Richard Inman Luzerne Co. PA Orphan's Court 1832
Pa Archives 8-3-96 Roll # 959115, BOX 4375
P. 271 January Term 1832
Estate of Richard Inman Dec'd Inquisition Awarded
The petition of Israel Inman, Eldest son and heir at law of Richard Inman
late of Hanover Township deceased was read setting forth that the petitioner's
said father died intestate on or about the twenty-fifth day of July in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one leaving a widow named
Hannah and issue eleven children to wit the petitioner, Isaac, Passa (The wife
of Andrew Van Buskirk), Caleb, Susannah (Wife of Isaac Ely), Richard, Sarah
(Wife of William Green), John, Polly (Wife of Jonathon P. Willis) Margaret (Wife
of Robert Valentine), Walter and Hiram & Richard Grandchildren of the intestate
and children of Hannah deceased (Wife of E. Inman) and that the intestate died
seized in his demesne as of fee and in several messuages and tracts of land
situated in the township and county aforesaid being parts of lots Number six,
seven, & eight in the first division of lots in said township of Hanover bounded
by lands of Edward Inman and others, containing about one hundred and seventy
acres more or less with the appertanenances. Also one of the tracts situated in
said township being part of lot number six in the first division of lots in said
township Bounded by lands of John Casey, Comfort Casey and others and containing
about twenty nine acres more or less. Also one other tract of land situated in
said township of Hanover being part of lots numbers thirty and thirty one of the
first division of lots in said township. Bounded by lands of Christian Mensch
and others and containing about one hundred and fifty acres - the same more or
less with the appertenance. The petitioner therefore praying the court to award
an inquest to make partition of premises aforesaid to and among the children and
representatives of said Intestate in such manner and in such proportions as by
the laws of the commonwealth is directed if such partition can be made without
prejudice to the whole but if such partition cannot be made thereof as aforesaid
then to value and appraise the same and further to inquire and ascertain whether
the said real estate with the appertenances will conveniently accommodate more
than one of the children of the said intestate and if so how many of the said
children it will conveniently accommodate and make report of their proceedings
to the next general Orphan's Court, whereupon the court grant said petition and
an inquest is accordingly awarded.
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being at the time of his decease in his demesne as of fee and in the
following described real estate Situated in said county one lot in the village
of Tunnamark, beginning at a poplar tree on the westerly side of the Turnpike,
thence by lands of Benjamin Slocum North 87o west 13 feet 6/10th to post and
stones thence by land of said Slocum North 27 degrees East 6 8/10th perches to a
post and stones thence by lands of E Harding South 87 degrees 12 3/10th perches
to a shop formerly occupied by L Ferry. thence South 27 degrees West 6 2/10
perches along the Turnpike to the place of Beginning. Also one other lot in the
township of Tunhammock beginning at a post on the northwest side of the
Bridgewater and WilkesBarre Turnpike being the most Eastwardly corner of land
conveyed by Isaac Slocum to Albert Lewis thence along said Lewis' line and other
land of said Slocum North 87 degrees West fourteen perches leven links to a
stake, thence North 28 degrees East 9 perches 8 links to a stake thence by land
sold to Barry Hopkins South 85 degrees and twenty minutes East 14 perches 11
links to a stake thence along a road south 272 degrees west 8 perches 212 links
to the place of beginning containing one hundred eleven perches and a half
street measure. Also two several farms on lots of land situated in the same
township being parts of lot No 35 & 36, 45 &46 bounded as follows. Beginning at
the mouth of a mill brook near Hunts ferry there by and with the brook and lands
of David Vosburgh a northerly course to the township line of Putnam thence by
said line an Easterly course to a corner in lands unknown thence a southerly
course by lands of Cyrus Avery and others to the Susquehanna River thence up
said river to the place of beginning. supposed to contain about 400 acres.
The petitioner therefore praying the court to award an inquest to make
partition of the premises aforesaid to and among the representatives of the said
intestate in such manner and in such proportions as by the laws of this
commonwealth is directed by such partition can be made without prejudice to or
shorting the whole but if such partition cannot be so made then of then to value
and appraise the same and make return of these proceedings according to law.
Whereupon the court grant petition and an inquest
accordingly awarded.
April term 1832 p. 289 Estate of Richard Inman decd.
