Estate of Thomas Beatty, died 1840 Fayette County Orphans Court Book 3, page 274 June Court 1840 Beatty, Thomas Esq. Dec'd On the Petition of John Hare, setting forth, that he was married to Mary daughter of Thomas Beatty Esq. Dec'd-that his wife died some years since, leaving children, viz. James, Eliza, Thomas Beatty, John Steel, Maria & Mary Hare. That said children are now entitled in right of their mother to a portion of the estate of said Thomas Beatty, esq., now dec'd, their grandfather. Therefore praying the court to appoint a guardian for John, Maria & Mary Hare who are under 14 years & the court appoint John Hare & order that he give security in $2000. [James, Eliza & Thomas Hare, all over the age of 14 are allowed to choose their own guardian and they choose John Hare.] Fayette County Orphans Court Book 3, page 275 Beatty, Thomas Esq. Dec'd On the Petition of John Beatty, setting forth that he is a minor son over the age of 14 years-that his father died some short time ago leaving a considerable real & personal estate-that he has no guardian. Therefore prays the court to be permitted to choose one. Petitioner chooses Adolph Everhart who is approved by the court & appointed guardian of the said John Beatty. Bond with security filed. Fayette County Orphans Court Book 3, page 283 Beatty, Thomas Esq. Dec'd On the Petition of George Beatty of Springhill Township in the county of Fayette, setting forth that his father, Thomas Beatty, Esq. died intestate some time in May last, leaving a widow, and nine children living, to wit, James-Eliza, intermarried with Jacob Dillinger-Margaret, intermarried with Albert Dillinger-- Thomas-Sarah, intermarried with Adolphus Eberhart-William, George, Nancy, intermarried with James Biffle & John and leaving also six grandchildren, the heirs & legal representatives of Mary, intermarried with John Hare & now deceased-to wit, James, Eliza, Thomas Beatty Hare & Maria & Mary [only 5 listed] And further stating that his said father died possessed of a considerable real estate consisting of a tract of land situate & lying in Springhill township aforesaid, adjoining lands of Michael Crow, William Morris & others, containing about two hundred and fifty acres-and therefore praying the court to award a writ of partition & valuation of the said tract of land, to part & divide the same to & amongst the heirs & legal representatives of the said Thomas Beatty Esq. deceased; if the same cannot be done, then to value & appraise the same according to law. Whereupon the court award an Inquest accordingly-- writ issued Sept. 28, 1840. December 11, 1840 Inquisition returned by the Sheriff & Inquisition confirmed & Rule upon the heirs to come in & choose &c. December 18th 1840, on motion of Mr. Flenniken the confirmation issues ?? until next Monday week-copy issued. And now to wit December 28th 1840 the court order that the inquisition be set aside & award a new inquest, writ of January 5, 1841. And now, March 29th 1841, the Sheriff returns his inquisition in pursuance of the writ last awarded-taken & indented at the house, late of Thomas Beatty, Esq., dec'd in Springhill Township, on the 10th day of February 1841 by the oaths & affirmation of Alex'r Brownfield, Daniel Stentz, Phileman W. Morgan, Jacob Gans, James M. Shepherd, Rich'd Brown, George Poundstone, Rich'd Poundstone, Isaac Phillips, Henry W. Core & Stephen Wood, twelve good & lawful men, citizens of said county & the vicinage, who being duly sworn & affirmed respectively to inquire whether or not certain lands of said deceased, described in a writ of the Orphans Court of said county, annexed. could be parted & divided to and among the widow and children of said deceased, without prejudice to & spoiling the whole, and further whether the said real estate will accommodate more than one, and, if so, how many of the children of said deceased, or, if such partition cannot be made, then to value the whole or several parts of said land-do say that said land cannot be parted & divided so as to accommodate all of said children & widow without prejudice to or spoiling the whole, but that the said land and appurtenances can be so parted and divided as to accommodate two of said children-such partition & division the said request have made and herewith return annexed, a plot or plots of said division, or purports that part marked No 1, containing one hundred & nineteen acres, one rood & fifteen perches, strict measure, they value at the sum of Three thousand six hundred and ninety nine dollars & 66 cents. And that part marked No. 2, containing one hundred and twenty eight acres, two roods & eighteen perches, strict measure, they value at the sum of Two thousand, nine hundred and fifty eight dollars and nine cents. And the court thereupon, confirm the said return and inquisition and grant a rule upon the heirs of said Thomas Beatty, Esq., Dec'd. to appear in court on the first Monday of June next to choose or refuse the said real estate at the valuation aforesaid. Copy of rule issued. And now, to wit, the 7th day of June 1841, George Beatty, assignee of James Beatty, eldest son & heir at law of Thomas Beatty, Esq., dec'd appears in Court & elects to take the first part No. one in the diagram. And it is considered & adjudged by the court here that the said George Beatty shall & may upon paying or having to be paid unto the other children & representatives of the said dec'd their equal & proportional parts of & in the valuation thereof within twelve months from the date, hold & enjoy the real estate of the said dec'd