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: <[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 > **************************************** >

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