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William Henry Addington

Male 1808 - 1888  (79 years)


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  • Name William Henry Addington  [1, 2
    Birth 19 Aug 1808  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death 1888  [1
    Will 15 Mar 1888  Maysville, DeKalb County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1


    • DeKalb County, Mo.
      Probate Court

      Last Will of W. H. Addington

      Admitted Oct. 5th 1888

      No Administration

      Will. 

      Know all men by these presents that I, William H. Addington, of the County of DeKalb in the State of Missouri, do make and ordain and publish this to be my Last Will and Testament: 

      Having heretofore made such provision as I deem just for my sons William H. and Frank E., and my daughters Sarah and Cynthia, I now give and bequeath to my beloved wife Anne all my property and estate of every kind, to have and use enjoy and dispose of the same absolutely for her own use and benefit, subject only to the payment of my just debts and burial expenses. 

      I hereby make constitute and appoint my said beloved wife, Anne Addington, sole executrix of this will, and request that the court having jurisdiction of my estate require of her no bond as such Executrix. 

      In witness whereof I have hereto subscribed my name in presence of Charles E. Moss and a. E. Putnam who, at my request and in my presence, attest the same on this 15th day of March A. D. 1888.

      s/ Wm H. Addington

      We Charles E. Moss and a. E. Putnam hereby certify that William H. Addington this day subscribed his name to the foregoing instrument of writing in our presence, and declared the same to be his Last Will and Testament, and in his presence and in the presence of each other we hereby attest the same, at the city of Maysville in the County of DeKalb and State of Missouri, on this 15th day of March A. D. 1888. 

      s/ Chas E. Moss
      s/ A. E. Putnam

      Last Will and Testament of W. H. Addington december
      Filed in court this 5th day of Oct 1888

      W. H. Rogers
      Judge of Probate

      Recorded in Book 1, Page 193
    Person ID I7835  CCBasic
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2024 

    Father Henry Addington, Jr.,   b. 4 May 1781   d. 23 Sep 1863, Paris, Oneida County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Phebe Howland,   b. 7 Sep 1787   d. 7 Jan 1832 (Age 44 years) 
    Family ID F7093  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Alvira Potter   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 28 Feb 1828  Williamstown, Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. William H. Addington   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Frank E. Addington   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Sarah Addington   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Cynthia Addington   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F7094  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2024 

    Family 2 Anne (Addington)   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F2808  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S448] Missouri., Missouri -- Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988, (Ancestry, Inc. Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9071/ : 2015.), 7 Jan 2024, Will of William H. Addington; (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9071/ : accessed 07 Jan 2024).

    2. [S449] Addington, Henry Jr. -- Family Bible (1925), (N.p., n.d.), 7 Jan 2024, Abstract submitted to DAR, Oneida, New York Chapter.