1820 Samuel Page lived in Connellsville in Bullskin, Fayette County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 2 (under 10) and 1 (26 thru 44); and females: 1 (16 thru 25). [1] [2]
1822 Samuel R Page and James Gray purchased a mortgage and land from William Paull, on October 19. [3]
1830 Samuel Page lived in Connellsville Twp, Fayette County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 1 (under 5), 1 (5 thru 9), 2 (10 thru 14), 1 (40 thru 49), and 1 (50 thru 59); and females: 1 (under 5), 1 (5 thru 9), 1 (20 thru 29), and 1 (30 thru 39). [4]
1840 Samuel Page lived in Connellsville Twp, Fayette County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 1 (5 thru 9), 1 (10 thru 14), 1 (15 thru 19), 1 (20 thru 29), and 1 (50 thru 59); and females: 2 (under 5), 2 (15 thru 19), and 1 (40 thru 49). [5] Josiah Kirtz (see 1842 estate settlement) was listed nearby.
1842 Letters of administration were issued for the estate of Samuel Page in Fayette County, Pennsylvania to Henry Detwiler, Josiah Kurtz, Samuel Freeman, and Joseph Kimmel. Widow Mary Page and son H L Page requested letters of administration on July 16. [6]
1843 At the March term of the Orphans Court, Samuel Page, minor son of Samuel Page, over the age of fourteen, requested a guardian. George White was appointed. [7]
1847 At the March term of Orphans Court of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, concerning Samuel Page, deceased, "On the petition of Mary Page & others … petitioned that John Fuller be appointed guardian of Affinity Page and Rebecca Page, minor heirs of Samuel Page. [8]
1848 At the March term of Orphans Court of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Joseph Page, minor son, over the age of fourteen, of Samuel Page, deceased, petitioned that John Fuller be appointed guardian. [9]
1848 The Orphans Court of Fayette County, Pennsylvania recorded the petition of Henry D. Overholt, administrator for James Page (son of Samuel), deceased. James died in Ohio leaving a widow and child, names unknown. James Page died intestate, owning a child's share of his father Samuel Page's estate. Samuel had died in 1841 leaving heirs James Page, Henry L Page, Joseph Page, Anna intermarried with Joseph Lore, and another daughter, name unknown. The petition requested the sale of James' fifth share of the estate of Samuel Page. [10] Land from the James' estate was sold to Mrs. Mary Page. [11]
1850 At the March term of Orphans Court of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Jenry Detwiler and Joseph Kurtz presented their account of the estate of Samuel Page, showing a balance of $2321.93 for distribution amongst the legal claimants. [12]
1850 Mary Page (age 50, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Connellsville Twp, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Samuel Page (age 21), Joseph Page (age 19), Affinity Page (age 14), Rebecca Page (age 12), Isaac Munson (age 32), David M Whaley (age 26), John A Cummings (age 30), William Keepers (age 47), and Clarita Jones (age 25). [13]
1850 At the March term of the Orphans Court, Affinity Page over the age of 14 and Joseph Page over the age of 14, both children of Samuel Page, petitioned for a guardian. Samuel Page petitioned for his youngest sister, Rebecca, under age 14. Henry D Overholt was appointed guardian. [14]
1850 At the September term of the Orphans Court, the distribution of the estate of Samuel Page was adjusted to account for the death of son James, who died with debts due to Samuel. [15]
1850 The account of Robert Rogers, guardian of the estate of Mary Affinity Page minor daughter of Affinity Page formerly Affinity Rogers, late of Bridgeport dec'd, was recorded at the Fayette County Orphans Court. [16]
1850 September, The account of Henry D Overholt, guardian of James? Page, late of Fayette County deceased, was recorded at the Fayette County Orphans Court. The administration of Sam'l Page was mentioned in the account. [17]
1851 At the September term of the Orphans Court, Henry Page, son of Samuel Page, deceased, petitioned the court. The petition set forth that Samuel had died leaving widow Mary and seven children: James Page (now deceased), Samuel Page, Joseph Page, Ann Page married to Joseph Levi?, Affinity Page married to Clark Beeson, and Rebecca Page. Joseph and Rebecca Page are in their minority with guardian Henry D. Overholt. Assets of the estate were listed. [18]
1851 At the December term of the Orphans Court, the sale of lands from the estate of Samuel Page was recorded. Mary Dennison was found to be a legal heir, by a Supreme Court decision. [19]
