The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-03-02

Ia The Sierif of sa,! County Grating
NNHEREAS. in our District Court Of liar
w rison county on the 9Th day Of February
sol, Garland Is, i.iIscoube. Plaintiff. who re
sides n said County OF Harrison. tilsxi bis pc
,ison against Mary J.. Davis. Margaret Ann
DAVIS. VIM. L. Davis, John u Davis, George
l.. Davis Sarah rsss Davis, Eliza Ellen Davis.
and Mary +. DsYis and shows that on the 10Th
day Of November SEQ, The Plaintiff purchased
from Mary l.. Davis one Of said Defendants.
,rAc. 81 land situated in the town Of Marshall
containing twelve acres for the Price and sun,
Of tfcen hundred dollars hat is 10 say. for eight
hundred dollars paid =, the time Of said pnschsse,
AMI seven hundred dollars for which petitioner
made and delivered to Mary l.. Davis his prom
isory note, payable on the first day Of January,
SEE: fof which land purchased a. aforesaid, he
took deed from said Mary L. Davis and rcNr-td
70 As exhibit \ and made a part Of this petition
Shows that the sail land aud appar,cnancss were
owned and possessed BY samuel " rar,-. de
ceased IN his life .np as III, Homestead hat he
was survived ~ the said Mary l., Davis, bis
widow aHi by the other Defendants, seven IN
number, named herein, his children, and thai
they occupied the same As their homestead until
the sale aforesaid ny Mar l.. Davis to petition
or Shows that the land and promises Afor,Said.
conveyed By the said Mary L. Davis 10 petition
.
ring coyerlare WITH tie said Mary l.. Davis by
pgr base, and was parcel Of community estate
owned rs them and has remained undivided be
twc,n the sad Mary l.. Davis and her said chill
drei shows that, A. to one undivided isloity 70
said land and appertenanrs the ss,rc il fully con
scyei to him by deed from said Mary l.. nayn ;
tina, as 10 the remaining interest thereof, a doubt
cs SIS as to the power aud right Of the said Mary
l. Davis 10 convey TO Your petitioner the title Of
The said children thereto. Shows that two II
said children, Margaret Ann PAWS and VIM. L.
Davis. hsing Of lawful Sge. aoqsic.eed in SAID
sale. AMI ..lsi s.d and assisted IN The making o.!
the same Shows that said lcbn b. Davis,
George /. DAVIS. Mary Jane Davis, Eliza Ellen
DAVIS, ard Mary I Davis are minors, and ha,c
no guardian or guardians Of thoireSat
Wherclars petitioa pays Judgment. ls,.
That said ss'r made BY the said Mary l. Davis
10 Petitioner ts ID all things conaFmsd and made
valid axa,ns, the said Defendants. Margaret Ann.
William L. John r.. George T.. Sarah .lnnc
Eliza Ellen ard Mary r Davis snhjce, To the ven
doris lien as s.snrity for the payment OF the said
prcmisory note for seven hundred dollars. End
That in the even, the said sale cannot in the
opinion Of the Court against children be cor
irncd ,hs. dccrcs Of partition ard distribution
IN made Of said premises allot'ng 10 your Pr
,,iouer one mosy shesrof and TO the said ehildre,
the other molly ana Asksns o. me .curs' n
rointmcnt Of Commissioners n accordance with
The laws Of this state and a'sfsv'' having been
made that the Defendants, herein named are
nor. residents Of this State
These are, therefore, to command zen 70 ssa
mon the sald Nag i iiavn. Margaret Ann
Davis, William T. ih,is. pohn X, nAvn.
G:corye l.. Davis Sarah Jane Davis, Eh.a E0rn
DAVIS, and Mary = ra~is by the qualifications Of
this Citation in the Texas Republican, news-
/ paper ran''sscd IN ssn town On Man.h' y.
four wefks n Succession. that thry k1oU ~ and