____________________________________________________________________________ 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 ____________________________________________________________________________ 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. ____________________________________________________________________________ Pike County Arkansas Equity Court Book 1 (1855-1895) page 76. ____________________________________________________________________________ HTML file and design by David Kelley, 1997. All rights reserved.