Subject: Samuel BOWSER, Adams County, PA 1829, also DECKER, GROSCOST and others Dear List Members, I discovered today through the newspaper images at ancestry.com the following information about Samuel Bowser of Adams County, PA, who is attributed to Matthias II, Matthias I in the Bowser Family History. I was searching for the Groscost surname. Perhaps others have also found this information but thought it worth sharing. This is also posted to Bowser and Decker Lists so forgive any duplication. Notice, Adams County Sentinel, Gettysburg, November 25, 1829 begin transcription/ Notice is hereby Given To All the Heirs and Legal Representatives of SAMUEL BOWSER Late of Hamilton township, Adams county, deceased, to wit: Samuel, since deceased, who left issue eight children, to wit: Margaret, intermarried with Willard Smith, Mary, John, Martha, Nancy, intermarried with _______Paxton, Jane, Jacob, and Samuel, the two latter of whom are still in their minority; Michael Bowser, Margaret, Jacob, Elizabeth, intermarried with Daniel Groscost, who died leaving issue three children, to wit: Sophia, intermarried with John Decker, Jesse Groscost and Eliza Groscost; Catharine, intermarried with Sholeas Patterson, Mary, Hannah, Sarah, John, and Nancy; that AN INQUEST will be held on Friday the 18th of December next, on the premises, upon a certain Plantation, situate in Hamilton township aforesaid, adjoining lands of Daniel O'Blenis, Mary Kitchen, Andrew Wolf, and others, containing 112 Acres, and allowance, with the appurtenances to make partition of the premises aforesaid, to and among the heirs and representatives of the said intestate, in such manner and in such proportions as by the laws of this Commonwealth is directed, if such partition can be made without prejudice to or spoiling the whole; but if such partition cannot be made thereof, without prejudice to or spoiling the whole, then to inquire how many of the children and representatives of the said deceased, the premises aforesaid will conveniently accommodate without prejudice to or spoiling the whole, and make such partition thereof, and a just appraisement of the several parts thereof; but if the premises aforesaid will not conveniently accommodate more than one of the children or representatives of the deceased intestate without prejudice to or spoiling the whole, then to make a just appraisement thereof undivided, and make report of their proceedings according to law. PHILIP HEAGY, Sheriff Sheriff's Office, Gettysburg, Nov. 24 /end transcription I'm not certain how many times the notice was published. I came across two more on 9 December 1829 and 16 December 1829 in the Adams Sentinel. The ruling posted on Jan. 25 [1830] by the Orphan's Court at Gettysburg issued a "shew cause why the real estate of said deceased should not be sold, agreeably to the Intestate Laws of this commonwealth." Hearing date set for "23rd February next". This notice appeared in the Adams Sentinel, 24 February 1830. I am the 3rd great granddaughter of the listed Sophia Groscost (05 April 1803-22 November 1873), who married about 1821, John Decker, (02 February 1800-04 April 1877) of Adams County, PA. The descendants of John and Sophia Groscost Decker are documented in Percy Edward Deckard's Genealogy of the Deckard Family..., copyright 1932. I'd appreciate hearing from descendants of John and Sophia Groscost Decker or Elizabeth Bowser and Daniel Groscost. Judy Baker