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From: "carol" <>
Subject: Re: [PABEAVER-L] Orphans' Court Docket 1789-1820
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 09:41:43 -0700


Hello Florence,

1) p 257 #1043 FERREE, John, decd. - August 12, 1816
on petition of William, son of John Ferree, late of Pitt Twp., decd., who
died leaving a widow Jane & six children, to wit: Nancy Rowland (late Nancy
Ferree); Mary, wife of George McCombs; Jane; John; William, the petitioner;
and George; and seized a tract called "Fairfield" in Pitt Twp. [Rest
illegible]
(Note:" [Rest illegible]" is in this book)
No other FERRELL/FARRELL or FERREE
Nothing for SWEARINGEN

Page numbers noted are not for this book. I believe they are Court Docket
page numbers. This book is only Volume I, and there are several more which
I do not have. This book does not contain the details of wills so I
checked my book Index to Beaver County Wills 1800-1900 and found the
following which may furnish more information:

FARREL, James, 1814, Will book A, page 87
FARRELL, Michael, 1891, Will book I page158
FERREL, Deborah 1824, Will book A page 190
FERRES, William 1885, Will book G, page 446
SWEARINGEN, Basel, 1852, Will book C, page 271
SWEARINGEN, John B., 1873, Will book 2, page 403
SWEaRINGEN, John V., 1849, Will book C, page 178
SWEARINGEN, John V. 1893, Will book I, page 390
SWEARINGEN, Mary, 1896, Will book K, page 295
SWEARINGEN, Nancy A., 1897, Will book, K, page 461
SWEARINGEN, Rebecca J., 1871 Will book E, page 333
SWEARINGEN, Samuel, 1884, Will book G, page 339
SWEARINGEN, Thomas, 1891, Will book I, page 152
SWEARINGEN, William V., 1881, Will book G, page 32
SWEARINGEN, Zachariah, 1867, Will book E, page 44

Contact the Beaver County Genealogical Society at for
details for requesting copies of Wills. Good Luck, Carol

-----Original Message-----
From: Florence Cannariato <>
To: <>
Date: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: [PABEAVER-L] Orphans' Court Docket 1789-1820


>
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>carol wrote:
>
>> All researchers: I've just received a book Orphan's Court Docket I,
Allegheny County, PA 1789-1820 and will be glad to do lookups. Carol S.
>>
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>
>Carol: I have a Will for one James Ferrell/Farrell, who died in Beaver Co.
(formerly Allegany Co., Pa.) in 1813. In the Will he mentions his
>nephew George Farrell/Ferrell who is to receive a horse and saddle and to
be free at his (James') decease and if he stays with the family he is to
>be learned to read and write, provided he stays till he is of age. He also
provides for his niece Nancy Patton and his niece Lenny (Eleanor?)
>Patterson in his Will. The area where he lived (Hanover Twp.) was a place
where there were ongoing Indian depredations and border warfare until
>almost 1795. Would you see if you can find any reference to this Ferrell
family or the nieces and nephew? James' executors were his wife, Eleanor
>Swearingen Ferrell and two of his sons, William and Obediah
Ferrell/Farrell. Except for the disposition of his land I have been unable
to find any
>probate or admin records. The records could also be listed under FerrEE,
instead of Ferrell or Farrell. Thanks for your time. Florence
>Cannariato
>
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