William Henthorn of Clark County, Indiana

William Henthorn

Birth: Abt. 1741/1745 in Maryland
Death: 25 Aug 1823 in Charlestown, Clark Co., IN
Buried Aug 1823 in Clark Co., IN
Married: Jane Abt. 1769: she was born Abt. 1747/1750: died Abt. 1823 in Ohio Co., WV
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Problem: Jan Jennings of Glendale, CA thinks his middle name is, David. What is the source of this information?
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Henthorn/Bell has the dates as: b. ABT 1741, d. Aug 1823, Clark Co., IN

RESIDENCES: He lived in Pennsylvania; Ohio Co., VA; and Clark, Co., IN.
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Becky Ann Cronin, in her DAR application, gives the dates as: b. c. 1740 in VA or PA, d. 25 Aug 1823 in Clark Co., IN and married c. 1765.
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1772 - taxed in present Fayette Co., PA, Archives, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA
1775 - named in his father's will. "I give to my son, William Henthorn, thirty pounds Pennsylvania currency, which I allow to be his full share of my estate."
1781 - Transcript of Taxables, Wm. Henthorn, Somerset Twp. Washington, Co., PA, PA Archives, 3rd Series, Vol. XXII
1782 - signed petition for new state, over the boundary controversy with PA and VA
1782 - Private under Capt. Robert Ramsey - PA Archives, 6th Series, Vol. 2.
1782-89 - taxed in Somerset Twp., Washington Co., PA, PA Archives, 3rd Series, Vol. XXII
1785 Jun 9 - land grant of 300 acres, near Little Wheeling Creek
1798 Mar 5 - bought 34 acres on Little Wheeling Creek from James and Mary Black. Witnesses: Rheuben Forman, Wm. Faris, Adam Faris and Andrew Robinson. Ohio Co., WV, Book 4, p. 167
1798 Sep 27 - William and Jane Henthorn sold 6 acres on Little Wheeling Creek to Adam Faris. Ohio Co., WV, Book 4, p. 167
1799 Feb 2 - witnessed will of Susannah Henthorn - WB 7, 473
1811 Oct 7 - William and Jane deeded 100 acres on Little Wheeling Creek to William Henthorn, Jr. There were no witnesses. Recorded in Ohio Co., WV, Book 7, p. 346
1813 Feb 27 - William and Jane Henthorn sold 239 acres on Little Wheeling Creek to David Parsons. No witnesses. Ohio Co., VA, Book 7, p. 413
1813 Aug 2 - in Clark Co., IN, he bought 152 acres in Grant No. 196 from Thomas Phillips. Clark Co., IN, Book 7 Clark Co. IN was originally Clark's Grant, a series of land grants on the Ohio River, opposite Louisville, KY which was awarded to George Rogers Clark and the men who served under him during the Revolutionary War. Most of the men were from Virginia and Kentucky and they returned there. They sold their grants to others if they didn't want to resettle. Grant No. 196, 500
acres, was issued to Daniel Brodhead and about 15 men, deed issued, 6/13/1789. Plat Book, Clark's Grant, p. 164 Grant No. 179 (mentioned in the will of William) was issued to Isaac Ruddell, 500 acres, and was delivered to his son, Deed issued 7/18/1788. p. 113
1823 Sep 2 - will probated - WB B p. 268, Clark Co., IN
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MILITARY-RESIDENCES: He migrated westward through Pennsylvania as the frontier was opened. In 1781, when Washington county was created he was on the first list of tax payers. In 1782, he was serving under Captain Richard Ramsey as a militia man in the 5th Battalion of Washington county, PA. His home was listed as Somerset, PA.
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EMIGRATION: After the war, about 1788-90, he moved into eastern Ohio.
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LAND: Ohio County Court House, Wheeling, West Virginia, Abstract of Deed Book 7 - Page 154: date unknown. James and Mary Black sold to Wm. Henthorn for 15 pounds, 34 acres joining Adam Faris on Little Wheeling Creek. Andrew White - Wit.
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LAND: Ohio County Court House, Wheeling, West Virginia, Abstract of Deed Book 7 - Page 205: 27 Sep 1798. William Henthorn and Jane, his wife, to Adam Faris for $51 - 6 acres plus on Little Wheeling, joining Andrew White.
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Census: 1810, in Ohio Co., VA, West Liberty Twp.
There were 2 William Henthorns on this census. One would appear to be the father and the other the son.
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LAND: Ohio County Court House, Wheeling, West Virginia, Abstract of Deed Book 7 - Page 346: 07 Oct 1811. William Henthorn and Jane his wife, sold to Wm. H. Jr. for $10 - 100 acres on Little Wheeling Creek.
