The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-09-27
Feb. %, 1S6G.--1y
NOTICE.

ID oBERT NJ. KENT. sole surviving Executor
~ and Trustee Of the last will and testament Of
William Ragland late OF Louisa county, Virginia.
deceased, SylviA Ragland, Joseph Ragland, SusaH
Ragland Ann Ragiand, Winston RaglaDd, Frank
Ragland Weston Ragland. JOHN Ragland Jacob
Ragland Mary Ragland, Henrietta Ragland, Eni-
" Ragland. Silvia Ragland jr.. Nathaniel Ragand,
John Raglsnd Catharine Ragland George Rag
land Polly Ragland, Thomas Ragland Margaret
Ragiand Nathan Ragland. Charles Ragiand, Mary
Ann Ragand, Sally o. Ragtand, william j. .Raglandi
Alberta Ragland. NOnuing Regand. Andrew Rag
land Francis Ragland. Alexander RAgland, Eliza
beth T. Ragiand. Willie Ann Pojndexter, Henry
Ragland. Agnes Ragland, LttletOn r. Ragland,
Patrick Ragland Eliza Raglaud Abraham Poln-
dexter William Ragland, James Ragana, Rhoda
Ragland Madison kagland, Betsey Ragiand, VIM
uey' Ragland Harry RAgiand, Robert Raglsnd,
Dabney H. Ragland, Samuel B. POindexter, aud
all other DEVICES, Iegatees, behehciariee, or per-
sons having any interest in said lass will and tesa-
ment or in any wav affected thereby, defendants,
will take notice that Berry U. Jackson and Ellen
Jackson his wife. Aaron Arts and Elizabeth Artis
his wife. Henry Eagland, Henry Barnes and Fanah
Barnes his wife, and Mindora Smith minor who
sues bv Thomas L. Smith her next friend (yFho
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 18th day
OF August *. D.. 1866, file their petition In the
Court of Common Pleas Of said county OF jackson,
against the said defendants settling forth that the
said William Raglaud deceased by his said last
will, manumitted and setfree all his slaves, and
appointed Robert VI. Kent and Philip II. Jones his
Executors. and set apart ont Of his estate to be
invested in land, a'lnrge sum to-wit the sum 0
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 wears 1855, 1856 1851. 1853, 1859 and 1866
a
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 legatees of said testator in the possession and
occupation oil the same: that theV hold the said
lands in common, except some parts thereof which
have been sold for taxes and purchased In BY
some ofsaid 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 a.! Of said legatees the l
gal title TO all OF said Glands so purchased for said
liberated slaves as aforesaid. -:tf-a ~.
The PRAYER of said Petition is, that the several
persons named In the plaintiff e petition az Iega-
tees under the will of William Raglaud, deceased.
NAV be made defendants. and required 10 answer
the same and particularly that the sid Mary Rag
land, David Ragland, Fanny Raeland, Frances
Pondexter. George Ragland, Peter RaglAnd, VIII
liam Ragland Otherwise called William Watson,)
Samuel RaglaHd, Thompson Leach, Alice Perkins,
Robert ,Estcn Frances Fox Nelly Watson. Mar
garet Poindexter, Henry Fox and Anna Harris,
NAV answer and set forth specially their respective
Chains to said lands or anyp part thereof, under
their, tax titles That areceiver may beappointed
to take possession and control Of said trust lands,
during The pendencv Of said suit aud to receive
the rents, issues and profits thereof: TO redeem
the saDle so far as any partCf the trust lands have
been sold for taxes, &c That said cause be re-
fened 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 beneheiafies IN said
suit whose places of residence in the Stte are an
known, and that the said Robert NJ. Kent, who is
a non resident of OHIO, notice by publication Of
the pendcncy of said suit, and the PRAYER thereof,
NAV be given according, TO, law. That Pay
tition Of said lands may be made among
said several beneficiares 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 he sold and the
proceeds divided according to law, and the rights
of each one; and that a tull 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 snch partition, MY be
made to convey to said several benefciaries such
part of said lands as may be set off to them
respectively; or in case of sale. tlIen that he
release aud convey said lands to the several pur-
chasefs thereof; and that like releases may be
made BY each of said parties claiming said lands,
or some part thereof under titles as aforesaid
And thatithe said Robert NJ. Kent, as such sur
viving executor as aforesaid, NAV render a full
account Of his said trust, AMI of bis receipts and
disbursements of said trust estate. q. il..l a,rf
-, L. johnson & WIN. T. McClintick,
'1t .hinI'n' "ti Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
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