The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-10-16
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NTARY ANN DUkE5. now .infermarried
wi with person whose rAmcr urknown
io the plaintiff and John Dukes. heirs Of Wm.
Dukes, deceased and Ellis Dukes. James
Dukes. John Dnkcs, Richard Dukes. Stephen
Dukes. William Dakes, Sarah Dukes iniernar
ried with person whose name In unknown
to tho plaintiff. snsannah nilses in'cfmarried
wiilia person whese name Is unfnc~n 10 the
person whose given name iv uu.
known to the plaintin. hoIrs VI Sdcphcr
Dukes. deceased Nancy Lenox. NJ, of the
State Of Illinois and David Duk ss, Mart Dukes.
evils Dukes and Lyman Dukes. Of the State
or Pcnnsylvania. heirs ri Nicholas Dukes.
deceased: and John Boylan and Marcaret
Boylan, " tho State of indiana, will take u"
iice that James N. Perry of the county "
Hancock and State of Ohio did. on tho 16ih
day of September, A. d.. 1SG3. file liis petiliuiF
ir the office of the Clerk of The Court of
Common Pleas. within and Tor the said couIs
ty OF Hancock, In said State Of Ohiu. against
tho said persons hcreinhefore named, tngetl,s
er with Lydia Bludget, George Dukes. Snsan
McKinns and Philip McKinnis. and William
Dukes, Of Putnlm county. 0io, and Johip
Dukes, Richard Dukes. Lewis Dukes. Dillari
r. Dukes and William Handy Powell. If Han
cock county, Ohio defendants, setting forth
among other things. that on the J7th day of
February, A. D., lSG0. MARY Powell then in
full life. but now d0co lsed. was seized in foe
simple ot the following lands, to.wit: BEING
about thirtyiwo acres cn nf the south end
of the east half of the southwest quarter oi
section humber twelve, In township number
one. north uf range number nine east IN said
ICOunly uf Hancock and state Of Ohio: that
said Mary Powell, then being aged and enfee.
blcd and desirOuSuf hein supported without
tho trouble AID pcrpleXitias attendant on tho
management Of said land. gave to said Rich.
lard fnikes, 81 Hancock county aforesaid, 4
licgally cSecuteyt power oi attorney, authoriZ.
ing and empowering aim TO rent and superin.
tend, sell and convey, ~ deed or otherwise,
said land, and appropriats the sms sar th~
lsuppOrt ond mantainance of siyN Mffv Pow.
ell that said Mary Powell and RicharSINik
TO fully carry out her wishes M aforesaid, or
the 4lh day Of September, A, D', ls60, enter.
led into writlon contract with stid John Boy
Ian and Margaret Bpylan. whereby u was
lagreed that said lauds. on uo death of SAID
Mary Powell, should become absolutely tho
Hand of said ] I'm 4 Margaret Dnylan, and
THAT u good deed should 10 made tn them
therefor andthat said John and Margaret boy.
d, Ian should support, take care OF aud main.
, tain said Mary Powell so long as sho lived;
hat said John and Margarcr ByFIT rnrN pc,-
session of said lands and ma,fc rsftalTc iynp
provomonts thereon, and fully performed
their part of said agreement. and said Wary
Powell died on or about tie 9Th dav Of NAV .
lsG2. leaving all said defendants. except saidi
John and Margare, Bnylan. her hesrs ut law;
that said Richard Dukes, acting in good faith,
.ndcriook took to carry out the said contract
lof the said Mary Powell, Richard Dukes John
April, 1862, made and delivered to said John
aud Margaret Buylan deed for said land
which do d Is insufficient in law 10 confer n
complete title upon said John and Margaret
: l5oyln; that said Ioln and Margaret Rnylan
hoev ne their title to said land good. exnCyu
ed and delivered, Tor y s,sluahle cons Iteration
Il warranty deedfor said hvnSs to said James
n. Perry, who took possession thereof. lnado
, valuable improvements thereon and now owns
land resides the reon; that by reaSup Of tho
. promises the title oi the said Perry " Nv
{ dispute and incomplete; that said petition Is
fled to obtain an order Of said Court Tor val.
} Id title to said iand praying, among other
things, that said defendants may be ordered
and compelled To make 10 said Perry u good
and sufficient deed therefor and bo forever
cs,opped from setting up any title therct,i.
and that the legal and equitable title In and
to said land may by the order Of said Court
he made absolute In said Perry aud forever
Iuieled; ant that the defend ants may pay
, the costs OF this suit; and the defendants are
further notified that they are required 10 ap.
pear and answer said petition ON or before
ihe third Saturday, after the 23d day of Octo.
4 Der, A. D., 1868. JAMES N. PERRY,
Dy Buuws& X BunSgT,
Aud 0'NEAL, BLAoKroRD & HARSH,
sept l3 1868. His Attorneys.