Washington County, Pennsylvania Intestate Records 1781-1789

Washington County, Pennsylvania Intestate Records 1781-1789 IRENE P. LIGNIAN, C.G. and RAYMOND MARTIN BELL, F.A.G.S. I N THE PAPERS of the late E.B.Iams has been found a list of Letters of Administration granted in Washington County, Pennsylvania for 1781-1789. From 1789 to 1800 there is a gap. It is not known where the original records are to be found, so it is fortunate that this copy was made. The records are printed here with supplementary details from other court records. Some intestate estates are assembled from accounts filed and from Orphans Court records. The wills for Washington County, 1781-1805, were abstracted by Mary Ellison Wood in The Publications of The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, VI, (1916), 185-180. The total number of records of decedents in Washington County, 1781-1789 is as follows: in wills:87; in Letters of Administration: 163; in others: 43. Much of this information of record is available for the first time. There is no additional genealogical information in the files. Washington County was formed 28 March 1781, at that time it took in parts of Allegheny and Beaver Counties, and all of Greene County. Court officials were appointed in April 1781. The first will was probated 16 August 1781; the first letters of administration were issued 3 November 1781. Before that time Court Records for Washington County, Pennsylvania are found in both Pennsylvania and Virginia. From 1776 to 1781 Virginia had southwestern Pennsylvania organized into Monongalia County, (records at Morgantown, West Virginia); Ohio County, (records at Wheeling, West Virginia); and Yohogania County, (records at Washington, Pennsylvania) . Pennsylvania had the region from 1773 to 1781 organized as Westmoreland County, (records at Greensburg, Pennsylvania) . The Yohogania County records are found in the Washington County Deed Books, B-I; C-I; E-1. Abbreviations used in the following records: acc. —accounts; adm. — administration; ch.—children; cr.—creditor; inv.—inventory; m. — married; n.k. —nearest kinsman; O.C. —Orphans Court; w.— widow; w.m. — widow married; Yo. Co. — Yohogania County, *— additional information in second list following. 45 46 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Name Andrews, David Archer, Michael Armstrong, Joseph Armstrong, Thomas Ashbrook, Thomas Atchison, George Date 6-30-1785 9- 9-1786 7- 8-1782 7- 3-1782 I1- 3-1781 12- 7-1782 Letters issued to Mary Andrews & James Scott, n.k.* James Archer, cr. Thomas Armstrong, n.k. Joseph McNight, cr. Mary, w.* George Atchison. Bardow, Nicholas Bedford, Nathaniel 10-27-1787 1-26-1785 Blackford, Matthew Blackmore, Samuel Blunk, William Boneham, Jacob Brickall, Elizabeth 8-22-1782 8-27-1787 7- 2-1788 2-19-1784 10- 3-1782 Brown, John Brownfield, William Burns, John 4-21-1786 2- 5-1783 3-10-1789 Michael Boyle. Jane Bedford, n.k. (see Allegheny Co.) Benjamin Coe & Francis Beadle, cr. Arbita & James Blackmore, cr.