The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-04-05
STATE OF OHIO, MONROE COUNTY !,

% al Il W OdiO, MONROE COUNTY, S.
i.as4.;v IN CHANCERY.
Jane Grayham and Joseph Grayham, her husband,
complainants, afI.
James Porter, James Porter, sen., and Retsev b;s
wite, John Porter and Hannah his wife. Snise
! Dawson and William Dawson her husband
1 Samuel and Mary McCu,chins. Lucre.ia Bass
formerly Perkins and Elias Bass her husband
Mary Perkins. Alfred Daily. Samuel H. Rown,i
Executor, Morris panford. Alexander Porter
Ester Jane Porter, Hutchman Porter. and ,Le
Board OF Foreign Missions Of the Presbyterian,
Church in the United States of America. and
the Treasurer of said Board, defendants. : -,
VESHE above named defendants will take notice
~ that the above named complainaI,ts have f;I
ed IN tile court-of common pleas of Monroe conn
tJ, IN The state of Ohio, their Bill in Cbancerv
against the above named defendants, setting forth
among other things, that Arthur Porter, late Of
said county OF Monroe. on or about the 5th of N a.
vember. a. d. 1872, made and executed bv ,be
fraud and contrivance of persons to the complain
ants unknown, certain paper writing purportinp
to be his last will and eht-tha on or abon,
the 9th day OF Nov. A. D. 1912, the said Arthur
forter ny the like fraud and by the same unkno WIN
persons, was procured 10 execute another paner
writing, purpnrting to be codic 10 The said
paper writing, purporting TO be his last will and
testament-that said bill charges that at the time
OF the Execution of the said paper writing. pnr.
porting to be the last will ahd testament Of thei
n
the execution, of the said paper writing, purport
ing to be codicil thereto, he the said Arthur
Porter was of ,unsound mind aud memorv and
wholly Incompetent to make valid last win ,nd
testament--thatisaid will and codicilt were aami,
ted to probate by the court of common pleas ofl
SAID Monroe county, on or about the 22nd of No |
vember. A. d. lSl2-that the said comnl.nan,
Jane tirayham Is one of the heirs at law Of tbej
SAID Arthur Porter, deceased, and at the time ~
the probate Of said pretended will and codicil. she
the said Jane was feme covert ard the vile ri
the said Joseph Grayham. and has go continnea
ever since andsstii IL feme covert: said T3ilI NJ
complaint makes the above named edeefendantsns
ties, embracing the legal heirs of Arthur Porter
deceased and the devisees and legatees under sad
pretended will and codicil; said Bill nravs ~ ~
each OF the said defendants answer said Bill and
lhat Proper issue may be directed according To
lhe Statute in such cases made and provided. toI
Try by Jury whether said paper wriina purnort.l
ng as aforesaid to be the last will and Testament
d the SAID Arthur Porter, deceased, and whether
he said paper writing purporting tofbe codic,l] :
hereto, be the valid last will and testament Of tba
aid Arthur Porter. deceased, and whether sa;dl
,odicil be valid cpdicii thereto And saia R;iif
rays Tor general relief. The said defendant. ,vnl
vail themselves OF the above notice. ~ ~
~ s.ifc JANE GRAYHAM and
- JOSEPH GRAYHAM,
Her Husband.
BY SHANNON, KENNoN, sen. : and i
g. e. .CAnRoL, their Solicitors. ii
March s, 1854, ssl,..sz=.,9 -'"t'