The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-04-10
NOTICE OF INQUISITION.

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dephia, presented petition setting forth mat the
said Thomas Foster, late Of Highland county in the
State of Ohio, died intestate, without ever having
been married. and leaving as his heirs at Law, six
brothers and sisters, to wit: Benjamin Foster, Ba-
sill Foster, John Foster, Mary link, "a widow) Sa-
rah, intermarried with --- CLANCY, and Elizab eth
inte1narried with Samuel Horton; that said Jt,hn
Foster 10 dead, leaving nine children, to wit: de-
walt C. Foster, Caroline inteImarried with ---
-, Newton c. Foster, Amanda M, inermarried
with - -, Emily lane intermarried with -
-, Israel W. Foster, Cynthia A. Foster, John T.
Foster, and Edny E.. Foster, the said Edny +. av-
ing since died. leaving no children, that said Sarah
Clancy is also since Dead leaving six children, as
follows: Levi Charey, Mary A. CLANCY INTERN ar
ried with - -, Rebecca intermarried with John
Walker, Amos L. C.haney, Richard CLANCY and lIli
"a Jane intermarried with Samuel ellis.
Your petitioner further represents that the inter
est of the said Benjamin Foster is fify-two acres
and thirteen perches or thereabouts, of the real
tate hereinafter described, being the onesixth there
of, is vested in Dauiel Washabaugh and DR.. George
w. Anderson, of the county of Bedford aforesaid
and that the interest Of the sais Benjamin in the
residue of said real estate is now vested in Samuel
T. Brown and John Scott Of the borough ana coun-
ty of Huntingdon, Pa, and Alexander King, James
M. Given and John B. Given, OF said county Of Bed
ford Your petitioner further represents that the
interest of the said Basil Foster, Mary link and
Elizabeth Horton in said real estate, being three
sixths thereof, and the interest Of said Dewait C..
Foster, Israel w. Foster and Cynthia A. Foster be-
ing three-eighhs Of one sixth, and of Levi CLANCY,
Rebecca Walker, Amos f. CLANCY and Eliza Jane
Ellis being four sxths of onesxth of said real es-
tate have become by virtue of sundry eonveyances
duly transferred and vested in your petitioner
Your petitioner further represents that as far as
can be ascertained, the said Caroline interniarried
with - -, Newton C. Foster, Amanda M, in
termariied with - -, Emily Jane ntermarried
with - -, John T. Foster, children OF said
John Foster, decd, and Mary A. lntermarried with
-, and Richard Clancy, children Of said Sa-
rah Clancy, decd, all reside in said county OF Highs
lsud, in the State of Ohio aforesaid, and that the
husbands of s, id daughters OF John Foster and Sa-
rah Clancy are unknown to your petitioner
Your petitio ner further represents, that the said
Thomas Foster died. seized in his demesne as OF fee
of and in that certain tract of land, situate, lying
and being in the township of Broad Top, in the said
county5of Bedford, adjoining lands late of William
Anderson, decd, now of John Scott, A. King, Jas.
Magdfre, John B. Given and Henry S. Wharton, and
lands of Rathmell Wilson and others, containing
seventy-seven acres more or less, being part of
,ract of land surveyed a warrant in the name of
Mary Foster, ated October 2, 1892.
Notice is the refore hereby given, that in pursu-
ance of writ of partition valuation to me di-
rected, will proceed to hold an inqusition or val
uation on the premises, on Saturday the 18th day #
April, 1862 when and where all parties interested
may attend if they see proper
JOHN ]. CESSNA, Sheriff.
Bedford, March 27, 1863.