Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-05-06
STATE A1Is, OF F. MHIssssso Ig IS
Ho,pdrd Circuit Court--Tn rdcdtion.

STATE OF MISSOURI,l cS
County of Howard, %
Ho,odrd Circuit Court--fn rdcdtion.
PETITION FOR PARTITION
Mary F. Tompkins. George L. White, Mary
Tompkins Albert u. Tompkins, George Logan
and Ca,harine his wife, Thomas w. Tunstall and
Mary his wife and Hiram A. Tompkns:
u.s.
William Tompkins, Samuel Burks and Ann NJ.
his wife, Philip K. Thompson and Elizabeth his
wife, WT. Clark and Frances his wife, heirs
and representatives Of John Tompkins, deceased;
William Tompkns, Lancot l.. Tumpkins, Frances
Z. Tompkins, John Branhnm and Julia his wife,
- Nlassie and Elizabeth his wife, -
Browny, and Sarah his wife, James M. Temp
kins, heirs and legal representatives, of Christo- |
pher D. Tompkins, deceased - Tabb and
| Martha his wife, Sarah Tompkins, Maria Temp |
kins and Christopher Tompkins. and all unknown
heirs and representatives Of George Tompkns,
deceased.
George T. White one of the plaintiffs in the
case aforesaid, came before the undersigned, Clerk
of the Howard Circuit Court, this 25th day of
February, ls4S, and filed his affidavit in said case
as required by law, accompanied by petition
! for partition IN the real estate of George Temp
kins, deceased, lying in the State of Missouri,
and County Of Howard, to-wit: The W. 5. e.
Or. s. 8, and the e. e. or. s, g. in township So
range 49, containing one hundred and sixty acres.
And it appearing from the petition and adi-
kns, Samuel Burks and Ann NJ his wife, Philip
r. Thompson and Elizabeth his wife, William
Clark and Frances his wife, the heirs and repre-
sentatives of John Tompkins, deceased William
Tompkins, Lanclot l.. Tompkins, Frances E.
. Tompkins, John Branham and Julia his wife,
- Masse and Elizabeth his wife, -
: Brownly and Sarah his wife, james NJ. Tompkins,
u the heirs and representatives Of Christopher d.
Tompkns, deceased; Christopher Tompkins, -
T. Tabb and Martha his wife, Sarah Tompkins and
!. Maria Tompkins, and all persons not mentioned
II above heirs and representatives, of said George
n Tompkns, deceased, are not residents of this
n Sae:-It is therefore ordered. that notice be pub
lished in some newspaper. printed in the County
d of Howard and State Of Missouri, once week
r for eight weeks successfully, the last insertion to
:. be at least four weeks before the next term of
n this Court, which will commence and be holden
l. at the Court house, in said county, on the first
ID Monday of June next, notifying said residents
1t that said petition for Partition Of said real estate
Q. has been filed as herein before stated and that
Y, the same will be presented to said Court on some
lie day of said next term, by said petitioners, for
s Judgment of Partition and other proceedings
D, therein according to the prayer thereof.
1t A Copy--Test.
m sARsHEL BYNUM, Clerk.
March 4,h, ls4s. 52--sw
IS STATE OF MISSOURI, ! sor
D. County of Howard S'i
IS In the Horard Circuit Court-DecemJer term l547
- Nathan II. Stephenson, complainant, Us. Lewi
~ Roy, the unknown heirs of Stephen Rector, TIT
~ unknown heirs of Alexander Stewart, Frederick
u Heat, Grazel Turner, Jane Duncan, George Dun
can, Sarah Heat. William Heat, and the other I'm
known heirs of Joseph Heat, decd. and William
Hume, Thomas H. Benton Hume, Amanda Shep
herd, Beverly Shepherd, Louisa Brooks, Ira S
Brooks, John B. Heat, Marth J. Heat, and Mar
garet Ann Observation-Disclosures Chancery.
10 Lewis Roy and the unknown heirs of Ste
phen Rector, decd. and the unknown heirs of Al
10 exander Stewart, decd. and the unknown heirs
Joseph Heat, decd.
You are hereby notified. that on the Both day
October, A. D. ls47, the complainant, Nathan
-, Stephenson, filed his bill of complaint against 70
~. and the other defendants above named, Stain
~. among other things, that the said defendant, Levi
'ei Roy, was the claimant of $50 arpens of land, 81
~ ~. uate in the district Of New Madrid, at plac
pc, called the Portage" of which tract, $40 acre
Ie we're confirmed to said Roy that the said Roy,
n pursuance of the act of Congress for the relief
s the inhabitants who suffered by earthquakes Of
re tanned certificate for the location of $40
VI land, in lieu of said tract SO confirmed to hin
- which had been injured by earthquakes whic
certificate was issued on the 2Sth Nov, 1915, an
w is Of class No l, and certificate No. ST. that sa
'.e Roy afterwards sold and conveyed said certificate
nv by deed to Stephen Rector; and the said Rector
at forwards sold and conveyed said certificate TO or
. Alexander Stewart; that the said Stewart afte
wards barguined and sold said certificate TO or
Joseph Hieatt that on the 22d Of Oct, 1916, sal
n Joseph Heat, caused said certificate to be locu
ted on tract Of land situate in Howard Count
Mo-, which tract is bounded as follows, to wi
Beg inning at stake which stands 30 poles nori
of the township corner, TO townships No. 40, an
- 40 and 80 north Of the base line, and for range
sE. 10 and l6 w. Of the 9th principal MERIDIAN, run
ding thence North, $50 poles, thence East, 3:
poles, thence South, 800 poles, thence West 81
poles, to the beginning, containing Clio acre
y, that on the I'd of Oct 1877, the said Joseph Hi
~, att, assigned and transferred to his son Mogt
~ Heat, and his son-n law Philip Owens the sa
=; deed Of said Stewart; that the said Moses Heat
I'D on the 9th Of May, 1881, in consideration
, S6GS,00, bargained and sold TO the colnplainan
~ l26 acres Of said ract and that said Moses Hi
nh att, on said 9th May, 1884, executed title Dor
w. to the said complainant, setting forth the natu
- and terms of said Sale that on the 10th Sept
1912, said complainant and the heirs of Phil
Ovens, decd, filed petition in the Howard CT
, Court, for partition of said tract ofland betwee
Ie the said complainant, and the heirs of Moses Hi
oe att, decd and the heirs of Philip Owens, decd
that at the may term, lS42, of said court, Jud:
ment of partition was had in said cause, by whiC
said complainant was adjudged to own the Amour
Of l26 acres of said land; that commissions
,ill were appointed by said court, who proceeded
of direction of said court to set apart to said con
painant out of said tract l26 acres and one hal
wo by metes and bounds as folows--to wit: Begl
md ming at post, the N. E. of the survey at
led white oak s inches in diameter, S. 10 deg. Z. c
es. links, and white oak, Is inches in diameter
deg. E. 81 links, thence due w, IS chains to