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- 1872 - Letters of Administration for Gideon M. DeWitt, Bk M page 145
The people of the state of New York, by the grace of God free & independent
To Elizabeth DeWitt, the widow, & Martin H. DeWitt, a son of Gideon M. DeWitt, late of the town of Deerpark in the county of Orange, deceased intestate send greeting:
Whereas the said Gideon M. DeWitt, as is alleged, lately died intestate having, whilst living & at the time of his death, good & chattels or credits within this state by means whereof the ordering & granting administration of all & sundry of the said goods, chattels & credits & also the auditing, allowing & final discharging of the accounts thereof, doth appertain to us & we being desirous that the goods chattels & credits of the said deceased may be well & faithfully administered, applied & disposed of, do grant unto the said Elizabeth DeWitt, the widow, & Martin H. DeWitt, a son of said intestate, full power by these presence to administer & faithfully dispose of all & singular the goods, chattels & credits, to ask, demand, recover & receive the debts which unto the said deceased, whilst living & at the time of his death, did belong & to pay the debts which the said deceased did owe, so far as such good, chattels & credits will thereunto extend & the law require, hereby requiring you to make or cause to make a true & perfect inventory of all & singular the goods, chattels & credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to your hands, possession or knowledge & the said so named made to exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the office of the surrogate of the said county of Orange at or before the expiration of three calendar months from the date hereof & also a just & true account of administration is thereunto required & we do by these presence dispute, constitute & appoint you, the said Elizabeth DeWitt, he administratrix & Martin H. DeWitt, the administrator of all & singular the goods, chattels & credits which were of the said Gideon M. DeWitt, deceased.
In witness whereof we have caused the seal of the office of the said surrogate to be hereunto affixed.
Witnesses: Henry Wadsworth, Esq.
Surrogate of the county, at Goshen, 4 April, 1872.
Gideon M. married Elizabeth Hinchman. Their 7 children are:
Peter (1829-)
Martin Hinchman(1831-1911)
Mary Elizabeth (1834-1847)
Pauline Amelia (1843-1918)
Jennie L. (1847-1881).
Alice Elizabeth (1851-)
William Edgar (1853-) - - -
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1808 - 1871 (63 years)