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LAND: Ohio County Court House, Wheeling, West Virginia, Abstract of Deed Book 7 - Page 413: 27 Feb 1813. William Henthorn and Jane his wife, to David Parson for $1000 for 239 acres on the south side of Little Wheeling Creek, adjoining Wm. Stephenson, Adam Faris and Wm. Henthorn, Jr.
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LAND: Ohio County Court House, Wheeling, West Virginia, Abstract of Deed Book 7 - Page 473: July 2, 1813. William Henthorn and Fanny his wife, son of James Henthorn sold to Robert Gray for two hundred and ten dollars a tract of land containing seventy three and one half acres and twenty perches which was the property of the heirs of Susannah Henthorn deceased, which they the said heirs bind themselves to relinquish, said heirs being Stephen Burkam, and Sarah his wife, William Shepherd and Mary his wife, James Henthorn and Elizabeth his wife, Mathew Howell and Rebecca his wife.
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Witness: John Feay, John Myers, Thomas White
Signed: William Henthorn, Fanny X Henthorn (mark), James Henthorn, Elizabeth X Henthorn (mark), Mathew Howel, Rebecca X Howel (mark), Stephen Burkam, Sarah Burkam.
Problem: First, no one has reported that William, son of James, was married to a Fanny. William's brother, Adam, was married to a Susannah and they have the descendants listed in relation to this transaction.
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EMIGRATION: In 1813, he followed his sons to Clark's Grant, Indiana. In Indiana he bought two military grants located where the city of Charlestown now stands. During the next ten years he acquired considerable property in the same vicinity.
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LAND: Norma Henthorn wrote that in 1813 he bought a relinquished grant from Isaac Rudell in the vicinity of Charlestown, IN.
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DEATH-PROBATE: His death occurred in 1823 and his will names the following children: Robert Henthorn, Abraham Henthorn, William Henthorn Jr. (who was dead but the will names his heirs), John Henthorn, David Henthorn, Margaret Henthorn (m. Robert Jackson, Jr.), Mary Henthorn (m. Smith), Ann Henthorn (m. Watson).
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Will of William Henthorn
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Written 25 Aug 1823, probated 2 Sep 1823, Clark County, Indiana, with Robert Henthorn appointed executor, bond of $800 with Amick and Nicholson his security.
Will Record Book, B, 1817-1833, page 268-269, Indiana State Historical Society.
152 acres in No. 196 in Illinois Grant and letter A to son Robert. 100 acres in No. 179 to Robert Jackson, which son David was living on. (Robert Jackson was to receive a deed for this 100 acres from John Work, Sr. John Work was a nephew-in-law of William Henthorn and a brother-in-law of Robert Jackson. 100 acres to Abraham Henthorn, which had been deeded to Abraham by his father William earlier. (The will does not give the location, but later deeds show it to be in Grant No. 179)
Heirs: children, Robert, Abraham, John, David, Mary Smith, Margaret Jackson, Ann Watson; Robert Jackson (son-in-law ?); heirs of deceased son William; Joseph Stockwell (relationship not indicated). Executor: son, Robert Henthorn.
Witnesses: Peter Amick, William Hill, William Nicholson. Had land in Illinois Grant.
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Daughters of the American Revolution Membership
DAR Information: William Henthorn is one of 2 Henthorns who can be used for application for membership in the DAR as of Sep 1992. He appears in the 5 Dec 1987 supplement to the DAR Patriot Index as: Henthorn, William, b. c. 1740, d. 25 Aug 1823, m. Jane, Sol. PA. The member accepted because of relationship to William is: 712875, Becky Ann Cronin.

COMMENT: This document was extracted from a PAF 5.2 file of Richard E. Henthorn on 7 June 2014 as an experiment to see what steps were necessary to extract the Note information and then share it on this blog.
(Posted on 7 June 2014 by REH from a file on his old desktop computer)

Wills and Other Court Documents

Wills and Other Court Documents

Today I uploaded a compilation of thirty-two wills and other court documents to my OtherHenthorn folder on my Box.net. This text file consists of thirty-seven pages of court documents concerning members of the Henthorn family created during the period of November 1736 through 13 Dec 1930.

