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Four hundred and sixty-one dollars and thirteen cents.
That was the amount awarded to our grandfather John Delehanty, and to
each of his three surviving siblings following their mother's death in
1901. John was 15 years old, his elder brother Daniel 21.
His baby brother Mathias was already dead, and while he probably didn't
know it, his sister Elizabeth was not long for this world. Soon
she too would succumb to the same horrible disease -- tuberculosis --
that took his father in 1899 and two of his siblings soon after . . .
In these austere and formulaic court records, one can catch
fleeting glimpses of the lives of the deceased before their passing, and
of the lives of the family members they left behind. Records for
the estate of Mathias Delehanty, for instance, show his widow Bridget
Waters Delehanty accumulating a string of small debts, doubtless in
anticipation of the probate settlement. A couple of hundred
dollars for groceries at the Hazard's store in West Castleton, less than
a mile from the boarding house where she raised her six children. Eight dollars and eighteen cents at Brady
Brothers Butcher Shop. Small draws, on the magnitude of $10 or $20
at a time, for household expenses. The portrait that emerges from
Mathias Delehanty's probate proceedings is of a widow whose resources
were stretched thin, and who carefully husbanded the little she had to
make ends meet.
Mathias's
brother James, in contrast, left thousands of dollars to his eleven
children after sending them to the best colleges and universities in the
country (one son becoming a prominent Manhattan attorney; another a
medical doctor; and three daughters co-founding Trinity College in
Burlington VT). A similar degree of business success marked the
careers of James's brother John, and his business partner Patrick H.
Downs. These probate records confirm what appears in the land
records of Fair Haven & Castleton: that James & John Delehanty,
and Patrick H. Downs, each succeeded magnificently in business, and that
Mathias Delehanty, our great-grandfather and father of our grandpa John
Delehanty, failed miserably.
In any case, here are the probate records
for the estates indexed above, from the Fair Haven Town Offices:
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I.
Estate of
Mathias Delehanty, Castleton, VT,
1899-1900
No. 2483, Intestate Adm. John Delehanty |
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1899,
July 15 |
Appointment of Administrator |
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1899,
Oct 7 |
Administrator's Inventory |
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1900,
Jan 23 |
Notice
of Settlement |
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1900,
Feb 5 |
Assignment to Widow |
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1900,
Feb 5 |
Administration Account |
23 Jan 1900
Notice of Settlement
State of Vermont, District of Fair Haven
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Mathias Delehanty; Est.
Notice & Cit.
Be it remembered that at a Probate Court held at Castleton in and for
said District on the 23rd day of January, A.D. 1900.
Present. Hon. Henry L. Clark, Judge. John Delehanty,
administrator of Mathias Delehanty late of Castleton in said District
deceased presented his administration account for examination settlement
and allowance and Bridget Delehanty widow of said deceased made
application for an assignment to her of the personal estate of said
deceased and it is ordered that said account & said application be & the
same accordingly are referred for hearing and decision to a session of
said Court to be held at the Probate Office in Castleton in said
District on the 5th day of February A.D. 1900, & it is further ordered
that notice thereof be given to
Mary A. McCormick a daughter & heir of
said deceased to the guardian of the minor children of said deceased &
to Mary Delehanty guardian of
Clyde & Alice Delehanty,
minor children of
P. J. Delehanty
a deceased son of said Mathias by service upon such of them forthwith of
a citation [requiring] them to appear before said Court at said
time & place & show cause if any they have why said account should not
be approved and allowed and said assignment be made. Citation
issued accordingly.
A true record. Attest
Henry L. Clark, Judge.
return to mary a. mccormick on vital statistics page
5 Feb 1900 Assignment
to Widow
State of Vermont, District of Fairhaven
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Mathias Delehanty & Est.
Assignment to Widow
Be it remembered that at a Probate Court held at Castleton within and
for said District on the 5th day of February, A.D. 1900.
