ESTATE: James FINK, 1872, Hopewell Township, Bedford County, PA

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Guardianship

James Fink Estate 

To the Honorable Judges of the Orphans Court of Bedford County
     The petition of Solomon Jerome Fink a son of James Fink, Esq. late of 
Hopewell Township, Bedford County decease, respectfully represents, That the 
said James Fink Esq. died about the 10th day of March 1872 intestate seized in 
his demise ??ad of fee, of and in certain messages and trust of land situated in 
Hopewell Township, described as follows to wit
 
No 1 being the mansion tract adjoining lands of Henry Clapper, (Wood Murrell & C 
George)?? Steel and containing one and seventeen more or less with appurtances.

No. 2 Being a tract of land known as the Kay property adjoining lands of Henry 
Clapper, Benjamine Hall and (Martin Speilman and containing seventy two acres --
-------- ----- ---------???

No. 3. Being a tract of land known as the Fluke property adjoining lands of 
Stephens Weimer, Wood Morrell & Co, William Gorsuch and others containing two 
hundred and forty acres more or less, with the appurtenances.

No. 4 Being a tract of woodland and known as the Davis land adjoining lands of 
the Alexander Davis, Wood Murrell & Co and others containing fifty acres more or 
less. And leaving t------------?him a widow SUSAN FINK, ten children by' John 
William Fink, Soloman Jerome your petitioner, LYDIA wife of LEVI Fluke, ISABELLE 
DAVIS wife of WILLIAM S.DAVIS, JACOB WESLEY FINK, WHO HAS FOR HIS GUARDIAN 
VALENTINE FINK, MARY CATHERINE who has for guardian JOHN B. FLUKE, SARAH 
ELIZABETH,SAMUEL B. FINK, JAMES MARTIN who have for their guardian JOHN WILLIAM 
FINK, HENRY DAVID FINK who has for his guardian JOHN B. FLUKE all residing in 
Bedford County. The------ ---- by virtue of the intestate laws of this 
commonwealth it belongs to the said SUSAN FINK to have ---- --- --- paid real 
estate during the time of her life and to the children aforementioned each it 
belongs to have one equal tenth part of the remaining two -------of the said 
real estate in fee. No partition of said real estate having been had, the 
petitioner prays the court to award an inquest to make partition of the real 
estate to and as many the aforesaid parties according to their respective 
rights. And he will -----

          Solomon Jerome Fink (his signature)

Bedford County,???
     Solomon Jerome Fink being sworn say the forgoing contents of the forgiving 
petition are tru to the best of his knowledge and belief.

     Sworn to and subscribed November 19, 1872 before me

          Jno. P. Reed, Clerk