, 1840-02-22

Margaret Hardin, his
wifc,-Complainants.
VS..
49,. -, FL Ga a B,Il in Chnnccry,
.bo,b A,nJ,orr 81. for division III Land.
wife, JnoBoyd, Abra-
ham Boyd, David
Boyd jr.. and WIN.
Boyd,-Dcleniants.
EEEHE complainan;s, Ninian II. Hardin, and Mar
Dr. garct hIs wife, having on tie 21ih Iay ofJanu-
airy. A. ID. lciG, fled in the Office of the Clerk Of the
cicuit Court, oil the county of Lincoln, aud State Of
Missouri, aforcsaid their bill ufcomplnint against the
defendants aforesaid, stating that David Boyd late
of said county, departed :his life on the fourth day
of January AID ISIS seized and possessed Ct a
tract Of land sit-atcd in SAID county OF Lincoln, con-
tanning two hundred and forty seven acres aud sever
ty-four huIdiedths OF an acre, and being part of n
larger tract containing three hunircd and fifty arpcus,
which was granted by the spanish Government 10 said
David Boyd, and Is known rs No. 80; saiI tract be.
ing the same on which {. c said David Boyd departed
this life, and owned at the time of Iii, death. That
re lett a widow, Hadassah Boyd who IS still living,
and the following lawfully bcsot;cn children, who are
his only heirs, viz: Elizabeth Armstrong, late Eliza.
Boyd, now wife Of John Armstrong, John Boyd, A
baham Boyd, David Boyd, jr. William Boyd, md
said complainant, Margaret Hardin, late Margaret
Boyd, now wife Of said complainant NiHian II. IIar-
Hin. Ihat saiu Dayii Boyd, Deed. during his lir
time gave by way Of advancement other land 10 said
John Armstrong aud Elizabeth hi. wife. 70 wit: FIFTY
acres Of land situated in the CO unity aforesaid, an!
adjoining the land first aforesaid :--ani nraying that
the defendants aforesaid be made defendants 10 said
Bill Of complaint; and that said John Armstrong and
Elizabeth his wife answer specifically and say Sheth-
or or not the said David Boyd durins his life did give
and convey to them or either of them any land BY
way of advancement, and if so, how much; where
situated, and what was its value TT the time at which
it was given, what its present value, and whether or
not he intends 70 bring the same into hotchpot in the
PARTITION Of the tract o. parcel Of land first ofore.aii
and that the court will ascertain the respective ri,Lt.
of said several parties and decree par ition thereof
accordingly. Aud il appearing that said John Arm.
strong and Elizabeth his wife, two of said defendants
are not residents o! this state; aud On All layit of said
complainant Niniln III. Hardin 10 that effect, I i,
by these presents ordered that unless the snid defend
ants John Armstrong aud Elizabeth HE wife, be and
or before the first day of the next term of
the Circuit Cont, to be begun and held at the Court
house in the town of Troy, within AMI for the said
county of Lincoln, and state of Missouri, on the first
Monday in May next, and file in said court their an.
to said com7lainants bill, the same will be taken
for confessed against them, and that thi. order be pub.
lished IN some ncwspapcr printed in this state, for eight
weeks successfully, the last insertion 10 be at least
weeks before the next Term Of said circuit
Given under my hand and seal Of Office in
of said court, this lst day of Fehunry A. !
d. 1910. FRANCIS PARKER, Clerk oil
Lincoln Circuit Court, Missouri.
Feb. 9TH ~ls40-17-St.