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Article Covers [edit] Tapestry[edit] SourcesOriginal Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania Archives'Wills and Administrations, 1714-1876', Administration on the Estate of MARGARET DAWSON, dec’d (#5182) [edit] Text8 March 1805 Whereas Margaret Dawson widow of the Township of West Caln and County of Chester died Intestate leaving a considabrell Estate Real and personal therefore we the Subscribers children of the said Margret Dawson do hereby renounce all our Right of Administrating to said Estate and pray you to appoint Robert Miller Esqr in our room and stead. Witness our hand the Eighth Day of March one Thousand Eight Hundred and five 1805. James Bone Esqr. Register West Chester William Dawson Margret Dawson Jean Dawson 11 March 1805 Robert Miller, John Fleming & William Dawson post bond on Administration of Margaret Dawson’s Estates, Book B, Page 501.
Inventory of the goods & chattels rights and credits which ware of Margaret Dawson late of the Township of West Caln in the County of Chester (dec’d) taken the 15th day of March AD 1805 are as followeth viz: Gray horse, bay mare with bald face, brown mare with snip on nose, stud coalt, olad red cow with white face, oald cow, young cow, young cow, young cow, young heffer, young heffer, too 2 year old bulls, too 2 year old steers, quantity ___ in the ground, quantity wheate in the ground, quantity coarse hay in cow loft, quantity good hay in barn, pair hopples, quantity hay over stable, 25 bushels oates, cutting bore, sale fan, 3 pitch forks, dunk fork & shovel, open hogshed, flax not ____, 6 swine, a road waggon, poplar boards, 2 plows, harrow, 3 oald hogsheds, 4 blind halters, 2 pair harness & collar, 4 pair chaines, pair singletrees, sides mill & prep planks, maul and wedges, shade, sledge, 2 mattocks, 3 garden hoes, frow & oald chaine, drawing nife, 2 augers & 2 chixels & gouge, brier sithe ____, oald irons, wheelwright stuff, dung hook & garden rake, quantity flax in the ruff, 3 hair ropers, copper kettle, Indian corn, dry beef, 27 bushels wheat, cask with fine salt, cask with coarse sald, 2 open ended casks, pairs ___ & measure, 7 oald sickles, 2 halter chaines, shoe hammered pinchers, a quantity leather, oald bridle, quantity bacon, pair stityards, large iron pot, ____ chest, cedar ____, puter tinware on dresser, sheep shares, pair brass candlesticks, hammer & tongs, 2 pot racks, dutch oven, 2 iron pots, small ____ & 2 pails, tea kettle, milch pot & 4 boules, brass kettle, endiron, 6 chears in kitchen, bakeiron, oald puter in Garrett, oald copper half gallon, woollen yarn, quantity ____, barrel with ____, 3 chests in Garrett, 72 lb ____ flax, 102 lb ____flax, hatchet, quantity dry apples, 2 oald coverlids, 4 oald blankets, 2 spinning wheels, 6 pair oald cards, set spools, quantity hops, 3 powder horns, 3 oald chares, oald bed & bedding, bed and bedding upstairs, bed and bedding downstairs, desk, 7 blankets, 1 coverlid, 2 pair flan sheets, 2 pair flan pillowcases, 4 pair tow sheets, chest and box, tea table, 2 pair pillow cases tow, 4 boulster cases, 2 table clothes, quantity oald books, eight day clock, warming pan, reel, dining table, large bible, Queensware in parlor mantle, slate and tea kanaster, hand irons in Parlor, shovel & tongs in parlor, hand irons in kitchen, quantity potatoes, Barrel with whiskey, taltan, hogshed of sider, crock of lard, crock of lard, crock of lard, 2 pickling jars, crock & 3 milch pans, 2 judges, garden rake, fouling pice.'' Total appraised value=$891.52 by Ed Vernon and Abraham Jefferies, before Robert Miller. 2 April 1805 Inventory of Margaret Dawson’s Estate filed 25 March 1807 Account of Administration on Estate by Robert Miller Fees paid $2.41 Paid to George McKorkle $4.00 Paid to George McKorkle $4.00 Paid to William Bailey $4.00 Paid to Thomas Ross $4.00 Paid to Hance Addleman $174.79 Paid to Jean Dawson $406.00 Paid to Margaret Dawson $444.67 Paid to Daniel Kiester $5.74 Commissions $70.34 Paid for digging grave $1.33 Filing fees to Registrar $1.50 Paid for notifying heirs $1.50 Paid for copy of account $1.00 Balance due the Estate $0.26 TOTAL $1125.46 1 May 1821 Sale of Real Estate of said deceased which was by him sold by Virtue of an order issued out of the Orphan’s Court held at West Chester in the County of Chester the 3rd day of January 1809, the personal Estate being settled for in a former settlement. To sale made to Bernard Vanleer 7th March 1809 $6770.00 To interest on payment due 7th March 1810 $270.80 To interest on payment due 7th March 