The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-08-30
NOTICE.

D OBERT NJ. KENT. sole surviving Executor
1O and Trustee of the last will and testament OF
William Ragland late OF Louisa county, Virginia,
deceased, Sylvia Ragland, Joseph RagIand, Susan
Ragland, Ann Ragand, Winston Ragand, Frank
Ragland, Weston RagEnd, John RAgland, Jacob
Ragland, Mary Ragland Henrietta Ragand, Emil
" Ragland, Silvia Ragand jr., Nathaniel Ragland,
John Ragland Catharine Ragland, George Rag
land Polly Ragland, Thomas Ragland, Margaret
Ragland, Nathan Ragland, Charles Ragland, Mary
Ann Ragland Sally o. .Ragand, William Ragland,
Alberta Rngand Monnng Ragland. Andrew Rag
land, Francis Ragland, Alexander Ragland, Eliza
beth r. Ragand, Willie Ann PoindeXter, Henry
Ragland Agnes Ragland, Littleton r. Ragland,
Patrick Ragland Eliza Ragland, Abraham Pom
dexter, William Raghnd james ltagand khod"
Ragand Madison Ragland, Betsey Ragand VIM
ney Ragland. Harry Ragland, Robert Ragland,
Dabney ii. Ragland Samuel b. Polndexter ana
all other devices legatees, benehclarles 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 U. Jackson aud 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 q COM
mon interest with them) plaintiffs, OF the County
of jackson and State of Ohio, did on the 2bth day
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 his said lasC
will, manumitted and set free all his slaves ana
appointed Robert NJ. Kent and Philip II. Jones his
Executors, and set apart out OF his estate 70 pc
invested in land large sum to-wlt; the sum OF
Twenty thousand dollars in some free state, ana
directed his said Executors to remove said slaves
and settle them on said lands that said Executors
in the years 1850 1856 1857, 1858, 1889 and 1860,
in obedience to said WILL purchased divers tracts
or parcels of land In the counties OF Plke ana
Jackson In the State of Ohio, and more Partcu,,
arly described In said petition, and put tpe SAID
plaintiffs and defendants as the liberated slaves
and legatees of said testator In the possession ana
| occupation of the SAME: that they hOd the SAID
! lands In common, except some parts thereof Whieh
| have been sold for taxes aud purchased IN ny
some of said legatees or other persons Tor thelr
| 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. tH"
The PRAYER of said Petition is, that the several
persons named in theplaintlf 8 petition as Lega-
tees under the will of William Ragand, deceased,
may be made defendants, and required to answer
the same and particularly that the said Mary Rag
land, David Ragland, Fanny Ragland, Frances
Pondexter, George Ragland, Peter Ragand, VIII
liam Ragland, otherwise called William Watson,)
Samuel Ragland, Thompson Leach Alice Perkins,
Robert Esten, Frances Fox, Nelly Watson, Mar
garet Polndexter, Henry Fox and Anna Harris,
may answer and set forth specially their respective
claims to said lands, or any part thereon, undeI
their tax titles. That q receiver may be appointed
to take possession and control of said trust lands,
during the tendency of said suit, aud TO receive
the rents, issues and profits thereon I; 70 redeem
the same far as any part OF the trust hnds nave
been sold for taxes. &c. That said cause be re-
ferred to Master, to ascertain aud 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 beuefclaries In said
suit whose places of residence in the State are I'M
known. and that the said Robert VI. Kent, who is
now A resident OF Ohio, notice by publication OF
the pendency of said suit, and the prayer thereof
NAV he given according to law. That Par
ttion Of said lands may be made among
said several beneficiaries. according TO their sew
erol riphtsunder said will or II said lands cannot
be divided without m anifest injury to the value
thereof, then that the same may be sold and the
proceeds divided nc cordng to law, and the rlghtt
, of each one and that o full adjustment OF the
rights and equities of all of said parties may bt
made according to equty and that the said
Robert NJ Kent, In case of such Partition, may bt
l made TO convey to said several benefciares sucl
Z part of said lands as may be set of to then
respectiyey; or in case OF a sale, then that HI
release and convey said lands TO the several pur
chasers thereof; and that Ike releases may b
8 made by each of said parties claiming said lands
or some part thereof under taxtitles, as aforesaid
And that the said Robert NJ. Kent as such sur
!, yivlng executor as aforesaid, may render ful
account of his said trust, and OF bis receipts an'
v disbursements of said trust estate
L L. johnson & VIM. T. McClntlck,
d 1NF Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
Aug. 80, '66--6w.