Letters of Administration: George Livingood, 1781: Mahatango Twp., Northumberland County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Michelle Walsh. Mickiw@adelphia.net USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ______________________________________________ Please contact me if you have any additional information for this family. Michelle Walsh Mickiw@home.com George Lebengood Indexed as LIVINGOOD, George: letters of administration granted 2/20/1781 to John and Jacob Livingood; sureties: Peter Witmer and Zach. Spangle Book 1, page 19 George Lavergood deceased Be it Remembered that on the 20th day of February Ano Dom. 1781, letters of administration were in due force of law. Committed to Jacob Lavergood, John Lavergood and Casper Reed of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of George Lavergood dec. who put in securities Zachariah Spangle and Peter Whitmer File #6 Accounting made in 1787 The account of Jacob Lavergood, John Lavergood and Casper Reed administrators of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits which were of George Lavergood late of the county of Northumberland yeoman deceased. As well of all and singular the goods and chattels of the said deceased, as of their payments and disbursements out of the same. Viz. The said accountants charges themselves with all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, of the Deceased according to an inventory thereof exhibited into and remaining in the registers office at Sunbury for the county of Northumberland amounting to 120 pounds, 4 pence, and 2 shillings. Also charges themselves with 91 pounds 2 shillings and 1 pence being the sum gained in the sale of the goods afores. At public venue. Total of 211 pounds 12 shillings and 4 pence Exhibited into the registers office at Sunbury the 22nd day of April 1793. The said accountants being sworn thereto before me the same day and year. Signature of ? And the said account is by me duly examined and adjusted, and having so and adjusted the same I find a balance of 99 pounds, eleven shillings and eight pence remaining in the hands of the said accountants subject to distribution according to law viz. To be paid to the widow the sum of 33.3.10 2/3 To Jacob Levingood the eldest son 33.3.10 2/3 To John the second son 33.3.10 2/3 To George the third son 33.3.10 2/3 Which account and distribution I do approve of and by my hand the same day and year of. Signature of ? The said accountants pray an allowance of their payments and disbursements out of the same as follows to wit. By cash paid Pounds, pence and shillings Ludwick Knight as appears * proven acct. 1 19 9 John Snyder 9 19 9 Benjamin Weiser as appears * receipt 8 7 3 Andrew Moor 13 0 John Reiver 19 Abraham Hump 19 Ludwick Knight 3 15 7 Adam Miller 4 John Pikam 3 Zachariah Spangle Mathias Shoch 4 4 Stephan Beel 5 John Snyder 9 3 John Coleman 11 Fred Fickemiller? 12 6 William Anderfon? 3 4 5 John Snyder 4 15 5 Simon Bickel 2 8 Ludwick Knight 16 Philip Knight 1 7 6 Philip Knight 3 1 3 **** of council against Frounter and * m. Cabe 16 8 By Credit allowed the administrators for a horse, sadle and bridle. The widow of the deceased ran away with, which hands charged the inventory 21 By cash for register of letters of administration 1 2 6 By the allowance of the orphan court to the administrators For their trouble and ** By cash paid Clerk for drawing this account 15 By cash paid Reg. 1 5 0 Prays an allowance for 1.8.0 being twice charged in the venue ****by **** 1 8 0 By 2 pounds paid William McClay and 0. 14.4 interest as Appears by a note and 11/4, costs as appears from under the Hand of Ch. Gettig Esq. 3 5 8 By cash paid Christina Druckemiller as appears for * 2 6 0 By cash paid Mathew Smith the recovered by a suit Before S Snyder as appears from his hand 1 4 6 To cash Abraham Bachman? 0 4 0 Catherine Shoch for keeping house for the deceased 1 7 0 John Snyder for *** the second venue 0 4 0 Daniel Aurand? For *** 1 6 Jacob Heplin? 16 4 Allowance for ? McCabe 1 2 2 Mathew Wingleman 1 2 0 John Snyder 16 Jacob Miller for straw to thatch barn 1 1 0 Math. Smith for two writs of * against Frounter, McCabe 13 2 Daniel Aurand for ** 3 Zacharia Spangle for ** the venue 2 days 1 13 9 Matthias Wingleman 1 10 Prays an allowance for a horse and saddle taken by the widow of the deceased before administration, and she went away and never returned. (entry is scratched out) The allowance for the administrators for their trouble and *** 15 5 0 Also prays an allowance for 256 dollars Continental Money reg. 3 16 6 Total 211. 12. 4 Indexed As Orphans Court, Northumberland Co. Date: 4/5/1791 Decedent: George Levingood George, under 14, John, Jacob, both above 14 yrs. Book 2 Pg. 118-has no date on the page Guardianship appointment for George Levegutt a minor: On the petition of Jacob Levegutt and John Levegutt the court appoints Jacob Levengutt guardian over the person and estate of George Levengutt a minor child of George Levengutt deceased, under the age of fourteen years (follows above entry) Guardianship appointment for Jacob Levingood and John Levingood: Came into the court Jacob Levengood and John Levengood minor children of George Levingood deceased and pray the court to appoint John Weaver guardian of the person and estate of Jacob Levengood and that Christian Gast be appointed guardian for John Levengood both minor children of George Levengood **** being severally above the age of fourteen years and which persons the court appoint guardianship accordingly. January 23, 1797 Orphans court: Inquest Awards for George Lebengood Book 3 Pgs-84-86 (Inquest awards for Jacob Lebengood preceded George Lebengood on pages 82-84, same date) George Lebengood Inquest Awards:January 23, 1797 The petition of Jacob Lebengood eldest son and heir at law of George Lebengood late of Mahantango Township in the county aforesaid (Northumberland) deceased was preferred to the court setting forth that the said George Lebengood died intestate previous to the passing of the Act of (Assembly?) late be made for the distribution of intestate estates leaving a widow named Maria yet alive and three children viz. Jacob his eldest son aforementioned, John and George, that the deceased died seized of a tract of land situated on Casper Reeds Run late in Penn now in Mahantango Township in the county aforesaid containing one hundred and fifty one acres and one hundred and twenty (perches?) be the same more or less. And praying the court to award an inquest to appraise