North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-11-29
WRIT OF PARTITION.

I'm the matter of the proceedings in partition upon
Il the Real Estate of Solomon Brown, late of Exc
COR township Wyoming County deceased
To Hannah Brown, Widow ot SAID solomon
Brown de I'd Daniel S. Brown, Catherine 5. inter-
married with Abel C. Thompson. Sarah Elizabeth,
intermarried with Elijah Swartwood, Rasselas S
Rrovn Clarrissa d. Brown, Myron Brown, and
Hannah Brown above named, testementary, Guar
dian of Eva Ann Brown, minor Heirs and legal
representatives of said Solomon Brown deceased.
You and each of you hereby notified that in
pursuance of certain writ of partition and valua-
tion issued out of the Orphans Court of wyoming
County, bearing date the 9th day of November A.
d. 1865, and to me directed to make partition and
valuation to the following described Real Estate,
to wit certain piece or parcel of land, situate in
the township of Exeter, Wyoming County and
STATE of Pennsylvania, and bounded as follows
Beginning at stone corner the West bank Of
the Susquehanna river, adjoining lands of Thomas
Hadly thence by the lands of said Hadly, South "a
degrees, West 290 perches to heap of stones,
thence South 20 degrees, West 33 perches to stone
corner thence South II degrees, East 320 perches
TO an elm tree, now down on the bank of the Sus
quehanna River thence up the same l35 perches
and two fftbs of perch Tn the place of beginning,
eantaining one hundred and forty -four acres, and
Ave perches more or less
ALSO
An undivided three quarters part in and TO the
follow ing described piece parcel or lot OF land SIT
mate in the township of Franklin, Luzerne County,
and the township of Northumberland, wyoming 20,
and State of Penna, bounded and described as fol-
lows to wit On the North by IL nd of Hester keeler
and Zba Mathews On the East by lands of Z;ba Math
ews William Myers and Henry Anthony. On the
South by lands of the heirs of Isaac Harris, and
the West by lands of Levi Howell, Calvin Halleck,
and Asa Keeler, containing one hundred snd eighty
four acres or less. about 40 acres thereof i'm
proved with large three story Grst Mill Sc by
30 feet with three run of sone and three bolts ell
evators &C. one Saw MILL one Lath Mill, four
. Dwelling Houses. one Wagon house, two Barns, two
Cow Houses and apple orchard thereon About
lao acres lie in Franklin township Luzerne County,
including the pool dam, and about seven acres of
improved land being South Of the line, dividing Lu-
xarne and Wyoming Counties, the balance lying and
being in Wyoming County, in SAID Northumberland
township, the buildings being on thGt portion of
said tract lying in Wyoming County
ALSO
The undivided one fourth part of the 70 flowing
described piece parcel of land, situate in Exeter
township Luzerne County, and State of Pennsylva-
mia, bounded and described as follows to wit Be-
ginning at corner. in the line between Kingston
and Exeter township, also in line of lands of Isaac
c. Shoemaker, thence along the line # Isaac C.
Shoemaker, North 81 degrees, West 100 perches to
stone corner in line of lands of Daniel Vanscoy
thence along lands of Daniel Vanscoy, South 80
degrees, East 81 perches to corner in the line of
land of the Pennsylvania Coal Company and of
Fuller and Rexford and Of John Scovel South "a
degrees w st lC0 perches to a corner in the line
between Kingston and Exeter township. thence
along said township line, North 36 degrees, West
I'll perches to the place Of beginning containing
169 acres and 60 perches strict measure, being the
same land conveyed by the heirs of the late John
Goodwin decd, by deeds bearing date the 7th day
OF Dec. 1863, TO Abel C. Thompson and l. Shiffer
The interest of said Solomon Brown decd being an
equitable undivided one fourth part thereof
An inquisition will be held by me upon the above
mentioned and described Real Estate on Tuesday,
the 9Th day of January mkt, A. D. 1866 to enquire
and ascertain whether partition of the Real Estate
above described to and among the heirs and legal
representatives of said Solomon Brown decd. can be
made thereof without prejudice to or spolling the
whole and if such partition thereof be made
then tn value and apprase the said Real Estate, as
In the said writ commended
The inquest to make partition and valuation of
said Real Estate will meet at the Dwelling House
on the first described piece parcel OF land situate
In Exeter township, Wyoming County, on Tue
the 9Th day of January next, at III o'clock IN the
loren on and continue in session until all the Real
Estate above described has been examined and par
Sition or valuation made commanded in said rit
AZ which time and place. you and each OF you are
hereby notified and requested to attend if you think
proper AHIRA GAY. Sheriff.
Sherif7s Office, q
Tunk. Nov. 81. IS