WV-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 137 Today's Topics: #1 WILL Administration: Cowger, 1788, [LHPope@aol.com] #2 Guardian Bond: Dyer for orphans of [LHPope@aol.com] ______________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 14:24:27 EDT From: LHPope@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <60.391f1ca.2665615b@aol.com> Subject: WILL Administration: Cowger, 1788, Pendleton Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit WB 1, 1 Know all men by these presents, that we Hannah Cowger, James Dyer, Matthew Patton & Rodger Dyer are held & firmly Bound unto John Skidmore, Moses Henkle, Issac Hinkle and James Skidmore Justices in the Commission of the Peace for Pendleton County, in the sum of Five hundred Pounds Current money to be paid to those said, John Skidmore Moses Hendle, Issac Hinkle & James Skidmore, their executors, administrators & assigns, to The which payment will truly to be made, we bind ourselves our [?] of our heirs, executors, Administrators, Jointly and Severally, firmly by these presents, [?] together with our seals & dated this 7th day of July 1788 ~~~ ~ The condition of the above obligation is, that if the above Bound Hannah Cowger and James Dyer, Administrators for all the Goods Chattles & Credits of George Cowger, deceased, do make or know to be made & A true & perfect Inventory of all obligations the Goods & Chattles of Credits of the s[aid] deceased which have or shall come to the hands, possession or Knowledge of them the s[aid] Hannah Cowger & James Dyer, or into the hands or possession of any these persons or persons for them & the same so make to exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the County Court of Pendleton at such time as they shall be thereunto required by the Court, & the same Goods, Chattles, & Credits & all other goods Chattles & Credits of the s[aid] deceased at the time of his death, which at any time after shall come to the hands or possession of any other person or persons for them, do will & truly administrat & according to Law, & further do make a just & true account of their outings & doings therein, when thereto Required by the s[aid] Court, & all the Rent & Residue of the s[aid] Goods, Chattles Object which shall be Found remaining upon the s[aid] administrators account, the same being first examined & allowed, by the Justices of the said Court, for the time being shall Deliver, & pay unto such person or Persons Respectively, as the s[aid] Justices by their order or Judgment Shall directly & pursuant to the Laws in that Court made & proved And if it shall hereafter appear, that any Last will & or Testament Was made by the s[aid] deceased, & the executors therein Named do exhibit the same in the s[aid] Court making Request to have the allowed & approved accordingly, if the s[aid] Hannah Cowger & James Dyer, being these unto required, do render & deliver Up their Letters of Administration (approbation of such Testament being first had & made in the s[aid] Court) then this Obligation To be void, otherwise to remain in full force & virtues. Signed, Sealed & Delivered In the presence of Gawin Hamilton. Hannah Cowger (Seal) James Dyer (Seal) Matthew Patton (Seal) Rodger Dyer (Seal) ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 14:24:28 EDT From: LHPope@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <4c.61f972f.2665615c@aol.com> Subject: Guardian Bond: Dyer for orphans of George Cowger 1791 Pendleton County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Will Book 1, pg. 19 [Guardian Bond] Know all Men by these presents that the James Dyer Ulrich Conrad and Robert Poage are held and firmly bound unto Isaac Hinkle Peter Hull and Matthew Patton gentlemen Justices of the Court of Pendleton County now sitting, in the Sum of two hundred Pounds Current Money of Virginia to the payment whereof will truly to be made to the said Justices and their Singulars we bind ourselves and each of us, our and each of our heirs Executors and Administrations Jointly and Severally firmly by these presents Sealed with our Seals the 7 day of February (rubbed out 1791) Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety one and in the 15 year of the Commonwealth. The Condition of the above Obligation is Such that of the above bound James Dyer Guardian to Hannah Cowgar Henry Cowgar and John Cowgar his Executors and Administrations. Shall well and truly pay and deliver or cause to be paid and delivered unto the said Hannah Henry and John Cowgar orphans of George Cowgar deceased all such Estate or Estates as now is or are or hereafter Shall appear to be due to the said orphans when and as soon as they Shall attain to lawful age, or when thereto required by the Justices of the Said County Court as also keep [?] of the above named Justices, heir and every of their heirs, Executors and Administrators from all Trouble and damages that Shall or may arise about the Said Estate, then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force~ James Dyer (Seal) Uhrich his / mark Conrad (Seal) Robt Poage (Seal) Sealed and delivered in presence of~~~~The Court At a Court contained and held for Pendleton County on Tuesday the 8th day of February 1791 This guardian Bond from James Dyer to the Justices of Pendleton county was acknowledged by the said James Dyer and ordered to be recorded. Teste Gawin Hamilton.