hey there...I'm working on this due to the marriage of a Margaret Scammehorn to Samuel Davison/Davidson...I have no clue if they are "mine" ...but there were clues so I have to prove/disprove it. I have a local gal who does research for me (very reasonable) and just today got a stack of copies from her about the Scammehorns. Seems that Luke dies, leaves his wife Susannah to marry a LANCASTER/LEACASTER? and then in Orphans court there are several choices made for each child...and behold...Margaret is turned over to William Davidson! So, I'm still piecing together things...do you have this documents? Do you have the land records? I haven't transcribed anything yet...just don't have enough to know if this is "mine" yet... I need to find a Samuel DAVISON (c1774-c1830's) who marries Mary Unknown c1795 and has 8 children (per census)...I have an 1825 land record (Washington Twp, Fayette Co., PA)...and then loose them....I was hoping to see Margaret referred to somewhere as a Mary...but I didn't...so it's not looking good.... Sandy

Sandy, Other variations in the way my family spelled it: SCAMMAHORN/SCHERMERHORN. My GG Grandfather, George Washington SCAMMAHORN was born in Washington Co., PA in 1809. He was the son of Isaac SCAMMAHORN. They both died in Ohio. Isaac was the son of Luke SCHERMERHORN. Luke had a daughter named Margaret. Isaac had a daughter named Margaret. Could we be related...? Later...Nancy Nancy Cluff Siders List Admin for the RootsWeb SCAMMAHORN Mailing List

Dear List, I was reading through my latest edition of the Cornerstone Clues and remembered a list member asking for a definition of a term. Since this edition contains some that may be of interest to members on the list, I thought I'd type them out and share them with the list. Note that the definitions are from Black's Law Dictionary. Administrations: A process which involved the collection, management and distribution of an estate. Bounty Land: Land awarded as a bonus to attract soldiers to sign up or as payment in addition to or in lieu of wages for military service. Codicil: A supplement to a will. Collateral: Descended from a common ancestor but through a different line. Dower: Widow's life estate in her husband's property. Estate: The sum total of person's real and personal property. Et Al: And others. Folio: Page Liber: Book Grantee: Buyer of land Grantor: Seller of land Freeman: Unmarried taxable Inmate: married, non landowner Indenture: 1) a deed; 2) an agreement of apprenticeship; 3) an agreement by which a person sold his labor for passage Intestate: A person, who dies without leaving a will Partition: Division of property owned by two or more persons in common Quit Claim: Release of all title, interest or claim to ownership in specific property; may transfer title to someone else. Probate: Originally the process of proving a will was valid. In American law, inclusive term to describe all matters over which a court of probate has jurisdiction. Testate: A person who dies living a valid will Carole Clarke

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dedmod1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3808.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hmmm. I decided to see what else I could find out about David M Pruden and immediately came up with a bit of a problem. There's an Illinois marriage record for a David M Pruden and Lydia V Shafer in Rock Island Co. Apr 01, 1860. But I show a) he died in Rock Island Co. on May 5, 1860 and b)that his first wife, Elizabeth Jones (for who I have two sets of possible parents) didn't die until 18 Apr 1888 in Turner, SD. Both of these are possible if there was a divorce, but I'd like to have more info. Given his death date he should be in the 1860 mortuary schedules, but I've got to run off to work, so I'll have to look for it later. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

