Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-11-14

BUTLER COUNTY. IS:
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to
Oliver c. Redic, High Sheriff of Butler
county, Pa, greeting
of Walter H. Gillelapd, Frank w. Gilie-
land and Edward C. Gilleland minor children
of John Crawford Gillelsnd, deceased, pre-
sented his petition to the Orphans Court of
Butler county, setting forth that said wards
are still minors, and that said John Crawford
GilleIand died on or about the 18th
day of January, A. d. 1855. interstate. seized
in his demesne as OF fee OF the unoivided one,
seventh in a certain tract or piece OF land
situate in Adams township, Butler county,
Pa. bounded and described as follows, to-
wit: On the north by lands of David Mar
shall ct al, on the, east by lands of John
Kennedy ct al, on the south by lands OF
, John Dean and VIM. Dean, on the west by
lands of James G. Marshall heirs, contain
ing two hundred and fifteen acres, more or
less. with the appurtenances, and leaving to
survive him a widow, Maria GillelaHd, and
three children, said Walter Ii. Gillelaud,
Frank w. Gilleland ,auG Edward {. Gillelsnd
that the other parties interested in the said
land are Nancy Kennedy, iutermarried with
T. W. Kennedy, Mary Purvis, iDternar-
ried with Anderson Purvis, Margaret Nc
Cord. internarried with VIM. ;. McCord,
James Gilleland, Lewis GilIeland Amelia
lEtprInNTFltu T.
all residents of the county, excepting james
GilleIand who resides in Iowa, and Margaret
McCord. who resides in Allegheny City, Pa. I;
that no partition of said estate has be en-
made anon gst present owners, nor can Jury
for that purpese be agreed upon by the par
ties In interest, and petitioner therefore prays
the Court TO award an inquest to make par
,ition Of the said real estate 70 and amongst
the aforesaid parties according to their re-
,.ht har ri lQd "A
writ OF partition which writ was issued June
so. 1890, and on August Esd, 1890, upon
petition of Nancy q. Kennedy ct. al, writ
was stayed Oct 9th, 1890, on motion OF j. b.
Bredin, atty, for petitioner, Court made the
following order, to-wit:
Now. to-w:t Oct. 9th, 1890, alias writ of
inquest of partition awarded as moved for,
notice to be given to the parties
interested, residents within the county,
as directed by law, and motto 10 parties in
teres,ed not within the county by
advertisement in one weekly newspaper pub
lished in Butler, Pa, for three successive
weeks prior to holding the inquest, and by
mailing a copy of eat h of such newspapers
to the last known place of residence OF such
nonresident parties returnable To next term
By THE COURT
We therefore command you that you take
six good and lawful men of your county,
that YOU 90 upon the premises of John Craw
ford Gilleland deceased, and then and there
in the presence of the parties by you warned,
if upon being warned they shall be present,
and having respect to the true valuation
thereof upon the oaths and aflirmations OF
the six good and lawful men aforesaid, you
make partition of the real estate OF John
Crawford Gilleland, deceased, to and among
the heirs and legal representatives OF SAID
decedent in such proportions as by the laws
of this Commonwealth is directed, II such
partition can be made without prejudice or
spelling the whole, but il such partition can
not be made as aforesaid, that then you cause
said inquest TO ascertain how many OF the
said heirs aud legal representatives 1t viii
conveniently accommodate, describing each
part by uetes and bounds and returning "A
lust valuation of the same but ii said In.
quest be of opinion that the premises atore'
aid will not conveniently accommodate
more than one of the heirs aforesaid, that
then you cause the said inquest to value and
appraise the said estate with the apPurte-
nances having respect TO the true valua-
lion thereof, and that partitions and vaIua'
ton you have, together with draft OF the
premises, before the Judges Of the Orphans
Court OF Butler county, at Butler, Pa, the
term next after you shall have made such
partition or valuation, and have you then
and there this writ
Witness the Honorable Aaron l.. Hazcn,
President Judge OF our said Court at But
Ter, Pa :, this 14th day OF Oct, A. ID. l590.'
REUBEN McELyAIS, Clerk y. Z.