Court: Orphans Court Docket, 1789: Children of Samuel Patterson, dec.: Fermanagh Township, Cumberland Co, PA
  
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  Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, Orphans Court Docket #3, 1786-1804, 
  LDS film #0021022
  
  Page 54,
  
  Man Orphans Court held at Carlisle the fourteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord,
  one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine (1789) by John Jordon, John Agnew and Ephram
  Blaine, Esquire, Justices of the same court and county.
  
  On the petition of James, John and Ann Patterson, minor orphan children of Samuel
  Patterson, deceased, praying the court to appoint Charles Cunningham, Williaom Brown and
  John Rankin of Fermanagh Township in Cumberland Co., [now part of Juniata Co.] Yeoman
  guardians over the persons and estates of James, John and Ann Patterson, minor orphan
  children of said, being all above the age of fourteen years. The on consideration
  granting the prayer of the petitioners appoint the said Charles Cunningham, William
  Brown and John Rankin guardians over the persons and estates of said orphans during
  their minority or until other guardian or guardians be appointed in their town.
  
  By the Court
  
  On application of the said James, John and Ann Patterson do the court by the petition
  for the appointment of the said Charles Cunningham, William Brown and John Rankin
  guardian over the persons and estates of Peter, William and Mary Patterson, minor orphan
  children of the aforesaid Samuel Patterson decd, during this minority. The court do
  likewise appoint the said Charles Cunningham, William Brown and John Rankin guardians
  over the persons and estate or the said orphans during their minority or until other
  guardians or guardian be appointed in their town
  
  By the Court