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- Jane E is the daughter of Mary Willson & Richard Lawrence Sr.
> Two Lawrences sisters married two Teelzel brothers:
. Hadassah Hester Lawrence married John Solomon Teetzel Jr.
. Jane Lawrence married Mathias Teelzel &
> Lawrence cousin married their sister:
. Richard Lawrence Johnston married Julia Ann Teetzel.
. Cousin Richard Lawrence Johnson.
. UCLP at age 20; Married at age 22, First child at Mary Marg b. 1831 at age 20 & twins at age 24.
. UCLPetition 13, Received 4 July, 1833.
Jane Lawrence Teetzel of Township of Trafalgar, appeared personally before the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace on 1831 May 4, York & is recognized by Magistrate John Colborne to be a daughter of Richard Lawrence of the District of London formerly of the Home District & latterly of the London District, Innkeeper, deceased.
She is married to Mathias Teetzel of Trafalgar, a carpenter & he was too young to serve in late war. She prays for 200 Acres. Signed in two places: Jane Lawrence 4 May, 1831
Robert Johnston of York, Carpenter [brother-in-law], sworn at York Seventh day of May 1831.
Note1: Actual writer of this petition had crossed out her signature & written Jane Teetzel. Note the UC Land Petition is dated 1831 & Jane was married in 1833. It appears the Petition was held for 2 years until Jane got married or perhaps reached age of majority which was January of 1832. - PJA]
. When the Teetzel's first arrived in Michigan the village of Benton Harbor was known as Bronson Harbor. In March 1865 the name was changed to Benton Harbor.
. 1860 Census St Joseph, St Joseph.
. 1870 Census Jane & Sarah Teetzel. St. Joseph's Berrier.
. 1865 Oct 21 - Probate Order, State of Michigan, Berrier Co., Mon. 25 Sep 1865. In the Matter of the Estate of Mathias Teetzel, deceased, Petition of Jane E Teetzel, widow & Elizabeth J Teetzel, one of the heirs at law of said Etter praying this Court that letters of administration be granted to Jane E Teetzel. Ordered. next Nov 6, all persons interested in said estate appear in the Village of Berrien & show cause whey the prayer of petitioner should not be granted.. Cause a copy of this order e published in the St. Joseph Traveller newspaper. Signed, WS Merrill, Judge of Probate.
. 1866 Jan 10, Sworn before a Notary Public, Berrier County, Signed, Jane Teetzel
ESTATE OF MATHIAS TEETZEL, deceased: SE Quarter, Section 9, Twp. 4 S, 80 acres Lots 119, 120 & 149; Lots 444 & 445 Main House, Lot 448 [Dock], Total $14,800.
2 sofas front & back part of house; Duyer & Forsythia Sofa $75; marble top centre table $12; 2 Whatnots [- ornamental shelf to hold small decorations]; @$16; 6 Hair bottom chairs, 2 carpets; Stand, 7 Kaine bottom chairs, 4 Bedsteads $16; 4 Beds $42; 2 Mask stances, 1 Bureau; 3 Bedroom carpets; Hall Carpet; 4 stove & Pipes in Parlor, dining room, Box, Cooking Stove & furniture; 11 Counter pans/panes? $24.15; 21 Sheets; 24 Pillow cases; 14 Cover beds; 2 common tables, 6 Flag bottom chairs; Pan scales;
1 Horse $125. 1 Harness & buggy $33. 1 County Map, 2 Plows $13; 4 old Volume Jeffersons works & 3 Vol. Life of Jefferson $6; 3 Ball life of griff?; Black stein cow; 1 Kaned? cast $4. 2 hoes $1;
Cash left by decades, $1,000.; Lot 149 sold to Mr King, $100.
Widow entitled furniture described & $250 & others $187.25.
Personal Property of widow: 1 Horse $125.; 2 Plowes; Scales; Hand Cart; 1 Bake; Co. Map; Jeff & Blackstone & Miscellaneous Books; $187.25.
Ref: Michigan Probate Records, 1797-1973, Berrier Co., Lib. 2, p440, File #689 [Images 477 -604, i.e. 127 pages!].
