The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-10-23
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M WY ANN nrKrs. now intermarr,cd
A'A VIII ners y whose name Is urknowu
h, ihe plaintiff and John Dukes, heirs Of VIM.
nnEes' ,d1cossed; and Els Dukes. lanes
nukos John Dukes, Richard Dukos, Stephen
nukes, william Dukes. Sarah Dukes in'errnsr
tfd with rcrsOn whose name ia unknCw wn
to me plaintiff. Srsannah Dukes iniermnrr,ed
| WIN ncrscn whesc name Ia unkI own 10 Tho
plaintiff, and - Dnses' ~ ,na,o sIo
person whose g ven name ia nm.
known IN the r'aiulif. feirs of Stopben
sS.uSes., HrcoIscd', Nacy Ionox. nj, or the
Lewis Dukes grd Lyman Dutos. OF iba Stats
c' F"nnsylve'il. heirs of N,cholaa Dnkes.
deceascd; and John Boylsn and Margaret
B,oy'an, %, the s,a'enf Indiana, VIII take no.
Hancock aud state If Ohio. did. on The 10th
day of Scptrmhor. 4. o.. 1853. flc his petition
" tfe Office of tie Clerk of the Court Of
Ity OF llahcock. In said Stare OF ohio. apainst
the said persons here 'nbefore nsyned togatb'
eir with Lydia Blodret GEORGE Dukes. s5san
n"M,nns n"t os III "pn pnll'p Mckinhis. End William
lukcS, Rchurd Dukes. Lewis Dukes. Dll,,r,i.
v. Dukes and William ll,ndy Powell. ~ Han.
cock county. Ohio, dcferGanls. seit NJ forth
among other ihurs. that on tho nh day of
February, \. D.. 1SG0. Mary Powell. Then in
iu .ic, but now dcce tscd, was seized in fee
simrlo ot no foNJwing lands, to wit. Being
anoM tnlfiNtwo acres of NJ the south end
et the east half of tho southwest anprter of
section number twelve. in township number
one north uf range nu,nber nine east In said
countv of Hancock and State of ohio: that
salI 81 Mary Powell, then being aged and enfee.
0led ana deSiruus of hein- supported whhout
tne trouble and perpleSitiss attendant on the.
mana2oment Of said land. gave To said Rich,
ard Dukes, ct Hancock cOrnty aforesaid, "A
IcETiy eScented power OF attorney, .authoriz.
lhs ana empowering him TO rent n I'd suporin.
tehu, Sc ana convey, by deed or otherwise.
sald Iand ann appropriate tho same for the
support und mhin'Ainance Of said Marv Pow.
tt n II. n,
10 fully carry out her wishes as aforesaid On
the 4th dav uf September. A, D., 1860, enter.
cd INTO written contract with said John Boy.
lan anu MarKaret Boyan. whereby II wa~
agreed that SAID lands. or tho death 81 SAID
Mary Powell, should become absolutely tho
land OF said j I'm n Margaret Dnylan, and
That q good deed should be made no thom
therefor: Hndth1t said John and Margaret Rnv.
Ian should sup ort. take care ot and main.
tam said Mary Powell so long as she Hyed.
hat said I'm and Margaret Bovlan took nos.
session oi said lands and made valuable TIM
prnNements thereon. and fully pertormod
their part of said agreement and said Mary
Powell died on nr about the 9Th dav of Nav
iSG2, leaving all said defendtnts except sAid
,'"nh , n an1 ,mhrGare, Bnylan. her hesrs at law;
That said Rich1ro Dukes, acting IN good faith.
ndertook took To- Gerry ont tho said contract
OF lhe said Mary Powell. Richard Dukes John
ami Margaret Bovlan, and on the 10Th day Of
April. 1852. made and delivered 10 said John
ard Margaret Boylan Il deed for said land.
which de Il j. insufficient in Jaw to confer "A
complete title upon said John and Margaret;
b"ylin; that said John and Margaret Boyian
behev ng their title 10 said land good, execut.
ed and delivered, for a valuable cons deration.
u warranty deed for said Lands to said Jnmos
n. Perry, who took possession thereof made
valuable lmrr vemeuis thereon and now owns
ana resides the reon: that by reason OF the
premises tho tito ot tho said Perry Ia ina
dispute and incomplete; that said petition is
hlod 10 obtain IN order of said Court fnr a val.
va C'lo 10 said land; praving, among other
~ nI.NFNaf taFaNl
80 compelled ia make TO said Perry good
ana 'uhclcnl decd there' OF and be forever
c 10 ped from setiHE up any tile thereto,
a. tat the l"gtl ard equitable title in and
I" said lard may by the order at said Court
he made absolute in said Perry and forever
qnieted; An that tho deicndants may pay
The costs OF this suit; and the defendants arc
further notified that they are required tU ap.
pear and answer said petition On or beforc
the third Sa urday after the 7Jd day Of 0ctu-
ber, a. d., 1868. JAMES N. PERRY,
b. BituwS x BCRgEr,
And O'NEAL, BLAcKFoRD e HAn.n,
Sent. l3 S63. HIS Attnru, rs.