The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1916-02-17
ceased, Frank NJ. skies, trustee for

Mrs. Elizabeth A. Skies, deceased,
Joseph Hudgens. deceased, Constance
r. Hinton, formerly Constance r.
| Phillips, wife of John S. Phillips, de.
ceased and Mary r.. Phillips, deceas-
ed. that said Prudence G. Young was
the original purchaser of the west
half of the northeast quarter of
said section seven. township nine
teen, north of range thirteen, east,
from the United States, she having
entered said land on September IL,
'S4S. and received a patent from the
United States of America therefor,
conveying said land to her. the said
Prudence G. Young.
Plaintiff further states that by or
der Of the probate court of said Penis.
cot county. the administrator of the
estate of said Prudence G. Young
sold said land last above described on
the 4th day Of January, 1871, to one
George w. Carleton, and that by
mesne conveyances. plaintiff has ac-
quired the title, interest and estate
of the said George w. Carleton in
and to said land; that John l.. Ross
C.. Gray. dated the 2Sth day of De-
ded onethird interest in and to said
last above described tract OF land,
and that so far as the deed records
If said femlscOt county show. the
said John l.. Ross never conveyed
said land. but plaintiff says that by
long continued possession OF said
land by plaintiff and his grantors
aud these under whom he claims
III" thereto. and by reason of the
'a"ts that no one nor any of the de-
PENDANTS, or any one under whom
they might or could claim said land
have been III the possession of said
land during more than thirty-one
wears last past and that no one nor
any Of the defendants nor any one
for them nor under whom they
might claim has paid any taxes on
said land. or any Fart thereof. dur
ing said period CT thirty one years
the title to said land has become
vested in this plaintiff. whom to-
ether with those under whom he
claims title has been in the actual,
open, exclusive and continuous pos
session Of said land and every part
thereof ten years last past, claim
ing said land in fee simple, under
warranty deeds duly recorded
Flaiufiff further says that John
w. Smith acquired a deed from
George w. Carleton, dated Febru-
AIRY IS, 1878, conveying an und.vi
dc d Cne-third interest in and to said
land last above described; but that
by certain decree of the circuit
court of Pemiscot county, Missouri,
rendered on the 18th day of Septem.
ber 1880, all the right. title and in
terest in and to said land was di
Vested out of the said John w. Smith
and invested in one Daniel tSchil-
ling, under and through whom this
plaintiff claims title to said land.
Plaintiff further states that by its
{ certificates Of entry and purchase No.
759 Pemiscct county sold and con-
veyed to Everton X. Speer. the north
half of the northe asst quarter OF the
southeast quarter Of section one,
in township nineteen, north of range
tw6l I've. east, On the 9TH day of De-
tober. 1857. but that by partition
deed among the sole heirs at law,
# the said Everton X. Speer. said
land was by proper deed Of convey
ance, conveyed to Amanda J. Averill,
which said deed wts dated the 18th
day of hpril, 1874. and is duly re-
corded in ;rC deed records of said
PemiscCt county. Missouri; that said
Amanda j. Averill and her husband
John T.. Averill, conveyed said land
by warranty deed, of date the 18th
CT August, 1874. to one Robert Bel
son; that by his bond for deed, dated
hn Il nh
BE lson promised and agreed to sell
and convey to Charles w. Wilson
and William S. Stewart so acres off
of the east side of the southeast
quarter of said section one. town
ship nineteen, north of range twelve,
east. in said Pemiscot county, Mis-
souri,; that by agreement between
the said Robert BelsOn, Charles W.
Wilson and William s. Stewart. the
said Robert BelsOn conveyed all the
north half of the east half of the
southeast quarter Of-said section one
to the said William S. Stewart, hut
designated the said William S. Stew
art in said deed as w. S. Stewart,
and that the said William s. Stewart
and w. S. Stewart aforesaid, are one
and the same persons; and that the
said Robert Belson conveyed tC the
said Charles W. Wilson the south
half of the east half of the south
east quarter Of said section one
but designated the said
Charles W. Wilson in said deed as
&. W. Wilson, but that the said
Charles w. Wilson and the said {.
". Wilson as aforesaid are one and
The same person. and that each CT
said deeds of conveyance last above
are of date the 10Th day
of February, 1892; that the said
s. stewart and his wife.
Laura b. Stewart, by their deed of
rust of date the 18th day of May,
1892; conveyed the north half of
the east half of the southeast quar-
ter of said section one to George w.
Carleton, trustee for Jacob Auchel, !
to secure the payment OF certain in !
iebtedness therein mentioned, and |
that by trustees deed dated July !
81, 1898. said land was sold and !
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