Estate Records for George Moyer

A true and perfect inventory and conscionable appraisement of all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits which were of George Moyer late of the Township of Cumru in the County of Berks, yeoman, deceased, viz.

Inventory and Appraisement
a bond from Peter Troutman dated Apl. 11, 1774 £42..15.. Interest due thereon 4..14..	47	9	0
a debt due from Michael Moyer	30
DO due from sundry persons for goods bought at vendue of the intestate in his lifetime as per vendue paper	39	2	8
Wearing apparel and two shirts	3	5
a large Bible and other books	2	15
a rifle £3 a smooth bore gun 20/ [or 2 of] a gun barrel 7/6	4	7	6
a table 5/ two table cloths & a sheet 5/		10
dishes and plates 15/ frying pans and flesh fork 3/		18
an iron pot 1/ a pot rack 3/ two bottles 1/		5
For yarn 5/ Flase and Flax seed 20/ a Hatchet 1/	1	5
a pepper mill 4/ salt and salt box 4/ tobacco 3/		11
a chest 10/ two casks 3/ a spinning wheel 2/		15
a clothes press 1/ a kitchen dresser 3/ a bell 2/6		6	6
a wall box 1/6 three pails 1/ three tubs 7/6		10
two kegs 2/ eight bags 3/ leather for a pair of shoes 4/		9
three bushels of buckwheat 6/ a cutting box 3/		9
two chords of hickory wood 6/ three chords of oak wood 7/6		13	6
drief beef 5/ pork and gammons??? 30/ suet hogs 35/	3	10
a waggon £5 a plough 7/6 a harrow 2/	5	9	6
three saddles 25/ horse gheers 30/ a chain 7/6	3	2	6
soal & upper leather 10/ a wheel barrow wheel 5/		15
a wind mill 35/ two axes & a hatchet 7/6	2	2	6
maul & wedges 1/6 a dung fork & a dung hook 2/		3	6
a scrith(?) & oil flask 1/6 old iron 5/		6	6
a bay mare	15
a black DO	5
a bay horse	10
a spotted cow	2	10
a brindled DO	2	10
a black DO	2	5
a two year old hieffer	1
two calves	1
the third part in a large boat	3
100 bushels of wheat @ 3/9 per bushel	18	15
40 ditto rye @ 2/	4
16 acres of wheat in the ground	16
7 DO rye in DO	6
the time of a servant girl	3
	£239	0	8

Taken & appraised by us the subscribers amounting in the whole to Two hundred and thirty nine Pounds and eight Pence lawful money of Pennsylvania, February 10th 1776

Feb'ry 24th 1776. Barbara Moyer, adm'x. of the said George Moyer dec'd. on her solemn affirmation according to law doth declare that the aforegoing inventory contains all the personal estate of her said deceased which hath come to her knowledge (her bed excepted) and Michael Follmer and Paul Earnst on their solemn affirmation according to law do declare that the aforegoing appraisement thereof by them made is just & conscionable to the best of their judgement.

Order for the sale of the real estate of George Moyer

At an Orphans Court held at Reading in and for the County of Berks the eleventh day of March Anno Domini 1776 before John Patton, Thomas Dundor and Baltzer Geehr Esquires, Justices of the said Court &

Upon the Petition of Barbara Moyer Administratrix of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, which were of George Moyer, late of the Township of Cumru, in the said county, yeoman, deceased, at the time of his death, who died intestate, setting forth "that the said intestate left a widow, to wit, the petitioner, and these eleven children, to wit, Henry, Michael, George, Jacob, Jonathan, John, David, Peter, Barnet, Eve and Catherine, two of whom to wit, Peter & Barnet, are yet minors--That the debts due from the said intestate in his life time do greatly exceed the personal estate and that the said intestate died seized in his demesne as of fee (besides other land) of and in a certain tract of land in the township of Cumru aforesaid adjoining lands of Richard Peters, Samuel Embree and others containing ninety five acres and allowance of six percent (?) for roads, &c. with the appurtenances" and therefore praying the court to grant her an order to make sale of the said tract of land for the payment of the debts and maintenance and education of the younger children aforesaid."