At one time I planned to include all of this information in the front of a genealogy I was planning to produce. That plan never came to fruition. Using the Internet to share these documents is a much better way.

Access to my Box.net is by invitation only. There are several ways that I can grant access. I can grant access to a particular file or to a particular folder. Or, I can share a link to a file or folder via Email. To gain access you must be known to me and you must have shared information about where your genealogy interest lies. Some friends have already been granted Collaborator access to my Box. I believe they receive a notice from Box.net when I post something new.

Dick Henthorn
7 Dec 2010

McCoy, Gilbert

Gilbert McCoy

BIRTH:
Problem: Was the birth year, 1775 or 1776 or 1777?
Robert Guilinger believes the year, 1777, is the most likely. Two pieces of information support this. First, his age in the 1850 census is listed as, 73. Second, when he appeared before Eliel Headley, J.P., on 30 Nov 1850, to file an application for bounty land he stated that he was 73 years old. If this was the case the two Catherine Fedorchak articles, quoted here that state he died at the age of 82 should have read, "he died at the age of 80."

RELATIONSHIP: Mitchell McCoy married Keziah Atkinson and his brother, Gilbert McCoy, married her sister, Mary E. Atkinson.

LAND: On 14 Jul 1814, Gilbert McCoy bought land in Belmont Co., OH; R4, T4, S25. [Note: Part of Belmont Co. became part of the new Monroe Co., OH in 1815. REH] (Source: "Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio," by E. & O. Berry - furnished by Joyce Posey)


RESIDENCES: A Brief History of Adams Township, Monroe Co., OH
Adams Township was organized on 6 Mar 1826. Sunfish Creek flows through the middle of Adams Twp. Piney Forks is a tributary of Sunfish Creek. The township is bordered by Sunsbury, Switzerland, Salem, Green and Center townships.

Early settlers of Adams township were Charles and James Atkinson, Gilbert and Mitchell McCoy, Elias Conger, Christian Hartline, Phillip Noland, Robert Norris, Samuel Bracey and the families of Mellott and Powell.

The village of Cameron was established in 1837 by James and Mary (Brown) Atkinson. James was an early settler and a Revolutionary War veteran. Cameron was originally named Jamestown.

The first church in Adams Twp. was built near Cameron in 1825. Other churches: Mt. Zion Church of Christ (formerly known as the Bracey Church), Goudy Church of Christ, Mellott Ridge Church of Christ, Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, Cameron Church of Christ. (Source: The Navigator, Monroe County Chapter OGS, June 1991, Vol. 4, No. 2 - furnished by Joyce Posey)


Census: 1850, in Monroe Co., OH, Adams Twp., 42/42, 17 Jul 1850
Gilbert McCoy, 73, m., farmer, $2000, PA
Mary, 28, f. OH; Jane, 24, f. OH; Charles, 22, m. Boatman, OH;
Louisa, 15, f. OH;
Samuel Ross, 14, m. OH; David Ross, 12, m. OH; James Ross, 9, OH
[Note: The Ross children were probably the grandchildren of Gilbert and Mary McCoy. REH]


BIOGRAPHY:
Sharron E. Wood wrote: Gilbert McCoy was born in 1775 (sic) in Cumberland County, PA, the son of Thomas McCoy and Elizabeth Baskins. He and his brothers, John, William and Mitchell were some of the earliest settlers on Sunfish Creek, Adams Twp., Monroe Co., OH, arriving about 1817 (sic). CONFLICT: Robert Guilinger believes that the McCoy family arrived about 1814.

Gilbert was a veteran of the War of 1812. As a sergeant, he was left on Putin Bay on the 3rd of March 1814, not being able to leave because of the ice. (Source: "Monroe County Ohio Families," page 224, submitted by Sharron E. Wood)

COMMENT: Robert Guilinger points out that he arrived in Monroe County earlier than 1817. It was probably about 1814, right after he was released from the army, after the War of 1812. His marriage took place in 1814 in Monroe Co., OH. He also bought land in 1814 in part of Belmont Co., OH which later became part of Monroe Co., OH.


