Transcript of Proceedings, 24 September 1862 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS]
Source Note
Transcript of Proceedings, [], Lake Co., OH, 24 Sept. 1862, Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS (Lake Co., OH, Probate Court 1862); Lake County Probate Court, Real Estate Records, vol. D, pp. 81–88; handwriting of Perry Bosworth; Lake County Courthouse, Painesville, OH; microfilm at FHL.
lot line thence south along the lot line 8 rods to a post thence east parallel with the north line 69 rods to the center of the highway; thence bounding on the center of the center of the highway Northerly to Mr Youngs north west corner thence west 8 rods to a post thence East 13 rods to the highway thence Northerly bounding on the center of the highway 4 rods North & South to the place of beginning containing 13 acres of Land subject to all legal highways
Also of the following described real estate situate in said deeded by to said Joseph Smith Jr by deed dated the 4th day of January 1837 and therein bounded and described as follows viz
known as part of Lot No 30 and is bounded as follows to wit on the south by land formerly owned by Isaac Moore beginning near the North east corner of the said Moores land in the center of the road leading from to and running west on the north line of said land twenty two rods thence north seventeen rods to a stake marked No 1 thence east to the west line of the lot owned by the methodist Episcopal society on which their meeting house stands thence south to the south west corner of said societies lot thence east to the center of the road before mentioned thence southwardly to the place of beginning containing one acre and one hundred and fifty four and a half rods
and is the same land on which stands the “” so called
The said decedent died leaving his widow who has since married but the name of her husband is unknown to the but they both reside at in the State of and is entitled to dower in said lands
The is unable for want of knowledge to set forth with certainty the names and places of residence of the heirs of the said Joseph Smith Jr but says that said decedent died leaving one certainly who is heir & entitled to the next estate of inheritance in the premises above described from the said decedent whose name is & whose place of residence is aforesaid and is all the heir known to the & if there are others their names & places of residence are wholly unknown to the
Your prays that said & her said husband and the said son & heir of said decedent & his other heirs if there shall be found to be others may be made parties defendants to this petition: that the dower of said may be set off to her in each of said parcels of Land respectively & that your may be ordered to sell said real estate or so much thereof as he shall find necessary to the payment of the debts of the deceased and expenses of Administration & for such other & further relief as the Court shall find him entitled to