The following is the meaning of partition as it applies to wills. This is from Black's law dictionary. It is a helpful source to have on hand when trying to read old legal documents. Partition of a succession. The partition of a succession is a division of the effects of which the succession is composed, among all the co-heirs, according to their respective rights. Partition is voluntary or judicial. It is voluntary when it is made among all the co-heirs present and of age, and by their mutual consent. It is judicial when it is made by the authority of the court, and according to the formalities prescribed by law. Every partition is either definitive of provisional. Definitive partition is that which is made in a permanent and irrevocable manner. Provisional partition is that which is made provisionally, either of certain things before the rest can be divided, or ecen of everything that is to be divided, when the parties are not in a situation to make an irrevocable partition. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 3:00 AM Subject: PAWASHIN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 152 > > > If you are having problems reading the digests please UNSUBSCRIBE then > SUBSCRIBE again so you will receive digests in plain text format. > > Additional list information is on > http://www.chartiers.com/pages-new/pawashin.html > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Elliott family of Cross Creek Twp-= Will abstracts** > ([email protected]) > 2. What doest the term "Partitions" mean in probate records? > (DARWIN LOLA WEBER) > 3. License record? (DARWIN LOLA WEBER) > 4. Re: License record? (J.A. Florian) > 5. Re: What doest the term "Partitions" mean in probate records? > (J.A. Florian) > 6. East Bethlehem Township (Carole Clarke) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:33:33 -0000 > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PAWASHIN] Elliott family of Cross Creek Twp-= Will > abstracts** > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: veraj53 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3613.3.3.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Hugh Elliott(b1787 Ire) m to Isabel Dougan(b 1790 PA) had a daughter named > Jane not sure when b however would assume that she was b 1810 or > later...Isabel Dougan died in 1823 according to my records. This is the > only Jane Elliott (aside from my mother :) > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:02:33 -0700 > From: "DARWIN LOLA WEBER" <[email protected]> > Subject: [PAWASHIN] What doest the term "Partitions" mean in probate > records? > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Under Probate Records at the court house in Washington is: > > *Partitions (1781-1968) > > Does anyone know what this means? What kind of record might this be? > > thanks > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:46:16 -0700 > From: "DARWIN LOLA WEBER" <[email protected]> > Subject: [PAWASHIN] License record? > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <SNT107-DS19DC830348FBBD018418D4DDC3[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > The Historical Society at Washington has a ledger book dated 1796 to 1798 > for an ancestor. > > This makes it appear that he had a type of "store? goods". > > If there were a license at that time, where would a record of this be in > the Washington County Court House? > > What department might I ask? > > Appreciate any help. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:54:50 -0400 > From: "J.A. Florian" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PAWASHIN] License record? > To: DARWIN LOLA WEBER <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I'd think it better to check tax. Otherwise, you could check > Prothonotary's > Office for lawsuits & such but they really didn't have (to my knowledge) a > "license" required to open a business back then unless it was a Tavern. > But > the Tax Man always got his due. I have a few links on the PAGenWeb site > for > the PA laws and what was taxed in which years. > > Judy > > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 7:46 PM, DARWIN LOLA WEBER > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> The Historical Society at Washington has a ledger book dated 1796 to 1798 >> for an ancestor. >> >> This makes it appear that he had a type of "store? goods". >> >> If there were a license at that time, where would a record of this be in >> the Washington County Court House? >> >> What department might I ask? >> >> Appreciate any help. >> **** >> Please visit http://www.chartiers.com/pages-new/pawashin.html for list >> information, particularly the bottom of the page. >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > -- > -- > WASHINGTON COUNTY PA WEBSITES::: > http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~florian/ > Coordinator of the Washington County PAGenWeb: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:02:02 -0400 > From: "J.A. Florian" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PAWASHIN] What doest the term "Partitions" mean in > probate records? > To: DARWIN LOLA WEBER <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Google on the Washington PA GenWeb for partition. If I recall right, it > just means the land got split up after a person's death. > Judy > > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 7:02 PM, DARWIN LOLA WEBER > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Under Probate Records at the court house in Washington is: >> >> *Partitions (1781-1968) >> >> Does anyone know what this means? What kind of record might this be? >> >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:45:02 -0700 (PDT) > From: Carole Clarke <[email protected]> > Subject: [PAWASHIN] East Bethlehem Township > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Dear List, > > Does anyone know why there's such a large increase (3-4 times greater) in > people in the 1840 Census for East Bethlehem Township from the 1830 > Census for the same area? > > Did it pick up a portion of another area? > > I'm trying to track my family and I want to be sure I'm looking in the > right place for 1830. > > TIA. > > Carole Clarke > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the PAWASHIN list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the PAWASHIN mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of PAWASHIN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 152 > **************************************** >

And besides land, horses, sheep, cows, and dogs, African Slaves were also taxed. Bill Davison ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela J. Nixon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; "Mailing List Washington Cty, PA" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 5:49 AM Subject: [PAWASHIN] Partitions and tax records > If someone died intestate (without a will) or if the family of the > deceased where disagreeing as to how the deceased's land should be > divided, the case would go to Orphan's Court and the judge would decide > what to do with the property. Many times in the partition books, there > are survey drawings of the property as per the court 'partition'. > The only business license that was issued in the early were tavern > licenses, but businesses were taxed through the collection of personal and > property tax. So if a fellow was a blacksmith or a carpenter he usually > paid $50 a year for his business. Stills were also taxed after the > Whiskey Rebellion. And besides land, horses, sheep, cows, and dogs were > also taxed. These notations are in the personal and property tax records > in the law library by township. The tax records available date from 1781 > through 1850. > > Pam Nixon > > Whispers From The Past > Family History Research Service > Westland, PA 15378-0008 > > Genealogy research services provided > covering the southwestern Pennsylvania > counties of Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, > Washington and Westmoreland. > > > > **** > Please visit http://www.chartiers.com/pages-new/pawashin.html for list > information, particularly the bottom of the page. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

If someone died intestate (without a will) or if the family of the deceased where disagreeing as to how the deceased's land should be divided, the case would go to Orphan's Court and the judge would decide what to do with the property. Many times in the partition books, there are survey drawings of the property as per the court 'partition'. The only business license that was issued in the early were tavern licenses, but businesses were taxed through the collection of personal and property tax. So if a fellow was a blacksmith or a carpenter he usually paid $50 a year for his business. Stills were also taxed after the Whiskey Rebellion. And besides land, horses, sheep, cows, and dogs were also taxed. These notations are in the personal and property tax records in the law library by township. The tax records available date from 1781 through 1850. Pam Nixon Whispers From The Past Family History Research Service Westland, PA 15378-0008 Genealogy research services provided covering the southwestern Pennsylvania counties of Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland.

