The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-14
The state of Mississippi,( PRoBATE Court,
YAzoo COUNTY. ! Deer Term, l84I.
To the Hon. @. ID. Gibbs,
I,,dne of TIE Prnhnte Cn,,rt nf Ynznn


County, &C.:
TTOUR petitioner Elizabeth M. Markham, hum
bly, complaining,sho unto your Honor, that
some time in the year A. d. 1888, she intermarred
with one Lineous B. Markham, resident OF said
State and County; and that in the month OF De-
cember, in the year l84O, the said Llneous b.
Markham departed this lite, leaving your petition
er his widow, surviving him without child or chill
dren.
Your petitioner further shows unto your Honor,
that the said Lineous B. Markham, during the
continuance of said coverture, was sole, seIZed
and possessed, in fec of the following described
lands and tenements, situate, lying and being IN
the County and State aforesaid, to wit: Lot num-
bered one hundred and sixty-hve, on Jefferson
street: Lots numbered four hundred and twelve
and four hundred and thirteen, on Monroe street;
Lot numbered two hundred and thlrty-two, on
the corner of Main and Jefferson streets; Lot num-
bered two hundred and nlnety-tWo, on bayou
street. all in Yazoo City which locality will more
fully appear by reference to the Plat OF said town.
HLso-the folio wing described lands, 10 wit:
the south half of the west half OF the southeast
quarter of Section Twenty, and west halt OF the
southwest quarter of Section I"enty-elgnt, ana
the east half of the southeast quarter, and the east
half of the southwest quarter, and the east half
of the northwest quarter, and the north halt OF
the west half of the northeast quarter, and the
south half of the west half Of the southeast quar-
ter of Section Twenty-nlne, except that portion
of the southwest quarter WHICH lies WSSL VI 4uuidH
Creekl. and the northeast quarter and the east
half Of the northwest quarter of Section Thirty.
: two. and the west half of the northwest quarter
Of Section Thirty-three, all in Township Ten Of
Range Number One west, and the east half of the
northeast quarter of Section Thirty-two, and the
northwest quarter of Section Thirty-three, and
the north half of the southwest quarter of Section
Tbirtv-three. of Township Ten of Range One
west and the west half of the northwest quartz
| Of Section Four, in Township Nine of Range On
h west and the east half OF the southeast quarter
Section Twenty-nine, and the. west half of the
northeast quarter and the east half of the north
west Quarter of Section Thirty-twO, in Township
ITen. of Range One west, and the east half Of tn
northeast quarter of Section Thirty-two, and tn
= west half of the northwest quarter of Sectio
Thirtv-three. and the north half of the southwes
eighth. and the south half of the southwest eight
rs of Section Thirty-three, Township Ten, Rang
\ One wssf. and the west half of the northwes
Quarter Of Section Four, Township Nine of Rang
= One west. and the east half of the southeast qua
q, ter of Section Twenty-nines Township Ten
id Range One west, and the west half of the nUrtE
ID east quarter. and the east half Of the northwe
= quarter of Section Thirty-twO, Township Ten
y Range Cne west; and also certain tract Of Ian
)y FORMERLY owned BY Charles L. Bullock aud st,
phen Johnson Jointly, and sold by them separated
the one half by Stephen Johnson TO Robert Nj
Kee. the other half sold by Charles L. Bullock
Copilance Mckee. and by the said Mckee col
d. viewed to the said David B. Scarborough, contain
ing four hundred and forty acres, and lying ar