Clarion County PA Archives Court.....SWAB, David Settlement of Estate, November 1878 ************************************************ 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: Eric Swab eswab@adelphia.net November 30, 2004, 7:37 pm Source: Clarion Co. Orphan's Court Bk D Pg 336, 337 Written: November 1878 Recorded: January 27 1879 [THE FINAL SETTLEMENT OF DAVID SWAB'S ESTATE 1878] No 11. November Term 1878 Auditors Report In the matter of the Final Account of John Keck administrator of David Swab late of Red Bank Township Decd In the Orphans Court of Clarion Clarion County. To the Honorable the Judges of the Orphans Court of Clarion County The undersigned Auditor appointed by Your Honors to distribute the funds in the hands of the administrator to and among those entitled to receive the same begs leave to report as follows. That having been duly sworn to perform the duties of his appointment he gave notice of the time and place of meeting by publication by their insertions of said notice in the Clarion Democrat a weekly Newspaper published in Clarion Boro. in said County at which time and place the testimony hereto attached was taken Your Auditor finds the facts to be substantially as follows John Keck the accountant filed his first partial account in the estate of said David Swab on the 27th day of March AD 1875 which was duly confirmed showing showing a balance in the hands of the accountant of $313.10. On the day of AD 18. said accountant filed a second partial account in said estate which was also duly confirmed showing a balance in the hands of the accountant of $3,247.66 for distribution among the heirs as this appears to have been the proceeds of the sale of Real estate the Administrator without the intervention of an auditor appears to have distributed the two thirds of said fund among the heirs and legal Representatives of the decedent and returned the remaining one third in his hands upon which he paid the interest to the widow of the decedent during her lifetime the widow having died the accountant then filed his final account of the remaining one third from which the fund for distribution arises in this case. The heirs and legal representations of the said David Swab are as follows Viz Margaret Swab intermarried with Henry Siverling, Elizabeth Swab intermarried with Henry Miller, Catherine Swab intermarried with J. F. Miller, Mary Jane Swab intermarried with John Rader, Theressa Swab intermarried with Columbus Stahlman, Adam Swab, Levi Swab, David M Swab and Sallie A Smith intermarried with W W Stoffer, Lizzie J Smith intermarried with Lingenfellter, Adam F. Smith, Rachel E. Smith, John E. Smith, David B. Smith and Milton H Smith who are children of Christina Swab Now deceased who was intermarried with Gideon Smith the last four of whom are Minors and have for their Guardian W M King of these heirs Adam Swab in the lifetime of his father received the sum of Eight hundred dollars which appears to have been an advancement on his share of his fathers estate as shown by a receipt hereto attached D M Swab another son also received the sum of Seven hundred dollars from his father in his lifetime which appears also to have been treated as an advancement out of the estate of deceased Levi Swab a third son purchased a tract of land from his father in the lifetime of the latter and as part of the Consideration Eight hundred was insuted as a payment on his share of the estate of his father as shown by a reference to Deed Book O No 2 Clarion County - Page 27 as these facts are not Controvrated and the sums thus paid are still in excess of the amounts the remaining heirs have received or will receive out of the fund now for distribution Your auditor has distributed the fund among the remaining heirs and has not allowed the three persons above mentioned any of said fund Your Auditor herewith submits a schedule of distribution of the amount in hands of accountant the two thirds above mentioned having been distributed by the administrator Vide receipt hereto attached I certify that I am not concerned as counsel for or related to any of the parties in this distribution nor interested in its result All of which is respectfully submitted J H Patrick Auditor Schedule of Distribution Amount in the accountants hands $1,063.73 Expenses of Audit Amount carried forward $1,063.73 [New page] No 11 November Term 1878 By and to amounts brought forward $1,063.73 O E Nail Recording Report $ 2.50 G T Knibbs Publishing Notice of Audit 3.00 John Keck services since filing acct 5.00 J H Patrick Auditor 15.00 25.50 Amount for Distribution $1,038.23 Which is distributed as follows Margaret Siverling $173.03 Elizabeth Miller 173.03 Catherine Miller 173.03 Mary Jane Rader 173.03 Theressa Stahlman 173.03 Sallie A. Stoffer $ 24.71 Lizzie J Lingafelter 24.71 Adam F. Smith 24.71 Rachel E. Smith 24.71 John E. Smith 24.71 David B. Smith 24.71 Milton H. Smith 24.71 $173.03 $1,038.23 For Auditor and Clerks costs and receipts for shares of D M Swab, Mary Jane Rader, Levi Swab, Adam Swab, Elizabeth Miller, Henry Miller, John Rader, Wm M King Guar S A Stoffer W W Stoffer Margaret Ann Siverling Mary Siverling Terrasy Stahlman, C Stahlman, Kate Miller J T Miller see Original Auditors Report And Now 27th 1879 Jany presented in open Court and confirmed nisi By the Court Additional Comments: All of the $173.03 amounts above are followed by 5/6 cents and the 24.71 amounts were followed by 1/4 cents. Persons mentioned in this Auditor's Report: Margaret Siverling Elizabeth Miller Catherine Miller Mary Jane Rader Theressa Stahlman Sallie A. Stoffer Lizzie J Lingafelter Adam F. Smith Rachel E. Smith John E. Smith David B. Smith Milton H. 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