In the matter of the estate of RUFUS HATCH of Henderson, Jeff. Co., NY:
SAMUEL COLE, HEPZEBAH HATCH, administrators.
The Surrogate of Probate, wrote: this cause having been brought to a final hearing on the 16th day of April 1829...awarded monies from the estate to:
$99.00 paid to D. P. GREEN and ELIZABETH, his wife
$70.00 paid to the complainant RUFUS HATCH
$19.22 to CHARLOTTE HATCH
Land worth $25.00 and $14.88 to HEPZEBAH HATCH for her trouble and services in settling said estate.
/s/ Benjamin Wright, Surrogate
In another document in the file, Hepzebah is given the surname Pierce. Also, mention is made of:
RUFUS HATCH
CHARLOTTE HUNT, wife of ALVIN HUNT
ELIZABETH GREEN, wife of DAVID GREEN
LEONARD HATCH
HENRY K. HATCH
HEPZIBAH L. HATCH
MERCY M. HATCH
MARY HATCH
JOSEPHUS HATCH
AUGUSTUS HATCH - ALL HEIRS OF THE ESTATE
In the petition of HEPZEBAH PIERCE, widow of RUFUS HATCH, late of Henderson, deceased, she stated that she was lawfully married to Rufus in Hartford in February in the year 1800. He died about six years ago and at the time of his death was seized of a certain farm in Henderson. She asks for her dower which she had not received. Further, after Hatch died, she intermarried with SAMUEL PIERCE
and resides on said farm.
Dated 19 September 1832.
Jeff. Co., NY Estate papers 1805-1900, Box H11-14, H-101
Information contributed by volunteer Marilyn Sapienza.
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