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

FUNERAL FRIDAY: RIP Darius Peck, 1750 – 1804, Franklin, CT

5^th Great Grandfather Darius Peck, 54 years old, died April 13,1804 in Franklin, Connecticut.

An accounting in his estate papers provides little known facts about his last day. Three doctors cared for Darius during his final illness. Dr. Luther Manning and Dr. Benjamin Ellis visited him the day he died. Dr. Nathaniel Hyde tended to him during his sickness as well.

Family members and perhaps neighbors bathed and dressed Darius. “When the corps was lay out” he was wearing a new shirt. Amos Gager made a coffin for him.

The wake and funeral most likely took place in the Peck home with the Widow Mary Peck, Darius’ children, relatives, friends and neighbors attending. Samuel Hyde provided brandy and wine for the mourners.

After the visitation, a procession to Old Franklin Plains Cemetery carried Darius to his grave. He rests beside his 1^st wife Hannah Warner.

Administrator’s accounting of Darius Peck’s Estate

Town of Franklin, District Norwich

1804, No. 8463

Housed at the Connecticut State Library

 

The Estate of Darius Peck Dec’d to Elisha Edgerton as Administrator

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SIBLING SATURDAY Aunt Fannie’s Scare

Aunt Fannie Knapp was my Great Grandmother’s older sister--Grace (Clark) Wilson. Frances Clark married Dell Knapp in 1886 at Goshen, New York.

I’m certain Thursday, Jan. 4, 1912 would be a day Aunt Fannie always remembered. On this day she had gone to work cleaning houses.

The Saturday, January 6, 1912 Middletown Times-Press, Middletown, N. Y., reported Aunt Fannie’s frightening mishap.

Goshen Woman is Burned When a Spark from Her Body Ignited Naphtha

   It is an old trick, that of scuffling over the rug and lighting the gas by a spark from the fingers, but that electricity from the body will ignite naphtha when used for cleaning purposes now. This happened at Goshen, Thursday afternoon and before the flames had been extinguished, Mrs. Dell Knapp, of that place was badly burned.

   Mrs. Knapp who goes out by the day in doing domestic work, was employed at the home of Thomas Finan. While cleaning in a bathroom, using naphtha for the purpose, Mrs. Knapp saw that the day was slipping by and she increased her efforts.

   She was wearing a pair of rubbers, and stood upon a rug when a spark from her body ignited the fumes and in an instant she was in flames.

   Mrs. Knapp's screams were heard by Miss Edith Finan who ran to the bathroom and found the victim trying to beat out the fire which enveloped the upper part of her body. With presence of mind Miss Finan procured a heavy quilt and threw it over Mrs. Knapp and extinguished the flames.  "Ned" Finan, her brother, was also at home and he aided in putting out an incipient fire in the woodwork.

   Mrs. Knapp was badly burned about the face, neck and arms and the pain was lessened when Dr. Condict arrived and treated her. It was found she had not inhaled the fire and had no internal injuries.

Much to her family’s relief, Aunt Fannie recovered.

Aunt Fannie with girls

Young lady on the right is my Grandmother Viola L. Wilson