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Tri-Counties Genealogy &
History by Joyce M. Tice
Tri-Counties Legal Documents
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Bradford County PA
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Chemung County NY
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Tioga County PA
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This is a transcription of the Orphans
Court - Guardianship of the Pratt orphans submitted by by Patrick A. Andrus
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Bradford County, at an orphans court held at Towanda on Monday the 11th
day of May, 1829 before the Hon. Edward Terrich, Pundit and John McKean
& Jonathan Stevens Esqs. Lawyers of bail Court.
No. 1
Jehial T. Pratt (could be initial F.)
Guardian of
Orrin Pratt
Lucy Pratt
Alonzo Pratt
Eliza Pratt
May 11, 1829 upon the petition of Orrin Pratt & Lucy Pratt praying
to be admitted to choose a guardian was read a petition being executed
choose Jehial T. Pratt who is approved & appointed by the court. And
also upon the petition of J.C. Ball the court appoints Jehial T. Pratt
guardian Alonzo Pratt & Eliza Pratt & direct that he give bail
in $500. For each Ward. Bond Rec’d.
Subj:Another legal record
Date:Sat, 5 Jan 2002 2:15:15 AM Eastern Standard Time
From:"Patrick A. Andrus" <pandrus@ados.com>
To:<JoyceTice@aol.com>
Pratt-orphans.doc (12288 bytes)
Hi again Joyce.
Since you got me in the mood, I thought I would transcribe this orphan
record. After Calvin Pratt died in 1827 and his wife Rosetta died in 1829,
they left 4 minor children. This record names them including Lucy my ggg
Grandmother. Alonzo listed among them, mentions the other 3 in his Will.
Jehial Pratt could be a known older brother, or possibly an uncle (father
of Perry B. Pratt, also mentioned in Alonzo's Will).
Patrick Andrus
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, ss.
Whereas, Beriah Pratt of the
township of Troy in the county of Bradford
hath applied for one hundred acres of land
whereon an actual Settlement and improvement
has been made, adjoining lands of John Gamage
on the East, Charles F. Wells on the South, Luther Goddard
on the West, Gilbert Pratt, Jehiah McKean & Beriah Pratt
on the North, Situate in the township of Burlington
in the county of Bradford for which he hath paid into the office of
the State Treasurer, at
the rate of five pounds per hundred acres. Interest thereon from the
4th day of March 1811
to be paid agreeably to the several acts of Assembly in such case made
and provided:
These are, therefore, to authorise and require you to survey, or cause
to be surveyed, unto the said Beriah
Pratt the quantity of acres by him applied for at the place aforesaid,
if not already
surveyed or appropriated, and to make return thereof into the said
Land Office, for which this shall be your WARRANT.
In witness whereof, Samuel Workman Secretary of the Land Office, hath
hereunto
set his hand, and affixed the Seal of the said office, the twenty eighth
day of November A.D. 1831
To Jacob Spangler Surveyor General.
S Workman
Sec. Land Office
To Gordon A Mason Esq. Deputy Surveyor
Execute the above Warrant, and make return of survey into the Surveyor
General's Office,
according to law.
Jacob Spangler S.G.
From The Bradford County Court House records housed at The Bradford
County Historical Society
Submitted by Patrick Andrus
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By Joyce M. Tice
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