Post by Pat (Friend) Thompson on Jan 20, 2007 15:55:12 GMT -5
This is a long post but I am hoping that by working together we can figure out this George Friend, dec'd 1857 and his children, George, Jacob, John, Sarah, and Catherine. In 1857 all but Catherine seem to be in the Somerset, Fayette and Turkeyfoot counties of Pennsylvania.
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Court Document
Cover Page
1857 620
1857
Rule on the heirs
Of
George Friend
Dec’d
(I can’t read the word at the bottom)
To accept or refuse to take the
Real estate of Dec’d.
Somerst County SS
Jacob Neff being sworn says he serve the within rule On all the heirs of Geo. Friend dec’d in the County on the 14th Dec. 1857
Sworn & subscribed this 18th Dec. 1857
R. R. Marshall, Clerk
Signed Jacob Neff
Somerset County S. S.
Henry F. Swope, Sheriff being sworn says that he caused the within rule to be published for the space of three weeks in both the Newspapers of Somerset Borough.
Sworn and subscribed toe 30th Jany 1858. R. R. Marshall, clerk
Signed H. F. Swope. Shff.
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Somerset County SS
At an Orphans Court held at Somerset in and for said County on the 29 the day of April A. D. 1857 before the honorable the Judge there (or these) of
The Petition of Henry Friend Eldest son and heir at Law of Jacob Friend Deceased who was the eldest Son and Heir of George Friend deceased respectfully ?Shewcth? (showeth) that George Friend died intestble on the day of 18 (blank) Leaving him surviving four children to wit Jacob Friend, Catherine Friend intermarried with Geo. Hauger, John Friend and Geo Friend. The said George Friend died Seized in his ?demesnee? as of fee of an in the following described real estate to wit a certain tract of unimproved land warranted in the name of (blank) Situate on the north side of Castelmans river in Somerset County Pennsylvania containing One hundred acres and allowance be the same more or (lefs) less adjoining land of Phillip Wolfensperger, Peter Phillippi and the heirs of Jacob K. Beeghley deceased and others.
Your petitioner therefore prays your honor to award an inquest to make partition of the premises Aforesaid to and among the said parties interested therein to wit.
In such manner and in such preportions ?us? by the Laws of the commonwealth is directed if such partition can be made with out predjudice or spoiling the whole but if such
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Partition cannot be made thereof then to ?value? and appraise the same and make ?return? of their proceedings according the Law and as in duty bound and he will pray .
Returnable to an Orphans Court to be held at Somerset in and for said County of the 4th Monday of August next.
Witnep: (Witness) the Honorable Francis M. Kimmell at Somerset this 29th day of April A. D. 1857.
Jacob Neff, Clk.
Original heirs
George Friend resides in Milford
John Friend now Dec’d Turkeyfoot
Jacob “ “ “ Fayett County
Catherine Hauger ~~~~(faint squiggle here, can’t tell if it is a word or not) or VA
Memorandum
Jacob Friend died leaving issue 7 children. Henry then Petitioner Catherine intermarried with Chauncey Bluebaugh, Sarah intermarried with Eli Sayler, Abram, Adaline, Mary Ann Tillila. {for whom George Friend is guardian}
John Friend died leaving issue 4 children, Josiah, Catherine, Susannah and John.
((It is interesting to note that on the copy I am transcribing from the names of Jacob Friend’s children are underline and the number “7” has been darkened to make it bold; but the children for John have not been marked in a like manner making me suspect that the underlined names are this document were marked in such a way by a previous researcher and these marks are not on the original document. (not made by the clerk of the court) p.a.t.))
Inquisition indented and taken at the dwelling house George Friend in Milford Township, Somerset County Pa on the Real Estate of George Friend deceased on the 13 day of July 1857 Before Henry F. Swope High Sheriff of said County. By virtue of a writ of Partition a valuation to him directed and to this Inquisition annexed by the and affirmations of John Weller, Eli K. ?Haines?
