COURT: Estate of David MURRETTS, 1838, Henderson Township, HUntingdon County, PA

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Source: Orphans Court Record Docket D Pg. 408-409, File M No. 220
Written: February 21, 1838
Recorded: February 1838

ORPHANS  COURT  RECORD  DOCKET  D  PAGES  408 – 409
File M  No. 220

	The Petition of Valentine Heiffner and Maria his wife, which said 
Maria was one of the daughters of David Murretts, late of Henderson township 
who died intestate on or about the twenty fifth day of April A. D. 1820 was 
read setting forth that the said David Murretts who died intestate as 
aforesaid seized in his demise as a fee of and in a certain plantation tract 
and parcel of land situate in Henderson township in the said County of 
Huntingdon adjoining and bounded by the waters of Stone Creek on the north 
east, lands of Patrick Gwin Esquire, lands in the name of James McMurtie, 
Esquire of Philadelphia, land in the name of James Whitehead, containing about 
four hundred acres more or less, of which about eighty acres are cleared with 
two log dwellings houses, a log barn, log stable and other improvements 
thereon erected. That the said deceased left a widow named Elizabeth who is 
since dead and issue eight children to wit Elizabeth the eldest who resides in 
said county and was intermarried with Christopher Myer now deceased, Jacob the 
eldest son who left this county unmarried about fifty years ago and has not 
been heard of for about twenty five years supposed to be dead, Susannah, 
intermarried with George Clapper of Piney Creek in said county, the said Maria 
Heffner, Mary intermarried with John Black who moved West, to what place is 
not known, said to be Indiana County or State, Michael who is since deceased, 
leaving a widow named Elizabeth and issue six children, Molly, John, Jacob, 
David, George and Mary, of whom Jacob, David, George and Mary are minors, 
under the age of twenty one years and have no guardians, George Murretts and 
Catherine intermarried with Samuel Cartwright of Sarah Furnace Bedford County. 
That no partition or valuation of the said Estate having been made the 
Petitioners are desirous of having the share of and in right of the said Maria 
Heiffner formerly Murretts in the said Estate ascertained by an inquest to be 
awarded by the said Court. And praying the Court to award an inquest to make 
partition or valuation of the premises aforesaid agreeably to the intestate 
laws of this Commonwealth. Whereupon 21st February 1838 it is considered by 
the Court and ordered, that an Inquest be awarded agreeably to the prayer of 
the petitioner, and motion of A. P. Wilson Esquire the Court appoint John 
McCahan to be guardian pro hac vice of the afore named minors to receive 
notice on this and all subsequent proceedings in this Court in relation to 
said Estate; and ordered that notice of the time of making such valuation be 
published in one newspaper in this County once a week for four successive 
weeks next before the time of making such valuation that notice be given to 
all interested residing in the county personally or by writing left at their 
place of abode at least ten days prior to the time of making said valuation 
and that return of the proceedings herein be made to the next general Orphans 
Court. By the Court.
	Adjourned Court 21st February 1838


Additional Comments:
Elizabeth Murretts, Elizabeth Myer, Christopher Myer, Jacob Murretts, Susannah 
Clapper, George Clapper, Valentine Heiffner, Maria Heffner, Mary Black, John 
Black, Michael Murretts, Elizabeth Murretts, Molly Murretts, John Murretts, 
Jacob Murretts, David Murretts, George Murretts and Mary Murretts, George 
Murretts, Catherine Cartwright, Samuel Cartwright

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