Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-07-29
CAMBRIA COUNTY, SSea

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- The Commonwealth of Pennsylva.
gssg1nia, to tte, Sheriff Of. said county
II s@s,Wi Greeting 2Aa - a
az.xc WHEREAS, at an Orphans Court,
held at Ebensburg, in and for the county afore-
said ,the seventh day of July, in the year of our
Lord. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-sov-
en-. before the Honorable the Judges Of the same
Court. the petition Of Rowland r. Davis. son of
Rowland Davis, late of the township of Cambria.
in said County, deceased setting forth that the
petiti rer,s said f,ilcr lately died. intestate leav
ing Mieiew, to wit, Elizileth land issue SIX chill
tlren. 20 wit, Tienss r., Rowland, (your peti
tioner) Robert, Mary Ann. Jane and Elizabeth
tife three last named OF whom are still in their
minority and that Harriet, who was also child
of the said Rowland Davis, deceased. and inter
married with hieshac Thomas lately died. tav
ing issue one child, to wit, Harriet Thomas. who
is-stiH in her minority and that the intestate
Rowland Davis. died seized In his demesne as Of
fee # aud IN certain faessua &c and tract Of land
situate in the said township Of Cambria. adoip
ing lands of David j =. Davis, John F. Roberts
Evan T. Jones, John j. Davis, Peter Hoover and
others. and containing two hundred and ten acres
more or less, with the appurtensuces and there
fore praying the said Court TO award an Inquest.
to make partition Of the premises aforesaid. TO
and among the children and Representatives of
the said intestate, in such manner and in such
proportions as by the laws Of this Common
without prejudice to or spoiirg the whole there
Of But if such partition cannot be made there
OF as aforesaid, then TO value and sppraise the
same according to law.
Whsreupon the Court, upon due proof and
consideration bad OF the premises, award an Iu-
quest for the purpose aforesaid, according to the
prayer Of the said petitioner.
We therefore command you, that, taking with
you twelve good and lawful men of your baili-
wick. you 60 to and upon the premises aforesaid
and there in the presence OF the parties aforesaid
by you to be warned. if being warned they will
be present, and having respect to the true valua
ton thereof, ard upon the oaths and atfrEnstions
of the said twelve good and lawful men you make
partition to and among the heirs and legal rep
resenttives of the said intcstatc, in such
and in such proportions as by the laws of this
Communicable is directed, if the same can be done
without prejudice to or sPoililg the whole. But
if the slid Inquest, by you to be summoned as
aforesaid. shall be Of opinion that the premises
aforesaid, with the appurtcnances. cannet be par
ted and divided among all the parties entitled
thereto as required by law without prejudice to
or spelling the whole, then you cause the said In
quest to inquire and ascertain whether the same
Will conveniently accommodate more than one of
the said representatives OF the said intestate, with
out prejudice to or spelling the whole. And if
So how many it will aforesaid accommodate, de
scrbing each part by rletcs and bounds. and re-
turning just valuation Of the sane. But if the
said Inquest are of opinion that the same cannot
lie parteI. and divided as aforesaid without preu
dice to or spelling the whole that it cannot be
parted into shares of equal value, then you cause
the Inquest to value and appraise the whole Of
the said real estate or the several shares or pur-
parts into which they may divide the said real es-
tate, having respect to the true valuation there
| of agreeably to law And that the partition or
valuation so made you have distinctly and openly
have before our said Judges, at Ebensburg, at an
Orphans Court there to be held on the first: Mon
day of September next, after such and Inquest
shall be made under your hand and seal, and un-
der the hands and seals of those by whose oaths
or affirmations you shall make such partition or
valuation. !, And have you then and there this
Writ. IS E s. +
| Witness the Honorable George Taylor, Presi-
dent of our said Court, at Ebensburg, the Seventh
day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thous-
| and eight hundred and fifty-seyen. ds -
| VIM. C. BARBOUR, Clerk O. c..
| HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that, in pursuance
of the above stated writ of partition, will pro
ceed to hold an inquisition on the premises there
| in described, on Monday. the 10Th day of August
| A. D. 1851, at 100 clock A. NJ, for the purpose
of making partition valuation of the saidprern'
! ses, as in said wrtI am comm anded to do. Al
which time and place the above named heirs ane
! legal representatives of Rowland DAVIS, decd
! will attend if they think proper.
| Sheriff's Office, JOHN ROBERTS, Sheriff
| Ebensburg, July Is, IS57--5i4t.
y TEACHERS vfANTEks.
| CEyEN TEACHERS are wanted, to take charg
| - of the schools in Washington township, Cam