The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-08-10

County. Greeting:
,,ssSsxk1, WHEREAS, al an adjourned
MWX: Orphans Court held at Som
zsz4lGS ersei in and for the county of
,sssV Somerset, on the 10th day of
Msy A. ID. 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. late of the
town Of Salisbury, in said county, died
intesiaie, leaving the following heirs and
legal representatives. /. The issue oS
Margaret Shirer, Row deceased, who
was intermarried with Adam Shul,z, sno
left issue l, Peter ShuIiz, 2, Eliza
Shuliz, intermarred with John Rover,
3, the issue of Lydia Shullz now decd.
who was intermarried with Charles
Wagner and left issue Ann Maria, Ma
tilda. Rachel and Elizabeth all minors,
(under the Guardianship of Elijah Wag-
ner.) 4lh, Judith Shultz lniermarried
with Casper Werner: Q. Salome Shirer,
intermarried with Peter HaIdeman, s,
John Shrer, your petitioner. q, the iss
sue Of Polly Shirer, now deceased, who
was intermarried with William Pence.
Peggy Anne, intermarried with John
Snider, Elizabeth, Bernard and Seyilla
Pence, The three latter bein minors, Of
whom Elijah Wagner is Guardian AID
LIrEM. 5, Peter Shirer. 6, Lydia Shi-
rer, intermarricd with Michael Kimmel,
I. Elizabeth Shirer intermarried with
Samuel Engle. That the said Peter Shi-
rer died seized in his demesne as cf fes
Of and in the following real estate.
No l Lot numbered So on the
plot OF The town Of Salisbury, with a
dwelling house, out houses and stabling
! thereon erected, and lois numbered 81, z
and s. respectively, situated adjoining
and in The rear Of number 80.
No2 A loi numbered &c on the plot
aforesaid.
No 8 10, of ground containing FIVE
acres and hundred and seven perches,
adjoining and south of the lois aforesaid.
No4 A lot of ground, containing
about twenty seven acres, adjoining lands
of Peter Evengood, and situated on the
east Of the main road leading from Sails
bury TO Myers Mills.
No A lot Of ground containing 22
acres and one hundred perches, adjoining
lands Of Peter Livengood, John Shirer,
Henry Brewer and others.
No e A LOT Of ground containing 90
ACRES and sixty three perches adjoining
lands of William GlotfeIty, Michael
Dively's hairs and others, with the sp
purienances, and therefore praying the
Court 10 award an inquest to make parti-
ton or valuation of the premises sccor-
ding 10 Law. We therefore command
you. that taking with you, twelve free
homes, and lawful men Of your bailiwlck
you go TO and upon the premises afore-
said, and there by their oalhs or solemn
alIirma,ions, that you make partition
thereof, 10 and among the widow and
children Of The said iEtestale in such
manner and in such proportions as by the
law of this Commonwealth is directed,
if such partition can be made without
prejudice TO and spelling OF the whole;
outlf such partition cannot be made there
Of, as Aforesaid. that then you shall value
and appraise the same recording to 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 accom-
moda,e; 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 a, Somerset 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. 1847.
w. III. PICKING, Clerk