Robert W. Mateer

Notes:

On 18 November 1935, T. B. Mateer applied for Administration on his brother's
estate.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
1975, p 102.

Notes:

John P. Mateer was Ruling Elder of the Presbyterian Church in Mt. Gilead 1870
to 1880.

The will of John P. Mateer, written 9 July 1891, bequeathed all property to his
wife, S. A. Mateer, her lifetime or during her widowhood, forgave the debts of
son William, and left his watch to son Frank "unless he already has one", then
the watch to go to the testator's wife. Executor: son Robert and he also "to
be my successor as Executor of the estate of Robert McClarren Sr., deceased."
Witnesses: John W. Cook, Ross N. Mateer.

The will of Sarah A. Mateer of Gilead Township, written 12 December 1907,
probated 13 May 1915, bequeathed all her estate to her son John P. Mateer and
to her daughter Laura B. Mateer, in consideration of services rendered in old
age and sickness. Executor: son T. B. Mateer, Witnesses: Budd Bakes, W. C.
McFarland.

The will of John P. Mateer Jr., written 18 January 1916, probated 8 April 1920,
bequeathed all property both real and personal to his sister Laura B. Mateer.Executrix: sister Laura who was to serve without bond. Witnesses: T. B.
Mateer, Annis J. Pollock.

The will of T. B. Mateer of Mt. Gilead, written 17 November 1950, probated 29
December 1950, bequeathed "in consideration of love and care for her mother,
sister and two brothers, and also in my home the past five years" to sister
Laura B. Mateer for her lifetime all property both real and personal; to his
stenographer, Maud Cooper, $100; to his nephew Lloyd Mateer of Mt. Gilead, $100
and he to be Executor; at Laura's death the estate to go to son-in-law Albert
B. Sandra Jean Schuff. The Schuffs were then living in Phoenix, Arizona.
Witnesses: Edna Denman, Dorothy Mateer.

In addition to the wills the Morrow County Probate Records have a listing of
next of kin for John P. Mateer Sr. in 1892, for Sarah A. Mateer in 1915, for
John P. Mateer Jr. in 1920; and for R. W. Mateer in 1935. Comparison and
correlation of these lists, together with the 1880 census of Mt. Gilead, local
cemetery records and Morrow County Death Records provide a list of thirteen
children of John P. and Sarah Ann (McClarren) Mateer.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 101-102.

John married Sarah Ann McClarren 9 Jun 1856, , Morrow, Ohio. Sarah (daughter of Robert McClarren and Sarah) was born Abt 1835, , Ohio; died 20 Jan 1915, Mt. Gilead, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The will of John P. Mateer, written 9 July 1891, bequeathed all property to his
wife, S. A. Mateer, her lifetime or during her widowhood, forgave the debts of
son William, and left his watch to son Frank "unless he already has one", then
the watch to go to the testator's wife. Executor: son Robert and he also "to
be my successor as Executor of the estate of Robert McClarren Sr., deceased."
Witnesses: John W. Cook, Ross N. Mateer.

The will of Sarah A. Mateer of Gilead Township, written 12 December 1907,
probated 13 May 1915, bequeathed all her estate to her son John P. Mateer and
to her daughter Laura B. Mateer, in consideration of services rendered in old
age and sickness. Executor: son T. B. Mateer, Witnesses: Budd Bakes, W. C.
McFarland.

In addition to the wills the Morrow County Probate Records have a listing of
next-of-kin for John P. Mateer Sr. in 1892, for Sarah A. Mateer in 1915, for
John P. Mateer Jr. in 1920; and for R. W. Mateer in 1935. Comparison and
correlation of these lists, together with the 1880 census of Mt. Gilead, local
cemetery records and Morrow County Death Records provide a list of thriteen
children of John P. and Sarah Ann (McClarren) Mateer.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
1975, p 101-102.

Notes:

The biography of William N. Mateer's son in the "History of Morrow County,
Ohio", 1911, by A. J. Baughman and Robert F. Bartlett says that Ross's mother
was Elizabeth Porter and that he had a half brother Joseph McMullin. This
reasonable interpretation from this statement is that Elizabeth was married
first to a McMullin and that William Mateer was therefore her second husband.

William N. Mateer was a schoolteacher in Adams County, Pennsylvania, before
moving west in 1830; in that year William and his brother John were listed in
the census of Mansfield, Ohio; William was aged 20-30 years, his wife was
30-40; there were two boys in the household, one 10-15 (probably William's
step-son) and another under five years.

Shortly after this census the Mateers moved on to Morrow County. William first
settled in the new town of Whetstone (also called Youngstown) which had been
laid out in 1824 in the NE 1/2 of Sec. 2 (in the south part of the present town
of Mt. Gilead). He was the first chairmaker in the new community and also its
schoolmaster.

On 2 March 1831 William N. and Elizabeth Mateer along with John and Jane Mateer
were listed as members of the "Presbyterian Church of Morrow" (now the
Presbyterian Church of Mt. Gilead). William N.'s son Ross N. Mateer was
baptized at the first such sacrament held in this church; his father was Sunday
School Superintendent there at the time.

