Mariah J. Porterfield Updegraff and John L. Updegraff her husband, Martha Cleckner and Andrew Cleckner her husband and Samantha J. Porterfield who is an infant under twenty one years of age by ______Porterfield her next friend complains of Prudy Scott & Noah Scott her husband, Mary E. Coffman and Jackson Coffman her husband and Joseph Tucker, and says that  Mariah Shaw  the widow of  Shaw  and previous to her marriage with  Wm. Shaw, the lawful widow of  Benjamin Tucker  decd, died on the -----day of -----1873 depart this life testate while a resident of Shelby County in the State of Indiana died the owner in fee simple of the following described parcels of land and is located in said County of Shelby in the State of Indiana to wit; Commencing thirty-four and three fourths (34 3/4) poles North of the North West corner of Section Twenty (20) in Township Twelve (12) north of Range Six (6) East and running thence South Fifty five and Three Fourths (55 34/) poles, thence East Two Hundred and Forty Four (244) poles; thence North Fifty-five and Three Fourths (55 3/4) poles and thence West Two Hundred and Forty Four (244) poles to the place of beginning Containing one Hundred and Five acres more or less, and left surviving her as her heirs at law the following & lawful children of her and her former said husband Benjamin Tucker to-wit, the said defendant Prudy Scott who is the wife of the defendant Noah Scott the defendant Mary E. Coffman who is the wife of the defendant Jackson Coffman and also the defendant Joseph Tucker, and she also left surviving her the following who are her lawful grandchildren and heirs at law they being the children of ________ Porterfield who was the lawful wife of Samuel Porterfield they being the lawful children of her and said Samuel Porterfield to wit; the plaintiff  Mariah J. Updegraff   the plaintiff Martha Cleckner  who is the wife of the plaintiff Andrew Cleckner and the plaintiff  Samantha Porterfield who is an infant under twenty one years of age who files this suit by her friend Samuel Porterfield as her next friend their said Mother having departed this life before the death of said Mariah Shaw the said children and grandchildren being the only heirs at law of said Mariah Shaw decd.
That the said Prudy Scott, Mary E. Coffman and Joseph Tucker are each and the owners by descent from said Mariah Shaw decd of the undivided One Fourth part in value of said described tract of land and the said Samantha Porterfield, Mariah J. Updegraff and Martha Cleckner are each the owners by descent from said Mariah Shaw the undivided One Twelfth part in value of said tract in common
Wherefore the plaintiffs demand the full grant order and decree of the Court for partition and division of said tract of lands according the ownership therein as above stated and that on such partition there be set off in fee simple in one body to be held and owned by the plaintiffs Samantha J. Porterfield, Mariah J. Updegraff and Martha Cleckner the one fourth part in value of said lands to be owned and held by them in equal portions proportions and for all other and further proper relief.
Mariah J. Porterfield Martha Cleckner & Andrew Cleckner, Samantha J. Porterfield an infant By Samuel Porterfield her next friend

Now comes the defendants Prudy Scott, Mary E. Coffman and Joseph Tucker and say that they fully admit and concede that Mariah Shaw departed this life on the ____day of ___1873 intestate the owner in fee simple of the lands described in the complaint To Wit Commencing 34 3/4 poles North of the North west corner of Section 20 Township 12 North of Range Six East and running thence south 55 3/4 poles thence East 244 poles, thence North 55 3/4 poles, thence West 244 poles to place of beginning Containing 105 acres. That she left surviving her as her only heirs at law her Children Prudy Scott, Mary E. Coffman Joseph Tucker who are entitled to the one fourth in value thereof each. Also the following grandchildren, who are the Children of a deceased daughter Viz. Mariah J. Updegraff, Martha J. Cleckner & Samantha J. Porterfield who are entitled to the one twelfth part in value thereof each. They now ask that partition be granted them and that they have assigned to them each the Issue one fourth part in Value thereof and for all other proper relief.

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