Abraham N. Bracht 1 2
- Born: 14 Jan 1785, , Lancaster, PA 2 3
- Marriage (1): Catherine Elizabeth Wolf
- Died: 12 Jul 1865, , Lancaster, PA at age 80 2
- Buried: Bainbridge: Bainbridge Cemetery, Lancaster, PA 2
Other names for Abraham were Abram Braught 4 and Abraham N. Brought.3 5 6
FamilySearch ID: L6YD-SQY
Noted events in his life were:
1. Census in 1840 in West Donegal Township, Lancaster, PA. 7 Abraham Bracht
[Abraham Brocht]
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5.
2. Census in 1850 in Bainbridge, Lancaster, PA. 4 The 1850 census recorded Abram Braught, farmer, 65, living with daughters Sarah, 27; and Hannah, 20. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Abram's farm was valued at $3000.
3. Census in 1860 in Conoy Twp., Lancaster County, PA. 8 The 1860 census recorded Abram Bracht, farmer, 75, living with daughter Hannah Hall, 26; grandson Abram B. Hall, 1; Franklin Horst, "adopt family" and Sarah Horst, 12. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Abram's farm was valued at $2000 and personal estates $400. The post office was Bainbridge.
4. He signed a will Will of Abraham Brought on 16 Feb 1861 in Conoy Twp., Lancaster County, PA. 9 I Abraham Brought of the township of Conoy, in the County of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit:
1st. It is my will and I do order that all my just debts and funeral expenses be duly paid, and a set of Tomb stones to be placed at my grave, not to cost more than fifteen dollars, all to be paid out of my personal estate as soon as conveniently after my decease.
2nd. I direct that the whole of my personal estate be sold at public sale, as soon as my Executors hereafter mentioned may agree upon, and be equally divided among my children after the above section No. 1, is complied with.
3rd. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Catharine Beecher, part of my real estate lot No 60 with a brick house thereon erected and other outbuildings, also lots No. 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 99, 100, 101, 102 the same being in the town of Centerville, County and State aforesaid.
4th. I also bequeath unto Abraham C. Beecher, son of my daughter Catharine four lots of ground lying and being in the town of Bainbridge in said County of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania and numbered on the plan of said town by numbers 53, 54, 55 and 56 and if the said Abraham C. Beecher should die without heirs then the said lots to return and fall back to his mother Catharine Beecher and her heirs after her decease.
5th. I bequeath unto Horace Beecher, son of my daughter Catharine Beecher four lots of ground lying and being in the town of Centerville in the said County and State aforesaid and numbered in the plan of said town by numbers 95, 96, 97, 98 and if the said Horace Beecher should die without heirs then the said lots to return and fall back to his mother Catharine Beecher and her heirs after her decease.
6th. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Hall, part of my real estate lot No. 58 with a frame house thereon erected the same being situate in the town of Centerville, Lancaster County and State of Pennsylvania, also fourteen lots of ground situate in the town of Bainbridge, Lancaster County and State of Pennsylvania and numbered in the plan of said town by numbers 70, 71, 72, 73, 93, 94, 100, 101, 102, 128, 129, 130, 131 the said lots being bounded according to the plan of said town.
7th. I also give and bequeath unto Abraham Hall, son of Hannah Hall, six lots of ground lying and being in the town of Bainbridge in the County and State aforesaid and numbered in the plan of said town by numbers 73, 74, 75, 76 and 80 and if the said Abraham Hall should die without heirs, then the said lots to return and fall back to his mother Hannah Hall, and her heirs after her decease.
8th. I also give and bequeath to my daughter, Rebecca Brought, and her lawful heirs eight lots of ground lying and being in the town of Bainbridge in the County and State aforesaid, and numbered in the plan of said town by numbers 133, 134, 135, 185, 186, 187, 188 and 189 and if she should die without...
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...lawful heirs then the said lot to return and fall back to my children then living or if they should be dead then to their heirs share and share alike.
