Mary (Brown) Leonard Walsh's home in Locke NY

Mary Polly Brown was my 3rd great-grandmother. She married first to Charles R. Leonard, before 1854, when she was only about 16 years old. She and Charles had 11 known children, but split in the 1880s. She married second to Joseph Wilson, April 5, 1899. He was born in 1843 in Groton and died Dec. 30, 1904. Afterwards, Mary married for a third time to Peter Walsh/Welch, son of Anna Burns and Patrick Welch.

In the settling of Mary's estate, property she owned in Locke was mentioned as follows:

"Cayuga, New York, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9HB-LHNF?view=explore : Apr 26, 2026), image 504 of 1033; New York. County Court (Cayuga County). Image Group Number: 007345455

From the document we learn the land Mary owned was "Beginning at the point where the center or middle of the turnpike road, so called, crosses the north line of the land formerly owned by Harvey Shaw...running east on the boundary line between Duncan McIntosh's and said Shaw's farm".

On this 1904 map of Locke, we can see approximately where the property was located, between McIntosh and Shaw's farms. We can see her name "Mrs. Jos. Wilson", as she was called in 1904:

On the County Tax Map, the creek is marked, leading me to believe the home was at the location I marked with a green arrow:

View the area on Google Maps here:

If anyone can confirm the exact location or whether or not the house still stands, or can confirm exactly where it was, please share!