Whereas Catharine Haag & Jacob Philips Administrators of the estate of Henry Haag, Late of Tulpenhocken Township in Berks County, Yeoman deceased, have this day files their Account of Administration of the said estate, in the Office of the Register for the Probate of Wills and Granting Letters of Administration in and for said county of Berks: These are therefore to give NOTICE to all Legatees, Creditors and other parties concerned, that the said account will be presented to an Orphans Court, to be held at Reading in and for the county of Berks aforesaid, on Friday the eighth day of August next, for Confirmation and Allowances, agreeably to law.
Reading July 8th, 1823
Peter Aurund? Register
To the honorable the Judges of the Orphans Court of the County of Berks.
The Petition of Elizabeth & Maria Haak Children of Henry Haak late of the township of Tulpehocken in said county, deceased, Respectively Sheweth, That your petitioners are minors above the age of fourteen and have no guardian appointed to care of their persons and estates- your petitioner therefore humbly prays your honors to admit them to make choice of a guardian for the purposes aforesaid. And they will pray &c.
Signatures of Elizabeth and Maria Haak (in old German Script)
Nicholas Haak for Maria
Jacob Haak for Elizabeth (Judges decision)
A just and true Inventory and appraisement of the goods and chattels rights and credits of the Estate of Henry Haag late of Tulpenhocken Township Berks County Deceased
A detailed inventory totally $634.19 was made. Some items 2 mares, 4 cows, 10 hogs and 8 sheep.
Berks County
Personally came before me the subscribers, one of the Justice of the peace in and for said County Jacob Haag & John Reber, who after being qualified according to Law, do say that they have valued and appraised the several Articles enumerated the annexed Inventory to the best of their understanding.
Sworn and Subscribed before me June 11th 1822
Philip Filbert
The account of Jacob Philips & Catherina Haag administrators of all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits which were of the Henry Haag late of Tulpenhocken Township Berks County carpenter deceased.
There was an increase of $124.18 for the sale of goods and interest from J. Wagner. The total value was $758.37. There was also a list of people and payments of 30 line items = $220.05. Balance in favor of the Executors of $538.32.
At an Orphans Court held at Reading in & for Berks County, the 8th day of August AD 1812 before the Honorable Robert Porter, Gab. Hiester, William Witman
The within account on the Estate of Henry Haag deceased being presented for confirmation, is confirmed nisi By the Court.
Transcribers note: The balance plus the land sale was divided equally three ways.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
To the Sheriff of berks County...Greeting
Whereas, John Haag oldest son and heir at law, of Henry Haag late of the township of Tulpehocken in said county, Yeoman deceased, preferred a petition to the Judges of the Orphans' Court of the said county, setting forth that his said father died Intestate on the 28th day of March AD 1822 leaving a Widow named Catharine and issue three children, namely to wit, John the Petitioner, Elizabeth the wife of George Daubert and Polly the last of whom is yet in her minority, and has Nicholas Haas for her Guardian. That the said intestate, at the time of his decease was seized in his demesne as of fee of and in a certain messuage or Tenement Plantation and Tract of Land situated partly in Tulpehocken and partly in Upper Bern Township Berks County, adjoining land of Nicholas Haas, David Kline, John Haag and Philip Kline and Containing Forty three acres more or less---- Also a certain Tract of Woodland, in Upper Bern Township apes?, adjoins lands of Samuel Straus, Philip Straus and Philip Filbert, and Containing two acres with the usual allowance, Also a certain Tract or piece of cleared land adjoining land of Paul Warick, Melchior Fiegle and Henry Ney and Containing Seven acres and One hundred and fifty perches with the appurtenances; and therefore praying the court to award an inquest to view the same and make partition, &c. which we accordingly awarded by the court. THEREFORE WE COMMAND YOU, that you forthwith summon an inquest of twelve good and lawful men of you bailiwick and go to the said premises, and than and there by their oaths and solemn affirmations make partitions thereof, with the appurtenances to and among widow and among all the children of the said deceased, if the same can be done without prejudice to and spoiling of the whole. But if the same cannot be so parted and divided without prejudice to and spoiling of the whole, that the same inquest do view and inquire whether the same will conveniently accommodate more than one of the said children; and if they so find, that they then ascertain and report how many the same will as aforesaid accommodate, describing each purport by metes and bounds, and returning a just valuation and appraisement thereof. But if the said inquest shall find that the premises aforesaid, with the appurtenances, cannot be parted and divided to and among the widow and all the children of the said deceased, nor accommodate more of the said children without prejudice to and spoiling of the whole, that they then value and appraise the same agreeably by law. That they estimate the widows part therein and each purport if divided. That due and legal notice of the time and place of holding such an inquisition be given to all the parties interested, that they may be present if they think proper. And that the partition or valuation so made, you distinctly and openly have, under your hand and seal and under the hands and seals of those by whom the same shall be made, before our judges at Reading at our Orphans Court, there to be holden the seventh day of April next. And have you then there this writ. Witness the Honourable Robert Porter, esquire, president of out said court, at Reading, the sixth day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty six.
Indented and taken at the dwelling house of the late Henry Haag deceased, in the county of Berks, the 30th day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty six. Before Daniel Kerper, Esquire, High Sheriff of the county aforesaid, by the virtue of a Writ of Partition or Valuation, to him directed and to this inquisition annexed, by the oaths of John Batteiger, Adam Batteiger, Thomas Umbehauser, John Bucks, Philip Filbert, Jacob Philips, Henry Smith, Jacob Haus, Abraham Greim, William Ritshael and the affirmation of John Reber & Phillip Kleine. Twelve free, honest and lawful men of his bailiwick, who, upon their oath and affirmation aforesaid respectively, do say that they went to the Messuage or Tenement Plantation and two tracts of Land--- whereof the said Henry Haag deceased 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 the 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 Seven Hundred & twenty five Dollars.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, as well the said Sheriff, as the Inquest aforesaid, have to this Inquisition interchangeably set their HANDS and SEALS... DATED the day and year first above written.
Signatures of the twelve men mentioned above
Submitted by: Bill.
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