, 1840-11-28
Petition for Partition.

<hsSh ~" SONGILs
and Others, Plaintiffs, pu;., p.u..-
u.s.
ABRAHAM 5 INLow,
and Others, Defendants.
A Nd now, at this day, come the said Plaintiff
IA by their attorney, and filed their. setting forth
in substance, that on the 26th Of February, 1887
William Reed, Of Marion county, Kentucky, died
in said county, leaving n will ~disposing OF most OF hi
estate, but died ~intestate as to a certain tract ofland
lying in the county of Pike, and known as the undi
vided half of six hundred aud forty acres patented te
Jonathan Hurley, or his legal representatives-whict
patent includes the south east f. or. Of section (25,)
the s. W. fr. or. of section q, the n. E. Or. Of sec.
ton 33, the N. W. or. Of section "a, and the West
part of the N. f. Or. Of section "a; all IN township
55 nortL, in range three west Of the fifth principa
meridian; that the other undivided half of said land
belongs 10 one Abraham S. Inflow, of Pike county,
that said William Reed, deceased, left no widow,
but left the following persons his sole heirs at law:
l't. Mary Reed, his daughter, who Is now in a de.
ranged state, and residing in Marion county, Ken.
lucky. I'd. John NJ. Reed, son, who resides IN said
county. Sd. Julia Ann Reed, now Julia Ann Brow
ming, by reason of ner intermarriase with Ludwell Y.
Browning, both Of whom i've in Mason county Ky.
4th. Rebecca Field, formerly Rebccca Reed, widow
OF Greenbeny Field, deceased, who lives in Clark
county, Missouri. 5th. William Reed, his son, who
lives in Clark Co. Mo. 9th. Nancy Il. Cowgirl, former
~ Nancy r. Reed, widow of George Cowgirl, de-
ceased, who lives in Clark county, No. 1th. Eliza
beth Musgroye, formerly Reed, who married Samuel
Mussrone, one Of the petitioners, died in Clark coun-
ty. Mo, leaving the following children, minors of
said marriage, al her death, viz: Mary r. Mussrove,
William r. Mu.grove, DeKsLb Musgrove, Joseph J..
Musgrove and Elizabeth Musgrove; but that said
Elizabeth Mussrore hath since departed this life. 9Th
Sarah Brown, formerly Reed, who married David
Brown, both since dend, leaving by said marriage. the
following issue: lst. Charlotte Glenn, formerly Char
lotte Brown; Who has intermarried Joseph Glenn,
both Of whom reside in Marion county, Mo. I'd.
Mary Ann Seward, formerly Mary Ann Brown, who
married Richard Seward, both Of whom live in Clark
county, Mo. 81. Nancy Throop, formerly Nancy
Brown, who iutermarried with Benjamin u. ThrooP,
both OF whom live in Clark county, No. 9Th Sophia
L.acy, wife of Logan Lacy, the residence OF whom is
not known to the petitioners. 9Th. Elizabeth Lacy,
VINO wa. formerly Elizabeth Brown, and irtermarried
with Charles Lacy, both Of Shelby county, Mo. OH.
the children Of Jacob Reed, deceased, TO wit: Ist.
Joseph Reed, Il minor, now in CLARK county, Of whom
the said Samuel Mussroye is Guardian. ID. Mary
Reed, now Mary Kile, wife Of I,zekiah Kile, whose
residence is not known TO the petitioners. ID. Re-
becca Garvin, formerly Rebecca Reed, who intermsr-
ried with one John B. Garvin, whose residence i. not
known: that said Re6ecca died and left a child who
died also, but as far as the petitioner. know left no
other chiid-that the said undivided half of the tract
Of land aforesaid should be dirided by law, as fol-
lows, 10 wit: To Mary Reed, one equal ninth part
tn John VI. Reed, one equal ninth past; to Julia Ann
B'o ming, wife of Samuel Y. Browning, one equal
ninth part: 10 Rebecca Field, furIn-rly Rebecca Reed,
widow and rclict Of Grecnberry Field, one equal
ninth part: TO William Reed, one equal ninth part.
To Nnncy X. Cowgirl, formerly Reed, widow of Geo.
Cowgirl, deceased, one equal ninth part: to the heirs
a, law OF EIir ,beth Musgrove, formerly Elizabeth
Reed, one equal ninth part; To the heirs at Law Of
Sarah Brown, formerly Sarah Reed, one equal ninth
part: aud further represents, that the said Elizabeth
Mnssrovc md Sarah Brown each died withnut will
and prays that the said Abraham ). Inflow be made
d party, defendant to tins petition, that the said Ma
~ Reed, Julia Ann Browning, formerly Julia Ann
Reed, ami her husband LuhweIl Y. Browning, mud
John VI Reed, who live in Mason county, Ky-Re-
lance Field. formerly Rebecca Reed, widow of
Field, deceased, who lives in CLARK coun-
ty Mo Mary X. Musgro,e, William X. Mu.groye,
Dckalb Mu.srovr and Joseph J. Mussrove, minor.
and children Of Elizabeth Musgrove, deceased, who
live in said couaty of Clark, Charlotte Glenn and
Joseph Glenn, who live in Marion county, Mo, Ann
Seward and Richard Seward, who live in Clark coun-
", No. Nancy Throop aud Benjamin Il. Throop,
who live ia Clark county No, SOPHIA Lacy aud Lo-
gan Lacy, whose residence is unknown, Elizabeth
Lacy and Charles Lacy. who live in Shelby county,
Joseph Reed, minor, resident in Clark county afore
said, Mary kilc. and Hezekiah kile, whose residence
i. not known, Nancy Reed, daughter Of Jacob Reed,
a minor, whose residence is not known, aud John B.
who lives ia 81. Charles county, Mo, be made
TO this petition and true answers make
thereto, and pra wing further that Guardians, ad Hiera,
be appointed foi the minor heirs of Elizabeth
deceased, and for the minor heir- OF Jacob
Reed, deceased, and that upon ascertainins the re
.spective right. of The parties the court order a parti-
ton Of the said land among all those interested there
ia according TO their respective rights. and that for
this purpose commissioners be appointed by the court
to review the premises and repor; thereon, and that if
na,tit;nn tberenf c,nnof he had without prejudice TO |