Document A.92 · letters of administration · transcription: verbatim
Warren Co. Surrogate's Court — Letters of Administration, Vol 2 p.175: administration of the goods and chattels, rights and credits of AARON COOPER, who died intestate, granted 27 Oct 1859 to John Moore by Surrogate Philip H. Hann. Office index citation 'Letters of Admin 4/422'. The page carries three consecutive grants; this is the first.
- repository
- Warren County Surrogate's Court, Belvidere NJ
- identifier
- Letters of Administration, physical book Vol 2 p.175 (office cited it as 'Letters 4/422')
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Cooper | deceased | Aaron Cooper Sr 1784–1851 candidate | |
| John Moore | administrator | ||
| Philip H. Hann | surrogate |
What this document records
Parentage
NULL — a grant of administration names no parents and states no relationship for the administrator.
Identity
UNRESOLVED. The grant names 'Aaron Cooper late of the County of Warren' with no age, residence-township or kin. The disentangling is [pr.33]'s; this entry does not assert which Aaron.
Transcription and notes
Provenance and image are in the source: header and are not repeated here.
The page carries THREE consecutive administration entries. The Aaron Cooper grant is the
first; the other two are for other decedents and are not transcribed.
Verbatim — Letters of Administration grant
State of New Jersey, Warren County ss. I Philip H. Hann, Surrogate of the County of Warren, do certify that on the twenty seventh day of October A.D. 1859 administration of the goods and chattels, rights and credits which were of Aaron Cooper late of the County of Warren, who died intestate, was granted by me to John Moore of said County who is duly authorized to administer the same according to law. Witness my hand and seal of office the 27th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine.
P. H. Hann, Surrogate
What the grant does and does not state. It is a grant of administration, so this Aaron Cooper left no will. It names the administrator John Moore "of said County" and states no relationship between him and the decedent. It gives the decedent no age, no township, no kin.
Verbatim — this estate's row in the office index → [A.40]
The corresponding row is [A.40] page 1, row 23:
Cooper · Aaron—Letters 2/175
— with every other column on that row blank: Petitions, Wills, Bonds, Inventories, Surrogate's Orders and Accounts all carry no citation.
A reading caveat. The surname glyph on that row is ink-faded to C??per. The row is
matched to this document by its citation, not by its handwriting. See [A.40].