Return of inquisitions. Inquisition Indicated and taken at the dwelling house
late of Richard Inman deceased in the township of Hanover in the county of
Luzerne and state of Pennsylvania on the thirteenth and thirty first days of
March and fourth day of April in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred
and thirty two before Benjamin Reynolds, esquire, high sheriff of the county
Luzerne by virtue of a writ of partition or valuation to him directed and to his
inquisition annexed by the oaths of William S Ross John Carey Eleazar Blackmans,
Comfort Carey David Richards Lewis Worrel, Francis Dana ?. Henry Merrick,
William Richards, John Saums, Christian Nagle and Samuel Pease twelve free
honest and lawful men of his Bailiwick who in their oaths aforesaid respectively
do say that on the days and year aforesaid they went to and upon the lands and
tenements of which Richard Inman in the said writ mentioned [dios iuzea?] and
then and there did find that the same lands and tenements with their
appurtenances could not be parted and divided to and among the widow and all the
children of the said deceased without prejudice to or shorting the whole; and
the inquest aforesaid did then and there further find that the said lands and
tenements
with their appurtenances will accommodate six of the children of the said
deceased that is to say that part of the said lands and tenements included in
and bounded by the following courses and distances to wit Beginning at the River
Susquehanna on the line of lines of the said Richard Inman deceased in Hanover
township and running thence south fifty five degrees and twenty minutes East two
hundred and sixteen perches and eight tenths to a post at the road thence along
said road south sixty two and a half degrees west thirty perches thence
northerly up the Susquehannah River by the course thereof to the place of
beginning containing thirty seven acres and fifty seven perches as by the
annexed diagram marked No. One will accommodate one of the children of the said
deceased. That other part of the said lands and tenements included in and
bounded by the following courses and distances to wit: Beginning at the
Susquehannah River on the line of No. One and running thence along said line
south fifty degrees and twenty minutes East two hundred and eighteen perches to
the road thence along said road South sixty two degrees and a half west thirty
perches thence North fifty degrees and twenty minutes west two hundred and
nineteen perches and two tenths to the Susquehannah River thence along said
River to the place of beginning containing thirty seven acres and eighty nine
perches as by the annexed diagram marked N.2. will accommodate one other of the
children of the said deceased That other part of the said lands and tenements
included In and bounded by the following courses and distances to wit: Begining
at the road running to
[Newport] at a heap of stones and running thence North fifty degrees [p240] and
twenty minutes West ninety seven perches and two tenths to the road thence along
said road South Seventy four degrees west Sixty seven perches thence south fifty
degrees and twenty minutes East one hundred and thirteen perches and a half to a
post thence north sixty two and a half degrees East twenty seven perches thence
south fifty degrees twenty minutes East twelve perches thence North sixty two
degrees and a half East seventeen perches thence North forty nine degrees East
Seventeen perches to stones at the beginning containing forty-five acres and
seventeen perches as by the annexed diagram number three will accommodate one
other of the children of the said deceased.
That one other part of the said lands and tenements included in and bounded by
the following courses and distances to wit / Beginning at a corner and stones
and running south fifty four degrees and fifty minutes west twenty two perches
and eight tenths to a corner thence north fifty degrees twenty minutes West
fifty seven perches thence North fifty four degrees and fifty minutes East
twenty two perches and eight tenths thence South fifty degrees and twenty
minutes East fifty seven perches to stones at the beginning being part of lots
No 6 and containing seven acres and one hundred and nineteen perches. Also one
equal undivided half of one acre of land and four buildings adjoining and
immediately below the said described [lasopiece] as exhibited on the diagram
annexed marked as number Four which said inquest value and appraise at and for
fifty dollars will accommodate one other of the children of the said deceased.
