Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-03-07
Legal Notice.

q ARAH GOODNIGHT, of johnson County, Mis-
y souri,; Charles, Smith, of Jonesboro, Grant
Hultz her husband; James Smith, Charles Smith,
Nathan Smith, Nancy Smith, Rebeeca Ellen Smith
and Henry Smith, all of Grant County, in the State
of Indiana; and Joseph Rix and Charles Rix,
minor under the age of twelve years, of Blackford
Haines and Nancy W. Haines, his wife, and John
f. Smith, of Grant County, in the State of Indiana;
land County in the State OF Ohio; did, on the 5th
day OF February, A. D. ISI8 file their petition in
County of Fayette and State of Ohio, against James
Ohio. and israel smith and PsfseI smith his VIE
of Hardin County, Ohio; and said Sarah Goodnight,
Charles les smith, Of JSnes6ofoi pant 0GG1nSy, Ss In
and James Hultz her husband; James Smith,
Charles Smith, son of Henry E. Smith, deceased;
Nathan Smith, Nancy Smith, Rebecca Ellen Smith,
Henry Smith, Joseph RiX and Charles Rix, mi
nor; setting forth that on or about the 17th day OF
County, Ohio died ntestate, seized of estate in
fee simple in the following described real estate,
FIRST TRACT.
Beginning at two elms South -Easterly corner TO
John Morris survey No, 5482 in the line of Ebene
ger Seraggs' survey No. 2773; thence with Scraggs
oak, South East corner to said survey, and North
East corner to David Norris survey number 5979;
ories, elm and blackjack in his line, and in the
line of Norris said survey; thence with said line
being Wallace & WorthingtOn's survey No. 1O137,
for l35 acres, and situated in Perry township, Fay
eGle county, OIllO.
SECOND TRACT.
Beginning at a stake, North West corner of A.
Shepherd and William Carriers survey No. $50;
thence North degrees " est i6 poles to the south
with the line of said tract East % poles theSouth
East corner of said tract: thence south 5 degrees
East I76 poles to the North line of said Shepherd
Carters survey; thence West 80 poles to the begin
vey No. 2773 and situated i'll Perry Township, Fay
THIRD TRACT.
Beginning at two hickories elm and black
oak, West corner of Wallace & Worthn gtOn's sur
vey No. l0l37; thence with the South line of said
survey East 229 poles to two hickories an elm and
blackjack South East corner to said survey; thence
South degrees East 81 poles to stone in the line
| Of Thomas CockrilI; thence west 264 poles to a
stake in the line OF John AorTes survey No 5432;
thence North 4I1& degrees East 81 poles to the be-
ginning, containing 5024 acres being parto of Da-
yid Mason's survey No. 1919, and situated in Perry
Township, Fayette County, Ohio.
Excepting from said several tracts of iandsninety
acres and eighteen poles conveyed by James Smith
Sen. Ito 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
persons only heirs and legal Representatives of the
therein Of said Anna smith. to-Wit: 10 said peti
tioners, Nancy W. Haines and Mary Hail. daugh-
John f. Smith, who is grandson OF said James
Smith SEN, and son of Henry f. Smith, deeeas-
Smith, sons of said james Smith Sem, deceased
Patsey Smith and Sarah Goodnight, who aredaugI-
ters of said James Smith Sen,; and to Mary Jane
Hu1tz, James Smith, Charles Smith, Nathan Smith
Nancy Smith, Rebecca Ellen Smith, Henry Smith
children and heirs at law of Henry Z. Smith, de-
ceased, and grandchildren of said James Smith
Sen.; and to said Charles Rix, minor, who is 3
son and only heir at law of one Susannah RiX, de-
ceased, who was a daughter of said Henry T.
Smith, deceased subject the estate by the courtesy
of Joseph RiX in the interest of said Charles RiX
And that said parties have the following undivid.
ed estate in said premises: Nancy W., Haines
Mary Hall, James Smith Jr., Charles Smith (thE
son of said James Smith Sen.), Sarah Goodnight
and Patsey Smith, each one undivided seventh part
the said John f. Smith, Mary Jane Hultz, james
Smith, Charles Smith, Nathan Smith, Nancy Smith
Rebecca Ellen Smith, Henry Smith, Charles Rix,
minor each one undivided sixty third part of sale
premises.
The prayer of said petition is that the interests
said plaintiffs in said premises may be set off Il
them in severalty; that the dover of said widow
Anna Smith, may be assigned; if partition o
said prmises cannot be made without manifest in
jury TO the same, then that said premises be sold
and for such other and further reliefin the premis
es as the said Court may deem just and equitable
And the said Sarah Goodnigh Charles Smith
Mary Jane HultZ and James HultZ, her husband
James Smith, Charles Smith, Nathan Smith, Nancy
Smith, Rebecca Ellen Smith, Henry Smith, and 10
seph Rix and Charles RiX, are hereby notified tina
they are required to appear and answer said pet
ton on before the third Saturday after the 1871
day of April, A. d. 1878.
: MAYNARD & HADLEY,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
March 9TH, 1873 Ew6