Quaker Cousins - Rachel Viola (DeWees) Harvey

So far, for the Hartley cousins, I posted about the son of Rebecca's oldest sister and then yesterday I posted about the daughter of one of Rebecca's brothers. Today is a daughter of Rebecca's youngest sister, Hannah who married David DeWees.

Mary Magdalene (Hockett) Albertson's 1st cousin, Rachel Viola DeWees was born 4 Apr 1860. She was the 6th child of 9. Because she was born before the census date, she appeared on the 1860 census as a child aged 5/12 in Monroe Township Morgan County Indiana. Her grandmother DeWees was also in the household. Rachel is one of the rare people who appear in 8 different U.S. Censuses. The family was still living in Morgan County in 1870 and Rachel was shown as age 11 and had attended school.

It was in Morgan County on 25 Jul 1878 when she married Albert Harvey. Her name on the marriage record was shown as Viola R. Dewees. They were living in Brown Township in Morgan County on the 1880 census. Their oldest child, Byron, was like his mother in that he was listed as age 5/12. They were still in Brown Township for the 1900 census. Both of their 2 children were still living at home, Byron age 20 and Lucile age 17. Her mother Hannah, now a widow, was living with them when she died in 1903.

Sometime before the 1910 census they had moved to the town of Mooresville, still in Brown Township. Albert was working as an inspector in the car barns and Byron was living with them and worked as a farm laborer.

Then within the next 10 years Albert and Viola moved to Hendricks County Indiana, the next county north of Morgan. They were living by themselves in Guilford Township and Albert was listed as a farmer in both the 1920 and 1930 censuses. They were living at the same place in 1940, but their daughter Lucile Dutt and her 23 year old son were living with them. The 1940 census gives the information that Rachel Viola had completed the 8th grade in school.

It was just a little over a year later when she died 2 Jul 1941, and was buried in the Mooresville Cemetery in Mooresville, Morgan County Indiana. He husband Albert died a little over a year later 14 Oct 1942 and he was also buried in the Mooresville Cemetery and they have a double gravestone.

Trying to Transcribe - Will of Benjamin Albertson - Pt 2

This is part 2 of the will of my 5th great-grandfather, Benjamin Albertson, written 21 Sep 1800 and probated at November term in 1800 in Perquimans County North Carolina. If you find any errors please contact me.

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Item     I give all the Remaining part of my Estate unto my Said wife and my

            Daughter Sarah Albertson to be equally divided between them.

Lastly Thereby nominate, constitute and appoint my Wife Mary Albertson

           Executor & my Son Benjamin Albertson executor of this my Last Will,

           Ratifying & Confirming this and no other to be my Last Will & Testament

           In Witness Whereof I the said Benjamin Albertson Sen^r have ^here unto

           set my hand & seal this 21st day of this 9th month in the year one

           Thousand & Eight Hundred.

           Signed, Sealed, published pronounced } Benjamin Albertson (seal)

           & declared by the Sd Benjamin Albertson }

           to be his Last Will & Testament in }

           presence of

               William Newby

               L. Munden

          Perquimans } November Term at Hertford 1800

            County      } This Certifies that the Within Will of Benjamin

         Albertson Dece was then & there Exhibited into Court & proved by

         by the Aff^m of Levi Munden, a Subscribing Witness thereto

         at the Same time Mary Albertson & Benjamin Albertson the

Exec & Executor therein Named came into Court & Qualified agreeable

         to Law                                          Test Jn Harvey clk

        Recorded the 14^th February 1801 Test Jn Harvey clk

Trying to Transcribe - Will of Aaron Albertson - Pt 2

Yesterday, 22 Jun 2017 I began a series of my transcriptions of handwritten records for some of my ancestors. I started with a recorded copy of the will of my 6th great-grandfather Aaron Albertson from Perquimans County North Carolina, originally written 15 Oct 1769 and probated in Apr 1782. Since it is found on two pages, I did part 1 yesterday and today is part 2. I am using a cropped version so other people's wills aren't included. If you find any errors please contact me.

Benjamin Albertson and their heirs forever.

Item     I give to my four children (vizt) Nathaniel Albertson,

Abigail Cosand, Jean Charles and Benj[ ] Albertson the

other half of all my moveable estate to be equally

divided betwixt them and their heirs forever.

            I also nominate, constitute and appoint my loving sons

Nathaniel Albertson and Benjamin Albertson executors of

this my last will and Testament ratifying this and no

other to be my last will and Testament and I do hereby

utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other

former wills and legacies, bequests and executors by me

before this time named, willed and bequeathed ratifying

and confirming this and no other to be my last will

and Testament.

             In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand

and seal this 15th day of October 1769        /

Signed, sealed, pronounced and declared   /

by the said Aaron Albertson as his            /

last will and Testament in                         /        Aaron Albertson seal

presence of Mary Sanders                       /

Mary M Albertson                                 /

                  Wm Albertson                     /     nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Perquimans County proved in April Court

1782 by the affirmation of William Albertson at the

same time Benjamin Albertson was qualified as an

executor as the law directs. --- Test

                                                 Thos Harvey CC

   Recorded 7th Septr 1783 by Thos Harvey CC