The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-08
Chancery In the Circuit Court OF the District o
Columbia Washington county.

Columbia for Warrington county.
Mary A. Van Ness,
Cornelius p Van Ness Martin H. Hoffman and Gertrude
his wife, CharesW Van Ness, and others, heirs at law
NHE object of this suit procure assignment Of her
dover TO the complainant in the real estate OF John F.
The bill states that the complainant was lawfully mar
red the said John p Van Ness Philadelphia, in the
year eighteen hundred aud foryive, BY alderman OF
that the said marriage was not publicly announced
therefor requested that ght be for time kept
secret from others Than the family of the complainant TO
whom he communicated it that after said marriage the
complainant continued reside in house belonging to
me hp h he said 'onn IN ae CITY OF wa ,
marriage his last Sickness the said John p contnu
with her such that her said husband made repeated
declarations, towards the close of e that he had made
his w-but since his death no will has been produced and
she believes the existed his DEATH and has been
anduleny suppressed and destroyed that the said John
P had the stronge, for avoiding nestacy of his
large estate, and regardless of truth have
made false representations on so important subject with
any motive for doing that she prove abso
luely the of such will. the contents thereof
and relies upon her rights widow and charges that she
has clear right OF dover in all the real whereof the
said John p died seized, seized any time after
his said marriage with complainant that said John F.
left issue of his body surviving him. but left four branches
of collateral kindred, who his heirs law that OF
said branches is represented by CorneusP Van Ness who
bother Of the deceased another branch by Mrs Ger
uude Hoffman, sister of the deceased another branch
by Charles w. Edward, Eugene and Matilda E. Van Ness,
who are children of deceased brother Of the decea and
the other branches by certain Peter Van Allen, the child
of deceased of the deceased John p all OF whom
made defendants the bill that John p. Van Ness
died seized and possessed OF large and valuable real and
personal situate the District aforesaid, and in Vr
nia and other Places that complainant unable TO give
particular description thereof because the muniments
and tepapes thereof have been taken possession OF by
OF the defendants and particularly the said Cornelius
p who has illegally caused hmsefo be appointed admins
the said John that the defendants have entered
into, and holding possession of the said real estae to
the entire exclusion OF the complainant and have received
and receiving the rents and profits thereof except OF
the house occupied by the complainant The bill pays
and discover the of the said and profits and
may account to the complainant for tue third part thereof
and that the defendant Cornelius may discover and dis
close full and perfect description of all the said real
and that the dover third OF much OF said
real estate within the jurisdiction OF this cour be
assigned and laid off to the complainant and the defend
be ecreed admit her into the of much
thereof OF the jurisdiction OF this court and for all
orders and therefor and that each OF the defend
be ordered produce and file all muniments of title OF
several of the defendants residents of the District OF
Columbia. to wit; Martin ii. and Gertrude Hoffman,
Charles W. Van Ness, Edward Van Ness, Eugene Van
Ness Matilda E. Van Ness and Peter Van Allen, and
prays for order OF publication against them
Ii thsreupon, this n July 1913, adjudged and ordered
inserted in the "Union newspaper published at the city
OF Washington week for six successive weeks, give
said absent defendants of the object and sub
OF this BILL and them appear this court,
person by solicitor before the third Monday oil De-
cember next the premises, and show cause, il
any they have why decree ought not to prayed
otherwise the bill will be taken Tor confessed the first of
such advertisements to appear at least four months before
said day OF appearance.
BRENT Il MAY, solicitors for complainant
True copy-test; w. BRENT, Clerk.
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