The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-09-18
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IMARY ANN DuKE'. now in,ermarried
vi with pers"n whose rnme ia urk known
| lin The rlaiutir aud John nukos htirs Of wm.
Dukes. drce ~ed; nnd Els Dntes. James
! Dukos, john pIfcs. Richard Dukes. S'opheu
Dukes. William Dukes Sarah Dukps in crm1r.
Iritd win perSon whose name * uuknuwr
| t." The plaintiil. sannah Dukes intermnrried
Iwiih rers n whose nlme is unknown tn tho
| IilPln'iN, n'd -------- Dukes, a male
lper5on wiz 80 gwen nnme is w.
/ kn. wn In th' "li1t r. reus " ylpphen
Dukes. dcce ed Nu:cv lruox vi; nr the
| state of Illinois a'd {. vld Dukas, Unrv Dukne.
! evils Dukes ard Lyman Dates Of tho state
lof P'iusN lYa u o.. heir~ of N.rLrIrs Dukes.
lcre1scd: aud J'hu Bcv.au aud Margnrci
/ loylHn, uf the state of lutitnl. win tako n.
&C hat Jamos ". Perry VI the county ~
| IUlncock and State Of Onto. did. on the g n
Idav q September, A. D.. ,G3. ole his uatijior
l. iho office of the CLERK nl the Court "
Common Pleas. within aud for the said coun
Ivy ~ llahrcck. In said State of ohio. Hgaiusi
he said persons hereinherorc named tngeth.
I"r with Lydia BOdyct, George Dukes Susan
McEinnis and Philip McNinniS. and william
Dukes. Of Putnam county, y in. and Jphn
0ukes. Richard Dukes. Lewis Dukes. DllarG
H. Dukes and Ham " n " Powell ct a. n
.c ok county. or D.. dcleudaujs. setting forth
among other 'hiu :. that on the ~ day Of
February, \. d.. ] g.. Mary Puwe ! then I'm
inU te, hut now 20 'e0Sed, was seized IN fec
SIM 10 "f the foil loving lands. to wit: he n
'i TIE east half of the southwest quarter nf
section rumh r twelve. in township number
ono n i'h I range number nino east in I'D
.cnr'N "t Hancock aud State OF Ohio: that
Il Mary Powt u. then being aged and enfpe
ed and dpSirOuS # helm supported without
the trouble ard rerlexities attendant on tho
management of said land. gave to said r rh
AID Dukes of Hancock county aforesaid, "A
l'tily executed power oi attorney, authorZ
u' audempuwerlng him TO rent "A q superin
HsHH D. a. a H..
,iid baud. aud appropriate the same for tho
support unl mriuthinance Of aid Mary Pow
cli: at stir Mary Powell aud Richard Dukes
o fully carry out her wishes as aforesaid on
the iih dav at September. A. D., 1'Gn.. ..ento-.
ed INTO a.writ'er cnntrac' wit. sud John Boy.
Ian Hnd Margaret BN> Ian. whereby it. was
agreed Tia ST Il Ia Dis, On tie death of said
Mary Powell, shoaI be, ONE absolutely tho
land uf 81 Il j hu Il Margaret B,NItn. and
HAT 4 good decd shou 4 ne madc ~ trctn
thereto audtlat -a'd ] IN and VI irga-et BY.
Ian should sup Ort, take cate OF aud m,iu.
tain ,N'i Mary Powell so long us she lived.
hjlt sad John and AAr.arci B,t Ian took puS
session OF said iands and made valuable IN
rr"vem"nis thereon. and fully performed
their part oi stid agr' euCNt. aud said Nrry
Powell died Oh or about the 18th dilv of NAV
lS62. leaving tll said def, ndtnts eycapt sad
J"hn aud rgtrei Buylan. her hesrs NJ Lew:
mat said hicharp Dukes, acting IN good ftith.
,ndcr COX touk iO carry out tn sal contract
aud asrglret BDyldn. and on the Is Ii dav #
April, lSG2, made and delivered tn said John
and Margaret BNylan u deed tor said land
which de Il il insufficient In law to confer
c'mi.lr Ute upon -aid Iobn and M.r'tre
i 81 90; That said John and Margaret B,vm
heucy nS their tile 81 suit land good. ex, cui
ed and dri vUrod, Tor a valuable cons dcrttiui
70 warranty deed for said Lands tn said james
y. Perry, who took possession thereof mad,
valuable improvements thereon and now own
tud Resides tho reon; that by reason OF the
Ircmis' the tito at the said Perry Is IN
llsiulv aud incomplete; that said petition l.
Med IN ob'HiU an order of said Court tr u val.
td i,iir tp sad and, pra ing, among oiher
81 rLs. that said dcfenhtpts may b. ordered
aud compelled to make 10 said Perry Il gurd
ana sufficient deed therefor aud be forever
cs'oppcd from setting up any tiila thereto.
~ d ia, tie gal and cpuit't lo iillo in aud
?" std Ia may by tie order oi stii Court
e mad" obsulUte in said Pear, aud forever
quoted; Hu thut tho defend ants may pay
iue costs ot thssuii; uud the defend ants are
Wrihcr notified tGt they arn required Ia ap.
pear uud answer said Pet ion IN or cfrrc
the ihrd 81 urlHy after The 21d dav ~ Octo
Der, a. D., l'G3 JAMES y. PERRY,
u, Bgg VS. & ByRHEr,
And O'NEAL, BLACEFnRD& 4 HARsU,
Sept. -. 1868. II Attorneys.