Present, Hon. Henry L. Clark, Judge. On application of Bridget
Delehanty widow of Mathias Delehanty, late of Castleton, in said
District, deceased, intestate, and on notice to all concerned, it is
ordered and decreed by said Court that there be and there hereby are set
apart out of the personal estate of said deceased and assigned to said
widow, the articles named in the schedule hereunto annexed at the prices
thereto affixed according to the appraisal, amounting in the whole to
the sum of 1806. 37/100 dollars, to be held by her the said widow, her
heirs, executors, administrators & assigns to their own proper use,
benefit and [beles] of forever, to wit: -- two cows $40, 1 buggy $20.
Household furniture $100. Money or its equivalent $1646.37.
A true record
Attest, Henry L. Clark, Judge
5 February 1900 Administration Account
State of Vermont, District of Fairhaven
} ss
Mathias Delehanty Adm.
Account
Be it remembered that at a Probate Court held at Castleton, in and
for said District on the 5th day of February, A.D. 1900.
Present, Hon. Henry L.
Clark, Judge.
Heretofore, to wit, on
the 23rd day of January A.D. 1900 John Delehanty administrator
of Mathias Delehanty late of Castleton in said District deceased
presented his administration account and the same was thereupon
referred for hearing, settlement & decision to a session of said
Court to be held this day at the Probate Office in Castleton, in
said District and it was further ordered that notice thereof be
given to all concerned, to wit, to
Mary A. McCormick,
to the guardian of
Clyde & Alice Delehanty,
minor children of
Patrick J. Delehanty
a deceased son of said Mathias & to the guardian of
Daniel L.,
Margaret A., Elizabeth, John, Ellen Teresa & Mathias Delehanty,
minor children of said deceased [to] service upon of them
forthwith of a citation requiring them to appear this day before
said Court & show cause why said account should not be approved
and allowed. Said order of notice was duly complied with
said citation duly issued to & service thereof accepted and
acknowledged by said parties & said administrator having been
duly sworn to the truth and correctness of said account and no
cause being shown to the contrary, it is ordered that the same
be approved, allowed & recorded as follows:
Mathias Delehanty Est.
In account with John Delehanty, admin.
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Balance in Bank |
249.93 |
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New York Life Ins Co |
1515.46 |
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1 cow sold 20 2 cows on hand 40 1 buggy 20 |
80.00 |
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Household furniture |
100.00 |
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Town Order No. @ 39 --- |
1000 |
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[Centia / subtotal] |
$2945.57 |
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Paid H. L. Clark fees 9.00 Pollard & Camody 10.50 |
19.50 |
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[To Streeter back] for bearers |
4.00 |
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[Crippin back] 5. Lot & grave digging 20 |
25.00 |
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Dr. J. Carty 1.50 Peck Casket 50-- |
51.50 |
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Wm Hielhan 2.50 Jho Powell 5.25 |
7.75 |
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A. Metcalf 75c Rev Jno Gelot funeral ex 10 |
10.75 |
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P. J. Delehanty; funeral expenses |
62.00 |
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Cash M. Delehanty 20 15 |
35.00 |
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Hazard -- Groceries |
29.10 |
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E.A. Williams 28.84 Widow 20 Proctor groceries
8.50 |
57.34 |
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Mrs. M. Delehanty widow 7.13 Taxes 19.65 |
26.75 |
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Widow - household ex. 50. Hazard groceries 45.69 |
95.69 |
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Levi Wood 12.38 Widow household ex 10 |
22.38 |
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J. S. Roland, groceries 6.35 Brady Bros. meat 8.18 |
14.53 |
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M. Lynch monument 229 Foundation 11 |
240.00 |
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Norton H. Co. 51.05 Dr. Lape 2.50 Green Bros
75 c |
54.30 |
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Cash to M. Delehanty 5; for horse 32 c Dr. McAllister 9 |
14.32 |
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Hazard bill for groceries |
75.00 |
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Jno Morairty meat 23.50 sundries 41 |
64.50 |
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House rent 42 H. M. Hazard 17.82 |
59.82 |
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Addl ex. for support of family ex a. |
155.61 |
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Prob fus final settlement |
14.25 |
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Assignment to widow |
$2945.57 |
John Delehanty, admin.
