Person:Sarah Semple (4)

Payne v. Craft

• Frederick Watts and Henry J. Sergeant. Reports of Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. (Philadelphia: Kay & Brother, 193 Market Street. 1854.), Vol. 43, Pages 458 to 465. Payne against Craft.^S1, ^S3

Page 458 - Joel Payne and Sarah his wife against Lewis Heidleberg and James S. Craft. This was an action of ejectment for the recovery of 160 acres of land, more or less, situated in Pitt township. Heidleberg was a tenant, and James S. Craft the landlord of the premises. The plaintiffs claimed title on two grounds:

1. Through Juliet Semple, to the whole tract; or,

2. Through Steel Semple, to an undivided moiety. Juliet Semple was an only daughter of Samuel Semple, was born in or about the year 1780 (ie. 1761), and was married to Steel Semple, June 4th 1801. They had two children, viz., Edward, born June 8th, 1802, and Sarah, the present plaintiff, born September 1st, 1805. Juliet died in 1808; Steel Semple died intestate on the 16th April 1813; Edward Semple was the sole surviving heir of Juliet Semple. Sarah was married to Joel Payne, the plaintiff, in or about the year 1832.

The plaintiffs derived their title to an undivided moiety of the land Steel Semple in the following manner, viz. Juliet Semple was the second wife of Steel Semple. By his first wife he had two children, George and Catherine. George died intestate, unmarried and without children, about 1817. Catherine married...^S1

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1.   Frederick Watts and Henry J. Sergeant. Reports of Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. (Philadelphia: Kay & Brother, 193 Market Street. 1854.)
   Vol. 43, Pages 458 to 465.
2.   Patrick Hogue (Samples). The Samples / Semples Family.
   
3.   Payne v. Craft.

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