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A petition was filed by Jonathan Mead, Jr on 7 April 1813 to be appointed Guardian of his minor children to manage the inheritance from their uncle John W. Barnum which included land in Westchester. Children named were: Samuel B. aged 13, Pru Caroline aged 11, Rachel aged 9, Horace aged 7, Mary Ann, aged 5, Silas K. aged 3, and Alfred aged 1. "Said infants, by the death of their uncle, John W. Barnum, late of the town of North Salem, in the county of Westchester, Deceased, became possessed of certain real and personal estate and said infants, by reason of their minority, are incapable of managing...[2]
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