Francis Andrew "Frank" Mateer

Notes:

Francis Andrew was a Merchant Tailor and also ran a real estate business in 1855. He was a great singer. He led the choir in church for a number of years. His funeral was held in a Methodist Church in Mechanicsburg.

On 1 November 1850 Jacob Leiby and wife Sarah Ann of Carlisle, for $6526.53, deeded to Henry Wilson Mateer of the Village of Hogestown land in North Middleton Township, Cumberland County, 93 acres 69 perches on Conodoquinnett Creek along Waggoner's Gap Road, with dower payments to John Myers and his wife Catherine, formerly widow of Philip Baker deceased. On 1 April 1851 Henry Wilson Mateer of Hogestown and his wife Elizabeth S. Mateer, for $1000, conveyed to George Leiby of Hogestown, Lot No. 42 in Hogestown adjoining Poplar Alley, which lot had been deeded to Mateer on 1 September 1843 by A. Wills Esquire and John Coyle. Witnesses: F. A. Mateer, Edward Porter.

Francis A. Mateer, born about 1821, died about 1859; married Catherine Ann, born about 1822.

In the 1850 census of Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania F. A. Mateer was described as a tailor aged 29 with wife Catherine aged 28 and three small children: Samuel A. aged 7, Harbison aged 4 and Allis aged 2.

On 20 August 1852, F. A. Mateer, Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, returned death certificate for John Chendenin, white, male, 61 yrs. Occupation: Farmer & tanner. Born: 1784. Died: 23 Aug 1852, disease of the heart, Hogestown, Silver Spring Township Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Buried: Silver Spring Grave yard, Hogestown.

On 1 April 1856 F. A. Mateer and wife Catherine Ann together with David Miller and wife Leah F., all of Cumberland County, conveyed property to Henry Springer in order to settle difficulties over the location of a house in Hogestown.
Witnesses: Joseph Leas, John Raupp.

The 1860 Mortality Schedule lists F. A. Mateer, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, age 39, tailor, died of consumption in October 1859.

On 31 October 1859 Edward Lamont was appointed Administrator of the Estate of Francis A. Mateer of Mechanicsburg; bond was for $2000 with Jas. H. Waggoner and George Landis as sureties. On 1 April 1860 the heirs of Francis A. Mateer were listed as a widow Catherine and three children (unnamed); the estate was inventoried at $787.24 and a house in Mechanicsburg -- not enough to pay outstanding debts after allowance of the widow's $300. Before the estate was finally settled Lamont had died and his estate was settled by Christian Tetzel.
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Reference:
Mateer family notes,
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 81, 176-177.

Francis — Catherine Ann Barnes. Catherine (daughter of Miller Barns and Catherine) was born Abt 1822; died 1875. [Group Sheet]

1. Samuel Alexander Mateer was born 9 Jan 1843, Landisburg, Perry County, Pennsylvania; died 16 Nov 1929, Joliet, Will County, Illinois; was buried 19 Nov 1929, Elmhurst Memorial Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.
2. Andrew Harberson Mateer was born 24 Jun 1845, Pennsylvania; died 18 Sep 1912, Kansas City; was buried Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
3. Alice Mateer was born Abt 1848; died Abt 1861.
4. Cynthia Frances Mateer was born 6 Sep 1859, Pennsylvania; died 12 Dec 1942; was buried Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln County, Nebraska.

Notes:

1820 Perry County, Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania, page 317, ID PAS2a807165 lists Andrew Mateer. There is also an Andrew Mateer in Cumberland County, Allen Township, Pennsylvania page 4, ID PAS2a807164.

Perry County Forester, Landisburg, Perry County, Pennsylvania states "Mateer, Andrew. Andrew, age 25, died July 7, 1821 leaving a widow and small children."

Administration on the Estate of Andrew Mateer, late of Landisburg, Tyrone Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania was granted 18 August 1821 to Jacob Stroop Esquire; bond for $1200 with John Shuman and Henry Lightner as sureties. Assets of the estate included a messuage and three lots in Landisburg; these were to be sold because the personal property was insufficient to pay debts. There are no Perry County deeds indexed for this Andrew Mateer, and his estate lists no distribution to heirs.
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Reference:McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 49, 50, 176-177.

Andrew — Elizabeth S.. Elizabeth was born 5 Oct 1794; died 25 Feb 1846; was buried Centre Presbyterian Churchyard, Madison Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

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.

Notes:

Buried in Silver Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery near Mechanicsburg.

http://www.silverspring.org/graves/guide/cem_18.htm

On 1 March 1766 John McTeer took out a warrant for land in Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, adjoining his father's property on the northwest; when the new tract was surveyed on 9 March 1768 there were 37 acres 130 perches, and abutting property owners were Anthony McCue, Alexander Armstrong, Joshia McMeen and James Mcteer; a patent was issued on 12 December 1770.

On 8 December 1770 James McTeer of Allen Township, yeoman, "for love and affection and five shillings" deeded to John McTeer of Allen Township, "son of the said James McTeer", 100 acres in Allen Township, including messuage and tenement, buildings, rents, issues and profits, bounded by land of the said James McTeer but now of William McTeer, being part of a tract patented to James
McTeer on 11 November 1760. Witnesses: Jonathan Hoge, Anthony McCue, William McTeer. Acknowledged 1 December 1770. Recorded 22 December 1775.

During the Revolution in 1777 and again in 1778 John McTeer was chosen captain of the First Company in the Third Battalion of the Cumberland County Militia; in 1781 he was listed as a member of Capt. Thomas Laird's Company.

