The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-18
n ChAneery In the Circuit Court OF the District nj
Columbia for Washington county.
A Van Ma
Mary A Van Ness,

Cornelius p. Van Ness Maltn IL, Hoffman and Ge,t,nd
his wife, Charles w. Van Ness and others, heirs al iay
of John r. Van Ness.
THE object of this suit procure assignment, ofb.
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 MAJ,
ried said John p Van Ness Philadelphia in m.
State OF Pennsylvania the sixth day OF August In he
eighteen hundred and iorty-f by alderman If
that city that the said marriage not publicly announced
made known, because the said John alleging varon,
therefor requested that IL might be for time ken
secret from others Than the family of the companon,
whom he communicated 1t that after said M ua2e liz
complainant continued reside in house belonsin" we
her husband, the said John in the city of Washn,soOo
until his death, IN the spring OF 1910 that from the said
marriage up his last sickness the said John contnu
ally visited the complainant his wife, and corresnondi
with her such that her said husband made repeated
declarations towards The close OF life that he had made
his w-bu his death will has been produced and
she believes the existed at his DEATH has been
rauduleny suppressed and desroyed that said Jobn
p had the for avoiding inestacy of b
large estate and not regardless OF truth as to have
made false representations on so important subject with
any motive for doing that she prove ab.o
utey the existence OF such will the thereof
and relies upon her rights widow, and charges thar sb
has clear right of dover in all the real whereof The
said John p died SEIZED seized AT any ime after
his said marriage with compliments that said John P
left issue OF his body surviving him. but left four branches
collateral kindred, who his heirs that one of
said branches represented by Cornelius p Van Ness who
b,olher 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 deceased and
the other branches by certain Peter Van Allen the child
of deceased sister OF the deceased John p all whom
made defendants 10 OIL mat John r. Van Ness
died seized and possessed OF large and valuable and
situate in the District aforesaid aud in Viz
GINA and other paces that complainant unable to give
particular thereof because the munime MS
and title pa pers thereof have been possession of Inv
Of the DEFENDANTS and particularly the said Cornelius
P who has Illegally caused hnselfto be pponed admins
OF the said John r. that the defendants have entered
into, and holding possession of the said estate
the entire exclusion OF the panant and have received
and receiving the and profits thereof excepI
the house occupied by the complainant. The bill lrays
that the defendants do It's allegations particularly
and discover the amount OF the said and profits and
to the complainant the third part thereof;
and that the defendant Cornelius may discover and dis
close true full and perfect desc pton OF all the real
and that the dover third part much
real within the jurisdiction this may be
assigned and laid OFT to the complainant, and the defend
be decreed admit her into the OF much
thereof as is out ofthe Jurisdiction of this court and for all
orders and process thcreio and that each Of the
ants be ordered to produce and file all munments title of
said real estate, and for general relief The bill that
several OF the defendants residents OF the District
Columbia. wit: Martin H. and Gertrude HOLMAN,
Charles W. Van Ness Edward Van Ness, Eugene Van
Ness Matilda E. Van Ness, and Peter Van Allen, and
prays for an order oil publication against them
tits thsreupon this 9th july lsiS adjudged 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 weeks gye
notice the said absent defendants of the object and
stance OF this bill, and them appear Ia this con
person by solicitor, before the third Monday De.
cember next, answer the premises, and show cause
any they have, why decree ought pass prayed,
otherwise the bill will be taken for confessed the first
such advertisements TO appear at least four months before
said day OF appearance
! BRENT MAY, solicitors for complainant
True copy-test; w. BRENT, Clerk.
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