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Descendants
of Joseph Caldwell & Jane McGrew
Citations
1. Joseph
CALDWELL
1Don
Beatty - DonBea@aol.com, Will of Joseph Caldwell - 1802 Westmoreland
County, PA, Wills: JOSEPH CALDWELL, Will Proved April 30, 1802 Will
Book No. 1, page 167. "In the Name of God, Amen. I, Joseph Caldwell,
of North Huntingdon, in the County of Westmoreland, do make and ordain
this, my last will and testament in the following manner: My whole estate
to be sold in the manner that may be most conducive to the interest
of, my children. (except such wearing apparel as may be found, which
may, at the discretion of my executors be divided amongst my three sons.
The money arising from such state (after payment of all my just debts
and the two small bequests last mentioned in this will.) My meaning
is that the residue and remainder of my estate be divided into eight
equal shares and divided amongst my children in the following manner
In Primus: To my son, Robert Caldwell, I give and bequeath one share
And two thirds of a share to my daughter Mary Donahy I give and bequeath
one share to my daughter, Agnes Wallis I give and bequeath one share
to my daughter, Hannah Hamilton. I give and bequeath one share and one
third of a share to my daughter, Susanna McCutcheon I give and bequeath
one share to my two sons, Joseph Caldwell and John Caldwell. I give
and bequeath the one share that is half a share to each. To my daughter,
Elizabeth Baird, I give and bequeath one share I do bequeath to my grandson,
Joseph Caldwell, son of John Caldwell, the sum of twenty dollars And
further, I do bequeath for the use of Friends Meeting House, in said
township, twenty dollars I appoint James A. McGrew, Benjamin Gilbert,
and James B. McGrew, my executors to see the accomplishnent of this,
my last will and testament, and to have my body decently interred Signed,
sealed this twentyeth day of the seventh month, one thousand eight hundred
and one in the presence of James McGrew, Samuel Talbott, and Finley
McGrew Joseph Caldwell.".
2A
little info about Westmoreland County, PA, History of Westmoreland County.
"A little info about Westmoreland County, PA By the Act of Assembly
dated February 26, 1773, Westmoreland County was carved out of Bedford
County which had previously been created from part of Cumberland County.
At its inception, Westmoreland was comprised of what are now Westmoreland,
Washington, Allegheny, Fayette and Greene counties and parts of Beaver,
Armstrong, and Indiana counties. Westmoreland County was the first county
of the colony of Pennsylvania erected west of the Allegheny Mountains
and the last under the hereditary Penn proprietaries and the 11th county
established by the colony. The principal reason for erecting the county
was to establish a government bulwark against the claims of Virginia
for western Pennsylvania, from which colony encouraged by the Ohio Company
many pioneers were emigrating via Braddock Road and settling in this
territory. Another reason was to have a County Seat and Courthouse nearer
than Bedford. The county was likely named either for Westmoreland County
in England or in Virginia, or for both. By the law which created Westmoreland
County, Hanna's Town was temporarily designated as the County Seat,
court to be held at the "House of Robert Hanna." He, with his friends
and neighbors, were appointed by the same statute trustees to select
a permanent county seat. Hanna's Town was on the Forbes military road,
the only road leading from eastern Pennsylvania to Pittsburgh. The "House
of Robert Hanna" was also a tavern and hostelry and thus Hanna enjoyed
a lucrative patronage because of the road end of "court days". However,
the hand of God, or the hand of Guyasuta, Seneca Indian Chief, forced
the hand of Robert Hanna. On July 13, 1782, the Senecas, aided and abetted
by the British, attacked and burned Hanna's Town, comprising of some
30 houses. This was the last notorious hostile act of the Revolutionary
War. The "House of Robert Hanna" and, hence, the court records herein,
and the fort were not destroyed. The General Assembly then discharged
the inactive Hanna and his trustees and appointed five more trustees
to establish a permanent seat of justice. After hearings by advocates
of Hanna's Town, Greensburg, and Pittsburgh, the latter of which was
still part of Westmoreland County, the committee disagreed. Discharging
these trustees, the Assembly then appointed new trustees and defined
a limited area for locating a Courthouse which excluded the Pittsburgh
area. These trustees selected Greensburg, then called Newtown, because
of Christopher Truby from Newton in Bucks County, who owned and settled
on the land which is part of Greensburg. The county was also the site
of the most fiercely fought battles in America's anti-revolutionary
history---the Battle of Bushy Run, on August 5th and 6th, 1763. Had
it not been for Bouquet's victory in this battle of Pontiac's conspiracy
on Westmoreland soil, all of the territory west of the Allegheny Mountains
would have been lost by England and the colonial settlers. In the "History
of Westmoreland County", the county courts were first opened 6 April,
1773. The first business attended to by the court on the morning of
April 6, 1773, was to divide the county into townships. They made eleven
townships covering the territory from the Youghiogheny River to Kittanning,
and from Laurel Hill to the Ohio river. These townships were named Fairfield,
Donegal, Huntingdon, Mt. Pleasant, Hempfield, Pitt, Tyrone, Spring Hill,
Manillin, Rostraver and Armstrong. The names are not all found now in
our county. In the final division of the territory then embraced in
Westmoreland, some of them fell into other counties, where they still
exist by the same names. From the minutes of the court kept very completely,
we learn that Mt. Pleasant township was bounded by the Loyalhanna on
the north, then extended through the Chestnut Ridge to Crabb Tree Run,
thence down Crabb Tree to the Forbes road, thence by a straight line
to Braddock's road and along it to Jacob's Creek, thence up Jacob's
Creek to Fairfield township, on Chestnut Ridge. Hempfield was bounded
on the north and west by the Conemaugh and Kiskiminetas rivers, and
extended thence down past Brush Run and by Brush Creek to the mouth
of the Youghiogheny River, and up the river to the mouth of Jacob's
Creek to the Mt. Pleasant township line. Spring Hill embraced all beyond
the Youghiogheny River, and is now in Fayette and Washington counties.
