The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-16
Notice to Defendants in Partition

II office to Defendants in Partition.
TITO Sarah Baker, silas G. Baker, and Sarah J.
l. Baker OF Muskingum county, Ohio, John w.
Baker, Daniel H Baker, Elizabeth A. Crossen and
her husband William Crossen, Mary A: Nirts and
her husband Richard II Nirts of De Witt county,
Illinois,
You will take notice that on the 17th day of Ju-
w. A. D. 1871 the undersgned Samuel P Ba-
ker and Washington l.. Baker, of Perry county,
Ohio, file petition in the Court of Common
Pleas Of Perry county, Ohio, where the same is
now pending, demanding partition of the following
real estate Of which Adam Baker, late of MusBin-
gum county, Ohio died seized i'll fee simple, apart
OF which is situate in Perry county, Ohio, and the
remaining part in Muskingum comfy, Ohio,-that
part Of said real estate lying in Perry county, Ohio
being described as follows: Being all Of the West
half OF the Northeast quarter of Section No SO, in
township n 10. II and range No. 16, situate in Perry
county, Ohio, excepting thcrefrOm, however, SO
much OF said half quarter as was conveyed by
George Crossen and Sarah CrosSen his wife to
James Cain by deed dated October 31s, 1882, recOr
ded in book L, page 2S6, of the records of Perry
county, Ohio, and which excepted part is described
as beginning at the Southeast corner of said half
quarter; thence running West II chains and 10
links to a stone; thence North Is East II chaias
and so links to stone; thence South 781{7 East 6
chains and Al links to stone; and thence South .
chains and IS links to the beginning, leaving Il
residue of said half quarter hereby dc scrbed, con-
tanning IS acres more or less, being the land
conveyed to said Adam Baker by George Crossin
and wife.
And that part of said real estate lying in Mus
kingum county, Ohio being described in 5 several
tracts as follows:
The 1st tract being part OF the Southwest quar-
ter of section No %, in township No. II, and
range No Is, situate in MusIingum county, Ohio,
Beginning at stone placed 10 chains and II links
South from the North line of said last named quar-
ter section, on a line running North and South
through the middle of said quarter; thence running
South "a chains and links; thence East chains;
thence South chains; thence West 81 chains and
50 links; thence North % chains and 6links; and
thence East 10 chains and 80 links to the begin
ming.
The ID tract being TIE West half of the North
west quarter of section No. 26, in township No. Il
and range No 15 situate in Muskingum county,
Ohio, beginning at Il stone in the North East cor
ner of said last named half quarter, thence run
ming South through the middle of said quarter TO
the South boundary thereof; thence West to the
Southwest corner of said quarter; thence North to
the Northwest corner of said qnarteI; and thence
East to the beginning-the said first and second
Muskingum county tracts, taken together, contain
ing 140 acres, more or less, being the same land
conveyed to said Adam Baker by Moses Motcalf
and wife,
The Sd tract being part of the Northwest quar-
ter of section No 2G, in Township No. II and
Range No. 10 situate in Muskingum county, Ohio.
BEGINNING at stake in the half section line stand
ing 60 rodes North from the center of said Section
No. 26, thence running North ON the half Section
line 100 rods to stone Mt the Northeast corner of
said last named quarter Section; thence West on
the Section limo so rods to stone; thence South
100 rods to stake; and thence East so rods to the
beginning, containing so acres, more less, being
the same land conveyed to said Adam Baker by
William Colvin and wife.
The undersigned petitioners demand that parti-
ton be made of all the aforsaid real estate as fol-
ows: To said petitioners each eighth part
thereof, and to said John w. Baker, Daniel IL. Ba-
ker, Elizabeth \. CrOssen, Mary A. Nirts Slas &.
Baker, and Sarah j. Baker each one eight part
thereof, and to said Sarah Baker widow of said
| Adam Baker, deceased, dover in the whole.
| At the next term of said court application
will be made by the undersigned for an order that
| partition be made Ne, of said premises.
SAMUEL L. BAKER, and
WASHINGTON l.. BAKER,
Petitioners
{ wM SPENCER, Attorney for Petitioners,
July 10th, 1877, CIV. pfS25 20.