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Note for: William Lewis , 1636 - 9 Feb 1708
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Individual Note: Subj: [PaOldC] 1746 Merion Meeting Burial Records
Date: 1/31/2003 7:16:07 PM Eastern Standard Time
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William Walter, 2 Mo. 23, 1746. Will signed 2 Mo. 20, 1746. Proved
Oct. 20, 1748. William Walters, Lower Merion. Mentions children, Abraham, William, Lydia, Sarah, Esther, Jane. Executors,Abraham and William Walters. Witnesses, Lydia, Sarah and Esther Walters.
3,26, 1720. William Walter, son of Richard of Merion, yeoman, - and Sarah Lewis,of Darby, Chester Co., spinster, at Haverford Meeting House.
Witnesses, Walter and Mary Walters; Abraham, Samuel, Thomas, David, Lewis and Evan Lewis.
Sarah Lewis, who married William Walter, was the daughter of Ralph Lewis and his wife Mary, from Ilan, Glamorganshire, Wales.
Other children of Ralph and Mary Lewis were: Mary (m. James Sharpless); Lydia (m. Joseph Sharpless); Abraham (m. Mary, dau. of Anthony Morgan); Thomas (m. Jane, dau. Rees Meredith of Radnor); Samuel (m. Phebe, dau. Joseph Taylor of
Marple.)
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Note for: Mary Lewis , 10 Jul 1674 - ABT 1753
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In 1748 the widow conveyed to her son James Sharples 40 acres more of the homestead and to her son David 102 acres for the sum of 5 shillings and natural affection. Mary Sharples died intestate and letters of administration on her estate were
granted October 1, 1753 to her son James Sharples.
INVENTORY OF MARY'S ESTATE
The Appraisement of Goods and Chattels of the Estate of Mary Sharples, late of Nether Providence, In the County of Chester, Widdow, Decesed; Appraised the 9th Day of October Anno Dom. 1753; as followeth, viz:
INVENTORY
The Dwelling house, Barn, Improved Land &c, That remained in herPossession and not Conveyed, 26 acres & upwards with the reversions &c, Contained In the Patent, Being part of the Land Bequeathed to her by the Last Will andTestament of her
husband, James Sharples, Decesed. Appraised as above, By usthe Subscribers, the Day & year above Written. Witness our hands, Jno. Fairlamb, Wm. Fell.
20 pounds mentioned In award for her son David to Pay unto her only, and some Yearly Convenants or Payments Contained In an article for her sonJames to Perform to her only, Which the appraisers would not admit to be Entered as returned by
them, and it is here Inserted by order ot the Administrator.Filed 29th October 1753.
ADMINISTRATOR'S ACCOUNT
The Accompt of James Sharples administrator of the Estate of Mary Sharples Late of Nether Providence, Decesed, as well of the Administration By him made as also of the Goods & Chattelsof the Decesed, he has received as also what Debts he has
Paid and money Necessarily Laid out and Expended in & about administering the sd Estate as Follows(viz),
Imprs: The Acomptt Charges himself with all and Singular the Goods and Chattels, Rights & Creditts of the sd Decesed mentioned In an Inventory thereof, Exhibited into the Regrs. office for the County of Chester, amounting to...
Chester 17th December 1754. Errors Excepted. James Sharpless
On the lastdate a petition to the Orphan's Court was presented by James Sharples, Joseph Garrett, Isaac Weaver, William Pennell, Jur., Richard Gorman, Lydia Vernon and Sarah Woodward and ? for a division of the real and personal estate of Mary
Sharples. A jury appointed in accordance with this petition simply reported, Feb.26, 1755, that the real estate could not be divided without spoiling the whole, whereupon a second petition was presented by Joseph Garrett, Richard Gorman,
Lydia Vernon, Sarah Woodward, Isac Weaver and William Pennell, Jr. asking notonly for a division but that the inquest should also consider what had been advanced to some of the heirs in the lifetime of the decedent. A jury composed ofJohn
Hannum, Joseph Gilpin, William Trimble, Joseph Cloud, William Walter, John Bennett, James Dilworth, John Brinton, Moses Palmer, Joseph Eavenson, SamuelOsborn and John Taylor made report April 26, 1755, that they "Find ye Intestate Died sized
of a Messuage and plantation of 55 acres of Land in ye sd Township afforsd, of ye value of 137-10-0; and also of a personal Estate in ye hands of James Sharples, to ye value of 34-3-7; all which we find subject to a Division amongst ye 5
Daughters of ye Intestate of their representatives &c", A division of the real estate between them not being advisable they had agreed to expose it; to public sale, "And further we do find that James Sharples ye Eldest son of ye Intestate,
having been advanced by ye Intestate in her life time by 40acres of Land to ye value of 100 pounds and also we find that David Sharples,another son of ye Intestate has been advanced 100 acres of Land to ye value of250 pounds; all which we
submit to ye wisdom of ye Court".
From this it appears that the eldest son received in all, 200 acres of land, and the youngest 100acres, while their sisters' shares in the estate amounted to about 6-16-8 each.
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