Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-06-21

Probate Court Petition
" sell land.

LYDIA Mcdowell, adinx.
Of the estat Of John p,,,.,. -, t.,,..,.
10 sell land.
w. G. MoDoweii. e.. al.
Two Mrs. Harriet Burts resident Of the state
l ofIinoi., Samuel McDosclI resident of
the Satcof Illinois, Mrs. Mary Dawson and Josh
"a Dawson, her husband, resident Of the State Of
Illinois. Mrs. Nancy Doran resident Of the State
of New J ork, Mrs. Harriet Williams resident
Of The State Of Kentucky, William Doughty res
dent Of the State Of Illinois, Mrs. Elizabeth Wind
sor resident olthe state Of Kentucky, Mrs. Re
bccrn Miller and j. H.. Miller, her husband, and
residents Of the State Of Indiana, Andrew Nc
Dowell, and brother and sister Of Andrew Nc
Dowell whose names are unknown, and the resi-
dence OIL all three Of whom is unknown, heirs and
legal representatives. Of John Mcdowell, deceased
You are hereby Informed that on tie Doth day
Of May, A. y. 1860, said Administrative fled her
petition in the Probate Court Of Holmes County,
Ohio, the object and prayer Of which petition is to
obtain an order on the 23d day Of July, a. ID.
1860, upon which day said petition will he fcr
hearing, for tie sale Of the following real estate,
Of which the said John Mcdowell died seized TO
paw the debts Of deceased. 10 wit: The north part
OF otnumber seven in the third quarter township,
township number nine, Of rage number seven, in
the United States Military District, situated in
Holmes county, Ohio and bounded and described
as follows, to-wit: beginning at the west line Of
SAID lot within forty pearches Of the south east cor
ner OF said lot, thence running north along said
line ~ the north west corner of said lot one hun
dred and twenty perches, more Or less, thence
running on the north line of said lot to the north
east corner thence on the line running south fOrtv
pcrchcs or within one hundred and twenty perche-
or the south cast corner Of said o thence running
direct line TO the place Of beginning, estimated
to contain seventy nine and thirty hundrcdth accrs
OF land, more or less, except ten accrs of Of the
east end of TIE north half oflot number seven in the
third quarter township, p,tOwnship number nine range
number seven, commencing at the south east cor
ncr OF said half lot running from thence north three
ionrtbs OF degree, east forty perches, thence
north eighty-nine and one four h degrees, west
tlIrty-two perches, eight and one-fourth links,
the1ce south three.fourths Of degree, west fify-
TnDe pcrches, thence north ffty-nne and nehalf
degrees, east thrty.seven perchca and eleven
links to the place Of beginning containing ten acers
leaving the residue of sixty-nne acers and thirty
hundredths Of acre, subject tn the dover estate
OF Lydia Mcdowell, widow Of the said John Nc
/ DOwell, dec. which has been assigned tc 'ier in
the premises by metes and bounds az follows, TO
wit: commencing at the northwest corner Of tho
above described lot, thence south Lightweight de
grees, forty minutes. east with the north line d
said Let twentysix chains and sixty-aeyen links t,
stake. thence south one degree and tweDt,
minutes. west seven chains and fifty links, thence
north Lightweight degrees and forty minutes
west twenty-six chains, sixty seven links. thence
north one degree, twenty minutes, east sever
chains, fifty links to the place of beginning, con
tanning twenty acers.
LYDIA MCDOWELL.
Admx. Of John McDowell, dec.
/ May 30, lSG0.-nl5wj.