9th. I give and bequeath unto Franklin Horst, son of Sarah Horst deceased twelve lots of ground lying and being in the town of Bainbridge in County and State aforesaid and numbered in the plan of said town by numbers 214, 215, 275, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304 and if the said Franklin Horst should die without heirs then the said lots to return and fall back to my children then living or if they should be dead then to their heirs share and share alike.
10th. I further declare that none of my real estate above mentioned shall be sold so long as any of my three daughters are living.
And lastly I nominate, constitute and appoint J. F. Beecher and Hannah Hall, to be the executors of this my last will and testament and also my daughter Hannah Hall, to be Guardian for Franklin Horst, during his minority of life should endure.
Signed, published and declared by the within named Abraham Brought as and for his last will and testament, in presence of us, who at his request have signed as witnesses to the same this sixteenth day of February 1861.
Witnesses:
J. M. Rockefeller
J. Bowman
Abraham Brought (Seal)
Probate Records
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Lancaster County, ss.
On the 21st day of July 1865 before me the subscriber personally appeared J. M. Rockefeller, one of the subscribing witnesses to the preceding Will, and on his solemn Affirmation did declare and say that he was present and saw and heard Abraham Brought, the testator therein named sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament and that at the time of the doing thereof he was of sound and well disposing mind, memory and understanding to the best of his knowledge, observation and belief.
John Johns, Dep. Reg.
Lancaster County, ss.
On the 21st day of July 1865 before me the subscriber personally appeared P. Smith, and on his solemn Affirmation did declare and say that he is well acquainted with the handwriting of J. Bowman, one of the subscribing witnesses to the annexed will (who is now deceased) and that he has frequently seen him write, and that he verily believes the signature attached to said will as a witness to be the genuine handwriting of the said J. Bowman, to the best of his knowledge, observation and belief.
John Johns, Dep. Reg.
July 21, 1865 Letters testamentary granted to J. F. Beecher and Hannah Hall, the Executors named in the annexed will, they being duly sworn well and truly to Administer the goods and chattels, rights and credits which were of the testator according to law, and also that they will diligently and faithfully regard and well and truly comply with the provisions of the law relating to Collateral Inheritances.
John Johns, Dep. Reg.
5. Orphan's Court Record fro Abraham Bracht Decd. on 20 Nov 1865 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. 10 Abraham Bracht Decd.
November 1865
To the Honorable the Orphans Court of Lancaster County, the petition of the subscribers, heirs and legal representatives of Abraham Bracht, late of the County of Lancaster, deceased, Respectfully Sheweth, That the said Abraham Bracht lately died, leaving a last Will and Testament, and duly proven and recorded in the Register's office at Lancaster in Will Book No. [blank] leaving no widow, but leaving issue children living to wit: Rebecca Bracht, Hannah Hall, intermarried with Hiram Hall, and Catharine Beecher, intermarried with Jacob Beecher, all of full age, and a grandson Franklin Horst, the child and heir of Sarah Horst, a daughter of said Abraham Bracht decd, but who was deceased before her said father, the said Franklin Horst is a minor under the age of 14 years, and Christian Engle is his Guardian.
And that the said testator Abraham Bracht died intestate as to the following described Real Estate, and seized in his demesne as of fee, of and in the same to wit:
No 1. A certain 14 lots of ground in the town of Bainbridge in the County of Lancaster, on one of which Number 127 there is erected a one and a half story frame dwelling house with a back building attached, a frame stable, hog pen &c, on Lot Number 128 is a well of good water and fruit trees are all over the lots the fence of these 14 lots extends out on the public Street 10 feet.
No 2. A certain lot of ground No 132, without buildings or improvements.
No 3. A certain lot of ground on which are erected a one and a half story frame dwelling house and other outbuildings. There are a number of fruit trees growing on this lot.
No 4. 8 certain ten lots of ground without improvements, situated in the Village of Centerville in Conoy Township.
