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Date: 6/6/2002 10:35:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: brotzman@dfnow.com (Brotzmans)
To: JoyceTice@aol.com
ESTATE NOTICE of BENJAMIN CRAWFORD: (the spelling is just as recorded)
(He died July 27, 1804 in what is now Wyalusing Township.)
Petition of Jonathan Terry Administrator of the estate of Benjamin Crawford.
Late of Springfield Township, deceased, was read representing "that personal
estate of said deceased is not sufficient to discharge the debts exhibited
against his estate by about $130.00. That the deceased died seiseeds in
demesne as of fee, (that is the way it was written). A certain tract of
land containing 120 acres, adjoining lands claiming of Oliver Dodge deceased,
and said lands and appurtances for the payment of said debt and charges
of the administration. Whereupon the court grant the prayer of the petition,
directing due notice be given of the time and place of sale: Jonathan Terry
administrator of estate of Benjamin Crawford, deceased. Reported:
That agreeable to the order of the court of April 23, last, he sold the
lands therein described to Justus Gaylord Junior for the sum of $294.00.
Which was order was ordered confirmed by the court:
The accounts of Jonathan Terry administrator for the estate of Benjamin
Crawford was presented wherein the administrator charges himself $322.34
and pays allowance of disbursements $366.05
balance due from estate to the administrator $43.71 which was ordered
by the court to be confirmed.
From Carol Brotzman
I hope to type up some more. I have lots here but no time