Chester-Berks County PA Archives Wills.....KERST Estate, Harrison October 14, 1851 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diana Quinones audianaq@msn.com September 25, 2005, 10:24 pm Source: Orphan's Court Of Chester Co, Minors Estate File Written: October 14, 1851 Recorded: April 26, 1852 Petition of Henry FLANNERY, guardian of the persons and estates of James KERST, Hannah KERST, and Emma KERST, and of Herman UMSTEAD, guardian of the persons and estates of John KERST and Cherington KERST, all minor children of Harrison KERST, late of Union Twp., in the county of Berks. Respectfully respresents: That Harrison KERST late of the said township of Union in the said county of Berks, deceased, died intestate in the year AD 1849 leaving a widow named Matilda KERST and issue 5 children to wit: James KERST, Hannah KERST, and Emma KERST who have Henry FLANNERY above named for their guardian, and the said John KERST and Cherington KERST who have the said Herman UMSTEAD for their guardian; that the said Harrison KERST at the time of his death was seized in the Village of Springfield, in the township of West Nantmeal, in the county of Chester adjoining lands of Peter HARDWARK and others and containing 3 acres more or less with the appurtenances; which said lot of land with the messuage thereon erected has by virtue of the laws relating to the descent and distribution of intestate's estate descended and come to the said 5 children of the said Harrison KERST in fee subject nevertheless to the interest of Matilda as widow of the said intestate, in the same: that the said minors have always resided in the said county of Berks and still continue to reside therein, that the said messuage and lot above described yield but very little profit to the said monirs, as they yearly require considerable sum of money to keep them in repair, that the whole estate of the said minors besides the said real estate is but about two thousand dollars in personalty, the interest of which is entirely insufficient for their support and education, and that it would be most eligible that the said messuage and lot of land should be sold in order to afford additional means for the use of the said minors, it being greatly to the interest of said minors that such sale shall be made. Your petitioners there may the court to grant them an order authorizing them to sell the said messuage and lot of land. And they will &c. Henry Flannery Herman Umstead ------------------ Berks Co SS Henry Flannery and Herman Umstead, the petitioners being severally sworn according to law say that the statement of facts in the foregoing petition is true as they verily believe. Signed: Henry Flannery and Herman Umstead. Sworn and subscribed before the Justice of the Peace in and for the said County. Affirmed and subscribed Oct 14, 1851 by Jacob Rahn, JP ------------------- Chester County SS James Everhart and Samuel Shingle of Chester County being affirmed say that they are well acquainted with the messuage and lot of land above described and that in their opinion, it is worth at a cash sale about $900... and that they are not interested in the same. signed: Jas. EVERHART and Samuel SHINGLE Affirmed and subscribed before me, a justice of the peace of said County, Oct 13, 1851, Elijah Bull, (SEAL) ---------------- To the Honourable Judges of the Orphans Court of Chester County: I hereby state and certify for the satisfaction of your honors that I have been consulted as to the propriety of the sale of the house and lot of land mentioned in the written petition; that the same rents now at only about $30 a year, much of which is absorbed in repairs, and that I consider a sale of the same greatly to the interest of the minors. Matilda KERST - widow of intestate ---------------- Chester Co SS At an Orphan's Court held and kept at West Chester in and for the said county on the 27th day of Oct AD 1851, before the Honourable Henry Chapman, president and his associate Judges present: In the matter of an application to sell the interest of the minor children of Harrison KERST in certain real estate and now to wit Nov 1st 1851. Upon the petition of Henry Flannery guardian of the persons and estates of James Kerst, Hannah Kerst, and Emma Kerst, and of Herman Umstead guardian of the persons and estates of John Kerst and Cherington Kerst, minor children of Harrison Kerst late of Union township in the County of Berks, dec'd, stating that the minors by virtue of the laws relating to the descent and distribution of intestates' estates, are entitled to the following described piece of real estate, viz: A certain messuage and lot of land in the village of Springfield in the township of West Nantmeal, in the county of Chester, adjoining lands of Peter Hardwark and others containing 3 acres more or less with the appurtenances, and it appearing to the Court that it will be in the best interests of the said minors that the said messuage and lot of land shall be sold. The court order and decree that an order issue to the said Henry Flanery and Herman Umstead, guardians as aforesaid of the said minors, authorizing them to sell all the right, title and interest of the said minors in the said messuage and lot of land with the appurtenances upon the premises, and that the said guardians, prior to the confirmation of the said sale shall file in the Office of the Clerk of the said Court, a bond with two or more sureties to be approved of by the COurt in double the amount of the proceeds of such sale, conditioned for the faithful appropriations of said proceeds, same day John Umstead and William Jefferis approved as sureties. Due notice to be given according to law. By the court.....Thos P Williams, Clerk ---------------- Petition for sale of real estate of minor children of Harrison Kerst Nov 1 1851 order granted according to the prayer of the petition first filing Bond in the Clerk's office in $1800 with Wm Jefferis and John Umstead as sureties who are approved of by the Court - tc Recorded in Orphan's Court Docket No 21 p 221. ---------------- To the Honourable Judges within named Henry Flannery and Herman Umstead guardians of the persons and estates of James Kerst, Hannah Kerst, Emma Kerst, John Kerst, and Cherington Kerst, as written named. Report: That pursuant to the written order having given due notice of the time and place of sale according to the act of assemble in such case provided, they exposed the within described premises to sale by public vendue or outcry and on the 15th day of December last, sold the same to Charles RETTEW for the sum of $810 ($540 thereof payable on the confirmation of the sale and the further sum of $270 on the decease of Matilda Kerst, the mother of the said minors) he the said Charles Rettew being the highest and best bidder and that the highest price bidden for the sme which sale so made, they pray may be confirmed by the court. And they will, &c. signed: Henry Flannery Herman Umstead ------------------ James Kerst, Hannah Kerst, Emma Kerst, John Kerst and Cherrington Kerst - minors estate: Order of Sale 4/26/1852 read and confirmed, nisi ----Lewis Recorded O C Docu No 21, page 271. Additional Comments: Harrison KERST m Matilda CHERRINGTON 9/13/1832 at St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church in Douglassville, Berks Co. Harrison was son of John G KERST and Hannah HARRISON of Berks Co., Union Twp area. John G KERST was son of George KERST and Elizabeth GELBACH of Union Twp., who are my gr4grandparents, thru their son Jacob KERST, bro of John G. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 7.9 Kb