The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-08
Legal Notice.
State of Ohio, Belmont County, Court of
Common Pleas.
In PARTITION.
John Brown, Plaintiff,
vs..
Abel Brown. ct al. Defendants.

| A BEL BROWN, Sevelis Nofsinger and Jno
| n Nofsinger he, husband, WHO reside in
tile 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 r. Dawson aud 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 a peti.
| tion was fled against them on the 30th 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 TRAcr,-Being ali 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 corner of Jacob Browns
land; thence running west S2s rods to a
stake; thence north l . west l5O rods to an
elm; thence east S2t rods to a stake at the
corner Of Jacob Browns land; thence south
le east 160 poles to the place of beginning,
containing eighty acres more or less, except.
ing so much of said described land rs 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.
SECOND TaAcr.-Being all that tract ofland
situate in the township of Washington, county
Of Beln0hs Ssats " Ohio. Being the east
half Of the southwest quarter of section IL,
township s and range 4, in the district of
lands sold at Marietta, Ohio;containing eighty
acres moro 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-
cepting so much of said last tract as has
been conveyed by said Joseph Brown and
Elizabeth Brown to said John Brown aud
George Monroe by deeds Of general warranty.
Said reservation containing about 9 acres
more or less.
THIRD Aer-Be,ng ali tbat trast, Of land
situate in the township of Washington,coun-
ty of Belmont and State of Ohio. and in the
Marietta land district, described as follows, to
wit: The east half of the southeast quarter
sof section 13, township and range q, con-
tanning eighty acres
FOURTH TRAcr-Situate in Washington
township, county of Belmont State Of Ohio,
one acre and half in range four, township
s and section I, in the southwest quarter,
both of said last tracts being the same con-
vsyed by James Gates and Mary Gates to said
Joseph Brown. deceased, by deed dated a0th
/ of April, 1867.
Firth TRAcr.-Being all that tract of land
\ situate in the township of Washington, ,coun-
4 ty of Belmont and Slate of Ohio-being the
south half of the southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter In section is township 5
|. and range four, containing twenty acres.
1 SIXTH TRAcT.-Being all that tract of land
situate in the township of Switzerland county
/ of Monroe AMI State of Ohio, beginning for
4 the same at stake 81 10 rods west Of the
! southeast corner of the west half Of the
1srtheast quarter Of section Is, township 4
and r.snge 4, thence north about 1877 rods to
a run; tiiellce up said run SO far as to make
fifty acres by rupning line south ll0k 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 more or less.
SEVENTH TRAcT.-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 IL,
township range 4, in the district of lands of
fered ior sale at Marietta. Also fraction or
part Of the north end of the east half of the
northwest quarter of section 1S,township and
range 4, beginning for the same on the line di-
viding Belmont and Monroe counties at beech
tree at the north end Of the west half of the
northeast quarter last aforesaid, running thence
west 144 rods to the northwest corner of the
east hall of the northwest quarter; thence south
62 rods; thence east of northeast 162 rods to the
place of beginning, containing II acres and 62
rods more or less.
EIGHTH TRAcT-Situate and being in the
township of Switzerland in the county of Mon.
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. Sandrock; running thence 20 rods north to a
corner stone; thence northwest so rods to q
point in the forks Of the before mentioned road
thence southeast IS rods to the place of begin.
ming. all between the two roads in section 1S
township and range 4. part of the east half Of
the northeast quarter of said section, containing
~ 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 lie made of said premises and fol
assignment of dover therein to said Elizabeth
Brown.
| DID,. T. COWRN.
| ]. w. SHANNON,
| Att'ys for Petitioner.
Dated this 9th day Of March, 1878.
april l,''5w6.