• Rachel, w. Abraham Fox, cr.. Jacob Wolf, cr. inv. filed 1781, Yo. Co. David Hopkins, cr. Mayberry Evans, cr. Jane, w. Campbell, James 10-13-1784 Joseph Brown & David England, Campbell, John Cameron, Hugh Carson, William Chalfant, Robert Chapman, John 4-13-1785 Rosanna Campbell, n.k. 1- 2-1784 Daniel McDonald, cr. 1- 3-1782 William & James Carson, n.k. 5-21-1787 Chadds Chalfant, n.k.. 8-10-1786 Thomas & Rebecca Chapman,* now Rebecca Ayers, n.k. 9- 4-1786 Mary & Thomas Perrin Cherry, cr.* 9-30-1783 William Huston, cr. 11-20-1781 William Reno, cr. 4- 1-1783 Jacob Cochran, n.k. I- 1-1782 Mary & Andrew Lynch, cr. 3-28-1787 Samuel Coulson, n.k. 3-27-1787 Frances, w. Naomi Crawford & Andrew 7- 4-1782 Swearingen, n.k. 4-22-1789 Margaret, w.* adm.* Cherry, Thomas Clark, John Clock, Lewis Cochran, Joseph Coonts, Wendel Coulson, Uriah Craven, John Crawford, James Crow, Lawrence (Pike Run Twp.) Curren, Thomas Daniel, Joseph Davis, John Dearth, Randolph 7- 4-1783 Johnston Campbell, cr. 4-10-1786 11-16-1787 4- 5-1785 John McCullough, cr.* Amos Gregg & Jesse Dickinson, cr.. George Dearth, n.k. Washington County Intestate Records 47 Demint, Jesse 11-29-1781 James Demint, n.k.-inv. filed 1781, Dickson, John Dougherty, Rodger Doughty, Edward Draper, James (Amwell Twp.) Duncan, John Dussman, Jacob Dye, Benjamin 12-31-1783 10- 3-1782 11-13-1788 11-26-1785 David Phillips, cr. Hugh Stocking, cr. Henry Enoch, cr. Demas Lindley, cr.* 9- -1786 8-28-1787 4- 2-1789 James Leeper &Isabella Duncan,cr.* Jacob Hook, cr.* Andrew Dye, n.k.* Ellis, Thomas Falconer, Samuel Ferguson, Alexander Finlay, George Flannegan, James Foster, Thomas Frazee, Thomas Frazer, Robert Frowicker, Jacob Fulk, John 7- 6-1782 10-15-1788 1-22-1783 3-28-1782 5-11-1782 9-29-1788 8-25-1789 8-18-1786 2-21-1788 6-30-1786 John & Timothy Downing, cr.* Elizabeth, w. George Hamilton, cr. Henry Potter, cr. John & Samuel Flannegan, n.k. Henry & Rachel Gillespie, cr. Robert Hunter, n.k. John Stewart; cr. Peter Cheserow, cr. Samuel Johnston & William Tucker, Glan, Patrick Glass, Lyston Glass, Robert Goodwin, Joseph Gray, Matthew (killed by Indians) Green, Henry 10-11-1783 8-24-1787 4-24-1786 2- 3-1789 10- 5-1787 Joshua Davis, cr. Thomas Scott & Solomon Gregg, cr.* James Glass, n.k. Anne, w. now Cochran.* Susanna, w. 10- 1-1783 Hannah Hawkins, cr. Hall, William Hamilton, William Harvey, John 4. 1-1784 6- 2-1786 7- 3.1783 Hathaway, Thomas Hay, Matthew Houghland, John Hudson, Joshua Hughes, John Hull, John Hupp, John Huston, William Huston, William Hyte, Martin (Somerset Twp.) 3-26-1789 3-28-1786 8-12-1782 2- 4-1784 12.20-1782 4- 1-1788 8-22-1782 7- 1-1782 2- 2-1783 6-30-1784 Sarah Hall & Thomas Orr, n.k. Mary & David Hamilton, n.k.* Charles & Bridget Harvey & David Redick, n.k. William Hathaway, n.k. Mary, w. Jean, w. William Hudson, n.k. William Hughes, n.k. Rachel, w. now Vanata.* Anne & Everhart Hupp, n.k.* Elizabeth & Robert Huston, n.k. James Huston, n.k. Valentine Shuster, cr.* Yo. Co.* cr. 48 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Jackson, William Johnston, William Jolley, Peter Judge, Neal 10-19-1785 10- -1782 2- 8-1786 4-28-1783 Hugh Sterling, cr. Eleanor, w.