ESTATE: Fredrick RUPE, 1834, Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, PA

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Orphans Court Docket D:   
File U - No. 214, P. 182, November Term 1834, Huntingdon County, Pa
Written: November 1834

  The Petition of Joseph Rupe one of the sons and heirs of Fredrick Rupe  
late of Hopewell township desd was read setting forthe, That the Petitioner  
said father lately died intestate leaving a widow, named Elizabeth Rupe, and 
??? thirteen children to wit, 
  Jacob Rupe, who lived in Seneca County in the State of Ohio, 
  Elizabeth intermarried with William Lingafelter residing in the same 
county and State, 
  Susanna intermarried with William Dickey supposed to reside in Ohio, 
  Mary intermarried with Samuel Elder residing in Huntingdon County, 
  Eve intermarried with Jacob Shultz residing in the same county.   
  Sarah intermarried with John Frazier residing in Bedford Co.   
  Frederick Rupe residing in Seneca County Ohio, 
  John Rupe residing in same county and state, 
  Joseph the Petitioner, 
  Catherine, 
  Rachel intermarried with Andrew Zimmerman, 
  Amos, 
  Samuel are residing in Huntingdon County aforesaid, the last of who is 
under twenty one years of age. 
  And that the said Intestate died seized in his demisne nd/ad? of fee, of 
?? in  a certain tract of lands situate in Hopewell township, near T/Gatmans 
Gap adjoining lands of James Entrikin Esq.  The mountain surveys containing 
two hundred and thirty six acres and ten perches, be the same more or less.   
  Thereon erected a two story hewed log house, a good hewed log shop, one 
story high, a ??? shop one story high, a cabin barn, about one hundred and 
fifteen acres cleared thereon, eight of which is meadow, also an orchard 
thereon & pray??? for an Inquest to make partition or valuation of the same 
agreeably to the intestate laws of the Commonwealth.   
  Whereupon 17th November 1834, the ?? award an Inquest agreeable to the 
prayer of the said Petitioner. 

Note: the land and buildings were later sold to James Entrikin for $630.00.

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