Indiana County PA Archives Wills.....Beatty, Jacob Alexander May 25, 1858

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Source: Indiana Co. Will Book - Petition No. 1873

Written: May 25, 1858

Recorded: December 24, 1858



Petition No. 1873  -  Alexander Beatty, dec'd



Indiana County, SS.

Be it remembered, that on the twenty-fifth day of May, in the year of 

our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, Letters of Administration 

in common form, were granted to Christopher Borland upon the estate of 

Alexander Beatty, late of White Township, deceased. He, the said Christopher 

Borland, having first given bond to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the 

sum of six hundred dollars, lawful money of said commonwealth, on condition 

that he, the said Cristopher Borland, administrator as aforesaid, do make or 

cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods and 

chattels, rights and credits of said deceased and file the same in the 

Register's office, at Indiana, within thirty days from the date thereof: And 

further do make or cause to be made a just and true account of his 

administration upon the estate of said deceased and settle the same in the 

Register's office aforesaid, within one year from the date thereof: with; 

William A. Stuart and James Miller as secretaries.

Same day, Administrator duly sworn according to law.

John Lichteberger

Register







December Term 1858



At an Orphans' Court held at Indiana, in and for the county of Indiana, 

on the Fourth Monday (24th day) of December in the year of our Lord one 

thousand eight hundred and fifty eight, before the honorable Joseph Buffington, 

Esquier, President and Isaac M Natt and John Thompson, Esquier, Associate 

Judges of the same Court, the following processings were had to wit.



The Petition of Christopher Borland, Administrator of the Estate of 

Alexander Beatty, late of Armstrong township, in the said county of Indiana, 

deceased, was presented to said Court, in all humble manner showing: That the 

said Alexander Beatty, lately died witestate, umarried and without issue, 

leaving neither father nor mother living, but five brothers and sisters, req: 

William Beatty, Mary Ann, whom married with Abraham Lowman, Sarah Beatty, Nancy 

Beatty and Robert M Beatty, a minor under the age of twenty-one years; seized 

and in possession of a certain Tract of Land, purchased by articles of 

Agreement from James Miller, containing one hundred acres, be the same more or 

less, situate in the said township of Armstrong, of Indiana aforesaid, 

adjoining lands of James Miller, Joseph Peelor, the Home of Cornelius Campbell 

and others, with two log houses and a cabin. Barn thereon with sixty acres 

thereof cleared, six of which are meadow and an Apple Orchard thereon growing; 

And that the personal Estate of said decedent is insufficient in the payment of 

his debts, as by the account herewith produced appears; And therefore humbly 

praying the court to grant him an order to make sale of the said Tract of Land, 

for the payment of the debts of said decedent.

C. 

Borland



(Affidavit and Statement filed)

And now, to wit, 24 December 1858, on due consideration had of the 

premises, the Court award an order for the sale of the premises within 

described, on the second Tuesday in March 1859, on the premises, on the 

foregoing Terms to wit: Cash on confirmation of sale: To give Bond in $2000.00 

J Miller approved as secretary. (Bond filed)



To the Honorable the Judges of the Orphans' Court of Indiana County. The 

understood Adm. Of Alexander Beatty, dec'd, respectfully reports that in 

pursuance of the within aforegoing order he did on the premises on the second 

Tuesday (8th day) of March1859 expose to sale by public render and outcry, the 

Real Estate in said order mentioned directed to be sold, having first given due 

legal and timely notice of the time and place of sale according to law and then 

and there sold the same to James Miller for the sum of Seventy dollars ($70.00) 

he being the highest and best bidder and that    and best price bidden for the 

same, which he prays may be confirmed, by the Court and he will pray.

C. 

Borland



And now, to wit, 28 March 1859, on due consideration of the premises, 

the within Report confirmed and it is considered and adjudged a sale made be 

and remain firm and stable forever, and that the Administrator execute and 

deliver a Deed to the purchaser for the premises within described on the Terms 

of sale being complied with.

Per 

Court

J.H. 

Lichteberger





The Final Administration Account of Christopher Borland, Administrator



The Accountant charges himself with amt of Inventory247.72

Also with amount of Sale of Land under order of the O.C.

  70.00

Also with Rent rec'd of James Miller

  50.00

        

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$367.72



Exhibited unto the Register's Office, 14 May 1859 by

C. Borland, Admin



Examined, allowed and passed Register, on the oath of Accountant this 4th day

of May 1859.

John H. Lichteberger, 

Register 





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