Edmund Fanning Mulford

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At a Surrogates Court, held in and for the County of Ulster, at the Surrogates Office in the City of Kingston, and said County on the 2nd day of July 1894 Present Hon James A. Betts, Surrogate. The last Will and Testament of Edmund F. Mulford was admitted to probate and prved as a Will of real and presonnal estate which together with the proof in relation thereto is as follows: I Edmund F. Mulford of the town of Shawangunk in the county of Ulster and State of New York and the age of Fifty four years and being of sound mind and memory do make publish and declare this my last will and testament, in manner following. That is to say First: I give and bequeath to my son Drake G. Mulford, the sum of Five Dollars, which said sum of money I bind and order to be paid to the said ??? within one year after my decease ???. I give and bequeath all the rest residue and remainder of my property both personal and real estate ????? to my ??? wife Emert Mulford in her ??? to do with as she sees fit. ???? In Witness whereto I have herein set my hand and seal this twenty sixth day of October One thousand eight hundred and seventy eight. Notes from Lorraine: "Galeville Mills" - E. F. Mulford Farmer 192 acres (Atlas of Ulster County NY and 1875 census) Member of Highland Mount Valley Crawford Methodist Church Edmund baptized 16 Dec 1823 New Hurley Reformed Church records. Emert Jane dates from Mulford Graveyard. James Garrison and Emert dates from New Hurley Cemetery Gravestones. 1855 New York State Census FHC film 0842647 v2 Edmund and Emert were family 44 Ages 32 and 28, both born in Ulster. They had a frame house valued at $500, a farm valued at $6000 (104 acres) 4 cows, 35 chickens, buckwheat, corn, potatoes, oats and rye.

Edmund married Emert Garrison on 2 Sep 1847 in New Hurley, Ulster, New York. (Emert Garrison was born on 8 Jun 1827 and died on 25 Feb 1900 in Galeville, Ulster, New York.)