The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-10-02

MARY ANN DUKES. now intcrmarred
WI with person whose name IL urknnwn
In the plaintiff and John Dukes. heirs OF Wm.
Dukes, deceasod and ELS Dukes. James
Dukes, John Dukes, Richard Dukes, stephen
Dukes, William Dukes. Sarah Dukes int ermar-
ried with person whose name s unknown
to the plaintiff. Susannah Dukes intermarred
with person whoso nano is unknown to tho
plaintiff, and - Dukes, u male
person whose given name is un.
known TO the plalntln, heirs Of stephen
Dukes, deceased; Nancy Lenox, all of The
state S,a,e OF r Illinois @ ard pnyld n pHk Ss Mary Dukes
! Of Pennsylvania, heirs Of Nicholas Dukes.
deceased; and John Boyhn and Margaret
Boylan, of the State of Indiana. viii take no
tice that james N. Perry Of the county oT
| Hancock and State of Ohio. did. on the 10 h
day of September, A. D.. 1868. flle his etitun
Common Ploas. within and for the said coun.
Ity Of Hancock. in said State Of Ohio. against
The said persons horeinbefore named. togeth
er with Lydia BlOdget, Ge0rre Dukes. Susan
McKlnnis and Philip McKinns. and william
Dukes, of Putnam county, Ohio, and John
Dukes, Richard Dukes. Lewis Dukes Dillard
n. Dukes and William Handy Powell Of Han.
cock county, Ohio, defendants. setting forth
among other thinls. that on the nth day ur
February. a, D., 1850. Mary Powell, then i'm
iull life. but now doce9scd, was seized in fee
siml 10 Of the following lands, tn.wit: Boinu
about thirtv.twO acres of uf the Sout n and
Of the east half ot the southwest qpi rter nT
section humber tW elvo, in township humber
one north nf range number nino east IN said
county Of Hancock and State Of Ohio: that
said Mary Powell, then being aged and enrne.
blcd and desirOus Of heinp supported without
the trouble ard pcrploXities attendant on the
management of said land. gave to said Rich
lard Dukes, Ot Hancock county aforesaid, u
legally executed power oi attorney, authoriH
ing and empowering him 10 rent II Superin.
tend, sell and convey, by deed ur otherwise
I said land, and appro. riate the same for tho
suupurt Ond maintanancG ui said Mary Pow
lell; that $ ,in Mary Powell and Richard Dukes
ITO fully carry out her wishes as aforesaid. on
the 4lh day " September, 4. d., lSGO. ontOr.
ed into written contract with said John Boy.
Ian and Margaret Bnylan. whereby IL was
lagrced that SAID lands. ON the death of said
Mary Powell, should become absolutely the
land of said j I'm ~ Margaret Brylan, and
that u good deed should be made to thcm
therefor: andthat said John and Margaret Boy.
IAN should supp ort, takc care oi aud main.
tain said Mary Powell SO long rs She lived;
hat said John and Margaret Buylan took pos.
session Of said lands and made valuable i'm.
lpruvcmcnts thereon. and fully performed
their part uf said agreement, and said Mary
Powell died on or about the 9th day of Ma
llS62. leaving AL said defendants. except sac
llohn and Margaret B"ylan, her hesrs at law
that said Richard Dukes, acting In good faith
| Undertook took Ia carry out the said contract
of the said Mary Powell Richard Dukes. John
land MargnrUt BnyIan, nnd on the 18th dIV oI
April, 1862. made and delivered To- said John
and Margaret Boylan deed for said land
(which dc Is insufficient in law TO confer /;
lCompleto title upon said John and Mirsare
| Boylan; that said John and Margaret Bpylal
believing their title tn said land good. cxccut
cd and delivered for u valuable cons darltinl
Ia warranty deed Tor said lands n said Jane
IN. Pcrry, who took possession thereof, mad
valuable improvements thereon and now own
,and resides thereon; that by reason of th
premises the title OF the said Perry is II
dispute and incomplete; that said petition /
iled to obtain an order Of said Court for "A val
, id t:tle To said land; praying, among othe
. things, that said defendants may be ordorc
and compelled 10 make To said Perry a gou,
and sufficient deed therefor and ho f,reve
est0pped from setting up any title thnreta
aud that the legal and equitable titlo in am
10 said land may by the order Of said Cnur
be made absolute in said Perry and loreve
: quieted ana that tho defendants may pa
4 the costs Of this suit; and the defend ants ar
further notified that they arc required to ap
pear and answer said petition ON or beior
the third Sa urday after the 23d day of 0ctC
ber A. D., 1868. JAMES N. PERRY,
BY BgOwS d BuRgET,
Aud O'NEAL, BLACKFoRD Il HARSH,
Sept. 10 1868. His Attorneys.