, 1840-03-07

County OF Lincoln.
In the Circuit Court FIR May Tenn 1910.
Ninisn II. Hardin, and
Margaret Hardin, his
wife,-Complainants.
vs..
~, 1 81 On n Bill in Chancery,
sbeth Armstrong, his
wife, JnoBoyd, Abra-
ham Boyd, David
Boyd jr., and Wm.
Boyd,-Dcfendants.
1.-THE complainants, Ninisn H. Hardin, and Mar
garet his wife, having on the 9th day of Janu-
airy. A. d. ls40, fled in the Office of the Clerk of the
cicuit Court, OF the county Of Lincoln, and State of
Missouri, Aforesaid their bill ofcomplaint against the
defendants aforesaid, stating, that David Boyd late
Of said county, departed this life on the fourth day
Of January AID 1886 seized and possessed CT a
tract OF land situated in said county Of Lincoln, con-
tanning two hundred and forty seven acres and seven
ty-four huudIedths Of an acre, and beinga part of a
larger tract containing three hundred and fifty arpens,
which was granted by the spanish Government to said
David Boyd, and is known as No. 3l0; said tract be-
ing the same on which tie said David Boyd departed
this life, and owned at the time of his death. That
be left a widow, Hadassah Boyd who is still living,
and the following lawfully begottcn children, who are
his only heirs, 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 II. Har-
din. That said David Boyd, Decd. during his life
time gave by way Of advancement other lands to said
John Armstrong and Eliza beth his wife. to. wit: fifty
acres of land situated in the CO unity aforesaid, AM
adjoining the land first aforesaid land praying that
the defendants aforesaid be mads defendants to said
Bill of complaint; and that said John Armstrong and
Elizabeth his wife answer specifically and say wheth'
er or not the said David Boyd during hi. life did give
and convey to them or either OF them any land. BY
way of advancement, and IL 90, how much: where
~si:aated, and what was its value ct the time at which
it was given, what its present value, and whether oil
not he intends to bring the same into hotchpot in the
partition of the tract O. parcel of land first aforesaid
and that the court will ascertain the respective right
of said several parties and decree par ition thereo
accordingly. And il appearing that said John Arm
strong and Elizabeth his wife, two Of said defendan:
are rot residents Of this state: and on affidavit fsait
complainant Ninian II. Hardin to that effect, il j
by these prese.ts ordered that unless the said defend
ants John Armstrong and Elizabeth his wife, be ant
appear on or before the 6rst day Of the next term o
the Circuit Court, TO be begun and held at the Cour
house in the town of Troy, within and for the sai'
county of Lincoln, and state of Missouri, on the frs
Monday in May next, and file in said court their an
swer to said complainants bill, the same will be .aker
for confessed against them, and that this order be pub
Eshed in some newspaper printed in this state, for eigh
weeks successively, the last insertion 10 be at leas
four weeks before the next Term of said circni
court. Given under my hand and seal OF Office i
vacation of said court, thi. lst day of February A
d. 1910. FRANCIS PARKER, Clerk @
Lincoln Circuit Court, Missouri.
Feb. 9Th IS41-IS-St-