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Deaths Wills and Probates in Bronx New York USA
« on: Wednesday 28 March 18 02:07 BST (UK) »

Hi all

Can anyone help or let me know how I can request a will or probate for family who died in New York USA.

I don't know if they had  a will or probate so any help would be appreciated finding if they had any. 

They are

George H Wood
Died 9 November, 1912 at 452 East 176 street Bronx New York.
He is buried at Historic Greenwood Cemetery Brooklyn and was a Vaudeville comedian, aged about 55 years
Buried in Historic Greenwood Cemetery Brooklyn New York. Lot 25205 sec 143

Mollie also known as Mary Wood
Died 15 July 1929 Bronx NY
She is burred with her father George H Wood at Historic Greenwood Cemetery Brooklyn Lot 25205 sec 143
She was a Actress aged about 23 years
I can not find a death notice in the papers or probate or will.

Also Winifred Wood

Died December 1960 New York
Buried at Greenwood Cemetery Brooklyn with her father and sister .Lot 25205 sec 143

Any help on finding if they had a will or probate would be much appreciated also if they had a will and probate how do I go applying for copies.

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Nattai-Tim


 





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Re: Deaths Wills and Probates in Bronx New York USA
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 28 March 18 02:55 BST (UK) »
New York, New York Probate: http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ltm/

George H Wood- Index: http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ltn/

George H Wood- Wills (pg.409): http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lto/

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Re: Deaths Wills and Probates in Bronx New York USA
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 28 March 18 03:23 BST (UK) »

Hi RJ137

Thank you so very much for what you have sent me and found the Will of George H Wood, do you know how I apply for copy of his probate packet in NY do you know if USA probate packages give a list of all his assets and belongs etc ?

I am so appreciative of what you have sent, I hope you don't mind me asking but were you able to find any for his daughters Winifred and Mollie - Mary ?

Kind regards
nattai- Tim 

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Re: Deaths Wills and Probates in Bronx New York USA
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 28 March 18 22:04 BST (UK) »
March 28, 2018

Do you live in the US or in another country?

Please explain exactly what information you were hoping to get from the probate files, so that we can check some alternate sources here to see what other information may be available.

Do you have a date of birth for any of the people listed?

Probate searches in any county in New York are going to be somewhat expensive, in some cases costing in the range of about $100.00 just for the court to do a search.

Contact information for the Bronx County Surrogate Court is:

     BRONX COUNTY SURROGATE COURT            Phone (718) 618-2365
     851 GRAND CONCOURSE, 3RD FLOOR
     BRONX NY 10451

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Re: Deaths Wills and Probates in Bronx New York USA
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 28 March 18 22:43 BST (UK) »

Hi Knort33

Thank you so much for your reply it is very much appreciated.

I live in Australia so it is difficult for me to understand the way the US does their Probate and Wills. or how to get copies if I can find the reference numbers.

I am trying to locate the Wills or probates for these family members to find out if there are any other family who were mentioned in their wills or probates like children, Sisters or cousins, Aunts etc. as this may give me an avenue to do more research on their branches, as I am at a dead end for these families. 

Most Will here in Australia can mention other family and sometimes the Probate files does as well so I hope the same is in the USA.

Here in Australia you can get full copies of Probate files for about 40c a page, so it sound as though the USA is much more expansive. However I am unsure if any of the above family have Wills or Probate, the only one I have been advised is George H Wood who died in 09 Nov 1912. So finding the file numbers or wills in the USA for me is extremely difficult.

Any help would be most appreciated.

Kind regards
Nattai  Tim



 

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Re: Deaths Wills and Probates in Bronx New York USA
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 28 March 18 23:21 BST (UK) »
Hi

What kind of research did you already do concerning this family in New York?
Did you look at all censuslists on familysearch and did you find them there?
There are also many newspapers from New York online at Fulton History
and at https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ maybe you'll find more info there.

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Re: Deaths Wills and Probates in Bronx New York USA
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 29 March 18 01:08 BST (UK) »


HI Svenja

Thank you so much for your reply,  I have the newspaper articles which include a death notice, I have also looked into the census, but I am trying to find what happen to the Knowles estate after they died as from my research non  seem to have married or had children, I want to find out if any of them especially the last one who died was Nancy Caroline Knowles died March,1 1966 left her estate to any other family member as her probate or Will might mention a family member.
I am at a  dead end with the Knowles they did have one cousin  living in NY I wanted to know if they were mentioned so I can trace that side.

There was one 1st cousin of Nancy Caroline Knowles called Miriam Sydney Wood who was born in 1898 in NY and I can't find a marriage or a death for Miriam and she may have been the only relative still alive that was the first cousin of Nancy Caroline Knowles.

Miriam Sydney Wood was a nurse living in Buffalo NY in 1926, this is the last information I can find on her.

Kind regards
Nattai Tim