ESTATE: James FINK, 1872, Hopewell Township, Bedford County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Janice Fink Smith aaf @ alltel .net Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/bedford/ ________________________________________________ Guardianship James Fink Estate To the Honorable Judges of the Orphans Court of Bedford County The petition of Solomon Jerome Fink a son of James Fink, Esq. late of Hopewell Township, Bedford County decease, respectfully represents, That the said James Fink Esq. died about the 10th day of March 1872 intestate seized in his demise ??ad of fee, of and in certain messages and trust of land situated in Hopewell Township, described as follows to wit No 1 being the mansion tract adjoining lands of Henry Clapper, (Wood Murrell & C George)?? Steel and containing one and seventeen more or less with appurtances. No. 2 Being a tract of land known as the Kay property adjoining lands of Henry Clapper, Benjamine Hall and (Martin Speilman and containing seventy two acres -- -------- ----- ---------??? No. 3. Being a tract of land known as the Fluke property adjoining lands of Stephens Weimer, Wood Morrell & Co, William Gorsuch and others containing two hundred and forty acres more or less, with the appurtenances. No. 4 Being a tract of woodland and known as the Davis land adjoining lands of the Alexander Davis, Wood Murrell & Co and others containing fifty acres more or less. And leaving t------------?him a widow SUSAN FINK, ten children by' John William Fink, Soloman Jerome your petitioner, LYDIA wife of LEVI Fluke, ISABELLE DAVIS wife of WILLIAM S.DAVIS, JACOB WESLEY FINK, WHO HAS FOR HIS GUARDIAN VALENTINE FINK, MARY CATHERINE who has for guardian JOHN B. FLUKE, SARAH ELIZABETH,SAMUEL B. FINK, JAMES MARTIN who have for their guardian JOHN WILLIAM FINK, HENRY DAVID FINK who has for his guardian JOHN B. FLUKE all residing in Bedford County. The------ ---- by virtue of the intestate laws of this commonwealth it belongs to the said SUSAN FINK to have ---- --- --- paid real estate during the time of her life and to the children aforementioned each it belongs to have one equal tenth part of the remaining two -------of the said real estate in fee. No partition of said real estate having been had, the petitioner prays the court to award an inquest to make partition of the real estate to and as many the aforesaid parties according to their respective rights. And he will ----- Solomon Jerome Fink (his signature) Bedford County,??? Solomon Jerome Fink being sworn say the forgoing contents of the forgiving petition are tru to the best of his knowledge and belief. Sworn to and subscribed November 19, 1872 before me Jno. P. Reed, Clerk