Estate of James Kizziah Sr.

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Abstract made by an unknown abstractor about 1890 from original records of   
Pike County, Arkansas and recorded in Abstract of Title Book Prior to 1890   
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                          The State of Arkansas                              
                                                                             
                             County of Pike.                                 
                                                                             
             Equity Court of Pike County, February Term 1861.                
                                                                             
                         Petition For Partition.                             
                                                                             
                    Richard P. Williams, Complainant.                        
                                                                             
                                    vs.                                      
                                                                             
William H. Preston, Thomas J. Kizziah, William C. Kizziah, Henry H. Hughett  
and Sally, his wife born Kizziah, the unknown heirs of Noah Kizziah, dec'd., 
the heirs of Hiram Kizziah, dec'd., to wit: David R. Campbell and Polly, his 
wife born Kizziah, Alfred Taylor and Lorinda, his wife born Kizziah, David   
Henderson and Elizabeth, his wife born Kizziah, Hiram Kizziah, Nathan        
Kizziah, McKindrey Kizziah; the heirs of James Kizziah Jr., deced., to wit:  
Mary and Henry Kizziah; and the unknown heirs of Nancy Henthorn, the wife of 
Cyrus Henthorn born Kizziah; and others, the unknown heirs of James Kizziah, 
Sen., deceased, Defendants.                                                  
                                                                             
This day came the complainant by his solicitor and filed his petition        
against said defendants, the object whereof, is to obtain his partition      
between himself and the said defendants to the E 1/2, SW 1/4 Section 10, the 
NE 1/4, NE 1/4 Section 20, SW 1/4, NW 1/4 and the NW 1/4, SW 1/4 Section 21, 
all in Township 8, South of Range 24, West, and to Lots 1 & 2 in half Block  
No. 9 in Murfreesboro, all in Pike County, Arkansas; and it appearing from   
said complainants, petition and affidavit attached thereto, that a portion   
of said defendants are unknown and others who are non-residents of the State 
of Arkansas; it is therefore ordered that they have notice of the object and 
pendancy of this suit by publication in the Washington Telegraph &c. (a      
newspaper published in the State for two weeks insertions, the last          
insertion whereof shall not be less than four weeks before the first Monday  
of August, the next term of the court), and unless they shall appear &c.     
(before the court which will be in the town of Murfreesboro), on the first   
Monday of August and plead &c. (or answer, or demur to said petition), the   
same shall be taken for confessed and decree entered accordingly, and this   
cause is continued.                                                          
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Pike County Arkansas Equity Court Book 1 (1855-1895) page 76.                
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