The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-09
office to Defendants Partition

Notice 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 Richard H Virts of De Witt county
Illinois.
You will take notice that on the 18th day of Ju-
ly, A. D. 1877, the undersigned Samuel P. Ba-
ker and Washington L. Baker, of Perry county
Ohio, fiji ed petition in the Court of Common
Pleas of Perry county, Ohio, where the same is
real estate of which Adam Baker, late of Muskin.
gum county, Ohio, died seized in fee simple part
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
half OF the Northeast quarter Of Section No. &c. in
township No. II and range No. 16, situate in Perry
county, Ohio, excepting therefrom, however, so
much OF said half quarter as conveyed by
George Crossen and Sarah Crossen his wife to
James Cain by deed dated October 31st 1882 recor-
ded in book E, 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 stone; thence North 250 East II eAains
and 80 links to a stone; thence South 7s14o East
chains and Al links to stone; and thence South
chains and IS links to the beginning, leaving a
residue OF said half quarter hereby scribed con-
tanning IS acres, more or less, being the same 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 3 several
tracts as follows
ter OF section No. %, in township No. II, and
range n 10. 10, situate in Muskingum county, Ohio,
Beg, inning at stone placed 10 chains and II links
South from the North line of said last named quar-
ter section, on line running North and South
through the middle of said quarter thence running
South "a chains and 6 links; thence East chains:
thence South chains thence West q chains and
so links: thence North % chains and links; and
thence East 10 chains and so links to the begin
ming.
The I'd tract being TIE West half OF the North
west quarter of section No. &C. in township No. II
and range No. 10, situate in Muskingum county
Ohio, beginning at 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
est corner of said quarter; thence North to
the Northwest corner of said qnarter; and thence
East to the beginning-the said first and second
Musklngum county tracts taken together contain
conveyed to said Adam Baker by Moses Metoalf
and wife.
The Sd tract being part of the Northwest quar-
ter of section No. &c, in Township No. Ii and
Range No. 10 situate In Muskingum county, Ohio
Beginning at stake in the half section ine 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 at the Northeast corner of
the Section line so rods to stone; thence South
100 rods to stake; and thence East so rods to the
beslnning containing SO acres, more or less being
William Covin and wife.
The undersigned petitioners demand that parti-
tion be made of all the Aforesaid real estate fol-
thereof, and to said John w. Baker, Daniel H. Ba-
ker Elizabeth A Crossen, Mary A. Virts, Silas G.
Baker, Baker, and Sarah ). Baker each one eight part
Adam Baker, deceased, dover In the whole.
At I'll the next h term of said court an application
partition be made Nc, OF said premises
WASHINGTON L. BAKER,
WM. SPENCER Attorney for Petitioners.
July 18th, 1877, CIV. pfS25 90.