ESTATE: Michael FREES, 1838, Robeson Township, Berks County, PA
  
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  Source: Berks County Register Of Wills File
  Written: November 9, 1838
  
  Michael FREES, Robeson Twp., died intestate 9/29/1838.  Here are estate papers 
  which were in his file at the Register of Wills office in Reading:
  
  Recusal by widow:  11/9/1838
  To Abraham Mingle, Esq Register for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters 
  of Administration in and for the county of Berks:
  
  Whereas, my late husband, Michael FREES died intestate, whereby the right of 
  the administration of the estate of the said deceased, did devolve upon me, 
  Catherine FREES, widow, and relict of the said deceased: Now know ye that for 
  divers good cause and considerations me thereunto moving, I have released, and 
  hereby do release, all my right and title to the administration of the said 
  estate, and desire that the same may be committed to George FREES. Witness my 
  hand and seal the ninth day of November AD 1838.
  Signed and sealed in the presence of us: Daniel ???, and Evan EVANS.
  Catherine X FREES
  (her mark)
  
  Petition for guardian for 4 minor children under age 14: 11/9/1838
  To the Honourable John Banks, Esq., President, and his associate, judges of 
  the Common Pleas, of the county of Berks, now composing an Orphan's Court, in 
  and for the said county:
  The petition of Catherine FREES, widow and relict of Michael FREES, late of 
  the township of Robeson, in the said county deceased, humbley showeth:
  that your petitioner's said husband left six children, four of whom, to wit:  
  Peter, Isaac, Daniel and Mary FREES, are minors, under the age of fourteen 
  years, and have no guardian to take care of their persons and estates. Your 
  petitioner, therefore, humbly prays your honours to appoint some proper person 
  or persons as guardians of said children, And she will pray &C. 
  Catherine (X) FREES, her mark
  witness: Evan Evans
  
  Nov 9, 1838: guardianship petition of 2 minors over age 14:
  Petition of John FREES and George FREES, minors above the age of fourteen, who 
  petitioned that they were minors above the age of fourteen and have no 
  guardian appointed to take care of their persons and estate:
  
  Appointed Samuel FREES, guardian, approved by the court, for John and George 
  FREES, minors above the age of 14.
  
  Nov 12, 1838: guardianship order made:
  The court appoints Samuel FREES, guardian for Peter; Evan EVANS guardian for 
  Isaac, Daniel and Mary FREES, minors under the age of fourteen.
  
  Accounting of deceased's inventory, by George FREES, submitted to the court on 
  8/9/1839, showed assets of 616.13 and expenses totaling 845.90.
  
  Order of sale of the deceased's property in Robeson Twp 8/9/1839:
  At the Orphans Court held at Reading in and for said county on the 9th day of 
  August AD 1839, before the Honourable John Banks, Esq, President and Matthias 
  S Richards, Esq Associate, judges of said court, after the petition of George 
  FRIES, Administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and 
  credits, which were of Michael FRIES, late of Robeson, Berks county, yeoman, 
  deceased. Setting forth that the said intestate died leaving a widow and six 
  children to wit:  John, George, Peter, Daniel, Isaac, and Mary FRIES who are 
  all minors: that at the time of his decease he was seized in his demesne as of 
  fee of and in a certain messuage tenement and tract of land situate in the 
  township of Robeson bounded by land of Jacob GABRIEL, Jesse POSEY, the Heirs 
  of STOCKER, Evan EVANS and others containing sixty-six acres more or less, 
  that the personal estate of the said intestate is insufficient for the payment 
  of his debts, as by the accompanying schedule appears, and therefore praying 
  the Court to order a sale of the said real estate for the purposes aforesaid. 
  Whereupon the Court on due consideration approve of the security in the bond 
  filed and direct that George FRIES, the administrator aforesaid, do expose the 
  same real estate to sale by public vendue or outcry, on the premises on the 
  fifth day of October next at 1 o'clock in the afternoon with liberty to 
  adjourn as to time and place of sale according to the Law and that he make 
  report of his proceedings herein at the next stated Orphan's Court after such 
  sale.
  By the court. C Donagan, Clk.
  
  NOTE - there were no papers showing outcome of the sale.
  
  Contributor's Note:
  The two guardians George FREES/FRIES, (also the estate administrator) and 
  Samuel FREES were brothers of Michael FREES.  They were all three the sons of 
  Johannes FREES and Eve HOFMAN of Robeson Twp.  Evan EVANS was a neighbor of 
  the deceased, as shown in the description of the property in Robeson.
  
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