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Pennsylvania Probate Records

        These are not all of the Clover Probate Records in Pennsylvania. It is just what I have now. If you have a copy of a Clover will or estate in Pennsylvania, or anywhere else, please let me know. The following article is based upon an article I researched, wrote, edited and published in the Clover Family Chronicles, Spring 2004, Volume 1, Issue 3, copyright 2004 June C. Byrne. I have added the material on Centre County which I just acquired.

On this page:
    Armstrong County
    Centre County
    Clarion County
    Jefferson County
    Montgomery County
    Philadelphia County
    Venango County

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Will Index: vol 1, page 108. Philip Clover of Clarion Township, There are no other Clovers in the index, 1805-1900.

I do not have a copy of Philip Clover's will. However, it was printed in full in The Clover Family Exchange 2:1:6.

2 February 1828, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania: In the name of God, Amen, I, Philip Clover of Clarion Township, Armstrong County, and state of Pennsylvania, being in good health of body and of sound mind and memory, praised be God for the same and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs whilst I have strength and capacity so to do, do make and publish this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all wills by me at any time heretofore made: and first and principally I commit my soul into the hands of my creator who gave it, and my body to the earth to be interred in a decent like manner at the discretion of my executors hereinafter mentioned; as to such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to entrust me, I dispose of the same as follows, viz: First it is my will and I do order that all my just debts and funeral expenses be duly paid and satisfied as soon as conveniently can be after my decease; and I give and bequeath to my dear wife Mary Clover the whole of what estate I possess, real and personal, all or mixed, to wit; during her natural life and at her decease,(in case she survives me) the whole of my estate real and personal or mixed at that time either in law or equity of what kind or nature whatsoever, to be by the executors of this my last will and testament hereinafter mentioned sold and conveyed to the purchaser or purchasers to the best advantage for my children, excepting my son Gamaliel Clover to have his share or part of the tract of land I now live on adjoining lines with Robert Wilson and john Love, given and conveyed to him as his equal share with the remainder of my heirs. The remainder of my estate real and personal as above stated to be sold and divided equally to my children to wit: John, Peter, Philip, James and Gamaliel as above provided for and to my daughters Martha Smith, Catherine Jones, and Nancy McCoy to be all equal shares excepting my son Nathan which is my will that he only is to have one half as much as the others. In case of any of the children dying before they receive their shares, their part to be equally divided among their children as soon as they are capable of receiving it or comes of age to be put to interest for their use. And lastly I nominate, constitute and appoint James Clover and Samuel C. Orr of the said county of Armstrong and state aforesaid to be the executors of this, my last will and testament, hereby revoking all other wills, legacies and bequest has by me heretofore made and declaring this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto et my hand and seal this second day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight. Signed, sealed, and published, pronounced, and declared by the said testator as his last will and testament in the presence of us, who in his presence and at his request have subscribed as witnesses. Witnesses: John Clover and Martha Clover. Proven 24 July 1830.

From Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, copy sent by Carole Dehnal. She says some material on John Roll gives him a child named Kitty Roll. In actual fact, her name was Hetty Roll. [Note: Hannah Roll married Nathan Clover, son of Philip Clover and Mary Cooper. Sally was married to Philip Clover, son of Paul Clover.] I have a copy of this will.

Page 22 of the will book: John Roll Will: signed with mark, 15 January 1816. Wife: Mary Roll. Son: David Roll. Daughters: Sally Clover, Mary Bloom, Elizabeth Bell, Joanna Arthers, Nancy Fulton, Hannah Roll, Hetty Roll. Witnesses: Nathan Clover, David Kilgore.

Centre County, Pennsylvania Probate Records

LDS FHL microfilm, #1029887 Centre County, Pennsylvania, Index to Register's and Orphan's Court Docket, 1800-1949 Vol A-E On page 102 of this film, I found this information:

Paul Clover estate number 873, date of letter of Administration, 30 April 1812,

Administrator, Nancy Clover [Note she signed with a mark. Few women could read and write then.]

name of those giving sureties Joseph Boon and William Tate
administration bond book, page 106, register's docket entry A 27

I contacted the Centre County Library and Historical Museum, at the Central Pennsylvania District Library Center. According to the information on the Genweb site, they hold the early estate records for Centre County. They sent me copies of the bond and the estate inventory. They tell me that this is all that is in the estate records for Paul Clover's estate. I requested a complete search for any other estate records on him and guaranteed costs. Unfortunately, nothing else was found.

        These are primarily interesting because of their date. As far as I know, almost everyone gives a death date for Paul Clover of 1820 which is the date in the county history. However, you will note that the bond is dated 30 April 1812. This is NOT a typo or error. The inventory is dated 9 May 1812. The heading states that it is the inventory and appraisement of the goods and chattles, rights and credits of Paul Clover of Chincleclamousche, Clearfield County.
        This confused me so I requested clarification from the library. According to the librarian at the Centre County, Library, Paul lived in Clearfield County so that's where the inventory was done. Clearfield County didn't have their own judicial system yet so Centre County served it as a circuit court. All of Clearfield was in Chincleclamousche Twp. when it was first settled.

