Wills: Estate of George Coleman 1832: Red Bank Twp, Armstrong Co

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Estate of George Coleman 1832 Armstrong Co. PA

To the honorable the Judges of the Orphans Court of Armstrong County

The petition of George Coleman only son of George Coleman late of Red Bank Township
 in the County aforesaid Humbly Shweth.   That your petitioners said father died intestate 
on or about the last of August A.D. 1832 leaving a widow Catharine and issue Hannah 
married to Michael Yarrage? -Susan married with Michael Koppenhaver- Catharine married
 with Abraham Buffington- the heirs of John Coleman dec. to wit ( Elizabeth-Simon-Johan-John)
 Elizabeth married to John Heinerleiter-Marie married to Daniel Huffman-Eve married to 
David Brosius-Margaret Married to John Holewich and Barbara Coleman the last named 
of whom is still in her minority- and that the said entestate died seized in his demesue as 
of fee of and in a sertain Nuphuage? plantation and tract of land situate in the township 
 and County afore said bounded by land your petitinors the north-Peter Minich and the
 east and others and containing about one hundred seventy five acres more or less- 

Your petitioner therefore prayed your ----- to award an inquest to make partition to
 the premesis aforesaid to and among the children and representaives of the!! 
said intestate in such manner and such proportions as by the laws of this commonwealth 
is directed if partition can be made without prejudice to or spoiling the whole but if such 
partition cannot be made as aforesaid there to value and appraise the same and further 
to inquire whether the said real estate will conveniently accomodate more than one of the 
children of the said intestate and if so how many and make report of their proceedings to
 the next general orphans court--and as in duty bound he will may   ___.              

                                                   George Coleman
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Armstrong County The Connonwealth of Pennsylvania. 

To Catharine Coleman, widow and George Coleman, Michael Yarrage and Hannah his wife, 
late Hannah Coleman, Michael Koppenhaver and Susan his wife, late Susan Coleman, 
Abraham Buffington and Catherine his wife, late Catherine Coleman, The heirs of John Coleman 
deceased, to wit (Elizabeth, Simon, Jonas and John) John Heinerlieter and Elizabeth his wife, 
late Elizabeth Coleman, Daniel Huffman and Maria his wife, late Maria Coleman, 
David Brosiage and Eve his wife, late Eve Coleman, John Holwick and Margaret his wife,
 late Margaret Coleman and Philip Mechling Guardian of Barbara Coleman heir and
 legal representatives of George Coleman, late of Redbank township Armsrong County
 deceased     Whereas by an inquest for the prupose duly awarded by the Orphan's Court 
of the county of __said, the real estate of the said George Coleman, dec, was appraised at 
and for the sum of five hundred and forty dollars and Seventy five cents lawful money of 
the United States, and whereas none of the heirs of the said deceased appeared in court 
on the return of the said inquisition to take the premises therin mentioned at the appraisment, 
whereupon it was ruled by the said county that you and each of you should come into 
court at an Orphans Court to be held at Kittanning in and for the said cournt, on Monday, 
the sixteenth day of December next,  to accept or refuse to take the said premises, at the 
said appraisments.

By order of the Courts,  John Croll, Clk, O.C.