From a Film in Salt Lake City: #0853074,
Tompkins County, NY: Will
Records Volume J, 1866-1869; Page 293, BENJAMIN
WAGERAbstracted Information:
"At a Surrogate's
Court held for the County of
Tompkins,in the Village of Ithaca, on the 6th day of March in the year 1867:
An instrument purposing to be the last Will and
Testament of BENJAMIN
WAGER bearing the date 30th January 1867 was produced in
Court.
Daniel
HALL of
Lansing swore that he knew Benjamin
WAGER -- that he was about 56 years of age, a resident of
Lansing at the time of his death. Sidney TODD of the Town of
Lansing swore that Benjamin died on or about the 15th of February 1867.
Page 294: The Will:
I, Benjamin
WAGER of the Town of
Lansing, County of
Tompkins and State of
New York of the age of 56 years:
(persons mentioned in will)
My wife Frances M. Wager
daughter Frances M. Wager
son George N. Wager
daughter Mary Ann
WAGERson John D. Wager
son Ben
WAGERExecutors: George
WAGER & John
WAGER, sons.
I did copy the entire will and can add more information if someone so desires to know the complete bequests made. All persons named in the will are shown here.