I quoted the will abstract directly from the reference, so I did not "clean up" spelling or words that had no spaces between them. Also, I added some information on Shook and Wood, that may (or may not) be sons-in-law of Jacob Snyder, from one of my Branch Co., MI reference books.
Reference: "Abstracts of Wills of Wayne County, N.Y. 1823 -1866", by Harriett M. Wiles, A member of the N.Y.Gen.&Biog. Society, and Genealogical Chairman for the Columbia County (N.Y.) Historical Society, Reprinted by Higginson Book Company, Salem, Massachusetts, (no date indicated).
Chapter "Abstracts of Wills of Wayne County, N.Y., 1823-1841. Libers A & B. Surrogate's Office, Lyons, N.Y.," p. 26. Abstract of Will of Jacob Snyder Branch County Names: SNYDER, SHOOK, WOOD "JACOB SNYDER of Wolcott, Wayne County. N.Y. Jan. 15, 1839. p.402. Wife, Jemima, Son,Jacob Snyder, Jun., daut. Betsey Enos, 80 acres of land in the County of Berrien,Mich., to daut. Polly Shook, 80 acres in Branch County, Mich., to daut. Catharine Stage, 80 acres in Berien [sic] County,Mich., to dautNancy Wood, 80 acres in Branch County,Mich. Two sons, Thomas and Amos Snyder; son-in-law Elijah Stage. Exts: Thomas and Amos Snyder and Abel Lyon. Wits: Abel Lyon, Jeremiah Lyon, Lyman Lyon of Wolcott. Proof and copy of will recorded, Mar. 2, 1840."
[Check with the Wayne County, NY Office of the County Historian [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywayne/wcoht.html} for information on how to obtain the complete will mentioned above.]
Additional information:
References:
"Branch County, Michigan Original Land Purchases Starting in 1829 from
both
the Federal Government & the State of Michigan," published by the Branch
County Genealogical Society, Coldwater, Michigan, 1996. [Referred to as
"Original" in further references]
"Combined 1829 - 1929 Land Ownership Atlas of Branch County, Michigan Showing Original Purchasers starting in 1829, & land Ownership in the years of 1858, 1872, 189, 1909, 1915, & 1929," published by the Branch County Genealogical Society, Coldwater, Michigan, 1996. [Referred to as "Combined" in further references]
SNYDER, Jacob, from Wayne Co., NY, purchased 80 acres on Section 34, 80 acres on Section 35, and 80 acres on Section 36 of Butler Township, Jun 22, 1837. ["Original," pp. 50, 69 & 70].
SNYDER, Jacob, from Wayne Co., NY, purchased 40 acres on Section 3,
Quincy
Township, Sept. 13, 1837. [Ibid., pp. 50 and 70.]
Possibly a son-in-law of Jacob SNYDER [THEORY ONLY]
SHOOK, Jacob, Jr., from Wayne County, NY, purchased 168.20 acres, on Section 1 of Quincy Township, Dec. 26, 1835. [Ibid. pp. 49 & 70]
SHOOK, Jacob, Jr., from Wayne County, NY, purchased 320 acres on Section 26, and 80 acres on Section 27 of Butler Township, Dec. 17, 1835. [Ibid., pp. 49 & 68]
SHOOK, Jacob, Jr., from "Niagra County, NY," purchased 80 acres on Section 36, Butler Township, April 3, 1837. [Ibid., pp. 49 & 70]
SHOOK, Jacob, Jr., from "Branch Co., MI," purchased 40 acres on Section 34 of Butler Township, Nov. 16, 1836. [Ibid., pp. 49 & 69.]
[NOTE: Parcel purchased by Jacob SHOOK Jr., on Section 34 in Butler abuts
the
80 acre parcel purchased by Jacob SNYDER. The 80 acre parcel purchased
by
Jacob SNYDER on Section 35 in Butler also abuts this parcel.
("Combined,"
Chapter "Original Purchasers Map," p. 1)].
