Petition for Guardianship for David Gilliland, Crawford County, PA, 1847

Source:
Orphans’ Court Records
Crawford County, PA
Vol A-B
Page 452

(In the margin)
David Gilleland
Pet. For Guardian
Clk. MF./fees paid.

Petition of Jesse Gilleland for Court to appoint a guardian for David Gilleland, minor child of Simpson Gilleland, late of Conneaut tp., deceased.
     April 9, 1847, court appoint Anna Gilleland guardian.

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Kate’s notes: To be honest, it was difficult to tell just exactly how the Court Recorder chose to spell the surname here. At times it appeared to be written as Gelliland, Gilleland and Gilliland. For the mere sake of consistency, I am using the Gilleland spelling throughout.

Vol. D
Page 176

February term 1854.

(In the margin)
Gilleland DB
To choose Guardian

Setting forth that he is a minor son of Simpson Gilleland late of Conneaut tp. decd over the age of 14 years that his father died in 1844 without making any will, that the estate was settled up and that there was not more than sufficient to pay the debts against it – Having no Guardian he prays the court will permit him to make choice of some suitable person to take charge of his person
    
    Feb, 13, 1854  Court appoint Jesse Gilleland Guardian.

                                                                            -transcriptions by Kate Maynard, 2013