The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-14

being on Indian Creek, in Township Ten, Range
One west.
/ Your petitioner further shows unto your Honor,
| that her said late husband, Lineous B. Markham,
during the marriage of your petitioner with him,
the said Lineous b. Markham was seized and pos
sessed in fee with one Vincent Galloway, 90 ten
ants in common Of the following lands and tene-
tments, lying and being in the County Aforesaid,
to wit: Lot number one hundred and eighty-one,
on Jefferson street; the One.half OF Lot number
one hundred and seventy-eight, on the corner of
lBtOadway and YazoO streets; Lots number three
hundred and forty and three hundred and forty
one, OH Washington street, running back TO the
Bayou; ffty-hVe feet of Lot number two hundred
and thiTty3 on Main street; commencing at the
corner of Lot number two hundred and thirty-One,
and running along Mails street hfty-live feet to-
warns Lot number two hundred and twenty-nine (;
Lot two hundred and forty, on Washington street,
and an IN divided mOiety,or half of Lot two hum
dred and thirty-6ve, on Main street, all in YazoO
City
AIso.-the following lands, to wit: tine east
half of the northwest quarter OF Section Four,
Township Nine of Rt'nge One wests and the west
half of southwest qUa.'ter OF same Section and
Township, and the east nall Of the s no northwest
quarter Of aud east bali OF the south
west quarter Of Section 1'hi,-ty-three, Township
Ten, Range One west, and the west halt OF the
southeast quarter, and east half o. the southwest
quarter of same Township last menHOneOi alsoi
Lots Nos
in Section No. Four, in Township Nine, IN Range
One west, being the same lands conVe veG 20 no
gers, Msrkham & Galloway, by John Johnson
Also, the east half of the southeast quaher Of
Section thirty-three of Township Ten Of Range
One west, and the west half Of the northeast qua
ter of Section Foul, in Township Nine of Range
One west, and the east half Of northeast quarter
OF same section, and the east half of the northeast
quarter of Section Thirty-6ve, Township Eleven,
Range Two west, and the west half of the south
east quarter of Section Thirty-fve, Township
Eleven. Range Two west, and the south half oil
the west half of the northeast quarter, and the
north half of the east half of the southwest quar-
ter of Section Thirty-hve, Township Eleven, OIL
Range Two west, and the south half Of the eas
half of the northwest quarter of Section Seven
Township Ten, Range One west, and the north
east quarter OF Section Seven, Township Ten, o
Range One west, and the east half of the south
east quarter of Section Seven, Township Twelv
of Range Two west, and the east half OF the SOUt
west quarter of Section Twenty-seven, Townshi
Twelve of Range Two west, and the nOrthwes
quarter of Section Thirty four, Township Twelve
Range Two west, and the east halt of the south
west quarter, and the west half of the northweG
quarter, and west half of the southeast quarter
Section Twenty-Five, Township Ten, Range On
west, and the east half of the northeast quartz
of Section Thirty-three, and the north half Of III
west half of the northwest quarter Of Secto
Thirty-four, and south half of east halt OF soutl
east quarter Of Section Twenty-eight, all in Tow
ship Ten, Range One west, and the west half
the northeast quarter of Section Sevens TOwnsh
Ten, Range One west, and the west half of Il
northeast quarter Of Section Thirty-three, Tow
ship Ten, Range One west, and the northeast qua
ter Of Section Thirty-one, and the east half
the southwest quarter of Section Thirty, Tow
ship Ten, Range One west, and the southwC
quarter and south half of west half Of nOrtheG
quarter of Section Ten, Township Eleven, Ran
Two west, and the southeast quarter, and the eI
half Of the southwest quarter Of Section TWEEN
four, Township Twelve, Range Two west, a
the east half Of southwest quarter, and north b
Of west half Of the southwest quarter, and mol
half of east half of northwest quarter of Secti
will Seven, Township Ten, Range One west, and L
numbers two, three and six, Of Section Thirty-o
!. of Township Twelve of Range Two west.
Your petitioner further shows your Honor, Il
- the said Lineous B. Markham as aforesaid, DUR
~ his said marriage with your petitioner, was sei1
and possessed Jointly and severally, as tenant
common. IN fee with one Charles M. S. Hend
nm son, of the following lots parcels of land,
wit: Lots number two hundred and htty-fOur,
ing on the corner Of Jefferson and Monroe stree
nm two hundred and fifty-6ve Jefferson street,
mat two hundred and ffty-six on Monroe street;
neo lying and being in the town of YazOo City;
SAID Of which will more fully appear by reference
De- the Plat Of said town herewith submitted, a
b. which your petitioner prays may be taken as, a
'On made part oil, TINS her DILL OF petluOn.
hill Your petitioner further shows unto your Hon
that her said late husband, LineOus B. Markha
nor died intestae, and that letters of adminisrat
the have been granted on his estate, and that "
lzed petitioner is entitled to dover in the before
loeo scribed lands and tenements.
IN Your petitioner, therefore, prays your Honor
um grant unto your petitioner, dover in said descr
rson lands and tenements, according to the provisi
elve of the Statutes in such case made and provid
eet and that your Honor will cause to be issued Fl
on this Honorable Court writ of dover, directe
lum- the Sheriff of said County, commanding hin
lyou summon FIVE discreet freehOlders of said Coul
more entirely disinterested in this petition, and ca
own them to set off by metes and bounds to your
Wit toner, such parts and portions of said desert
least lands and tenements your petitioner is emit
the by law as her dover; and that your Honor
ana make such other and further orders and dec
east in the premises, as your Honor shall deem me
nali And as in duty bound, your petitioner Will
III OF pray, &C. WIN. E. PUGH,
the Solicitor for Petitioner.
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