Moses must have died sometime before the second Tuesday in January, 1796. Court records show, on that day:
"Stephen, Margaret, and Jane Tichenal, orphan children of Moses Titchenal, late of Allegany County, deceased, came into Orphan's court. Margaret[4] Tichenal and Thomas Pritchard were chosen as their Guardians. Margaret (age 12 ?) and Jain (Jane's age is unknown but may have been 8 or 9). All being under the age of 14 years the court appointed the afore said Margaret[4] Tickenal and Thomas Pritchard as their Guardian who were present in court. They accepted the said guardianship and offered as security; Michael Bean and Aaron Duckworth[3] who were accepted by the Court and the Bond was Executed accordingly. Bond filed.
The Court also ordered; David Tickenal (33), administrator of Moses Tickenal's Estate, Deceased. To deliver and pay to Margaret * Tickenal and Thomas Pritchard all the estate of Stephen Tickenal, Margaret Tickenal and Jain (Jane) Tickenal now in his hands or possession. The Court also ordered a summon be issued against David Tickenal, administrator of Moses Tickenal, Deceased to show cause why the Inventory of said estate has not been returned agreeable by law."
(note many different spelling on same document)
October 11, 1796 the first settlement of Moses Titchenal's estate was filed in Allegany County Court. "Margaret and David Tichenal, administrators, filed an inventory and paid accounts to: Mary Price, B. Beall, Late sheriff, John Hays, Dunkin McVicker, Joshua Titchenal Ekenezer Davis, George Husher, and James Eddy."
On December 26, 1796 "Joshua Titchenal of Allegany County agreed to mortgage unto David Titchenal of same place, all right and title to the estate of the late Moses Titchenal which lies at the mouth of the Savage River. Payment of $50 was to be made within 60 months. This was witnessed by Duncan McVicker and Mary Titchenal [David's wife].
October 12 1809, Moses Titchenal, estate, Margaret and David Tichenal, administrators, accounts paid to: Matthew Ball, John Beall, Henry Duckworth, Legatee, the widows third, John Smith, (Moses' daughter Phoebe's husband and Guardian of Besty and William Smith), Thomas Pritchard, (his wife's share), and for Stephen, Margaret and Jane Tichenal, per court order.
Margaret Tichenal, Moses' widow, married a man named James Ryan. The date of the wedding is unknown, but it was probably sometime after 1809. She was still listed as a head of household in the 1800 census and listed as Margaret Tichenal on the 1809 accounting of her deceased husband's Estate, Her last child Jane was married in 1814.
The only proof that Margaret Tichenal married a second time is the will of Margaret Ryan dated October 19, 1818 which named sons, David, Joshua, & Stephen and daughters Margaret, Abigail & Jane Tichnel, wife of George Cease. She died in Hardy County, Virginia some time after October 19, 1818, at the age of at least 72.
James Ryan may have been a relative of John Ryan. John Ryan had been a revolutionary solder. He served in Col. Moses Hozen's Regiment (second Canadian) Continental Army which fought alongside the New Jersey Militia. He had been awarded military land and had lived in the area of Bloomington a long time. He may have been in the Garret county area before Moses. In fact "Ryan's Glade"[7] was named after him. He and his family must have been friends of Moses and Margaret Tichenal.
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