The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-23
Notice to Defendants in Partition

IN OC1C0 TO D0ISuOduGS III FdTG1C1Cn.
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. Virts 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, filed 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, 1rte of Muskin-
gum county Ohio, died seized in 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
half of the Northeast quarter of Section No Sc, in
township No. II and range No 16, situate in Perry
county, Ohio, excepting therefrom, 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 3lst 1892 reeor-
ded in book L, page 286, 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 IL chains and 10
links to stone; thence North 25o East IL chains
and so links to stone; thence South 1879 East 6
chains and Al links to a stone and thence South Q
chains and is links to the beginning, leaving
residue of said half quarter hereby dt scribed con-
tanning rs acres, more less, being the same land
conveyed to said Adam Baker by George Crossin
and wife.
kingum county, Ohio, being described in 3 several
tracts as follows
Inc ISL tract Delng q part OF the southwest quar-
ter of section No. %, in township No. II, and
range No. 10, situate in Muskingum county, Ohio,
Beginning at stone placed 10 chains and n 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 links; thence East chains;
thence South chains; thence West 81 chains and
so links; thence North 30 chains and links; and
thence East 10 chains and so links to tie begin
ming.
The I'd tract being TIE West half of the North
unStn Tfarn nf D ina nchi In, No
and range No. Is, 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
Southwest corner of said quarter; thence North to
the Northwest corner of said qnarteI; and thence
East to the begnning-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 Metcalf
and wife.
The Sd tract being part of the Northwest quar-
ter OF section No. 26, in Township No. II and
Range No. is situate in Muskingum county, Ohio.
Beginning at a stake in the half section lne 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
said last named quarter Section; thence West on
the Section line so rods to n stone; thence South
100 rods to stake and thence East so rods to the
bepinning, containing SO acres more less, being
the same land conveyed to said Adam Baker by
William Colyin and wife.
The undersigned petitioners demand that parti-
ton be made Of all the aforsad real estate as fol-
ows: To said petitioners each one eighth part
thereof, and to said John W; Baker, Daniel II. Ba-
kerr Elizabeth A. Crossen, Mary A. Virts, Silas G.
Baker, and Sarah J. Baker, eaeh one eight part
thereof, and to said Sarah Baker as widow of said
Adam Baker, deceased, dover in the whole.
At the next term of said court, an application
will be made by the undersigned for an order that
partition he made &c., Of said premises.
SAMUEL p. BAKER, and
WASHINGTON l.. BAKER,
Petitioners.
WM. SPENCER, Attorney for Petitioners
July 10th, 1877, CIV. pfs25 20s