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Solomon Snyder, George Hauger, George Brandt, Joseph Schrack, John Walter, William Scott, Alexander Ca?, Peter Brubaker, Peter Dull and Aaron Sochler, trustful honest and lawful men of his bailiwick who on the oaths and affirmations aforesaid respectfully do say that or the day and year aforesaid they went to and upon tenements of which George Friend deceased died seized in the said wit mentioned and then and there did find that the said land and tenements ?can? not be parted and divided to and among all the children and legal representative of the said George Friend dec’d without prejudice to or spoiling the whole thereof and therefore the inquest aforesaid on their oath and affirmation aforesaid have valued and appraised the same as they are in the Patents No. 1 Containing (blank) at the sum of Eleven dollars per acre, No 2 containing (blank) acres at the sum of Eleven Dollars (blank) per acre.
In testimony whereof , as with the said Sheriff as the inquest aforesaid have to this Inquisition set their hand and seal the day and year aforesaid.
H. F. Swope, Shff. (Seal)
John Walters (seal) George Brant (Seal)
Alexander Calabuel (Seal) John Weller (Seal)
Peter Dull (Seal) Peter Brubacker (Seal)
George Hauger (Seal) Joseph Shrock (Seal)
Wm. Scott (Seal) Solomon Snyder (Seal)
E. K. Haines (Seal) Aaron Seckler (Seal)
(next page is VERY difficult to read)
To the Honorable the Orphans Court of Somerset County
The petition of Henry Friend eldest son and heir at Law of Jacob Friend dec’d who was the eldest son and heir of George Friend dec’d, Respectfully Showeth that George Friend died intestate (seized is crossed out) on the (blank) day of (blank) 18(blank) leaving him surviving four children to wit Jacob Friend, Catherine Friend intermarried with George Hauger, John Friend and George Friend.
(Next line, which appears to have blank spaces for dates or names is crossed out.)
The said George Friend died seized in this dem??? ?? of fee of an in the following described Real Estate to Wit. A certain Tract of unimproved Land Warranted in the name of (blank) situated on the North Side of Castlemans River in Somerset County Pennsylvania containing One hundred acres and allowances to be more or less. Adjoining lands of Philip Wolfensberger, Peter Phillippi and the heirs of Jacob K. Beeghley dec’d and others.
Your petitioner therefore prays your Honor to award an inquest to make partition of premises aforesaid to and among the said parties interested therein to Wit.
(Blank space on the page looks like it was left so the clerk could fill in the names of “parties interested” p.a.t.)
in such manner, and in such perportions as by the Laws of the Commonwealth is directed if such partition can be made without prejudice to or spoiling the whole, but if such partition
(next page)
Cannot be made the ?? then by value and appraisal the same and make return of the proceeding according to Law and as in duty bound. And he will ever pray ?it?
Henry Friend
(Note: The preparer of this document wrote words ending “d” in such a way that they appear to have “ds”, such as in Friends, however I believe it is the style of writing and the surname in this document is spelled FRIEND. p.a.t.)
Original heirs
George Friend resides in Milford Twp.
John “ now dec’d “ in Turkey Foot Twp.
Jacob Friend “ “ “ “ Fayette County
Catherine Hauger “ “ “ or VA
Memorandum
Jacob Friend died leaving issue of children Henry the petitioner Catharine intermarried with Chauncey Blubaugh, Sarah intermarried with Eli Sayler, Abram, Adaline, Mary Anne, Tillila (note: here there is clearly a comma, making Tillila a given name, not the surname of Mary Anne, as it appeared to read previously. p.a.t.)
John Friend died leaving issue 4 children
Josiah (name crossed out) Catharine, Susannah and John.
