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• Name: Benjamin OLDHAM
• Sex: M
• Birth: 22 Dec 1821 in Virginia ^b
• Death: 30 Apr 1888 ^d


Parents:

• Father:
  
• Samuel OLDHAM Birth: 1 Mar 1792 in Pennsylvania Death: 10 Mar 1876 in Ohio Co, West Virginia
Mother:

• Rebecca WYLIE Birth: 5 Mar 1790 in Pennsylvania Death: 3 Feb 1875 in Ohio Co, West Virginia

Family:
Marriage:

• Margaret BYERS on 30 Oct 1844 .^m1
  
• Margaret BYERS Birth: 22 Mar 1822 in West Alexander, Washington Co, Pennsylvania Death: 12 Oct 1886

Children:

1. Adaline OLDHAM Birth: 12 Dec 1846
2. Wylie S OLDHAM Birth: 13 Jan 1848
3. Mary R OLDHAM Birth: Sep 1850 Death: 12 Sep 1871
4. Belle OLDHAM Birth: 1853 Death: 29 Apr 1875
5. Thomas Byers OLDHAM Birth: 11 Apr 1855

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

[Ref: Eagleson BYERS p19, Marcia Rothman 1/1/1995],

place:

[Ref: Marcia Rothman 1/1/1995],

parents:

[Ref: Marcia Rothman 1/1/1995]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: Eagleson BYERS p19, Marcia Rothman 1/1/1995]

Sources with Information about marriage to Margaret BYERS

date:

[Ref: Eagleson BYERS p19, Marcia Rothman 1/1/1995],

names:

[Ref: Beers WashingtonCoPA p805, Craig BYERS p15]

___ OLDHAM & Margaret BYERS [Ref: WashingtonCoPA Wills 8-459],

child:

[Ref: Eagleson BYERS p19, Eagleson BYERS p20]

Research Notes:
Oct 30 1856: purchased from Thomas Byers 175 acres of land in Donegal Twp, for $36.50/acre. Deed not issued until 28 Nov 1868 [Ref: WashingtonCoPA Deeds 4T-586]

Jun 8 1869: sold 175 acres of land in Donegal Twp to William Armstrong, land purchased on Oct 30 1856 from Thomas Byers [Ref: WashingtonCoPA Deeds 4T-586]

