, 1840-12-26
Petition for Partition.

NANCY X. CowGIL,
and others, Plaintiffs, p.t;,;,, f., p,,t;,;ou,
e.
ABRAHAM S ISLow,
aud Others, Defendauts.J
A ND now, at this day, como tho said Plaintiff,
IA by their attorney, and filed their petition setting
forth in substance, that on the 26th Of February, 1887,
William Reed, of Marion county, Kentucky, died
in said county, leaving a will Opposing Of most OF his
estate, but died interstate as to a certain tract OF land.
lying in the county of Pike, and known as the undi.
vided half of six hundred and forty acres patented to
Jonathan Hurley, or hi. legal repre,entatives-which
patent includes the south cast r.. Or. Of section C2SO
the s. W. f. or. of section 81, the N. F.. Or. Of sec
ton 80, the N. w. or. Of section "a, and the West
part of the N. E. Or. Of section "a; all IN township
So nortl., in range three west Of the fifth principal
meridian: that the other undivided half Of said land
belongs to one Abraham S. Inflow, Of Pike county,
TINT said william Reed, deceased, left no widow,
but left the following persons his sole heirs at law:
lst. Mary Reed, his daughter, who Is now IN n de-
ranged state, and residing in Mason county, Ken
lucky. Cd. John NJ. Reed, son, who resides IN said
county. Sd. julia Ann Reed, now Julia Ann Brow
ming, by reason Of her intermariase with Ludweu Y.
Browning. both Of whom live in Mason county Ky
4th. Rebecca Field, formerly Rebccca Reed, widow
Of Greenbeuy Field. deceased, who lives in Clark
county, Missouri. 5th. William Reed, his son. who
live. in Clark Co. Mo. 9th. Nancy r. Cowgirl, former
ly Nancy K. Reed, widow Of George Cowgirl, de-
ceased, who live. in Clark county, No. 7th. Eliza
beth Musgrove, formerly Reed, who married Samuel
M~usgroye, one of the petitioners, died in Clark coun.
~. No, leaving the following children, minors OF
said marriage, at her death, viz: Mary r. Musgrove,
William R. Mu.grove, DeKalb Musgrove, Joseph J.
Musgrove and Elizabeth Musgrove; but that said
Elizabeth Musgrove hath since departed this life. Sth
Sarah Brown, formerly Reed, who married David
Brown, both since dead. leaving by said marriage. the
following issue. lst. Charlotte Glenn, formerly Char
iotta D.u.. ,k. h., ,t,a,al Ins.nh Clam
both of whom reside in Marion county, Mo. ID.
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 intermarried with Benjamin B. Throop,
both of whom livein Clark county, No. 4th Sophia
Lacy, wife OF Logan Lacy, the residence of whom is
not known TO the petitioners. 9th. Elizabeth Lacy,
wao wa. formerly Elizabeth Brown, and irtermarricd
with Charles Lacy, both Of Shelhy county, No. 9th.
the children Of Jacob Reed. deceased, to wit: lst.
joseph Reed, a minor, now IN Clark county, of whom
the said Samuel Musgrove is Guardian. I'd. Mary
Reed. now Mary Kile, wife Of H,1ekiah kiie, whose
residence is not known TO the petitioners 81. Re
hecca Garvin, formerly Rebecca Reed, who intermar.
ried with one John B. Garvin, whose residence is not
known: that said Rebecca died and left a child who
died also, hut as far as the petitioners know lief, no
other child the said undivided half of the tact
OF land aforesaid should be divided by law, rs fol.
lows, to wit: to Mary Reed, one equal ninth part:
TO John VI. Reed, one equal ninth pat: to Julia Ann
Browning, wife Of .udweIl Y. Browning. one equal
ninth part; to Rebecca Field, formerly Rehccca Reef,
widow and relict Of Grcenhery Field, one eqnIl
niuth part; to William Reed, one equal ninth port.
to Nancy Il. Cowgirl, formerly Reed, widow Of Geo
Cowgirl, deceased, one equal ninth part: TO the heir.
at law Of Elizabeth Musgroye, formerly Elizabeth
Reed, one equal ninth part; 10 the heiIs at law Of
Sarah Brown, formerly Sarah Reed, one equal ninth
part; aud further represents. that the said Elizabeth
Mnsprnye and Sarah RfOwn each died Nyithnut will
and prays that the said Abraham ;. Inlow be made
a party, defendant to this petition, that the said Ma.
ry Reed, Julia Ann Browning, formerly Julia Ann
Reed, ami her husband Ludwell Y. Browning, aud
John VI Reed, who live in Mason county, Ky Re-
beccs Field, formerly Rebecca Reed, widow Of
Greehberry Field, deceased, who lives in Clark coun-
" Mo Mary X. Musgrove, William Il. Mu'grove,
DeKalb Musgrove and joseph J. Musgrore, minor.
and children of Elizabeth Mu.grore, deceased, VIII"
live in said county of Clark. Charlotte Glenn and
Joseph Glenn, who live in Marion county, Mo. Ann
Seward and Richard Seward, who live in Clark conn
ty, No. Nancy Throop and Benjamin b.. Throop,
who live in CLARK county Mo, Sophin Lacy and Lo-
gan Lacy, whose residence is unknown, Elizabeth
Lacy and Charlie, Lacy. who live in Shelby cou.ty.
Joseph Reed, minor, resident in Clark county afore
said, Mary kile, and Hezekiah Kile, whose residence
is not known, Nancy Reed. daughter OF Jacob Reed,
a minor, whose residence is not known, and John d
Garvin, who lives in st. Charles county, Mo, be made
deirnnants 10 inns peutioh ana tue answers make
thereto, and praying further that Guardians, ad ht,m,
may be appointed for the minor heirs Of Elizabeth
Mu,grove, deceased, and for the minor heirs Of Jacob
Reed, deceased, and that upon ascertainins the re
spective rights of the parties the court order n parti
ton Of the said land among all those interested there
in according to their respective rights. and that for
this purpose commissioners be appointed by the court
to review the premises and report thereon, and that II
partition thereof cannot be had without prejudice To-
the owners that a sale thereof he ordered and the pro
cerds divided according to the respective rights, ar
held by the Cont for such rs are absent or Of un
sound Mid. and the said petition heing seen, heard,
and fully understood by Inc court,-lt is ordered that
process be issued against the several persons therein
named who are residents Of this state, aud have not
became parties to this petition, and that said Mary
Reed, John NJ. Reed, Ludwell Y. Browning aud Ju
liza Ann, his wife, Log'n Lacy, and Sophia, his wife,
and Iezekiah k,Ie and Mary. his wife, be notified Of
the filing OF tins petition, aud that unless they shall
be and appear, aud file their respective answers herein
on or befnre the first daY of the next term of this
Court, she said petition aud all the matters and things
therein stated, will be taken for confessed against
them. And, it is further ordered, that a copy hereof
be published IN some newspaper in or nearest to the
said county OF Pike for at least three weeks success
sively, the last insertion whereof to be ut least six
weeks before the first day Of the next term of this
this cause is continued.