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Information found through a census search in Pennsylvania
1850, Oct. Upper Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., PA
Jacob Friend 32 or 52 (1798) farmer, $800, PA
Mary 67, PA
Catherine, 21 PA
Adaline, 17 PA
Abra’m (Abraham) 12, laborer, PA
Mary A., 12 PA
Delilah, 7 PA
Next page
John Friend, 44, (1806) farmer, $500 PA
Sarah, 40 PA
Josiah, 12 PA
Catherine, 9 PA
Susanna, 5 PA
Catherine, 56 PA
If this is the same John and Jacob named in the court document then both died between 1850 and 1857)
Chauncey Blubough, 21 PA f. Frederick m. Mary
John Walters, 69 PA, whip maker
Somerset Bough, 1850
Francis M. Kimmell, b. about 1818, Attorney
1850, Oct. Somerset, Milford Twp
George Friend, 34, farmer, $2000 PA
Next page
Drusilla Friend, 28 PA
Elizabeth, 9 PA
William, 7 PA
Jacob, 5 PA
Joseph, 2 PA
George, 76, PA
Next door
Peter Phillippi, 42 PA
George Haugher, 40, farmer, $1800 PA
Catherine, 40 PA
Levi, 17 PS
Noah, 16 PA
Mary, 14 PA
Uriah (male), 3 PA
Helser(female) 2 PA
Simon, 1/12 PA
Peter Dull, 68, no occ. $600 PA
Same page
Sarah Friend, 21 PA, with the family of Daniel B. Miller PA
Eli K. Haines, 30, farmer, $3500, PA with large family w/ John Haines, 66, next door also b. PA
1860 Upper Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co. PA
Mary Friend, 53, spinster PA
Delilah, 17 spinster PA
Next door
Sarah Friend, 49 spinster PA
Josiah, 22, PA
Catherine J., 19, seamstress PA
Susanna, 16, PA
John, 9 PA
Catherine Miller, 66, spinster PA
(enumerator appeared to label many women as spinsters; even when it appeared they were living with a husband).
1860, Springfield, Fayette Co., PA
Henry Friend, 30, blacksmith, $350/$200 PA
Margaret, 30, PA
Frances, 6 PA
Noah, 4 PA
Cavon, 8/12 PA
Two pages prior to Henry Friend
Abraham Friend, 25, farmer, $150 PA
Elizabeth, 25 PA
Albert, 5 PA
Rebecca, 3 PA
Jacob, 1/12 PA
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Court Document
Cover Page
1857 6201857
Rule on the heirs
Of
George Friend
Dec’d
(I can’t read the word at the bottom)
To accept or refuse to take the
Real estate of Dec’d.
Somerst County SS
Jacob Neff being sworn says he serve the within rule On all the heirs of Geo. Friend dec’d in the County on the 14th Dec. 1857
Sworn & subscribed this 18th Dec. 1857
R. R. Marshall, Clerk
Signed Jacob Neff
Somerset County S. S.
Henry F. Swope, Sheriff being sworn says that he caused the within rule to be published for the space of three weeks in both the Newspapers of Somerset Borough.
Sworn and subscribed toe 30th Jany 1858. R. R. Marshall, clerk
Signed H. F. Swope. Shff.
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Somerset County SS
At an Orphans Court held at Somerset in and for said County on the 29 the day of April A. D. 1857 before the honorable the Judge there (or these) of
The Petition of Henry Friend Eldest son and heir at Law of Jacob Friend Deceased who was the eldest Son and Heir of George Friend deceased respectfully ?Shewcth? (showeth) that George Friend died intestble on the day of 18 (blank) Leaving him surviving four children to wit Jacob Friend, Catherine Friend intermarried with Geo. Hauger, John Friend and Geo Friend. The said George Friend died Seized in his ?demesnee? as of fee of an in the following described real estate to wit a certain tract of unimproved land warranted in the name of (blank) Situate on the north side of Castelmans river in Somerset County Pennsylvania containing One hundred acres and allowance be the same more or (lefs) less adjoining land of Phillip Wolfensperger, Peter Phillippi and the heirs of Jacob K. Beeghley deceased and others.
Your petitioner therefore prays your honor to award an inquest to make partition of the premises Aforesaid to and among the said parties interested therein to wit.
