Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-04-06
To the Heirs of John Slonecker.


.--s The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, to the
I, g Sheriff Of said county, Greeting: Whereas, at
l. an Orphans 0o1rt. held at Lswsburg in and
49, for the county Of Union, the 18th day OF febru
ary A. D. ls60, before the Hon. Abraham :. Wilson,
President his associate Justices Of the said Court,
the petition of Ann Sonecker widow John Souecke
late OF the Borough Of Minburg, decd presented,
setting FORTH That your petitioners late husband died
ntestate the 18th day of December, A. D. 1882 eav
ing your petitioner his widow, anu the following broth
and sisters and nephews and nieces to wit Samuel
Slonecker, in California; Elizabeth Slonecksr inter-
married with Alexander Marshall OF West Chester; Su-
sanna Slonecker, intermarried with - Lindeman,
Decd of Chester county, Pa Margaret Slonecker decd,
who was iptermarried with - Root; Catharine Slon-
aker deed, who was ntermarrie-i with - Westey;
Jacob Slonecker deceased late Of Chester county
Michael Slon-cker deceased, late Of Philadelphia
William slonecker, now deceased late of Chester county
above brothers and sisters deceased Of said Intes
tate left children whose residences and
known your petitioner And that the said Inestate
died seized In his demesne as of fee Of certain
.uace house, and lot of ground adjoining lands of VIII
liam IIassenplug the east, the north by the Lew
isburg and Mifinburg Turnpike, on the west by Adam
Sbecker, Esq, and the south by lands Of Andrew
GueIius i'm the Borough of Mifnburg coptaipinu one
acre more less with the appurtenances which is all
the estate of which the 1nsstzte died seized There
fore praying the Court 10 award Inquest to make
partition Of the premises aforesaid to and among the
widow brothers. sisters and legal Of
said Intestate in such and such proportion
by the laws of this Commonwe is directed, If such
partition can be made thereof without prejudice or
spelling the whole but il partition not be made
thereof aforesaid, then to value and apprase the
same Whereupon the said Court, due proof and
consideration Of the premises, awarded inquest for
the purposes aforesaid.
We therefore command you that, taking with you
twelve good and lawful men Of your baiwck, you go
to and upon the premises aforesaid, and there the
Of the parties Aforesaid by you be warned IL
being warned they will be present. and having respect
the true valuation thereof aud upon the oaths and
armatons Of the said twelve good aud lawful men, you
make partition and among the heirs and legal repre-
seutaves Of the said ntestate such manner and
such proportions, by the laws Of this Common eath
is directed, the said be done without prejudice to
spelling the whole. But il partition not be
made thereof without to spelling the whole,
then cause the said inquest 10 inquire and ascertain
I whether the will onveniently accommodate
than of the said of the said ntesate
without preju1.-e to spelling the whole And II
how many IL ~ .=commodate, descriting
each part by metes and bounds, and returning just
valuation of the Blu; If the said inquest, by you
to be summoned aforesaid 10 make the said partition
valuation shall be of opinion that the premises afoc
said with the appurtrnances not be parted and
divided to accommodate more than OF the said
Of the said intestat that cnuse the
inquest value the whole of the said real estate with
the appuenances having respect to the true valuation
thereof according to law And that the partition or val
uatiou made, you distinctly and openly have before
said justices at Levisburg at Orphans Court
then be held the lith day Of May, after such in
quest shall be made under your hand and SEAL and un
der the hands and seals Of those by whose oaths or a
mstons you shall make such partition or valuation
And have you then and there this writ.
Witness the Hon. A. s. Wilson, Presdeut Judge OF our
said Court at Lewsburg, the leh day of March. A. D.
1850. SAMUEL k0UsH, Clk D.
FIn pursuance of the above order, Notice
is hereby given TO all concerned that an Inqu-
QUESTION or Appraisement will be held on the
premises aforesaid on FRID.r the 4th day Of
May next at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
Marco, 1860. JOHN CROSSGROVE, Shf