Bedford
Co., Pennsylvania Wills, Volume 1
pages 101-150
Submitted by James Boar
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page 101 St. Clair Twp.
JAMES ALLISON
Bondsman: James Allison - Joshua Peirson - Geo Funk & Wm Proctor Jr.
Witt: Richard Buck
Feb. 14 - 1798
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WILLIAM PAXTON, dec’d.
Bondsman: Catharine Paxton - Frederick Coons, John Ritchey Esq & Daniel
Barndollar
Witt: Richard Buck, William Reynolds
Jan. 16 - 1799
page 103
SOLOMON LINN, dec’d
Bondsman: Benjamin Scrotchfield - Diadenia Linn - Andrew Emerick. Peter
Sheckley
Witt. Jona Robinson, Richard Buck
page 104 Blank page
page 105 - 106
STEPHEN KEEPERS, dec’d.
Bondsman: Alice Keepers - Benj Burd Esq. - Geo. Wilds - William McDermot.
Witt: Richard Buck
May 17 - 1796
page 106 - 107
Jan. 10 - 1799
ABRAHAM De RUSH
Daniel Rhoads - Isabella De Rush - Jacob Butterbaugh a Philip Knee all of
Woodbery Twp.
Daniel Rhoads, Issabella DeRush
Witt: Geo. Davidson, Richard Buck
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page 107 - 108 June 1 -
1798
JOHN GORDON, dec’d.
Bondsman: Thomas Gordon & Robert Gordon - Michall Murphey & Amos Dickens.
Witt: Thos. Anderson, Richard Buck, Thos. Gordon & Rob’t Gordon Adm.
page 109 Late Frankstown,
dec’d. June 1, 1798
JACOB SMITH
Bondsman: Jacob Smith - John Wereham - Nicholas McGuire - James Somerville
Witt: Thos. Anderson - Richard Buck
Adm: Jacob Smith & John Wareham
page 110 Dec. 20, 1796
GEORGE BOWMAN, dec’d
Bondsman: Leonard Kline - Michael Haulderbaum & Balser Hess all co. of Befd.
Witt: Richard Buck & Wm. Hartley
Leonard Kline - adm.
page 111 - 112 Feb. 9,
1797
HECTOR McNEAL
Bondsman: Henry Werth of Bfd. - Abraham Faith - Somerset Co. & James Reydon -
John McCartney of Bedford
Witt: Richard Buck, Wm. Hartly
Adm. Henry Werth - Abr. Faith
page 112 Nov. 28 - 1795
MARTIN WARE, dec’d
Bondsman: Ann Elizabeth Ware Frederick Oldfather & William McDermot
Witt: Richard Llavmack & Wm. Dunn
Note: Ann Elizabeth Ware widow & administrix with will annexed of Martin Ware
dec’d.
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page 113 Jan 29, 1799
JOHN ZINK, dec’d.
Bondsman: Elizabeth Zink - Henry Shoup -Joseph Howe of Hopewell Twp.
Witt: Richard Buck & George Davidson
Elizabeth Zink - Adm.
page 114 - 115 Mar. 6 -
1707
JOHN SHRIMPLIN, dec’d.
Bondsman: Peter Sheckley - george geller - george gordan
Adm. George Gordon
Witt: Richard Buch k ?, Daniel
page 116 Air Twp. Feb.
8 - 1799
CHARLES DREHER, dec’d.
Bondsman: Anthony Shoemaker - Daniel Bloom - Thomas Nesbit of Air Twp.
Witt: John Ryan
Adm: Anthony Shoemaker
page 117 13 Feb. 1799
SIMON SNIDER, dec’d.
Bondsman: Michael Hay - Michael Poet - Conrod Cox all. Bfd. Co:
Witt: Geo. Davidson, Thomas Anderson
Michael Hay adm.
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page 118 - 119 - 120 St.
Clair Twp.
ELIZAH ADAMS
Wife Hannah Adams (My big Bible - bed - bedclothes etc.)