In such manner and in such preportions ?us? by the Laws of the commonwealth is directed if such partition can be made with out predjudice or spoiling the whole but if such
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Partition cannot be made thereof then to ?value? and appraise the same and make ?return? of their proceedings according the Law and as in duty bound and he will
pray .Returnable to an Orphans Court to be held at Somerset in and for said County of the 4th Monday of August next.
Witnep: (Witness) the Honorable Francis M. Kimmell at Somerset this 29th day of April A. D. 1857.
Jacob Neff, Clk.
Original heirs
George Friend resides in Milford
John Friend now Dec’d Turkeyfoot
Jacob “ “ “ Fayett County
Catherine Hauger ~~~~(faint squiggle here, can’t tell if it is a word or not) or VA
Memorandum
Jacob Friend died leaving issue 7 children. Henry then Petitioner Catherine intermarried with Chauncey Bluebaugh, Sarah intermarried with Eli Sayler, Abram, Adaline, Mary Ann Tillila. {for whom George Friend is guardian}
John Friend died leaving issue 4 children, Josiah, Catherine, Susannah and John.
((It is interesting to note that on the copy I am transcribing from the names of Jacob Friend’s children are underline and the number “7” has been darkened to make it bold; but the children for John have not been marked in a like manner making me suspect that the underlined names are this document were marked in such a way by a previous researcher and these marks are not on the original document. (not made by the clerk of the court) p.a.t.))
Inquisition indented and taken at the dwelling house George Friend in Milford Township, Somerset County Pa on the Real Estate of George Friend deceased on the 13 day of July 1857 Before Henry F. Swope High Sheriff of said County. By virtue of a writ of Partition a valuation to him directed and to this Inquisition annexed by the
and affirmations of John Weller, Eli K. ?Haines?3
Solomon Snyder, George Hauger, George Brandt, Joseph Schrack, John Walter, William Scott, Alexander Ca?
, Peter Brubaker, Peter Dull and Aaron Sochler, trustful honest and lawful men of his bailiwick who on the oaths and affirmations aforesaid respectfully do say that or the day and year aforesaid they went to and upon tenements of which George Friend deceased died seized in the said wit mentioned and then and there did find that the said land and tenements ?can? not be parted and divided to and among all the children and legal representative of the said George Friend dec’d without prejudice to or spoiling the whole thereof and therefore the inquest aforesaid on their oath and affirmation aforesaid have valued and appraised the same as they are in the Patents No. 1 Containing (blank) at the sum of Eleven dollars per acre, No 2 containing (blank) acres at the sum of Eleven Dollars (blank) per acre. In testimony whereof , as with the said Sheriff as the inquest aforesaid have to this Inquisition set their hand and seal the day and year aforesaid.
H. F. Swope, Shff. (Seal)
John Walters (seal) George Brant (Seal)
Alexander Calabuel (Seal) John Weller (Seal)
Peter Dull (Seal) Peter Brubacker (Seal)
George Hauger (Seal) Joseph Shrock (Seal)
Wm. Scott (Seal) Solomon Snyder (Seal)
E. K. Haines (Seal) Aaron Seckler (Seal)
(next page is VERY difficult to read)
To the Honorable
the Orphans Court of Somerset County The petition of Henry Friend eldest son and heir at Law of Jacob Friend dec’d who was the eldest son and heir of George Friend dec’d, Respectfully Showeth that George Friend died intestate (seized is crossed out) on the (blank) day of (blank) 18(blank) leaving him surviving four children to wit Jacob Friend, Catherine Friend intermarried with George Hauger, John Friend and George Friend.
(Next line, which appears to have blank spaces for dates or names is crossed out.)
The said George Friend died seized in this dem??? ?? of fee of an in the following described Real Estate to Wit. A certain Tract of unimproved Land Warranted in the name of (blank) situated on the North Side of Castlemans River in Somerset County Pennsylvania containing One hundred acres and allowances to be more or less. Adjoining lands of Philip Wolfensberger, Peter Phillippi and the heirs of Jacob K. Beeghley dec’d and others.
