The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-08-17

sylvanla, to The Sheriff of Somerset
County, Greeting.
,sSss. WHEREAS, at an adjourned
sNNMe Orphans Court held at Som
1SNlgS erset in and for the county OF
7s1,E Somerset, on the 10th day of
Msy A. y. l847, before The Honorable
Jeremiah S. Black, Esquire, President
and George Chorpenning and John Nc
Carly Associate Judges Of the same
court. John Shirer presented his petition
to the said Judges. stating.
That Peter Shirer, Sen'r. la'e Of the
town Of Salisbury, in said county, died
iaies,ate. leaving the following heirs and
legal representatives. /. The issue o9'
Margaret Shirer, now deceased. who
was intermarried with Adam Shuliz, ana
left issue l, Peter Shullz, 2, Eliza
Shultz, intermarried with John Roger.
3, the issue Of Lydia Shullz now deed.
who was intermarried with Charles
Wagner and lef, issue Ann Maria, Ma
iilda, Rachel and Elizabeth all minors,
(under the Guardianship Of Elijah Wag-
ner,) 4th, Judith ShuItz lnlermarried
with Casper Werner: Q. Salome Shirer,
intermarried with Peter Haldeman, s,
John Shirer, your petitioner. 4, the is;
sue Of Polly Shirer, now deceased, who
was intermarried with William Pence,
Peggy Anne, intermarried with John
Snider, Elizabeth, Bernard and SeviIls
Pence, the three latter bein minors, Of
whom Elijah Wagner is Guardian AID
LITEM. 5, Peter Shrer. 6, Lydia Shl-
rer, intermarred with Michael Kimmel,
4. Elizabeth Shirer iniermarried with
Samuel Engle. Tha. the said Peter Shi-
rer died seized in his demcsne as cf fes
of and in the following real estate.
No | A Lot numbered SO on the
plot of the town Of Salisbury, with a
dwelling house. out houses and slabling
thereon erected, and lots numbered 81, z
and 8, respectively, situated adjoining
and in the rear Of nnmber 80.
No2 A lot numbered 26 on the plot
aforesaid,
No A lot Of ground containing five
acres and hundred aad seven perches,
adjoining and south of the lots aforesaid.
No4 A lot of ground, containing
about twenty seven acres, adjoining lands
Of Peter Liyengood. and situated on the
east Of the maia road leading from Sails
bury to Myers Mills.
No 5 A lot of ground containing 22
acres and one hundred perches, adjoining
lands Of Peter Livengood, John Shirer,
Henry Brewer and others.
No A lot of ground containing 90
acres and sixty three perches adjoining
lands of William Gloilelty, Michael
Dively's hairs and others. with the ap
purlenances, and therefore praying the
Court 10 award an inquest to make parti-
tion or valuation Of the premises accor-
ding TO Law. We therefore command
you. that taking with you, twelve free
honest and lawful men of your bailiwick
YOU go 10 and upon the premises afore-
said. and there by their oaths or solemn
aflirmations, that you make partition
thereof, 10 and among the widow and
children of the. said inieslate in such
manner and in such proportions as by the
law of this Commonwealth is directed,
if such partition can be made without
prejudice 10 and spelling of the whole;
5ui If such partition cannot be made there
of, as aforesaid. that then you shall value
and appraise the same recording 10 law.
And further, that you cause the said in
quest to inquire and ascertain whether
the said Real Estate with the appurte-
nances will conveniently accommodate
more than one of The children of The said
inlestate; and if so, how many Of the
said children il will conveniently accem-
modate; that due notice Of the time OF
making such partition or valuation be gi-
ven to all the parties interested, and that
you make return of your proceedings
herein to the next General Orphans
Court, to be held at Somerse, on the first
Monday in September, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
forty seven. And have you then there
this writ. Witness tie Honorable Jere-
miah S. Black, Esquire, at Somerset, the
10Th day Of May A. D. 1917.
w. II. PICKING, Clerk.