BIOGRAPHY: Gilbert McCoy, who died on May 19, 1857 in his 82nd (sic) year, and is buried in the old Cameron Cemetery was also a veteran of the War of 1812. He filed application for bounty land on the 30th day of November, 1850, before Eliel Headley, J.P. Headley may have been his son-in-law, as he was married to a Rebecca McCoy. McCoy stated he was 73 years old when making the application. This would put his birth about 1777, but the information on his tombstone would lead one to believe he was born about 1775. If your care to speculate on this with these two different bits of information, he could have been born between May and Nov. in 1776. He stated he had been a Seargeant (sic) in the company commanded by Capt. John Howell in the Regiment of Militia commanded by John Delong in the war with Great Britian declared by the United States on the 18th of June, 1812. He was drafted and joined the army at St. Clairsville, Ohio, on or about the 3rd day of Sept. 1813, for the term of 6 months. He served for 6 months and 5 days and was left on Putin Bay on the 3rd of March, 1814, on account of not being able to leave because of the ice "As will appear on the muster rolls, my being left on the island is the reason I did not get a discharge - I was left in the Detroit ship as a guard." He signed his own name to his application and received bounty land warrant #20277 for 80 acres of land for his service.

Gilbert McCoy was married to Mary Atkinson, daughter of the Revolutionary soldier, Charles Atkinson and his second wife, Elizabeth Stephens. Mary Atkinson McCoy died Jan. 10, 1849 in the 60th year of her age, and is buried in the old Cameron cemetery along with her husband. CONFLICT: Robert Guilinger believes that there is an error in the first line of the Fedorchak article. He believes Gilbert McCoy was in his 80th year when he died. (Source: Catherine Fedorchak, Vol. V, page ?, 1967 - furnished by Robert Guilinger)


CEMETERY: Gilbert McCoy - died May 19, 1857 in his 82nd (sic) year - 1812 soldier and Mary McCoy, wife of Gilbert McCoy, died Jan. 10, 1849, in the 60th year of her age. CONFLICT: Robert Guilinger believes that there is an error in the first line of the Fedorchak article. He believes Gilbert McCoy was in his 80th year when he died. (Source: Catherine Fedorchak, Old Cameron/Atkinson Cemetery survey conducted in Aug 1961, Volume IV - furnished by Robert Guilinger)


Gilbert McCoy Will
PROBATE:
In the name of the Benevolent Father of all I Gilbert McCoy of Monroe County Ohio do make and publish this my last will and testament.

Item 1st I give and devise to my grandchildren Samuel Ross, Mary Jane Ross and David Ross one full Seventh part of my property real and personal to be divided between them as follows To Samuel Ross one half of said share also 1 bed and beding to David Ross and Mary Jane Ross the other half of said share to be equally divided between them.

Item 2nd I give and devise to the heirs of Stephen McCoy my son who is deceased one dollar.

Item 3rd I give and devise to my Daughter Mary McCoy in addition to her one Seventh part of my property one bed and bedding and one Bureau the same is now in the house.

Item 4th I will and devise to my Son William McCoy in addition to his one Seventh part of my property one ? ? of not more than fifty dollars in value.

Item 5th The remainder of my property I give and devise as follows to Rebecca Headley one full Seventh Share of all my property both real and personal to Nancy Erlewine one full Seventh part of all my property both real and personal to Mary McCoy one full Seventh part of all my property both real and personal in addition to what was mentioned in Item 2nd to Jane Henthorn one equal Seventh part of my property both real and personal to Louisa Erlewine one equal Seventh part of all my property real and personal to be divided between them if they can agree if they cannot agree in the division of the property and Estate aforesaid then they may call on three disinterested persons who will make the division which division when made Shall be conclusive between the ? ? ?

I do hereby revoke all former wills made by me.
In Testimony hereof I have ? ?
my hand and seal this 2nd day of July AD 1854.
s/Gilbert McCoy
? and acknowledged by Said Gilbert McCoy as his
Last will and testament in our presence and Signed by us in his presense
Jacob S. Erlewine
Susanna Headley
State of Ohio Monroe County
(Will Furnished by Robert Guilinger)


COMMENT: Nine children of Gilbert and Mary McCoy have been identified. In his will Gilbert McCoy writes of dividing his estate into sevenths, and then proceeds to name at least 9 people. According to Robert Guilinger the estate was divided as follows:

