Background on the Buffington Family of Pennsylvania

14 November 2010

Documents and Court Records from Jefferson County Illinois



ABRAHAM BUFFINGTON
Margaret Ward 
2nd Great Grandparents

Name: Abraham Buffington
Residence: Jefferson, Illinois
Minor civil division: T 2 S R 4 E
Age: 76 years
Estimated birth year: 1784
Birth place: Virginia
Gender: Male
Page: 851
Family number: 422
Film number: 803187
Digital GS number: 4213648
Image number: 00291
NARA publication number: M653
Collection: 1860 United States Census
When Abraham Died 

Notice of Real Estate Sale of Abraham Buffington, Dec'd. Mt.Vernon, Ill. Jan 21st 1864, This is to certify that the annexed notice has been published for four consecutive weeks in the Unionist, a weekly newspaper published in Mt.Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois-the first insertion having been made on the 15th day of December 1863 and the last on the 12th day of January 1864.
John A. Wall Publisher Unionist charge for publishing $3.00

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR SALE OF REAL ESTATE
List of Heirs
To Rebecca Buffington (2nd wife), 
Isaac Depriest and Elizabeth, his wife (formerly Buffington), Joel Buffington, Phillip Buffington, Lewis Harvey and Margaret, his wife (formerly Buffington), Joseph Buffington, Abraham C. Buffington, William Holliday and Mary his wife (formerly Buffington), Elvira Buffington and Asa J. Buffington, heirs at law of Abraham Buffington, deceased, late of the county of Jefferson and state of Illinois and all others interested:


Take notice that a petition has been filed in the office of the clerk of the county court of Jefferson County and state of Illinois praying that at the next January term of said court leave may be granted to sell the following described real estate, excepting the widow's dower, situate in said county of Jefferson, to wit: The SESW and SWSE in section thirty-four township one south, range four east and NNE and NENW, section three, and NENW section 10 in township two south of range four east; of which the late Abraham Buffington died seized, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to pay the debts of the decedant remaining still unpaid, the personal estate of the said decedent having been exhausted and found insufficient for the payment of the debts due by said decedent, at which time and place you are thereby notified to appear and show cause why it should not be sold for the purposes aforesaid.
W.Dodds, CPK.
Dec. 15, 1863 J.K. Albright, Sol.  Transcribed as written from photocopied documents in the court file of Abraham Buffington
Submitted by: Carol Renner,email: renner@icsi.net
Jan 27, 1998

Widow's Dower of Rebecca Buffington
WIDOWS DOWER AND SPECIFIC PROPERTY

We the undersigned apraisers appointed by the Judge of the County Court of Jefferson County, to appraise and value the goods, chattles & amp; personal estate of Abraham Buffington deceased, do hereby make & amp; certify to the said court the following estimate of the value of specific property allowed by law to the widow for herself & family to wit:
$ CTS
Necessary beds, bedsteads & bedding 20.00
for the widow, set apart and taken
One spinning wheel " " " 2.75
One weaving loom & its appendanges 4.00
set apart and taken
One pair of cards (none) 50/100 .50
taken instead of
One stove & pipe therefor set apart 6.00
or taken
Wearing appearel of widow & family (called for - widow refused to surrender or show any)
One milk cow & calf (none) $15 allowed, 15.00
taken in other property
One horse, set apart or taken in other 40.00
property
One womans saddle & bridle (none) 15.00
taken in other property
Provisions for one year for widow 45.00
set apart
Two sheep fleeces to widow set apart 2.00
Food for the stock 6 months set apart 3.00
Fuel for 3 months allowed and set apart 3.00
Other property allowed & taken to the 60.00
full amount total $216.25
Appraisment value of specific articles for which other property was taken by widow instead thereof:
One pair of cards allowed .50
One milk cow & calf allowed 15.00
one woman's saddle & bridle 15.00
allowed total $30.50
Given under our hands this 2nd day of April 1861
Due $96.57 P.T. Maxey Appraisers\
John W.Johnson\
B.T. Woods \

Transcribed as written by Carol Renner
email:renner@icsi.net
Submitted by: Carol Renner,email: renner@icsi.net
Jan 28, 1998






List of Heirs of Abraham Buffington from Court Papers
 Collection of Cal Buffington

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