The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-23
ChAncery the Circuit Court OF the District OF
Columbia fbr Washington county.
Mary A. Van Ness,

of John p Van Ness
TUE object Of this suits procure asgnmsn4. Of her
Van Ness late Of said county, diseased cd. ' y
red 10 I ,ad John Van Ness at Psadspha in
State Of Pennsylvania the sixth day of August in the
ha, the said marriage was publicly
or made known because said John P alleging
secret from others ,hsn the family Of the complainant
whom he Communicated iii that after said marriage. the
her husband, the said John in the city Of Washington
until his death IL the ps o. sss ha an V as
ally visited the complainant his wife. and corresPonded
destinations. towards the close of life. that he had made
his wbut since his death will has been produced and
audnieny des,royed that the said John
had the strongest reasons for avoiding an nestacy OF his
made false represen important subject with
out any motive for 80 doing; that she cannot prove abso
and relies upon her rights widow and charges that she
has clear gh, of dover all the rea estate whereof the
said John p died SEIZED seized lime after
his said marriage with complainant; that said John r.
left issue Of his body surviving him. bu.e ou. branches
said branches by Cornelius Van Ness who
o. the G anobsr
Ay Charles w Edward, Eugene and Matilda p. Van Ness
The other branches by certain Peter Van Allen, the child
deceased sister of the deceased John all OF whom
died seized and possessed large and valuable real and
personal snae in the District aforesaid and in Vir
particular description thereof because the imminent.
and have been taken possession Of by
some of the defendants and particularly tho said Cornelius
gaIy caused hiselfto be appointed admins
trnor said John p that the defendants have entered
into and holding possession of the said real estate TO
exclusion of the complainant and have received
and receiving the rents and profits thereof except OF
house occupied by the complainant Tho bill prays
that the defendants do It's allegations particularly
and discover the amount said rents and profits and
may account to the complainant for the third part theIeo
and that the defendant Cornelius discover and dis
estate tho dover third part Of much Of said
is within the jurisdiction OF this may be
assigned and laid oil the complainant, and the defend
ecreed admit her the possession Of much
thereof OF the jurisdiction Of this court and for all
orders and thereor and that each OF the defend
be ordered produce and file all munents Of title Of
said real estate, and for general relief The bill states that
several of the defendants residents of the Distrcto
Columbia. wit: Martin H. and Gertrude Hoffman,
Charles w. Van Ness, Edward Van Ness, Eugene Van
Ness Matilda Z. Van Ness. and Peter Van Allen, and
prays for an order OF publication against them
thereupon this 9th july l848 adjudged and ordered
that the complainant by causing copy OF this order to be
inserted in the Union newspaper published nj the city
of Washington week for successive weeks, give
notice the said absent defendants of the object and sub
OF this BILL and them appear this court
person by solicitor before the third Monday De-
any they have why decree ought pass prayed
otherwise the bill will be taken for confessed; the first of
such advertisements appear at least four months before
said day of appearance
JAS DUNLOP.
BRENT & MAY, solicitors for complainant
True cOpy--test: w. BRENT, Clerk.
Aug ll-Iaw6w ,-