Estate Record of Deitrich Marshal

M 1814
Estate of Deitrich Marshal
Empowerment dated May 28 1814
Acct of the Administration Decter and Henry Marchall filed November 8, A.D. 1816
Inquisition filed September 22, 1814

Empowerment

Cumru Township, May 28, 1814

Sir, I do hereby impower my two sons Deterich Marshal and Henry Marshal to administer for the estate of my deceased husband Deterich Marshal

Signed Julian (her mark) Marshal

Witness my hand

To Jacob Schneider, Esq.

Witness

Sam Feather

Account of Administration

In the above mentioned, Detherich Marshal and Henry Marshal administrators of all and singular the goods, chattels, rights and credits of Detherich Marshal deceased, do make or cause to be made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels, rights and credits which were of the said deceased, within said county, which have or shall come to the hands, possession or knowledge of the said Detherich and Henry Marshal or into the hands, possession or knowledge of any other person or persons, for them and the said so made, do exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the Registers office at reading, in and for the county of Berks, at or before the 28th day of June next; and the same goods, chattels, rights and credits, which were of the said deceased at the time of his death, or which at any time heretofore have come, or hereafter shall come to the hands, possession and knowledge of the said Detherich and Henry Marshal or of any other person or persons, for them do well and truly administer according to law. And further do make or cause to be made, a true and just account, calculation or reckoning of there said administration, at or before the 28th day of May in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen. And all the rest and residue which shall be found remaining upon the said administrat account, the same being first examined and allowed of by the orphans-court of the county of Berks, shall deliver and pay unto such person and persons, as the said court by its decree or sentence shall limit and appoint. And if it shall hereafter appear that any last will and testament was made by the said deceased, and the executor or executors therein named do exhibit the same into the said Registers-office, making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly, if the said Detherich and Henry Marshal being thereunto required, to render and deliver up the said letters of administration; approbation of such testament being first had and made in the said office. Then the above obligation to be void and of no effect, or else to be and remain in full force and virtue.

(unreadable) Marshall, Seal
(unreadable) Marshall, Seal
Mufard Riett, Seal
Jacob Miller, Seal

Sealed and delivered in the presence of

Sam Feather

Obligation

Berks County, ss

We Henry Marshall and Dieter Marshall, sons of Dieter Marshall late of Berks County Yeoman decd acknowledge ourselves to owe to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the (unreadable) of the other heirs of the said Dieter Marshall decd the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars lawful money of Pennsylvania to be levied on our goods and chattels, lands and tenements.

The condition of the above recognizance is shucks that whereas by and inquest awards by the orphans court of the said county the (unreadable) state of the said Dieter Marshall decd was valued and appraised which valuation are appraisement has been duly confirmed by the Court.

Now if the said Henry Marshall and Dieter Marshall (unreadable) their heirs executors or administrators shall pay to the heirs of the said decd their several shares and purparts in the said calculation mentioned two parts thereof in one year from the date with Increase and the remainder immediately after the decease of the widow of the said Dieter Marshall decd then the above recognizance to be void otherwise to be and remain in full force and venture.

Dieter Marshall, Seal
Henry Marshall, Seal

Taken and acknowledged in Open Court the 14th April A.D. 1815

Inquisition

Inquisition indented and taken at the Cumru Township, in the County of Berks, the twenty second day of September in the Year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and fourteen. Before Daniel Kerper, Esq. High Sheriff of the County aforesaid, by Virtue of a Writ of Partition or Valuation, to him directed, and to this Inquisition annexed, by the Others of George Ruth, Michael Ruth, John Sanford, John Ludwig, Michael Weitzel, Christian Weitzel, John Harman, John (Unreadable), Adam Miller, John Haas, and on the (unreadable) affirmation of Peter Palm and Christian Eberly twelve free, honest and lawful Men of his Bailiwick, WHO, on their Oaths and Affirmations aforesaid, respectfully, do say, that they went to the Messuage Tenement (unreadable) whereof Dieter Marshall in the said Writ named died seized and then and there did find that the same could not be parted and divided to and among the Parties in said Writ named, without Prejudice to, or spoiling the whole thereof: AND THEREFORE the Inquest aforesaid on their Oaths or Affirmations as aforesaid, have valued and appraised the same at the Sum of Ten thousand Two hundred and Sixty Six Dollars and Sixty Seven Cents.

In testimony whereof, as well the said Sheriff, as the Inquest aforesaid, have to this Inquest interchangeably set their Hands and Seals Dated the Day and Year first above written.

Submtted by: Brenda and Georgia.