Probate, SC, York, Jerome Brian 1873 South Carolina ] York County ] In the Probate Court ] MARY C SIMMONS ] Petition for Partition of land Petitioner against ] ] MARTIN BRIAN ] BUTLER THOMASSON ] NANCY THOMASSON ] Defendants ] To: J A MCLEAN, Judge of the Probate Court. 1st Your petitioner, above named, respectfully shows unto this Court that, JEROME B BRIAN, late of the county and state aforesaid, departed this life intestate on the 12th day of February 1857, leaving as his only distributees and heirs at law, your petitioner, his widow, now MARY C SIMMONS, and two minor children, namely NANCY BRIAN, who has since his death intermarried with BUTLER THOMASSON, and MARTIN BRIAN, each of said minors, are above the age of fourteen years. 2nd Said intestate, died seized and possessed of a certain tract or parcel of land situate in said county in Bethel Township, bounded by lands of A H BARNETT, S D STOWE, WILLIAM C CAMPBELL & others, and said to contain two hundred and twenty five acres, more or less, which said lands descended to your petitioner and her two minor children as tenants in common. 3rd Your petitioner therefore prays that a guardian ad litum be appointed to represent the interests of the said minor defendants, that the said guardian ad litum be cited to appear and answer this petition at the time to be named. That an order be made by this honorable court appointing and commissioning five disinterested persons from or of the vicinity, to go upon said lands, one of whom shall be surveyor and to divide, allot and petition to the said minor children and your petitioner the one third in value thereof having reference to quality and quantity. And your petitioner ever pray & c. July 21st, 1873 T J BELL, attorney for petitioner Page 1 of 2 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, Jerome Brian 1873 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 2 of 2 ** PAGE BREAK **