After a few years William N. and family left the town proper and moved to a
farm some 2 1/2 miles east of Mt. Gilead, possibly on the land described in the
following conveyance: On 3 April 1837 William N. Mateer of Marion County,
Ohio, bought for $650 from Benjamin Hart and wife Mary of Knox County, Ohio, 80
acres previously patented to Hart in the W 1/2 SE 1/4 Sec. 7, T 17, R 20 of
lands sold at Wooster, Ohio. Morrow County was formed in 1848 from parts of
Marion, Knox, Delaware and Richland Counties, and the modern location of this
section would be in eastern Gilead Township or on the west edge of Franklin
Township in Morrow County near the present Mateer Road.

In the 1850 census of Franklin Township, Morrow County, Elizabeth Mateer aged
55 years was head of a household including John Mateer aged 20, farmer, Ross
Mateer aged 18, carpenter, and Matilda J. Mateer aged 16. Each of the three
children was credited with real property worth $400; so the inference is that
William had died intestate leaving his children as joint owners of the farm.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 70-71.

William — Elizabeth Porter. Elizabeth (daughter of John Porter and Mary Ross) was born Abt 1795, , Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The biography of William N. Mateer's son in the "History of Morrow County,
Ohio", 1911, by A. J. Baughman and Robert F. Bartlett says that Ross's mother
was Elizabeth Porter and that he had a half brother Joseph McMullin. This
reasonable interpretation from this statement is that Elizabeth was married
first to a McMullin and that William Mateer was therefore her second husband.

In the 1850 census of Franklin Township, Morrow County, Elizabeth Mateer aged
55 years was head of a household including John Mateer aged 20, farmer, Ross
Mateer aged 18, carpenter, and Matilda J. Mateer aged 16. Each of the three
children was credited with real property worth $400; so the inference is that
William had died intestate leaving his children as joint owners of the farm.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 70-71.

Notes:

The will of John P. Mateer, written 9 July 1891, bequeathed all property to his
wife, S. A. Mateer, her lifetime or during her widowhood, forgave the debts of
son William, and left his watch to son Frank "unless he already has one", then
the watch to go to the testator's wife. Executor: son Robert and he also "to
be my successor as Executor of the estate of Robert McClarren Sr., deceased."
Witnesses: John W. Cook, Ross N. Mateer.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
1975, p 101.

Robert — Sarah. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
1975, p 101.

Notes:

Within six weeks of the date of Samuel's wife's will (Jean Ewing) Samuel sold off his land and farming equipment and six weeks after that he was dead. Rather obviously Samuel Mateer was sick unto death for some time before his demise, and it was appropriate that his wife's family should be distressed to contemplate the future for his widow and young children.

In a militia list of 4 February, 1793, Samuel H. McTeer was shown as a resident of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, aged between 18 and 45 years.

On 5 November 1796 Samuel McTeer of Newton Township, Cumberland County, bid in at public vendue for 153 pounds, a 71 acre tract with improvements in Newton Township, which had been seized in August 1792 by the County Collector of Revenue on a judgment against Joseph Wilson late of Cumberland County for 150.78.6 pounds. Sheriff's deed dated 7 April 1797, filed 11 October 1797.

On 30 April 1798 Paul Thompson and wife Agnes of Monaghan Township, York County, conveyed to Samuel Huston McTeer of Newton Township, Franklin County, PN, for 550 pounds, 90 acres 19 perches in Monaghan Township with the usual allowance of 8 acres 113 perches. Witnesses: Edward O'Hal, John Nesbit, Hugh Thompson.

In the spring of 1803 Samuel H. Mateer announced a public vendue for Friday, 13 March 1803, to sell his land in Monaghan Township, 100 acres with improvements, grain in the ground, mare, cows, hogs, a case of drawers and a dresser. The terms of the sale were for the plantation 150 pounds down and the remainder at the rate of 30 pounds yearly; for bids under 10 shillings, cash, for bids
exceeding 10 shillings, nine months credit; and the "owner reserves one bid on each article if he sees cause." -- At the sale Major Thomas McCreary bought the plantation for 460 pounds, but before the transaction was legally completed Samuel H. Mateer was dead. In lieu of a deed the following papers were filed in York County on 16 May 1803: notice of the sale (as above) with a list of buyers; a deposition of John May that the sales notice as exhibited was in the handwriting of Samuel H. Mateer, "late of Monaghan Township, York County, who was present at the sale"; and the Prothonotary's certification that there was a valid contract between Mateer and Thomas McCreary.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 48-49.

Samuel — Hannah Nesbit. Hannah (daughter of John Nesbit and Hannah Wickersham) was born Abt 1770, Morrow County, Ohio; died 18 Feb 1836, Morrow County, Ohio; was buried River Cliff Cemetery, Mt. Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

On 17 December 1805 Hannah Mateer, widow of Samuel Mateer deceased, petitioned in York County to have a guardian appointed for Samuel's minor children, viz. John Mateer aged 11 years, Andrew Mateer aged 9 years, James Mateer aged 7 years, Samuel Mateer aged 4 years and William Nesbit Mateer aged 2 years. Thomas Campble and Henry Logan were so appointed.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 48-49.

John — Mary Ross. [Group Sheet]