A true record,
Attest Henry L. Clark, Judge
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II. Estate of
Bridget Delehanty, Castleton, VT, 1901-1902
No. 2657, Intestate, Adm. John Delehanty
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1901,
Oct. 11 |
Appointment of Administrator |
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1902,
March 4 |
Notice
of Settlement |
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1902,
March 31 |
Administration Account |
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1902,
March 31 |
Decree
of Distribution |
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1902,
March 31 |
Guardianship of a Minor (John Delehanty) |
11 Oct 1901 Appointment of Administrator
State of Vermont, District of Fairhaven
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Bridget Delehanty Estate
BE IT REMEMBERED, That at a Probate Court, held at Castleton, in and
for said District, on the 11th day of October, A.D. 1901
Present, Hon. Henry L. Clark, Judge
WHEREAS, Bridget Delehanty, late of Castleton in said District,
deceased, has lately died intestate, leaving goods, chattels, rights,
credits and estate
THEREFORE, it is ordered by said Court, that John Delehanty of
Fairhaven in said District be and he accordingly is appointed
administrator of the estate of said deceased, and he accepts said trust
and gives bond in the sum of three thousand dollars, conditioned as
required by law . . . Mary McCormick of Granville in the State of New
York, surety.
ORDERED, that said administrator make and return to said Court,
within three months under oath, according to her best knowledge,
information and belief, a true and perfect inventory of the goods,
chattel, rights, credits and estate of said deceased, which have or
shall come to her possession or knowledge, or to the possession of any
other person for her, administer the same according to law, and render a
just and true account of her administration to said Court within one
year.
Letter of administration issued accordingly.
A true record. Attest, /s/
Henry L. Clark, Judge
4 March 1902 Notice of Settlement
State of Vermont, District of Fairhaven
} ss
Bridget Delehanty Estate
BE IT REMEMBERED, that at a session of the Probate Court for the
District of Fairhaven, held at Castleton, in and for said District on
the 4th day of March, A.D. 1902.
Present, Hon. Henry L. Clark, Judge
John Delehanty, Administration of the estate of Bridget Delehanty
late of Castleton in said District, deceased, presents his
administration account for examination and allowance, and makes
application for a decree of distribution and partition of the estate of
said deceased. Whereupon it is ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application be referred to a session thereof, to be
held at the Probate Office in said Castleton, on the 31st day of March,
A.D. 1902, for hearing and decision thereon: And, it is further
ordered, that notice hereof be given to all person interested, by
publication of the same three weeks successively in the Fairhaven Era, a
newspaper published at Fairhaven in said District, previous to said time
appointed for hearing, that they may appear at said time and place, and
show cause, if any they may have, why said account should not be
allowed, and such decree made.
A true record. Attest /s/
Henry L. Clark,
Judge
31 March 1902
Administration Account
State of Vermont, District of Fairhaven
} ss
Bridget Delehanty; Est.
Account
Be it remembered that at a Probate Court held at Castleton, in and
for said District on the 31st day of March, A.D. 1902.
Present Hon. Henry L. Clark, Judge
Therefore, to wit, on the 4th day of March A.D. 1902 John Delehanty
administrator of the estate of Bridget Delehanty, late of Castleton in
said District, deceased, presented to said Court an account of his
administration of the estate of said deceased, and the same was by said
Court referred for hearing settlement and decision to a session of said
Court to be held on this day at the Probate Office in Castleton, in said
District and it was further ordered that notice thereof be given to all
concerned by publication of said order for three weeks successively
previous hereto in the Fairhaven Era a newspaper printed at Fairhaven in
said District.
Said order of notice was duly complied with and no one has appeared
or objected to said account, said administrator has been duly sworn to
the truth and correctness of the same and whereas said account appears
to be just, true & correct.