        Copies of his estate can be found on the Estate of Paul Clover pages. if you have a slow modem and need copies, please let me know.

There is a book, Wills of Centre County, Pennsylvania, which has no Clovers in it.

Clarion County, Pennsylvania

I have copies of the following Clarion County, Pennsylvania Wills. If you need additional wills, see the book of will extracts: June Clover Byrne and Ann Brinkman Aniello, Clarion County, Pennsylvania Will Abstracts, 1841 to 1876, (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, 2005). However, the following extracts are directly from the copies.

Clarion County, Pennsylvania Will Book D: 191-2, FHL 1315279. [This is the son of Philip Clover and Mary Cooper.] Philip Clover of Limestone Township Will signed 1 March 1888. Proven 20 April 1888. Graves of deceased wives and children, unnamed. Granddaughter, Adeline Reed. Sons: John C. Clover, Robert G. Clover, Philip C. Clover, Merrifield S. Clover. Daughters: Hiley, intermarried with Hiram Carrier; Eliza, intermarried with D. W. Smith; Mary Jane, intermarried with Elijah Smith; Lucinda, intermarried with John Holden; Rosie H., intermarried with Oliver Burns; Clara A., intermarried with Cephas Jacox, Ida Bell Clover. Executors: Philip S. Clover, John D. Clover. Witnesses: JW Sharp, J W George. Codicil dated 11 April 1888. Witnesses: A. C. Miller, J. R. Miller. [Merrifield is not absolutely clear so I looked in the censuses to see what they said. In 1850, he is Wm S.; 1860, Scott; 1870; Mrrfield; 1880 Scott.]

Clarion County, Pennsylvania Will Book A: 268, FHL 1315278 [Levi was the son of Philip Clover and Sarah Roll, see the will of John Roll above.] Levi G. Clover Will signed 28 August 1854, Daughter: Mary A. Clover. Executor, The Hon. Thomas White of Indiana, Pennsylvania. Witnesses: HT Coffey, TJ Coffey. 17 May 1859, Thomas White renounced the executorship of this will of General Levi G. Clover.
Clarion County, Pennsylvania Will Book C: 222, FHL 1315279
John R. Clover Will signed 29 March 1880, Proven 14 August 1880. Wife: Susannah Clover. No relationship stated: Susannah Cribbs, daughter of Matilda Jones. His children or their heirs: Samuel M. Clover, Eliza E. English, Emily A. Porter, heirs of Letticia Graham, heirs of Nancy J. McCoy. Executors: Wm C. Young, Philip Jones. Witnesses: WC Young, CH McDowell. [John R. Clover was the son of Philip Clover and Sarah Roll, see the will of John Roll above. Susannah was his second wife.]

Clarion County, Pennsylvania Will Book A: 137, FHL 1315278 [Son of Philip Clover and Mary Cooper.] John Clover of Limestone Township. Will signed 30 March 1853. Proven 6 July 1853. Wife: Elizabeth. Sons: Sloan, Isaac, Philip, John. Daughters: Mary, Eliza, Jane, Nancy, Cynthia. Executor: Joseph Cochran. Witnesses: Isaac Dehaven, John P. Simpson.

Clarion County, Pennsylvania Will Book A: 387, FHL 1315278 [Peter Clover was the son of Philip Clover and Mary Cooper. The will of his wife, Martha, follows his.] Peter Clover Will dated 4 October 1863. Will proven 9 November 1863. Wife: Martha Clover. Executor: Wife, Martha Clover. Witnesses: John P. Jones, Mary A. Clover.

Clarion County, Pennsylvania Will Book B: 63, FHL 1315278 [Martha (Jones) Clover was widow of Peter Clover, see above.] Martha Clover Will signed with mark, 6 August 1864. Codicil dated 1 September 1864. Sons: Hiram, Harvey, Philip. Daughter: Rebecca Port. Also: Marcia Clover, wife of Philip Clover. Grandsons: James and Henry C. Galbraith, Frances Hall, Griffith H. Clover. Granddaughter: Rebecca Hall. Executor: John P. Stratton. Witnesses: Wm and Amanda Clover/Cleaver.

Clarion County, Pennsylvania Will Book A: 14-15 Samuel Burkholder of Strattonville. Signed with a mark 24 January 1843. Proven 9 February 1843. Wife, Sophia. Son: John. Daughters: Elizabeth Clover, eldest daughter; Matilda, youngest daughter. Executor: John R. Stratton. Guardian of Matilda: John Keatty, Esquire. Witnesses: John R. Stratton, John Keatty, Joseph S. Stratton.

