CASWELL COUNTY, NC - COURT - Vanhook, Hudson and Stegall
			     vs Dixon, Rector, Gray, and Vanhook
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Caswell County, in the Superior Court.

J.T. Vanhook, Bob Vanhook, Nancy Hudson, Farmville Stegall and wife, 
Sarah F., Susan D. Vanhook, and Lucinda E. Vanhook, Plaintiffs

VS

Mary A Dixon, Thos Dixon, ---Rector and wife Sarah F, ---Gray and Wife
Mary A. ----Richards and wife Cornelia E., E.R. Vanhook, Jr., Jacob T.
Vanhook, David B. Vanhjook, Martha Vanhook & David V. Vanhook,
Defendants.  

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA:  
To the Sheriff of Caswell County---Greetings.  You are hereby commanded 
to summon Mary A. Dixon, Thomas Dixon, ---Rector & wife, Sarah F. 
Rector, ----Gray and wife Mary A.,-----Richards and wife Cornelia E., 
William R. Vanhook, Jacob T. Vanhook, David B Vanhook, Martha A Vanhook, 
and David F. Vanhook, the defendants above named, if to be found in your 
county to appear at the office  of the clerk of the Superior court for 
the County of Caswell, within 20 days after the service of this summons 
on them, exclusive of the day of such service, and answer the complaint 
a copy of which will be deposited in the office of the clerk of the 
Superior Court of the county, within ten days from the date of this 
summons, and let them take notice that if they fail to answer the said 
complaint within that time, the plaintiffs will a pply to the court for 
the relief demanded in the complaint.  Hereof fail not, and of this 4th 
day of April 1881.

(Signed) J. H. Kerr, C.S.C."

	It appearing by affidavit that Mary A. Dixon, Thos. Dison, ---
Rector and wife Sarah F. Rector, ---Gray and wife Mary and Gray, ----
Richards and wife Cornelia E Richards, Wm. R. Vanhook, Jacob T. Vanhook, 
David B Vanhook and Martha A. Vanhook, who are defendants in the above 
action are not residents of this State (A Proceeding for the sale of 
real estate for partition).  It is therefore ordered by the court that
publication to be made in the Milton Chronicle, a newspaper published in
the county of Caswell, for six weeks for the non resident defendants,
requiring them to appear, plead answer or demur to the complaint within
the time required by law or judgement (pronounced?) will be had against
them and the case heard by ex parte to them.  

				(Sgd) J. H.  Kerr, C.S.C.
				Probate Judge.
				April 7