Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-04-19
April 5, 1845.

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four successive weeks.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, I /
ANTE COUNTY.
To all persons interested IN the Real Es-
tate ofJoHN c. ANDERSON, deceased
GREETING:
X7OU are hereby cited to be and pei
sonally appear before the Probate
Court Of said County,
On the Fourth Monday of april meet,
and show cause, if any you can, why an
order should not be granted, agreeable
to the following petition, to-wit:
To the Honorable john WALKER, Judge Of
Probate, in and for Amite County:
YOUR Petitioner, Mary Anderson,
widow and relict Of John G.. Anderson,
late Of Amitc county, deceased, would re-
spectfully represent unto your, honor
that in the lifetime Of her said husband,
he was seized and possessed of one moiety
of the following real estate, to which
YOUR petitioner hath not at any time re-
inquished her right Of dover, viz: lots
one and two, in square ten, Of the plan
of the town Of Liberty. Also, lot three,
in square ten. Also, lot one, in square
fifteen Of the plaza of said town. Also,
the south west quarter of section nine,
township two, range four east, in districts
oe lands sold at Washington, Mississippi.
Also, lot three, in square ten, of the plan
Of the town of Liberty. Also, lots three
and four, in square eight, of said town of
Liberty. Also, the north west quarter Of
section ten, in township two, range four
east. Also, lot two, in square nine, oil the
plan Of the town Of Liberty. Also, one
lot adjoining said town Of Liberty, and de-
scribed as lying west of u line beginning
at point one hundred links from the
north west corner Of lot two, in square
fifteen, in said town OF Liberty, and run
ming thence due south to a stake on the
southern boundary line Of said lot, toge-
Their with all the privileges and appurte-
nances to the same belonging, or in any
manner appertaining. All Of which said
above described real estate is situate, ly-
ing and being in the county of Amte and
State Of Mississippi
To all OF which said described real es-
tate your petitioner hath not at any time
relinQuished her right TO dover as the
statute in such cases provides. Your pc
%itioner would most respectfully repre-
sent, therefore, unto your honor, that her
said husband, John c. Anderson, lately de-
parted this life in said county, leaving al
the time of his death eight children, and
that, according 10 the statute relative &c
dover in this state, your petitioner is le-
( gally entitled to one third part of one IN
4 divided moiety of said above described
real estate, in which said third part you |
! petitioner is advised that she can make an
! election as to what part thereof, as well
as the location OF the same, shall be sci
off to her by the commissioners to be
hereafter appointed by the Sheriff o.
. Amite county.
: Your petitioner would therefore pray
your honor to issue writ; or cause the
same to be done under your honor's order
; TO the Sheriff of Amite county, command
ing him to summon five good and discreet
freeholders, not connected either by the
ties Of consequently or affinity, to act
as Commissioners as the law IN such
case provides, whose duty it shall be TO
allot and set off by netes and bounds to
your petitioner, her dover, as aforesaid
and your petitioner as in duty bound, will
every pray, &c, &c.
MARY ANDERSON, Petitioner.
Issued for publication this cath March
r 1845. AtteSt
S. r. DAVIS, Crk.
BY B. w. Smith, Dep. Crk
March 20, le4s. 4w4