Have you ever come across a ‘conflict’ in the records that makes you question whether the records are about the same person? That’s where I am with my Edward Ostrander research.
I recently blogged about the Pickaway county, Ohio will I had in my files for Edward Ostrander. This will mentions a wife, Margery, and land in Waverly, Ohio. According to the FamilySearch tree, Edward Ostrander had a second wife named Margery. Various county histories place him in the Waverly area. Thus, it has been assumed that this will is for Dr. Edward Ostrander of Ross county, Ohio. However, this will does not mention any of his children.
Thanks to the ‘handy-dandy’ new Experimental Search, I found two deeds that raise some questions. Both deeds are for the sale of land by ‘Edward Ostrander’s heirs’ and is by some of his children. Thus, some questions!
- Are there two different Edward Ostranders with one living in Pickaway county and one living in Pike/Ross county?
- Are there two different wills? One willing the lot in Waverly to a second wife and another transferring different land to children?
- Are there more deeds for others identified as children of Dr. Edward Ostrander.
No matter what the answers are, I likely would have not found these records this quickly. Thank you FamilySearch!
Pike County Ohio
Deeds V. 6-7 1838-1843Film 292733 DGS 8193136
page 169 (image 106 of 617)
Edward Ostranders heirs
To Deed
Samuel T Harttin
Be it remembered that John C
Stufflebeam and Harriet his wife of the County of Warren and State of Indiana
Zebulon Foster and Caroline his wife of Warren County Indianna that in
consideration of the sum of Fifty dollars paid John E Stufflebeam and Harriet
his wife Fifty dollars paid Zebulon Foster and Caroline his wife the Receipt
hereof is hereby acknowledged the said John E Stufflebeam and Harriet his
wife Zebulon Foster and Caroline his wife do and each of them does and for their
and each of their heirs does revise release relinquish and forever quit claim
unto Samuel T Hartlin his heirs and assigns all the right title interest and
claim which they or either of them have or could hold either of a legal or
equitable nature of in and to the following described tracts or parcels of land lying
and being in the County of Pike and State of Ohio our interest in said lands
being derived through Edward Ostrander deceased as has heirs viz the first
tract containing eighty two acres and three Rods and thirty four [pils] and described
as follows being part of Survey No 2463 and 2900 entered in the name of Nathail
Massie lying on Wilson’s Run beginning at a White oak Southwesterly corner to Samuel
Corwin’s land of this same survey thence with his line N 9 degrees 45 minutes 40 poles to a
White oak thence S 67 degrees W 368 poles to a black oak thence S 23 degrees E 34 poles to a
Jack oak thence N 68degrees E 358 poles to the beginning saving reserving and excepting
out of the above described tract of land nineteen acres one rood and sixteen poles
and 20/100 thereof being the east and of the above described tract which was heretofore
sold by Jacob Shepherd and Isabella his wife to John Hatfield and conveyed
to him by Deed bearing date August the 7th 1828 and recorded in the Recorders office
of Pike County Ohio in Book C pages 167 & 168 leaving a balance of sixty three
acres two roods eighteen poles and 50/100 also one other tract containing thirteen
acres and thirty poles and is known as being part of survey No 2463 and 2900 and
described as follows to wit Beginning at a hickory and gum thence North
67 degrees East 98 poles to a stone thence North 37 degrees W 22 poles to a stone thence S 67 degrees W
98 poles to a Stone thence South 37 degrees East 22 poles to the place of beginning upon
which the said purchase the said Samuel G Hartlin has this day paid to the
said John E Stufflebeam and Zebulon Foster the sum of One hundred
Dollars the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged & witness our
hands this twelfth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and thirty nine
John E Stufflebeam
Harriet Stufflebeam
Zebulon Foster
Caroline Foster
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence ofElizer P[urv]iana
Jane PurvianiRec & Recorded
Augt 17th 1839page 170
State of Indiana
Ohio, Pike County. Pike COunty Ohio Deeds, 1799-1877. Film #292733 DGS 8193136. Edward Ostrander Heirs, 12 Mar 1839; Vol. 6: page 169 (image 106 of 617); digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 19 July 2023.
