, 1840-12-05
A OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF PIKE.

In tie Circuit Court of said county, of the term OF
October, to wit, on the 10th day of October, $40,
SANUFL MUsGRovE,
NANCY x CowGIL,
and Others, Plaintiffs, p.,i,;on f., Partition.
u.
ABRAHAM 5 ISLow,
and Others, Defendauts.J
A Nd now, at this day, comc the said Plnintli',
IA by their attorney, and filed their petition setting
forth in substance, that on the 18th of February, 1851,
William Reed, of Marion county, Kentucky, died
in said county, leaving a will ~disposing OF most OF his
estate, but died intestate as TO a certain tract OF lanu.
lying in the county of Pike, and known as the undI.
vid.d half of six hundred and forty acres patented To
Jonathan Hurley, or his legal
patent includes the south east ir. or. OF section (2'.)
the :. W. r.. or. Of section ~, the n. f.. Or. OF sec
ton 33. the N. w. or. Of section "a, aud the west
part of the N T. or. of section "a; all IN township
30 norti, in range three west of the fifth principal
meridian; that the other undivided halt nj sand ihn"
belongs TO one Abraham ;. Inflow, OF fIke county,
that said William Reed, deceased, lett no widow,
but left the following persons his sole heirs at law:
lst. Mary Reed, his daughter, who Is now in a de-
ranged state, and residing in Mason county, hen
lucky. ID. John NJ. Reed, son, who resides m said
county. ID. Julia Ann Reed, now Julia Ann Brow
ming, by reason OF her intermarnase with Lndweh \.
Browning. both Of whom live in Mason c"uniy ny
4th. Rebecca Field, formerly Rebccca Reed, widow
Of Greenbery 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 Il. Reed, widow of George Cowgirl, de-
ceased, who lives in Clark county, Mo. 9Th. Eliza
beth Musgrove, formerly Reed, who married Samuel
Mussroye, one of the petitioners, died in Clark COM
". Mo, leaving the following children, minors OF
said marriage, at her death, viz: Mary K. MusErorr,
William K. Musgroye, Dekalb Mu-srovr, Jo.rph J
Musgrove and Elizabeth Musgrove: but that said
Elizabeth Musgro,e hath since departed this life. stL
Sarah Brown, formerly Reed, who married DAVID
Brown, both since dead, leaving by said marriage. the
following issue. lst. Charlotte Glenn, formerly Char
lotte Blown; who has intermaried Jo,eph Glenn,
both of whom reside iu 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 Name.
Brown, who iutermarried with Benjamin u. Thn""P.
both of whom livein Clark county, Mo. ith Sophia
Lacy, wife OF Logan Lacy, the residence Of whom -
not known to tie petitioners. 9th. Elizabeth Lacy.
WHO was formerly Elizabeth Brown, aud it tcrmaTrird
with Charles Lacy, both Of Shelby county, No 9th.
the children of Jacob Reed, deceased, 10 wit: 1t.
Joseph Reed, a minor, now in CLARK county, of whom
the said Samuel Musgroye is Guardian. ID. Mary
Reed. now Mary kiIe, wife Of lIrz"kiah HE, whose
residence Is not known to the petitioners III. Re
becca Garvin. formerly Rcbecca Reed, who irtcrmar
ried with one John B. Gavin, whose residence l. not
known: that said Rebecca died and left a chill who
ultb dt-o- W d q as lht IftltIohfi hh'N Wv ~
other child-that the SAID undivided half OF the tract
of land aforesaid should be divided by law, as toll
lows, to wit: TO Mary Reed, one equal ninth pat;
{" John VI. Reed, one equal ninth pat; To Julia Aim
Browning, wife of Ludwell Y. Browning, one equal
ninth part; to Rebecca Field, formerly Rehccca Reel,
widow and relict of GreenherTy Field, one equal
ninth part; to William Reed, one equal uiTth part;
To Nancy K. Cowgirl, formerly Reed, widow Of &c"
Cowgirl, deceased, one equal ninth part; To the heir
at law of Elizabeth Mus-rov., formerly Elizabeth
Reed, one equal ninth part; TO the heir at laH ui
Sarah Brown, formerly Sarah Reed, one equal nintn
part; aud further represents, that the said Elizabeth
Mnsgrove and Sarah Brown each died without will
and prays that the said Abrhham :. Inflow he made
a party, defendant to this petition, that the .iid Ma
~ Reed, Juira Ann Browning. Ermcrl, Julia Anm
Reed, ami her husband Iu!wrll Y. BIuwuIn-. aui
John VI Reed, who live in Mason county, Ky Re
bccca Field, formerly Rcbecca Reed, widow Of
Field, deceased, who lives III CLARK coun-
ty No Mary X. Musgroye, Wilinm x. Mu.srovr,
Dckalb Mu-gr"ve and Joseph J. Mu.sroyc, muor-
and childrcu of Elizabeth Mu.srOvc, deceased. whu
live in said county of Clark. Charlotte Glenn aud
Joseph Glenn, who live IN Marion county, Mo, Ann
Sowaui and Richard Seward, who 1--we in Clark cnun-
~, No, Nancy ThrOop and benjamin Il. Thruup,
who live in CLARK county Mo, Sophia Lacy and I.u-
gan Lacy, whose residence is unknown, Elizabeth
Lacy and Charles Lacy, who live in Shelby c"u.ty,
Joseph Reed, minor, resident in Clark county afure
said, Mary kile, and IIezrkiah kile, whose residence
is not known, Nancy Reed, daughter OF Jacon Reed,
a minor, whose residence L. not known, and John u
who lives in 81 Charles county, No, be made
10 this petition and true an.wrr- make
thereto, and praying further that Guardians. al Gfsm.
may be appointed for the minor heir. of Elrzab, ia
MuEsrove, deceased, and for the minor heir Of Jacob
Reed, deceased, and that upon a-crrtainins the re-
spective rights of the parties the court order a part
ton of the said land among all those interested there
IN according to their respective rights. and that for