Abraham LENARDSON ^241,1994

  Noted events in his life were:

• Administration: 20 Aug 1825, , Montgomery Co., New York, USA. ¹⁹⁹⁴ The will of Abraham Lenardson:
Administration Bond, Est. Abraham Leonardson
Filed Aug. 20, 1825

Administration Bond
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That We Elizabeth Leonardson, John P. Yates
and Robert S. Leonardson of the town of Root in the County of Montgomery,
are held and firmly bound unto the People of the State of New -York, in the
SUM of Eight hundred dollars current Money of the said State, to be paid to
the said People: To the which Payment well and truly to be made, we bind
ourselves, and each of us, our and each of our Heirs, Executors and
Administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these Presents. Sealed
with our Seals, dated the Twenty sixth Day of August in the Year of our Lord
One Thousand Eight Hundred and twenty five and of our Independence the
fiftieth.

The Condition of this Obligation is such, That if the above bounden
Elisabeth Leonardson Administrator of all singular the Goods, Chattels and
Credits of Abraham Leonardson deceased, do make or cause to be made, a true
and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods, Chattles[sic] and
Credits of the said deceased, which have or shall come to the Hands,
Possession or Knowledge of the said Elisabeth Leonardson or into the Hands
or Possession of any other Person or Persons for the said Elisabeth
Leonardson and the same so made, do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited, into
the Office of the Surrogate of the county of Montgomery at or before the
expiration of Sex Calendar Months from the date of the Above written
Obligation, and the same Goods, Chattels and Credits, and all other Goods,
Chattels and Credits of the said deceased, at the time of his death, which
at any time after shall come to the Hands or Possession of the said
Elisabeth Leonardson do well and truly Administer according to Law: And
further, when thereunto lawfully required, do make, or cause to be made, a
just and true Account of Administration: And it shall hereafter appear, that
any Last Will or Testament was made by the said deceased, and the Executor
or Executors, therein named, or any Person or Persons, exhibit the same, and
request to have it allowed and approved, then if the said Elisabeth
Leonardson being thereunto required, do render and deliver the Letters of
Administration granted on the Estate of the said deceased, to the Office
from which they were issued, then this Obligation to be void and of none
effect, or else to remain in full force and virtue.
Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of
Elizabeth Lendarson [sic]
T. A. Stowits, Clerk, Surrogate John P. Yates
Robert Lenardson

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To the Surrogate of the County of Montgomery
The petition of Elisabeth Leonardson of the Town of Root in the County of
Montgomery
Respectfully Therewith,
That your petitioner is the widow and relic of Abraham Leonardson late of
said town of Root deceased, that the said Abraham Leonardson died in said
town of Root in the month of July and that he was at the time of his death
an inhabitant of said county of Montgomery : that the said dec'd man left no
last will and testament so fat as your petitioners have been able to
discover or has been that in the opinion of your petitioners is ………… that
administration of the estate of the said deceased be granted to some
discrete person.
And your petitioner further shows that all the goods, chattels and credits
of the said deceased do not exceed in value the sum of four hundred dollars. Your petitioners therefore rays that she may be appointed administratix of
the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased & she will be.
Dated August 20, 1825 (Signed) Elizabeth Lenderson
Montgomery County
Surrogate Officer (SS) Elizabeth Leonardson being duly sworn that the
material facts in the preceding petition by her subscribed are true to the
best of her knowledge information and belief.
Sworn this 20th day of August 1825 before me
Tobias A. Stowits, Clerk, Surrogate

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The People of the State of New York by the Grace of God free and
independent. To Elisabeth Leonardson widow and relic of Abraham Leonardson
late of the town of Root in the County of Montgomery, send Greeting. Whereas
the said Abraham Leonardson as is alleged lately died intestate, having
whilst living and at the time of his death, goods, chattels and credits
within this State, by means whereof the ordering and granting administration
of all and singular the said goods, chattels and credits, and also of the
auditing, allowing and finally discharging the account thus: doth appertain
unto us: and we being …….. that the goods, chattels and credits of the said
deceased may be well and faithfully administrated, ……..ed and disposed of,
do grant unto you the said Elisabeth Leonardson full power by these
presents, to administer and faithfully to dispose of all and singular the
said goods, chattels and credits - to ask, demand, recover and receive the
debts which unto the said deceased whilst living, and at the time of his
death, did belong, and to pay the debts which the said deceased did owe, so
far as such goods, chattels and credits will thereto extend and the law
require. Hereby requiring you to make a course to be made, a true and
perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the
said deceased, which have or shall come to your hands, possession or
knowledge, and the same so make to exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the
office of the Surrogate of the said County of Montgomery at or before the
expiration of six calendar months from the date hereof; and also to hinder a
just and true account of Administrations where therewith required. And we do
by these presents de….., constitute and appoint you the said Elisabeth
Leonardson administratix of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits
so….were of the said Abraham Leonardson.
In testimony whereof we have caused the seal of office of our said Surrogate
to be hereunto affixed. Witness: Tobias A. Stoutenburgh[?], Esquire,
Surrogate of the said County of Johnstown the twenty sixth day of August in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five and of our
independence the fiftieth.
[Signed] Tobias A. Stoutenburgh[?]

Abraham married Elizabeth CODDINGTON, daughter of Jacob CODDINGTON and Maria HENDRICKSON, on 1 May 1817 in Fonda, Montgomery Co., New York, USA ²⁴¹.^,2759 (Elizabeth CODDINGTON was born in 1794 in , , New York, USA,^241,3805 died on 1 Oct 1876 in , Macomb Co., Michigan, USA ³⁸⁰⁵ and was buried in Hart (Chesterfield/Union Burying Ground), New Baltimore, Macomb Co., Michigan ³⁸⁰⁵.)