It is ordered by the court here, upon due proof and consideration had of the premises, that the said Barbara Moyer do expose the said tract of land to sale by public vendue or outcry & sell the same for the purposes in the said petition mentioned, that due public and timely notice be given of the time and place of sale according to law and that she make report of her doings herein to the next Orphans' Court to be held for the County after such sale.

To the Honourable the justices of the Orphans' Court within mentioned, I, the within named Barbara Moyer, do humbly report that in pursuance of the within order (after due public and timely notice given of the time and place of sale agreeable to the direction thereof) I did on Saturday the thirtieth day of March last past expose the tract of land within mentioned with the appurtenances to sale by public vendue or outcry and sold the same to Michael Moyer of the township of Cumru in the County of Berks, yeoman for the sum of Five hundred pounds and five shillings lawful money of Pennsylvania payable as follows, to wit, One hundred pounds & five shillings part thereof, on the first day of this instant May and the residue in eight equal payments of fifty pounds each on the twenty-fifth day of March in every year successively until the whole be paid. He the said Michael Moyer being the highest bidder and that the highest and best price bidden. Which sale so as aforesaid made I pray may be confirmed by the court.

Administration Account

The accompt of Barbara Moyer, widow, and Administratrix of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, which were of George Moyer, late of the Township of Cumru in the county of Berks, yeoman, deceased, at the time of his death, who died intestate, viz.

Account of Administratrix
The said accoumptant charges herself with all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits which were of the said intestate at the time of his death according to an inventory appraisement thereof exhibited into the Register General's Office at Reading amounting to	£239	0	8
Item, with the sum in which the amount of sales of the said goods at public vendue exceeds appraisement	28	1	2
Item, with cash received in part of the purchase money for a tract of land sold by order of the Orphan's Court	200	5	0
Item, with the residue of the said purchase money payable as follows, viz.: March 25, 1779 -- £ 50 March 25th 1780 -- 50 March 25, 1781 -- 50 March 25th 1782 -- 50 March 25, 1783 -- 50 March 25th 1784 -- 50	300	0	0
	£767	6	10

The said accomptant craves allowance for her several payments & just charges out of and against the said ??? as follows, to wit, as per ??? &c.

Balance in Accomptant's Funds
1776,	Jan. 27	For cash paid Collinson Read, D. Reg. for Letters of Administration	1	2	6
	Feb. 24	Collinson Read for transcribing inventory		7	6
	Mar. 16	Deborah Morris	86	15	7
	May 14	Collinson Read (fees on Orphans' Court)	3	13	6
	May 20	Mich'l Folmer		15	6
	June 4	David Rhein		15	0
	June 14	George Kuhn for tax	1	1	0
	June 22	John Reber	10	13	3
	Dec. 13	Henry Christ Esq.	5	5	3 1/2
		John Diehl	3	11	8
		John Hartman		5	7
		Fred'k. Brown	1	12	8
1777	Mar. 11	Adam Bruckle		7	6
	Mar. 17	George Krick		2	3
	Mar. 20	John Moyer	1	12	0
		Nicholas Schaffer	1	12	0
	Mar. 21	Henry Moyer	7	17	0
	Mar. 25	Deborah Morris	82	12	3
		[blank]	74	12	11
	Dec. 13	Isaac Levan	4	17	3
1778	Aug. 21	John Gernant		10	6
	Sept. 23	Michael Moyer (tax)	2	12	0
		Margaret Weber	1	11	0
		Isaac Young	4	6	5
		Peter Brecht	1	7	4
		Thos. Dundor	1	17	8
		Ludwig Helt		8	6
		John Freymeyer	2	4	7
		Mich'l Brecht		16	6
		Nich's. Machamer		10	0
1779	Jan 26.	C. Read for draw'g this acct	6	10	0
		Henry Christ Esq., Reg. for exam. praying and filing this acc't. copy & sig.	1	15	0
			314	1	7 1/2
		Commissions on receipts £467.6.10 at 5 percent? £ 23.7.4
		Ditto on paying £314.1.7 1/2 @ ditto 15.14.1/2	39	1	4 1/2
			353	3	0
		Balance in the accomptant's hands to be accounted for when payable	414	3	10
			767	6	10

Petition for sale of land of George Moyer

The Petition of Barbara Moyer, Administratrix of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, which were of George Moyer, late of the township of Cumru in this county, yeoman, deceased, at the time of his death who died intestate

That the said intestate left a widow to wit, your petitioner, and these eleven children, to wit, Henry, Michael, George, Jacob, Jonathan, John, David, Peter, Barnet, Eve and Catherine, two of whom to wit, Peter & Barnet are yet minors.

