In the matter of probate for the
SUSAN WRIGHT WILL
Date; Feb.14,1852
 
State of Indiana, Floyd County}SS.
Be it remembered that on this 2nd day of September, 1857, the following instrument in 
writing was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Common Pleas Court, Floyd County, 
Indiana, to wit:

Orange Surrogate Court:
At a surrogate’s court held at the Surrogate office in Newburg, in and for the county of 
Orange, on the 3rd day of  February 1854.
James w. Fowler, Surroagte.

In the matter of proving the last Will & Testament of Susan Wright, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Robert Wright, one of the executors named in the 
last Will & Testament of Susan Wright, late of said county, deceased, propounding the 
said last Will & Testament for probate as a Will of Real and personal  Estate, it is 
ordered, that a citation issue to the proper persons, pursuant to the Statute in such cases 
made and provided, requiring them to appear before the Surrogate of the county of 
Orange, at his office in Newburgh, in said county, on the night day of March , next, at 10 
o’clock in the forenoon, of that day, to attend the probate of said Will . Whereupon, in 
pursuance of said order, a citation was issued, of which the following is a true copy, viz:

The People of the State of New York.
To William Wright, Frances Wright, Alexander Wright, Jane Wright, Susan Wright, and 
Margaret  wife of Robert W. Boyd,  residing in the county of Orange, and john Wright, 
residing in the town of Manakoting, in the county the county of Sullivan, heirs at law and 
next of kin of Susan Wright, late of the town of Newburgh, in the county of Orange, 
deceased,.

Greeting:
You are hereby cited to be and appear before the Surrogate of the county of Orange, at 
his office in Newburgh, in said county, on the 9th day of march next,  at 10 o’clock in the 
forenoon of that day. To attend probate of a certain instrument in writing purporting to be 
the last Will & Testament of said deceased,  Susan Wright, bearing date the 14th day of 
February, 1852, on the application of Robert Wright, claiming to be one of the executors 
thereof, which said  Will relates to, and is offered for probate, as a Will of Real and 
personal estate.

In testimony whereof, we have caused the seal of Office of our said Surrogate of the 
county of orange to be hereby affixed.
Witness: James W. Fowler, Surrogate of said county of Newburgh, in said county, the 3rd 
day of February 1854.  Signed, James W. Fowler, Surrogate

Orange Surrogate Court.
At a Surrogate court held at the Surrogate office in Newburgh, in and for the county of 
Orange, on the 9th day of  March, 1854.  Present James W. Fowler, Surrogate.
Robert Wright the petitioner in this matter, and one of the executors names in the last 
Will & Testament of Susan Wright, late of the town of Newburgh, in the county of 
Orange, deceased, appeared this day and produced proofs of the due source of the citation 
heretofore issued in this matter, and as no one else appearing in this matter, also produce 
and satisfactory proofs of the due execution and publication of said Will, which said 
proofs by affidant of the due service of the said citation issued therein, and the said 
proofs of due execution and  publication of the said Will, and the said Will, are as 
follows, viz:
I hereby admit due personal service of the Citation of which the within is a copy. 
Alexander Wright.
I admit due personal service of the within Citation .    William Wright. 

ORANGE County]SS
Robert Wright of the town of Newburgh, in said county being duly sworn, says, that he 
served the within Citation on Francis Wright, Jane Wright, Susan Wright, Robert  W. 
Boyd, and Margaret his wife, more than l8 days previous to this 9th  of march, 1854, by 
delivering a copy thereof to each personally, and that he saw William Wright subscribe 
the admission of due service of said Citation, herein issued, and that he served said 
Citation on John Wright, by delivering  a copy thereof to him personally, more than 15 
days previous to this 9th day of March, 1854.     Signed, Robert Wright. 

Sworn this 9th day of March, 1854 before me. Signed, James W. Fowler, Surrogate.

Orange Surrogate Court}
In the matter of proving the last Will & testament of Susan Wright, deceased.

State of New York, Orange County}ss.
Edmund Von Orsdall of the town of Montgomery, in the county of orange, and David 
Belknap, of the town of Newburgh, in the county of Orange, having on this 9th day of 
March 1854, personally appeared before James W. Fowler, the Surrogate of the county of 
Orange, and  being by the said Surrogate severally duly sworn and examined, depose and 
say, and each for himself says, that he was well acquainted with Susan Wright,  deceased, 
late of the town of Newburgh, ,  in said county of Orange, and the deponents further says  
and each for himself says, that he was present as a witness and did see the said Susan 
Wright, now deceased, subscribe by making her mark at the end thereof the instrument 
now produced  and shown to the deponents, purporting to be the last Will & Testament of  
the said Susan Wright, deceased, bearing date  of the 14th day of February 1852, that each 
subscription was made by the said Susan Wright, now deceased,  in the presence of these 
deponents, subscribing witnesses to said  Will, that the said Susan Wright, at the same 
time declared the instrument so subscribed by her to be her last Will and Testament:
Whereupon, these deponents signed their names at the end of the said Will at the request 
of the said Susan Wright, now deceased, and that the said Susan Wright, at the time of 
executing and publishing the said last Will & Testament was of full age, of sound mind 
and memory, and not under any restraint, and was a widow. And this deponent, Edward  
Van Orsdall, for himself further  says that he drew up and wrote the said Will at the 
request and in accordance with the directions of the said deceased, that after he had so 
written said Will he read over the same to the said deceased carefully, and correctly, who 
thereinafter approved of and executed the same as before stated, and that the said Will is 
now in all respects the same as when  so executed as aforesaid with out alteration or 
changes.                 Signed, Edmund Von Orsdall, & David Belknap. 

