To the Worshipful county court of Gibson
County --- June Term 1866

   Your Petitioners Jno. D. Carnes Geo Cook
and wife Margaret E formerly Margaret E
Carnes  Wm Cook & wife Martha E formerly
Martha E Carnes Meeken Hoopkins and wife
Mary Ja formerly Mary J Carnes & James Bland
Carnes minor by his next friend Jno D Carnes
your petitioners would respectfully represent
that they are the only distributees and Heirs
at Law of the late Jno D Carnes Ser. Decd that 
the Said Jno D. Senr died in the year 186
that prior to his death he executed his last
will & testament dated June the 9th 1864 ????
Jno D Carnes jr. his executor and directed said
Executor to divide his real Estate equally 
between his Heirs at law according to 
quality and quantity & your petitioners
further represent that all the debts against
the said estate are all paid and that they
belive that it would not be best that
the land not specially bequeathed in Said 
Will by Said Jno D Senr Decd be equally
divided between his heirs at law
Being 5 parcels or tracts of land (towit)
The House tract containing 152 acres. The Ha
ssell Tract - 146 acres - Foster Tract - 50 acres
Saunders Tract - 100 acres  Sloan Tract 150
acres all lying in civil district No 12 and
County of Gibson & State of Tennessee  The previously
considered your petitioners would petition
the mo?? Pr???l court to appoint commission..
to devide the above described parcels of

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all of which your petitioners most respectfully
pary & ....

                    Jno D Carnes Jr
                    Geo Cook & wife Margaret E
                    Wm Cook & wife Martha E
                    Meeken Hopkins & wife Mary J
                    James B Carnes by his friend
                    Jno D Carnes
                             by their atty
                             Wm M Bry?e

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                    Petition for Division
                    Jno D Carnes &
                        Others
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                    filed 5 June 1866
                    J. E. Woods Clk
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                    ???? Jo?? ---
                    Hou? the within
                    documented on
                    the minutes - without
                    ??? -  corsthed?



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