The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-20


IN CHANCERT.
United STATES Court. F5 Circus, ard Yi,si1ia Dir
fyi7, Neu.x6er tern, 1906.
Cunningham Corbett, John Laurie, Gilbert HamiI-
ton. John Sterling, and George Lothian, a{Iig-
nees OF Ninian Minziss, Pitts
againR,
William, Johnlon, one of the heirs and Devices of Ed
ward Johnfon, deed. Henrietta Johnfon and Ed
ward Johnfon, likewife heirs and Devices of Ed
ward Johnlon, decd. and infants under the age of
twenty-one years, by William Hickman their
guardian. John poyall and Elizabeth his wife, for
merry Elizabeth Johnfon. widow of .fard Ed
ward Johrfou, decd William Gently adminRra-
tor of William Ronald, deed. William Fenwck
md Ca:harine his vile. which faid William is ad-
niiEiltra.or, &c. Of Andrew Ronald, decd. unad-
minifered by William Wifehan,, late adn,inira-
tor of the fad Andrew Ronald, deed. Andrew
Ronald and William S,rphe,fon Ronald s. George
Ronald, children of the fad Andrew Ronald, decd.
Sally Ronald and Jane Ronald by the faid William
Fenwick their guardian, William Murray, Betfey
Ronald and Nancy Ronald, co heirs of faid Will
am Ronald, deed. Samuel Pca!ants. ir. Goodrich
Crump, Brett Randolph, William Hickman, Eff
ford Bentley, Catne Cocke, John archer, Ichn
Swami, Benjamin Harris, Pete,tied Archer and Ri
ehard Archer fecurities to William Bentley, as aG-
mniflrator, &c of faid William Eonald, dec d.
maid, decd. and Edward Carringtion and John A.
Cheval!ie, admiiRrators Of William Wiiehan,,
deed Dshs.
aud
Samuel Donaldfon, frvving partner OF Cisron, Do
naidion and Hamilton, P.,fs.
aganf,
The FAME Dei,s
FVHESE caufes coming on again to be further
heard on tie papers formerly read, the amended
bills, bills OF revivur aud auiwers thereto, repcat-
ons, exhibits and reports of a comnai!iioner made
pariuant the orders of the Eighth of June aud ninth
CT December, III the lah year, and argued by
council On confederation whereof, tie court fettiny
aide tke order made in the fir. fu;t the fourteenth
day OF June a, for the preieut doth adjudge, order
sad decree, that Hnieis the defendants, coheirs of
William Ronald deed. who one of the executors
of Edward Jo,n!on deed. i,all, or before the ir
day of the next uos;h, pay into tie Bank or Virginia,
che fun Of twelve thouand and ferry dollars fifty one
cents and the COTS expended by the plaintiffs in both
inits Including the fees of the conn,;iioner ia taking
the ievera accounts under the orders of this court
fubieet the in'ure order of this court, that
William Berkeley, Joiiah Ellis and William
Mann, who appointed coniIiioners FOR that pur-
pole, any two OF whom, may aa TO lay eff and alle
10 Catharine Cooke, late Ca,harine Ronald, widow
Of the faid William Ronsld, deceafed, her dover in
the following traGs parcels of land, whereof
the laid William died feizei and poiTeiied, 70
wit: one tract in the county OF Powhasun
wherein he lived, containing tifieen hundred acres
alIo other raa i'll the fame country, containin 2
forty four acres, pureaed By hia OF T. Woodfon To-
cet,,er with two tracts in the county Of Goochaud
the one Beaver lam creek, containing nine hun
bred acres, the other called Little Hand &
after altotting the E.id Caarixe e dover in the
fame, that they having advertfed the time and place
of c fale, fo- fix weeks iuccefiiveiy in one or more
Of the newspapers printed in tie city Of Richmond
do fell public auction for ready money, the re-
manning third parts Of the iad four tracts par
GELS OF Land Except 70 much Of the ne hundred acres
traa in the county of Gooehand, as Gated in the
report of the oonrnioner TO have been claimed by
4 certain Jacob Johniton, about which the court will
at future day deoide ,i!o the reveriion in tine o.
;her third 70 be allotted 10 the fad Catharine as
her dover, fu5je9 however to the extent Of Ann
Barclay, in the fad rePoT; mentioned, and after de-
Graying the expenses of laying of the dover, and ma
king the fIle aeoreiaid thereof, pay the fame into
court fubca to its future order. AID the faid CONF
niiiioners who may ACT directed TO report their
proceedings to the court and the doth further
order that TIE Gef,s, administrators Of William Wife
ham, decd, who was executor Of Andrew Ronald
decd, who was furvivipg executor of the laid Ed
ward Johnton; deed. do the tenth day of the next
tenn, pay into the court The Im Of Gx hundred and
eighty five pounds four killings ard two pence Of
the value of two thoufand two hundred and eighty
four dollars, three cents, with ntere thereon 10 be
computed after the Of i've pee cenum per annum
from the thirt fra day of December, one thoufand
eight hundred, till paymc,s, iubjt9 the failure
der of the court And the court doth reeomnlt the
report made in thef. faiis eomni.ouer Greenhoyy
with directions take tn required by the
former orders made in hefe futs, afo tie account
OF William Ronads adminG ration The efa,e Of the
fad Edward Johnton, Decd 10 far as any errors or
.on1ions may have been made in ,he report made BY
eosmilIoner Hay i'll fuit depending in the iupefi3r
eourt Of ChaHcory for the Richmond dAri6, between
Powvail aud others, and The Administrators Of the iad
William Ronald. deed, and others; to5y Of which
is among the exhibits in thsic lits, and Of the CO.
partnery Of the fad William Ronald ard Edward
johuflon, of whom the faid WiiIilm was fhrviving
pattner il either party Aa require the fans be ia
1en together with of the def William
Dentleys administration Of the eiatc Of William Ro-
nad deeeaied, 70 far any op,ifions may
he found therein, ALTO OF any monies re-
ceived by the laid William Bentley, Guardian 81 the
defs. co hiers OF the fld william Ronald, dse'd, or
III any other character, by !es i!e or ANY
part Of the real eia,e whereof The laid William 70
maid died feized or pofiehsd, ~hoh he claimed
any title in law equity, be by him exanined fla
ted fsttlej, ana to the reported, with any may,
tiers thought pertinent by himfef or required BY the