(1) son Robert 3
pounds
(2) dau June or
Jane (wife John Blair) 3 pounds
(3) dau Ruth (wife
Alex Mcgreger) 5 pounds
(4) son Elizah - 3
pounds
(5) dau Hannah
(wife James Adams) 10 lbs.
(6) son Ephriam -
l5 pounds
(7) dau. Sussana
Adams 15 pounds & side sadle
(8) dau. Dinah
Adams 15 pounds
(9) son Obadia
Adams 10 pounds
(10) son Mordecai
To my sons Obodia & Mordecai tract land in Chestnut
Ridge at Black Oak corner
To grandson - Joshua Smith 10 pounds
Exec. Wife Hannah, Alexander McGreger
Witt: Thos. Bowen sworn, Thos. Griffith, Thos. Penrose
Will: Jan 19 - 1798 Prob’t. 21 Jan 1799
page 121
GEORGE OSTER, dec’d. Sept. 22 - 1795
Letters of Adm. granted Barbara Oster, Jacob Naugle - Henry Werth
Witt: Benj. Burd, Josiah Espy
page 122 Sept. 16 - 1796
PETER WEAVERLING, dec’d
Letters of adm. Mary Weaverling -
Peter Arnold, Joseph Sparks & John McCartney co. of Bfd.
Witt: Richard Buck, George Espy
Adm. Mary Weaverling, Peter Arnold
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page 124 Jan. 13 - 1796
SEBASTIAN HORN, dec’d.
Letters of adm. to Mathias cray - Mary Horn - John Shafer - Daniel Libarger co.
of Bfd.
Witt: Rich’d L. Carmak
page 125/126
Feb. 14 - 1799
HENRY BREWER
Wife Christina 100 pounds Bethel Twp.
(1) dau. Elizabeth
(2) dau. Catherna
(3) son John
(4) dau Margret
(5) dau Bearbre
(6) son Henry
(7) son Christpher
(8) dau
Anne continued on next page
(9) son
Peter
(10) son George
Exec: Philip Franklhouse & Bethel Covall or t.
Witt: John Rush, John Wall, Jacob Hart
Prob’t. Mar. 5, 1799
page 127-130 Providence
Twp.
ADAM COUNTY
Wife Mary
(1) son David
(2) dau. Elizabeth
Smouse
(3) son Henry
(4) son Nicholas
(5) son Peter
(6) son Abraham
To sons Peter & Nicholas tract called “Paradice” on N.
- Side Juniata River (on application 1766 Aug. #882 pat. In name James Fauley
on Feb. 4 - 1789)
Also another tract in Colerain Twp.
Exec. My first born son David, My friends John Nicom & Michael Richey
Witt: Jacob Earnest, Michael Smous} in German, John Englebright } in German
Will 1798 Dec. 21 Prob’t. Mar. 22 - 1799
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page 131 - 132 May 4 - 1799
JOHN SENSEBAUGH, dec'd.
Letters of adm. granted to Adam Sensebaugh of Woodbery
Twp. Laurence Olyler & Joseph Walter of Bfd. Twp.
Witt: Aaron Garretson, Gel. Davidson
page 133 - 134
Mar. 2 - 1798
DANIEL MINY
Letters of adm. granted to: John Fawney, Mary Fawney late Mary Miney & Adis
Linn
Witt: Richard Buck
page 135 Air Twp.
ROBERT HAMILL
Wife Lenovel
(1)dau Martha 50 pounds
(2)dau Sarah
(3)
dau Margret
(4)
Son Robert
(5)
Son Hugh
(6)
Son Samuel
Exec. John & Robert my
sons
Witt: John Nesbet, John Rankin, Thos. Nesbet, John McClain
Will: Apr. 6 - 1799
Probt. Apr. 22 0 1799
page 130 - 137 Cumberland Valley Twp.
