Notes for Dorsey PENTECOST, SR.

Notes for Dorsey PENTECOST, SR.

List of Inhabitants 1781 Penn.
Dorsey Pentecost- Nottingham Township

Wayne County, West Virginia
Levi Hollingsworth
15 Dec 1785
and Dorsey Penticost
Assignees of James Wilson,
Bernard Gratz, Michael Gratz,
and Charles Witting
Montgomery County
1000 a. On waters of Twelve Pole Creek, beginning about one
pole from the
South corner of Survey 115
Grants T, 1785, p. 205
1000 a. On waters of Twelve Pole Creek, beginning about one
pole from the
South corner of Survey 116
Grants T, 1785, p. 205

Note: Hollingsworth and Penticost have on record a total of 63
grants, 1000 acres each,
on Sandy River, all made on 15 Dec 1785.

Deed Book 1-C, Washington County, Penn., March 1777.

"Between Dorsey Penticost, John Canon, Andrew Robinson, Samuel McColloch
and Ebenezer Zane all of Ohio County as co-partners of the Ohio Trading
Company members and purchases from Capt. Paul Froman, a tract,
plantation, and improvement on Saw Mill Run one mile above Pittsburgh.
Whereas Col John Neville was a co-partner with Froman and with him in the
army of the United States, and Isaac Cox, Esq. relinquishes their right
to Dorsey Penticost on April 15, 1778 and Penticost did get title to the
635 acres for 635 pounds. Now he sells to John Canon, Samuel McColloch
and others for 317 pounds 10 shillings."

One could dispose of this land in any way he chose. In Pennsylvania,
several tracts of warrant land could be combined, bought, or sold
legally. But, in Virginia, the practice of land-jobbing, as it was
called, of forming a company to combine and sell warrants, was illegal.
So, it is with great interest that we read of Samuel McColloch and the
others buying 635 acres from Dorsey Penticost at one-half pound per acre,
half the price Penticost paid for it, and later selling the land at a
sizeable profit. We do not know the circumstances, but Penticost lost 317
pounds on the deal. 1777 was a terrible year because of conflict with the
Indians. Possibly Penticost could not sell his property, or live on it,
and decided to sell it for whatever he could receive. He may have been a
partner for this very reason. The legality of the sale is dependent upon
which of the states' laws one follows. According to Pennsylvania, the
transaction was proper; in Virginia, it was not.

November 12, 1790
Dorsey Pentecost gave Edward Ashby of Jefferson County, Virginia, power
of attorney to go settle the accounts owed Dorsey. This included Western
United States and Australia.

Dorsey's will was Intestate in Washington Co., Penn. September 15, 1806,
by his executor Joseph Pentecost.

Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, 1825-1826
MONDAY, February 6, 1826.

On motion of Mr. Lawrence,

Resolved, That the Committee on Public Land Claims be instructed to
inquire into the expediency of allowing to the heirs of Dorsey Pentecost,
deceased, compensation for a tract of land, originally granted to said
Pentecost and since surveyed and sold by the United States.

September 13, 1790 Brooke Co., West Virginia, Deed Book 2, page 127.
Reuben Kemp of Fayette Co., Pa. & Dorcey Penticost of Washington Co., Pa.
to Robert Mays of Jefferson Co., Va. 250 acres on the Waters of Buffalo
Creek, Ohio Co., Va. Witnesses John Corbly, Stephen Gapen, Matthew
Richie, John Lee, Robert McClure, & Moses Chapline.

From the papers of George Rogers Clark
July 29, 1781: Duplicate filming. Brigadier General George Rogers Clark
and Dorsey Pentecort of Virginia signed document which bound them to pay
sum of 2,850 pounds, 13 shillings and 6 pence in gold or silver, which
was half Johannes of Portugal or Spanish dollars to merchant John Gibson
of Pittsburgh. The obligation bound payment by Clark and Pentecost, their
heirs, executors or administrators to Gibson, his attorney,
heirs,executors or administrator. Half payment of obligation was due
August 1, 1781. Names: Andrew Heth, Will Harrison.

August 3, 1781: Top document. Major George Walls issued corn forage for 3
horses at Fort [Patrick] Henry to Dorsey Pentecort.