ESTATE: Inquisition, Estate of Frederick BAUM, Union Township, Mifflin County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Jim Morrison USGENWEB ARCHIVES (tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ___________________________________________________________ Inquisition on the Estate of Frederick Baum late of Union Township dec'd Inquisition indented taken and made at the dwelling house of William Morrison in Union Township Mifflin County this third day of September 1808 by virtue of the annexed writ and order of partition issued out of the Orphans Court of Mifflin County and to the Sheriff of said County directed before William Bell Esquire Sheriff of said County upon the oaths of Francis Ellis, Charles McCormick, James Milliken, William Brown Jr., William Henry, John Fleming, David Fleming, John Reed, Alexander Reed, Sam'l Campbell, John Clayton and Alexander Gibboney twelve free honest and lawful men of the said Sheriffs bailiwick who upon their oaths and affirmations aforesaid respectively do say that they went to the messauge and plantation and tract of land in the annexed writ and order of partition mentioned and then and there did find that the same messauge plantation and tract of land could be convientiely divided so as to accomodate all the children and heirs of said intestate in said writ and order mentioned who appear now to be interested therein without injury to or spoiling the same and the asfor said upon their oaths aforsaid have parted and divided the said messauge plantation and tract of land having respect to the quanity and quality thereof into three parts and have valued each part as follows to wit The lower division adjoining lands of James Alexander and others Begining at a spanish oak thence north thirty one degrees west thirty five and a half perches to a white oak thence north twenty one degrees east seven and a half perches to a white oak thence north forty six degrees west one hundred and eighteen and one half perches to a post thence south forty degrees west thirty two perches to a post thence north forty eight degrees west sixty perches to a white oak thence south forty degrees west eighty perches to a stone thence south 45E 154 perches to stones thence S 46 W 36 and 3/4 perches to stones S 32 E 51 to stones thence N 66 E 149 to the place of begining and have valued the same at the valuation of nineteen dollars and sixty six cents per acre for each and every acre thereof. The whole containing one hundred and forty one acres forty two perches and allowances. The middle division adjoining the first division aforesaid and the last division herein after mentioned. Begining at a stone thence south forty degrees west sixty perches to a post thence south forty degrees west three perches to a stone thence south forty five degrees east seventy nine perches to stones thence south forty four degrees wet fifty perches to stones thence south thirty two degrees east fifty five perches to stones thence north forty six and a half east seventy five perches to stones thence N 32 W 51 to stones thence N 48 W 36 to stones thence N 45 W 154 to the begining containing seventy six acres and one hundred and eleven perches and an allowance of six percent for roads and have valued the same at the valuation of nineteen dollars per acre for each and every acre thereof. And the upper division or share adjoinging the last mentioned and lands of Nathan Allen Dec'd and other. Begining at a fallen hickory thence south thirty two degrees east one hundred and thiry four perches to a post thence north forty six and a half degrees east seventy five perches to stones thence thirty two degrees west fifty five perches to stones thence south forty degrees west one hundred and fourteen perches to the place of begining containing seventy six acres and ninety three perches and allowance of six percent for roads and highways. And have valued the same at the valuation of 16 dollars per acre for each and every acre thereof. In testimony whereof as well as the said Sheriff as the inquest aforesaid have to this inquisition set their hand and affixed their seals the day and year first above written. Francis Ellis David Fleming Charles McCormick John Reed James Milliken Alex Reed Wm Brown Jr Samuel Campbell Wm Henery Alex Gibboney John Fleming John Clayton Wm Bell Sheriff