Richmond Twp 1828
Berks County, SS.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
To the Sherriff of Berks County ….. Greeting.
Whereas John Moll eldest son and heir at law of John Moll late of the township of Richmond in the said county, yeoman, deceased, preferred a Petition to the Judges of the Orphans' Court of the said county, setting forth that his said Father died intestate about four years ago leaving a widow to wit Hannah and five children to wit; your petitioner, Polly intermarried with Isaac DeTurk, Hannah intermarried with Jacob Greese, and Catharine the said Hannah and Catharine being yet in their minority.
That the said intestate, at the time if his decease was seized in his demense as of fee of and in the following real estate to wit; A certain messuage tenement and tract of land, situate in the Township of Richmond and County aforesaid bounded by land of Charles Fink, John Kaufman, John Housenet, Henry Moll, Michael Moll, and others containing twenty three acres more or less with appurtenances, also a certain other messuage tenement and tract of land situate in the Township and County aforesaid bounded by land of Charles Fink, John Kauffman and Henry Becker containing three acres more or less. Also a certain tract or piece of woodland situate in the township and county aforesaid aforesaid bounded by land of John Merkle, Philip Hoch, Benjamin Merkle together containing two acres more or less with the appurtenances; and therefore praying the court to award an inquest to view the same and make partition &c. which was accordingly awarded by the court. Therefore we command you, that you forthwith summon an inquest of twelve good and lawful men of your bailiwick and go to the said premises, and then and there by their oaths and solemn affirmation make partition thereof, with the appurtenances to and among the widow and among the children of the said deceased, if the same can be done without prejudice to and spoiling of the whole. But if the same cannot be so parted and divided without prejudice to and spoiling of the while, that the same inquest do view and inquire whether the same will conveniently accommodate more than one said children – and if they so find, that they then ascertain and report how many of the same will as aforesaid accommodate, describing each purport by metes and bounds and returning a just valuation and appraisement thereof. But if the said inquest shall find that the premises aforesaid, with appurtenances, cannot be parted and divided to and among the widow and all the children of the said deceased, nor accommodate more than one of the said children without prejudice to and spoiling of the whole, that they then value and appraise the same agreeably to law. That they estimate the widow's part therein and in each purport if divided. That due and legal notice of the time and place of holding such inquisition be given to all the parties interested, that they may be present if they think proper. And that the partition or valuation so made, you distinctly and openly have under your hand and seal and under the hands and seals of those by whom the same shall be made, before our Judges at Reading, at our Orphans' Court there to be holden the Seventh day of November next. And have you then there this writ. Witness the Honorable Garrick Mallery, Esquire, president of our said court, at Reading the eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.
J Marshall Clerk O C
Submitted by Michelle.
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