• Martha Jolley, n.k. Martha, w.• Kella, Abraham Killough, Francis 10- 3-1782 I. 4-1787 Kimberlin, Daniel Kinsor, John King, James Kintner, Michael Kirk, James Kuykendall, Lewis 4- 1-1784 2- 6-1783 5-19-1786 8- 3-1784 11-26-1782 6-13-1789 Thomas Smoot, cr. William Parker & Margaret Killough, cr. Van Swearingen, cr. Elizabeth, w. David Steel, cr. George & Catherine Kintner, n.k.. Martha, w. now m. to James Parker.• Andrew Nye (see Allegheny Co) . Law, Catherine Link, Jacob Lockhart, William Lynch, Jacob 8- 9-1785 4- 2-1784 8- 5-1789 1-14-1782 Robert Potter, cr. Andrew Link, n.k. Elizabeth, w. Lynch, n.k. Mares, William Marley, William Martin, John McAdams, James McCook, Thomas 8- 5-1788 8-26-1785 5- 2-1786 12- 1-1786 12- 7-1784 John Bell, cr. Robert McDuffy & John Wall, cr. Abigail, w. John Best, cr. Mary McCook, now Richardson, & John Richardson, n.k. Joseph Wells, cr. Isaac Julian, cr. Robert Thompson, cr. Anne, w.* Robert McGowen, n.k. Elizabeth & Francis McGuire, n.k.. John Vance & William Smith.• Margaret & John McKee, n.k. David Andrew & Alexander McCandless, cr. John Meffard, n.k.. James McClelland & Brice McGitson.* Jacob Miller, Jr., n.k.• William Miller, n.k.' Alexander McAllister, cr. Mary Ann, w.* McGaugher, Patrick 6-13-1785 McGinnis, Francis 8-30-1782 McGlaughlin, Laughlin 1- 3-1788 McGoogin, Daniel 6- 2-1788 McGowen, Samuel 1-30-1789 McGuire, Robert 9-30-1782 McIntosh, John 11-10-1787 McKee, David 10-12-1786 McNealy, James 5- 7-1782 Meffard, George Millegan, John (Peters Twp.) Miller, Jacob, Sr. Miller, Oliver, Jr. Mooney, James Moore, Daniel (Morgan Twp.) Moore, James 3-21-1789 5-17-1782 2- 5-1783 5-13-1785 10-21-1782 5- 3-1785 6- 2-1783 Mary, w.* & James McGlaughlin, n.k. Washington County Intestate Records 49 Morris, Joseph 10- 8-1788 Jonathan Morris, n.k. Nelson, Joseph Nemons, William 11- 9-1787 6- 2-1788 Mary Nelson 8c John Stevenson. Lettice, w., now Rannels. Owens, Martin 6- 8-1786 James Wallace, cr. Park, John Park, William (killed by Indians) Pearsell, Jacob Phillibaum, Conrad Phillibaum, George Phillips, Lewis (Buffalo Creek) Phipps, Joseph. 4-21-1788 5- -1782 8- 5-1783 11-26-1785 4- 1-1783 5-26-1784 Thomas Marquis, cr. Anne, w.", now wife of Isaac Cowan, & Joseph Vance, n,k. John Pearsell, n.k. Sarah &Christopher Phillibaum, n.k. Catharine, w. David Dilley, Jr. cr. 9- 7-1787 Benjamin Bentley, cr. Rawlings, Michael Rawlings, Nathan Rigby, Thomas Rinehart, John Rinehart, Simeon Robbins, Isaac 7- 3-1782 1- 1-1782 12- 9-1782 12- 4-1787 12- 4-1787 4- 3-1782 Rozier, George 3-22-1782 Mary Rawlings & Joseph Brown, n.k. Daniel, brother. Ann, w.• now m. to John Jones. Ruth, w., now Veach. Sarah, w., now Jinkins. James & Sarah Sutton, John Vannote, n.k.• Ephraim Burwell, cr. Scarmehom, Luke Scott, Thomas Seals, James Sharp, Edward Sicks, Conrad Simon, Adam Smith, Edward Speers, Solomon Starnatter, Peter Stevenson, John (Canton Twp.) Stiles, Seth Summers, Benjamin Swassix, Richard 7-29-1784 3-17-1787 3-30-1789 6-27-1788 9-30-1783 3-31-1788 5- 4-1789 3-21-1789 6- 2-1783 3-29-1785 John Sc Susanna Lemaster, cr.