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Beaver County Wills & Estate Records

 

WILLS INDEX 1800-1900

 

Year - Decedent Will Book-Page Reg.'s Docket-Page

1819 Archibald McDonald A 137
1837 James G. McDonald B 146 1-12/14
1846 Andrew McDonald C 3 1-62|
1850 John McDonald D 109 1-244
1873 John V. McDonald E 446 2-421
1876 John R. McDonald F 172 3-117
1879 James McDonald 3-299
1883 William A. McDonald G 257 n/a
1883 Sampson McDonald 4-150
1884 Rachel McDonald G 389 5-158/414
1886 William H. McDonald 4-506
1890 John McDonald Sr I 33 6-26
1890 Ella E. McDonald I 72 6-48
1892 Harrold N McDonald 6-267
1893 Mary E. McDonald 6-488
1896 Robert L. McDonald K 323 7-245
1896 William McDonald K 353 7-244
1897 Rebecca W. McDonald L 2 7-349
1897 William H. McDonald 7-303
1898 Thomas J. McDonald 7-377
1898 Alexander McDonald 7-403
1900 Andrew McDonald L 472 8-113

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1819
Book A, page 137
Archibald McDonald

"In...I, Archibald McDonald of Beaver County....to my beloved wife Margaret McDonald...to my son William McDonald I leave...the family bible after his mother decease...to my son Eli McDonald..each of the three girls Mary, Rachel & Eliza McDonald...and the remainder to my four sons Eli, John, Joseph, and Smith McDonald...and I do appoint Joseph and Smith McDonald my executors...July 23rd 1819."
signed, Archibald McDonald
in the presence of James Ferguson, John Smith, John Hind[?].
Probated 10 September 1819

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1837

Will Book B, page 146 Register's Docket 1, page 12/14
James G. McDonald
"...I, James G. McDonald of Hanover Township, Beaver County...I give and bequeath unto my neice Mary Martin....but William
Martin husband of said Mary is to give my neice Ann Dever as her share of said estate the farm (containing 70 acres) which said Martin formerly lived on in county and township aforesaid...and appoint James Harper and David Little executors...4th day of February 1837:.
Witnesses Alexander Thompson and Jane Martin.
Probated 17th February 1837

"2nd Nov 1837. David Crawford appeals from the decision of the Register relative to the probate of the last will of James G. McDonald dec'd & request a Registers Court to be held to try the validity of said will. The said David Crawford having offered[?] before said Register that the said James G. McDonald dec'd was not at the time of the inception of said will of sound and desposing mind and memory & not capable of making a will. Registers Court to be held on the 4th day of January 1838."

"29th December 1837 Citation issued to William Martin and Ann Dever and to James Harper and David Little executors of James G. McDonald dec'd and a subpeona to Robert Ramsey to appear before Registers Couty to be held at the Court House in the Borough of Beaver on Thursday the 4th day of January next."

"In the matter of the last will of James G. McDonald...George Crawford [David in earlier document] of the county aforesaid doth ...enter an appeal in the Registers office...alleging that the said James G. McDonald at the time of the execution of the said supposed last will and testament above mentioned was not of sufficient legal capacity to make a will. "

"4th Jan 1838 At a REgister Court....the court direct a [?] for an [?] to the Court of Common Pleas to try the validity of said will".

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JAMES H. McDONALD
Administration papers:
"To Hon. H. Mathew
Register of Wills
I, James H. McDonald, the eldest son of Mary E. McDonald, do hereby renounce my right to letters of administration upon the estate of the said Mary E. McDonald, my mother, late of the borough of Bridgewater deceased, and request that letters be granted to the second brother John V. McDonald."

­ signed James H. McDonald

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JAMES McDONALD
Administration papers:
"To the Honorable Court of Beaver , I do hereby relinquish my right to administer on the estate of James McDonald and desire the court to appoint Mr. Mathew Nickle administrator of said estate."

signed, Mrs. James McDonald

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SAMPSON McDANEL
Administration papers:|
"To Henry M. Donehoo esq.
I, Catharine McDanel, wife of Sampson McDanel late of Marith(?) Township, Beaver county Pennsylvania deceased, do hereby renounce letters of administrataon upon the estate of my said husband and ask that letters of administration be granted to Michael P. Nye of Franklin Township."
Catherine McDonel, her mark.

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HAROLD N. McDONALD
Administration papers:
"To O.H. Mathews Esq.
Register of Beaver County, Pa.
I, the undersigned, widow of Harrold N. McDonald late of freedom, Beaver County, Pa., deceased, do hereby decline and renounce my right to administer upon the estate of said deceased and request you to grant letters of administration to Abram McDonald, his father.
Freedom Pa., Feby 20, 1892" [1842?]
signed, Elizabeth A. McDonald

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W. H. McDONALD
Administration papers:
"I, Hannah McDonald, mother of W.H. McDonald, late of the borough of New Brighton, in said county, deceased, do hereby renounce all my right to letters of administration upon the estate of said deceased, requesting that the same may be granted to my son John W. McDonald, a brother of said deceased.
Witness my hand this 39 day of March A.D. 1897|
signed, Hannah McDonald
Witnesses: O.C. Harris, F.S. Fisher"

 

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