North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-12-13
WRIT OFPARTIT ION.

TN the matter of the proceedings in partition upon
i the Re al Estate OF Solomon Brown, late OF Exc
ter township Wyoming County, deceased.
To Hannah Brown, Widow of said solomon
Brown de I'd, Daniel S. Brown, Catherine s. inter
married with Abel C. Thompson, Sarah Elizabeth,
intermarried with Elijah Swartwood, Rasselas 5:
Brown, 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 are 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 on the West bank of
the Susquehanna river, adjoining lands OF Thomas
Hadly, thence by the lands of said Hady, South "a
degrees, West $50 perches to a heap ofsstones,
thence South 20 degrees, West 80 perches to stone
corner, thence South II degrees, East 32O perches,
to an elm tree Tnow downl on the bank of the Sus-
quehanna River thence up the sames l35 percheS
and two ffbs of perch In the place OF beginning,
containing one hundred and forty-four acres, and
five perches more or less
ALSO
An undivided three quarters part in and to the
follow ing described piece parcel or lot of land, sit
uate in the township of Franklin, Luzerne County,
and the township of NorthmOreland Wyoming Co ,
and State Of Penna, bounded and described os fol-
lows to wi On the North by la nd of Hester keeler
and Ziba Mathews. On the Eastby lands of Zba 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 and eight
four acres more or less about 40 acres thereof i'm
proved, with large three story GrIst Mill 36 by
faof fhroa nf ctn op1t hoIfc aI-
evators &C., one Saw Mill one Lath Mill, four
Dwelling Houses one Wagon house, two Barns, two
Cow Houses, and apple orchard thereon. About
l4O 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-
z,rne and Wyoming Counties, the balance lying and
being in Wyoming County, in said Northumberland
township, the buildings being on that portion of
said tract lying in Wyoming County.
ALSO
The undivided one fourth part of the following
described piece parcel of land situate in Exeter
township Luzerne County, and State of Pennsylva-
nia bounded and described as follows, to wit Be-
ginning Mt 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 a
stone corner in line of lands of Daniel Vanscoy,
thence along lands of Daniel Van scoy, South 30
degrees East 2Il perches to corner in the line of
land OF the PennSVIVanla Coal Company, ana OF
Fuller and Rexford and Of John Scovel, South 54
degrees, w st leo perches to a corner in the line
between Kingston and Exeter. township. thence
along said township line, North SO degrees, West
27l perches to the place of teginning containing
l69 acres and 60 perch s. strict measurc, 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 [. Shifer
The interest Of said Solomon Brown decd being an
eIuitable undivided one fourth part thereof
An inqusiton will be held by me upon the above
mentioned and described Real Estate, on Tuesday,
the 9th day of January n"yt, 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 ithout prejudice to or spelling the
whole and if such partition thereof cannot be made,
then t) value and appraise the said Real Estate,
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, Tuesday
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
titon or valuation made as commanded in said writ
At which time and place. you and each of you, are
hereby notified and requested to attend if you think
proper AHIRA GAY. Sheriff.
Sherif's Office,
Tunk. Nov. 27. '65