The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-10-04
NOTICE..

D 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 Ragl0nd, Joseph RagIand Susan
Ragand, Ann Ragand, Winston Ragland. Frank
Ragland, Weston Rugland. John Ragland, Jacob
Rqgland, Mary Rngland, Henrietta Ragland. Emf
ly Ragland, Silvia Ragland jr., Nathaniel Ragland,
John Ragland Catharine Ragand, George Rag
land. Polly Ragland, Thomas Ragand, Margaret
RagIund. Nathan Ragland Charles Ragland Mary
Ann Ragland, Sally q. Ragland William j. Raglnnd,
Alberta Ragand MOnning Ragland Andrew Rag
land, Francis Ragland, Alexander Ragland, Eliza
beth T. Ragand, Willie Ann Poindcxter Henry
Ragland, Agnes Ragland, Litteton X. Ragland,
Patrick Ragland, Eliza Ragland. Abraham Poin-
dexter, William Ragland, James Ragand, Rhoda
Ragand. Madison Ragland, Betsey Ragand, VIM
nev Ragland. Harry Ragand. Robert Raglahd.
Dabney H. Ragland, Samuel b. POindexter, and
all other devices legntecs bcncfciares or per-
sons having any interest in said last will and tesa-
ment, or In any way affected thereby, defendants,
will take notice that Berry U. Jackson and Ellen
jackson his wife Aaron Artis and Elizabeth Artis
his wife, Henry Ragland, Henry Barnes and Fanah
Barnes his wife, and MndOra Smith minor who
sues by Thomas l.. Smith her next friend (who
sue for themselves and all others having COM
mon interest with then) plaintiffs of the County
ofJackson and State Of Ohio, did on the 25th day
of August, 4. d.. 1856 file their petition in tho
Court of Common Pleas of said county of jackson,
against the said defendants setting forth that tho
said William Ragland deceased by his said last
will, manumittrd and set free all his slavee, and
appointed Robert NJ Kent and Philip II. Jones his
Executors, and set apart out Of his estate to be
invested In land lurge sum to-wit: the sum Of
twenty thousand dollars In some free State. and
directed his said Executors to remove said slaves
aud settle them on said lands that said Executors
in the years 1850, 1856 1857 1853 1889 aud 1860,
in obedience to said will purchased divers tracts
nr l,arpglS uf lnud In thn pfluOIips Of pika and
jackson, in the State Of Ohio, and more partlcn-
larlv described in said petition and put the Said
plaintiffs aud defendants, as the liberated slaves
and egutees Of said testator in the possession and
occupation Of the same: that thev hold the said
lands in common, except some parts thereof which
have been sold for taxes and purchased In bv
some Of said legatees or other persons for their
benefit and thai the said Robert NJ. Kent IA solo
surviving Executor as aforesaid, still holds in trust
for the equal benefit Of all of said egatees the H..
gal title to all of said lands 50 purchased for said
liberated slaves m aforesaid
The maver Of said Petition Is, thst the several
persons uamed IN the plaintiff e petition as Lega-
tees under the win Of William Ragland deceased,
NAV be made defendants, and required to answer
the same and particularly that the said Mary Rag
land, David Ragland. Fanny Ragland, Frances
P0indexter. George Ragland, Peter Ragland, VIII
liam Ragland, otherwise called William Watson,)
Samuel Raglaud. Thompson Leach Alice Perkins,
garet POndexter,. Henry Fox and Anna Harris,
may answer aud set forth specially their respective
claims to said lands, or any part thereof under
their tax titles. That receiver may be appointed
to take possession aud control of said trust lands
during the pGndency Of said suit and to receive
the rents issues and profits thereof: to redeem
the same 30 far as any part of the trust lands have
! been sold for taxes &c. That said cause be re-
ferrcd TO Master, 10 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 @id benetcaries IN sald
suit whose places C residence in the State are un
known and tllut the said Robert VI. Kent, who il
a non resident of Ohio notice by publication Of
the pendenev OF said suit and the prayer thereof.
may be given according to law. That Par
| titiun Of said lands may be made among
said several benelichrics according to their sew
eral rights under said Wills or IL 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 oil of said parties may be
| made according to equity; and that the said
! Robert NJ. Kent IN case Of such partition, may he
mnde 10 convey tn said several bcnefciaries such
part of said lands as may be set of TO them
/ respectively; ur In case of sale, then that lle
release and convey said lands to the several pur-
chasers thereof; and TINT like releases may be-
made by each of said parties claiming said lands,
or some part thereof under ax-ttles, as aforesaid.
| And that the said Robert NJ. Kent, as such sur.
! viving executor as aforesaid, NAV render full
/ account OF his said trust, and of his receipts and
! disbursements Of said trust estate. '.r rU..
/ L. johnson d Vim. T. McCliLtick.
! un Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
/ Aug 80 -6w .