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Samuel Surber

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Samuel Surber

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
23 Mar 1869 (aged 71)
Burial
Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Samuel Surber is the son of Joseph Marion Surber and Sarah Lewis. Census data indicate that he was born about 1799. A careful look at the weathered tombstone appears to show that he died in 1868.

An entry recorded in Owen County, Indiana proves Samuel's father as Joseph Surber of Pulaski County, Kentucky.

This Indenture of bargain sale and conveyance made and entered into this 12th day of October 1849(?) between Samual Surber and Nancy his wife of the County of Hendricks and State of Indiana and Isaac Surber and Artemisia Surber his wife of the County of Owen and State of Indiana and Jacob Surber and Katherine Surber his wife of the County of Owen State of Indiana of the one part and John Surber and James Surber of the County of Pulaski and State of Kentucky of the other part. Witnessed to that the party of the first part for the consideration of the sum of Thirty Dollars to them in hand paid doth by these presents grant bargain sale convey and confirm unto the said John Surber and James Surber all their rights, title, interest, and claims in and to one certain tract or parcel of Land situated lying and being in the County of Pulaski and State of Kentucky on the water of Indian Creek containing Four hundred ten acres be the same more or less and is the same tract of land upon which Joseph Surber
resided at the time of his death and descended to his heirs. The Intent hereby intended to by conveyed in said tract of Land is the three eleventh of the whole tract and they also convey their Interest in the Widow's Dower in and to said tract of land and also all their interest in and to the personal estate of the said Joseph Surber which they are entitled to as children and Heirs of said Joseph Surber Dec'd. The said John and James Surber to have and to hold the above described tract of Land and personal Estate to themselves and their heirs forever and the said Samual Surber & wife, Isaac Surber & wife, & Jacob Surber & wife for themselves and their heirs agree that they will warrant and forever defend the title against the Claim of themselves and their heirs and against the Claim or Claims of all and every other person or persons whomsoever their interest in the (illegible) excepted during her life and then to vest in the said John and James Surber.

In Testimony whereof the said Samual Surber and Nancy his wife, Isaac Surber and Artemisia his wife and Jacob Surber and Katherine his wife (illegible).

These names and affixes then seals the day month and year first above mentioned.
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Samual Surber
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Nancy Surber
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Isaac Surber
Artimacy Surber
Jacob Surber
Katherine Surber

Samuel married first to Susannah Roy in 1823 in Pulaski Co., Kentucky. He married second to Nancy Dodson in 1844 in Hendricks Co., Indiana.

The following estate record for Samuel Surber is found in Hendricks county, Indiana Probate Order Books Vol 4-5, 1865-1871, pages 123, 133, and 406
Page 123 reads as follows: "Samuel Surber's Estate - Be it remembered that on the 7th day of April 1869 Abraham Whitenack filed in the clerks office in the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Hendircks county in the State of Indiana, a statement under Oath in these words (insert) showing that the said Samuel Surber departed this life intestate, in said county, on the 23rd day of March 1869, leaving a personal estate to be administered of the probable value as he is informed, of five hundred dollars. Whereupon on motion it is ordered that the said Abraham Whitenack be and he is hereby appointed administrator of the estate of the said Samuel Surber deceased and as required the said Abraham Whitenack now files his bond as such administrator in the sum of one thousand dollars with William T. Davenport as his security which said bond and the security thereto is approved the said Abraham Whitenack is also now duly sworn as such administrator and files a copy of his Oath in these words (insert) Whereupon Letters of administration are duly granted and issued to the Abraham Whitenack in these words (insert) Attest N.T. Hadley Clerk"
Samuel Surber is the son of Joseph Marion Surber and Sarah Lewis. Census data indicate that he was born about 1799. A careful look at the weathered tombstone appears to show that he died in 1868.

An entry recorded in Owen County, Indiana proves Samuel's father as Joseph Surber of Pulaski County, Kentucky.

This Indenture of bargain sale and conveyance made and entered into this 12th day of October 1849(?) between Samual Surber and Nancy his wife of the County of Hendricks and State of Indiana and Isaac Surber and Artemisia Surber his wife of the County of Owen and State of Indiana and Jacob Surber and Katherine Surber his wife of the County of Owen State of Indiana of the one part and John Surber and James Surber of the County of Pulaski and State of Kentucky of the other part. Witnessed to that the party of the first part for the consideration of the sum of Thirty Dollars to them in hand paid doth by these presents grant bargain sale convey and confirm unto the said John Surber and James Surber all their rights, title, interest, and claims in and to one certain tract or parcel of Land situated lying and being in the County of Pulaski and State of Kentucky on the water of Indian Creek containing Four hundred ten acres be the same more or less and is the same tract of land upon which Joseph Surber
resided at the time of his death and descended to his heirs. The Intent hereby intended to by conveyed in said tract of Land is the three eleventh of the whole tract and they also convey their Interest in the Widow's Dower in and to said tract of land and also all their interest in and to the personal estate of the said Joseph Surber which they are entitled to as children and Heirs of said Joseph Surber Dec'd. The said John and James Surber to have and to hold the above described tract of Land and personal Estate to themselves and their heirs forever and the said Samual Surber & wife, Isaac Surber & wife, & Jacob Surber & wife for themselves and their heirs agree that they will warrant and forever defend the title against the Claim of themselves and their heirs and against the Claim or Claims of all and every other person or persons whomsoever their interest in the (illegible) excepted during her life and then to vest in the said John and James Surber.

In Testimony whereof the said Samual Surber and Nancy his wife, Isaac Surber and Artemisia his wife and Jacob Surber and Katherine his wife (illegible).

These names and affixes then seals the day month and year first above mentioned.
his
Samual Surber
mark
her
Nancy Surber
mark
Isaac Surber
Artimacy Surber
Jacob Surber
Katherine Surber

Samuel married first to Susannah Roy in 1823 in Pulaski Co., Kentucky. He married second to Nancy Dodson in 1844 in Hendricks Co., Indiana.

The following estate record for Samuel Surber is found in Hendricks county, Indiana Probate Order Books Vol 4-5, 1865-1871, pages 123, 133, and 406
Page 123 reads as follows: "Samuel Surber's Estate - Be it remembered that on the 7th day of April 1869 Abraham Whitenack filed in the clerks office in the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Hendircks county in the State of Indiana, a statement under Oath in these words (insert) showing that the said Samuel Surber departed this life intestate, in said county, on the 23rd day of March 1869, leaving a personal estate to be administered of the probable value as he is informed, of five hundred dollars. Whereupon on motion it is ordered that the said Abraham Whitenack be and he is hereby appointed administrator of the estate of the said Samuel Surber deceased and as required the said Abraham Whitenack now files his bond as such administrator in the sum of one thousand dollars with William T. Davenport as his security which said bond and the security thereto is approved the said Abraham Whitenack is also now duly sworn as such administrator and files a copy of his Oath in these words (insert) Whereupon Letters of administration are duly granted and issued to the Abraham Whitenack in these words (insert) Attest N.T. Hadley Clerk"

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70 years, 1 month, 5 days



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  • Created by: Darlina Shaw
  • Added: Jun 27, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38803595/samuel-surber: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel Surber (18 Feb 1798–23 Mar 1869), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38803595, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Darlina Shaw (contributor 46596730).