Deed: Leonard Ferster to Sarah Barber, 1804: Mahonoy Twp, Northumberland County, 

PA



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Leonard Ferster

Deed in Trus to

Sarah Barber



This Indenture Made the Sixth day of November in the year of our Lord, one 

thousand Eight hundred & four Between Leonard Ferster of the Township of Mahonoy 

in the County of Northumberland and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Barbara 

his wife of the one part, and Sarah Barber of the Township of Augusta in the 

said County, Widow and Relect of Mathias Barber late of the said Township 

deceased of the other part Whereas Peter Ferster late of the Township of Mahonoy 

aforesaid died seized of three several Tracts of Land Situate in the said County 

Containing, be the same more or less six hundred, and two acres and a half, 

where of one Tract containing three hundred and Sixteen acresand a quarter and 

the usual allowance of six per Cent and adjoining Land of Isaac Moyer and others 

situate on Mahonoy Creek in the said Township of Mahonoy, another of which said 

three Tracts, adjoining, the last above described Tract and Containing, be the 

same more or less ninety acres and the usual allowance is situate in the said 

Township of Mahonoy and the remaining tract of the three aforesaid, containing, 

be the same more or less, One hundred and ninety six acres and one Quarter, and 

the usual Allowance of Six P. Cent for Roads and Highways and adjoining, Land of 

Casper Schneider is Situate about a Mile from the Hallowing Run on the South 

side of the old Indian Path in Augusta Township aforesaid, To hold to him the 

said Peter Ferster his Heirs and Assigns forever. And Whereas the said Peter 

Ferster died Intestate, &afterwards to wit, at an Orphans Court held at Sunbury 

for the County of Northumberland the twenty fifth Day of November in the year of 

our Lord, One thousand Eight hundred, upon the Petition of Leonard Ferster 

eldest Son and heir at Law of the said Peter Ferster praying, the Court to Award 

an Inquest to make partition of the Real Estate of the said Intestate in the 

said Petition mentioned to and amongst his Children and Representatives in such 

manner, and in such portions, as by the laws of this Commonwealth is directed 

and appointed 47of such partition, could be made without prejudice to or 

spoiling, the whole, otherwise to value and appraise the same, The Inquest was 

awarded by the Court according, to the prayer of the said petitioner. Whereupon 

a writ of partition or valuation issued out of the said Court, bearing, teste 

the twenty eighth day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight 

hundred to the Sheriff of the said County directed. Commanding him to Summon an 

Inquest to make partition of the said Real Estate, to and among the children and 

Representatives of the said Intestate, according to Law, if such partition could 

be thereof made, without prejudice to and, spoiling the whole, but if such 

partition could not be thereof made as aforesaid, then to value and appraise the 

same, and that partitionor valuation so made, he should distinctly and openly 

have before the Justices at Sunbury the fourth Monday of January then next, At 

which day before the Judges aforesaid, the Sheriff of the said County, to wit...



Part of Northumberland County Deed Book M page 476