Other Court: Selected Orphans Court:1831-1850: Washington Co, PA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Karen Souhrada souhrada@netacc.net USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ______________________________________ [from microfilm records of the Iams Collection of Washington county; LDS film #211991-211992) Orphans Court, March Term 1837 page 289) MATTHEW REED ACHESON of Mt. Pleasant For his son REYNOLDS SCROGGS ACHESON who is under the age of 14 years; --his father was appointed administrator Orphans Court May Term 1841 ----------GEHO of Carroll Township for MARY GEHO, child under the age of 14 years by next friend ELIJAH TEEPLE ---DANIEL CASSNER, appointed Docket F, Orphans court November 1846 JAMES ATKINSON Widow: NANCY Minor children: EDMUND & RHODY JANE, under the age of 14 years EDMUND THOMAS, appointed Orphans court may Term 1848 DANIEL MC ALLISTER of Morris township Children; GEORGE, LINDLEY, ELIZABETH, LUCINDA, JANE, MINERVA, CORDELIA, all under 14 years of age By their uncle, BLATCHLEY LINDLEY ---ALBERT G. SQUIRES, appointed Orphans Court August Term 1849 Page 466 DANIEL MC ALLISTER, estate Children: GEORGE, LINDLEY, ELIZABETH, CINDA, MORRISON & CAROLINE, all minors ---sale of RE (? Real Estate) Orphans court of Washington county, for June term of 1831 JOHN JOHNSON, Estate, Washington township Children: WILLIAM & SARAH who are over 14 years of age, ---choice WILLIAM ROBINSON [I gather this to be an administrator for them, rather than guardian] & JOHN DINSMORE Children: JOHN, ELIZABETH & SAMUEL who are under 14 years, ---by next friends WILLIAM JOHNSON & RICHARD JOHNSON ---JOHN JOHNSON, WILLIAM COLMERY & JOSEPH SLAGLE appointed Judge THOMAS H. BAIRD Orphans Court September Term of 1833; DINSMORE Estate in Mt. Pleasant Township Child: JOHN DINSMORE who is over the age of 14 years ---ABRAHAM WETRING as administrator Orphans court, January Term 1834 JOHN HAGERTY Estate HENRY DICKINSON, Administrator Account: widow MARY HAGERTY Orphans Court, June Term 1834 JAMES HAGERTY (page 165): a Private in Capt. Scholes' Company of Artillery Wife: Letitia Minor children: ELIZA, ELIZABETH, JOHN, GEORGE, JAMES & AGNEW Guardians Audit (DAVID QUAYLE) Orphans Court, February term 1850; GEORGE HAGGERTY Widow; SALOME HAGGERTY Minor children: JAMES, MARGARET, JOHN, SARAH all under 14 years ---WILLIAM S. CALLAHAN [? Admin. ] Orphans Court records, June Term 1831 WILLIAM KERR estate Children: ELIZABETH, now the wife of THOMAS STEPHENSON MARY, now the wife of ALEXANDER MC BRIDE LYLE, ELEANOR, EMELINE ---records of gurardians accoujty (HUGH LEE) Orphans Court, January Term 1834 JAMES COULTER Estate, who died in 1826 Minors Citation awarded the guardian DAVID KYLE Appointed by Orphans Court of Franklin County Citation against the executors Minor children are: JANE ELIZA COULTER; MARGARET & JOHN Orphans Court, June Term 1836 ANDREW KERR, estate JAMES JOHNSON KERR, the child who is over 14 years of age ANDREW KERR is appointed Orphans Court June Term 1837 ISAAC KERR estate, of Buffalo Township Widow: ELIZABETH Children: DANIEL & WILLIAM who are under 14 years o age ----WILLIAM WYLIE 7 JOHN C. HANNAH/HANNA appointed [also noted information for same family: Orphjans Court December Term 1837 on page 328] Orphans Court, October Term 1838 ISAAC KERR Estate "or Kehr" (German) [note made on entry] DAVID ECKERT & JOHN LAWRENCE, administrators for: Children: SUSANNA MURPHY ISAAC KERR ELIZABETH MC MUNN $681.37 each Account Orphans court, December Term 1838 p. 388 DANIEL KEHR/(KERR) Estate WILLIAM