ORPHANS COURT: John GINGRICH Estate, Petition of Jacob GINGRICH, 1811, Dauphin County, PA

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1811
2 Jan 1811 Orphans Court Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Upon the Petition of Jacob Gingrich eldest son of John Gingrich late of Anville 
township in the county of Dauphin, yeoman, deceased Stating that the said John 
Ginrich lately died intestate, viz in the year A.D. one thousand eight hundred 
and six leaving a widow named Elizabeth, who is yet single, and issue seven 
children namely Jacob, the petitioner, John who is a minor whose guardian is 
John Hostetter, Magdalena, Elizabeth, Anna, Mary & Barbara who are all five 
minors and whose guardians are Jacob Boehm and Jacob Mumma and that the said 
intestate died siezed in his demesne as of fee and in a certain plantation or 
tract of land with the appurtenances situate in the township of Annville & 
county of Dauphin, bounded by lands now of Joseph Gingrich, Abraham Berkholder, 
John Hostetter, Henry Long and others, containing about two hundred & fifty 
acres and allowance it be the same more or less.  And therefore praying the  
Court to award an Inquest to make partition of the premises aforesaid to and 
among the children and representatives of the said intestate in such manner and 
in such proportions as by the laws of the Commonwealth is directed, if such 
partition can be made without prejudice to or spoiling the whole but if such 
partition cannot be made thereof as aforesaid then to value and appraise the 
same and make report of their proceedings herein according to law under their 
hands and seals, and further to inquire and ascertain and report to the court 
whether the same will conveniently accommodate more than one of the heirs of the 
said deceased and if so how many, and make report of their proceedings to the 
next General Orphans Court.  The Court do order the Sheriff of Dauphin County 
forthwith to summon an Inquest to make partition of the premises aforesaid to 
and among the widow and children and legal representatives of the said intestate 
in such manner and in such proportions as by the laws of this Commonwealth is 
directed, if such partition can be made thereof without prejudice to and or 
spoilng the whole, but if such partition cannot be made thereof as aforesaid, 
then to value and appraise the same and further to ascertain and report whether 
the same premises will conveniently accomodate more than one of the children of 
the said intestate and if so how many.  And the Court do further order that the 
Sheriff take with him a Surveyer who shall ascertain the exact quantity of land 
contained in the said tract.  That notice of such partition or valuation be 
given to all the parties interested and that the said Sheriff and Inquest make 
report of their proceedings herein to the next General Orphans' Court                                        
By the Court