That that other part of the lands and tenements in and bounded by the
following courses and distances to wit part of lot number six in Hanover
beginning at a corner between lots six and seven and running thence north fifty
one and a half degrees west one hundred and twenty perches to a corner thence
north forty-five degrees East forty-one and a half perches to a corner thence
South fifty-one and a half degrees East one hundred and twenty perches to a
corner thence South forty five degrees west forty-one and a half perches as by
the annexed diagram numbered five will accommodate one other of the children of
the said deceased and that other part of the said lands and tenements included
in and bounded by the following courses and distances to wit Being part of
public lots in Hanover number thirty and thirty one first division beginning at
a corner on the town line and running thence North fifty one and a half degrees
west three hundred and thirty nine perches and six tenths to a corner thence
thirty eight and a half degrees East eighty three perches to a corner thence
south fifty one and a half degrees East three hundred and eighty eight perches
and four tenths thence south sixty eight perches as by the annexed diagram
numbered six will accommodate one other of the children of the said dec'd and
the inquest aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid (p.291) do value and appraise
that part of the said property contained in and described by the diagram hereto
annexed numbered One at and for the sum of seventy dollars lawful money for each
and every acre thereof and the buildings therein at four hundred and fifty four
dollars and twenty-five cents and the inquest aforesaid upon their foresaid do
value and appraise that other part of the said property contained in and
described by the diagram hereto annexed and numbered at and for the sum of
seventy dollars lawful money for each and every acre thereof and the inquest
aforesaid upon their oaths a foresaid do value and appraise that other part of
the said property on in and described by the diagram hereto annexed and numbered
four at --- for the sum of thirty one dollars lawful money for each and
every acre thereof and the inquest aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do value
and appraise ----- of the said property contained in and described by the
diagram annexed and numbered five at and for the sum of fourteen dollars lawful
money for each and every acre thereof and the inquest aforesaid do on their
oaths aforesaid do value and appraise the remaining part of the said
property contained in and described by the diagram annexed and numbered six for
the sum of one dollar lawful money for each and every acre of land and the two
thirds of the mill on said lot at and for the Sum of two hundred and thirty
three dollars and thirty three cents in witness whereof ---- said sheriff as the
inquest aforesaid to be present ---- their hands and seal the day and year afore
said
Benjamin Reynolds Sheriff seal
Crawford Carey seal William Rop
Christian Nagle John Carey
John ------ Eleazar Blackman
Henry Menich (?) David Richards
Francis Dana Samuel Plau
William Richards Lewis Worrell
And now to wit August 6, 1832 the foregoing return of inquisition was coveyed
and confirmed by the court and ordered that the widows dower be ---- by
recognizances on the ----premises and now to wit August 6 1832 -- --- and legal
representatives being in court Israel Inman makes choice -- in the said
inquisition numbered Six Daniel Carey in ---- makes choice of the part in the
said inquisition----
p on right of John Inman makes choice of the part on said inquisition numbered
One and Richard Inman makes a choice of the part in said inquisition numbered
Three and Caleb Inman makes choice of the part in said inquisition numbered Two
and David Raft on the part of Walter Inman waives his right of choice in favor
of --- Hiram Inman in his own right makes choice of the part in said inquisition
numbered Four. And the court do order that the surplus upon the ----be paid and
secured as follows to wit by
recognizance one third in three months, one-third in six months and the
remaining one third in twelve months with interest on the whole amount from the
time of election and the principal of the widows dower at her decease and thus
the money to be paid into court to be distributed to the representatives
respectively according to their several interests.
And now to Wit Nov 15 1832 On motion of James Mc---Esquire --- upon the
heirs and legal representatives of Richard Inman Dec’d to shew cause why the
lands of decedent should not be sold Personal notice to be given to all
persons interested residing within the county and by a publication in one of the
papers printed in the Borough of Wilkes Barre for three weeks successively and
one of the papers containing said publication to each of the heirs respectively
residing out of the county be placed in the Post
Office at Wilkes Barre for three weeks successively copy issued
And now, to wit January 18th(?)1833 upon due proof of the service of the
above rule agreeably to the order of the court, it is directed and ordered by
the court that the portions of the estate numbered one - three- and four in the
preceding inquisition be exposed for sale at public venue or outcry at the Court
House in the Borough of Wilkes Barre on the first Monday of March next at ten
o'clock in the forenoon ---one third down on confirmation of sale, one third in
six months, and one third in twelve months to be secured on the premises by Bona
Fide -- mortgage And the court do further order that the share of the widow of
the purchase money shall remain in the hands of the purchasers during the
natural life of the widow and the interest thereof be annually and regularly
paid to her by the purchaser his heirs and assigns holding the premises to be
