The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-11
Chancery In the CosdSt OF the District
CoIuuabia for Washington county.


Cornelius p. Van Ness, Martin IL Hoffman and Gertrude
bis wife, Charles w. Van Ness, and Others heirs law
OF John p Van Ness.
THE object of this suit procure assignment of her
dover the complainant in the real estate of John p
Van Ness, late of said county, deceased
The bill states that the complainant was lawfully mar
red the said John Van Ness Philadelphia in the
State of Pennsylvania the SIKH day of August in the
eighteen hundred and ortyive, by an alderman o.
that the said marriage was not publicly announced
made known, because the said John r. alleging vaou
therefor, requested thai il might be for time kept
from others ihan the family of the complainant, TO
whom he communicated il that after said marriage, the
complainant continued 10 reside in house belonging 10
her husband the said John IN the city OF Washington
ant his death IN the spring OF 1910 ihat RON the said
ally visited the complainant his wife, and correspondent
with her as such that her said husband made repeated
declarations, towards the close of life that he had made
his wbut since his death will has been produced and
she believes the existed at his death, and has been
randuleny suppressed and destroyed that the said John
had the strongest for avoiding ntestacy OF his
large estate and was not SO regardless OF truth as TO have
made false representations on SO Important subject with
out any motive for dong that she prove abso
ntely the existence OF such will the contents thereof
and relies her rights widow and charges that she
has clear right OF dover in all the real estate whereof the
said John p died seized seized any time after
his said marriage with complainant that said John r.
left issue of his body surviving him. but e four branches
of collateral kindred, who his heirs at law that OF
said branches by ConeusP Van Ness who
brother 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 children of deceased brother Of the decea ed and
the other branches by certain Peter Van Allen, the child
of deceased sister OF the deceased John p all of whom
made defendants the bill that John p. Van Ness
died seized and Of large and valuable real and
ersona situate in the District aforesad and in Var
gna and other places that complainant is unable to give
particular description thereof because the muniments
and thereof have been taken possession of by
OF the defendants and particularly the said Cornelius
r. who has illegally caused himself be appointed admins
OF the said John T. that the defendants have entered
nto and holding 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 prays
that defendants do its allegations particularly,
and discover the amount of the said and profits and
may account to the complainant for the third thereof
and thar the defendant Cornelius may discover and dis
close true, full and perfect desert ption OF all the said real
estae and that the dover third part of much of said
assigned and laid oil the complainant, and the defend
be decreed admit her into the possession OF much
thereof OF the jurisdiction this court and for all
orders and therefor and that each OF the defend
be ordered produce and file all munmens of title OF
said real estate and for general relief The bill states that
several OF the defendants of the District oil
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
thereup, this 9th July, lS45 ndjudged and ordered
that the complainant by causing copy OF this order to be
inserted in the "Union newspaper, published at the city
of Washington week for six successive weeks, give
this BILL and them appear in this conrt
person by solicitor before the third Monday OF De-
cember next to answer the premises and show cause
any they have, why decree ought to prayed
otherwise the bill will be taken for confessed the first oil
such to appear at least four months before
said day OF appearance.
BRENT Il MAY, solicitors for complainant.
True copy--est w. BRENT, Clerk
Aug lI-Iaw6w