Edmund Hardesty (1766-1864) Petition for Partition filed in Coshocton Co., Ohio

Box 62 Case #7031A Appearance Docket #14 Coshocton County Ohio Court of Common Pleas

To the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Coshocton in the State of Ohio.

Your petitioners Hamilton Cox and Rachel Cox, of the County of Coshocton in the State of Ohio, represent.

That on or about the first day of July A. D. 184. One Edmund Hardesty late of said County of Coshocton, died intestate, seized of an estate of in fee simple in the following described lands and tenements situate in the county of Coshocton, in the State of Ohio, and which is particularly described as follows:

The South East quarter, of section numbered nineteen (19) in Township four (4) of Range Eight (8) in the Zanesville Military land Diostrict containing one hundred and sixty acres, more or less.

Also, the East half of the north East quarter, of said section nineteen (19) in Township four (4) of Range Eight (8) containing together one hundred and twenty acres more or less.

Also, all that part of the North West quarter of section twenty (20) in Township four (4) of Range Eight (8) which is embraced in the following boundaries, to wit: commencing for a boundary at the South west corner of said of said North West quaeter of said section twenty, and running from thence along the section line North, to the North West corner of said North West quarter; thence east along the section line far enough that a line drawn from that point and running parallel with the west line to the south line of said North West quarter; and running thence west along the south line of said North West quarter to the place of beginning, will embrace within said boundaries one hundred acres.

The said lands and tenements descended to the following persons only heirs and legal representatives of the said Edmund Hardesty, deceased,

1st Your petitioner Rachel Cox who is a daughter of said Edmund Hardesty, deceased, and who is now inter married with said petitioner Hamilton Cox.

2 Thomas Hardesty and John Hardesty both sons of the said Edmund Hardesty, deceased, who reside in said County of Coshocton.

3. Daniel Hardesty a son of said Edmund Hardesty, deceased, who resides in the couty of Ogle in the State of Illinois.

4. Harriett Aikins a daughter of said Edmund Hardesty, deceased, Nancy Tilton a daughter of said Edund Hardesty, married to William Tilton, Sophia Cross a daughter of said Edmund Hardesty, deceased, married to John Cross, and Amy Tilton a daughter of said Edmund Hardesty, deceased, married to Spencer Tilton all of whom reside in the County of Ogle in the state of Illinois.

5. William Slaughter, Edmund Slaughter, Henry Slaughter, Adin Slaughter, Nancy Slaughter, Ruth Slaughter, Aravilla Slaughter, John Slaughter, Joseph Slaughter and Thomas Slaughter, children of on Elizabeth Slaughter, now deceased, who was a daughter of said Edmund Hardesty, deceased, all of whom resided when last heard from in the county of Ogle in the State of Illinois.

The parties above named have the following undivided estate in said premises.

1st Your petitioners in right of the said Rachel Cox one equal undivided eighth part ther of in fee

2. The said Harriet Aikins, Nancy Tilton, Sophia Cross, Amy Tilton, Danile Hardesty, and John Hardesty, each, one undivided eighth part in fee.

3. The said William Slaughter, Edmund Slaughter, Henry Slaughter, AdinSlaughter, Nancy Slaughter, Ruth Slaughter, Aravilla Slaughter, John Slaughter, Joseph Slaughter and Thomas Slaughter each one undivided eightieth part in fee

4. The said Edmund Hardesty in his lifetime conveyed to the said Thomas Hardesty, his son the south West quarter of said section nineteen (19) in Township 4 or Range Eight (8) containing one hundred and sixty acres more or less at which time he gave to the said Thomas Hardesty by way of advancement in the price of said premises, the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, in full of his share of his lands, and the said Thomas Hardesty received the same as such, and is not now entitled to any part, interest or share in the premises herein before described and of which the said Edmund Hardesty died seized.

Your petitioners therefore pray that the said Harriet Aikins, THomas Hardesty, Nancy Tilton, Willim Tilton, Sophia Cross, John Cross, Amy Tilton, Spencer Tilton, Daniel Hardesty, John Hardesty, William Slaughter, Edmund Slaughter, Henry Slaughter, Adin Slaughter, Nancy Slaughter, Ruth Slaughter, Aravilla Slaughter, John Slaughter, Joseph Slaughter and Thomas Slaughter, be made parties depudants to this petition that they may answer all and singular the matters herein contained and set forth; and your petitioner desiring to hold then said interest in severalty, may that partition of said previously may be made, or if partition cannot, without manifest injury, be made, then that the premises may be sold or other order taken pursuant to the Statute.

Hamilton Cox & Rachel Cox by Thos Campbell, Atty for Petrs

Filed Dec 31st, 1864 W. R. Forker Dep. Clk.

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