Bill for Partition of the Lands of James Brock.

 In 1871, sometime before 17 June of that year, James Brock, husband of Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” Purvis died. The exact death date is unknown. His oldest son, Valentine, was the administrator of his Father’s estate. His second oldest son, Eli P., and the other siblings petition the Courts, two years after their father's death, for a land division. That petition appeared within.

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Citation Notice

Chancery Court, 20th Chancery District.

State of Mississippi}

Pike County} No. 2220.

Valentine Brock}

vs. }

Eli Brock, et als.} Bill for partition of lands.

In vacation, before the Clerk at Rules,

May 19th A. D. 1873

UPON reading the affidavit of complaint, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Clerk that Eli Brock, Nancy Miller and T. G. Miller, her husband, Angeline Miller and R. L. Miller, her husband, Isham Hinson and Thomas Hinson, defendants in the above entitled cause, are non-resident of the state of Mississippi, and reside beyond the limits thereof, respectively as follows: said Eli Brock, Nancy Miller, T. G. Miller, Angeline Miller and R. L. Miller, in Washington parish, State of Louisiana, and whom post office is at Palestine, in said parish and State; and said Isham Hinson in the parish of Livingston, in the State of Louisiana, and whom post office is at Amite City, in the parish of Tangipahoa, in the said State of Louisiana; and said Thomas Hinson in the county of Lafayette, in the State of Arkansas and who post office is at Bright Star, in the county of Hopkins, in the State of Texas; it is therefore ordered that said defendants enter their appearance herein on or before

The Third Monday, in July A. D. 1873.

at a term of said Chancery Court of Pike county, State of Mississippi, to be held at the Court House of said county of Pike, to answer, plead or demur to the complainant's bill, or the several allegations thereof will be taken for confessed as to them.

It is further ordered that a copy of this order be published in the Magnolia Gazette a weekly newspaper published in said county of Pike, once a week for one month, and that said Clerk mail a copy of said order to each of the within named parties, at their respective post offices.

A true copy from the minutes of the court.

Attest: W. M. CONNERLY, Clerk.

S. E. Packwood, Solicitor for Compl't.

May 23, 1873.—5w

James Brock is my 1st Cousin 5X Removed. 

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"Bill for partition of lands.," Legal Notice, The Magnolia Gazette (Magnolia, Pike, Mississippi), 20 June 1873, Page 3; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : viewed & transcribed 26 April 2020); https://www.newspapers.com/.

"Bankruptcy of James Brock," Legal Notice, The Weekly Mississippian (Jackson, Rankin, Mississippi), 6 January 1843, - Page 4; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : viewed & transcribed 26 April 2020).