Therefore,
it is ordered by said Court that the same be approved,
allowed & recorded as follows:
Estate of Bridget Delehanty
In account with John Delehanty, administrator
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Credit |
$ |
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Cash on
Hand |
65.00 |
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Cash from
Mrs. McCormick for furniture |
41.60 |
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Cash from
Margaret Delehanty |
22.50 |
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13.50 |
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Cash for
Chair |
3.00 |
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Cash for
interest on town order |
50.00 |
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Cash in
Rutland Sav. Bk |
327.30 |
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Principal
of two town orders |
2,000.00 |
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$2522.90 |
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Debit |
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Paid for
prescription & medicine |
$2.00 |
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Paid to
Mrs. McCormick |
5.00 |
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Paid to
Pollard & Connody |
5.93 |
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"
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9.30 |
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"
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2.55 |
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Paid for
burial permit & telegrams |
.50 |
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Paid Wilson
& Root |
10.00 |
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Paid for
funeral ex. at different store |
12.55 |
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Paid Rev.
Fr. Lane |
13.00 |
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Paid N.Y.
Store 4.17 McAllister 3. |
7.17 |
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Paid Boston
Shoe Store 3. Telephoning |
1.00 |
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Paid Geo A.
Parkhurst, M.D. |
4.00 |
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Paid S. D.
Williams & Son |
2.55 |
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Paid J. H.
Charty M.D. 4. Green Bros.
69. |
73.00 |
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Paid Wm
Adams rent 8. J. Morairty 5.57 |
13.57 |
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Paid Kelly
& Hindy 2.64 Pollart & Co. 11.85 |
14.49 |
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Paid ------
4.65 H. L. Clark 5. |
9.65 |
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Paid for
Masses 50. Cutting headstone 20. |
70.00 |
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Paid for
clothes for child |
1.25 |
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Paid Prob.
fees & adv. |
18.25 |
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278.46 |
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Bal. in
hands of adm. |
$2244.52 |
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John Delehanty, Adm. |
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A true record.
Attest Henry L. Clark, Judge
31 March 1902 Decree of Distribution
State of Vermont, District of Fairhaven
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Bridget Delehanty; Est
Decree
Be it remembered that at a Probate Court held at Castleton in and for
said District on the 31st day of March A.D. 1902
Present, Hon. Henry L. Clark, Judge
Whereas,
due notice has been given to all persons interested under
the order of said Court by publication for 3 weeks successively previous
hereto in the Fairhaven Era, a newspaper printed at Fairhaven in said
District; and whereas, it appears from the records and files of said
Court & from the account of John Delehanty administrator of the estate
of Bridget Delehanty late of Castleton, in said District deceased,
intestate that after the payment of the debts and funeral charges of
said deceased and the expenses of administration as allowed by said
Court, there remains in the hands of said administrator as aforesaid the
sum of two thousand two hundred forty four & 52/100 dollars, being a
surplus or residue of said estate.
And whereas,
it hath been made to appear to said Court that
Daniel
L. Delehanty, Margaret Delehanty, John Delehanty,
and Ellen Teresa Delehanty, children of said Bridget Delehanty,
deceased, are all the legal heirs of the said Bridget Delehanty deceased
who by law are entitled to the said residue of the estate aforesaid.
It is therefore ordered that the said residue of said estate, be and
the same accordingly is assigned & decreed to the aforesaid heirs in the
following proportions.
To the said
Daniel L. Delehanty one equal fourth part thereof
being the sum of $461.13
To the said
Margaret Delehanty one equal fourth part thereof
being the sum of $461.13
To the said
John Delehanty one
equal fourth part thereof being the sum of $461.13
To the said
Ellen Teresa Delehanty one equal fourth part
thereof being the sum of $461.13
To have and to hold the same to them the said Daniel L., Margaret,
John & Ellen Teresa their executors administrators & assigns forever.
Said administrator is ordered to pay accordingly & will take notice
that Mary McCormick of Granville, NY is the duly appointed guardian of
said Ellen Teresa & that James
Delehanty of said Castleton is the duly appointed guardian of said John
Delehanty
who are minors.
A true record.
Attest, Henry L. Clark, Judge
31 March 1902
Guardianship of John Delehanty by Uncle James Delehanty
State of Vermont, District of Fairhaven
} ss
John Delehanty, Minor
BE IT REMEMBERED, That at a session of the Probate Court of the said
District of Fairhaven, held at Castleton, in and for said District, on
the 31st day of March, A. D. 1902.
Present, Hon. Henry L. Clark, Judge.
