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Re: Mary Marilla COWDIN

PATRICIAGARRETT24 — 2010-04-17 06:42:11Z

WILL—RHODA HALL COWDIN

Last Will and Testament of Rhoda Cowdin deceased.
Be it Remembered, That heretofore, to wit: on the Nineteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty five Augustus Cowdin one of the Executors named in the Last Will and Testament of Rhoda Cowdin late of Orangeville in the County of Wyoming deceased, appeared in open Court, before the Surrogate of the Court of Wyoming and made application to have the said Last Will and Testament, which relates to both Real and Personal Estate, proved: and on such application the said Surrogate did ascertain, by satisfactory evidence, who were the heirs at law and next of kin of the said testators and the respective residences, and said Surrogate did thereupon issue a Citation, in due form of law, directed to the heirs at law and next of kin of Rhoda Cowdin the testatrix by their respective names, stating their respective places of residence, requiring them to appear before said Surrogate at his office in the village of Warsaw in the County, on the Fourteenth day of August A.D. 1865 it appearing that one of the heirs at law of the said deceased to wit Frank C Swart, was a minor having no general Guardian. Byron Healy of Warsaw was duly appointed Special Guardian for said infant by an order duly entered for that purpose by our said surrogate of said county, to appear for and take care of interest of said minor in the matter of proving said will, and said Byron Healy having appeared, before any evidence had been given in regard to said Will, as such Special Guardian

And afterwards, to wit: on the Fourteenth day of August A D 1865, satisfactory evidence by affidavit was produced and presented to said Surrogate, of the due service of said Citation in the mode presented by law, and in that day no one appearing to oppose the Probate of such Will such proceedings were thereupon had in said Court afterwards that said Surrogate took the proofs of said Will hereinafter set forth, upon this Fourteenth day of August A D 1865, and he thereupon adjudged the said Will to be a valid Will of Real and Personal Estate, and the proofs thereof to be sufficient, which said Last Will and Testament, and proofs, are as follows, that is to say WILL.

In the Name of God Amen, I Rhoda Cowdin of the town of Orangeville County of Wyoming and State of New York of the age of seventy two years and being of sound mind and memory do make pubic and declare this my last will and testament in manner following that is to say:
First
I give and bequeath to my son Ambrose H. Cowdin one hundred and fifty dollars, one gold chain locket and pencil one gold finger ring, one o___ of gold sleeve buttons and the Melodion (NOTE: the spelling is very clear) , go to my son Frank Cowdin one Ladies Gold pin, one gold finger ring.
Second
I give and bequeath to my sons Augustus Cowdin and Ambrose H Cowdin the sum of one hundred dollars in trust for my grandson Frank C Swart to be paid to him on his arriving to the age of twenty one years without interest and if the said Frank C Swart should die before the age of twenty one years the said sum of one hundred dollars shall be equally divided between my sons Augustus, Marshall J, Frank and Ambrose H Cowdin.
Third
I give and devise and bequeath the rest and remainder of my personal and real estate to my sons Augustus, Marshall J, Frank and Ambrose H Cowdin or their heirs to be divided equally between them share and share alike.
Lastly
I do hereby nominate and appoint my son Augustus Cowdin and Ambrose H Cowdin to be the executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills by me made.
In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this twenty seventh day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty three. Rhoda Cowdin (L S)

The above instrument consisting of one sheet was at the date thereof declared to us by Rhoda Cowdin the testatrix therein mentioned to be her last will and testament and she at the same time acknowledged to us and each of us that she had signed and sealed the same and we thereupon at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other signed our names there to as attesting witness. Ephraim Wheeler residing at Orangeville County of Wyoming. Alden Richards residing at Orangeville County of Wyoming.

_______Surrogate of the County of Wyoming.
The petition of Augustus Cowdin of the town of Sheldon in the County of Wyoming, respectfully showeth:
That Rhoda Cowdin late of the town of Orangeville in the said County of Wyoming deceased, died in the said town of Orangeville on or about the Twenty Seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty five being at that time an inhabitant of the County of Wyoming that she died, leaving a last Will and Testament, which is now produced in the Surrogate’s Court of the said County of Wyoming before the said Surrogate , which bears date the 27th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty three and by which said last Will and Testament the said deceased nominated and appointed your petitioner and Ambrose H Cowdin executors thereof; that the said deceased died possessed of real and personal estate in the said County of Wyoming and that the following named persons are all the heirs at law and next of kin of said deceased, and their respective ages and places of residence are as follows, viz:
Your petitioner, one of her children Ambrose H Cowdin of Forest Hill, Placer County in the State of California, Marshall J Cowdin of Orangeville, Wyoming County aforesaid and Frank Cowdin of Wilmington Los Angeles Co, California. Frank Swart of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, an infant, the others of full age.
The real and personal property of the deceased will not exceed in value the sum of five thousand dollars.\
Your petitioner further showeth, that he is desirous of having the said Will admitted to probate, and of having letters testamentary granted thereon, and also of having the said Will proved and recorded according to law as a Will of personal real estate; and therefore prays that the same may be so proved, and recorded as aforesaid, and that all such process and proceedings may be had and taken thereon for that purpose, as are just and proper, and as the law may require. And your petitioner will ever pray,
Dated June 19, 1865. Augustus Cowdin. Wyoming County. Ss
On this Nineteenth day of June 1865, before me, the subscriber,
Surrogate of the County of Wyoming came Augustus Cowdin the petitioner named in the foregoing petition, and made oath that the matters set forth in the said petition are true, according to the best knowledge, information and belief of the said petitioner.
H S Comstock, Surrogate of the County of Wyoming,
State of New York, Wyoming County, ss. I do swear and declare, that I will well, honestly and faithfully discharge the duty of Executor of the last Will and Testament of Rhoda Cowdin deceased, according to law. Subscribed and sworn, the 19th day of June 1965, before me. Augustus Cowdin. H S Comstock Surrogate.

