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Estates of Taylor Relatives and Friends

The Schneider/Taylor family was fairly large. Their were six children who originally came from Germany in 1764. Georg Schneider (1746-1793) had six children, and his son George (1772-1852) had eleven children. Perhaps because of his relative prosperity or perhaps due to his attention to detail and helpful nature Son George became the executor of the estates of many of his relatives. The items in this lot are the wills and various other accompanying documents. There is a receipt of payment for " a long coat, vest and pantaloon of black for mourning" for his brother Joseph (1786-?). There is a will, account settlement document and inventory of household goods (Scantling owned a pistol) for Mary Scantling, Spinster who died in 1790. Mary was probably George Taylor's aunt, one of the original German émigrés. Apparently, Mary was severely burned in a house fire dying as a result of those injuries. There is a separate letter from her estate acknowledging the debt to a nursing home that attended to her "after being burned in a very severe Manner." Not only did the nursing home "attentively and tenderly" nurse her but arranged for the corpse to be "carried to the Ground." An account settlement is included for an Ann Krouse or Crouse who died around 1795. Her executor was originally Georg Schneider and his wife Mary, but as he predeceased her Son George assumed the responsibility. As Ann's account shows nursing home fees, we presume she is older. She is not a sibling of either of the Georges and may be a relative of Mary's. There is another will (dated June 19, 1809)for a man known as "Alexander Turner alias Alexander Shevenin;" George Taylor is the executor. There are four documents regarding the widow Rosanna Margaret Garrett who died in 1787 naming Georg Schneider her executor. She leaves a part of her estate to Mary Taylor Glaus, sister to George Taylor and mother of Elizabeth and Maria Glaus, and also part to Jacob Frederick Asher/Esker who is indentured to George Taylor to learn the baking trade. She calls the elder Georg her "friend." Two handwritten wills, one recorded will and a partial inventory of goods. There are three documents (one will and two account settlements) from the widow Catherine White, the mother of Rosanna Margaret Garrett and friend of the Taylors.Account settlement for Andrew Taylor (aka Andreas Schneider/1748-1808, one of the original German children, brother of Georg Schneider, uncle of George Taylor), recorded will (Andrew was a carpenter),and six receipts for purchase of goods($26.00 for a coffin) and services. There are several documents for John Taylor (aka Johannes Schneider/1752-1809, one of the original German children, brother of Georg Schneider, uncle of George Taylor) including an account settlement, note, rental agreement, lien search, three receipts, and a recorded will. The will is interesting in that it was made, literally, on his deathbed. John called in an attorney and some witnesses believing that he might "go off in one of those weak fits and that he wished to make his Will." The large part of the will (11/12ths) are the witnesses' statements attesting to the veracity of the dying man's requests. The remaining one-twelfth of the will reads: " I give to my Brother Andrew One thousand Dollars; Betsey Three hundred and Fifty Dollars and Maria two hundred and fifty Dollars and likewise Elizabeth Two hundred and fifty Dollars." "Betsey" may be his niece Elizabeth Taylor Warren; "Maria" and "Elizabeth" are certainly his orphaned great-nieces. Also included here are three miscellaneous documents pertaining to Maria and Elizabeth Glaus.

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