Two possibilities for a second son-in-law [THEORY ONLY]
WOOD, Robert, from Wayne Co., NY, purchased 40 acres, Section 25; 160 acres, Section 26; 320 acres, Section 35; and 80 acres, Section 36, in Butler Township, Dec. 17, 1835. ["Original", pp. 68 & 70]
WOOD, Robert, from "Wayne Co., MI," purchased 40 acres, Section 11, in Quincy Township, Dec. 26, 1835. [Ibid., pp. 68 & 72]
WOOD, Solomon, from Branch Co., MI, purchased 80 acres, Section 34; 80 acres, Section 35; and 40 acres, Section 36, in Butler Township. Mar. 29, 1836. [Ibid. pp. 61, 69 & 70]
WOOD, Solomon, from Wayne Co., MI, purchased 40 acres, Section 2 and 80 acres, Section 1, in Quincy Township, March 29, 1836. [Ibid. pp. 61, 70 & 72.]
[NOTE: Parcel purchased by Solomon WOOD on Section 34 in Butler abuts the parcel purchased by Jacob SHOOK, Jr., and the parcel purchased by Solomon WOOD in Section 35, Butler, abuts parcel purchased by J. SNYDER in that section. Parcel purchased by Robert WOOD, Section 35, Butler, abuts both those parcels. ("Combined", Chapter "Original Purchasers Map," p. 1)].
Here's the other Wayne County, NY will abstract with Branch County connections.
There are no others that mention towns in Branch, nor are there any that connect with your other MI counties.
REFERENCE: "Abstracts of Wills of Wayne County, N.Y., 1832 -1866", by Harriett M. Wiles, a member of the N.Y.Gen.& Biog. Society, and Genealogical Chairman for the Columbia County (N.Y.) Historical Society, reprinted by Higginson Book Company (publication date not indicated).
Abstract of will of ASA CORWIN
Branch County Names Mentioned: CORWIN, BRADLEY
CHAPTER: "Abstracts of Wills of Wayne County, New York. Libers C & D., 1841 - 1849. Surrogate's Office, Lyons, N.Y.," p. 16.
"ASA CORWIN of Arcadia. June 3, 1841. p. 77. "Wife, Martha. 3 daus. Esther, and Nancy Corwin, and Irene Husted, wife of Sacket Husted. To dau. Melicent Bradley of Ovid, Branch Co., Mich, $100. Son Nathaniel Corwin of Palmyra, $500. Grchn. all chn of son Jonathan Corwin, dec'd, viz, - Erastus D. Corwin, Benjamin F. Corwin, Eliza Corwin, Homer Corwin, and Jerome Corwin of Coldwater, Branch Co., Mich, each $50. Exts [Executors]: son-in-law, Sackett, and Nancy Corwin. Wits: Theodore Partridge, George W. Scott, and S.K. Williams, all of Newark. Rec May 26, 1845."
Additional information:
REFERENCE: "Branch County, Michigan Original Land Purchases Starting in 1829 from both the Federal Government & the State of Michigan," published by the Branch County Genealogical Society, Coldwater, Michigan, 1996.
CORWIN, Benjamin F., from Branch Co., MI., purchased 40 acres, Section 13, in Bethel Township, Feb. 29, 1836. (pp. 14 & 132)
CORWIN, Erasmus D., no location shown, 40 acres on Section 28, in Ovid Township, Jun 21, 1847. (pp. 14 & 109)
[Although the CORWIN's listed were not shown living in Coldwater, they were included because of their first names. "Erasmus D." may be "Erastus D." mentioned in the will above.]
BRADLEY, Howard, from Wayne Co., NY, purchased 160 acres on Section 6 and 160 acres on Section 7, Ovid Township, May 24, 1834. (pp. 8 & 105)
BRADLEY, Howard, from Branch Co., MI, purchased 58.24 acres on Section 8, and 80 acres on Section 9, in Kinderhook Township, Jan. 1, 1836. (pp. 8 & 113).
[This was the only Bradley shown owning land in Ovid Township at the general time the CORWIN will was drawn.]
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