Acknowledgement and approval of the probate of the Will of William Hedges..., 1771.

Gelston, Maltby

The full title of this legal document is [Acknowledgement and approval of the probate of the will of William Hedges, deceased, of East Hampton Township, N.Y., made by Suffolk County N.Y.Surrogate [Justice] Maltby Gelston on January 14, 1771, by the New York Colony Prerogative Court on behalf of "the Right Honorable John Earl of Dunmore, Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Province of New York and the Territories depending thereon in America, Chancellor and Vice Admiral of the same" recorded in New York City by Surrogate (Justice) Goldsbrow Banyar, May 23, 1771.

Title

Acknowledgement and approval of the probate of the Will of William Hedges..., 1771.

Creator

Gelston, Maltby

Contributor

Hedges, William, 1680?-1768?

Date

1771-05-23

Date (Text)

1771-05-23

Subject (Topic)

Probate records
Wills
East Hampton

Subject - Geographic Name

East Hampton--New York

Type

Text

Format

Wills

Language

English

Archive

Long Island Collection

Note

This record was part of a group of documents from the East Hampton Historical Society that are now in the Long Island Collection. The will that goes with this probate record dates to 1765, which suggests this is in fact the will and probate record for William Hedges (1680-1768), based on the genealogical data presented in Jeannette Edwards Rattray's "East Hampton History and Genealogies." The surrogate for this probate record was Maltby Gelston. The Gelston family was politically prominent during this period. The Governor of New York noted on this probate record was the same Lord Dunmore who was Royal Governor of Virginia at the outbreak of the American Revolution.

Owner

East Hampton Library, Long Island Collection

Usage Statement

For educational use only. Please credit: The East Hampton Library, Long Island Collection. For any other use, please contact The Long Island Collection, East Hampton Library, 159 Main St., East Hampton, NY 11937. 631-324-0222 x 4 or email lic@easthamptonlibrary.org.

Record Appears in

East Hampton Library > Long Island Collection

Other Identifiers

30625990000482