Sept. 2 - 1799
GEORGE ELDER
Wife:
son William
son Robert the plantation he lives on in Woodcock Valley.
son John &
son James - plantation we live on at present neither can sell or deal away his
half.
dau Isabell
dau Margaret
To my wife indentedure of Zebekah McGibbons & the same
to be at her disposal until her death.
Execrs: my friend Thos. Cavlter Esq., My sons John James
Witt: Geo Elder, Jno Coulter, N or W Coulter
Probt. Mar. 4 - 1800
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page 138
GEORGE ROMACK, dec’d. 1799 Sept. 10
We Peter Stiffler - Henry Stiffler - Martin Reily Esq.
& Henry Sides all Bfd. Co. Exec. Of est. of George Romack all bounder unto
commonwealth To make inventory of goods & chattels
Witt: John Anderson, George Davidson
page 139
Bfd. Co.
WILLIAM BEATY, dec’d. Aug. 20 - 1799
Adm: Mary Beaty, John Williams
We Mary Beaty - John Williams - Robert Spences - Henry
Wertz - acknowledge ourselves indebted to commonwealth
Witt: John Anderson, George Davidson
page 140
1800 Jan 7
EDWARD CONNER
We Mary Conner - Patrick Hagerty - Geo. Enslow Jr. -
John Richey Esq. & John Fore all of Bfd. Co. bound into commonwealth. To make
inventory of goods & chattells.
Witt: Geo. Davidson
(something that looks like another language) L vine very Bill or Gill
page 141 Mar 17 - 1800
MARTIN PSEIFER (Pfeiffer)
We Thomas Pseifer of glostier co. state of Jersey - Wm.
Barnes & Rinehart Sheltz both of Phila. - Geo. Funk & Martin Reiley Esq. Bfd.
Co. bounden unto commonwealth To make inventory on goods & chattels
Witt: John Anderson, Geo. Davidson
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page 142 Senclear Twp.
co. of Bfd. May 11 - 1798
ROBERT MEANS
Wife Rachael
(1) Son Samuel (5
lbs)
(2) Son John
(3) dau Mary
}
(4) dau Ann Rachel
}
(5) dau Jane
}
(6) dau Elizabeth
} Money from Est. divided equally
Witt: John Graham, John Parker
Exec. Wife Rachael
Probt. May 21 - 1798
page 143
I Rachael Means of Bfd. Co.
Executors of Rob’t. Means dec’d.
I renounce & release quit claims all rights to said executorship & desire same
to be committed to - John Anderson & Samuel Davidson
Witt: Wm. Small, Richard Buck, Rachel Means
an S circled
page 144 - 145 Bedford
Twp. June 15 - 1800
JAMES ANDERSON
Wife Elizabeth
(1) son John
(2) son Wm.
(3) dau Sally -
more - saddle - 2 cows, 50 lbs.
(4) son James - 130
lbs.
To grandson James Anderson (son of my son Robert 10 lbs.)
I give the indenture of George Burket to my son.
Witt: Thos. Hay, Samuel Hull
Prob’t. Aug. 13 - 1800
page 146 acknowledgement of above.
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Page 147
MICHAEL HOLDERBAUM, dec’d.
We Michael Holderbaum, Fred K. Richart, Valentine
Ripley & Henry Sides ack. ourselves indebted to commonwealth. Inventory of
goods & chattels of Michael Holderbaum dec’d. Late of Bfd.
Witt: Solomon Adams, Jacob Bonnet
page 148/149
Air Twp. Oct. 20 - 1800
GEORGE BUTERBAUGH, dec’d.
We Mary Buterbaugh - Henry Buterbaugh, Jacob
Stuttibaker & Samuel Ulroy - ack indebitedness to commonwealth. Mary Buterbaugh
& Henry Buterbaugh adm. of goods & chattels.
Witt: Jacob Bonnet, Alex. M. Piper
page 150/151
JOHN PIPER, dec’d. Bedford Twp., Oct. 24 - 1800
We Agnes Parker - John Graham - George Graham & Edward
Daily. ack. indebtedness to commonwealth.
Witt: Jacob Bonnet, Alex. Piper
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