DOCUMENT DAY: SPITLER FAMILY SAGA, Part 7, John Spitler Executor’s Account 1859, Augusta Co., VA

An $873.23 balance remained in 4^th Great Grandfather John Spitler's estate June 25, 1855 per Jacob Baylor’s account.  If you need a review, you can find Executor Jacob Baylor’s 1855 statement here.

G. W. Anderson paid his 3^rd installment on Grandfather’s lands ($476.21) April 21, 1856. The 4^th and final land payment was credited to the estate April 21, 1858. As of June 27, 1858, the estate balance totaled $2,451.96. John Spitler’s 6 children shared the money each receiving $408.66.

  Spitler legatees:

           3^rd Great Grandfather Jacob Spitler

           3^rd Great Grand Aunt Peggy Spitler

           3^rd Great Grand Uncle John Spitler

           3rd Great Grand Aunt Mary Arehart

           3^rd Great Grand Aunt Sarah Mizer

           Deceased 3^rd Great Grand Aunt Elizabeth Yago’s children

Aunt Elizabeth Yago’s children got 1/6^th of their mother’s share. Sarah M., Francis, John, Jacob, William and Adam Yago each received $68.11 in 1855.

Great Grandfather Jacob Spitler and Aunt Mary Arehart received partial compensations in 1855 too.

D. C. Arehart received $200 hard cash from Uncle John Spitler’s money in 1856. By 1857, Uncle John got an additional $160.

Three cash payments went to Aunt Peggy Spitler.

In 1858 Aunt Sarah Mizer and husband Uncle John Mizer arranged payments to G. B. Trimble.

The Spitler siblings inherited the monies their father wanted them to have ($808 each). Jacob Baylor submitted the final accounting July 11, 1859. The settlement was recorded in Augusta County Court Sept. 26, 1859.

Augusta Co., VA Will Book 37, page 222

John Spitler Executor’s Account

 Augusta Co., VA Will Book 37, page 223

John Spitler Executor’s Account

 Augusta Co., VA Will Book 37, page 224

John Spitler Executor’s Account

 Augusta Co., VA Will Book 37, page 225

John Spitler Executor’s Account

Click on the label ‘Spitler Family Saga’ at the bottom of this posting to locate other Spitler posts.

Treasure Chest Thursday SPITLER FAMILY SAGA, PART 6, John Spitler Executor’s Account 1855, Augusta Co., VA

I always love a good, old document. Each has a story to tell. Today I’ll be discussing an 1855 executor’s account from 4^th Great Grandfather John Spitler’s estate packet.

John Spitler was born about 1774 and died May 12, 1852 in Augusta County, Virginia. His surviving family included his widow Mary (Eccord) Spitler and their five children:

            3^rd Great Grandfather Jacob Spitler

            3^rd Great Grand Aunt Margaret (Peggy) Spitler

            3^rd Great Grand Uncle John Spitler

            3^rd Great Grand Aunt Mary (Polly) Spitler, wife of Andrew Arehart

            3^rd Great Grand Aunt Sarah Spitler, wife of John Mizer

John and Mary’s eldest daughter, Elizabeth Yago, predeceased her parents.

Grandfather’s will was written weeks before his death. (You can view his will here.) He named Jacob Baylor as executor of his estate.

A short time after Grandmother Mary Spitler’s death on March 10, 1853, John’s lands changed owners. On April 21, 1853 Jacob Baylor accepted a $600 payment from G. W. Anderson with a remaining balance payable in 5 annual installments.

With money coming into the estate Aunt Margaret Spitler got $400 April 23, 1853. My 3^rd Great Grandfather Jacob Spitler and Uncle John Mizer, Aunt Sarah Spitler’s husband, received $80 each.

On April 21, 1854 a $476.21 land payment was credited to the estate. This time my Grandfather Jacob and Aunt Sarah’s husband, Uncle John Mizer, were paid $20 each. The Spitler sons and daughters each inherited a $400 legacy by this date. Uncle John Spitler, Jr., Aunts Elizabeth Yago and Polly Arehart received their $400 while their father was still living.

Owner G. W. Anderson’s remaining payments would be split between the Spitler siblings and the children of their deceased sister Elizabeth Yago.

The April 21, 1855 payment allowed the Yago children to divide their mother’s share.

It provided Jacob Spitler with $330 and $100 for Mary (Spitler) Arehart June 27, 1855.

An $873.23 balance remained in Grandfather John Spitler’s estate June 27, 1855.

Please note John Spitler’s estate packet included two accountings—in 1855 and 1859. I’ll discuss Jacob Baylor’s 1859 final accounting in an upcoming Spitler Family Saga post.

Augusta County, VA Will Book 34, page 631

John Spitler Executor’s Account

Augusta County, VA Will Book 34, page 632

John Spitler Executor’s Account

TREASURE CHEST THURSDAY Spitler Family Saga, Augusta Co., VA, Part 5, Jacob’s Place

Join me today for a look inside 3^rd Great Grandfather Jacob Spitler’s place. Raised in Augusta County, Virginia he would become a lifelong resident.

Jacob married two times. His first wife was my 3^rd Great Grandmother Margaret Dunlap. Grandfather’s second wife was Jane F. (Roberts) Acord.

Almost a year after Jacob’s death on Sept. 7, 1864, his administrator, Alexander B. Lightnor, presented an inventory of his personal estate to the Augusta County Court. George Shuey, Alexander McComb and J. B. Trimble prepared an appraisal.

You’ll see from the images below Grandfather owned a colt, a 10 – 12 year old blind mare and a 14 year old sorel horse. He had many tools; I’m assuming these were farm utensils.

Miss Spitler claimed a corner cupboard. This was most likely Jacob’s youngest daughter, Susan Margaret Spitler. Jacob’s widow, Jane F. Spitler, wanted a bedstead and bedding. Daughter Susan Margaret called dibs on an old bureau and a cow. A stepson, George Echard, claimed 19 sheep, a red cow, a pale red cow, and one white faced cow. (George was the son of Jane F. Roberts and her 1^st husband, Andrew B. Acord.)

It was customary for the widow to receive her dower. But if she wanted anything else, she had to buy it. That’s just what Jane F. Spitler did. She bought a copper kettle for $20.00, a spotted cow for $45.00, 19 sheep for $109.25, and a $100.00 sorel horse along with household items.

Grandfather’s personal property sold at a public auction Sept. 20, 1865. The sale bill is a genealogical gem. You have the item, purchaser’s name and selling price. Friends, family and neighbors joined the bidding that raised $923.45.

Here’s the inventory and bill sale. Take a good look. You never know; you might find an ancestor.

Jacob Spitler’s Inventory

Augusta Co., VA Will Book 40, page 216

Jacob Spitler’s Inventory and Sale Bill

Augusta Co., VA Will Book 40, page 217

 Jacob Spitler’s Sale Bill

Augusta Co., VA Will Book 40, page 218

Jacob Spitler’s Sale Bill

Augusta Co., VA Will Book 40, page 219

You might like to see earlier ‘Spitler Family Saga’ posts. Just click on each title.

   TREASURE CHEST THURSDAY Spitler Family Saga, Augusta Co., VA, Part 1 

   SURNAME SATURDAY Spitler Family Saga,Augusta Co., VA Part 2

   MILITARY MONDAY Spitler Family Saga, AugustaCo., VA Part 3, The War Years

  

   SURNAME SATURDAY Spitler Family Saga,Augusta Co., VA, 4th Gr-Grandparents Kids during the Revolution, Part 4