On
October 18, 1858 Dolly Doty and William E. Mapes settled 3rd Great Grandfather
John Doty’s estate at Surrogate Court in Goshen, New York. John died January
27, 1857 leaving Dolly a widow along with eight surviving children.
Clarissa Jane Doty,
wife of Thomas Drake
Anna Maria Doty, wife
of Elias Hockenberry
Harriet E. Doty, wife
of James H. Smith
Lucinda Doty, wife of
William E. Mapes
Arminda Doty
Jefferson W. Doty
Albert Doty, husband
to Fanny Jane Bennett
John Doty
Dolly
and her son-in-law, William E. Mapes, began probate proceedings at Surrogate
Court February 16, 1857 when appointed Administratrix and Administrator. See my
earlier blog post titled Dolly Doty Asks
for Letter of Administration 158 Years Ago Today by clicking here.
John
and Dolly’s children started a flurry of land deals involving their father’s
lands before his estate was settled. 3rd Great Grandfather owned 125 acres in
Wawayanda, Orange Co., New York. On May 7, 1857 the Doty sisters (and spouses)
sold their title, claims and rights to their brothers for $1,040.
William
E. Mapes requested a date at Probate Court to present a final accounting of
Great Grandfather’s estate August 16, 1858. Click here to view my second
post Dolly Doty’s Ready for Final
Settlement of John Doty’s Estate Aug. 16, 1858, Goshen, NY. A citation
issued that day informed interested parties to be at the Surrogate’s office October
18, 1858 for the final settlement of the estate.
Dolly
and William submitted the accounting for John’s estate. The estate papers show Jefferson
W. Doty accompanied his mother to Goshen.
Once
John Doty’s personal property was sold May 23, 1857, $915.64 was credited to
his estate. Ten Dollars cash was on hand when the inventory was prepared and
$4.22 representing a book account from Gilbert More brought the total assets to
$929.86.
The
expenses of the administration included debts, commissions and surrogate’s fees
totaling $104.19. The personal debts only amounted to $8.00. Dr. W. H. Dorrance
was paid $2.00 for taking care of John. Mr. Campbell received $15.00 for
handling the funeral. Philip Decker provided a $13.00 tombstone. Theodore
Halstead shoed a mare and got $8.00 for his labors.
After
the estate expenses were paid, Dolly and the children were left with $825.67.
Dolly was entitled to 1/3 dower share equaling $275.22. The Doty children, Anne
M. Hockenberry, Clarissa J. Drake, Harriet E. Smith, Arminda Doty, Lucinda
Mapes, Jefferson W. Doty, Albert Doty and John Doty, got 1/8 of the remaining
2/3 share. Each received $68.80.
Bonus
points for the document below as it has 3rd Great Grandmother’s signature.
Source:
John Doty’s estate packet filed at Surrogate Court, Park Place, Goshen, NY
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