. 1868 Feb 8 & Feb 22, St Joseph Herald, Michigan
ADMINISTRATRIX SALE: Notice is hereby given, that by virtue & in pursuance of a license granted to me by the Probate Court for the County of Berrien, State of Michigan, bearing date of 15, July, AD 1867, I shall sell at public venue, to the highest bidder, pursuant to the statute in such case provided, at 10 o'clock on Saturday the 14th day of March, 1868, at the Perkins House in the Village of St. Joseph the following described Real Estate, to wit:
Lots No. 441 & 445, (Checkered Ware-house).*
All in the village of St. Joseph, Berrien County, in the state of Michigan.
Terms of Sale: One-third cash, balance in 2 equal annual payments, interest 10 pr. ct. annually, secured by mortgage on property.
JANE TEETZEL, Administratrix. St. Joseph, Feb. 1, 1868.
*Note2: *The 'CHECKERED WARE-HOUSE IN ST. JOSEPH' is named after the famous large & most successful general store, the 'Checked Store,' on King Street in Toronto, Ontario & owned by Jane's sister Margaret Lawrence Johnston's daughter, Margaret Johnston & her husband E. B. Whittemore. This also indicates & knowledge of or communication between Lawrence sisters, Margaret & Jane. After the death of Mathias Teetzel the Checked warehouse was sold for $5,350 to son-in-law [Elizabeth Teetzel] Saml. L Williams. - PJA 2011.
. 1868 Apr 18 & Apr 25th - For Sale: Mrs. M. Teetzel, offers for Sale her residence (with one or two lots,) located on the Bluff, in St. Joseph, upon very reasonable terms. Apply at the premises or at C W Ormabee's office.
. 1870 Jun 18 - MORTGAGE SALE: Whereas, default has been made in the payment of the sum of $758, which is the amount claimed to be due at the date of this notice, on a certain note & mortgage bearing date 21 Mar., AD 1868, made & executed by James E Stevens, John T Edwards, Martin Green & Parsons P Allen, mortgagors,
to Jane Teetzel, guardian of Sarah Martin*, mortgagee & payable 2 years after the date thereof, with 10% interest payable annually which mortgage was recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, Berrien Co, Mi., 1 Jun AD 1868, in Liber V of Mortgages, p 386, rehears said note & mortgage were duly sold & assigned by the said Jane Teetzel, guardian as aforesaid,
To John H Lee, 1 Jun 1898, as assigned, was recorded in the office of the Reg. of Deeds of Co. Berrien on 13 May, 1870, Book 1, of Mortgages on P 430, whereas the said John H Lee is now the owner & holder of said note & mortgage & of the remaining secured thereby & no suit or proceedings have been instituted at law to recover the debt now remaining secured by said mortgage or any par thereof: Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power of sale in said mortgage contained & in pursuance of the statue in such cases made & provided, the premises described in said mortgage, to wit:
All that certain piece of parcel of land situated in Berrien Co. Michigan, described as village lots 448, 445, St. Joseph, according to the recorded plat thereof, will b sold at public auction to the highEst bidder at the hour of 12: noon, Wed., 7 Sep, 1870 at the front door of the Court House in the village of Berrien, in said count of Berrien, by the Sheriff of said county, to satisfy the amount due & unpaid on said mortgage & the costs & expenses allowed by law & the attorney fee mentioned in said mortgage.
Dated at St. Joseph, Michigan, June 11th, 1870. John H Lee, Assignee.
W R Lyon, Atty. for Assignee, St. Joseph, Mich.
Note3: Mary Sarah Martin, is her granddaughter, daughter of Mary Margaret Teetzel Martin, deceased.
X-Ref: See M. Sarah Martin who complained her mother was too slowly distributing her share of the estate.
. 1870 Census Benton, Berrien Co., Michigan.
. 1871 Berrien Directory. Mrs. Jane Teetzel, h. 41 Front, St. Joseph's Village.
. 1879 Mar 15 - A First Rate Chance for Somebody.
I will lease on favorable terms, that farm of 140 acres, ½ mile east of Benton Harbor, (formerly known as the Teetzel place) to an energetic & liable man. For particulars, See John H Lee, St. Joseph.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - - [1]
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