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- During the Revolutionary War Samuel McTeer was enrolled as a private in the
Third Battalion, Cumberland County Militia; in March of 1781 he was called out
on tour of duty with the 8th class in the 4th Company, and in April he was
listed in the 8th class 5th Company under Captain Thomas Laird and Colonel
Samuel Erwin.
In 1790 Samuel McTeer's Allen Township household had one male over sixteen
years, three younger males and three females.
Samuel McTeer, then aged 40 years, on 4 February 1793 was included in a militia
list of all male residents of Cumberland County between the ages of 18 and 45
years, but none of his sons were then old enough to qualify.
The will of Samuel McTeer, farmer of Allen Township, written 18 September 1800,
probated 9 October 1800, bequeathed to wife Rosanna, one-third of all rents and
profits from real estate for her lifetime, choice of horses, her saddle and
bridle, bed and bedding, choice of cows, chest of drawers, tea table and
one-half of the kitchen furniture; to sons James, John and Samuel McTeer, 200
pounds each; to son Sherron, 300 pounds; to daughters Margaret, Jane and Else
Mateer, 150 pounds each. The children to share "according to the rule above"
after their mother's death in the estate set aside for her living; if there is
more than enough to pay the legacies or not enough, the children are to share
equally in the profit or loss; and "if any of my children die minors having no
issue, then their share or shares are to be equally divided between my
surviving children." Executors: his wife, William Bryson, and Robert McTeer
of Allen Township, they to have power "to advertise, sell and convey" the real
estate. Witnesses: C. Quigley, John McDanel.
On 4 MAy 1827 John Mateer, Sharon Mateer, William L. Peart and Elia (Else in a
later mention), formerly Elia Mateer, Philip Brumbaugh and Jane his wife,
formerly Jane Mateer, and Walter Sloan as guardian of the minor children of his
wife Margaret, formerly Margaret Mateer, all of Armstrong County, gave a Power
of Attorney to Alexander Mahon of Cumberland County to receipt for their shares
of the money owed on their father's estate and to release James Dunlap's
mortgage. When Dunlap bought the plantation in 1805 it was agreed that he
should give a mortgage for one-third the purchase money with the interest to go
to the widow for her lifetime; the widow is now dead and the money is due to
the heirs.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 43, 44.
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