The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-09-25
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NFkEY ANN DUKES. now intermarrlcd
WI with person whose name is unknown
In the plaintiff and John Dukes. heirs of wm.
nukts. decc'sed and Ellis Dukes. James
Dukes. John Dukes, lichard Dukes, Stephen
Dukes, william Dukes Sarah nukcs int ermar.
rlcd with "A person whose name Is unknown
TO tho plaintiff SusaunHh Dukes mtermarried
with a person whose name is unknown TO the
ilaintir, and - Dukes, malc
ucreon whose given name is ur.
known 10 the plaintiff heirs Of stephen
Dukos. deceased: Nancy l.onox, ALI OF the
State uf ilinOisaNd David Duk IS, Mary Dukes
LeW's Dukes ard lyman Dukes. OF the State
of Pcnrsvlvauii. heirs of NichoIgs Dukes
dccoascd aud John Bnylan and Margaret
.Boylan, IT The state Of Indiana, win take NJ
iicc iha, Jamos N. Perry OF The county OF
Hancock ard state Of Ohio. did on the lGlh
day Of Soptomher. 4. o.. 1868. Me his petition
ir the onicc Of the CLERK of tho Court Of
Common Pleas, within and for the said coun.
" Of Iahcock. in said State Of ohio against
tho said persons hcrcjnhcfore named. togeth.
or with Lydia Bod ,ot GEORGE Dukes. Susan
McKinns and Philip McKinnis, and William
Dukcs. OF Putnam cou'ry, O'io. and JOHN
Dukes, Richard Dukes. Lewis Dukes, Dillar,l
II. Dukes and William Uanly Powell. of Han.
cock county, Ohio, defendants. q tting forth
among other thiurs. that ON the nth day of
February, A. d., 1850, Mary Powell then in
iuli NE, but now CcCeGscd, was seized In fee
simple of tho following lands. to.wit: Being
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OF the cast half OF tho southwest quarter of
section number twelve, in township number
one north nf range number nine east in said
county uf Hancock and state Of Ohio; that
said Mary Powell, then being aged and eufce.
blcd and desirous Of haint suppOrted without
the trouble and pcrploxiiios attendant on the
management of said land, gave tn said Il ch
ard Dukes. ot Hancock connty aforesaid, Il
legally executed power ut attorney, authoriZ
Ing and empowering him TO rent aad superin.
"A
said land, and appropriate the Same for the
support ond maintenance Of said Mary Pow
Icll; that said Mary Powell and Richard Dukes
70 iully carry out her wishes as aforesaid. on
tho 4lh day ~ September A. D., lSG0. enter
ed into a written cont ract with said John Boy.
Ian aud Margaret Bnylan, whereby II was
agreed that said lands. on tie death Of said
Mary Powell, should become absolutely the
land Of said Inn 4 Margaret B'yl, IN, and
That "a good deed should he made t. them
therefor andthat said john and Margaret Boy.
Ian should SUPP Ort, take care Oi aud main.
tain said Mary Powell so long as sho lived;
hat said John and Margaret Bnylan took pos.
session of said lands and made valuable i'm
provements thereon, and fully performed
their part uf said agreement. and said Mary
Powell died ON or about the 6tn dav of May,
1869. leaving all said defendants. except said
John and Margaret Bnylan, her hcsrs at law;
that said PichHrd Dukes, acting In good faith.
Undertook took to carry out the said contract
of tho said MARY Powell Richard Dukes. John
and Mar rot Boyan, and on the 18th day oi
April lSG2, made anl delivered to said John
and Margaret Boylan decd for said land,
which dood is insufficient In law 10 confer a
complete title upon said John and Margaret
Duyl'U; that said John and Margaret Boylar
believing their title to said lard good, ex' cat
ed and Il, liverod. for y valuable nsdcratiOi
la warranty deed for said lands 10 said james
~. Porry, who took possession thereof, made
valuable improvements thereon aud now own
and resides the reon; that by reason of III,
premises tho tile oi the said Perry Is L.
| dispute Hnd ncompleto that said petition !,
hlcd tO obtain sn order Of said Court Tor u val
Id tito 10 said land; praying, among oihcl
things. that said defendants may be ordered
and compelled TO make To said Perry II good
and sufficient deed therefor and DO forever
eSi0pped from setting mp any title thereto
ard that the legal and equitable titlO IN Hnt
10 said land may BY the order Of said Cour'
J. be mHde absolute in said Perry and forever
quietcd; An that the defendants may pay
the costs of this suit; and the defendants ar'
farther notified that they are required t0 ap
pear and answer said petition On or hesor'
tho third Sa ufday after the 23d day OF OCto
/ ber, A. D.. 1863 JAMES N. PERRY,
! BY Bows BuRKEr,
And o'NEAL, BLACKFoRn x HARSH,
! Sept. IS. 1868. His Attorneys.