WHEREAS, John Delehanty of Castleton in said District, a minor, above
the age of 14 years, child and one of the heirs at law of Bridget
Delehanty late of said Castleton, deceased, has made choice of James
Delehanty of said Castleton to be his guardian.
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED by said Court, that said
James Delehanty of
Castleton in said District be, and he accordingly is appointed guardian
of said John Delehanty, and he accepts said trust and gives a bond in
the sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned as required by law N. J.
Delehanty of Rutland in County of Rutland . . .
A true record. Attest /s/
Henry L. Clark, Judge
(Thumbnail of John Delehanty Guardianship paper, 1902)
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III. Estate of
Patrick H. Downs, Castleton, Bridget Downs, Executor, 1902-1903
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1902,
Nov 17 |
Order of
Notice |
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1902,
Dec 8 |
Probate
of Will, Certified Copy and Record |
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1902,
Dec 8 |
Appointment of Executor |
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1902,
Dec 8 |
Appointment of Appraisers and Commissioners |
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1903,
March 10 |
Appraiser's Inventory |
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1903,
June 11 |
Commissioner's Report |
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1903,
June 11 |
Administration Account |
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1903,
June 11 |
Decree |
17 Nov 1902 Order of Notice
State of Vermont, District of Fairhaven
} ss
Patrick H. Downs Estate
BE IT REMEMBERED, That at a session of the Probate Court for the
District of Fairhaven, held at Castleton, in and for said District, on
the 17th day of November A.D. 1902.
Present, Hon. Henry L. Clark, Judge
An instrument in writing, under seal, purporting to be the last will
and testament of Patrick H. Downs, late of Castleton, in said District,
deceased, being presented for probate and allowance by Bridget Downs,
the executrix therein named, it is ordered by said Court, that all
persons concerned therein be notified to appear before said Court, at a
session thereof, to be held at the Probate Office in Castleton, in said
District, on the 8th day of December A.D. 1902, and show cause, if any
they have, against the probate of said will; for which purpose it is
further ordered that this order be published three weeks successively in
the Fairhaven Era, a newspaper printed at Fairhaven, in this State,
previous to said time of hearing.
A true record. Attest, /s/
Henry L.
Clark, Judge
8 Dec 1902
Probate of Will, Certified Copy and Record
State of Vermont, District of Fairhaven
} ss
Patrick H. Downs Est.
Will
Be it remembered that at a session of the Probate Court held at
Castleton within & for the District of Fairhaven on the 8th day of
December, A.D. 1902.
Present, Hon. Henry L. Clark, Judge.
Heretofore, to wit, on the 17th day of November A.D. 1902 a certain
written instrument under seal, purporting to be the last will and
testament of Patrick H. Downs, late of Castleton in said District,
deceased, having been presented to said Court for probate and allowance
by Bridget Downs the executrix therein named; and all persons concerned
having been duly notified, under the order of said Court, by publication
three weeks successively in the Fairhaven Era, a newspaper printed at
Fairhaven, in this state to appear this day and contest the Probate of
said will, the same was proved by the oath of James Cummings, one only
of the subscribing witnesses (no one appearing to contest the same), who
having been duly sworn declared that he saw the said Patrick H. Downs
execute the annexed written instrument and heard him declare the same to
be his last will and testament; that the said Patrick H. Downs was of
full age and sound mind, and that he the said James Cummings and C. E.
Cook and E. D. Raymond, the subscribing witnesses severally subscribed
the same as witnesses thereof in the presence of said testator, and of
each other.
Therefore it is ordered by said Court that the same be
approved and allowed as the last will and testament of the said Patrick
H. Downs, deceased, and that the same be recorded, and the execution
thereof be committed to Bridget Downs, the executrix therein named who
accepted said trust and [of an] a bond with sufficient surety according
to the statute in such case made & provided said will is in the words
and figures following:
I, Patrick H.
Downs, of Hydeville in the town of Castleton in the County of
Rutland and State of Vermont, being of sound and disposing mind and
memory, do make and publish this my last will and testament, hereby
revoking all former wills.
1st.
