The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-06-22


County, Greeting:
.,SsSys<, WHEREAS, at an adjourned
:sAVA. Orphans Court held at Som
s.SzSQAYS erset in and for the county of
r7s,ss Somerset, on the Il 9th day Of
Msy A. D. 1947, 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, SeR'r. la'e Of the
town of Salisbury, in said county, died
intestale. leaving the following heirs and
legal rel pAsenlalives. !. The issue of
Margaret Shirer, now deceased, who
was intermarried with Adam Shuliz, ana
left issue I, Peter Shnltz. 3. Eliza
Shullz, intermarried with John Royer,
3, the issue Of Lydia Shuliz now decd.
who was iutermarried with Charles
Wagner and left issue Ann Maria, Ma
tilda, Rachel and Elizabeth all minors,
(under the Guardianship Of Elijah Wag-
ner,} 4th. Judith Sbulz lnlermarried
with Casper Werner: 2. Salome Shirer,
intermarried with Peter Haldeman. S,
John Shirer, your petitioner. 4, the is'
sue Of Polly Shirer, now deceased ,swho
was lntermarried with William Pence.
Peggy Anne, intermarried with John
Snider, Elizabeth, Bernard and Sevilla
Pence, the three latter ben minors, of
whom Elijah Wagner is Guardian AID
LrrEM. 5, Peter Shirer. 6. Lydia Shl-
rer, intermarrled with Michael Kimmel,
Z, Elizabeth Shirer intermarried with
Samuel Engle. That the said Peter Shi-
rer died seized in his demesne as cf fee
of and in the following real estate.
No A Lot numbered So on the
plot OF the town Of Salisbury. with
dwelling house. out houses and stabling
thereon erected, and lots numbered 81, Z
and s, respectively, situated adjoining
and in the rear of number 80.
No 2 A lot numbered 26 on the plot
aforesaid.
No A lot of ground containing five
acres and hundred and seven perches,
adjoining and south of the lots aforesaid,
No A lot of ground, containing
about twenty seven acres, adjoining lands
of Peter Livengood, 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 Shifer,
Henry Brewer and others.
No 6 A lot of ground containing 90
acles and sixty three perehes adjoining
lands of William GIotfelly, Michael
Dively's hairs and others, with the sp
purtenances. and therefore praying the
Court 10 award an inquest to make parti-
iion 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 TO and upon the premises afore-
said, aud there by their oalhs or solemn
affirmalions, that you make partition
thereof, TO and among the widow and
children Of the said intestae 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;
but 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 childrenit will conveniently accom-
modae; 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 nexi General Orphans
Court, to be held at 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. al Somerset, the
10Th day of May A. d. 1917.
w. ii. PICKING, Clerk.