* Eleanor, w.,• now Johnston. Hannah, w. Catharine, w.• & David Phillips. Henry Sicks, n.k. Michael Simon, n.k. Isaac Smith Sc Francis Keller. Noah Speers, n.k. Eleazer Williamson, cr. Mary Stevenson• Sc Patrick Scott, 5- 7-1782 7- 1-1783 3-20-1787 Van Swearingen, cr. Grace & Caleb Summers, n.k.• George Swassix, n.k. Teagarden, Abraham Templeton, Nathan (Donega Twp.) Thompson, Andrew Thompson, Daniel 5-12-1783 7- 1-1782 Elizabeth, w. Isabella, w.• Sc William Caldwell, 6-30-1785 9-25-1785 Robert Gibson, cr. Agness Thompson, n.k. n.k. n.k. 50 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Tinkey, John Turner, William 1-28-1788 6- 1-1786 Frederick Ault & Philip Black, cr.* James Ramsey, cr. Vanham, George (Amwell Twp.) Van Winkle, James 11-29-1787 Mary, w.* 11-17-1787 Vaughan, William 2-25-1783 Benjamin & Dorothy Van Winkle, n.k. John Redman, cr. 3-14-1787 Wadkin, William 4- 3-1782 Waits, John Waits, Joseph 3-27-1787 Walker, Alexander 3-27-1782 Welsh, Henry 5- 7-1782 (Kings Creek) 4-21-1787 Wier, John Williams, Christopher 5-20-1789 Williamson, Thomas 2- 4-1783 Willson, Joseph 10- 2-1788 Winnings, John 4- 1-1784 6- 9-1785 Work, John Wright, Joshua 7- 3-1782 (Peters Twp.) Hannah, w. Sarah, w." Susanna, w. Robert Walker, nit. Van Swearingen, cr. Yeoman, Joshua 4-15-1782 Agnes, w.* Zedicker, Christopher 9- 1-1786 Margaret Zedicker & Philip Hewit, James Wier, n.k. Henry Rankin Andrew Hood, cr. John Willson, n.k. Stephen Carter, cr.* James Leeper, cr. Henry Sawins, cr.* Cr. 2nd LIST Andrews: minor ch. Ashbrook: minor ch. Blackmore: ch. Boneham: minor ch. Campbell: minor ch. Chalfant: minor ch. Chapman: minor ch. Cherry: minor ch. John, William, James, Esther, David, Samuel, Mary; w.m. Leadley. John, James, Ann, Thomas; w.m. John Dodd. Amy, Nathan, Joseph, Alarilla, Samuel, William, Cilinda, Thomas, Rachel, Clementius. Daniel, John. William, Sarah; w. Lucy m. Stillwell. Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary. Elizabeth, William, Thomas, George, Susanna, Nancy. Moses, Edward. Washington County Intestate Records Crow: ch. Daniel: minor ch. Davis: minor ch. Demint: ch. Draper: minor ch. Duncan: minor ch. Dussman: minor ch. Dye: minor ch. Ellis: minor ch. Glass: minor ch. Goodwin: minor ch. Hamilton: minor ch. Hull: minor ch. Hupp: minor ch. Hyte: minor ch. Johnston: minor ch. Judge: ch. Kintner: minor ch. Kirk: father died February 1781; ch. McGoogin: ch. McGuire: minor ch. McIntosh: ch. Meffard: ch. Millegan: minor ch. Miller: ch. Miller: legatees. Moore: minor ch. 51 John, Thomas, Jane, Margaret, William, Ruth, Lawrence. Mary, Prudina, Henry. Susanna, Elizabeth, Sarah. David age 6. Rebecca age 4, Catherine age 2, Elizabeth age 2 months. James, Henry, John. John, Andrew, Mary, Robert, Susannah, Catharine, Daniel, Martin, Henry, Jacob, Susanna. James, George, Sarah. Thomas, Sarah; se. Ann. James age 15, Margaret age 11, Jane age 8, John age 6, Joseph age 4, Samuel age 1. John. Margaret, Elizabeth. Moses, Elizabeth, Rachel, John, Ruth, Gesham. John, Elizabeth. Anthony, Elizabeth, Catharine. William, James, John, Eleanor. William. George, Michael, Margaret, Jacob; over 