Estate of Margaret Oswald Smyth--notes and opinions on the case
Item
Title
Estate of Margaret Oswald Smyth--notes and opinions on the case
Description
Mentions of Margaret and Elizabeth receiving all of Wilton Plantation in Passayunk but no mention of enslaved people. One document mentions "chattel." Margaret Oswald Smyth, sister of Elizabeth Oswald Chew, was a legatee of Thomas Turner's estate, and later an executor and heir of Joseph Turner's estate. She inherited Wilton Plantation, but was unable to maintain the property, forcing her to rent it to various tenants. After her marriage to Frederick Smyth, the couple petitioned for financial support from the estate through Benjamin and Elizabeth Chew. Their requests for money became so persistent that the case was brought into arbitration. As part of Joseph Turner's estate, Benjamin and Elizabeth Chew also became administrators of Elizabeth’s mother Mary Oswald's estate, as she had appointed her brother Joseph Turner as one of her executors.
Identifier
19124
Type
text
Creator
Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810 | Chew, Margaret
Date Created
1810
Format
manuscript
Is Part Of
Chew family papers (2050) | Box 44 | Folder 6
Spatial Coverage
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Subject
Slavery--United States--History |Chew family |Pennsylvania--History | Women--History--19th century
Extent
30 pages
Language
eng
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