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CHANCERY RECORDS OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Record Book 2, Pages 267 & 359 - Filed September 1811 -
Partition John Rhodes
vs
Heirs of Adam Rhodes
Adam Rhodes
died September 1810, owning 90 acres (location not stipulated). Heirs: John Rhodes; Adam Rhodes; Ebenezer Rhodes; Britain Lovett &
Elizabeth his wife; George
Sargent & Abigail his wife, all of Champaign
County; Peter Van
Buskerk [BUSKIRK] & Ruth his wife of Pickaway
County; Mary Rhodes
Titsworth died four years ago, leaving: Edward Sutherd &
Elizabeth his wife of Ross County; John Miller, Philip Miller, Ada
Miller, Thomas Othey & Abigail his wife, John Sorts &
Mary his wife, Joseph Titsworth (minor), James Titsworth (minor)
& Sarah Titsworth (minor).
Record Book 2, Page 359 - Filed 8 May 1812 -
Petition for Partition Adam Rhodes, partition of estate of Adam Rhodes
deceased
Adams Rhodes
possessed a title bond on James
Galloway Jr. for 130 acres in Treacles Creek in Military
Survey Number 5444. The 130 acres consisted of 80 acres which was
surveyed for Richard A.
Pearson and patented to James Galloway and 50 acres, part
of Military Survey Number 5751 which was 411 acres surveyed for
Jonathan Clark and patented to James
Galloway. (The surveys now lay in
Goshen Tp.) James
Galloway Jr. and wife, Martha,
executed a deed and conveyed the lands to the heirs of Adams Rhodes in
fee simple on 28 March 1812. The heirs of Adam Rhodes were: Adam Rhodes; John Rhodes; Ebenezer Rhodes; Elizabeth, wife of
Britton Lovett; Abigail,
wife of George Sargent
-all of Champaign County, Ohio; Ruth
Van Boskirk [BUSKIRK], wife of Peter Van Boskirk [BUSKIRK]
of Pickaway County, Ohio; Mary
Rhodes Titsworth died five years ago and left the
following heirs: Elizabeth,
wife of Edward Southard
of Ross County; John
Miller;
Philip Miller;
Adam Miller;
Abigail, wife
of Thomas Bythy and Mary,
wife of John Sutes - all of full age; and minors of
Champaign County, Joseph
Titsworth,
James Titsworth and
Sarah Titsworth. The court appointed appraisers: Joseph L.
Cummings, Henry Hazel and John Britton, valued the land at $2.75 an
acre and John Rhodes
purchased the land at full value.
Also,
Champaign Co. Deed Bk. I, p. 134, John
Rhodes and Sarah, his wife, in
consideration of $55 from Michah Skinner, 14 Jul 1818, 11 acres on
Treacles Creek, conveyed to heirs of Adam Rhodes, dec'd, [recorded 15
Jan 1830].