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Barnabas Riley
b.5 Mar 1799 Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
d.7 Dec 1880 Fairfield, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
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m. Abt 1792
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Smoke Ferree CD - November 2004 He is supposedly buried at Union Cemetery in Fairfield, Adams County, Pennsylvania. At his death the real estate was sold to W.P. Nunnemaker, Paxtob Riley was executor of Barnabas' will. He was a carpenter and built Maria Furnace at Calendonia Iron Works [9] (81 years, 9 months, 2 days")
[4] p. 281, 446, 471 "...was a carpenter by trade, at which he worked the greater part of his life. He also cultivated a farm in Liberty Township, this County, which be bought. He built the Maria Furnace Works, in Hamiltonban Township, and the Caledonia Iron Works, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He was an industrious man, of good character, and a deacon in the Lutheran Church for many years. In 1869 he removed to Fairfield, this County, in which place he died." He was also an original member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hamiltonban Township, first organized in 1855.
On 27 November 1823 when Barnabus was 24, he married Mary Sheets [1], daughter of David Sheets (5 June 1775-25 November 1854) & Anna Maria (18 July 17 77-29 December 1848). Born on 26 August 1805 in Freedom Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. Mary died on 11 March 1890; she was 84. Buried in Union Cemetery in Fairfield, Adams County, Pennsylvania. Will Of Barnabas Riley Adams County, Pennsylvania; 1880 March 1st 1875 - This is My Will - This is to show My desire of distributing of My Afects after my death First I permit both of us to be buried deacent, the next I want all my Just debts paid, the next I want A deacent stones put up to show where we lie if I die before my wife. 3 - procede - line betwene the lots. 4. Mary Riley, my wife, is to have twelve hundred dollars which is to be put on intres for to keep her and if the intrest is not Sufficent to suport hir deacent and comfertable the must take of the principal to keep hir deacent as long as she lives. 5. Mary my wife, is to keep all of the furniture that she thinks that she may nead for hir benifit and comfert during hir life. 6. the children is all to stand a I have placed them in what I call ther outfit, except what will be menchened hearafter. 7. Adaline Lucinda Gearhart is to hve my arm chair. 8. Isadore Man da Nunemaker is to hve the green rockin chair. 9. Alla Eliza Butt to have the settee. 10. Lucretia Virginia Shully to have the split latern rocin chair. 11. Mary Riley to have the use of the above articulars as long as she will keep hous for hirself and if she wount keep house then each gets ther articular. 12. Daniel B. Riley gets the sadel and bridel. 13. when Mary my wife, dont see proper to keep house, she wount want much of the furniture. you had beter to divide the things amongst yourselfs and make no sale - Daniel B. Riley has got the _________ above. 14. t he old house is to be sold as soon as you get A menchen for it and if ther is anny Money after the above is complyed with it is to be divided eaquill among the several children dont quarl for the few dollars. 15. and after my wifes death the brick house is to be Sold and the Money to be divided eaquill as the other. 16. I apoint Paxton Henry Riley and John Nunemak r for to be my trustees given under my hand March the first eighteen hund red and Seventy-five. Barnabas Riley Witness: Peter Kready Josephine Sanders State of Pennsylvania County of Adams Personally came before me Samuel B. Harner, Register for the Probate of Wills and Granting Letters of Administration, in and for the County aforesaid, Peter Kready & Josephine Sanders the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Will, who being duly sworn according to Law, to say that they were present, and saw and heard Barnabas Riley the testator within named, sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the foregoing instrument of writing as and for his last will and testament, and at the time of so doing he was of sound ming, memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge and belief, and that they signed it as witnesses at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other at the same time - and that John Nunemaker one of the Executors named therein is dead. Peter Kready Josephine L. Sanders Sworn and subscribed before me this 18th day of Der. A.D. 1880. Samuel B. Harner, Register. Memorandum: Whereas Letters Testamentary were this day Granted in due form of law, unto Paxton H. Riley the surviving Executor named in the foregoing Will - A true and perfect Inventory to be exhibited into the Register's Office on or before the 18 day of Jany. next - And an account of reckoning on or befor the 18th day of Decr. A.D. 1881. Witness my hand at Gettysburg, this 18th day of December, A.D. 1880. Samuel B. Harner, Register ▼References
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