1856 September, The account of Henry D Overholt (deceased), guardian of Rebecca Page (now Rebecca Templeton minor daughter of Samuel Page late of Connellsville deceased) was recorded at the Fayette County Orphans Court. [20]
1857 The account of Henry D Overholt, guardian of Affinity Page (now Affinity Beeson), was recorded at the Fayette County Orphans Court. [21]
1860 Mary Page (age 60, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Perry Twp, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, in a household with William Templeton (age 30), Rebecca Templeton (age 31), Henry Templeton (age 4), and Seon Templeton (age 6/12). [22]
1870 Mary Page (age 69, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Uniontown East Ward Twp, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Clark Beeson (age 42), Afinity Beeson (age 34), Mary V Beeson (age 17), Annie Beeson (age 15), Samuel Beeson (age 13), William Beeson (age 11), Fannie Beeson (age 8), Henry Beeson (age 6), Clark Beeson (age 4), and Walter Beeson (age 8/12). [23]
Research Notes:
Notes for Mary Dennison, named in the December 1851 Orphans Court proceeding. We have assumed that Mary was a daughter of Mary Shank and Rist, as the testimony of her mother would suggest.
1857 The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered a case "Dennison v. Page", in which Mary Dennison claimed that she was a legal heir of Samuel Page. The other heirs claimed that she was illegitimate. Testimony suggested the following [24]:
Samuel Page married Mary Shank, and three or four months afterwards the said Mary Dennison was born; Page instantly disclaimed being the father of the child, and she was almost immediately removed to her grandfather's, by whom she was raised, and that she was never recognised by Page as his child. On the trial of the cause the defendants offered to prove by Mrs. Page, the mother of Mary Dennison, and widow of Samuel Page, that she was begotten before and born about three months after her marriage with said Page, and that he was not her father, but that a man by the name of Rist was. To the admission of this testimony the plaintiffs objected—the court sustained the objection, and overruled the evidence.
The defendants then offered to read those parts of the testimony of Anna McBride, Hannah Frances, and James Estep, taken on rules, which showed circumstances going to prove the illegitimacy of Mary Dennison. To all this testimony the plaintiffs objected— the court sustained the objection, and overruled the evidence.
The defendants then offered to prove by circumstances that Mary Dennison was illegitimate, and was treated as such by her parents and the family. To that part of the offer of the manner in which the child was treated by her parents, the plaintiffs object, being incompetent as going to prove illegitimacy—the court sustained the objection, and overruled the evidence.
The defendants then called Jonathan Newmyer and offered to prove what took place at the time of the birth of the child, that the child was taken to its grandfather's immediately after birth, and had never been with its mother and her husband. Plaintiffs objected—the sustained the objection, and overruled the evidence.
1860 Mary Denison (age 44, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in a household with William Denison (age 50), Adaline S Denison (age 18), Andrew Denison (age 15), Christopher Denison (age 12), and James Denison (age 8). [25]
1925 James Dennison, married, child of Wm Dennison and Mary Paige, spouse of Mary Dennison, died at age 73, on September 24, 1925 in Newark Twp, Licking County, Ohio. James Dennison was born on May 2, 1852 in Connelsville County, Pa.. James Dennison's occupation was R.R. Engineer Retired. [26]
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[10] Fayette County, Pennsylvania Orphans Court 4-234, [FamilySearchImage].
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[12] Fayette County, Pennsylvania Orphans Court 4-365, [FamilySearchImage].
[13] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
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[16] Fayette County, Accounts of Administrators 1-6, [FamilySearchImage].
[17] Fayette County, Accounts of Administrators 1-22, [FamilySearchImage].
[18] Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court 5-10, [FamilySearchImage].
[19] Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court 5-33, [FamilySearchImage].
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