Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-01-18
To THE SmRRIrY OF DALLAS Co.-GRRErISG /:

To THE SHRRIYY OF DALLAS CO.-(;RREriSG:
You are hereby comn,an'lcl that you summon by
publication, Peter Aplyn and Mary Francis Allyn,
his wife, Ambrose uyerion, Rldridgc Orcrt"n and
Emily Jane, Martha A. aud Rachael OvcrtUn, dausb
| tiers Of &. &. Oyerton, deceased, all Of whom
married women, and the names OF whose husbands
are unknnwn, and W. X. OycrtUn, who are noii-rci
dents of the state Of Texas. TO be aud appear before
the District Court to BE- hul len In aud for the
y of Dallas, at tho Court House thereof In tho tiiy
Of Dallas County Of Dalla, aud state al Texas. On
the First Monday in February \. ID. 1873. then and
there TO answer tho petition uf David u. tanrun,
W. p, O,eiton, John Is. Robinson, and Martha Rob
| iuson. his wife, Elizabeth Edwards, W. L. Burke,
n ". Burke J. W. Burke, s. Majors, and his vito
Matilda M,jors, James Carpenter, and Ann his wife,
jackson Lnyelace aud his lie. Matilda Maxwell. I'd
ward Wilburn and Manly Willntn his vile, filed
in said conit against the said Peter Aplyn, Mary
Francis Aplyn, Ambrose oyerton, Eldriige Over,on,
Emily Jane. Martha 4. and Rachael Oyurton daugh-
tiers OF G. e. OyeIton and their husbands and W. H.
0verton, aud alicjsing in substance follows to.
wit. Tha, on the-day of April, lsdu, Aaron Over
ton ana Rachel, his wife, owned and held as cOmmu-
nifty property, certain lands lying In Dallas County
Texas, and described as follows, to-wit:
80 acres land Iaientci to Aaron 0ysrton by viz.
tue of his Colony he,drigi certificate No., Issued
10y the commissioner OF Peters colony, situate about
miles " OF the town of Dallas also 800 acres Of
lad in Dallas County, Texas, about u miles west
OF Dallas, aud patented by virtue Of W. T.. Oyeron's
colony, headlight certificate, issued 10y the commits.
sioner of Peters colony. Said tract of land con-
tanning Go acres In all, that the - day of April,
4. u. 1850. said Aron OvertVn departed this life,
having devised SAID lands to his wife Rachel Oyerton
during Ler life and wiiowhood, save and except
Scveni y-Fys Acres Of of the South eud of the said
Aaron Oycrton survey, and Seventy Eight acres off
the west side of the north half of the snid W. r.
O,erton tract, and that the said Aaron Overt on by
HE last VIII aud Testament also gave and bcqueaih-
ed to Rachel Oysrton, his said wife during her nau
raj life and widowhood another tract Of land lying
and being Ia the county Of Parker in the State Of
Texas, abon six miles south OF the town Of Wealth.
eriOnl, and pateuted TO the said Aaron Oycrton nv
virtue Of his said headlight certificate itsued as
afIreenid aud containing Three Hundred aud Twcn-
~ acres al land save and except Eighty acres of the
North side Of said tract Of land that said lest will
and testament OF said Aaron Overiot deceased was
duly proved and recorded, and that by said will said
Aaroa Oferton gave aud bequeaihed said lands TO
his said wife Rachel during her natural life and Wild
owhood aforesaid and by the terms Of said wii said
lands we're al she death or marriage of the said Ra-
che Overton to descend to the heirs Of the said Aaron
oyerion, and Defendants notified that said VIII
or a certified copy thereof will be read on the trial
Of this cause that afterwards, io.wit: gu the =
day Of - A. u. IS, said Rachel 0yerton, widow
a. Aforesaid. died interstate aud the lands Aforesaid
descended TO tho heirs hereinafter mentioned ~. ten
ant. In common: that there are no debts or caims
against said estate; and aIledgng that
as such tenane in common, said plaintiffs and DO
f-udants are entitled interest in said lands afOre
said, and praying for citation, and upon final
bearing for partition and distribution Of said lands
.foresaid amongst said plaintiffs aud Defepdants &C.
rording their respective fnersts therein and for
general relief. Herein fail not but have You then
md there before said Court his writ, with you're
turn thereon, showing how you have executed the
Witness John NJ Laws, Clerk Of the
District Court u Dailzs county.
Given under my hand and seal Of sad
~ ~ Court, in the CITY Of Dallas, This the 9Th
bay Of January, A. ID. 1s73.
cl-t Dist. c. D4lla, Co.. Texas,
By J. 2. GOWNS, Deputy ls-iw