The will of John McTeer, dated 10 September 1789, probated 9 June 1790, bequeathed to his wife Mary, one-third of the personal estate; to son James, the bed "he now has in Carlisle", bedding and 10 pounds; the remaining two-thirds of the personal estate to be divided equally between the seven youngest children: Samuel Huston, John, Andrew, Alice, Isabel, Mary and Ann. Executors: wife Mary McTeer, Samuel Huston McTeer and John McTeer. Witnesses: William McMeen, Robert McMeen, John Creigh.

The 1790 census of Allen Twp., Cumberland County, lists Mary McTeer as head of a household with four males over sixteen years and four females. On 4 February 1793 when a militia list was made for all male residents of Cumberland County between 18 and 45 years, three from this family were included, James, Samuel H. and John; Andrew was not quite old enough to be listed.

On 1 April 1795 Mary McTeer, Samuel Huston McTeer and John McTeer of Allen Township, "Gentlewoman and yeomen" conveyed to Michael Hurst of Refoo (Rapho) Township Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, for 1700 pounds "in gold or silver coin", two "contiguous" tracts totaling 137 acres 130 perches in Allen Township: one piece of 100 acres granted by "patent" to James McTeer on 11 November 1760 and conveyed by Deed Pool of 8 December 1770 from James to his son John, bounded by lands of the late said James now of William McTeer and by land of Anthony McCue; the second piece of 37 acres 130 perches granted "patent" to John McTeer on 12 December 1770, bounded by James McTeer, Alexander Armstrong. is now dead and by his will has empowered the present grantors, his Executors, to sell the property. Witnesses Henry Quigley, William Bryson, John Thompson. Acknowledged same date. Recorded 5 August 1795.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 31..

John — Mary Huston. Mary (daughter of Samuel Huston and Isabella Sharon) was born 1739, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; died 12 Feb 1812, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; was buried Silver Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried in Silver Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery near Mechanicsburg.

The will of John McTeer, dated 10 September 1789, probated 9 June 1790, bequeathed to his wife Mary, one-third of the personal estate; to son James, the bed "he now has in Carlisle", bedding and 10 pounds; the remaining two-thirds of the personal estate to be divided equally between the seven youngest children: Samuel Huston, John, Andrew, Alice, Isabel, Mary and Ann. Executors: wife Mary McTeer, Samuel Huston McTeer and John McTeer. Witnesses: William McMeen, Robert McMeen, John Creigh.

The 1790 census of Allen Township, Cumberland Co., lists Mary McTeer as head of a household with four males over sixteen years and four females. On 4 February 1793 when a militia list was made for all male residents of Cumberland County between 18 and 45 years, three from this family were included, James, Samuel H. and John; Andrew was not quite old enough to be listed.

On 1 April 1795 Mary McTeer, Samuel Huston McTeer and John McTeer of Allen Township, "Gentlewoman and yeomen" conveyed to Michael Hurst of Refoo (Rapho) Township Lancaster County, Pennsylvania., for 1700 pounds "in gold or silver coin", two "contiguous" tracts totaling 137 acres 130 perches in Allen Township:
one piece of 100 acres granted by "patent" to James McTeer on 11 November 1760 and conveyed by Deed Poll of 8 December 1770 from James to his son John, bounded by lands of the late said James now of William McTeer and by land of Anthony McCue; the second piece of 37 acres 130 perches granted "patent" to John McTeer on 12 December 1770, bounded by James McTeer, Alexander Armstrong. John McTeer is now dead and by his will has empowered the present grantors, his Executors, to sell the property. Witnesses Henry Quigley, William Bryson, John Thompson. Acknowledged same date. Recorded 5 August 1795.

The will of Mary Mateer of Allen Township, written 11 January 1808, probated 6 April 1814, bequeathed to son James, the price of a suit of clothes; to daughter Isabella, furniture, wearing apparel, dresser, beds, kitchen furniture and cow; to daughter Mary Patterson, bedding; the principal assets of the estate were described as "several bonds or obligations conditioned and payable to me for my dower out of the real estate of my husband John Mateer deceased"; on these bonds her sons owed as follows: Samuel Huston, now deceased, 55 pounds 11 shillings 1 penny; John, now deceased, 122 pounds 4 shillings 6 pennies; Andrew, 222 pounds 1 shilling 2 pennies; these moneys were to be used to pay debts, funeral expenses, gravestone. Executor: son Andrew Mateer. Witnesses: Benjamin Anderson, William Mateer Jr.
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Reference:
"McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania", Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 31.
"History of the Huston Families and their Descendants", E. Rankin Huston, 1912, p 202, 227.

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Notes:

Will of John Nesbit of Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania, written 18 November 1801, probated 30 January 1802 which bequeathed to wife Jane, bed and chests, 50 pounds in the hands of William Ross, use of rooms in the stone end of the dwelling house, cupboard, small table; corn, wheat, pork, vegetables and wood to be furnished her yearly; to son Alexander 5 pounds from the note due me, he having already received his share of the estate; to daughter Rebecca, wife of Samuel Miller, 20 pounds; to daughter Mary, wife of James Montgomery, 20 pounds; to Mary Nelson in the right of her mother, "my daughter Nancy deceased", 20 pounds at age 21; to daughter Jenny, wife of John Sanderson, 20 pounds; to daughter Hannah, wife of Samuel Mctier, 20 pounds; also to daughters Jenny and Hannah, each a cow and all their mother's pewter to be divided evenly; to George Peter, 20 shillings in the right of daughter Martha deceased; to three sons Alexander, John and William, all wearing apparel; to son William, 80 acres 155 perches in the southwest corner of the plantation; to son John, all residue of the estate, he to provide for his mother and to pay all the legacies within specified intervals. Executors: friend Alexander Ross and son John Nesbit. Witnesses: Jesse Underwood, Abraham Hollopeter.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 48.

John married Hannah Wickersham 31 Oct 1752. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 48.