Armstrong embraced all north of the Conemaugh and Loyalhanna.".
31772
Tax List for Huntingdon, Township, 1772 Tax List for Huntingdon, Township.
Joseph is listed in the 1772 Tax List for Huntingdon, Township Finley
and James McGrew were brothers to Joseph Caldwells wife James Mc Grew
is in the 1860 census for South Huntingdon Township.
Jane
MCGREW
1Peggy
pk@teleport.com, Will of Finley McGrew, Will Book 1-280-1812, Westmoreland
County, PA. "Wills: Finley McGrew, 1812: Westmoreland Co, PA Will Book
1-280-1812, Westmoreland County, PA Will of Finley McGrew. Deceased,
439. In considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of
sound mind and memory, blessed by God for the same, do think fit to
establish this to be my last will and testament in manner & form following
first I recommend my Soul to the Almighty who gave it me & my body to
be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors that will be hereafter
named, and all my just debts and funeral expenses fully paid and satisfied
first I will and bequeath to my wife DINAH MCGREW one bed and beding,
one horse (creatures?) and two cows her saddle and (puter?) and use
of the clock her life time, and the full benefit of all my real estate
during her life. I will and bequeath to my seven children named, JOHN
JAMES MARY NATHAN REBECAH MARGARET and JACOB all the residue of all
my estate real and personal only MARY ought deduct the price of a piece
of land given off my place at 6 (p? p?) this to be taken out of her
share and JACOB the clock more than the rest, and my son JACOB to have
the Mill his mother's life time as his formerly has had it and at the
death of his Mother calls to be sold and equals divides to be made I
will and bequest to my Daughter DINAH Hoop, wife of John Hoop fifty
pounds to be paid then pounds yearly after this death of her Mother
and to be given to her when these executors sees she is in need and
as for her other services she acknowledged to be fully paid and satisfied
before her brother NATHAN I will and bequeath to my Grand daughter Rachuel
that lives with me her bed & bedding and cow this her share and lastly
I nominate and appoint my Son JACOB and son in law WILLIAM WILSON my
whole and sole executors of this my last will & testament and the orderly
accomplishment here of and to pay and settle all back legacies an directed
in witness I have set my hand and seal this 28 day of 2 mo in the year
1812. N.B. let it be remembered that Dinahs legacy is to come out of
the general stock. Finley McGrew (Seal) Signed in the presence of James
B. McGrew, Wm Wilson, Samuel McGrew. Westmoreland County SS Be it remembered
that James B. McGrew and Samuel McGrew came before me Robert Dickey
Register for the probate of will vs in and for said County and being
duly affirmed doth depose and say that they seen Finley McGrew the above
Testator who is now deceased sign seal publish prounounce and declare
the within instrument of writing to be his last will and testament that
at the time of his so doing he was they believe of sound and disposing
mind & memory that each signed the said will as witnesses in his presence
and at his request that the names James B. McGrew and Samuel McGrew
was the proper signatures of deponants respectively and that the name
Wm Wilson subscribed thereto as a witness was subscribed to in the presence
of the Testator & in their presence affirmed to & subscribed this 11th
day of April A.D. 1812. James B. McGrew. Samuel McGrew. Before me Robt.
Dickey Reg. Be it remembered that on the day of the date of the above
probate this will was proved and approved by me, and Letters Testamentary
granted to the Executors herein named they having first been duly sworn
to administer the same and to make and return an inventory in thirty
days to this office. Robt Dickey Reg. Recorded the 11th day of April
A.D. 1812 __________________________________________________________________
Finley McGrew, s/o James McGrew & Mary (Finley?) b. Mar 13, 1735, Menallen
Twp., York Co., PA; d. Bef. Apr 11, 1812, North Huntingdon Twp.?, Westmoreland,
PA; m. Sep 10, 1759, York Twp., York Co., PA; wife: Dinah Cox, d/o John
Cox II & Mary Harlan of Chester Co., PA; b. Apr 27, 1737, Menallen Twp.,
York Co., PA.".
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