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1820 On the 29th of August, 1820, Elizabeth Elliott, the widow of John Elliott, then deceased, was appointed guardian of the estate of Mary Elliott, her infant child then about sixteen months old. The real estate of the deceased was valued at upwards of $40,000 and personal estate existed to a considerable amount The widow being entitled to one third of the income of the real estate, the residue was to be divided between three children, one of whom was Mary the infant ward. On the 2d of October, 1821, Mrs Elliott intermarried with Michael Brenneman, who died on the 2d of August, 1826. On the 10th of March, 1828, the widow again, and for the third time, entered into the married state and became the wife of Abraham Greenawalt the respondent. On the 7th of May, 1840, Mary Elliott, who had always resided with her mother, the guardian, became of full age. She was engaged to be married to John Haldeman the petitioner, some time previously, but her nuptials had been delayed by herself until she came of age, for the purpose of enabling her "to get her things fixed before she would get married so that if she got married her husband could not trouble Greenawalt any more about it." On the 9th of May, 1840, two days after she was of full age, Jacob Redsecker Esq the scrivener, selected and employed by colonel Greenawalt to draw the release, attended for the purpose, and looked over loose receipts and papers showing liabilities to the amount of about 4000 on the one side, and disbursements to the same amount. The nature of the vouchers showing the disbursements does not appear. No money was at that time paid to the ward. She was in distress and shed tears on account of some supposed unkind treatment of her brother Daniel, by reason of which she feared that colonel Greenawalt, whom she designated as her father, would not get paid for the trouble he had had with her. The release had been previously prepared in due form, with a blank left for the sum of money to be named as the consideration. The blank was then filled with the sum of $2000 stated to have been paid that day, although nothing was in fact paid. It also stated that Abraham Greenawalt had been "duly appointed her guardian by the orphans court," and that his official "bond with surety" as such guardian had been given to the ward, all of which was a gross error. Colonel Greenawalt had never been appointed her guardian by the orphans court, and his liability did not arise upon any such appointment. He had never given any security as such guardian nor had any such bond been given up to Mary Elliott as stated in the release. [1]

1851 Abraham and Elizabeth Greenawalt of Elizabethtown, sold land to Sebastian Keller. [2]

1851 Abraham and Elizabeth Greenawalt of Elizabethtown, sold land to Joseph Strouse. The land had belonged to John Elliot, who died with three children, including Mary Elliot. Abraham Greenawalt had power of attorney for a transaction. Abraham Brenneman sold the land to Abraham Greenawalt. Abraham Greenawalt's widow had a dower from the property. [3]

1875 Colonel Abraham Greenawalt died on August 11, in Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His will was dated 9 September, 1872 and was proved 17 August, 1875. The will named Emma Parker married to John Brubaker, Henry M Brenneman, Sarah Greenawalt widow of deceased son Henry Greenawalt, daughter Elizabeth widow of L K Saylor, daughter Caroline married to Edwin Sheets, and deceased daughter Catharine with children Ella and Katy Bardswell. [4]


Footnotes:

[1] H.E. Wallace and David Webster, "Guardian of Mary Elliott," The Pennsylvania Law Journal, Vol. 3, (Philadelphia: 1844), 216, [GoogleBooks].

[2] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Deed X6-199 to 201, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[3] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Deed W7-393 to 395, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[4] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Lancaster, Will B2-467, [FamilySearchImage].