Daniel Murdock came into Granville OH area aboud 1810,

May have first settled in the Donation Tract of 1792 just south of Licking

“He came into Ohio, first to Granville, about 1810ish.  For early children by first wife, I have one strong contender, a Dan Jr. (reported 1815/16 marriage in Granville Ohio) and two others--David based on proximity to Eunice Baird in Mohican Twp. and Samuel who may have come to Ohio but died in NY but connects to me by DNA).  Of special note, my direct ancestor, Alva, son of Dan W. and Mehitable Crofoot Murdock, b1804 in NY state, was sent back to New York state after his father's death 1817/1818, married there Eliza Prouty in 1826 (many Proutys lived in Granville, Washington, NY), had at least one daughter there, and returned to Ohio after 1828.  In 1830, Alva is living next door to James S. Shinabarger and his wife Elizabeth, a sister of Alva's, Perry Twp. Wayne Co., Ohio.” (Jean Mulhern)

Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998

Filed in Washington, Richland County, OH. 11 May 1819
Executor Aaron Beard
“appraisal of the deceased for the widow and such …“for suport of herself and children for one year” and make return …with a bill of the sale of the goods and challels of said deceased together with a true and accurate statement of the debts …and …to the executor of the said Danl Murdock deceased… to the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county aforesaid within three months from the date hereof…to adjust and settle… within within twelve months from the date hereof…appoint Aaron Beard … in testimony…the eleventh day of May AD 1819.”

The property inventory given March 8th 1819
Sold at auction April 28, 1819
Mahittable
WHY does Mehetable have to purchase the property?

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Dan W Murdock - Facts

3 REG'T (CASS'), OHIO VOLS. AND MILITIA.

Married 7 Jan 1816, recorded 9 Feb 1816 Elizabeth THOMPSON and Daniel Murdick by Noah Fidler, Licking Co. OH. From Ohio, Marriages Extracted from the Old Northwest Genealogical Quarerly, 1789-1898 WHO IS THIS

From Jean Mulhern May 2020: I have the probate record for who was appointed guardian of Dan and Mehitable's four minor children: Aaron Beard was the children's uncle by marriage to Eunice Murdick, sister of Dan. In those days, guardian did not mean the person would rear the children day to day, but rather the person who would watch over the financial interests of the children. I believe the children stayed with Mehitable. Also, note the date was just before her marriage to John Shinabarger. To me that means that although Dan Murdick the father had died in late 1818, the need to clear up guardianship was only needed when Mehitable contemplated remarriage and needed or was required to protect Dan's children's interests. Aaron Beard was still managing Dan's estate in 1823. Here is the transcription viewed online in FamilySearch:

>From "Will abstracts, Estates and Guardianships Wayne County, Ohio 1812 to 1851 by
Richard G. Smith.

Page 85

9. MURDICK, Daniel - Mary 14, Elizabeth 12, Sibbel, Sylvester-Aaron Beard. bd Major
Tyler, Ira Bevans, Dan Burns. 1820fb3 M-133 J2-045

bd=bondsman
1820fb3 = 3 Feb 1820
M-133 = Probate Court packet number
J2-045= Common Pleas Journal and page number

Index Probate Court Records Wayne County, Ohio Part 1:1812-1917 Part 2:1918-1934

Murick, Alva M-133 (In 1820 Alva would have been 16 years old).

In this case Alva must have been the only name the person who made the card for later
indexing. M-133 is the probate court record packet. This record would be in LDS
microfilm. This book does not record the film numbers because there was no way to
know at the time the card was made what the film number would be.

Copies of this series of microfilm are in the Wayne County Library.