The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-10-09
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ATiHy ANN DuKEs. now intcrmarricd
wi with n person whose nnns 10 unknown
to the plaintiff and John Dukes heirs o. VIM.
Dukes. deceased: and Elhs Dukes, James
Dukes. John Dukes, Richard Dukes, Stephen
Dukes, William Diko-. Sarah Dukes nierinar-
ried with person whose name N unknown
10 the plaintiff. Sussnnah Dukes iniermarried
with person wheso name IN unknown to tho
plaintiff ard - - Dukes, : male
known to the plaintif, heirs Of Stephen
Dukes. dcceased: Nancy Lenox. aF. of ths
Sa'e Of lllinuis and David Duk 5s. Marr Dukos,
owls Dukes and lyman Dukes. NJ tho State
.of Pennsylvania. hoirs of Nicholis Dukes.
deceased: and 1hn Boyian and sfsfgarst
Bcylan. of the state of Indiana, win take no.
tico that James n. Parry Of the county of
Hancock apd state ~ Onto. did. on ths igh
day of Scptember. A. o.. lsG3. ris llis petition
Common ploas. w;tl,in and for tho said cnun.
" ~ tIafrock. in said State nf Ohir AGAINST
he said porsnns hcreinhefnre named. tngsfii.
Ier with Lydia Bodget, Gecrge Dukes. Susan
McKinns and rhilip McKinnts, and William
Dukes. NJ Putrln county, 0,Iin. md John
Dukes, Richard Dukes. Lewis Dukes, DiIIar,l
u. Dukes and William Handy Powell NJ Ham
cock coppty Ohin, defendants. setting forth.
among other ,hncs, that on the nth day of
February. A. D., 1850 Mary Powell. then in
iull life. bot now Geccesed, was seized in feo
simple of the following lands, to.wit: Being
lahout thirty.twp arres OF of tho south emil
nf the east half of tho southwest quarter ~
section unber twelve, in township number
one north uf range number nine east IN said
county or Hancock and State Of Ohio; that
said Mary Powell, then being aged and enfee.
| hled aud desirouS uf heinz supported without
the trouble and perpleSitiqs attendant on tho
management of said land. gave 10 said Rich.
lard Dukes, ct Hancock county aforesaid, n
legally executed power ot attorney, authnriz.
INK and empowering him 10 rent AID snperin-
TEND sol and convoy, by deed ar otherwise.
l-Hid land. and appropriate The same for tho
support ond mainlainanee Of said Mary Pow
lcl: t''at : III Mary Powell and Richard Dnkes
- fully carry out her wishes rs aforesaid. on
the lih day " September. A. D.. lS6n. ente-.
led into a written contract with said John IIov.
Ian and MVrgarct BOylan. whereby " VIVA
agreed that sad lands. on tho death OF ss,,d
Mary Powell. should become absolutely ihe
land ot said I'm " Margaret Boylan, and
that n upd decd should he made to thonn
therefor; andthat said John and Margaret Bow.
IAN should SUPP ort. take care vi and main
itain said Mary Powell so long az sho lived.
hat said j I'm and Margaret Boy Ian took nos.
session 1T said ,ands and made valuable I'm. /.
Ipruvements thereon AMI fully performed
lheir part cf said agreement, and said Marv
IPuwoll died on or abont the 6th dtv of MAY
/ iSG2' leaving all said defendants. except said
] Iohn and Margaret Bovlan. her hesrs nj law:
that said Richaru Dukes, acting IN good faith.
rderiook touk TO ctrrv ont the said contract
icf the said Mary Powell. Richard Dukes, John
AMI Mar.nrct Boylan, AMI an the 18th day of
April. lNd2, made ami delivered ~ said John
AID Margaret B0ylan II deed for said land.
which dc IL insufficient in law to confer a
complete titc upon said John aud Margaret
Bowl ~; that said John and Margaret Bnylan
hcliey ny their title to said Land good. exccut.
led and d,livered, for Il valuable cons deration
a warranty deedfur said lands to said james
V. Perry, who t0uk possession thereof made
valuable improvements thereon and now owns
lHnd resides thereon; that by reason of tho
premises the title ot the said Perry IA in
dispute and incumpleto; that said petition il
hled to obtain nm order Of said Court TOR val.
id t.tle To- said land; prlying, among other
things, that said defendants may be ordered
and compelled to make to said Perry "A good
and sufficient deed therefor and be forever
IcStoppcd from setting up any title thereto,
lard that the legal and equitable title in and
TO said lard may by the order ut said Court
, he made absolute in said Perry and fore yer
iquieted; an that the defendants may pay
the costs Of this suit; and the defend ,nts aro
further notified that they are required tn ap.
pear and answer said petiiinn ON or before
the third ST. urday AFTER The 13d d;,y of Octo.
Der, \. D.. lSGJ. JAMES N. PERRY,
D. Ba WV BrRKEr,
Aud O'NRIL, BLAcgPoRp 4 UAHsu.
Sent. II 1863. His ATTORNEYS.