the estate aforesaid according to the form force and effect of the Acts of Assembly in such case made and provided. Whereupon the court on due consideration do award an inquest accordingly And command is given to the sheriff of the county of Northumberland that justly and without delay he summon and take with him twelve good and lawful men of his bailiwick and go to the lands and tenements aforesaid and then and there upon their oaths and affirmations respectively be cause the same lands to be divided into three equal parts having due respect as well to the quantity as the quality thereof and one of thou three parts (and one of those three parts the whole into three equal parts to be divided) upon the oaths and affirmations of the inquest aforesaid be assign and deliver unto Maria the widow of the aforementioned George Lebengood deceased to be holder by her as and for her dower and *** during her natural life in severalty. And the remaining two third parts by the oaths and affirmations of the inquest aforesaid be cause to be divided into four equal parts and two of thou parts (still having due respect as well to the quantity and quality thereof) you assign and deliver unto Jacob Lebengood eldest son of the said deceased to hold to him and his heirs in severalty forever. And one other of the those four parts in manner aforesaid you assign and deliver unto John Lebengood one other of the sons of the deceased and on other fourth part thereof in manner aforesaid you assess and deliver unto George Lebengood the remaining child of the said deceased.,. Provided the land aforesaid can be so divided without injury to and spoiling the whole thereof, but if the same cannot be divided as aforesaid without such spoliation then command is given to the sheriff aforementioned that he cause the inquest aforesaid upon their oaths and affirmations to value and appraise the same to a just and reasonable price according to the form force in effect of the Act of Assembly in such case made and provided. By the Court ** Notice of the time of holding the inquest to be given to Maria the widow and George the youngest son by advertisement in the Sunbury and Northumberland Gazette and by notice affixed up in the office of the clerk of this county Orphans Court Sunbury April 26, 1797 George Lebengood Inquisition Confirmed Page 95, Book 3 (note Jacob Lebengood Inquisition confirmation is on page 91, book 3, dated April 25, 1797) John Brady Esq. High sheriff of Northumberland County came into court and returned to the court here the writ of partition or appraisement of the lands of George Lebengood deceased to wit a tract of land on Casper Reeds run late in Penn now in Manantango Township in said county containing one hundred and fifty one acres and one hundred and twenty (perches?) be the same more or less found out of this court to him directed listed at Sunbury the twenty third day of January last past together with a certain inquisitions. Thereto ** taken under the hand and seal of the said sheriff and under the hand and seals of twelve good and lawful men of the bailiwick of the said sheriff at Mahantango Township in said county the fifth day of this instant. Whereby it appears that the said sheriff together with the inquest aforesaid did go to the lands described as above and that upon view of the premises the inquest aforesaid upon their oaths and affirmations did find that the lands aforesaid could not be divided among the heirs and representations of the said deceased according to the directions given in said writ without prejudice to and spoiling the whole thereof. Neither could the same land be divided into four equal parts without spoil and prejudice as a whole. Wherefore the inquest aforesaid upon their oaths and affirmations aforesaid valued and appraised the lands aforesaid to the sum of two hundred and twenty pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania. And upon motion of the court confirmed the said inquisition and directed the same to be remain firm and stable forever. And Jacob Lebengood eldest son of the deceased appearing in court prayed the court to award the lands aforesaid to him at the valuation of money aforesaid and offered Jacob Lebengood the elder as a security for the payment of the other heirs their respective shares and purports of the valuation money aforesaid. Whereupon, the court did award the land aforesaid to the said Jacob Lebengood at the appraisement aforesaid according to the form force and effect of the Acts os Assembly in such case made and provided. And the court accepts of the said Jacob Lebengood the elder as security aforesaid and direct him together with the eldest son aforesaid to enter into recognizance in the usual form unto Jacob Rush Esq. **** in double the valuation money. And the said Jacob Lebengood doth bind him self unto Jacob Rush Esq. *** and his successors in the sum of 440 pounds Conditioned to pay the other heirs their respective shares of the valuation money aforesaid as the shall apportion to them The court finds the valuation money to be two hundred and twenty pounds The costs of these proceedings Clerk 2.5.0 Attorney 6.0.0 Sheriff 2.14.0 Total 10.19.0 The neat valuation money 209.1.0 The court do find the neat valuation money after deducting the costs aforesaid to be two hundred and nine pounds one shilling money aforesaid which the court do distribute as follows to wit The court directs Jacob Lebengood the eldest son of aforesaid to retain the sum of one hundred and four pounds ten shillings and six pence being two shares of the valuation money aforesaid day. 104.10.6 The court do award and distribute unto John Lebengood one other of the heirs the sum of 52.5.3 The court do award and distribute unto George Lebengood one other of the heirs the sum of 52.5.3 (Total to the three sons) 209.1.0 And the court direct the said Jacob Lebengood to pay unto the other heirs aforesaid their respective shares aforesaid in the monies to wit. To each of them the sum of thirty five pounds sixteen shillings and ten pence presently. 35.16.10 And the further sum of seventeen pounds eight shillings and five at the death of Maria the widow of the deceased. 17.8.5 And the court do direct the said Jacob Lebengood to pay yearly and in every year from henceforth the sum of four pounds three shillings and nine pence 4.3.9 to Maria the widow during her natural life according to the acts aforesaid it being the yearly interest of one third of the valuation money aforesaid. By the Court