1) 1/7 Ross grandchildren, i.e.; the children of Sarah: Samuel (1/14th),
Mary Jane (1/28th), and David (1/28th)
2) No share, His son, Stephen McCoy was mentioned in the will and given
$1.00.
3) 1/7 Mary McCoy a daughter
4) 1/7 William McCoy a son
5) 1/7 Rebecca Headley a married daughter
6) 1/7 Nancy Erlewine a married daughter
7) Mary McCoy, with reference to Item 2nd, which was the Stephen McCoy
bequest of $1.00
This was probably Mary Ellen McCoy, who was not identified as a
daughter in the 2nd reference made to her.
8) 1/7 Jane Henthorn a married daughter
9) 1/7 Louisa Erlewine a married daughter
Charles McCoy, a 3rd son of Gilbert, is not mentioned in the will.
(Furnished by Robert Guilinger)

Belconger, John

John Belconger

COMMENT: Ancestral File shows, John Belconger (Conger); b. 8 Sep 1633, Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, Great Britain; d. 27 Aug 1712, Woodbridge, Mddlsx, [sic], NJ; Christening, 8 Sep 1633, Great Yarmouth, England .

AKA: John Conger; John Conger "primus" by Charles G.B. Conger. What does "primus" in italics mean?

BIRTH: Abt. 1633 in England, perhaps in Norfolk County. Other dates of birth of 1640 and 1641 have also been listed. In CFAII, Maxine Leonard disputes the date of Abt. 1633.
QUESTION: Can anyone cite a source for the birth date?

MARRIAGE: "A Mary Kelly, m. April 12, 1666, John Belconger. She may have been a dau. of John."
(Source: Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, found in, The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 18 - Maxine Crowell Leonard) .

BIOGRAPHY:
John Belconger came to Newbury, Massachusetts from England in 1665. He and his first wife, Mary Kelly, had first two children in Newbury and then moved to Woodbridge, New Jersey in 1667 or 1668. Shortly after moving to Woodbridge he shortened his name to Conger. He was illiterate and always signed his name with an "X".

It has been reported by some researchers that John (Belconger) Conger is the ancestor of all Congers in America. They also report that the name, Conger, does not exist in present-day England and that the name, Belconger, is very rare, existing only in County Norfolk.
(Source: According to Karen Halter Werry in Feb 1990 this information was written by Darrell Conger of Parkersburg, WV.)


BIOGRAPHY:
In 1665, John Conger came from England to Newbury, Mass. On Jan. 12, 1666 he married Mary Kelley, b. in Newbury, Feb. 12, 1641, the only daughter of John Kelley.

John Kelley came from Newbury, England to Old Newbury, Mass. with the original founders of the town in 1635. His only other child was a son, John Jr., who married Sarah Knight, the daughter of Deacon Richard Knight. John Jr. and Sarah had five children who had numerous descendants.

The Kelley Ferry operated for many years by father and son was a popular mode of travel in the early days of Newbury.

Daniel Pierce, a prominent citizen, well known throughout Mass. colony was organizing a group of citizens to move to a newly acquired Province of New Jersey which King Charles had wrested from the Dutch in 1664. In 1667, Pierce with nine associate owners and forty-six other men, many with families, arrived in New Jersey and founded the township of Woodbridge, located on an estuary that flows between Staten Island and the mainland and between Rariton and Rahway Rivers. Woodbridge, traditions says, was named for the Presbyterian minister they left back in the Newbury home.

John Conger and his wife, Mary, and their infant son were among this company. Tradition is, and can be proved by some facts, that the Conger family came from Alsace, then a French province, to Holland (the name being Koeniger about the date of the massacre of St. Bartholomew 1572), and then from Holland to England, the name being anglicized into the English, Conger.
(Source: "Conger History 1664-1941," p. 2, by Ethel Conger Heagler - furnished by Robert Guilinger)


LAND:
In 1702 John Conger deeded to his three motherless grandchildren, eighty acres of land as a token of "love and affection." He named the children as: John (b. 15 Feb 1685), Allen (b. 12 Jun 1687) and Edward, sons of Edward Wilkison of Woodbridge. [Note: No source citation given. REH] (Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 16 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)

DEATH: According to Robert Guilinger a death date of Sep 1712 is recorded in New Jersey.


