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Note: hild of Wilhelm Mory died on 20 March 1760 and was buried on 21 March 1760. The child's name is unknown.
On 10 July 1759 Wilhelm and his brother, Jacob, signed a deed in which they agreed to partition four of the tracts of land in Upper Saucon and Salisbury Townships which had been left to them by their father in his will of 1750. Wilhelm's share of these lands was the 216 acre tract in Upper Saucon Twp. that had been granted to Georg Wilhelm Mory in 1744, which was partitioned into three tracts of 137, 49, and 30 acres; and 49 acres in Salisbury Twp., which was the southern half of the 98 acre tract granted to Georg Wilhelm Mory in 1746. (Northampton Co. deeds, book A, vol. 1, pg. 205, recorded 28 October 1760)
Wilhelm died intestate in October or early November of 1762. On 9 November Henry Brunner and Henry Weaver prepared an "Inventory of all the effect goods and chattels belonging to William Morry of upper Saccon (Saucon) township in the county of Northampton in the Province of Pennsylvania husbandman late deceased". The inventory list included many items of farm equipment, animals, grain, etc. in addition to two tracts of land of 264 acres and 40 acres. On 11 November 1762 Maria Catharina "Moorey", widow and relict of William Moory late of upper Saucon, filed a bond of administration with Lewis Klotz of Macungie Township and Jacob Moorey of upper Saucon Township as sureties. On 5 June 1764 Maria Catharina filed a final accounting of Wilhelm's estate. (Philadelphia County Register of Wills, administration #87)
On 19 June 1764 Wilhelm's widow, Maria Catharine, filed a petition in Northampton County orphans court requesting guardians for their four minor children, all under the age of 14. The children were named as Gotthardt, Anne, Elizabeth, and William. (Northampton Co. orphans court, Vol. C, pg. 55) They may have been named in order of their birth. The court appointed Henry Brunner and John Apple as their guardians.
On 12 December 1766 widow, "Katharine Morry", applied for and was granted a patent of confirmation by Thomas Penn and Richard Penn for two tracts of land, one of 59 acres and 50 perches in Upper Saucon Twp. and one of 35 acres and 120 perches in Salisbury Twp. The tracts had been previously surveyed under a warrant issued to "William Morri" on 4 December 1751 (Bucks Co. No. 216) but a patent had never been issued to confirm William's ownership of the properties. The tracts were re-surveyed and Wilhelm's widow, along with Henry Brunner and John Apple the guardians of her minor children, completed the purchase "in consideration of the sum of thirteen pounds fifteen shillings lawful
money". (Patent book AA, vol. 7, pg. 270)
On 23 March 1774, Wilhelm's eldest son, Gotthardt Morrey/Mory, filed a petition in Northampton Co. orphans court requesting approval for partition or evaluation of his father's real estate in order to distribute the land, or proceeds from its sale, to Wilhelm's heirs. The petition stated that "William Morrey" died about 11 years ago intestate leaving a widow and four children. At the time of his death he owned a plantation and two tracts of land in Upper Saucon Twp. containing about 300 acres and also a tract of woodland containing 95 acres. The petition requested that the court award an inquest to make partition of the land unto and amongst the children. Gotthardt offered to buy out his sibling's interests in the land to settle the estate. The court approved the assignment of 12 "honest and lawful" men to partition or evaluate the land. (Northampton Co. orphans court Vol. D, pg. 199)
On 22 June 1774 it was reported to the court that the land could not be partitioned without prejudice and "spoiling the whole" and the two tracts were valued at 750 lbs and 150 lbs. Eldest son Godhard Morey agreed to buy the tracts and to pay the other children their share, after deduction of the widow's third. (Northampton Co. orphans court Vol. D., pg. 208)
(Other sources:
1. Findagrave.com - MEMORIAL ID 73504257)
Note: The Reformed records of Tohickon Union Church in Bedminster Twp., Bucks Co., PA show that a c
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