valued as aforesaid, to him, his heirs & assigns forever, as fully & ?? as his said father had held the same in his lifetime agreeably to the acts of general assembly in such case made & provided. And the said George Beatty offering to the court here William Morris & John L. Wood as securities for the payment of the shares & dividends, aforesaid, the court here do approve of & accept the said sureties. And the said George Beatty, William Morris & John L. Wood acknowledge themselves jointly & severally to owe the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania the sum of Six Thousand dollars, to be levied of their collective goods & chattels, lands & tenements upon the condition that if the said George Beatty shall & do within twelve months from this time pay or cause to be paid unto the widow & other children of Thomas Beatty, Esq., dec'd their several respective shares of & in the valuation of that part of the real estate of said deceased adjudged to him then these ?? to be void, otherwise valid. And at the same time appears in court William Beatty, assignee of Thomas Beatty, Jr., dec'd & elects to take the tract No. two in the diagram, & it is considered and adjudged by the court here that the said William Beatty, shall & may upon paying or securing to be paid unto the widow & other children of said Thomas Beatty ?? their equal & proportionable parts of & in the valuation aforesaid within twelve months from this time, hold & enjoy the real estate of said deceased so adjudged to him valued as aforesaid, to him, his heirs and assigns forever, as fully & freely [continued on page 287-next page not copied] Fayette County Orphans Court Book 3, page 303 Beatty, Thomas Jr., Dec'd On the Petition of Sarah Beatty, widow of Thos Beatty Jr. dec'd stating that her said husband, was one of the heirs of the late Thos Beatty, Esq., dec'd. That her said husband left one child-Mary-an infant under 14 years & The court appoint George Beatty guardian of the person & estate of said minor-he giving Security in one thousand dollars. Fayette County Orphans Court Book 3, page 380, 390, 401 [A short memorandum of an account of the estate. James Biffle and Jacob Dillinger request an audit of the account.] Fayette County Orphans Court Book 6, page 100 Beatty, Thomas Jr., Dec'd, George Beatty Guardian of Mary Beatty, minor daughter of Thomas Beatty dec'd (now Mary Norton ??) late of Fayette County, Pa. now of the State of Illinois, appears in Court and produces an account of his Guardianship of said ?? as passed before the Register & showing a balance in hands of Guardian of one hundred and nineteen dollars and twenty cents, $119.20, and now, to wit, June 4 1862 this account presented to the court exceptions having been filed the court appoint John Collins Esqr Auditor ?? accordance and make report certificate issued and now to wit Sept. 10, 1862 Exceptions to Auditors Report overruled and report of Auditor confirmed. Laurel Baty, L252

This is the widow, Sarah and dau., Mary of Thos. Jr. 1840 United States Federal Census Name: Mary Beaty (widow of Thos Sr. Beatty) Township: Springhill County: Fayette State: Pennsylvania 00012-010000001 1 f 60-70 Thomas Beaty (son, Thos Jr.) 00001-01001 1850 United States Federal Census about Sarah Beaty Name: Sarah Beaty Age: 35 Estimated birth year: abt 1815 Birth Place: Pennsylvania Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Bridgeport, Fayette, Pennsylvania G. W. Garrard 25 inn keeper born Greene co., PA Frances (f) 18 Green co., PA Sarah Beaty 35 Greene co., PA Mary 11 Green co., PA Martha Little 20 Fay. co., PA Catharine Osborn 18 Fayette co., PA Barry/Benj Bheamore 35 coppersmith Faye co., PA Elizabeth 30 Baltimore co., MD William F. 5 Alleg co., PA Leroy? Dillinger 22 labor Fayet co., PA Epraim Bar 38 Fayet co., PA Nicholas Briten?small 30 physican Westm co., PA John Thompson 25 shoemaker Fay co., PA James McQuaid 25 barber England John 23 barber England John T. Wells 25 painter Balt co., MD Solomon Smith 18 laborer Wash co., PA 1860 United States Federal Census about Sarah Beatty Name: Sarah Beatty Age in 1860: 48 Birth Year: abt 1812 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1860: Montgomery, Woodford, Illinois Gender: Female Post Office: Fredericksburg Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age George W Garard 35 farm 3000-1000 PA Frances J Garard 27 PA Minor C Garard 10 PA Elizabeth Garard 7 PA George L Garard 5 IL William B Garard 3 IL John H Garard 2 IL Lewis C Garard 3.12 IL Omer King 20 farm labor 100 OH OH Sarah Beatty 48 housekeeper PA 1860 Tazewell co., IL-Washington William Norton 27 Germany Mary 19 PA 1870 United States Federal Census about Sarah Bodey Name: Sarah Bodey Estimated birth year: abt 1812 Age in 1870: 58 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1870: Olio, Woodford, Illinois Family and neighbors: View Results Race: White Gender: Female Value of real estate: View image Post Office: Eureka William Norton 37 farm 4000-1200 Bavaria Mary 30 PA Emily 9 IL William 5 IL Sarah Bodey 58 PA (should be Beatty) 1880: Cruger, Woodford, Illinois Source: FHL Film 1254262 National Archives Film T9-0262 Page 550B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace William NORTAN Self M M W 46 IL Occ: Farmer Fa: BADEN Mo: BADEN Mary NORTAN Wife F M W 39 PA Occ: Keeps House Fa: PA Mo: PA Sarah NORTAN Dau F S W 19 IL Occ: None Fa: IL Mo: PA William NORTAN Son M S W 15 IL Occ: Farmer Fa: IL Mo: PA George NORTAN Son M S W 7 IL Occ: At School Fa: IL Mo: PA Sarah BEATTY MotherL F W W 68 PA Occ: None Fa: PA Mo: PA