The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-03-27


Whereas Lewis T. Watson, of the CITY of Phila-
depnia, presented petition setting forth that the
sad Thomas Fo'ter. late of Highland county, in the
State Of Ohio, died ntestate, without ever having
been married, and leaving his he irs at law, six
brothers and sisters, to wits Benjamin Foster, Ba-
sil Foster, John Foster Mary link, "a widow) Sa-
rah, intermarred with - Clancy, and Elizabeth
intermarried with Stmue Horton that said John
Foster Is dead, leaving nine children, to wit De.
walt c. Foster, Caroline intermarried with -->
-, Newton c. Foster, Amanda NJ, intermsrried
with - -, Emily lana intermarried with ----
-, Israel W. Foster, C, nihia A. Foster, John T.
Foster, and Edny f. Foster, the said Elny F.. hav.
ing since died, leaving no children that said Sarah
Chaney is also since dead. leaving six children, as
follows: Levi Chaney, Mary A. CLANCY intermar-
rled with - -, Rebecca intermarried with John
Walker, Amos E. Clancy. Richard Ch iney and Eli.
"a Jane intermarried with Samuel Ellis.
Your petitioner further represents that ths inter.
est OF the 'aid Benjamin Foster is fly.two acres,
and thirteen perches, or thereabouts Of the real es
tate hereinafter dss crbed beng the one-sxth there.
of, is vested in Daniel Washabaugh and DR.. George
w. Anderson, Of the county Of Bedford aforesaid
and that the interest Of the said Benjamin ia ths
residue OF said real estate is now vested in Slammed
/. brown and John Scott of the borough and coua.
ty of Huntingdon, Pa. and Alexander KIM James
NJ Given and John b. Given, OF said county Of Bed.
ford. Your petitioner further represents that tho
interest OF the said Basil Foster, Mary Zink aad
Elizabeth Horton in said real estate, being three.
ixths thereof, and the interest of said Dewalt e.
Foster, l-rael W Foster and Cynthia A. Foster be-
lag ihree-eighths ef one sixth and of Levi ChsneY,
Rebecra Walker, Amos T.. CLANCY AMI Eliza jams
Eiis, beng tour sxths of sixth OF sal real
tate, have become by virtue OF sun ry conveyaness
duly transferred and vested in your petitioner.
Your petitioner further represents that as far ss
can be ascertanel, the said Caroline intermarrisd
with - -, Newton c. Foster, Amanda NJ, In
termanied with - -, Emily Jane in,ermarrisd
with - -, John T. Foster, children OF said
John Foster, decd, and Mary A. intermsrried with
-, and Richard Chaney, children of said Sa-
ah Chanev, deed, all reside in siid county of High
land, in the State of OHIO aforesaid. and that the
husbands OF sid daughters ot John Foster and Sa-
rah CLANCY are unknown TO your petitioner.
Your petitioner further represents, that the said
Thomas Foster died. seized in his demesne OF fec
Of and in that certain tract of land situate, lying
and being in the township of Broad Top, in the said
county of Bedford. adjoining lands late of William
Anderson, decd, now of John Scott, A. King, Jas.
Mcguire, John B. Given and Henry S. Wharton. and
lands Of Rathmell Wilson and others, containing
seventy.seven acres more or less, being part of u
tract Of land surveyed on warrant in the name Of
Mary Foster, lated October 2, 1892.
Notice is therefore hereby given, that in pursu-
ance of writ of partition valuation to me d-
rected, will proceed to hold an nQulstion OF VAL
uation the premises, on Saturday the 18th day Of
April, 1862 when and where all parties interested
may attend il they see proper.
JOHN J. CESSNA, SheriF,
Bedford, Mach ~, 1863.