Isett Names

Huntingdon County

From the Wills at the Huntingdon County Courthouse

Will Book	Name	Page Number	Date	Location	Wife/Husband	Kids or People Named in Will	Purpose
2	Mary Isett	193	10/21/1816	Tyrone Township			Letters of Administration
6	James K. Isett	35	9/8/1863		Elizabeth Isett	Michael Garner	Elizabeth Isett renounced rights to Michael Garner; Michael Garner named administrator
9	John D. Isett	307			Margaret S. Isett	Jacob H. Isett	John D. Isett died on 12/15/1881; Margaret S. Isett renounced rights to Jacob H. Isett; Jacob H. Isett named administrator
10	John S. Isett	75-77	4/12/1883	Spruce Creek	Mary Ann Isett	Children: Edward B., Jacob Henry, John David, William Dysart Isett	Will of John S. Isett dated 1/18/1878; John S. Isett died 4/5/1883
12	Elizabeth Isett	2	5/8/1889	Penn Township		G. W. Isett	G. W. Isett confirmed that Elizabeth Isett died on 3/28/1889
12	Mary A. Isett	118, 120	6/27/1888	Spruce Creek	John S. Isett	Mary Isett Gardner, Edward B. and Lizzie Isett, Jacob H. and Maggie C. Isett, William D. and Laura Tussey Isett, and grandchildren: Annie B. Sargent, Mary Bell Thompson, Mary Bell Isett, Lucy Thompson Isett	Will of Mary A. Isett; she died 4/20/1898
15	Jacob H. Isett	92-94	8/13/1884	Spruce Creek	Margaretta C. Isett	Henry and Margaret J. Shultz, Dr. Sidney Thompson	Will of Jacob H. Isett; he died 6/5/1897
20	Elmira Isett	369		Huntingdon Boro	B. F. Isett		B. F. Isett confirmed that Elmira Isett died 8/26/1912
21	George W. Isett	218-219	3/29/1915	Marklesburg	Sarah Ann Isett	Children: J. Warren, Edna D., James H., D. Barton, E. Grace	Will of George W. Isett; he died in June 1915
21	Margaret C. Isett	407	1/2/1917	Spruce Creek		John P. MacClay, J. Clyde Port, Ellen C. Maclay	John R. MacClay renounced rights to J. Clyde Port; Margaret C. Isett died 12/30/1916; notice not to administer to probate will; Ellen C. Maclay named executor
22	Margaretta C. Isett	179-181	3/10/1914	Spruce Creek		May W. Brown, niece; John P. Maclay, brother; Ellen C. Maclay, niece	Will of Margaretta C. Isett

Orphans Court Document Index at the Huntingdon County Courthouse

Name	Book	Year	Number	Pages	Recorded Information
Mary Isett	C	I	58	19	Leftover estate dealings for Mary Isett of Tyrone Township
James Isett	C	K	34	80	“The petition of Elizabeth Matthew late Elizabeth Isett humbly sheweth that your petitioner has a son named James Isett who is a minor under the age of fourteen years whose father your petitioners late husband has absconded his family and gone to parts unknown to your petitioner, and left his said son without any person to provide for the care of his person or property. Wherefore, your petitioner prays the court to appoint some suitable person to be guardian of the said minor and she as in duty bound will pray _____. Whereupon it is considered by the court and ordered that Thomas Lloyd be and he hereby is appointed guardian of the said minor.” April 1820
James K. Isett	I	1861	35	17	Petition of James K. Isett that children Samuel G., John P., Benjamin Franklin, Henry B. and Elizabeth Jane were minors under age of 14 with an interest in real estate and no person to take charge of real estate; appointed Samuel B. Garner on 1/22/1861 Petition of Mary Ann, George W., and James Moore Isett, minors of James K. and Elizabeth Isett, were above age 14 with an interest in real estate; chose Samuel B. Garner on 1/22/1861 Petition of Samuel B. Garner, guardian of Mary Ann, George W., James Moore, Samuel G., John P., Benjamin F., Henry B., and Elizabeth Jane Isett, minor children of James K. and Elizabeth Isett, formerly Elizabeth Garner, was read stating that Matthew Garner, late of Penn Township, had died with a will dated 3/31/1848 leaving to her heirs a tract of land; Samuel asked that the land be sold and the money invested; the will mentioned son John, son-in-law John Beaver, daughter Elizabeth who married James Isett James K. Isett’s inventory was ($297.24) on 11/11/1863 and given to Elizabeth Abraham Grubb Jr. did not want to be caretaker
James K. Isett	I	1861	38	18
James K. Isett	I	1861	64	23
James K. Isett	I	1861	64.5	25
James K. Isett	I	1861	223	214
Elizabeth Isett	I	1861	66	25
John D. Isett	N	1882	15	250	Lucy I. Isett, minor above 14 of John D. Isett, late of Franklin Township; Edward B. Isett named guardian on 1/10/1882
John D. Isett	N	1882	16-18	250-251	Edward B. Isett also named guardian of Richard I. Isett, under 14, deceased by mother Margaret, and Henry C. under 14, Kate above 14, and Edward S. above 14
John D. Isett	N	1882	185	320	Inventory of John D. Isett’s holdings by Margaret J. S. Isett on 1/21/1882
John D. Isett	N	1884	40	564	Edward B. Isett, guardian of Edward S. and Lucetta K. Isett confirmed John D. Isett died leaving a widow (since deceased) and 5 kids; deceased father’s share in estate of their grandfather, John S. Isett; Edward S. Isett is about 19 and Lucetta K. Isett is about 15 and want to go to boarding school; dated 2/20/1884
Henry C. Isett	O	1885	172	154	Edward B. Isett, guardian of Henry C. Isett; Henry is about 16 and wants to go to boarding school; 9/14/1885
John D. Isett	P	1890	194	287	Edward B. Isett, guardian of Richard W. Isett, about 18, wants to attend normal school; 9/8/1890
Margaret C. Isett	W	1918	213	327	J. Clyde Port asked to be discharged as administrator of Margaret C. Isett; 1918

Death Register, 1894-1905, at the Huntingdon County Courthouse

Name	Info
Jacob H. Isett	Died at 70 years, born in Spruce Creek, died 6/5/1897 in Spruce Creek, burial in Sinking Valley
Elizabeth D. Isett	Died at 74 years, born in Eden Hill, died on 9/21/1901 in Spruce Creek, burial at Arch Spring

Direct Inheritance Tax Docket 1, Huntingdon County Courthouse

Page	Line	Name	Location	Died	Inheritor
8	17	John A. Isett	Marklesburg	4/24/1919	James G. Isett
29	25	John B. Isett	Morris Township	3/30/1926	Debbie G. Isett
42	19	Debbie G. Isett	Morris Township	11/25/1929	Mary E. Sloan

Direct Inheritance Tax Docket 2, Huntingdon County Courthouse

Page	Line	Name	Location	Died	Inheritor
20	5	Sydney T. Isett	Delaware County	8/2/1941	Edward B. Isett
42	18	Harvey M. Isett	Marklesburg	12/12/1947	A Pauline Isett
40	3	Edna D. Isett	Marklesburg	2/26/1947	Grace Isett Haupt
64	37	J. Warren Isett	Penn Township	3/12/1953	G. Richard Isett
73	38	Alberta M. Isett	Huntingdon	4/1/1956	First National Bank
81	31	Benjamin F. Isett	Huntingdon	3/25/1940	Alberta Isett