The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07
LEGAL NOTICE
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGIN

know heirs at law Of the chill
dren of Mrs. j. r. MegginSon. de-
ceased, and the unknown heirs at
law or successors III title of Peter
NJ Phelps, Trustee, whose names
are unknown and who are made
parties defendant hereto by the
/ general description of Parties
! Unknown" ................ Defendants
The object of this suit is to
have the court quiet the title to a
tract OF land Of 1873 acres, III
James River District. Buckingham
County Virginia. lying on the
Greenway Road and adjoining
lands of the old Eldridge tract
and Douglas Mccormick which
are a part OF the l48 acres of land
conveyed unto Eugene McCorm-
lex, by w j. Hubbard, Clerk. by
tax deed of May %. 1910 which
Is of record in the clerk" office
OF said county in Deed Book No
II, page 30. which lands were list
ed on the land books Of said dis
trict for the year. 1894 in the
name of Peter N. Phelps. Trustee
for Mrs. j. r. MegginSOn as 1853
acres. and as being on or near
Spears Mountain, which lands
were sold by the treasurer of said
county on January 10. 1896 for the
delinquent taxes thereon and was
purchased on behalf Of the Com
monWealth. but said lands in the
tax proceeding was found by sur
vey of the county surveyor to con-
tain only l48 acres; and to have
the court to decree that the plain
tiffs' title to said 1873 acres of
land is firm and stable. and that
neither said Peter N, Phelps,
Trustee nor Mrs j r. Meggin-
son nor anyone claiming title to
said 1873 acres Of land under OF
through either of them or other
wise, have any rights therein, but
that all of their interest, If ever
they had since said conveyance by
said tax deed of May %, 1910
have long since been barred by the
statute of limitations
And an affidavit having been
made and filed that the defend
ants names are unknown and as
such are proceeded against by the
general description of Parties
Unknown" it is ordered that the
said defendants do appear here
within ten days after due publ
cation hereof, and do what may
be necessary to protect their in
terest in this suit
A COpy-Teste.
JOHN c. SPENCER. Clerk
w M ABBITT p. q.
Appomattox. Va 4-30-4t
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VIRGINIA:
In the Circuit Court of POwhatan
County Anril i3 1864
Mary N Hicks, ct ais
Complainant
Madeline Harris Graham vi
Defendants
Order of Publication
The general object of the above
styled suit which Is pending IN the
Circuit Court of Powhatan Coun-
ty Virginia is to partition in one
Of the modes prescribed by law
certain real estate ia Spencer
District. Powhatan County Viz
glnia containing SO acres. more
or less on the Buckingham and
Genito Roads beloning to the
Estate of Emanuel L. Graham
deceased
It appearing from aflidavits that
Rosa Graham, Ethel Graham and
Catherine Moore are on Residents
of the State of Virginia. and that
Madeline Harris Graham could
not be located in the State of
Virginia by diligent search, it is
ordered that they do appear in
the Clerks Office of this court
within ten (l0) days after due
publication of this Order and do
whatever is necessary to protect
their interest as the same may be
affected by this suit.
1t is further ordered that the
foregoing be published in the
Falmville Herald a newspaper of
general circulation in the County
Of PoWhatan. once a week for
four consecutive weeks
A Copy-Teste:
JAS. A. TILMAN. JR.
II. RADCLIFFE TURNER,
Richmond. Va. 4-23-4t
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGIN.
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