William English in
behalf of decd. father, John English -18 March 1800
At
an Orphans Court held at Carlisle
for Cumberland County the 18th day of March in the year
of our Lord 1800 before Samuel Laird and John Creigh
Esquires, Judges of the same court. Came
into court William English the eldest son of John English
late of Cumberland County, deceased who died intestate
and presented a petition to the court therein setting
forth that the petitioners late father the said John
English died intestate leaving a widow Jane English
and 3 children to wit: Ellenor wife of Robert McCord,
William the eldest son the petitioner, and Rachel wife
of Daniel Worley.
That the petitioners late father in
his lifetime and at the time of his death was seized
in his demise as of fee of and in a certain tract of
land situated in the township of Juniata in the said
county containing 331 acres with allowances and that
he died intestate so thereof seized that the petitioners
willing and desirous that the said tract of land should
be divided to and amongst the widow and children of
the said intestate if the same could be done without
injury and spoiling of the whole but if the same could
not be divided that a just and conscionable appraisement
and valuation be made of the said tract of land messuages
and tenements with the appurantenances.
The petitioner
therefore prays this worshipful court to award an inquest
to divide the tract of land hereditaments and appurantenaces
above mentioned to and amongst the widow and children
of the said intestate if the same could be done without
injury to or spoiling the whole but the said division
could not take place without injury or spoiling of the
whole then to value and appraise the same agreeable
to the Act of Assembly of this Commonwealth in such
case made and provided and to make return of their proceedings
to the next stated orphans court whereupon the court
awarded the inquest agreeable to the prayers of the
petitioner.
Valuation of the estate of John
English, deceased -30 July 1800
Came
into court John Carothers Esquire
High Sheriff of Cumberland County and made a return
of a writ of partition or valuation of the estate of
John English, deceased, tested the 30th day of July
in the year of our Lord 1800 and to the said sheriff
directed with an inquisition upon the said estate made
by the said Sheriff and 12 lawful and honest men of
this bailiwick under their hands and seals respectively
the 17th day of October in the year of our Lord 1800
and to the said writ annexed.
By which inquisition it
appeared to the court that the said sheriff and inquest
did find that the said tract of land could not be divided
to and among the widow and children of the said deceased
without injury to and spoiling the whole and that they
had valued and appraised the real estate of the said
John English, deceased viz. a certain tract of land
situated in the township of Juniata in the county of
Cumberland containing 331 acres with allowances to the
sum of 289 pounds 12 shillings and six pence lawful
money of Pennsylvania which valuation the court confirmed.
And whereupon William English eldest son of the said
deceased applied to the court for a confirmation of
the said estate in him, Whereas on the court proposed
that the said William English enter into recognizance's
with sufficient security to the widow and children of
the said deceased for the payment of their respective
distributory shares of said valuation and appraisement.
In compliance wherewith the said William English offered
to enter into the said recognizance with Samuel Worley
of Buffaloe Township for his security which security
being considered by the court sufficient the following
recognizance's were thereupon taken.
Jane
English & William English -21 October 1801
Jane English
& William English: William
English held in ninety-three pounds two shillings and
one penny. Samuel Worley held on 93 pounds 2 shillings
and 1 penny. To be levied of the goods and chattels lands
and tenements respectively on this condition that if
the said William English shall and do well and truly
pay unto the said Jane English, widow, of the said John
English, deceased, the interest arising from the 93
pounds two shillings and one penny from the 21st day
of October in the year of our Lord 1801 during her natural
life then these recognizance's to be void otherwise
to remain in full force and virtue. Robert McCord &
Ellior his wife in right of said Ellinor vs William
English: William English held in 93 pounds two shillings
and 1 penny. Also in 46 pounds 11 shillings and Samuel
Worley held in 92 pounds 2 shillings and 1 penny also
in 46 pounds 11 shillings.Daniel Worley & Rachel
his wife in right of said Rachel vs the same: William
English is held in 93 pounds two shillings and 1 penny,
also in 46 pounds 11 shillings. Samuel Worley held in
93 pounds two shillings and 1 penny also in 46 pounds
11 shillings. To be levied of their goods and chattels
lands and tenements on this condition, that the said
William English shall and do well and truly pay unto
the said Robert McCord and Ellinor his wife in right
of said Ellinor and to Daniel Worley and Rachel his
wife in right of said Rachel respectively the sum of
46 pounds 11 shillings on or before the 21st day of
October 1801 with interest from the 21st day of April
next and also that he pay the aforesaid Robert McCord
and Ellinor his wife in the right of said Ellinor and
the aforesaid Daniel Worley and Rachael his wife in
right of the said Rachael respectively the sum of 23
pounds 5 shillings and six pence at the death of the
aforesaid Jane English, widow of the said John English
deceased then these recognizance's to be void otherwise
to be and remain in full force and virtue. Cog. In open
court 21 Oct A.D. 1800
Howard McCord notes about the above:
...believed that they confused Rachel and Eleanor as
each daughters of John English had different and substantiated
husbands-
[From the records of Howard
McCord; 2002]
