Document A.212 · probate letters · transcription: verbatim
Warren Co., N.J. Surrogate — Letters of administration and guardianship 1851-1870, book p. 30 (administration of Geo[?] Batty, 6 April 1853), with the index line of Receipts and Discharges 1825-1867 item 2 for a receipt of Caleb S. Cooper and wife to Huldah M. Batty (book p. 400)
- repository
- Warren County Surrogate's Office, Belvidere, N.J. (microfilm).
- collection
- FamilySearch DGS 005679647 (Letters of administration and guardianship, 1851-1870), image 56, ark 3:1:3QSQ-G93Q-YN69; and DGS 005679649 item 2 (Receipts for Wills 1850-1860), image 7 (the volume's C index), ark 3:1:3QS7-893Q-RGPV.
- date
- 1853-04-06
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Caleb S | distributee | Caleb Swayze Cooper 1834–1913 candidate | |
| Amanda Jane (his wife) | distributee | Amanda J. (Batley) Cooper 1838–1915 candidate | |
| Geo[?] Batty | deceased | ||
| Huldah M. Batty | administrator |
What this document records
Letters p30
"State of New Jersey / Warren County ss. I Lewis C. Reese, Surrogate of the County of Warren, do Certify that on the Sixth day of April A.D. 1853 administration of the goods and Chattels rights and Credits, which were of Geo[?] Batty late of the County of Warren, who died intestate, was granted by me to Huldah M. Batty of said County who is duly authorized to administer the same agreeably to law. Witness my hand and seal of office the sixth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three. Lewis C. Reese Surrogate"
Receipts index c block
Cooper lines, in the order written: "Cooper Elcy To Edward Chandler admr &c 140"; "Cooper George M. To Do 141"; "Cooper Lewis S. & Mary Jane To Do 141"; "Cooper Caleb S & his wife Amanda Jane to Huldah M Batty 400"; "Cooper Caleb S to Edward Chandler 450"; "Do Robert M S[?] to Do Do 451"; "Calvin C to Do Do 451".
Reading notes
The decedent's given name is written as an abbreviation read "Geo" with a final letter not certain. The surname is written "Batty" in both places; the catalog's other sources spell it Batley. The receipt at book p. 400 itself has not been opened. Margaret Elizabeth Johnson's receipt (book p. 142, [A.211]) is indexed under J, not read here.