Clarion County Probate Index including Death Dates:

I checked for Clovers in the Clarion County Probate Index on FHL microfilm no. 1315276, item 2. Naturally, I found the wills listed above. However, there were also a number of estates for Clovers who died intestate (without a will) and those who died later. Deceased is on the left, first date is date of death, second date is date of letters of administration, the name on the right is the administrator. [volume and page of will]

John Clover	6 July 1853		Joseph Cochran	[A: 137]
Philip Clover		[note on partition of real estate]
Ann Clover	1 Nov 1841		Peter Clover
Levi G. Clover	13 Sept 1859		James P. Hoover	[A: 268]
Peter Clover	9 Nov 1863		John R. Stratton	[A: 387]
Martha Clover	29 Oct 1866		John R. Stratton	[B: 63]
John R. Clover	20 July 1880	14 Aug 1880	Philip C. Jones, W. C. Young	[C: 222]
Samuel M. Clover	2 Jan 1885	3 Feb 1885	Caroline Clover
Caroline Clover	24 Aug 1886	9 Sept 1886	S. G. Sloan
Elsie Clover	10 Jan 1887		J. T. English
Emmett E. Clover	10 Jan 1887		J. T. English
Laura A. Clover	10 Jan 1887		S. G. Sloan
Philip Clover	12 Apr 1888	20 Apr 1888	John D. Clover, Philip S. Clover	[D: 191]
Isaac Clover	26 Apr 1883	9 May 1883	Sarah Clover
Sarah Clover	5 April 1902	27 Oct 1905	J. W. Jones
P. S. Clover	6 Jan 1913	25 Jan 1913	I. Sloan DeHaven	[J: 55]
Anna C. Clover	5 Mar 1917	13 Mar 1917	Frank Slicker	[K: 423]
John D. Clover	29 June 1919	26 July 1919	I. Sloan DeHaven	[M: 103]
Elizabeth B. Clover	30 Oct 1919	5 Jan 1920	H. W. Baker	[M: 217]
Charles F. Clover	13 Jun 1928	12 Jul 1928	George Klinger, Fred Laughner	[Q: 266]
Isaac W. Clover	25 Jan 1930	17 Feb 1930	C. M. Lawrence
C. L. Clover	22 Feb 1936	28 Apr 1936	Freda M. Clover, Clarion Bank	[T: 136]
Carl Lee Clover		Dr. O. G. Moore
William Moore Clover		Dr. O. G. Moore
Ralph N. Clover, Jr
R. W. Clover *	24 April 1939		[T: 493]
James M. Clover*	10 Nov 1938	27 Oct 1939	R. B. Clover
Freda M. Clover*	25 Dec 1940	18 Jan 1941	Carl P. Clover
Nellie Clover	9 Feb 1953	1953
Catherine J. Clover	27 Jan 1957	6 Feb 1957	Lewis Collner	[X: 233]
James E. Clover	1964			[Y: 465]
Mina L. Clover	12 Oct 1966	22 Nov 1966	Jane Neely Bobinger	[Z: 134]
Osa Clover	11 Jun 1961	1969
Marvin S. Clover	8 Aug 1962	1969
Carrie M. Clover	2 Jan 1977	16 Feb 1977	Sara Lewis Clover	[28158]

* [These names were in a dark corner of the microfilm and I am not sure of the first names.]

Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Will Book Index, 1852-1906, Nancy C. Hidinger, (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, 1993). No Clovers wills found. I did not look at this myself and it is possible that there are references to Clovers. I would like to know. I think that this is a testator index only.

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Administrations
Hannah Clover, Moreland Township 27 February 1844 Charles Stackhouse Adm.

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

(http:ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/philadelphhia/wills/willabstrbky2.txt Link broken. If you can find this info elsewhere, let me know.)

Wills: Abstracts, Book Y - Part 2: 1800 - 1802: Philadelphia Co, PA

CARPENTER, CEASOR. City of Phila. Carter.
May 3, 1802. May 15, 1802. Book Y: 693.
Wife: Mealy.
Children: Phebi Newman, Phebi Clover, Isaac, Susanna, Violet, Elizabeth.
Exec: William Gray, Silas Porter, William Allison.
Wit: Peter Denham, John Raphun.

(http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/philadelphia/wills/willabstrbk5.txt Link broken. If you can find this info elsewhere, let me know.)

Wills: Abstracts, Book 5: 1813- 1815: Philadelphia Co, PA
HIGGINS, FANNY. Phila.
January 9, 1815. February 24, 1815. 5.447.
To Plim Clover of Phila., blacksmith, and his wife Hager Clover, all estate.
Execs: Jeames Johnson, painter, Plim Clover.
Wit: William Topham, Charles Gragin.

Venango County, Pennsylvania

Venango County, Pennsylvania Will Index: Joan Search Hanson, C. G., and Kenneth L. Hanson, PhD, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Alphabetic Will Index Through 1946 from the "General Index Register's Office & Orphans' Court," (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, 1996), 57. This index covers material starting in 1806. I do not yet have copies of these wills. Does anyone else?

Harriet Clover of Richland Township Entry dated 25 Nov 1902 RD 5/365 WB 10/361

Harry Clover, Mina L. Clover minor, Nancy B. Clover, Nancy Belle Clover

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