Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-10-14

STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, BRADFORD COUN-
- TY, SS-At an Orphans Court held at owanda, on
- the 18th day of September. A. D. 1853.
lis. Before the Hon. David Wlmot. President and
- the Hon. John +. Long, his associate Justice of
the said Court.
The petition of Cyrus Fuller Guardian of C. j. Lee
minor and heir Of James Lee late OF the township of
Herrck in said county decd is presented setting forth
that the father of said Charles j. Lee died ncsate eav-
ing widow to wit Jane Lee and issue six children.
to wit William +. Lee, Margaret Jane, nternarried
with David Nesbtt, Thomas f. Lee, James II. Lee Jo-
scph j. Lee and Charles j. Lee the two last named of
whom are still in their minority and that Pembroke
Squres has been duly appointed guardian of said Joseph
j. Lee and that the said ntesate died seized in his des-
mesne as of fee of and in certain messuaCe situate
the township Aforesaid, which after deducting fifteen
set off to said Ja.e Lee, widow aforesaid is
bounded and described as follows to wit North by lands
Of William Hills east by land of Margaret Boker and
H. w. Tracy, south by lands OF said Tracy and the afore-
said land off 10 Jane Lee and west bv said Jane
Lees land and land of Robert Boyd and David Ncsbitt
Containing elghyhne acres, or thelcah0utS, with the
appurenances. No partition Of the said estate having
been had he prays the Court to award inquest make
partition of the premises said and among the chill
dren and representatives of the said teStatC in such
manner and IN such proportions by the laws OF this
Commonwealth Is directed, if such partition be made
without prejudice to or spelling the whole but If such
partition cannot be made thereof aforesaid, then to
value and apprase the and make report Of their
pro- cedings herein according to law Whercupon the
reading OF the petition and motion of Mr.. Mcrcur the
Court order inquest in accordance with the prcyer
the petition And further direct that notice be given
in the Bradford Reporter by publishing copy of the writ
the three first numbers be forwarded to the said William
f.. Lee, no resides at Fremont, Nebraska Territory.
To Thomas NJ. Woodruff, Sheriff of Bradford County -
Gou are therefore hereby ed TO summon take
with you twelve good and honest of your hawick
for the purposes aforesaid who hereby authorized and
empowered to go TO the premises aforesaid and in the
preence OF the said parties their legal representatives
if they having been several warned, will be present haI-
ing respect to the true value thereof the said mc<suage
&c to divide and part among the widow and nca des-
cendants of the said James Lee bc done without
prejudice to spelling the whole. But il such partition
cannot be made aforesaid that when they inquire
the value thereof and make and return just ppraSc
ment OF the whole of the several shares or purporS
into which they may divide the agrecahly the
OF Assembly III such made and provided and make
return thereof TO the next state Orphans Court be
held at Towanda in and for the said County On the first
Monday Of December next.
JAS. II. WEBB. Clerk
In III" matter + the Rsa Estate. late Of James Lee
dec d. To all persons interested Take notice that on
Inquest will he held IT the late dwelling house of James
Lee, dee d., in llerrfck twp Bradford county, Friday
the 18th day of November 1855 O'Clock ia the after
noon of that day for the purpose Of making partition of
the real estate Of said deceased to and among his chill
den and legal representatives, it the be done
without prejudice to spelling of the whole otherwise
to value and appraiSc the according to law at
which time and place you attend it you think proper.
THOS. VI. W ODRUFF,
Sherif's Office, Towanda, Sept D, 1858. Sheriff.