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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 593 Today's Topics: #1 Will, Samuel Moyer, 1903-Mahoning ["Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <00c501bee040$3b8edde0$cd4f5f18@columbus.rr.com> Subject: Will, Samuel Moyer, 1903-Mahoning County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: Submitted by Bob Moyer Last will and testament of Samuel Moyer "KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, I Samuel Moyer of Boardman Township Mahoning County, Ohio do make and publish this as my last will and testament. 1st. It is my will that all of my debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my estate. 2nd. Subject to the payment to my debts and funeral expenses I will, devise and bequeath to my wife Leah Moyer in lieu of dower and all other claims against my estate, the use of all my property, both real estate and of much of my personal estate as may remain unconsumed and unexpended shall be sold by my executors and the proceeds arising there from divided and the same is hereby devised, as follows: 3rd. At the death of my said wife, it is my will that all my real estate and as much of my personal estate as may remain unconsumed and unexpended shall be sold by my executors and the proceeds arising there-from divided and the same is hereby devised as follows: To the children of my son William H. Moyer or their heirs one eighth part thereof. To my son Warren A. Moyer one eighth part thereof. To Roy Cook and Melvin Cook, children of my deceased daughter Mary Cook, one eighth part thereof and if they should both die before such division is made, then such eighth shall go to my children then living jointly and equally. To my daughter Anna Stocker one eighth part thereof, if living when such division is made, if not living, then to her children and if should at the time be dead leaving no children living, then the same shall go to my children then living jointly and equally. To my daughter Laura A Kegarice one eighth part thereof if living at the time such division is made, if not living then to her children, and if should at that time be dead leaving no children living then the same shall go to my children then living jointly and equally. To my son George S. Moyer one eighth part thereof. To my son Charles A. Moyer one eighth part thereof. To my daughter Amy C. Moyer one eighth part thereof. 4th. I hereby nominate and appoint my sons Warren A. Moyer and Charles A. Moyer to be the executers of this will and my estate, authorizing and empowering them to compromise, adjust and release any and all claims due to or owing by me, and empowering them to sell my real estate at public or private sale and to make and execute deeds therefore in fee simple. 5th. I here by revoke any and all will by me at any time heretofore published or made. IN WITNESS THEREOF: I hereto set my hand and seal this 28th day of February. A.D. 1903." Signed Samuel Moyer Signed, sealed, published and declared by said Samuel Moyer,as and for his last will and testament in our presence and signed by us as witnesses in his presence, at his request and in the presence of each other the day and year above written. Signed by Anthony B. Calvin and C.W Mathews Samuel Moyer estate evaluation The appeasement of securities per Schedule F. Name Type of instrument Amount W. H. Moyer Note 94.00 Home Savings and loan Pass Book 222.90 Dollar Savings Trust Co. Pass Book 132.21 Warren A. Moyer Note 107.91 Norman E. and Laura A Kegarice Note 133.10 Total $690.12 Real Estate First Parcel - Part of lot number twenty one (21) in first division of lots in said township. Beginning at the stone in the center of the highway at the south east corner of said lot running thence west along the south line of said lot twenty four chains and eighty five links to the east end of land owned or formally owned by Thomas Mathews. Thence north along the east line of said Mathews land six chains and seventy nine links to a stake thence west along the line of Mathews land twenty seven chains and eight nine links to as stake, thence north eight chains eighty five links to a stake thence east parallel with the southern line of said lot twenty eight chains to a stake thence north four chains and eighty links to a stake: thence east parallel with the south line of said lot twenty four chains and fifty one links to a stone in the center of the highway to a place beginning contains 75 and 69/100 acres - more or less Second Parcel - Part of lot 21 in the 4th division plats in Boardman Township for boundary beginning a a point 24 chains 5 links N88 degrees W from a stone in the corner of the road at the North East corner of lands now owned by Samuel Moyer, being also the N.E. corner of the part of the land to be conveyed thence S 2 degrees W 4 chains and 8 links to a corner thence N 88 degrees W 27 chains and 90 links to lands now or formally owned by George Baldwin. Thence N 2 degrees East along the east line of said Baldwin land 4 chains and 77 links to a stone corner and