I direct that my executrix hereinafter named so soon as may be after
my decease, pay from the proceeds of my estate all my just debts and
funeral expenses.
2d.
I direct my said executrix to pay from the proceeds of my estate one
hundred (100) dollars for masses to be said for the repose of my
soul.
3d.
I direct my said executrix to pay from the proceeds of my estate one
hundred (100) dollars for masses to be said for the repose of the
souls of my father and mother and for the repose of the souls of my
deceased brothers and sisters.
4th.
To the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, in the City of Burlington,
Vermont, maintained by the Sisters of Providence, I give, and
bequeath one hundred and fifty (150) dollars.
5th.
To my dear sister, Annie Bolger, of said Hydeville, I give and
bequeath five hundred (500) dollars.
6th.
To my beloved wife, Bridget Downs, I give, devise, and bequeath all
the rest, residue and remainder of my property, both real and
personal, of whatever name and nature and wherever situate, to her
and her heirs forever, the same to be in lieu of all dower rights at
law.
7th.
I name and appoint as executrix of this my last will and testament,
my aforesaid wife, Bridget Downs, and I direct that she be required
to give no bonds for the faithful performance of the trust herein
created.
In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal to this my
last will and testament at the aforesaid Hydeville, on the
fourteenth day of October in the year nineteen hundred and two.
P a t r i
c k H. D o w n s , L. S.
Signed, sealed,
published and declared as and for his last will and testament on the
date above written by Patrick H. Downs in our presence and we have
hereto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto in the testator's
presence at his request and in the presence of each other.
James Cummings C. E. Cook
E. D. Raymond
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A true Record. Attest
Henry L. Clark, Judge
8 Dec 1902. Appointment of Executor, Appraisers, and Commissioners
State of Vermont, District of Fairhaven
} ss
Patrick H. Downs Estate
BE IT REMEMBERED, That at a session of the Probate Court for the
District of Fairhaven, held at Castleton, in and for said District, on
the 8th day of December A. D. 1902.
Present, Hon. Henry L. Clark, Judge.
WHEREAS, Patrick H. Downs late of Castleton in said District,
deceased, has lately died, leaving goods, chattels, rights, credits and
estate, and an instrument in writing, under seal, has been this day
proved and allowed by said Court, as the last will and testament of said
deceased, and whereas Bridget Downs of Castleton in said District is
named therein as the executrix thereof.
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED by said Court, that the execution of said
will and the administration of the estate of said deceased be, and the
same accordingly are, committed unto said Bridget Downs, who accepts
said trust and gives a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars,
conditioned as required by law, James Delehanty of Castleton in said
District surety.
ORDERED, that said executrix make and return to said Court, within
three months, under oath, according to her best knowledge, information
and belief, a true and perfect inventory of all the goods chattels,
rights credits and estate of said deceased, which have or shall come to
her possession or knowledge, or to the possession of any other person
for her, administer the same according to law, and the last will of said
deceased, and render a just and true account of her administration to
said Court within one year.
Letter testamentary issued accordingly.
APPRAISERS.
IT IS ORDERED by said Court that James Cummings of Castleton and C.
E. Cook of Castleton both in said District, be, and they accordingly
are, appointed a committee to appraise all the estate, real and personal
whereof Patrick H. Downs late of Castleton in said District, deceased,
died seized and possessed, and warrant therefor issued returnable in
three months.
COMMISSIONERS.
IT IS ORDERED by said Court that James Cummings of Castleton and C.
E. Cook of Castleton both in said District, be, and they accordingly
are, appointed commissioners to receive, examine and adjust all claims
and demands of all persons against the estate of Patrick H. Downs, late
of Castleton, in said District, deceased, and all claims and demands
exhibited in offset thereto.
ORDERED, that said commissioners, within sixty days, give notice of
their appointment, and of the times and places when and where they will
meet for the business thereof, and of the time limited for creditors to
present their claims, by advertising the same three weeks successively
previous thereto, in the Fairhaven Era, a newspaper printed at Fairhaven
in the County of Rutland, and by posting up notifications thereof in
four public places in said Castleton.
ORDERED, that creditors of said deceased by allowed six months in
which to present their claims to said commissioners for examination and
allowance.
