Petition by heirs of Samuel Palmer of Westchester, requesting that his widow (their mother) be granted a letter of administration to Palmer's estate, 1670. As Palmer had left no will, and women had few property rights under colonial English law, the estate did not automatically revert to the widow's ownership.

Identifier
NYSA_A1894-78_V022_098

Date Original
1670

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives, New York (Colony). Council. Council papers, 1664-1781. Series A1894-78, Volume 22, p.98.

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