, 1840-03-28
D OF COURT.
sT4 C11s OF F. M 47ss,i o IS.
In the Circuit C0urt FIR Nay Term 1910.

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In the Circuit Court FIR Nay Tenn 1910.
Ninian ii. Hardin, and
Margaret Hardin, hs
wife,-Complainan,s
VS..
IIadassah Boyd, Jnhu MI =: chr.o
Arm>trong, aud Elz- I, 40, az and
ahe,h Armstrong. BIZ
wife, ~JnoBuyd, Abra
ham Boyd, David
Boyd IT,. and VIM.
Bhyd,-Dcfrnd8nts.
Exile complainanfs, Ninian II Hardin, and Mar
In gsrct his wife. having on the 9th day of janu-
ar,. A. ID 1sin. flied in the office .f the Clerk Of the
Cicuit Court, OF the county Of Lincoln. and state "f
Missouri, afurrsaid their bill OF COMPLAINT against the
defendants aforesaid. stating that David Boyd late
of ,aid county, departed This life "n the i"urth day
Of January AID lS36 srizrd and possessed .f a
tract of land situated IN sand comfy of Lincoln. con
tanning two hundred and forty seven acres aud srv"i-
ty-four huEdIedths OF an acre. and being a part Of y
larger tract containing three huadrcd and ffty srpens.
which was granted by the spanish Government to said
David Boyd, and is known as No. $40; said tract be-
ing the same on which tie said David Boyd departed
this life, ard owned at the time of his death. That
re left a widow, IIadassah Boyd who is still living,
aud the following lawfully bcgo,tcn children, who ART
MS only Leirs. viz: Elizabeth Armstrong, late Eliza
Boyd, now wife of John Armstrong, John Boyd, A
braham Boyd, David Boyd, jr. William Boyd, and
said complainant, Margaret Hardin, late Margaret
Boyd, now wife Of said complainant Ninian RI. Har-
lin. That said David Bnyd, Deed. during his life
time gave by way of advancement other lands 10 said
John Armstrong and Eliza beth his wife. 10 wit: fifty
acres of land situated in the county aforesaid, an
adjoining the land first afrrcsaih :--and praying that
the defendants aforesaid be made defendants to sad
Bill If complaint: and that said John Armstrong and
Elizabeth his wife answer specricnlly aud say ~hetn-
er or not the said David Boyd during his life did give
md convey to them or either uf them any land by
way Of ndSancrmrnt, and ii 20, how much: where
-rtuatrd, and what was its value ~ the timr NJ which
il wls given, what its present valre, and whether ar
not he intend, to bring the "a m- Iutn hnichrnt in III.
partition Of the tract o. paTtr 81 "f land fret ofpreshii
and that the court will ascertain the respective rights
It said several parties and decree par iiion thereof
accordingly. And il appearing that said Join ARA
-trong and Elizabeth his wife, two al said defendants
are not resident. or this -iate; aud on aft iaVit ofsaid
complainant Ninian II Hardin 10 that effect, II l.
~ these pTr.rnt. uTlerrd that unless the said drf"ni-
,uts John Am.trun. aud Elizlhcth IN. wife. he aud
i?;crro on ar hrio-. IL" fret day Of the ncx' term al
he CIIcm.t Cont. to b. begun and held AZ The Court
ihouse in the 'onno Of Troy, with.n and for tue >aId
county uf Lincoln. aud state of Missouri, m the Est
Monday in Nay next, aud file in said cart their an
aver TO .sid cota7 lninanis hill. the same will be nker
i"r conftssed acsin.t them. and that this ordrr be pub
lishrd ia some newspaper psint-d ia thi- state, for eight
weeks excessively, the last insertion 10 be at Leaf.
four weeks before the next Term Of .aid Circuit
cont. Giver uohcr my hand and seal Of ohce it
vacatj n OF sad court. 'hi. l't day of Frbnar, a
D. 1910. FRANCIS PARKER, Clerk o
Lincoln Circuit Court, Missouri.
Feb. 18th IS40-l1-St.