Your petitioner therefore prays your Honor to award an inquest to make partition of premises aforesaid to and among the said parties interested therein to Wit.
(Blank space on the page looks like it was left so the clerk could fill in the names of “parties interested” p.a.t.)
in such manner, and in such perportions as by the Laws of the Commonwealth is directed if such partition can be made without prejudice to or spoiling the whole, but if such partition
(next page)
Cannot be made the ?? then by value and appraisal the same and make return of the proceeding according to Law and as in duty bound. And he will ever pray ?it?
Henry Friend
(Note: The preparer of this document wrote words ending “d” in such a way that they appear to have “ds”, such as in Friends, however I believe it is the style of writing and the surname in this document is spelled FRIEND. p.a.t.)
Original heirs
George Friend resides in Milford Twp.
John “ now dec’d “ in Turkey Foot Twp.
Jacob Friend “ “ “ “ Fayette County
Catherine Hauger “ “ “ or VA
Memorandum
Jacob Friend died leaving issue of children Henry the petitioner Catharine intermarried with Chauncey Blubaugh, Sarah intermarried with Eli Sayler, Abram, Adaline, Mary Anne, Tillila (note: here there is clearly a comma, making Tillila a given name, not the surname of Mary Anne, as it appeared to read previously. p.a.t.)
John Friend died leaving issue 4 children
Josiah (name crossed out) Catharine, Susannah and John.
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Information found through a census search in Pennsylvania
1850, Oct. Upper Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., PA
Jacob Friend 32 or 52 (1798) farmer, $800, PA
Mary 67, PA
Catherine, 21 PA
Adaline, 17 PA
Abra’m (Abraham) 12, laborer, PA
Mary A., 12 PA
Delilah, 7 PA
Next page
John Friend, 44, (1806) farmer, $500 PA
Sarah, 40 PA
Josiah, 12 PA
Catherine, 9 PA
Susanna, 5 PA
Catherine, 56 PA
If this is the same John and Jacob named in the court document then both died between 1850 and 1857)
Chauncey Blubough, 21 PA f. Frederick m. Mary
John Walters, 69 PA, whip maker
Somerset Bough, 1850
Francis M. Kimmell, b. about 1818, Attorney
1850, Oct. Somerset, Milford Twp
George Friend, 34, farmer, $2000 PA
Next page
Drusilla Friend, 28 PA
Elizabeth, 9 PA
William, 7 PA
Jacob, 5 PA
Joseph, 2 PA
George, 76, PA
Next door
Peter Phillippi, 42 PA
George Haugher, 40, farmer, $1800 PA
Catherine, 40 PA
Levi, 17 PS
Noah, 16 PA
Mary, 14 PA
Uriah (male), 3 PA
Helser(female) 2 PA
Simon, 1/12 PA
Peter Dull, 68, no occ. $600 PA
Same page
Sarah Friend, 21 PA, with the family of Daniel B. Miller PA
Eli K. Haines, 30, farmer, $3500, PA with large family w/ John Haines, 66, next door also b. PA
1860 Upper Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co. PA
Mary Friend, 53, spinster PA
Delilah, 17 spinster PA
Next door
Sarah Friend, 49 spinster PA
Josiah, 22, PA
Catherine J., 19, seamstress PA
Susanna, 16, PA
John, 9 PA
Catherine Miller, 66, spinster PA
(enumerator appeared to label many women as spinsters; even when it appeared they were living with a husband).
1860, Springfield, Fayette Co., PA
Henry Friend, 30, blacksmith, $350/$200 PA
Margaret, 30, PA
Frances, 6 PA
Noah, 4 PA
Cavon, 8/12 PA
Two pages prior to Henry Friend
Abraham Friend, 25, farmer, $150 PA
Elizabeth, 25 PA
Albert, 5 PA
Rebecca, 3 PA
Jacob, 1/12 PA