Google on the Washington PA GenWeb for partition. If I recall right, it just means the land got split up after a person's death. Judy On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 7:02 PM, DARWIN LOLA WEBER <[email protected]>wrote: > Under Probate Records at the court house in Washington is: > > *Partitions (1781-1968) > > Does anyone know what this means? What kind of record might this be? > >

I'd think it better to check tax. Otherwise, you could check Prothonotary's Office for lawsuits & such but they really didn't have (to my knowledge) a "license" required to open a business back then unless it was a Tavern. But the Tax Man always got his due. I have a few links on the PAGenWeb site for the PA laws and what was taxed in which years. Judy On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 7:46 PM, DARWIN LOLA WEBER <[email protected]>wrote: > The Historical Society at Washington has a ledger book dated 1796 to 1798 > for an ancestor. > > This makes it appear that he had a type of "store? goods". > > If there were a license at that time, where would a record of this be in > the Washington County Court House? > > What department might I ask? > > Appreciate any help. > **** > Please visit http://www.chartiers.com/pages-new/pawashin.html for list > information, particularly the bottom of the page. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- -- WASHINGTON COUNTY PA WEBSITES::: http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~florian/ Coordinator of the Washington County PAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/

Dear List, Does anyone know why there's such a large increase (3-4 times greater) in people in the 1840 Census for East Bethlehem Township from the 1830 Census for the same area? Did it pick up a portion of another area? I'm trying to track my family and I want to be sure I'm looking in the right place for 1830. TIA. Carole Clarke

The Historical Society at Washington has a ledger book dated 1796 to 1798 for an ancestor. This makes it appear that he had a type of "store? goods". If there were a license at that time, where would a record of this be in the Washington County Court House? What department might I ask? Appreciate any help.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: veraj53 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3613.3.3.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hugh Elliott(b1787 Ire) m to Isabel Dougan(b 1790 PA) had a daughter named Jane not sure when b however would assume that she was b 1810 or later...Isabel Dougan died in 1823 according to my records. This is the only Jane Elliott (aside from my mother :) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Under Probate Records at the court house in Washington is: *Partitions (1781-1968) Does anyone know what this means? What kind of record might this be? thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ker17moh Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3613.3.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Any daughters (named Jane?) b. abt 1782-4 anywhere in the mix? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: veraj53 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/1524.56.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you! vera Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: veraj53 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3613.3.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thomas Elliott Witnessed Hugh Elliotts Will it is from your second post. ONe will was for Hugh Elliott and Hugh Lee witnessed. In the other will for George Miller Hugh Elliott and Thomas Elliott were in the will. I believe this family is connected to my Margaret's brother. Thanks Kim for posting the wills, this one in particular was very interesting. vera Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dedmod1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3808.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I show David Mitchell as b 16 Feb 1810 while Rebecca was b 06 May 1808. Abigail was b 29 Apr 1811 and Thomas b 22 Oct 1812. But there were a total of 12 siblings, children of Silas Pruden b 10 Oct 1773 and Mary Bingham. Silas and family moved to Athens Co., OH about 1815 and he died in Logan, Hocking Co., OH on 30 Nov 1856. I have interest along 2 separate lines. Silas' next to youngest child, Julia Ann b 01 Jun 1818 married George Washington Conrad as his second wife but died shortly after giving birth to Manerva D Conrad (who may or may not be her only child). George and his third wife, Mary Parker, are my 2ggrandparents. More directly, Silas' sister Lucy Pruden b 27 Mar 1786 married George Washington Evans b 17 May 1782 and they are my 4ggrandparents. The above info (and much more) comes mostly from Paul Pruden. If you haven't talked with him, you can contact him on facebook (Look for me, Dave Dardinger and then you can find him in my friends list.) or you can either contact me direct or here and I'll send you his e-mail address. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KimDresser14 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3613.3.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The will abstract I listed above didn't list a Thomas Elliott as a witness to the will of Hugh Lee's. sorry I don't have any other info. I'm not related just posted the will abstract to help out. kim Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tspeers_2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/1524.56.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There was a Rev. Samuel Finley 7/1800 - 1880 who was the son of Rev. Ebenezer Finley and Violet Lowery. Rev Ebenezer Finley is buried in Rehobeth Cemetery in Belle Vernon. The age of this Samuel Finley seems appropriate for the marriage date posted. Samuel had 4 or 5 siblings whose mother was Violet Lowery but his father Ebenezer did have 3 previous wives. Tom Speers Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: hkcbjc Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3808.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: That's great! Her brother, Miles is where my line of Prudens continue on from. I'd love any info you might want to share on Caroline's side. I'm hoping one day to find some record showing David's blood line to Silas and Mary Bingman Pruden. Look forward to hearing from you Barb Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.