That the debts due from the said intestate in his life time do greatly exceed his personal estate and that the said intestate died seized in his demesne as of fee (besides other land) of and in a certain tract of land in the township of Cumru aforesaid adjoining lands of Richard Peters, Samuel Embree and others containing ninety five acres and allowance of six percent for roads &c. with the appurtenances.

Your petitioner therefore humbly prays your honors to grant her an order to make sale of the said tract of land for the payment of his debts and maintenance and education of the younger children aforesaid.

Debts Due from the Estate
To Deborah Morris (besides some interest)	£558
Michael Moyer	76	12
Henry Christ Esq.	5	5	3
Christian Maurer's estate	3	11	8
John Hartman		5	7
Frederick Braun	1	11	2
Margaret Weber	1	11
Nicholas Schaeffer	1	12
Adam Bogler		7	6
Thomas Dundor, esq.	1	17	8
George Moyer	5
John Reber	10	12
Michael Folmer		5	6
Nicholas Machamer		10
Ludwig Helt		8	6
Henry Moyer		18	6
John Frymire	2	4	7
Isaac Young	1	6	5
Leonard Ruppert		1	3
Michael Brecht		16	6
Peter Brecht	1	7	4
	£677	4	5

Barbara Moyer, widow and administratrix of the personal estate of the above named George Moyer, dec'd., on her solemn affirmation according to law doth declare that the above is a just and true account of the debts due from the estate of the said Deceased which have come to her knowledge.

Admin. Bond

Know all men by these presents, that we Barbara Moyer, widow and relict of George Moyer, late of the township of Cumru in the county of Berks in the Province of Pennsylvania, yeoman, deceased, Abraham Reeser of the township of Bern in the said county, yeoman, and David Rhein of the town of Reading in the said county, glazier, are held and firmly bound unto Benjamin Chew Esq. Register General for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for the Province of Pennsylvania in the Sum of one thousand Pounds Lawful Money of the said Province to be paid to the said Benjamin Chew, Register General, his certain Attorney, Executors, Administrators or Assigns. To which Payment well and truly to be made we do bind ourselves our heirs, executors, administrators and every of them jointly and severally for and in the whole firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals. Dated the twenty seventh day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six.

The condition of this obligation is such, that if the above bounden Barbara Moyer, Administratrix of all and singular the goods, chattels, rights and credits, which were of the above named George Moyer 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 the said province which have or shall come to the hands, possession or knowledge of the said Barbara or into the Hands, Possession or Knowledge of any other person or Persons for he and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the Register General's office at Reading in and for the County of Berks at or before the twenty seventh day of February 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 or knowledge of the said ---- or of any other person or Persons for her do well and truly administer according to law. And farther do make, or cause to be made, a true and just accompt, calculation or reckoning of the said Administration at or before the twenty seventh day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven. And all the rest and residue which shall be found remaining upon the said Administratrix accompt, the same being first examined and allowed of by the Orphans' Court of the County of Berks shall deliver and pay to such person and persons, as the said court by it's decree or sentence shall limit and appoint. And if it shall hereafter appear, that any last Will or Testament was made by said deceased and the Executor or Executors therein named, do exhibit the same into the said office, making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly, if the said Barbara Moyer being thereunto required, do render and deliver up the said Letters of Administration, approbation of such Testament being first had and made in the said Office, then this obligation to be void and of none effect or else to be and remain in full force and virtue.

Estate Records for George Moyer

Inventory and appraisement of the estate of George Moyer

Order for the sale of the real estate of George Moyer

Administration Account

Petition for sale of land of George Moyer

Admin. Bond