Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-04-04
Legal Notice.

q ARAB GOODNIGHT, of johnson County, Mis-
= souri,; Charles Smith, of Jonesboro, Grant
Hultz, her husband; James Smith, Charles Smith,
Nathan Smith, Nancy Smith, Rebecca Ellen Smith
of Indiana; and Joseph Rix and Charles Rix,
minor under the age OF twelve years. of Blackford
County, Indiana; will take no1ee that james
Haines and Nancy W. Haines, his wife, and John
Snl5n OF 6ranI nj S09nIy' "a Hne StLe oL N
land County, in the State Of Ohio; did, on the 5th
fSS So, ~ nf | C93Ao 1 n fee's WI Iitbi1 s fa tb he
County of Fayette and State of Ohio against James
smith Jr. and Anna smith, Of Fayette County,
Ohio; and Israel Smith and Patsey Smith, his wife,
Charles Smith, 81 Jonesboro, Grant County, Tndii1
ana first named, and son of James Smith Sen, de-
ceased, hereinafter named: and Mary Jane Hultz
and james Hultz, her husband; james Smith,
Nathan Smith, Nancy Smith, Rebecca Ellen Smith,
Henry Smith, Joseph Rix and Charles Rix, mi
nor; setting forth that about the 18th day OF
May, 1877, one James Smith Sen, late Of Fayetta
County, Ohio died intestate seized OF an estate in
fee simple in the following described real estate
to-wit:
Beginning at two elms, South -Easterly corner to
John Morris survey No 5432, in the line of Ebene
zer Scraggs survey No. 2773; thence with Scraggs'
line South degrees East 1s5 poles to small black
oak SOUTHEAST corner to said survey, and North
East corner to David Morris survey number 5979;
ories. elm and blackjack in his line, and in the
line of Morris said survey; thence with said line
being Wallace s Worthin gton's survey No. lOI87
for 1S5 acres, and situated in Perry Township, Fay
!
SECOND TRACT.
Beginning at a stake, Northwest corner Of a.
Shepherd and William Carter's survey No. $40;
West corner of Levi Tracys 100 acre tract: thence
with the line of said tract East poles the South
East corner OF sald tlact thence south ~ degrees
East 176 poles to the North line of said Shepherd
Carters survey; thence West 80 poles to the begin
nlng containing lol acres part OF l. Scraggs sur
vey No 2773, and situated in Perry Townships Fay
THIRD TRACT.
At tv-o bicl-o,.faa elr aD5
| oak, West corner of Wallace & Worthing gton's sur
vey No. 1917; thence with the South line Of said
survey East 229 poles to two hickories elm and
blackjack South East corner to said survey; thence
SCUM degrees Fast ~ poles 70 q stone IN the me
stake in the line of John Morre's survey No. 54Sz
69enee North ~ degrees East % poles to the be
vid MasOn's survey No. 5979 and situated in Perry
Township, Fayette County, Ohio.
Excepting from said several tracts OF land ninety
acres and eighteen poles conveyed by James Smith
Sen. to James Smith Jr, by deed dated October 80,
| deed reference is hereby made for more particu-
lar description of said premises conveyed to said
And that said James Smith Sen. left said Anna
| Smith his widow, who is entitled to dover in the
said premises described in said petition; and that
said premises descended to the following described
said James Smith, deceased, subject to the dover
therein of said Anna Smith, to-wit: To said peti-
tioners, Nancy W. Haines and Mary Hall, dangh-
ters of said James Smith SEN, and said petitioner,
John F. Smith, who is a grandson of said James
Smith Sen and of Henry L. Smith, deceas-
ed to said defendants, James Smith Jr and Charles
| Smith, OF said James Smith Sen, deceased
Patsey Smith and Sarah Goodni ght, who daugh-
ters of said James Smith Sen; and to Mary Jane
HultZ, James Smith, Charles Smith. Nathan Smith,
Nancy Smith, Rebecca Ellen Smith, Henry Smith,
children and heirs at law of Henry E. Smith, de-
ceased, and grandchildren of said james Smith
Sen; and to said Charles RiN, minor. who is 8
son and only heir at law OF one SUsannah RiN, de-
ceased, who was daughter Of said Henry Z.
Smith, deceased subject the estate by the courtesy
of Joseph RiN in the interest of said Charles RiN
And that said parties have the following undivid-
ed estate in said premises: Nancy ". Haines,
Mary Hall, james Smith Jr, Charles Smith (the
son of said James Smith SEM, Sarah Goodnight
and Patsey Smith, each one undivided seventh psrt;
| the said John +. Smith, Mary Jane Hultz James
Smith, Charles Smith, Nathan Smith, Nancy Smith,
Rebecca Ellen Smith, Henry smith, Charles RiN, q
minor, each undivided sixty third part Of said
| premises.
The prayer of said petition is that the interests Of
said plaintiffs in said premises may be set on tC
them in severalty; that the dover Of said widow
Anna Smith, may be assigneds or If partition oi
said prlniSes cannot be made without manifest in
jury to the same, then that said premises be sold
and for such other and further relief in the premis-
es as the-said Court may deem just and equitable
And the said Sarah Goodnight, Charles Smith
Mary Jane Hultz and James Hultz. her husband
James Smith, Charles Smith, Nathan Smith, Nancy
Smith, Rebecca Ellen Smith, Henry Smith, and Jo-
seph RiX and Charles RiN, are hereby notified thai
they are required TO appear and answer said peti-
ton before the third Saturday sitter the lStf
, MAYNARD. s HADLEY,
Attorneys for plaintiffs,
March 5th, 1878. 1--we