ESTATE OF CASPER STATLER PETITION for valuation or partition of the estate of Casper Statler, deceased. To the honorable Thomas Cooper esquire, presidant, and his associates [illegible] of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Somerset now composing an orphans Court in and for the said county. The petition of Casper Statler, eldest son and heir at law of Casper Statler, the elder, late of Somerset County aforesaid Yeoman, deceased, John Statler, Samuel Statler, and Emanuel Statler sons of the said deceased, John Lambert and Mary his wife, George Lambert and Elizabeth his wife, daughters of the said deceased and Eleanor Statler another daughter of the said deceased by Casper Keller her guardian. Humbly Sheweth, That the said Casper Statler, the elder, died intestate about seven years since leaving a widow, to wit, Rebecca, and issue seven Children, to wit, your petitioners before named and the said intestate died [seised?] in his [illegible] as of fee of and in the [illegible] plantations and tracts of land following, to wit, four hundred and eighteen acres & three quarters and allawance situate on the waters of Shade run in the County aforesaid, surveyed on a warrant in the name of Elizabeth Statler dated the 4th day of December 1784. One other tract containing three hundred acres and allowance situate on the waters of Shade run including a little cove of pine timber in the County aforesaid, surveyed in the name of Jacob Miller, dated the 6th day of January 1794. One other tract containing three hundred and twenty nine acres and one half acre and allowance in partnership with the hiers of Emanuel Statler, deceased, situate in the forks of Shade creek including part of the timbe! r ridge in the County aforesaid, surveyed on a warrant in the name of John Good dated the 6th day of January 1794. One other tract containing three hundred and eighteen acres and one quarter of an acre and allowance situate on the waters of Stoney Creek including Hull's improvement in the County aforesaid, surveyed on a warrant in the name of Casper Statler dated the 6th day of January 1794. One other tract containing three hundred and thirty acres and allowance situate on the Shade Run in the County aforesaid, surveyed on a warrant in the name of Casper Statler, dated the 6th day of January 1794. One other tract containing two hundred and eighty four acres and allowance situate on the waters of Shade run, including part of the Glade meadow in the County aforesaid, surveyed on a Warrant in the name of Casper Statler, Jr., dated the 17th day of March 1780. One other tract containing one hundred and seventy one acres and allowance situate on the head waters of little Shade Cree! k including the Gum Swamp in the County aforesaid, surveyed on a warrant in the name of Emanuel Statler, dated the 6th day of January 1794. One other tract containing one hundred and sixty seven acres and allowance situate on the head waters of Little Shade Run and on both sides of the Old-Pennsylvania Road in the County aforesaid, surveyed on a warrant in the name of Jacob Statler, dated the 4th day of December 1784. One other tract containing one hundred and ten acres and allowance situate on the waters of [clear or deer?] run on both sides of the road leading from Casper Statler's to Berlin, in the County aforesaid, surveyed on a warrant in the name of John Smith, dated the 6th day of January 1794. One other tract containing one hundred and six acres and three quarters and allowance, situate on both sides of the State road including the cross roads leading from Casper Statler's to Berlin, in the County aforesaid, surveyed on a warrant in the name of John Rhoads, dated the ! 30th day of December 1793. One other tract containing fifty five acres and allowance situate on both sides of the Old Pennsylvania Road in the County aforesaid, surveyed on a warrant in the name of Samuel Keller dated the 6th day of June 1794. One other tract containing three hundred and twenty acres and allowance adjoining a survey in the name of Jacob Keller in the County aforesaid, surveyed on a warrant in the name of George [Stuart?]. One other tract containing one hundred acres and allowance be the same more or less, situate on the waters of Roaring run adjoining lands of John Lambert, in the County aforesaid, surveyed on a warrant in the name of Felix [Malen?]. One other tract containing two hundred acres and allowance be the same more or less situate on the waters of [clear or deer?] run in the County aforesaid held in partnership with the heirs of Emanual Statler, deceased, surveyed on a warrant in the name of Jacob Cornelius. One other tract containing two hundred and! thirty one acres and allowance situate on the waters of the little Shade run and on both sides of the Pennsylvania Road, held by improvement and in the possession of John Statler. One other tract containing four hundred and thirty five acres and three quarters and allowance situate on the waters of the Raystown branch of Juniata including the three licks in the County aforesaid, three other tracts adjoining each other. One in the name of Emanuel Statler, containing three hundred and nine acres and one quarter and allowance, one other in the name of George Burket containing one hundred and ten acres and allowance and one other in the name of Moses Lambert containing one hundred and seven sacres and allowance situate on the Glade Road part in Somerset and part in Bedford County, together with the [illegible] your petitioners therefore humbly pray your honor to appoint and order John Lehman, Abraham Kimmil, Jacob Kimmel, John Musser, John Rhoads, Andrew Weyand, John Grove, sen! . (who are chosen by your petitioners for that purpose, to make partition of the premises aforesaid to and amonst the widow and 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 [illegible] to or spoiling the whole; but if such partitions cannot be made thereof aforesaid, then to value and appraise the same, and make report of their proceedings herein according to law. And whereas they the said John Lehman, Abraham Kimmel, Jacob Kimmel, John Musser, John Rhoads, Andrew Weyand, John Groner, sen, seven persons were indifferently chosen on behalf and with consent of the parties viz the said Casper Stotler, John Stotler, John Lambert & mary his wife, Samuel Statler, Emanuel Stotler, George Lambert and Elizabeth his wife, and Casper Keller Guardian of Eleanor Statler, as appears of record. And your petitioners will praise ye, Sept. 9th, 1805 Casper Statler John Stotler