WILL: 11 Jan 1711 with Codicil of 14 June.
He left a will, dated 11 Jan 1711, proven before Thomas Gordon on 27 Aug 1711, approved and sealed by Col. Hunter on 17 Oct 1712.
(Source: J. Bass. Liber I, Folio 382, New Jersey Wills, Sec. of State Archives) .

PROBATE: Will of John Conger, 11 Jan 1711
In the name of God, Amen, the 11th day of January 1711. I JOHN CONGER of Woodbridge, in the county of Middlesex, and Province of East New Jersey, Planter, being in bodily health and in perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God, therefore: Calling in mind the mortality of this body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and Testament, that is to say, principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, and for my body I recommend it to the earth, to be buried in a Christian-like and decent manner, at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God, to bless me in touching such worldly estate, wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life. I give, devise, and dispose of the same in the follow manner and form:

ITEM: My will is that my farm or plantation on which I now dwell to be equally divided into two parts, beginning at the River and running with a direct line through the whole length of my said farm or plantation, the Eastern division whereof I will and bequeath to my son BENJAMIN CONGER, to be by him quietly and peacable possessed, and enjoyed as soon as he shall arrive at the age of 21 years, and if my son JOSEPH please, he shall have the liberty to live upon it 10 years after my decease, paying the charge arising thereon.

ITEM: The use and improvement of the western division of my said farm or plantation, and my dwelling house standing thereon I give to my wife during her state of widowhood and when her condition shall change either by marriage or death I will and bequeath the said western division of my farm together with my now dwelling house and all other buildings thereon to my son JOB CONGER.

ITEM: I will and bequeath to my son JOSEPH all my freehold right in the towne of Woodbridge (Will also specifies as conveyed to Joseph his rights to Woodbridge common lands yet to be divided.) I give to my son my Carts and Ploughs with all the tackling belonging to them to my son JOSEPH to have liberty to use them when they can be spared so long as he lives upon the place, he being at equal charge at repairing them.

ITEM: My will is that if either of my three sons above mentioned, JOSEPH, JOB or BENJAMIN, shall die without issue, then what land I have willed to them do descend to the survivor or survivors, and be equally divided between them.

ITEM: I give to my son JOHN ten schillings; to my son JONATHAN five schillings; to my son GERSHOM five schillings; and to each of my daughters five schillings, all to be paid by my son JOB, if demanded.

Lastly, I give all my cattle, horses, sheep and household stuff, to my faithful and beloved wife, SARAH CONGER, whom I do nominate and appoint my sole Executrix, to see that this, my last will, be punctually fulfilled, and I do declare this to be my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me formerly made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the day and year above written.
JOHN CONGER X (His Mark) Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said John Conger, as his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, the subscirber viz: --James Connet, James Connet Jr., Richard Pangbourner, John Bishop .
CODICIL: June 14, I the above name John Conger, being very sick in body and not expecting many hours of this life, and my son GERSHOM being born since the making of this my Will, above written, do declare that my will & desire is that my three sons, JOSEPH, JOB and BENJAMIN, as they come to age, give unto my son GERSHOM, ten schillings, each of them and that seven pounds out of my movable estate be put out for his use when he comes to age, this I declare to be my desire before thise witnesses.
--John Stille, John Moore and John Bishop

Proved before Thomas Gordon, the 27th of August, and approved and sealed by his Excellency, Col. Hunter, the 17th day of Oct 1712. (Some say he died on 27 Aug 1712. Maxine Leonard states he died in September 1712.) (J. Bass. Liber I, folio 382, New Jersey Wills, Secretary of States Office.) (Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 19-20 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)


CONFLICT: Codicil Confusion
The naming of a youngest son, Gershom Conger, in the Codicil has caused confusion and conjecture among Conger researchers, owing to the fact that an elder son of John Conger, named Gershom who had been born in 1685, was listed in the last "ITEM" of the 11 Jan 1711 will. At the time the will was written, the elder Gershom was married and was father of David, born in 1707 and Phoebe, born in 1708.

Researcher, Charles L. Conger, believed that the Gershom Conger, born in 1711, was the son of Gershom Conger, born in 1685. Gershom Conger, b. 1685, supposedly died before his father, a date of death of, Abt. 1710/1711 in Union Co., NJ, has been listed by some researchers.

It seems highly unlikely that John Conger would have had a son in 1711. At that time, his health was probably already failing, since he had drawn up a will. And, his second wife, Sarah Cawood, who had been born in 1660, would have been 51 years old.

