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- In the 1800 census of East Pennsboro Township Elice Carothers aged over 45
years was listed as head of a household which included four males, two 26-45,
one 10-26 and one 0-10; three other females, 16-26, 10-16 and 0-10 years.
The will of Alice Carothers of East Pennsboro Township, written 1 November
1804, probated 17 December 1804, bequeathed to her two sons William and John
Carothers, all her estate and all her rights in the personal estate of her son
James Carothers "lately deceased"; to daughters Mary and Alice, $2.00 each "in
lieu of their share of my estate"; to daughter Jane 150 pounds, two
featherbeds, one case of drawers, tables and a new saddle. Executors: sons
William and John Carothers (and they to pay the legacies). Witnesses: John
Orr, William Orr.
On 8 January 1837 Alice Carothers of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, for $8062,
conveyed 201 acres 88 perches in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County on
the bank of Conodoquin Creek to Daniel Dietz of York County Pennsylvania.
Alices's title was explained as follows: Whereas William Carothers obtained
this land by patent dated 5 May 1762 and by his will dated 16 November 1762
devised the land to his three sons, William, James and John (he also left three
daughters, Mary, Alice and Jean); "by the death of their brother James and by
divers other assurances" William and John Carothers came to possess the law as
tenants in common until an action of partition on 17 April 1826 gave this tract
to William, who died intestate on 26 March 1829, leaving a widow Mary and a son
John Carothers; said widow died on 6 March 1835 and said John died intestate on
25 May 1835, "leaving neither father nor mother, sister or brother but leaving
an aunt by the father's side, the said Alice Carothers, the present grantor",
and several cousins, the children of deceased aunts and uncles by the father's
side. Thus the patent descended to Alice as "next of kin and heir."
Witnesses: James Clendening, John Ewing. Acknowledged by Alice Carothers in
Beaver County on 28 January 1837. Filed 1 April 1837. The tract described in
this deed includes part of the property now used for Silver Spring Church
Cemetery.
Died in the fall of 1804.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 39.
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