The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-09-06
NOTICE.

ID OBERT VI. KENT. sole surviving Executor
III and Trustee Of the last will and testament Of
William Ragand late of Louisa county, Virginia
deceased, Sylvia Ragland. Joseph Ragland, Susan
Ragland, Ann Ragland, Winston Ragland. Frank
Ragland, Weston Ragland, John Ragland, Jacob
Ragland, Mary Ragland, Henrietta RaglaDd, Emf
" Ragland Silvia Ragland jr., Nathaniel Ragland
John Ragland, Catharine Ragland, George Rag
land. Polly Ragland, Thomas Ragand, Margaret
Ragland Nathan Ragland, Charles Ragland, Mary
Ann Ragland Sally o. Ragland William J. Ragland,
Alberta Ragland. Morning Ragland Andrew Rag
land, Francis Ragland, Alexander Ragland, Eliza
beth T. Ragland, Willie Ann Poindexter, Henry
Ragland Agnes Ragland, Littetnn K. Ragland,
Patrick Ragland Eliza Ragland, Abraham Poin-
dexter, William Ragland, james Ragand, Rhoda
Ragland Madison Ragand. Betsey Ragand, VIM
ney Ragland Harry Ragland, Robert Raglaud,
Dabney II. Ragland, Samuel B. Poindexter, and
all other Devices legatees, bencfciaries, or per-
sons having any interest in said last viii and testa-
ment or in any way affected thereby, defendants.
will take notice that Berry U. Jackson and Ellen
Jackson bis wife. Aaron Arts and Elizabeth Arts
his WIFE Henry Ragland, Henry Barnes and Fanah
Barnes his wife and Mindo-a Smith q minor who
sues by Thomas l.. Smith her next friend (who
sue for themselves and all others having COM
mon interest with them) plaintiffs, of the County
of Jackson and State of Ohio, did on the 2jth day
of August, A. D.. 1856, file their petition in the
Court of Common Pleas of said county OF Jackson,
against the said defendants setting forth that the
said William Ragland deceased by his said last
will, manumitted and set free all his slaves, and
appointed Robert VI. Kent and Philip Ii. Jones his
Executors and set apart out Of his estate to be
invested in land large sum to-wit: the sum OF
twenty thousand dollars in some free State, and
directed his said Executors to remove said slaves
and settle them said lands that said Executors
in the years 1855, 1856 1857. 1858, 1859 aud 1860,
In obedience TO said will, purchased divers tracts
or parcels Of land in the counties Of Pike and
Jackson, in the State of Ohio and more particu-
larly described in said petition, and put the said
plaintiffs and defendants, as the liberated slaves
and legaees of said tesaor, in the possession and
occupation of the same: that they hold the said
lands in common, except some parts thereof which
have been sold for taxes and purchased In by
some Of said legatees or other persons for their
benefit, and that the said Robert NJ. Kent as sole
surviving Executor as Aforesaid still holds In trust
for the equal benefit of all of said egatees the le-
gal title to all of said lands purchased for said
liberated slaves as aforesaid.
The PRAYER of said Petition is, that the several
persons named in the plaintiff g petition as Lega-
tees under the will of William Ragland, deceased,
may be made defendants, and required TO answer
the same, and particularly that the said Mary Rag
land, David Ragland, Fanny Ragland, Frances
PoindeXter, George Ragland, Peter Ragand, Wiz
liam Ragand, otherwise called William Watson,)
Robert Esten, Frances Fox, Nelly Watson, Mar
garet Poindexter, Henry Fox and Anna Harris,
may answer and set forth specially their respective
claims to said lands, or any part thereof under
their tax titles. That receiver NAV be appointed
to take possession and control of said trust lands,
during the pendency of said suit, and to receive
the rents, issues and profits thereof; TO redeem
the same far any part of the trust lands have
been sold for taxes, &c. That said cause be re-
ferred to o Master, to ascertain and report
who are entitled to share in said trust lands
and estate and the extent of the share of each one
and that as some of the said benefciaries in said
suit whose places of residence in the State are un-
known, and that the said Robert VI. Kent who is
now q resident Of Ohio, notice by publication of
the pendency OF said suit, and the PRAYER thereof
may be given according to law. That Par
titiOn of said lands may be made among
said several benefciarics, according to their sew
eral rights under said will or If said lands cannot
be divided without manifest injury to the value
thereof, then that the same may be sold and the
proceeds divided according to law, and the rights
Of each one; and that full adjustment of the
rights and equities of all of said parties may be
made according to equity; and that the said
Robert NJ Kent, In case of such partition may be
made TO convey TO said several benefciaries such
part of said lands as may be set off to them
or in case of a sale. then that he
release and convey said lands to the several pur-
chasers thereof; and that like releases may be
made by each Of said parties claiming said lands,
or some part thereof under tax-ttles as aforesaid
And that the said Robert VI. Kent, as such sur
viving executor as aforesaid, may render full
account of his said trust, and of his receipts and
of said trust estate.
Z. johnson 81 VIM. T. McCllhtick,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
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