It seems more reasonable that either the person drawing up the Codicil made a mistake when he wrote, "... my son Gershom being born since the making of this my Will..." or that John Conger was confused in his last days, and that the family pampered him in his belief that his grandson was indeed his son. If the Gershom, mentioned in the Codicil, was indeed the grandson of John Conger this would raise the question of why this grandchild was the only one that John Conger chose to mention, by name, in his will.
[Note: This discussion from CFA II, p. 20, has been editted by Richard E. Henthorn in order to clarify and expand on some of the points made.] (Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 20 - Maxine Crowell Leonard) .

Henthorne Family - 4th Installment (4 of 4)

Family Research in Monroe County ... by
Catherine Foreaker Fedorchak

HENTHORNE Family - 4th Installment.
Thursday, December 10, 1970

Another unknown HENTHORNE, at least at this stage of this search, is Susannah HENTHORNE. Her will can be found in Will Book 1, page 47, in Ohio County, West Virginia and it was dated Feb. 2, 1799, however the date of Probate is not given, so we have no way of telling how long it was after she wrote her will before she died, and the terms were carried out.

The following is that will: "In the name of God, Amen. I Susannah Henthorn of the County of Ohio, being very sick and weak in health and body but of perfect mind and memory, Thanks be unto God calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all women once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally I do recommend my body to the earth to be buried in descent Christian burial at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting but at general resirection I shall receive the same again, by the mighty power of God and as touching such wordly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life for all my just debts to be paid. I give and dispose of the same in the following manner -

first I give and bequeath to my beloved son, James, my horse and pot crock;

second I give and bequeath to my son, Adam one third of my plantation and one cow and a bed and beding,

third, I give and bequeath to my grandson, William, the son of James, the remainder of the place.

Fourth, I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah one cow and heifer and black gound (probably means gown) what with paying Mary the half price one dutch oven three puter plates pair of tongs and a Bible.

Fifth, I give and bequeath to my daughter, Mary two heifers, one of them springing to calf, a gound and a peticoat, a puter dish and five plates, four spoons and a apron.

Sixth, I give and bequeath to my daughter, Rebecca, a cloak a iron kittle, and a spining wheel, a crack dish and four plates and five spoons, and a piggin for Lydia.

Seventh I give and bequeath to my daughter-in-law, Elizabeth the remainder part of my moveables.

I appoint my son James my executor for this is my last will and all others to be voided. /s/Susannah Henthorn (her mark)

"The witnesses to this will were Andrew White, William Henthorne, and David Howell.

Inasmuch as it is not ethical to be a witness to any paper or document in which you have a personal interest, I would be of the opinion that the witness, William HENTHORNE, was not the same as the grandson William to whom she left the remainder of her plantation. So that brings up a question - who was the witness? Another son whom she does not give anything, another grandson named William, a brother-in-law, or perhaps a nephew?

If you are saving these columns, I refer back to Adam in the 3rd installment. He is buried in RUTTER Cemetery, and Mrs. SCHAFER is of the opinion that he was the brother of James the Original Clarington Settler. Now the questions arises - is the Adam in the will of Susannah HENTHORNE, the same Adam in the RUTTER Cemetery. If so, then the James in the will is the Original Settler in Clarington, James, (OCS) had a son, William, but I guess the answer would be in the disposition made by Adam of the property he got from his mother, Susannah, to see if that disposition was made by an Adam and Nancy HENTHORNE. That item does not seem to have been checked out by the persons working on this family. Another possibility which seems to fit is the bequest to "my daughter-in-law, Elizabeth." If we assume that Susannah's son, James, was married at the time of her will, but her son, Adam, was not then the daughter-in-law must have been James' wife. Again refer to previous installment #1 which surmises that James the OCS was alive in 1800 and his widow, Elizabeth was listed in the 1818 tax list, but too was deceased by 1820.

If you are not now thoroughly confused, I shall complete this series with two more HENTHORNES which may or may not be pertinent to the family of James, the Original Clarington Settler.

A John HENTHORN, born 1715 in Ireland married Fanny, and had a son, James who was in Fayette Co. near Uniontown, Pa. but left after the Rev. War circa 1781. This John also had John, Jr., who died in 1786 in Uniontown, and a daughter, Sarah, who married for a second husband, James Quinn, and also a daughter Mary who married David Jennings. Perhaps the Monroe Co. James belonged to this family.