Ballentine-Schoch Family

Gene Rooks — 2010-02-10 21:54:18Z

Hi,I see you have a posting on a Robison Archer Eugene Magnus Ballentine, so you must have close knowledge of that Ballentine family, which is my family as well. Please write me at GeneRooks@cfl.rr.com, Archer Ballentine was the brother of my great-grandfather Frank Schell Ballentine. I do not see anywhere else that full name showing for him.

Thanks, Gene Ballentine Rooks

COWDIN Hugh Philip and Zora BEEMAN

t42MountOlivet — 2009-10-06 18:44:33Z

COWDIN Hugh Philip and Zora BEEMAN

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 207,656 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: Mary Marilla COWDIN

salscral — 2009-02-23 01:48:02Z

Hello! I, too, am married to a Cowdin. We are far-northern Californians and it is not a common name here. I thought I would post because my husband's dad was originally from Kansas too. My husband is Larry Dean Cowdin born in 1949, hid dad Billy Dean Cowdin, born in 1926 in Kansas, his father Bud Johnston Cowdin born in 1890. These Cowdins are short-lived; they all died (larry's grandparents, dad, & aunt) before they were 55 years old, of cardiovascular issues. (Larry is on heart meds, but fine so far!)
--Sally

Re: Mary Marilla COWDIN

kmarlow58 — 2008-12-22 17:32:26Z

That sounds good to me. Merry Christmas cuz!

Re: Mary Marilla COWDIN

recut7 — 2008-12-22 16:47:49Z

I am married to a Cowdin. My daughter is the one who first responded to you - tdteacher. Most of the family is now in Kansas or Minnesota. I have some information but not a lot. We know there was a split in the family about three generations back and some of the original family are now out west. I will have to get back to you after the holidays. Then I'll have time to look up the information we have.

Re: Mary Marilla COWDIN

PATRICIAGARRETT24 — 2008-12-22 07:23:53Z

I have copies of the wills for the following Cowdins: John Soley, Marshall J., Marshall's first wife Rhoda, and Marshall's second wife Louise J., and various other stuff. I will have to snail mail them to you. It is so good to hear someone else is working on this family.

Re: Mary Marilla COWDIN

kmarlow58 — 2008-12-21 22:47:59Z

Hi, I have been working on this line for over 20 years now and have a lot of info, pics, etc. I would be glad to send it along to you via email or snail mail if you would like. Let me know. Our family is from Scotland in an area known as the Cowdin Knolls. They were one of the most influential families or clans in Scotland back in the 1500's and 1600's. There is also a book out called the Southern Cowdin's. We have many influential members in our family. Thomas Cowdin, Esq. was one of the members sent to help form our nation's constitution. He did not sign the constitution, but we have his notes that he took during the meetings. Very interesting! He was also a friend of George Washington and the rest of the clan of the time. They all spent time together being members of the Lodge in Boston. His daughter married Thomas Dawes who was the second rider in the "British are coming! The British are coming! with Paul Revere. So much more than that!

COWDIN Family of MN

tdtchr — 2008-10-11 20:34:06Z

In response to a message posted in Dec. 2000, you mentioned you had a COWDIN family. I am a former "COWDIN" with relatives mainly in Minnesota, but older, more distant relatives in Kansas. My late grandfather was THEO COWDIN. E-mail reply if you think there might be a connection. I am new at this...

Re: Mary Marilla COWDIN

tdtchr — 2008-10-11 20:33:27Z

I will pass this along to the person in our family who has the most records. I will get back to you.

Michelle

Mary Marilla COWDIN

PATRICIAGARRETT24 — 2008-10-11 20:32:56Z

I am looking for information on Mary Marilla Cowdin, daughter of Marshall J. Cowdin. Mary was born about 1848 in NY. She married George Pettibone about 1867. The last place we know her to be is Sandstone, Pine Co., Minnesota in 1897 as mentioned in her father's will. Is she part of your Minnesota Cowdins?

HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, Cabell Co., WV - Class of 1927

2004-11-29 16:29:47Z

Hi all,
This weekend I added to the library at GenealogyBuff.com http://www.genealogybuff.com the 1927 yearbook "Tatler" from Huntington High School, Huntington, Cabell Co. The faculty and student portraits are scanned, along with autographs, including the surname COWDIN. A few of the group photos are scanned as well.
A direct link to the data is http://www.genealogybuff.com/wv/wv-huntington/
Another resource is http://www.genealogybuff.com/data.htm#Cowdin
Hope this helps.
Bill
GenealogyBuff.com
http://www.genealogybuff.com

origin

d_cowdin — 2003-02-19 13:46:40Z

Trying to find the origin of the name Cowdin. So far I am thinking Scottisch or Irish but not sure.