All of said lots being in the County of Lancaster. Your petitioners therefore pray the Court to appoint and order John Wiley, Saml Eberly, J. Bracht, Jacob G. Adam, Saml Nissley, Simon Engle, Benjamin Hofferber and Abraham Collins (who have been chosen by your petitioners for that purpose) to make partition of the said premises or real estate to and among the children and representatives of the said deceased in such manner and such proportions, as by the laws of this commonwealth is directed, so that each shall have and receive an equal share thereof, if such partition can be made without prejudice to, or spoiling the whole; but if such partition cannot be made, then of as many as can to value and appraise the same, and make report of their proceedings herein according to law.
And Now November 20th 1865
It is ordered by the Court that the seven men above named be an Inquest to view value and appraise the Real Estate of which he died seized and to make partition thereof to and among the heirs and legal representatives of said deceased, according to law, and make return of their proceedings to the Orphans Court on the 19th day of March 1866.
6. Estate of Abraham Brought Decd. on 20 Mar 1866 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. 11 Return of Inquisition
To the Hon. the Orphans Court of Lancaster County. The undersigned seven men duly appointed and by virtue of the annexed order of Court qualified according to law we proceeded to view the several premises mentioned in the said Order and went upon the same after notice to the parties interested and mentioned in said Order having been given and as many of them as chose being present and finding that in our judgement equal partition of them could not be made of the said several premises to and among all the heirs and legal representatives of said Abraham Bracht deceased without prejudice to or spoiling of the whole and therefore we value and appraise the said several premises as follows to wit.
No. 1. A certain 14 lots of ground in the Town of Bainbridge County of Lancaster on one of which number 127 there is erected a one and a half story frame dwelling house with a back building attached a frame stable hog house and on lot number 128 is a well of good water and fruit trees are all over the lots the fence of these fourteen lots extending out in the public street 10 feet we value and appraise at the sum of Six hundred and fifty-four dollars ($654).
No. 2. A certain lot of ground No 132 without buildings or improvements we value and appraise at the sum of Ninety-eight dollars ($98) it being in said Village of Bainbridge.
No. 3. A certain lot of ground on which are erected a one and a half story frame dwelling house and other improvements with a number of fruit trees growing thereon and situate in the Village of Bainbridge aforesaid we value and appraise at the sum of Three hundred and fifty-four dollars ($354).
No. 4. A certain ten lots of ground without improvements situated in the Village of Centerville in Conoy Township we value and appraise at the sum of Two hundred and thirty-five dollars ($235).
Which Inquisition was read and confirmed by the Court on the 19th day of March 1866.
Same day a paper filed by Hannah Hall, Catharine C. Beecher and Christian Engle guardian of Franklin Horst and Rebecca Braught heirs and legal representatives of said decd declining and refusing to take any of the premises or pieces at the valuation but desire the same to be sold at public vendue and pray the Court to grant an Order to Jacob F. Beecher and Hannah Hall Trustees to sell.
And now March 20th 1866 at the instance of the heirs of decedent and on motion of S. H. Patterson Esq. Court grant an Order of sale and order and direct Jacob F. Beecher and Hannah Hall Trustees to sell the above described real estate by Vendue or out by... [signed by sureties for $2700: J. F. Beecher, C. Collins, Hannah Hall, W. W. Smith].
7. Newspaper: The Lancaster Bar: Orphan's Court: "J. F. Beecher and Hannah Hall, executors of Abraham Bracht.", 26 Jun 1869, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 12
8. Book: History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, 1883. 13
Conoy Township: The earliest tavern-keeper that is remembered was Andrew Bademan, who kept in the stone house that was owned by B. Galbraith. The first blacksmith was Abraham Bracht, soon followed by Henry Enster. The pioneer shoemaker was John Breining, and the earliest remembered tailor was Jacob Voglesong. The first harness-maker was George Kinney; the first physician was Dr. David Watson; the first druggist was Samuel Hackenberger. The earliest remembered school was kept by a Mr. Baxter in his own house.
Abraham married Catherine Elizabeth Wolf. (Catherine Elizabeth Wolf was born on 6 Feb 1789 in , Lancaster, PA,3 14 died on 2 Jan 1837 in , Lancaster, PA 14 and was buried in Bainbridge: Bainbridge Cemetery, Lancaster, PA 14.)
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