There was another James HENTHORN, who made a will in Berkeley Co., Va., 11 March 1775 (Will Book I, pp. 58-60). I have a copy of this will which was copied for me by Mrs. Christine Bergen, a researcher in Berkeley Co. He had a wife, Mary, a son, James, who were the executors of his will, also eldest daughter, Mary JACKSON, son Adam, daughter, Ann WATSON, daughter Elizabeth WATSON, son William HENTHORNE, daughter Sarah COLLINS, daughter Susannah ROBBE, son John HENTHORNE, grandson Joseph, son of Adam, and Mary daughter of George WATSON. Also to James YELLIGEN, on his behaving well the remainder of his service.
This will was proven at the May term of court, 1776.

The Monroe Co., James HENTHORN could be the son named in this will. You can take your pick, as your guess would be as good as mine at this point. Perhaps as a result of these columns more bits and pieces will be forthcoming, and some of these questions can be answered.

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Posting Wills To My Obits Blog

Today, 21 Sep 2009, I began a project to post some of the Wills that used to be available on my now defunct AOL genealogy website to my Google Obits blog. Each document will be posted as a separate blog entry. I have an HTML editor that I can use to strip the HTML code from the archived Will files to get them ready to post on Google.

The steps to recover each Will aren't too complicated. I think I should be able to post two or three Wills each time I work on the project.

When I originally created the files I used the date of the Will to name the file. You'll see that file name listed at the bottom of each posting if I remember to add it.

Daniel Kyger - Will

PROBATE: Will of Daniel Kyger

I Daniel Kyger of the County of Vermilion and State of Illinois now haveing perfect mind and memory considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and the certainty of death do now make and declare this to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form following to wit:

1st that all my just debts be paid

2- I give unto my daughter Nancy Suel C- Briggs one dollar

3- I give and bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Kyger thirty-five acres of land of the North end of the East half of the South East quarter of Section 22- and also twenty acres of the North end of the East half of the South West quarter of Section 22 - in Range Eleven W - township No. Eighteen North

4th I give unto my son John Kyger one dollar

5th I give unto my daughter Sidney Walton one dollar

6- I give unto my son James Kyger fifty dollars

7- I give unto my son Henry Kyger one hundred dollars

8- I give unto my daughter Brooky Morgan sixty dollars

9- I give unto my daughter Eliza Sheets one dollar

10th- I give unto my daughter Maryan Kirkpatrick one dollar

11- I give unto my daughter Marmaduke seventy dollars

12- I give unto my son Dan Kyger one hundred and fifty dollars

13th I give and bequeath unto son Adam Kyger forty acres of land of the South end of the East half of the South East quarter of Section 22 - also forty acres of the south end of the West half of the South East quarter of Section twenty-two also sixty acres of the South end of the East half of the South West quarter of Section twenty-two all in Range Eleven West township No. 18 N

14th I give unto my daughter Manurve Kyger one hundred and fifty dollars

Now whereas I have given unto my daughter Hannah Kyger and my son Adam Kyger certain tracts of land my will and wish is for them to pay unto my Executor the sum of five hundred and eighty five dollars that is Hannah to pay one hundred and ninety-five dollars and Adam three hundred and ninety dollars which will enable my executor to pay all the sums I give unto my other named children my will and wish is for Hannah and Adam to pay this money yearly each in proportion to their sum that is one hundred dollars a year until paid, my wish is for all my personal property to be at the disposal of my wife Anna Kyger

I also appoint my son John Kyger my Executor to this my will now revoking all former wills by me made Signed and Sealed and Executed in the presence of Jacob Brazelton and William Stowers on this 7th day of March in the year of our Lord AD - 1837
Attest Daniel Kyger {seal}
Jacob Brazelton
his
William + Stowers
mark
Whereas I Daniel Kyger the above testament have heretofore given my children certain property and that now when my will is executed and settled and paid that I have made an equal distribution amongst my children. Dan Kyger


REFERENCE: Additional information on the Kyger family can be found in Mrs. Fedorchak's column of 12 Feb 1970.


CEMETERY: The McKendree Cemetery is located, 3 miles east and 1 mile north of Georgetown, Vermilion, IL. This area lies in what was once Georgetown Twp. it became known as McKendree Twp. Abt. 1912.
(Information provided by Nancy Michael)

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