Othcourt: John Knerr (Lehigh County Orphans Court, 2 Sep 1825)

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John Knerr (Lehigh County Orphans Court, 2 Sep 1825)

To the Honorable the Judges of the Orphans Court of the County of
Lehigh

The Petition of Conrad Knerr second son and heir at Law of John Knerr
late of Weisenberg Township in the said County of Lehigh yeoman
decd.  Humbly showeth that your Petitioners said Father died
Intestate on or about the twelfth day of June last past, Leaving a
widow named Catharina and Issue thirteen children, to wit, John the
Eldest son, Conrad (your Petitioner), Abraham, Jacob , Isaac (who
since died he left Issue but the number and sexes not known to you
Petitioner as he resided in Northumberland County), Andrew, Daniel,
Christian, Benjamin, Catharine, Gertraut the wife of Peter Seip,
Magdelena the wife of John Eisenhart and Sarah the wife of Martin
Seibert and that the said Intestate died Siezed in his dism___ as of
fee of and in a Masuage Plantation and Tract of land Situate in the
Township and County aforesaid bounded by lands of John Shumacher,
Jonathan Acker, Daniel Folk, Jacob Muthart, Conrad Knerr, Peter
Zimmerman, Jacob Fenstermacher, Nocholas Moyer, and other Containing
about One hundred and fifty acres should the same be more or less
with the appurtenances - your Petitioner therefore prays your honors
to aword an inquest to make Partition of the premises aforesaid to
and amongst the children and representatives of the said Intestate in
such manner and in such proportions as by the laws of this
Commonwealth is deceited, if such Partition Can be made without
prejudice to or Spoiling of the whole but if such Partitions Cannot
be made thereof as aforesaid, then to value and appraise to same, and
further to inquire and assertain whether the same real Esatet within
the appurtenances will Conveniently ___ dat_ more than one of the
children of the said Intestate and if so ___ money of the said
children, Anull? Conveniently decomm___ and make report of there
proceedings to the ___ General Orphans Court

And he will pray
Conrad Knerr