Sworn and examined this 9th day of  March, 1854 before me.
James W. Fowler, Surrogate
WILL:
Date: February 14,1852
In the name of God Amen.                     
    I, Susan Wright, of the town of Newburgh, and county of Orange, do this 14th day of 
February, 1852 make this my last Will & Testament.

First. I give and bequeath to my 2 daughters, Jane Wright & Susan Wright, all of my 
household furniture to be eckeley (sic) {equally } divided among them.

Second. I give and  devise and bequeath unto my daughters  Jane Wright and Susan 
Wright, all of my Real Estate in the state of Indiana, formerly owned by james Wright, 
deceased, and all my Real Estate, land and tenaments  whatsoever and wheresoever  to be 
divided among them, but I order and direct that my daughter Susan, shall have out of the 
same $100 dollars more than Jane,  to them their heirs and assigns forever.

Third. I given and bequeath unto my tow aforesaid daughters Jane Wright and Susan 
Wright all of my personal estate of whatsoever  nature or kind to  be by them equally 
divided.

And lastly I do hereby  nominate, constitute and appoint my 2 sons Robert Wrigtht and 
Francis  Wright, executors to this my last Will & Testament, hereby revoking  all former 
Wills by me made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.
Susan Wright (seal)

The above instrument consisting of one sheet of paper was subscribed by the Testatrix in 
the presence of each of us, and the same time declared by her to be her last Will & 
Testament, and we at her request signed our names hereto as attesting witnesses.
Edmund Von Orsdall of Montgomery, Orange County.
David Belknap, of Newburgh, Orange County.

Whereupon it is ordered, adjudged and decreed by the said Surrogate that the said Will 
was duly executed, and is genuine and valid, and that the said Susan Wright, at the time 
of executing and publishing the same was in every respect competent to devise Real  
Estate and was not under any restraint. And it is hereby further ordered, adjudged and 
decreed that the said Will and the proof and examinations  taken in respect to the same be 
recorded. That the said Will be, and is hereby established as a Will of Record and 
personal Estate, and that ___ Testamentary  therein  be granted and  issued to the said 
Robert Wright, one of the Executors named therein, he first taking the oath or affirmation 
request by law.    Signed, James W. Fowler.  Surrogate.

Orange Count Surrogate Office}SS.
I hereby certify that the proceeding  to be a true record of the last Will & Testament of 
Susan Wright, late of the town of Newburgh,  in the county of Orange, deceased, and of 
all the proceedings  had in relation  to the proof thereof as a Will of Real and  personal 
Estate.            Signed, James W. Fowler, Surrogate.


State of New York, Orange County}SS.
Surrogates Office.
I, John C. McConnell, the Surrogate of the county of Orange do hereby certify that I have 
compared the proceeding with the original record of the last Will & Testament of Susan 
Wright, late of the town of Newburgh, in the county of Orange, deceased, and of all the 
proceedings had in relation to the proof thereof as a Will of  Real and personal Estate, 
now remaining in this office in Liber T. of  Wills on pages 237,238,239 & 249; that the 
same is a true and correct exemplification of the said original record of the said last Will 
& Testament of Susan Wright, and the proceeding had in relation to the proof thereof  as 
a Will of Real and personal Estate,  and the whole of said original record.  And I further 
certify that I am the keeper of the records in the said office and my own clerk.
 In testimony whereof , I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of 
office, this 13th day of July 1857.              John C. McConnell, Surrogate.

State of New York, Orange County}SS.
We the Justices of  the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a general  term 
thereof bow held for the Second  Judicial District of said State, composed  of the counties 
of Richmond, Suffolk, Queens, Kings, Westchester, Orange, Rockland, Putnam, and 
Deitches, do hereby certify that the foregoing certificate of John C. McConnell, the 
Surrogate of  the county of Orange is authentic, by the proper office, and in due form of 
law, and further that the said Supreme Court has supervision of the acts of  such officer 
on appeal.

In testimony whereof  we hereto subscribe our names at a general term of said court held 
at the courthouse in the village of Newburgh in the county of Orange, this 14th day of 
July, 1857.   Signed: L.B. Sudrey, Na. Harris, Lucien Birdsay, 

State of New York, Orange County}SS.
Clerk’s Office
I, Charles Drake, Clerk of the county of Orange and also clerk of the Supreme Court of 
said State, do hereby certify that John C. McConnell, whose name is subscribed to the 
certificate of the foregoing exemplification,  and therein written, was at the time of 
making such certificate, the Surrogate of said court of Orange, dwelling in said county, 
elected  and sworn and duly authorized to make the same, and  further that I am well 
acquainted with the hand writing of the said Surrogate, having frequently seen him write, 
and I verily believe that the signature to the said certificate is the genuine hand writing 
and signature of the said Surrogate.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the 
said  Court, and County, this 14th day of July 1856.
Charles Drake, Clerk