21, Adam, Mary and others. Jean age 11, Samuel age 9, Joseph age 7, Mary age 5, Sarah age 3, Martha age 11/4. David, Daniel, Joseph, James (died New Orleans) , Agness m. John Cloud, Mary m. Samuel Mitchell, Elizabeth m. William Robb (of Kentucky) . Thomas, William, Robert. Ann. George, Elizabeth, Jacob, John. James, Sarah; w. Agnes. Jacob, John, Mary, Adam, Catharine, Frederick, Peter, Henry: w. Mary. John, Mary, James, Meray, Alexander & John Boyer. Jane, Agnes. 52 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Moore: ch. (died on trip Margaret, Charles, Rosanna, Mary, Ann, to Franklin County, Pa.) James, Else, Jane. Park: ch. Rigby: minor ch. Robbins: minor ch. Scarmehorn: minor ch. Scott: minor ch. Sharp: minor ch. Stevenson: minor ch. Summers: ch. Templeton: minor ch. Tinkey: minor ch. Vanham: ch. Waits: ch. Winnings: ch. Wright: minor ch. Yeoman: ch. James, Mary; brother James. Elizabeth, Nimrod, Henrietta, Titus, Augustus, Mary. Isaac, Willliam, James. Sarah, Nathaniel, Margaret, Solomon, Isaac. Thomas. William, Isaac, Adam, Paul, Stogdail, Elizabeth, Mary. William, John, James, Samuel, Robert, Joseph, Mary, Elizabeth. Caleb, Mary, John Litton, Grace, William Burton, Benjamin, Anna Maria, Michael, Noah, Thomas Dent. Margaret, John, William. George, Conrad, Frederick; over 21, John. Ray, b. 3-27-1773; Thomas, b. 3-13-1176; Josh. ua, b. 6-15-1779; George, b. 11-26-1780; Uriah, b. 4-23-1783; John, b. 10-4-1784, Elizabeth, b. 4-27-1786. Elizabeth, Richard, Reuben, Mary, Jacob. Benjamin. Lydia, Enoch, Agnes. John. Additional decedents, 1781-1789, from accounts filed and Orphans Court records: Boak, John O.C. 1787; minor ch. Betsy. Bockias, Erasmus acc. 1786. Brindley, Henry O.C. 1785; Van Swearingen adm. 1779 Yo. Co. (Mingo Path) Bumgardner, Adam O.C. 1781; minor ch. Jesse. Clark, Kiah O.C. 1784; minor ch. Jennet. Cochran, William O.C. 1783; minor ch. Rebecca. (Smith Twp.) Cook, Thomas O.C. 1784; Ann w. and Gabriel Cox filed acc. 1781 Yo. Co. Cooper, Moses acc. 1787 filed by Zebulon & Moses; ch. Zebu- Washington County Intestate Records (Roxbury, Morris County, N.J.) Crawford, Valentine Dunn, Benajah Faulk, William (Robinson Twp.) Findley, Cornelius Froman, Solomon Gill, John Greaves, George Gregg, John Griffith, Edward (Smith Twp.) Griffith, Thomas (Cecil Twp.) Guffey, James Hathaway, Abraham Higgs, Jonathan 53 lon, Moses, Mary, Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Eunice, Lemuel, Penelope, Ephraim, Stephen; w. Mary. O.C. 1782; inv. filed 1779 Yo. Co; minor ch. Rachel. arc. 1787. O.C. 1782; adm. 1780 Yo. Co.; minor ch. Catharine, Elizabeth, Henry, William, George, Jacob; w. Ann. arc. 1786. ace. 1787; adm. 1779 Yo. Co.; v.7. Mary. arc. 1787; filed by William. ace. 1787; Jacob Beeson, adm. 1780 Yo. Co. acc. 1789; filed by Richard. O.C. 1783; inv. filed 1778 Yo. Co.; minor ch. Samuel; W. Lettice, m. William Martin. O.C. 1782; minor ch. Thomas, Robert, John, Moses, Eleanor. acc. 1786. acc. 1787 filed by Abraham & Richard. O.C. 1787; inv. filed 1778 Yo. Co.; minor