Westmoreland County, PA--Orphan Court records--CARNAHAN
  
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  At an orphans Court held at Greensburgh in and for Westmoreland County the 22d 
  day Of August in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two, 
  Present the Honorable Thomas White, Esq President Judge and John Moorhead and 
  James Bell Esquires Associate Judges of the same Court.
  
  ADAM CARNAHAN, Decd.
  
  Mathew Carnahan came into Court and presented the following Petition to wit: 
  To the Honorable Judges of the Orphans Court of Westmoreland County, The 
  Petition of Mathew Carnahan of Washington Township in said County, Humbly 
  Sheweth,
  
  That your Petitioners father Adam Carnahan late of the township & County 
  aforesaid decd. died intestate on or about the 1 Novr. 1815 leaving a widow 
  named Sarah who also died since the 19th June 1842 and issue 14 children to wit, 
  Ellen married to James Carrol, Esq of said township, James who went to Kentucky 
  about 35 years ago and has not been heard from for 10 years or 12 years last 
  past, John who went to Natchez about 35 years ago and has not been heard from 
  since his departure, Margaret married to Michel of Mifflin County (near the Big 
  Spring), Elizabeth, single woman, Mary also single, and Peggy, single who reside 
  respectively in the township aforesaid, Robert who sold his interest in the 
  estate hereinafter described to Petitioner, Adam who resides near Butler, Butler 
  Co Penna, David K. who sold to your Petitioner, Kennedy who sold to your 
  petitioner, Jane married to Samuel Shaw but having been previously married to 
  Christopher Woods who with Jane his wife aliened to your petitioner, Sarah 
  married to George Campbell of Loyalhannah Township in this County, and your 
  petitioner. And that said intestate died seized in his demesne as of fee of & in 
  a certain tract of Land situate in Washington Township aforesaid bounded by 
  lands of Henry Bush, Christopher Bush, Jacob Kuhns, Adam Bowman and others 
  Containing One hundred & sixty acres more or less with the appurtinances, Your 
  Petitioner therefore prays your Honors to award an inquest to make partition of 
  the premises aforesaid to and among the children and the representatives and the 
  alienees aforesaid in such manner and in such proportions as by the Laws of this 
  Commonwealth is directed if such partition can be made without prejudice to or 
  spoiling the whole but if such partition cannot be made thereof, then to value & 
  appraise the same, and make report of their proceedings at the next Orphans 
  Court, and he will pray &c
                                                                    Mathew 
  Carnahan
  
  Which petition being read and heard the Court award an Inquest agreeably to 
  petition
  
  Whereupon a writ was made out and directed to the Sheriff Commanding him that 
  taking with him twelve free honest and Lawful men of his bailiwick he should go 
  to and upon the premises aforesaid and there by their oaths or Solemn 
  affirmations he should make partition thereof to and among the heirs and Legal 
  Representatives of said Intestate in such manner and in such proportions as by 
  the Laws of this Commonwealth is directed if such partition could be made 
  without prejudice to or spoiling the whole, but if such partition could not be 
  made thereof as aforesaid then to value and appraise the same according to Law. 
  And further to enquire and ascertain whether the said Real Estate with the 
  appurtinances will conveniently accommodate more than one of the heirs or Legal 
  Representatives of said Intestate and if so how many of the said heirs it will 
  conveniently accommodate. That personal notice of the time and place of holding 
  the inquisition should be served on all the heirs and Legal Representatives of 
  said intestate resident in Pennsylvania who retain their interest, and also to 
  all others by four publications in one Newspaper published in this County, and 
  to make return of his proceedings herein to the next Orphans Court to be held at 
  Greensburgh in and for Westmoreland County the 21st day of November next under 
  his hand and seal and under the hands and seals of those by whose oaths or 
  Solemn affirmations he should make the partition or valuation together with the 
  Writ.
  
  At which time James Harvey Esqr High Sheriff came into Court & made the 
  following return "Not Executed".  So answers James Harvey, Sheriff
  
  And now to wit November 26th, 1842 The Court awarded an Alias Inquisition, 
  notice as before
  
  Whereupon a writ was made out and directed to the Sheriff Commanding him as 
  before and that he should make return of his proceedings to the next Orphans 
  Court to be held at Greensburgh in and for Westmoreland County the third Monday 
  20" day of February next