New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 4/4, tier record.
The image shows the recorded probate of Norman S. Bentley of Hilton, Saratoga County, admitted 9 November 1901 at the Surrogate's Court in Saratoga Springs. Name, date and county all match the claim. The widow Emilie H. Bentley was the executrix, and the record gives no birth information. The left page is an unrelated will (John E. Fort).
Matches: Page 13 is headed "The Last Will and Testament of Norman S. Bentley, late of the Town of Hilton, in the County of Saratoga, deceased"; The heading states the will was "admitted to probate November 9, 1901"; The Surrogate's Court was held at Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, on 9 November 1901, with Hon. Elias H. Peters, Surrogate, present; The order states the instrument is admitted to probate as the Last Will and Testament of the deceased; The witnesses' oath was sworn on 9 Nov 1901 before the Surrogate; The probate place is Saratoga County, New York, which matches the claim
Limits: The record does not give his birth year, so 1831 cannot be checked; The decedent's death date is given as Sept 2?, 1901 (the digit is hard to read), so it cannot confirm any death claim; The identification of this Norman S. Bentley with the person born in 1831 rests on the name and place only; The left-hand page (p. 12) belongs to a different will, of John E. Fort, and is not relevant