Person:John McWhorter (7)

Chapter 291
Francis Segar the elder died seized of about 153 acres situate partly in Newcastle county in the State of Delaware, and partly in Cecil county in the State of Maryland, died intestate and without issue, having to survive him a widow, Mary who afterwards intermarried with a certain Pennington
and also having as his heirs at law one brother Reuben Segar and three sisters, Catherine, Mary and Anne Segar
and the said Reuben Segar afterwards died intestate, having to survive him three children Reuben, Francis, and Mary, who afterwards intermarried with a certain John McWharter
and the said sister Mary intermarried with a certain David Short now deceased
and the said sister Catherine intermarried with a certain Ray
and the said sister Anne intermarried with James Lake and is now living
and that his brother and sisters each inherited a one-quarter share in Francis Segar's (the elder) estate
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And that the heirs of Reuben Segar (Reuben, Francis, Mary and John McWharter), and Mary Segars Short in her widowhood, sold their undivided shares to Davidson D. Pearce
And that Catherine Ray and her husband sold their undivided share to William Bouldin, who afterwards died intestate leaving as his heirs four children, Richard, George, Rachel and Eliza, each inheriting one-sixteenth undivided share of Francis Segar's (the elder) estate
And that George Bouldin sold his undivided share to John L. Clayton, and the other three children of William Bouldin sold one undivided share to Reuben Lake and two undivided shares to Jesse Lake
And that Anne and James Lake retain the right to their undivided share
The whole being subject to the right of dower of Mary Pennington, the widow of Francis Segar, the elder
And the said tract of land cannot be divided without detriment to the parties entitle, and that a special enactment is necessary to meet the exigencies of the case

Results of inquiry re: property ownership and damages incurred from construction of a road for use of carriages, waggons, carts or other vehicles for/by the Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland Steam Navigation Company. The Company was incorporated by an Act of the General Assembly of Maryland, passed at December 1825. The property in question extends from Fisher Street in the town of Elkton, MD, to the MD/DE border. Owners of property include:
1st parcel = Thomas Biddle
2nd parcel = Elizabeth Pearce and Sarah Ann Pearce, heirs of (NN) Pierce
3rd parcel = 1/4 to the heirs of William Boulden: Rachel (Mrs. Samuel) Hogg, Elizabeth Boulden, Richard Boulden, and George Boulden; and that Margaret, widow of William Boulden has right of dower to the whole during her life time.
ditto = 1/4 to Mrs. James Lake
ditto = 1/4 to Mrs. David Short
ditto = 1/4 to Francis Segers, Mary (Mrs. John) McWharter, and Reuben Segers;
ditto = and that Mary, widow of Francis Segers, has right of dower to the whole of parcel 3 during her life time.

Compensation for damages as follows:
Thomas Bittle = $900.00
Elizabeth Pearce and Sarah Ann Pearce = $550.00 each
Samuel and Rachael Hogg = $33.50
Elizabeth Boulden, Richard Boulden, George Boulden = $33.50 each
James Lake and his wife = $153.12
David Short and his wife = $153.12
John McWharter and his wife Mary = $51.04
Francis Segers and Reuben Segers = $51.04 each
Mary Segers, widow of Francis Segers = $87.50
Margaret Boulden, widow of William Boulden = $19.14
Members of the jury who determined the above, 12 good and lawful men freeholders in Cecil County not interested nor related to any of the owners of the lots and parcels of land concerned: Enoch Cloud, William Dinkhead, Thomas Russel, George R. Howard, Benjamin Bowen, John Ash, Jacob Ash, John M. Johnston, John Henderson, Alexander Scott, Henry Andrews, Samuel Thompson Jr. Sherrif: Thomas Miller Jr.
Inquiry taken 10 September 1829

McWhorter, John, 1 male under 5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 40-50 [John], 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 40-50 [Mary]

McWhorter, John, 58, farmer, b. DE
, Margaret, 40, b. DE
, Eliza, 20, b. DE
, Francis, 17, b. DE
, William A., 10, b. DE
, John, 5, b. DE
Caulk, william, 25, Black, Laborer, b. DE
Clifton, Jacob, 21, Black, Laborer, b. DE