thence 2 88 degrees east 27 chains 87 links to the place of beginning containing 13.33 acres. Said two parcels containing 89 02/100 acres and being the home farm of Samuel Moyer. Said two first parcels subject to lease to Wm Moyer for 1 year from April 1 1909- Rental 200- less taxes, Ins and necessary repairs. Third parcel subject to lease Third parcel - Being a part of the George Simon farm in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio. Beginning at the Southeast corner of lands formerly deeded to Charles Eyster, thence, South forty five degrees West 2 chains seventy nine links; thence, North eighty eight and three fourths 88 degrees West twenty four chains and ninety eight and one half links to the line between great lots number three and four; thence, along said lot line South one degree and ten minutes West one chains and forty four links to a corner stone with the North west corner of lands of Leah Moyer; thence, South eighty eight and thirty four degrees, East along Leah Moyer's line thirty chains and thirty four and on fourth links to a stone in the center of the diagonal road; thence, along the center of said road North forty three and on half degrees, West four chains, eighty seven and one half links to a the place of the beginning, contains four and sixty one hundredths of acres o land more or less. Being the same property which was set off to Samuel Moyer in the case, Samuel E. Eyster vs Samuel Moyer, the said case being a partition proceeding instituted February 14 1887 Docket 13 Page 14.640. Recorded in partition record No.7 page 363 Said real estate appraised at $80 pr acre Apprised value of real estate is $5400.00 The following are listed next of kin Name relationship P.O Address William Moyer son Boardman Poland R.F.D Elizabeth Moyer granddaughter Boardman Poland R.F.D Gertrude Moyer granddaughter Boardman Poland R.F.D Leah Moyer granddaughter Boardman Poland R.F.D Grace Moyer granddaughter Boardman Poland R.F.D Paul Moyer Grandson Boardman Poland R.F.D George S. Moyer Son Salem Or Amy C. Moyer daughter Salem Or Laura A. Kagerisedaughter Elkhart Ind Anna Stocker daughter Youngstown Roy Cook grandson Youngstown Melvin Cook grandson Youngstown Warren A. Moyer son Youngstown Charles A. Moyer son Youngstown ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 15:18:08 -0400 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <00d301bee040$6b31b0e0$cd4f5f18@columbus.rr.com> Subject: Fw: Jefferson County Land Record Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit ----- Original Message ----- From: Donna Tivener To: Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 2:34 PM Donna M. Tivener dtivener@richnet.net Surnames: WORK, MAXWELL, PEOPLES, McDONALD, McCAUSLIN, McCONNELLl, KARR, WINTERS, REED, LEECH, WILLIAM, GILMORE, JOHNSON, O'NEAL, McCOY, CHALFANT & FISHER. Land records from Steubenville, Jeff. Co. Oh. on Section of Land. SECTION NO. 35 TOWNSHIP NO. 6 RANGE NO. 2. JEFFERSON COUNTY: LAND TRANSACATIONS FROM 1806-1920. Description: Sec. 35, Twp. 6, Rg. 2, NW corner of said section; thence South 130 perches to a white oak tree; thence South 78o East 6.8 perches to a post in the edge of said road; thence North 59 1/4o East 17 perches to a post in the edge of said road; Thence South 70o East 15.8 perches to a post in the edge of the said road; thence North 86 1/2o East 30.2 perches to a post in the edge of the said road; thence North 66o East 28.2 perches to a post in the edge of said road; thence North 38o east 29.6 perches to the center of a bridge over the railroad; thence South 46o East 32.3 perches to the perches to a post in the edge of the P. C. C. & St. L. R. R.; thence South 12o West 237 perches to a post; thence South 7 (could not read the 0/0) East 4.1 perches to a stone; thence South 86o East 8.1 perches to a post; thence up Cross Creek North 38 1/4o east 74 perches to a post, edge of a run on the east side of the Creek; thence South 79 1/2o east 22 perches to a post; thence South 30o east 13.8 perches to a post, a sugar tree 12" in diameter bears north 12o east 17 links; thence north 41o east 28 perches to a stone, a hickory 10" bears north 31 1/2o west 30 links; thence north 69o east 40.4 perches to a stone, a hemlock 8 " to a post in secton line, a white oak 12 " bears south 52o west 7 links; thence North 1o west 67.5 perches to the north east corner of said section; thence south 86o west 24 perches to a black oak, corner tree; thence South 35 1/2o west 28.6 perches to a stone, a hickory 5" bears north 71 1/2o east 21 links and a hickory 7" bears south 36o East 16 links; thence South 14 1/2o west 31.4 perches to a maple corner three; thence South 67 1/2o west 40 perches to a hickory corner tree; thence North 70o west 42 perches to a hickory bush; thence North 40o west 21 perches to the center of Long Run; thence North 31o west 23 perches to a post; thence North 44o west 22.5 perches to a post in the section line; thence south 88 3/4o (? on the 3/4 not clear) west 129.3 perches to the place of beginning, containing 155.00 acres more