Warrant issued accordingly.
A true record. Attest, /s/ Henry
L. Clark, Judge
10 March 1903 Appraisal
State of Vermont, District of Fairhaven
} ss
Patrick H. Downs, Est.
Appraisal
Be it remembered that at a Probate Court held at Castleton, in and
for said District on the 10th day of March A. D. 1903.
Present, Hon. Henry L. Clark, Judge.
The committee heretofore appointed to appraise the estate of Patrick
H. Downs, late of Castleton in said District, deceased, returned into
Court their warrant with a report thereon of their doings & [-----] was
accepted and [adjudged] to be recorded as follows:
An inventory of the estate of Patrick H. Downs late of Castleton in
the District of Fairhaven, deceased, appraised on oath by us the
subscribed duly appointed to that service of the Hon. Probate Court for
said District, [viz]:
Real Estate: --
House & lot including 2 barns situated on the north [end] of Main
St. Hydeville, VT $1,800
1 undivided third of Lake Bomoseen Slate Co.,
situated on north shore of Lake Bomoseen
$30,000
Personal Estate: --
Household furniture
$2,000
Dated at Castleton in said District, March 10, 1903
James Cummings,
C. E. Cook, Appraisers
A true record Attest
/s/ Henry L. Clark, Judge
11 June 1903 Administration Account
State of Vermont, District of Fairhaven
} ss
Patrick H.
Downs Est. Account
Be it remembered
that at a Probate Court held at Castleton, in and
for said District on the 11th day of June, A.D. 1903.
Present Hon. Henry L. Clark, Judge.
Bridget Downs, executrix of the last will & testament of Patrick H.
Downs, late of Castleton, in said District, deceased, having given due
notice to all concerned that she would this day at the Probate Office in
said Castleton render & settle her administration account presented the
following account & having been duly sworn to the truth & correctness of
the same & no one having appeared or objected thereto & the same
appearing to said Court to be just, true & correct, it is ordered that
the same be approved, allowed & recorded as follows:
Estate of Patrick H. Downs
In account with Bridget Downs, Ex. be by household furniture as per
appraisal $2,000.
[In] notes, mortgages, money on hand & in hand & other personal
securities, $20,000.
Debit: $22,000
|
Paid Green
Bros -- undertakers |
$206. |
|
|
"
Dr. J. H. Carty |
60.75 |
|
|
Cost of
Monument to be erected |
500.00 |
|
|
Paid
legacies viz |
|
|
|
No 2 for
masses |
100 |
|
|
No 3
" " |
100 |
|
|
No 4 Orphan
Asylum |
150 |
|
|
No 5 Annie
Bolger |
500 |
|
|
Prob. fees
& other [changes] of admn |
150 |
1766.75 |
|
Bal. in
hands of Ex'x |
|
$20,233.25 |
Bridget Downs, Ex'x
A true record
Attest Henry L. Clark, Judge
11 June 1903
Decree
State of Vermont, District of Fairhaven
} ss
Patrick H. Downs Estate
Decree
Be it remembered, that at a Probate Court, held at Castleton, in and
for said District, on the 11th day of June, A.D. 1903.
Present, Hon. Henry L. Clark, Judge.
WHEREAS, due notice has been given to all concerned that said Court
would this day at the Probate Office, in Castleton, in said District,
hear consider and decide on the application of Bridget Downs, executrix
of the last will and testament of Patrick H. Downs, late of Castleton in
same District, deceased, for a decree of distribution of the residue of
the estate of said deceased, to the person entitled thereto under the
said last will and testament of said deceased, and
WHEREAS, it appears to said Court from the records and files thereof
and from the account of the said executrix as allowed by said Court that
after the payment of the debts of said deceased and the funeral charges
and expenses of administration as allowed by said Court, and after the
payment of the several specific money legacies given in and by said will
there remains in the hands of said executrix the sum of twenty thousand
two hundred thirty three dollars and twenty five cents ($20,233.25)
residue of personal estate, and also all the real estate whereof the
said Patrick H. Downs died seized and possessed, wherever situated and
however bounded and described, and
WHEREAS, it appears to said Court that the said Bridget Downs in the
only person who according to the terms and provisions of said will under
the laws of this State is entitled to said residue of personal estate
and to said real estate.
