The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-05
In Chnmcery 81 Circuit Court Of the District o
Columbia Tor Washington county.
ajt2 t ' # Mary A Van Ness

Colun,bia Warrington county.
I'2 '2 Mary A. Van Ness,
Cornelius p Van Ness, Martin H. Hoffman and Gertrude
his wife, Charles Van Ness und others, heirs at law
THE object of this suit procure assignment of her
dover to the complainant in the real estate of John
red to the said John p Van Ness ii Phadelphia, in the
year eighteen hundred and foryhve BY alderman Of
hatciy that the said marriage was not publicly announced
therefor requested that might be for time kept
secret from others than the family Of the complainant to
complainant continued reside in house belonging to
her husband, the said John in the city of Washington
marriage up his sickness the said John p contnu
ally visited the complainant his wife, and corresponded
declarations towards the close of life that he had made
his wil-bu since his death will has been produced and
audueny suppressed destroyed that the said John
had the strongest reasons for avoiding an nesacy Of his
large estate and regardless OF truth TO have
false representations important subject with
out any motive for 50 doing hat she canao, prove absS
and relies upon her rights widow and charges that she
has clear right of dover in all the real estate whereof the
said John +. died seized, seized at time after
his said marriage with complainant; that said John r
left issue Of his body surviving him. but left four branches
said branches by CorneliusP Van Ness who
is brother Of the deceased another branch by Mrs Ger
by Charles w. Edward, Eugene and Matilda E. Van Nes
who are children Of deceased BROTHER 81 a % b bhd
decea sister deceased John p, oil Of whom
made defendants the bill that John p Van Ness
died seized and Of large and valuable real and
situate in the District afOresaid and in var
particular description thereof, because tie munmens
and thereof have been taken possession OF by
of the defendants and particularly the said Cornelius
p who has illegally caused him self be pponed admins
of the said John P that the defendants have entered
no and holding possession of the said real estate to
the entire exclusion of the complainant and have received
and receiving the and profits thereof except OF
the house occupied by the complainant The bill prays
that the defendants do its allegations particularly
and discover the amount of rents and profits and
may the complainant for the third part thereof
and that the defendant, Cornelius may discover and dis
close full and perfect description Of all the said real
estate and that the dover third oil so much OF SAID
real estate within the jurisdiction OF this court may be
assigned and laid OFT the complainant and the defend
be deceed admit her into the OF SO much
thereof OF the jurisdiction OF this and for all
orders and process therefore 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 Il. and Gertrude Hoffman,
Charles w. Van Ness, Edward Van Ness, Eugene Van
Ness, Matilda +. Van Ness, and Peter Van Allen, and
prays for order OF publication against them
1t is this 9Th July, l8io adudged and ordered
that 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
said absent defendants OF The object and SUBJ
this bill and warn them in this court in
by solicitor before the third Monday OF De-
cember next, the premises, and show cause, II
any they hive, why decree ought not to prayed
otherwise the bill will be taken Tor conesscd the first OF
such Advertisements appear at least four months before
said day Of appearance 49,. ,,,>,, an ,,
True copyEtest: W. BRENT, Clerk.
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