or less. [This area is now called Reeds Mill, Cross Creek Township, Jeff Co. Oh.] United States of America -to- Alexander Work & Charles Maxwell....Land Patent....10 Sep. 1806 Signed by Thomas Jefferson, President of U.S. & James Madison, Secretary of State. Thomas Jefferson, President of the Untied States of America: To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Know Ye, that Alexander Work and Charles Maxwell, assignees of Nathan McGrew, haivng deposited in the treasury a certificate of registry of the land office at Steubenville, whereby it appears that he has made full payment for the Lot or Section, No. 35, in Township, No. 6 in Range 2, of the lands directed to be sold at Steubenville, by an Act of Congress entitled "An Act providing for the sale of lands of the United States in the territory northwest of Ohio and above the moputh of Kentucky River, and of the Acts amendatory fo the same" There is ganted by the United States unto the said Alexander Work and Charles Maxwell, the Lot or Section of land above described. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD said Lot or Section of land with the appurtenances unto the said Alexander Work and Charles Maxwell, their heirs and assigns forever. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have caused these letters to be made patent and the seal of the United States hereunto affixed. Given under my hand at the city of Washington the 10th. day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and six (1806) and of the independence of the United States of America the thrity-first. Alexander Work -to- Charles Maxwell...............Warranty Deed.19 Oct. 1809 Consideration: $1500.00 Record B. pg. 707 Charles Maxwell -to- Robert Peoples.................Warranty Deed...29 Mar 1837 Consideration $6430.00 Record T. page 106 Robert Peoples -to- Charles Maxwell................Mortgage Deed. 09 Apr. 1837 Consideration #3180.00 Record S. page 235 Charles Maxwell Plaintiff -vs- Robert Peoples & Eliza his wife, The Farmers & Mechanics Bank of Steubenville, Justin G. Morris and John Linduff, Defendants......Bill In Chancery. 04 May 1842 I. McDonald, Sheriff -to- William G. McCauslin, Alexander McConnell, William Karr & Nicholas Winters Sheriff's Deed, 20 July 1843..............Consideration; $ 3667.00 Record X, page 161 , Alexander McConnell & Elizabeth his wife; Nicholas Winters & Isabella , his wife William G. McCauslin & Jane his wife William Karr -to- Adam Reed........Warranty Deed.. 16 Nov. 1847, Consideration: $4000.00 Record A-2 page 613 James Reed, et al, -to- William Reed, et al,.................Quitclaim: 29 Jun 1858 Quitclaim to: Wm. Reed, David Reed and George Reed. Consideration: $3000.00 Record G-2 page 258 William Reed -to- David Reed & George Reed...........Quitclaim Deed: 17 Nov. 1865 Consideration: $2000.00, Record N-2 page 176 Excepting that part of said secton conveyed to Samuel Leech; also that part conveyed to Robert Gilmore & Samuel Williams, and also that part conveyed to Andrew Johnson; reference to survey and plat made by Anthony Midlesworth, deputy county surveyor of Jefferson County, and closed the 22d day of September, 1847, showing said boundaries or premises to contain 272 acres more or less. James Reed and Mary his wife, John Reed and Jane his wife, Joseph Reed and Jane his wife, Margaret Reed, Robert Leech and Mary his wife. -to- William Reed, David and George Reed. Quitclaim Deed; 22 Jun. 1858 George W. Reed and Nancy his wife, -to- John Reed............Quitclaim Deed; 10 Jul 1866 Consideration, $3800.00 Record P-Z page 127 Mary Reed, widow of Adam Reed, dec'd. John Reed & Jane his wife, David Reed & Mary his wife, -to- John M. Haxton........................Warranty Deed, 27 mar. 1868 Consideration; $8000.00 Record F-2 page 228 John M. Haxton, -to- Rebecca McGrew..............Warranty Deed, 06 Mar. 1872 Consideration, $5460.00, Record 45, page 393 Alexander G. McGrew & Florence his wife, James O'Neal & Mary A. his wife, Thomas J. McCoy & Anna A. his wife -to- Rebecca McGrew Quitclaim Deed, 27 Aug. 1887 Consideration, $ 1.00 Record 61. page 28 In this deed, it states Quitclaim, the following Real estate, sitting in the County of Jefferson, in the State of Ohio, and in the Township of Cross Creek, and bounded and described as follows, viz: Sec. NO 35 Tp. No 6, Rg. NO. 2. (Full description) containing 155.90 acres more or less Rebecca McGrew -to- George W. Chalfant...............Warranty Deed, 30 Sep. 1887 Consideration, $4000.00 Record 67, page 230 George W. Chalfant husband of Grantee, -to- Mary E. Chalfant.....Warranty Deed, 24 Sep. 1908 Consideration, $1.00 Record 97, page 138 W. Chalfant to the P.C.C. & St. L. R. R. Co. recorded Deed Bk. Vol 74, page 485 Mary E. Chalfant -to- Wayne Coal Company........... ..Warranty Dee, 20 Jul 1918 Consideration; $1250.00 Record 117 page 75 Short description: Sec. 35, Tp. Cross Creek and Rg. bef. for the same at a point in the center line of the County Road on a line betw. R. S. Stephens & Mary E. Chalfant; P.C.C. & St. L. Railroad, right-of-way. TAX CERTIFICATE: Land Transfer Book in the Office of the Auditor of Jeff. Co. Ohio, premises in the name of Mary E. Chalfant. Tax duplicate in said office shows the payment of all taxes in full to and incl. June, 1920. Auditor appraisal: Lands..