It is therefore ORDERED by said Probate Court that the same be and it
accordingly is ASSIGNED and DECREED to her the said Bridget Downs, to
have and to hold the same to her and her heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns, forever.
A true record,
ATTEST, /s/
Henry L. Clark, Judge.
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IV. Estate of
John
Delehanty, Fair Haven, VT, Hannah Delehanty, Executor, 1916
|
|
1916,
April 19 |
Order of
Notice |
| |
1916,
May 15 |
Probate
of Will, Certified Copy and Record |
| |
1916,
May 15 |
Bond
Filed |
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1916,
May 15 |
Appointment of Executor |
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1916,
May 15 |
Appointment of Appraisers and Commissioners |
| |
1916,
Aug 15 |
Appraisers' Inventory |
| |
1916,
Nov 27 |
Commissioner's Report |
| |
1923,
July 12 |
License
to Sell Real Estate |
15 August 1916 Appraisers' Inventory
State of
Vermont, District of Fairhaven }
ss
John Delehanty
est. Inv. & Appraised
BE IT
REMEMBERED that at a Probate Court held at Castleton in and for
said District on the 15th day of August, A.D. 1916.
Present
Hon. Henry L. Clark, Judge. The committee heretofore
appointed to appraise the estate of John Delehanty, late of
Fairhaven in the said District, deceased, returned into their
court their warrant with report thereon of their doings and the
same was accepted and ordered to be recorded as follows, viz: --
An inventory
of the estate of John Delehanty, late of Fairhaven, in the
District of Fairhaven, deceased, appraised on oath by us the
subscribers duly appointed to that service by the Hon. Probate
Court for said District
|
Real
estate |
$2,500 |
|
Household furniture |
200 |
|
B &
O stock -- 12 shares -- common @75 |
900 |
|
" "
-- 6 shares -- preferred 70 |
420 |
|
Union Pacific 20 "
common 130 |
2,600 |
|
" "
30
preferred 75 |
2,250 |
|
Central Leather Co. 25 shares pref'd
100 |
2,500 |
|
In
Banks |
8,922.81 |
|
Mortgages |
38,833 |
|
[
Total ] |
$59,125.81 |
Dated at
Fairhaven Aug. 14, 1916.
G. E. Adams, P.
J. Minogue } appraisers
15 May 1916 Last
Will & Testament
[ Leaves
everything to his wife Hannah Delehanty, unless she
remarries or dies, in which case his children shall share
equally in his estate.
[
Witnesses to
last will & testament: E. D. Raymond, Alice D.
Raymond, and Jacob Warner. ]
|
|
V. James Delehanty
Estate, Castleton, VT, 1917-1928
| |
1917,
Aug 14 |
Order of Notice |
| |
1917,
Sept 3 |
Probate of Will, Certified Copy and Record |
| |
1917,
Sept 3 |
Bond Filed |
| |
1917,
Sept 3 |
Appointment of Executor |
| |
1917,
Sept 3 |
Appointment of Commissioners |
| |
1917,
Nov 30 |
Executor's Inventory |
| |
1918,
Mar 9 |
Commissioner's Report |
| |
1919,
Oct 1 |
Order of Notice |
| |
1919,
Oct 6 |
Administration Account |
| |
1919,
Oct 6 |
Decree |
| |
1919,
Oct 6 |
Discharge of Adm. & Release of Bail |
30 Nov 1917 Executor's
Inventory
[ Appraisers' inventory of the worth of James H. Delehanty's
accumulated stuff: ]
|
Cash |
|
|
|
Rutland Trust Co - R. |
$3,065.42 & int. |
|
|
Zimmerman & Forshay N.Y. |
2,170.27 & int. |
|
|
U.S. Mtge & Trust Co N.Y. |
169.03 & int. |
|
| |
|
|
|
Insurance |
|
|
|
N.Y. Life Ins. Co. policy #177143 |
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Hartford Life & Annuity Ins. Co. |
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