Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States
Surname/tag: Stamp
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Introduction
This is a transcription of the Last Will and Testament of George Stamp of the thirteenth ward of the city of Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA,[1] who died on 19 October 1891.[2]
Spelling, punctuation, line breaks, and big bold text are as per the register copy. Abbreviations are expanded and additions noted in [square brackets]. Paragraph breaks (where added) and bold text for names are my own for ease of reading.
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People List
People in the will, in the order that they are mentioned:
- George Stamp, testator
- John Stamp, brother, executor
- Bayard J Couch, witness
- Zilpha M Couch, witness
Property List
Properties in the will, in the order that they are mentioned:
None
Will Transcript
[Page 1]
I George Stamp of the nineteenth
ward of the City of Buffalo being
being of the age of seventy eight years and
being of sound mind and mem-
ory do herby make publish
and declare this my last will
and testament hereby revoking
all former wills by me made
in the manner following viz.
I give devise and bequeath to
my brother John Stamp all
my property both personal
and real and direct him
to pay of all of my just debts
and funeral expenses and
the remainder to accept as
his own and I hereby appoint
my said brother my sole
executor of this my last
will and testament
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand this 31st day of
August 1891 George Stamp
The foregoing instrument was at
the date thereof signed published and declared
by the said George Stamp to be his last
will and testament to us who at his re-
quest and in his presence and in the
in the presence of us the undersigned have
subscribed our names as witness thereto
Bayard J Crouch Buffalo
Zilpha M Crouch Buffalo
Next of Kin
The probate papers cited the following four people as next of kin:
Name | Age | Relationship | Residence and Post-Office Address |
John Stamp | over 21 | Nephew | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
George Stamp | over 21 | Nephew | Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England |
John Stamp | over 21 | Nephew | Buffalo, New York |
Thomas G Stamp | over 21 | Nephew | International Bridge, Ontario |
Sources
- ↑
New York Probate Records, 1629-1971:
"New York Probate Records, 1629-1971"
Catalog: Surrogate's records, approx. 1800-1929 Surrogate's records, Case Nos. 21637-21656
Image path: New York Probate Records, 1629-1971 > Erie > Estate papers 1800-1929 case 21637-21656 > image 185 of 1962
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99C7-C6J4 (accessed 4 May 2023) - ↑
Death:
"New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956"
City of Buffalo; Buffalo, NY; Index to Deaths in Buffalo, New York
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61535 #5853994 (accessed 4 May 2023)
George Stamp death 19 Oct 1885-1894 (age 78) in Buffalo, New York, USA.
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