Warren County ss
Personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the
Peace John B Stufflebeam and Harriet his wife and Zebulon Foster and
Caroline his wife the above named grantors and acknowledged the signing
and Sealing and delivering of the above indenture to be their voluntary act and
deed for the uses and purposes therein specified and the said Harriet & Caroline
being examined by me separate and apart from their said husbands and the
contents of the same being made known to them acknowledged the signing
sealing and delivering of the above deed to be their voluntary act and
deed for the uses and purposes therein specifyed without the fear coercion
or persuation of their said husbands In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this 12th day of March 1839
Eluzer Purviani J P
Pike County Ohio
Deed 1799-1877V. 6-7 1838-1843
Film 292733 DGS 8193136Vol. 6
page 170-171 (image 107 of 617)Edward Ostrander heirs
No 90
DEED
Samuel S Hartlin This Indenture made this fifth day of
March eighteen hundred and thirty nine between Anthony of Ostrander and
Lucinda his wife and George Ostrander of the County of Vigo in the State of
Indiana of the first part and Samuel S Hartlin of the County of Pike in
the State of Ohio of the second part Witnesseth that the said party of the first part
for and in consideration of the sum of One hundred dollars to them in hand paid
by the said party of the second part the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have
and by these presents do remise release and forever quit claim to the said party
of the second part and his heirs and assigns all the right title interest claim
and estate of the said party of the first part of in and to the following described
tracts or parcels of land except as hereinafter excepted situate lying and being
in the County of Pike and State of Ohio the first tract containing Eighty two acres
three rods and thirty four poses and described as follows to wit being part of survey
No 2463 and 2900 entered in the name of Nathaniell Cassie lying on Wilson’s Run
beginning at a White oak Southwesterly corner of Samuel Corwins land of this
same survey thence with his line North nine degrees and forty five minutes west
forty poles to a white Oak thence South sixty seven degrees West three
hundred and sixty eight poles to a black oak thence South twenty three
degrees East thirty four July to a Jack oak thence North sixty eight degrees
East three hundred and fifty eight poles to the beginning having reserving
and excepting out of said tract of land Nineteen acres one Rood and
Sixteen poles and twenty hundredths of a pole thereof off the east end of
the above described tract which was heretofore sold by Jacob Shepherd
and Isabella his wife to John Hatfield and conveyed to him by decd
bearing date the seventh day of August eighteen hundred and twenty eight
recorded in the Recorders office of Pike County Ohio in Book C pages
one hundred and sixty seven and one hundred and sixty eight leaving a
balance now sold to the said Samuel S Hartlin N Sixty three acres two
roods and eighteen and fifty hundredths poles the other tract containingpage 171
Ohio, Pike County. Pike COunty Ohio Deeds, 1799-1877. Film #292733 DGS 8193136. Edward Ostrander Heirs, 5 Mar 1839; vol 6: page 170-171; digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 19 July 2023.
Thirteen acres and thirty poles and is known as being part of Survey No 2463 and 2900
and described as follows to wit beginning at a hickory and Gum thence North
seven degrees East ninety eight poles to a stake thence North thirty seven degrees
West twenty two poles to a Stone thence South sixty seven degrees west ninety eight
pole s to a stone; thence south thirty seven degrees East twenty two poles to the beginning
whether with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging
the interest in said tracts of land hereby conveyed being the estate and Interest therein
which descended to the said Anthony H Ostrander and George Ostrander as heirs
at law of Edward Ostrander late of Pickaway County This deceased To have
and to hold the same to the said party of the second part and his heirs and assigns
forever In witness whereof the said party of the first part have hereunto set their
hands and seals the day and year first above written
Signed sealed and delivered
Anthony Ostrander
Lucinda Ostrander
George Ostrander
in presence
E W Huntington recd recorded
Orringe A Smith
recd recorded
Augt 17th 1839
State of Indiana ss I the undersigned Render Judge of the seventh
Judicial Circuit of said State including the County of Vigo do hereby certify
that on the 23 day of March 1839 Personally appeared before me the named Anthony M Ostrander Lucinda Ostrander George Ostrander grantors in the foregoing D El and acknowledged the signing and sealing
of the same as their voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein
mentioned as she the said Lucinda having been by me first examine sep
arate and apart from her said husband and having acknowledged the
signing and sealing of the same of her voluntary act without any coercion from
her said husband In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand the 23rd of March 1839
E W Huntington