$294000; Buildings..$540.00. Taxes paid in June, 1920 $19.84 CERTIFICATE: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct abstract of the Real Estate belonging to Mary E. Chalfant, as the name appears in the Office of the Recorder of Jeff. Co. Oh. I find no unreleased mortgages, judgements or other encumbrances not herein set forth against said Real Estate. Signed this 15th. day of October, 1920. Chas A. Vail. Mary Chalfant sold property to a Michael Fisher, it is now owned by Edward Fisher. The house on this land is being remodeled and will be used as an Inn or Tea Room. Copied by Donna (Maxwell) Tivener, 5th August 1999. >From Deed Book of Mary E. Chalfant & Land Records at Steubenville, Ohio. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 18:21:11 -0400 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <000701bee059$fd50e180$cd4f5f18@columbus.rr.com> Subject: VAN WERT HISTORY # 8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Lily" <1whitedove@home.com> Battle of the Fallen Timber On the 13th of August, General Wayne sent a messenger of peace in the person of Christopher Miller, who had lived among the Shawnees, offering terms of peace. After waiting three days for word from Miller, Wayne ordered an advance and met Miller, who said that if the army would wait at Fort Defiance ten days the Indians would decide whether it would be peace or war, but Wayne refused to return. The Indians had chosen as the battleground the place that gave the name to the battle-field. "Fallen Timber", as a cyclone had recently passed and the fallen timber was a protection against the use of cavalry. On the 20th the army moved forward to attack the Indians, who were encamped at Fallen Timber on the bank of the Maumee, at a place called Presque Isle, about two miles south of the present Maumee City, and four miles south of the British fort, Miami. This fort had been occupied by a garrison sent from Detroit in the spring of the same year, although the country had been ceded to the United States 11 years before. General Wayne had about 3,000 troops and the Indians numbered about the same. As he approached the Indian encampment, he sent forward a battalion of mounted riflemen, with orders if attacked to retreat in apparent disorder so as to draw the Indians away from their chosen position. This was done and the Indians fell into the trap. When fired on, the troops fell back in apparent disorder and were pursued by the Indians, and when they reached the ground chosen by Wayne, the battle opened. After hard fighting, the victory was complete, about 100 Indians being killed. After being fully satisfied that the Indians were dispersed, General Wayne ordered a stockade built below the mouth of the junction of Swan Creek and the Maumee, and placed in charge of Capt. J. Rhea, and a sufficient force to hold the same. Thereupon the army returned to Fort Defiance, destroying the villages and crops on the way. On the 14th of September, after leaving a sufficient force to garrison Fort Defiance, the army took up its march to the Miami villages, where a fort was constructed and placed in command of Lieutenant Colonel Hamtranck, who christened it "Fort Wayne" . On the 28th of October, General Wayne , having fully accomplished his mission, returned to Fort Greenville. Gen. Anthony Wayne was called "Mad Anthony," but was there ever more method in madness? There was never a precaution left untaken, and caution was as much a characteristic as that of dash when all was ready. The Scout, Capt. William Wells. It is said that one of the most valuable aids to General Wayne was Capt. William Wells, captain of the spies connected with Wayne's army. He was captured by the Indians when 12 years old and adopted by the Miami tribe. He married the sister of the great war chief Little Turtle. After the war he was joined by his wife and family and settled, near the junction of the St. Marys and the St. Joseph, on a small stream that bears the name of Spy Run. War of 1812 By the surrender of General Hull, at Detroit, August 16,1812, the whole Maumee Valley, except Fort Wayne and Fort Harrison, was again in the possession of the British and the Indians. Early in September Fort Harrison was attacked, and was defended by Zachary Taylor,who was afterwards elected President in 1848. On the 17th of September, 1812 En. William Henry Harrison was appointed to the command of all the forces in the Northwest. He repaired to St. Marys where about 3,000 men were collected for the purpose of an expeditions against Detroit. While at St. Marys he was informed that a large force of British and Indians with artillery was passing up the left bank of the Maumee toward Fort Wayne. General Harrison immediately determined by a rapid march, to Fort Defiance at the junction of the Auglaize and the Maumee, to try to intercept the return of this detachment, knowing it would be met in front by the return of General Winchester. He had with him the Ohio cavalry under Colonel Finley, the Kentucky cavalry under Col. R. M. Johnson, and the infantry regiments of Poague, Barbee and Jennings. Jennings was then at Fort Jennings, where he had been sent to build a fort between St. Marys and Defiance. On the 30th of September, General Harrison set out on the march and head of the cavalry, having ordered the infantry to remain in camp, thing it would be a hindrance. On the third day the General was met by an officer from General Winchester, who informed him of the arrival of Winchester at Fort Defiance, and that the British had retired down the Maumee. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 18:28:36 -0400 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <001301bee05b$071decc0$cd4f5f18@columbus.rr.com> Subject: HISTORY OF VAN WERT COUNTY #4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Lily" <1whitedove@home.com> HARMAR'S EXPEDITION Commissioners were sent out and treaties were made with the Indians, only to be broken. At last the government determined to send an expedition to the Maumee Valley to punish the Indians. A force of about 1,500 regulars and militia were placed under the command of Gen. Josiah Harmar with instructions to chastise the Indians of the Maumee and of Lake Erie. On the 20th of September they set out on the march, passing where Xenia now stands. On the 13th of October, they crossed the head waters of the Auglaize. Here they were joined with reinforcements from Cincinnati with ammunition. On the night of the 17th of October, the Indians succeeded in stealing and driving through the lines from 50 to 100 horses. They had now reached the junction of the St. Mary's and St . Joseph rivers, where they found a number of villages of Maumees, Shawnees and Delawares. They spent the day in searching in the hazel brush for treasure. A large amount of corn was found buried in the earth. They destroyed about 20,000 bushels of corn and burned all the villages that had been abandoned by the Indians. During the night Captains McClure and McClary took a horse some distance down the river and hobbled him; after unloosing the clapper of a bell they had fastened to the animal as a decoy, they secreted themselves near-by with their rifles. An Indian came cautiously up and was untying the hobble when McClure shot him. He proved to be Captain Punk, a noted Delaware chief. His head was cut off and brought into camp Here General Harmar detach 180 militia men and 30 regulars and sent them in pursuit of the Indians that had gone west from their camping ground. When about 12 miles west of Fort Wayne, they discovered a camp; as they had to cross a swamp , they were thrown into some disorder and before they could reform they were fired upon by the Indians from an ambush. The militia broke and fled and could not be rallied, 50 of them being killed in a few moments. The regulars in attempting to check the Indians had one sergeant and 21 privates killed on the battle-field. The militia were reported to have flung away their arms without firing a shot. General Harmar then concluded to return to Cincinnati. On the 21st the army started on the return and marched eight miles. That evening the scouts reported that the Indians had returned to their burnt homes at the junction of the St. Mary's and St. Joseph. General Harmar, being anxious to efface the stigma resting upon his troops in the affair of the 19th , sent Colonel Hardin with orders to surprise the Indians and bring on an engagement, the force assigned to this work consisting of 300 militia, and 60 regulars under command of Colonel Wyllys. Colonel Hardin arrived at the Miami town early on the he morning of the 22nd. His force was divided into two parties. The left division was to have marched down the St. Mary''s and across the St. Joseph and commence the attack on the Indians in front, who were encamped out near the ruins of their village. The right, under Hardin and Wyllys was to proceed to Harmar's ford on the Maumee, where the detachment was to remain until McMillan's party had reached the river and commenced the attack, which was to be the signal for Hardin to cross the Maumee and attack the Indians in the rear. Owing to the treachery or ignorance of the guides, McMillian's force lost its way in the thickets, through which they had to pass and although traveling all night did not reach the ford until daylight.. As soon as the Indians, who had been encamped about the ruins of their homes, discovered Hardin's men, they began to rally for the fight., the alarm spreading and the Indians rushing in. Colonel Hardin, discovering that unless he crossed immediately he would be compelled to do it in the face of superior numbers, and expecting every moment to hear the report of MCMillian's men in the enemy's rear, gave order to cross. ctnd. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #593 *******************************************