The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-09-13
NOTICE.

Id OBERT NJ. KENT sole surviving Executor
HI and Trustee Of the last will and testament Of
William Ragland late OF Louisa county, Virginia,
deceased, sylvia Ragland. Joseph Ragland Susan
Ragland. Ann Ragland, Winston Ragland, Frank
RagIand, Weston Ragland. John RaglaDd, Jacob
Ragland, Mary Ragand, Henrietta Ragland, Emil
" Raglaud, Silvia Ragland jr., Nathaniel Ragand,
John Ragand. Catarine Ragland, George Rag
land. Polly Ragland, Thomas Ragland, Margaret
Ragland. Nathan Ragland. Charles Ragand, Mary
Ann Ragland, Sally 0. Ragland, William }. Ragland,
Alberta Ragland. Monning Ragand, Andrew Rag
land Francis Ragland, Alexander Ragland, Eliza
beth T. Ragland. Willie Ann Poindexter. Henry
Ragland Agnes Ragland, LttletOn r. Ragland,
Patrick Ragland, Eliza Ragland, Abraham Poin-
dexter William Ragand, James Ragand, RhOda
Ragland Madison Ragland Betsey Ragand, Win
ney Ragland Harry RaglGnd, Robert Ragland
Dabney II. Ragland, Samuel B. Poindextcr, and
all other Devices legatees, benefciaries, or per-
sons having any interest in said last will and testa-
ment or in any way affected thereby, defendants
will take notice that Berry L. Jackson and Ellen
Jackson his wife. Aaron Arts and Elizabeth Arts
his wife. Henry Ragland Henry Barnes and Fanah
Barnes his wife, and Mindora Smith 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 25th dav
of August. A. D.. 1866, 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 bis said last
will, manuInittcd and set free all his slaves, and
appointed Robert VI. Kent ANA Philip II. Jones his
Executors and set apart out Of his estate to be
invested iu 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 on said lands that said Executors
in the years 1866, 1856 1857. 1858, 1859 and 1860,
in obedience to said will, purchased divers tracts
or parcels Of land in the counties of Pike ana
jackson, in the State of Ohio, and more paTticu-
larly described in said petition. and put the said
plaintiffs and defendants. as the liberated slaves
and legatees Of said tcstator 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 legatees the e
gal title to all Of said lands SO purchased for said
liberated slaves as aforesaid
The PRAYER Of said Petition is, that the several
persons named in the plaintiff s petition as Lega-
tees under the will Of William Ragland, deceased,
NAV be made defendants, and required to answer
the same aud particularly that the said Mary Rag
land, David Ragland, Fanny Ragland Frances
Pondexter. George Ragland, Peter Ragland, Viii
liam Ragland, otherwise called William Watson
Samuel Ragland. Thompson Leach Alice Perkins,
Robert ESten. Frances Fox, Nelly Watson. Mar
garet Poindexter, Henry Fox and Anna Harris,
may answer and etforh 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 so far any part Of the trust lands have
been sold for taxes &c. That said cause be re-
ferred to a 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 beneiciaries in said
suit whose places Of residence in the State are un-
known, and that the said Robert VI. Kent, who is
now a resident Of Ohio, notice by publication of
the pendeney OF said suit and the PRAYER thereof,
may be given according 10 law. That Par
tition of said lands may be made among
said several benefciaries. 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, NAV be
made to convey TO said several benefciaries such
part of said lands as may be set off to them
respectively; or in ease Of sale, then that he
release and convey said lands to the several pur-
chasers thereof; and that like releases NAV be
made by each Of said parties Ginning said lands,
or some part thereof under taX-.itles as aforesaid
And that the said Robert VI. Kent, as such sur
viving executor as aforesaid, NAV render a full
account OF his said trust, and of his receipts and
disbursements of said trust estate.
E. johnson & VIM. I. McClintick.
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
Aug. so, 6G--6w.