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- [S819] Partition Records of Common Pleas Court Terms, October Term 1836 to June Term 1873, Vol. 1-6, Hearl, Dan R., Vol. 3, pp. 383-389 (Reliability: 3), 26 Oct 2012.
Pickaway Co., Ohio Partition Records Abstracts
Partition Records
of Common Pleas
Court Terms
October Term 1836
To June Term 1873
Volumes 1 thru 6
By: Dan R. Hearl
August 1996
Printed by: Fitzpatrick's Printery, Inc. - 1996
Published by: Pickaway County Historical Society, A Chapter of
Ohio Genealogical
Society
March Term 1851
Page 51, Paragraph 289
Petition for partition
Vol Three, pages 383 - 389
William H. Ward vs John Cochran and Others
On May 12, 1849, a petition was filed by William H. Ward stating that he has the legal right to one undivided eighth part of three
undivided three parts of 200 acres of land which William E. Rout owned at the time of his death and devised to Matilda Ward and Fanny Anderson. William H. Ward states that he is one of the children and heirs of Matilda Ward no deceased and through her as one of the heirs of Fanny Anderson dec'd. Fanny Ann Abbott wife of Henry Abbott, Jane Decker wife of Elias J. Decker of Franklin Co., Sidner Ward, Matilda Ward, Mary Ward, Sarah Eve Ward, and Betsey Ward children of Matilda Ward Dec'd. John Cochran is also a tenant in common by purchase from John Andersen the husband of Fanny Anderson dec'd. Matilda Ward is not of sound mind and Sarah Eve Ward and Betsey Ward are minors. The petition was amended stating the widow and heirs of Jefferson Rout dec'd, late of Washington D.C., claim to have some interest in a portion of the real estate. The present name of the said widow is Caroline Weber and the children of Jefferson Rout are Sophia M. Rout and Thomas Jefferson Rout both minors living with their mother in Washington D.C.. Two continuances. John Cochran was given 1/4 part, (Others also received shares). The land
was ordered to be sold. On November 25, 1850 it was sold to John Cochran for $19.125 per acre.
This abstract was taken from an archive of a post online:
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/WARD/2000-12/0978214277[10/25/2012 8:50:16 PM]
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