W. SCOTT, Administrator for Children: ELIZABETH MC MUNN SUSANNA MURPHY ISAAC, deceased Account Orphans Court, December term 1838 ISAAC KERR Estate DAVID ECKERT & JOHN LAWRENCE administrators Widow: ELIZABETH Minor Children; WILLIAM KERR DANIEL KERR Account ------------ end of Docket 'D'-------- Docket E, begin: Orphans court of August 1839 NATHANIEL COULTER Estate, of Cross Creek Child: ELIJAH, under 14 years of age Mentioned: a bequest by his grandfather ROBERT SMILEY JOHN SMILEY appointed Orphans court August Term 1840 Page 67 ISAAC KERR Estate DAVID ECKERT & JOHN LAWRENCE, as administrators for Widow: ELIZABETH and minors Orphans Court February Term 1841 NATHANIEL COULTER Estate of Cross Creek For NATHANIEL under 14years of age By next friend ROBERT SMILEY JOHN SMILEY, appointed Orphans Court of November 1841 JOHN KERR Estate WALTER KERR, administrator Account Orphans Court February 1842 NATHANIEL COULTER Estate HUGH MC CONOUGH & ANN COULTER, administrators Widow; ANN COULTER and minor children Account Orphans Court May Term 1844 ISAAC KERR Estate Widow: ELIZABETH Child: DANIEL, under 14 years of age New appointee is DAVID ECKERT Orphans Court November Term 1844 ARCHIBALD KERR, Estate JOSEPH HENDERSON, administrator account ----- begin F docket: Orphans Court Docket February 1845 JAMES M KERR of Smith Township Minor children: MARY, WILLIAM, AMANDA, MARIA, JAMES, HETTY, ELIZABETH, ELLEN all under 14 years of age By their uncle: Rev. JOHN KERR JOHN DUNCAN Jr. of Hanover is appointed Orphans Court Term of 1849 JAMES KERR estate Rev. JOHN KERR, Admin. Children: JAMES M.; REBECCA D.; -----EBENEZER SMITH; SARAH; ELIZABETH; JOHN $11, 380 DISTRIBUTED Will Book 5, Washington county: JOHN KERR of Mt. Pleasant Twp. on page 79 Dated 6/23/1833; probate 7/2/1833 Witnesses named: JOHN HALL, WILLIAM SIMCOX Wife: RACHEL Sons: JOHN, MATTHEW, JAMES, WILLIAM WILLIAM COULTER of Cecil Township on page 140 Dated 6/14/1834; probated 8/23/1834 Witnesses named: ALEXANDER MC CLOY & CHARLES COULTER Brother: NATHANIEL COULTER Sisters: GRISSELL MORRISON; ESTHER GLASS; NANCY HUSTON Nephews: ALEXANDER & HUGH HUSTON, children of sister NANCY HUSTON NATHANIEL, son of brother NATHANIEL COULTER Nieces: JANE GARVAN, daughter of sister GRISSELL MORRISON MARGARET DICKSON & MARY HUSTON, children of sister NANCY HUSTON MARY, daughter of brother NATHANIEL COULTER Will of JAMES KERR on page 144 Dated 1/2/1826; probated 9/11/1834 Witnesses named: ROBERT MC CLELLAND & MATTHEW MC NARY Wife: not named Sons: JOHN, WILLIAM, JAMES P. Daughter: POLLY MOORE; JEAN VANCE; BETSEY SCOTT Mentioned: land left to WILLIAM by his grandfather Rev. JAMES POWER ------From Will Book 6, Washington county: JOHN ATKINSON of Nottingham Township Wife: MARGARET Children: JANE, ELIZA (LIVERTON BELL); ANDREW; RALPH; WILLIAM; JOHN; JAMES (NANCY, their children: RHODA JANE, EDMUND) --mentioned: HANNAH ELIZA GREEN ANDREW WYLEY ATKINSON Mentioned: Mr. ESTHER ATKINSON, ELIZABETH MC CUSH ROBERT MOORE appointed 10/18/1842; filed 10/31/1842 ------Will Book 6, Washington county Will of WILLIAM HAGERTY of Hopewell Twp. Wife: REBECCA Children: THOMAS, JAMES, ROBERT, WILLIAM, JOHN Also mentioned is a granddaughter MARY HAGERTY, the "daughter of my son JAMES & RACHEL HAGERTY" ---JOHN SMITH/SMYTH & WILLIAM JAESON Appointed 5/8/1841; filed 1/29/1844 ------Will Book 6 of Washington county: ARCHIBALD KERR of Washington Children: GUSTAVUS, LUCIUS H.; MARY ANN CHIUDESTER; NANCY A. RAIG(?); MALVIRA STUART; AMELIA J. NACHTRIB; HELLEN M.; LOUISA JOSEPH HUDINSON, administrator Dated 4/19/1838; filed 6/28/1843