills on File in the City of New York Surrogate’s Office 1660-1680

Sample Last Will and Testament

Abstracts of wills on file in the surrogate’s office city of New York 1660-1680. From May 1787 to the present, county surrogate’s courts have recorded probates. However, the court of probates and court of chancery handled estates of deceased persons who died in one county but who owned property in another. An 1823 law mandated that all probates come under the jurisdiction of the county surrogate’s courts. Each surrogate’s court has a comprehensive index to all probate records, including the unrecorded probate packets. Interestingly enough, there are wills existing and on record at the Surrogate’s Office in New York City for the time-span of 1660-1680. Genealogical extracts of these wills have been provided below.