The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-22
Report of the Convention of the Chill
cote heirs held at FOstOrfa Ohio.

JAN 10 A. II. of0--Hursuanl To
previous arrangements made bv J. c.
Curran and others, a meeting OF the
heirs to the Chilcote- Baltimore claim
assembled in the council chamber in
this City, 10, a. m
The meeting was composed of large
number of the heirs from different parts
of Ohio, and also from Pennsylvania,
Indiana, Illinois, and Kansas The
Convention was called TO order, Mr..
Cha's. NJ. England of Ohio, was elected
chairman, and Leander Buchanan of
Ind. secretary. The chairman stated
the object Of the meeting, which was to
take into consideration the subject rela-
ting to the investigation of the titles
to a certain estate in Baltimore Co.
Nd. which was left By our forefathers,
and to examine the reports with regard
to the same, which would be made du-
ring the progress of this convention by
Mr.. Curran, who had made quite a
lengthy investigation of the same. Mr..
Curran here took the floor, and prefaced
his remarks by request that each mem
Der present would furnish the secretary
with his name and lineal descent, during
the progress Of the meeting; he then gave
a statement of some of the more impor-
tant features of the investigation made
by himself, as well as synopsis of one
made by P. R. Lovejoy Esq, Of Balti
more City, in Aug, 1872; he also read
the statement of Jemima Chilcote who
died at the advanced age of 95 years, in
A. D. 1873 whose statement was given
in A. D. 1871, and relates to the posses
sion of said estate by John and james
Chilcote rs early as A. D. 1929 and 80:
Elijah c. McRill, was here called up
on to address the meeting, he stated some
important facts concerning the early his
tory of this family, with which he had
been acquainted over 80 years, which
were corroberative of what had already
been said. Remarks were here made re-
lating to the matter by Joseph Chilcote /
of West Mill Grove, by B. F. Chilcote
VI vi iOiSOHAo a. diId MANY OtHSlS iCP-
resenting different branches of the fami- |
ly: The convention here adjourned |
to meet at l! o'clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON sEssIoN.-At the hour
appointed the meeting-was called to or
der and the business of the day at once |
entered upon. Mr.. Curran was called |
upon to read the results of his investiga-
tion made in Baltimore City and Anapo-
lis Nd, last fall, he proceeded to show
the members present over 100 abstracts
of title with accompanying .plats of the
same, among which were those of John
and James Chilcote, of Baltimore Co.,
Md, ranging from date 4. D. 1927 up
1869. Showing that among these were !
some 279 acres of which the title is yes
ted in the descendants of John Chilcote,
James having died without issue,) and
which demand the earliest attention by
those who are the lineal descendants of
the aforesaid John Chilcote.
Mr.. C. here invited the members pres
ent to examine judiciously and carefully
the results of his investigation and ask
any questions they might think of rela- |
ting to the matter. Mr.. N. F. Chilcote |
Esq. of Rensselaer,, Ind, thereupon piled |
Mr.. C. with a number of question. Mr.. |
Baldwin, of Fostoria, and others also
joined with NJ. F. and questions were
asked and answered in rapid succession
for some moments resulting satisfactorily |
to all concerned. On motion a Com |
mittee on finance was appointed COM
posed of members. viz: John Mierley,
of Calvin, Huntington Co. Pa, I. J.
Baldwin, of Fostoria, o. and Leander |
Buchanan, of Corunna, DeKalb Co. Ia. |
The heirs are requested to correspond |
with the Com, and remit them whatever |
sum or sums they may have to contrib
ute to the further prosecution of this
claim, as we'll as also to give their best
authenticated genealogy of the branch |
of the family to which they may belong,
SO that the family succession may be
compiled as early as possible.
Mr.. Mierley is expected to attend to
all those East of Ohio, Mr.. Baldwin to
those in Ohio, and Mr.. Buchanan all |
west of Ohio.
The heirs present expressed them
selves in favor of pushing forward the
work already begun, to Its consumation,
and by vote of the members requested
Mr.. Curran to lead in the further inves-
tigation.
Remarks were here made by many of
the members present and resolution
prevailed ordering consolidated report
of this meeting published in the "Som-
erset Pres" and ''Fostoria Review"
After many kind salutations and ex-
changes of kind regards the meeting ad-
iourned. sine die:
c. NJ. ENGLAND, Chair.