1811 $135.40 Balance due Administrator $7.90 $7184.10 Paid Isaac Darlington $5.00 Paid Daniel Keister $16.25 Paid E. Branson $1.25 Paid Philop Derrick $1.25 Paid William Hamilton $3.12 Paid Thomas Evans $4.00 Paid William Kensey $4.00 Paid Benjamin Varline $3.00 Paid Charles Mowrey $3.00 Paid Benjamin Miller $3.47 Paid Joseph McClellan et al $9.00 Paid Benjamin Miller $4.00 Paid John Fleming, his Judgment $648.47 Paid Jesse John $9.46 Paid John P. Thomson, Attorney for heirs of Rachel Park, then Thompson $895.00 Paid Elizabeth Dawson $891.36 Paid Robert & Ann Patton by their Attorney David D. Patton $894.77 Paid Mary McConnell $891.36 Paid Margaret & Jane Dawson, they being entitled to their Brother William’s part $2,674.80 Commission $215.28 Cash on register $5.56 Clerk of Orphan’s Court $1.00 $7,184.20
'''Chester County, Pennsylvania Archives''' Orphan’s Court Dockets 3 February 1807 Orphan’s Court directs the Sheriff of Chester County to appoint twelve men to appraise the real estate. 11 February 1807 Writ and inquisition on the Estate of Margaret Dawson, late of West Caln, dec’d. The Petition of Jane Dawson one of the Children and Heirs at law of Margaret Dawson late of the Township of West Caln in the County aforesaid deceased, Respectfully sheweth,''That your petitioners said Mother Margaret Dawson died intestate in the year 1805, leaving issue as follows viz—William Dawson (since dead having first made his last will and Testament whereby he divided his undivided share of the Plantation hereafter described to Margaret Dawson & Jane Dawson your Petitioner in fee), the Children of Rachel Thompson late Rachel Dawson, the Number and names of whom to your Petitioner is unknown residing in the state of South Carolina, Elizabeth Dawson, Ann Intermarried with Robert Patton, Mary Intermarried with John McConnell, Margaret Dawson & your Petitioner Jane Dawson. And that the said Intestate died seized in her Demence as of fee, of and in a certain messauge and plantation or tract of land containing two Hundred & fifty acres and the usual allowance situate in the township of West Caln aforesaid, with the appurtenances, Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays your Honour to award and Inquest to make partition of the Premises aforesaid to an among the Children and Representatives of the said Intestate, in such manner and in such proportions, 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 cannot be made thereof as aforesaid, then to value and appraise the same, and make report of their Proceedings herein according to Law, And your Petitioner, Jean Dawson.
1 full equal & undivided seventh part of the whole to and for Margaret Dawson & Jane Dawson Devices of the said Intestate’s Son Wm. Dawson1 full equal 7th for the Heirs & Legal Representatives of said Intestates Daughter Rachel Thomson dec’d late Rachel Dawson 1 full 7th for Elizabeth Dawson 1 full 7th for the said Intestates Daughter Ann intermarried with Robt. Patton1 full 7th for the said Intestates Daughter Mary intermarried with John McConnell'1 full 7th for Margaret Dawson'1 full 7th for Jane Dawson 21 April 1807 Report of Jesse John, Esq., “High Sheriff of the County of Chester” and the “twelve free and lawful men of my bailiwick” in which they value the real estate at $7,500 and that that the land could not be partitioned “without prejudice to or spoiling the whole.” 14 November 1807 The Petition of Jane Dawson one of the Children and Heirs at law of Margaret Dawson late of the township of West Caln deceased
Humbly Sheweth
Robert Miller Esquire being duly affirmed according to Law doth say that he read the within Rule of Court to Margaret Dawson more than thirty days ago she being the only Heir or person interested in the within Estate residing in the County of Chester (except Jane Dawson the Petitioner) this affirm and further saith that a copy of said Rule certified by the Clerk of this Orphan Court was published four successive weeks to wit on the 25th of December 18097 and on the 1st 8th & 15th of January 1808 in the Lancaster Journal there being no newspaper printed in the County & that being one of the Newspapers published nearest to said County—and further this affirmant saith not. Robert Miller Affirmed in Orphan Court Feb 10, 1808
Rule on the heirs of Jane (sic) Dawson, dec’d. 1/3 cash, 1/3 in one year and 1/3 in two years with interest.
Orphan’s Court ruled that the real estate be sold on the first Tuesday in March 7 March 1809 Sale of real estate to Bernard Vanleer, Anthony Vanleer & Joseph Heslip for $6,770 8 May 1809 Sale confirmed |
