Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-04-27
DARTITION NOTICE.-To Thomas

PARTITION NOTICE.-To Thomas
Knighton, Eanice Celia Knighton. LenueI En-.
sign. Austin Ensign a minor,l and Elizabeth En-
sign. of SOuthing:on. Trumbull Co. O and Amelia
Ensign, of the State OF Wisconsin.
You viii take notice that on the 18th day Of April,
A D. 1859. the Undersigned filed a petition in the
Court Of Common Pleas Of TrumhuIl Count. Ohio.
where the same is now pending. setting forth in sub.
stance, that Gu the 6sh day of 0ctobS. iS34. one Alba
than Newton. o-Ct.. conveyed TO Eunice Ensign, wife
Of Joel Ensign thirty five acres. and her son Newton
Ensign thii five acres, to her son Watson Eusirn
twenty-seven acres, to her son Lester q acres. and to
her son LeTuel Ensign 20 acres. being the lot Of land
said Newton bought Of Joshua Osborne, ard bein- i'm
Township No 5 Of the fifth range OF Tcxnships in the
Connecticut Western Reserve. so called, in the Conn
ty 0f Trumhull and State of Ohio. being mart OF Lot Ia
in said Township, and described as follows. Regin.
ming at the cast end OF the above described lot and
running west to the state road, running from the south
line Forth on the state road to said Oshorne's land. to
contain one hundred and fifty acres OF land, living
Jointly in common with each other whose names above
described. to hold rheir number Ct acres equally good:
that afterwards. by consent of parties. the said Le,ces
ter Ensign had his land aparted to him in the South
east corner OF said lot. and he sold the same to Julia
Anna Hoffman. which vas conveyed by all of sail
parties. but Tor the interest of said Lester, who took the
money and invested the same in other lands: maj az.
teTwalds, two other parcels we're sold OF by said par
ties TO Jonas Hoffman, on the east side by metes and
bounds, TO the amount Of 81 acres, and 4 acres in the
centre near the state road was sold OF to Thomas
6nighton. leaving 50 acres 10 be held in common. that
the amount sold OF was to be taken of of the eve re.
naming shares pro rata, leaving TO Eunice > 4: 100
acres, Newton % l0p acres. Watson Is So 100 acres.
and Lenuel Is ls-l0O acres. in all 80 acres Of IarJ
that Lester intestste died in 1915. leaving Amelia I'm.
sign his only heir; that Newton died Jan'y, G. IS5O.
iniestate and without issue. leaving Abigail Hou-hton,
Emma c. knighton, Jcmuel Ensign, Watson Ensirn
ana Amelia Ensign. his only heirs at Law; that Eunice !
EEsign died Jany.e. 1851. ~intes.zte, leaving the fore.
geinS parties as her only heirs in Law that on the
5ist dag Of Jan'y. 1853, Watson Ensign quit claimeI |
to Celia %Raightnn all his iuteres. in said land. which
ne had as heir Gt-law Of the said Eunice; that on the
On day OF June. 1853, lie conveyed to Themes Kn;gh-
ton all tie interest in said land, except one acre which !
ne reserved thereof, which entitled said Knirh.on 10 /
hold all the original interest of said Waisog' and ali
ne acquired as heir Of his brother Newton; that said
W atson died On the day OF June, 1853, leaving
Ensign his widow, and Austin Ensign. his
only child and heir; that the heir OF said Watson "a
entitled TO hold one acre; said Lemuel II Is leo ac-,s
and Thomas Kniehton 1856 100 acres Of the ORIGINAL
conveyance out OF the e. acres remaining: and that
out Of the residue 46 96-lc0 acres the said Abigail
is entitled to hold in seyeraIty . 10. the said
Euniee g. kniglton 10, the said Thomas Kpigh,on
lilo, the said Lsmuel Ensign 9-IO. and the said Amelia
Ensign 20; and this undersigned demands PARTITION
me said premises in the parts and proportions afore-
or sale oil The same with prayer accordingly.
At the next term of said Court, an application will
Ne made by The undersigned. for an order thai narti.
lion may be be made IS prayed for. of said premises.
ABIGAIL H0UGHTOy.
ALoNZ0 H0UGHTOS.
april ~ S9b-W- J. F. Ls7ER, ATTY.