ch. Mary; w. Catharine. House, Adam Hull, Francis arc. 1788 filed by Barbara. acc. 1786; inv. filed 1779 Yo. Co.; minor ch. Law, William Elizabeth, Margaret; w. Catharine m. Benjamin Pegg. O.C. 1786; ch. James, Mary, William, Agnes. Lowdon, James McCandless, Alexander McRoberts, Charles arc. 1790 filed by Thomas & Robert; inv. filed 1779 Yo. Co.; ch. Elizabeth, Thomas, Esther, Catharine, John, James, Mary. acc. 1787 filed by Elizabeth; inv. filed 1781 Yo. Co.; ch. Sarah, Alexander, Hugh, Elizabeth, James, Jane. acc. 1786 filed by Mary. Mitchell, Kent arc. 1786 filed by Thomas Sc Samuel. acc. 1786; minor ch. Shadrich, Elizabeth, Mary, Park, James Redford, Nathaniel Thomas, Sarah, Isaac, Ezra; w. Hannah m. John Jones. O.C. 1784; inv. filed 1781 Yo. Co. acc. 1785 filed by Jane. Merchant, John The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 54 Ross, James (Cecil Twp.) ace. 1786 filed by Mary; will 1781 Yo. Co.; minor ch. James, Mary, John, Phebus, Moses, Isa- Ross, John Seaton, James Shearer, Robert acc. 1787. acc. 1787 filed by Betty Ic James. acc. 1782 filed by Elizabeth, now Brown; inv. filed 1781 Yo. Co.; minor ch. Mary, Elizabeth; Stillings, John Stillwell, Shadrach Tweed, Robert Ulery, Stephen acc. 1786 filed by Elizabeth. O.C. 1787; ch. Jeremiah, Mary. O.C. 1786; ch. Agnes, Catharine. bel, Robert Andrews. father, Hugh. Vaughan, Abraham Veach, Alexander Willson, Archibald (Smith Twp.) Wilson, Jane Wood, Jeremiah ace 1787 filed by Susannah; minor ch. Daniel, Jacob, Stephen, David, Susannah. ace. 1784 filed by Richard; will 1778 Yo. Co. acc. 1787. O.C. 1785; minor ch. Elizabeth, William. Charlotte, Leah. O.C. 1786; minor ch. Polly Pollock. acc. 1783; inv. 1776 Yo. Co.; w. m. John Stevenson. Additions and Corrections Dr. Donald J. Martin, Jr. has called to our attention the fact that his recent article "Ulrich Liebengut" PGM, XXIX, 253-255 had not been submitted to him for final approval and clearance. Due to recent changes in editorship and publication committee, the present editor was not aware of this oversight. Dr. Martin also called to our attention that "the purpose of the article was to identify what is believed to be the correct European origin of the immigrant." He considers "publication of any more data on the descend. ants of Ulrich Liebengut to be premature until the research of all of the Liebengut families in colonial Pennsylvania has been completed." We extend our apologies to the author for the addition of further material and notes to his article and for the oversight in clearance. It is our policy to clear all manuscripts submitted for publication with the authors before publication. In Information Wanted, PGM, XXIX, 310, last line on page, the date of the marriage of Thomas Hood and Charlotte (Harris) Wood was given as 1864, it should read 1846. Their fifth son was born one month after the death of Thomas in 1862; all five sons and their mother are interred at Snell cemetery in Emmet, Arkansas. Our thanks to Fay Hood Shuman for the correction and our apologies to her for the transposition of figures.