The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-15
Legal Notice.
State Of Ohio, Belmont County, Court of
Common fieas.
In PARTITION.
John Brown, Plaintiff,
VS..
Abel Brown, ct al, Defendants

A BKL BROWN, Sevelia Noffsinger and Jno
II Nohsinger hei husband, who reside in
the State of West Virginia; Rebecca Fraley |
and William Fraley her husband. who reside
In the county of Monroe, State of Ohio;
Lydia Gates and Matthias Gates her husband,
who reside in Owen county, Indiana; Arrissa
Fraley and Philip Fraley her husband, Han
nah &. Dawson and David Dawson her hus-
band. Elizabeth A. Beabout and Elizabeth
Brown, who reside in the county Of Belmont,
State Of Ohio; will take notice that petit
tion was fled against them on the goth day
or January, 1878, in the Court of Common
Pleas, within and for the county of Belmont,
by John Brown, and is now pending; wherein
said John Brown demands assignment OF
dover and partition of the following real es-
tate, to wit:
FIRST TsAor,-Being all that tract of land
situate in Washington township, county Of
Belmont and State of Ohio-being the west
half of the southeast quarter Of section
thirteen; township four and range number
four, beginning at small hickory on the
township line at a corner of Jacob Browns
land; thence running west sag rods to a
stake; thence north . west 100 rods to an
elm; thence east S24 rods to stake at the
corner of Jacob Browns land; thence south
1e east l60 poles to the place of beginning,
containing eighty acres more or less, except.
ing SO much of said described land IS has
been conveyed by said Joseph Brown, deceas-
ed, and Elizabeth Brown to said John Brown
by deed, dated 10th Of January, 1871. Said
reservation containing about thirty acres.
mo. no;r al q hot froc of lam
situate in the township of Washington, county
Of Belmont, State Of Ohio. Being the east
half Of the southwest quarter of section IL,
township and range A. in the district of
iands'sold at Marietta, 0hio;containing eighty
acres more or less-being the same conveyed
by John Pew and Jemimah Pew, Morgan Pew
aud Elizabeth Pew to said Joseph Brown, de-
ceased, on the 9Th day of April, 1888. Ex-
tcepting 50 much of said last tract as has
kbeen conveyed by said Joseph Brown and
Elizabeth Brown to said John Brown and
George Monroe by deeds Of general warranty.
Said reservation containing about 9 acres
more or less. r
THIRD TRACT being all that tract of land
situate In the township of Washington, ,coun-
of Belmont aud State of Ohio. and In the
Marietta land district, described as follows, to
wir The east half of the southeast quarter
of section l3, township and range 8, con-
taining eighty acres.
I FouRrH TRAcr.--Situste in Washington
township, county Of Belmont. State of Ohio,
one acre and q half in range fouT, township
and section I, in the southwest quarter,
both of said last tracts being the same con-
veyed by James Gates and Mary Gates to said
Joseph Brown. deceased, by deed dated Goth
/ of April, 1857.
FIFTH TRAcr.-Being all that tract Of land
situate in the township of Washington, ,coun-
ty Of Belmont and Slate of 0hio-being the
south half Of the southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter in section l3 township 5
and range four, containing twenty acres.
SIXTH TRAcr.-Being all that tract Of land
situate in the township of Switzerland, county
Of Monroe AMI State of Ohio, beginning for
the same at stake 54 6.10 rods vest of the
southeast corner of the west half Of the
| northeast quarter Of section 18,, township 4
and range q; thence north about 137 rods to
, run; thence up said run so far as to make
City acres by running line south ll0s rods
to the south end of the east half of the
northwest quarter Of said section; thence east
IS rods to the place Of beginning. containing
fifty acres mere or less.
SEVENTH TRACr.-Being all that tract of
land situate In the township Of Switzerland,
county of Monroe and State of Ohio, being a
fraction or part Of the north end of the west
half of the northeast quarter Of section Is,
township range 4, in the district Of lands of.
fered for sale at Marietta. Also fraction OF
part of the north end of the east half of the
4 = - ~
range A. beginning for the same on the line 9di.
viding Belmont and Monroe counties at a beech
tree at the north end of the west half Of the
northeast quarter last aforesaid running thence
west la rods to the northwest corner of the
east halt of the northwest quarter; thence south
SO rods; thence east of northeast 1852 rods to the
place of beginning, containing II acres and 81
rods more or less.
1 &, EIGHTH TRACT.-Situate and being in the
township of Switzerland in the county of Mon
i roe and State of Ohio, described as follows Be
ginning at a corner stone planted near the road
| that runs from Cats run and intersects the
other road that runs near the house of William
N. Sandroek; running thence 20 rods north to q
corner stone; thence northwest so rods to 8
point in the forks of the before mentioned road
thence southeast 3S rods to the place of begin
ming, all between the two roads in section Is
township and range 4, part of the east half Of
the northeast quarter of said section, containing
4 2H acres more or less.
And that at the next term of said court. the
said John Brown will apply for an order that
partition may be made of said premises and fol
assignment of dover therein to said Elizabeth
4 Brown
DID. T. COWRN.
J.W. SHANNON,
Att'ys for Petitioner.
Dated this 27th day Of March, 1878. :.
april l,':3w6.