Rachel N. Peart

Notes:

Moved to Indiana County, Pennsylvania before 1846.

The will of William Peart of Kittanning Township, written 30 July 1828,
probated 27 August 1828, bequeathed $100 to each of two grandchildren, son and
daughter of son Benjamin Peart (they lived near Philadelphia); to daughters
Susan Bainbridge and Maria Johns, ceartain bonds against Philip Mochling and
Simon Torney; to wife Susan her support her lifetime. A codicil of 1 August
1828 leaves land on Pine Creek and Alleghany River, "where I now reside", to
granddaughter Rachel Peart, daughter of son William L. Peart. A second codicil
same date mentions a previous deed to son William L. Peart and makes it clear
that sons, Benjamin and William were living at the time of writing. Witnesses:
E. S. (Eben Smith) Kelly, William L. Peart, Samuel McMaster.

On 21 September 1846 an inquest of pertition was requested concerning the real
estate of William L. Peart of Pine Township, 348 acres adjoining James Cochran,
Samuel Hutchinson and land previously sold by William L. Peart to Walter Sloan
his brother-in-law. Peart's heirs were eleven children: Rachel wife of William
Meaner of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Rosanna wife of Samuel Cochran,
Susannah Peart and Samuel Peart, all of age; also William, Eliza Jane,
Margaret, Else Anne, Nancy, Adeline and Easter Peart, minors.

This Peart estate was continued over many years until all of the children were
grown up and until after the death of the widow. There were distribution
payments from time to time with many releases and receipts. In a final
affidavit dated 18 February 1884, S. M. Peart lists the heirs as follows:
Isabella Peart, wife of William S. Peart, now wife of Joseph Campbell; Rachel
Peart, widow of William Manor; Rosannah Peart wife of Samuel Cochran; Susanna
Peart, widow of Samuel Sloan; Eliza Peart wife of John Meanor; Margaret Mateer
now wife of Chris Foster, only child of Margaret Peart and Robert Mateer now
deceased; William L. Frank and Adella Frank, only children of Elsi Anne Peart
and Ezra Frank both decased; Nancy P. Peart wife of A. J. Thompson; Adeline P.
Burgess; and Esther Peart wife of David Prugh.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 65, 66.

Rachel — William Meanor. William (son of William Meanor and Ellen Hamilton) was born Cowanshannock, Armstrong, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]