---------- Washington Co PA Deeds 4T-586, dated 28 Nov 1868:
This Indenture made the 28th day of November A.D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight between Margaret Byers, Executrix and Joseph Henderson, Executor of the last will and testament of Thomas Byers, decd, of the one part and Benjamin M Oldham of the other part, Witnesseth that Whereas, the said Thomas Byers by virtue of divers conveyances and assurances in the law, duly had and executed became in his lifetime lawfully seized in his demesne as of fee of and in a tract of land in Donegal Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, adjoining lands of Joseph Mayes, Alexander Ruth, James Moss, and Ebenezer Brownlee, and being thereof so seized made his last Will and Testament in writing bearing date the fifth day of July A.D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty two, wherein and whereby, amongst other things, he did authorize his Executors above named to make a deed or deeds to the purchase or purchasers for any real estate he might sell in his lifetime as fully as he could then do, and of his said will appointed the said Margaret Byers and Joseph Henderson the executor, as by the said recited will since his death duly proved, and remaining of record in the Reigster's Office in the County of Washington, Pennsylvania, recourse being thereunto had more fully appear, And whereas the said Thomas Byers did on the 30th day of October 1856 sell at public sale the aforesaid tract of land to the said Benjamin M Oldham for the sum of thirty six Dollars and fifty cents per acre, Now This Indenture witnesseth that the said Margaret Byers and Joseph Henderson Executors for and in consideration of the sum of Four Thousand Three Hundred and thirty six Dollars, to them in hand paid by the said Benjamin M Oldham, at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt and payment whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, and sold, and by these presents, by force and virtue of the power given in the said recited last Will and Testament, do grant, bargain and sell unto the said Benjamin M Oldham, all the following described all that tract of land situate in Donegal Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, containing one hundred and seventy five acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Joseph Meyers, Alexander Ruth, James Moss, and Ebenezer Brownlee, Together with all and singular the buildings improvements, ways, woods, waters, water courses, rights, liberties, privileges, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, and the reversions and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof, and also all the estate, right, title and interest whatsoever of the said Thomas Byers at and immediately before the time of his decease, in law, equity or otherwise howsoever, of, in, to or out of the same, To Have and To Hold the said described tract of one hundred and seventy five acres of land with the appurtenances, unto the said Benjamin M Oldham his heirs and assigns, to the only proper use and behoof of him the said Benjamin M Oldham his heirs and assigns, forever by the same title, and to all intents and purposes the same as held by him the said Thomas Byers at and immediately before the time of his decease, And the said Margaret Byers and Joseph Henderson for themselves, their heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant, promise, grant and agree to and with the said Benjamin M Oldham his heirs and assigns by these presents that they the said Margaret Byers and Joseph Henderson have not heretofore done or committed, or knowingly or willingly suffered to be done or committed, any act, matter, or thing whatsoever whereby the premises hereby granted, or any part thereof, is are, shall, or may be impeached, charged, or incumbered in title, estate, or otherwise howsoever. In Witness whereof the said Margaret Byers and Joseph Henderson have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year first above written. Margaret Byers. Joseph Henderson.
Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of John Grayson, Jr.
Received on the day of the date of the above Indenture, of the above named Benjamin M Oldham, the sum of Four thousand three hundred and thirty six Dollars, in full of the consideration money therein mentioned. Margaret Byers. Joseph Henderson. Test: John Grayson, Jr
Pennsylvania, Washington County, SS. Before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, personally came the above named Margaret Byers and Joseph Henderson and as each acknowledged the above Indenture to be their act and deed for the purpose therein expressed, in order that it might be recorded as such, according to law. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the 28th day of November, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight (1868). John Grayson, Jr, J.P.
Stamped Five Dollars ($5.00)
Recorded and compared with Original June 15th 1871. John P Charlton, Recorder.
[note: deed following, 4T-588, made the twenty eighth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine Between Benjamin M Oldham of County of Ohio and State of West Virginia and Margaret his wife of the first part, and William Armstrong of the County of Washington and State of Pennsylvania of the second part, - for the sum of Four Thousand Three Hundred and Thirty Six Dollars, All that tract of land situate in Donegal Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, containing one hundred and seventy five acres more or less, ] [Ref: WashingtonCoPA Deeds 4T-586]



Pedigree of Benjamin OLDHAM
          /-----Isaac OLDHAM
 /-----Samuel OLDHAM
|         \-----Sarah ANDERSON
Benjamin OLDHAM
 \-----Rebecca WYLIE



Descendants of Benjamin OLDHAM

1. Benjamin OLDHAM m. Margaret BYERS

m. Margaret BYERS father: Thomas BYERS mother: Margaret HAMILTON

2+ Adaline OLDHAM m. A D McCUSKEY

3+ Wylie S OLDHAM m. Kate A RHOADS

4 Mary R OLDHAM

5 Belle OLDHAM

6+ Thomas Byers OLDHAM m. Elizabeth DODD

2nd generation

2. Adaline OLDHAM m. A D McCUSKEY

m. A D McCUSKEY

7 Bartie McCUSKEY

8 Maxie McCUSKEY

9 Ethyl K McCUSKEY

3. Wylie S OLDHAM m. Kate A RHOADS

m. Kate A RHOADS

10+ Ed Lavarre OLDHAM m. Martha F TRUSSELL

11+ George Wylie OLDHAM m. Julia H EFSKIES

6. Thomas Byers OLDHAM m. Elizabeth DODD

m. Elizabeth DODD

12 Walter B OLDHAM

13 Lulu Belle OLDHAM

14 Mattie M OLDHAM

15 Estella Maude OLDHAM

16 Wylie Samuel OLDHAM

17 Margaret E OLDHAM

18 William O OLDHAM

19 Ethyl Marie OLDHAM

3rd generation

10. Ed Lavarre OLDHAM m. Martha F TRUSSELL

m. Martha F TRUSSELL

20 Daughter1 OLDHAM

21 Daughter2 OLDHAM

22 Dwight L OLDHAM

11. George Wylie OLDHAM m. Julia H EFSKIES

m. Julia H EFSKIES

23 G Malcolm OLDHAM