recovered by distress or otherwise as rents are recoverable in the Commonwealth,
which the said widow shall accept in full satisfaction of her dower. the said
premise, and
at her demise the share of the ----money shall be paid to the persons legally
entitled thereto --
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Estate of Richard Inman decd. Report of Sale
The Petition Israel Inman administrator and Hannah Inman administrix of all
and singular the goods and chattles which were of Richard Inman decd. was --
setting forth that pursuant to the written order of court -- at the time and
place therein mentioned having given due public and timely notice of the time
and place of the sale expose the premises therein described to sale by public
vendue or outcry and after several adjournments of the same from the fourth of
March till the sixth day of April 1832 --- public notice of each adjournment
having been given did on the (sixth/)-- day of April aforesaid sell that part of
the said premises distinguished as lot (No 1?)-- to Davis Scott Esq. for the sum
of two thousand one hundred and twenty five dollars he being the highest and
best bidder and that the highest and best --- for the same and that part of said
premises distinguished as lot No 3 to David Scott Esq. for the sum of two
thousand dollars he being the highest and best bidder and that the highest and
best bidder fot the same and that part of said premises distinguished as lot No
4 to Caleb Inman for the sum of two hundred and forty five dollars he being the
highest and best bidder and that the highest and best price bidden for the same
(----/) and therefore praying the court that the sale so made may be confirmed
Whereupon April 11, 1833 sale confirmed by the court
page --
At an adjourned Court held at Wilkes Barre in and for Luzerne County ---of June
-- 1836....Charles D Shoemaker
Estate of Richard Inman Dec’d
I, David Scott of Wilkesbarre, county of Luzerne and Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania do acknowledge myself to be indebted to the said commonwealth in
the --- sum of -- hundred dollars of my goods and chattels lands and tenements
to be made and ---- herein after mentioned Whereas Richland Inman of Hanover
Township & leaving ---- and eleven children and two grandchildren, the
representation of a deceased daughter -- him living at the time of her decease.
And whereas the said real estate was --- valued and appraised by order of the
Orphan Court of said county as appears from --- records of the said court and
whereas an arrangement was made between Isaac Inman one of the said heirs and
the widow and the other of the said heirs that the said Isaac--take that portion
designated as number five in the return to the court of --of said estate -- and
for his full share of said estate leaving the residue of said estate to be
distributed to & among the remaining heirs. and whereas Israel one other of the
said -- made choice of number six in the said inquisition described valued at
four hundred --one dollar and eighty-eight cents. Caleb Inman one other of the
said heirs for himself and as assignee of Richard Inman and John Inman, two
other of the same heirs made choice of number two in the said inquisition
described valued at twenty six hundred twenty dollars and ninety-three cents,
and numbers one and three in the said inquisition described were sold by the
order of the said court to the said David Scott for the sum of four thousand one
hundred and twenty five dollars as by the records of the said court will appear
and whereas the said David Scott hold by purchase the shares of Passa, wife of
Andrew Damberskirt, Margaret, wife of Robert Valentine, Sarah, late wife of
William Green and Walter, children & heirs of said deceased, and the half share
of Richard -- a grand child and heir of
said deceased, and wand heirs of said deceased, and whereas the debts and costs
of administration upon said estate as appraised by final decree of the said
orphan's court amounts to the sum of $2290.31 c
Assets in the hands of the administrators 890.71c leaving a balance to be paid
out of the real estate amounting to 1390.60c
Real Estate
D Scott purchased lot nos 1 & 3 at $11125.00
Caleb Inman took No 2 lot a 2628.93
Israel Inman took No 6 at 1121.88 $7175.81
Balance of debts to as above $1390.60
To be distributed to and among eleven heirs $5785.21
Amount of D Scott's purchase $11125.00
Amount of D Scott -- shares at $525 per share $2366.64
Balance $1758.36
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interest of $1108.66 to be paid to the widow by D Scott during her life and
$319.78 part of said sum to remain in lieu & to be distributed among the heirs
after her death $319.98
11138.58
D. Scott has paid, state --- $896.75
also Hezekiah Parson's acct 57.96c
also judge in favor of T Decker 232.28
Also D.G.W.Miner’s acct 11.00
Also on the 5 April 1834 paid--
the office by order of the court 2110.58 11138.58
The full satisfaction of D. Scott's purchase excepting 314.78 which is to remain
- as aforesaid until the death of said widow.
Now the condition of the recognicance is such that if the said David Scott shall
pay or cause to be paid unto Hannah Inman widow of said deceased yearly -- every
year during her natural life the interest on Eleven hundred eight dollars --six
cents and upon the death of the said widow shall pay or cause to be paid-- such
person or persons as shall be entitled to receive
the same the sum of three hundred -- dollar and seventy eight cents being the
balance in full -- force and virtue. But if by any future proceeding the amount
of said estate shall be increased or diminished, the interest to the widow and
the sum to be paid -- her death to be increased or diminished accordingly
Executor & -- in open orphans court
June 16 1834 -- Henry Pettibone, clerk