The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-06-11
MARSHAL'S SALE.
Virginia.

2
Virginia.
At superior court of chancery held in the
town of Fredericksburg on the list day Of Oc-
tober, 1921.
Thomas Chapman, surviving executor of William
Carr, deceased-PLAMrIFF,
Against,
Benjamin Grayson, Beverly r. Grayson, Peter
Grayson, Lund Washington and Susanna his
wife. Samuel Smith and Sarah his wife, James
Hewitt and Caroline his wife, Judith Lindsay,
George G. Hedgman, John G. Hedgman,
James Rawlings and Susan NJ. G. his wife,
John Brown, and Raleigh, John, Elizabeth
and William infant children of the said John
Browne and Mary his deceased wife, and Hi
ram Hord and Catharine his wife-DEF'rs.
NN the motion of the plaintiff,by counsel, the
" court doth appoint John c. Browne guar.
dian of the infant defendants, Rawleigh, John,
Elizabeth and William Browne, fer the purpose
Of defending them in this suit And the defen-
dants, Benjamin Grayson, Beverly r. Grayson,
Peter Grayson, Lund Washington and Susanna
his wife, Samuel Smith and Sarah his wife,
James Hewitt and Caroline his wife, and Judith
Lindsay, who are absent from this common
wealth and against whom the plaintiff appears
TO have proceeded in the mode prescribed by
law, and the defendants George G.. Hedgman,
John G. Hedgman, James Rawlings and Susan
M His wife, John Browne and Hiram Hord
and Caiharine his wife, upon whom the DEGREES
iy executed, stiil failing TO appear ana answ-',
this canse came on by consent ofthe plaintiff and
the infant defendants Rawleigh, John, Elizabeth
and William Browne, by John c. Browne assign
ed their guardian, to be heard on the original
bill, the bill of revivor and answer thereto and
an exhibit 81 was argued by council: On consid-
Grafton whereof, the court doth adjadge, order,
and decree, that,unless the defendants do, within
six months from the date hereof, pay to the
plaintiff two hundred and twenty-eight potinds
four shilngs and five pence, with interest there
on, at the rate of FIVE per centum per annum,
from the 9th day of September 1875, until paid,
aud the costs expended by the plaintiff in the
prosecution of this suit, the said defendants, and
their hers,and all persons claiming under them,
be, from thenceforth, barred and foreclosed of
all equity and right to redeem the lands de-
scribed in the indenture of mortage, the exhibit
aforesaid, made on the 9th day of September,
i795, between the rev. Spence Grayson of the
one part and Simon Lutrell and Thomas Chap
man, executors and trustees of VIM. Carr, de-
ceased, of the other part and in case of de-
fault in the payment of the said principal mo-
ney, interest and costs, within the time afore-
said tina, the marshal Of this court after having
given Three weeks notice, by advertisement
published in some newspaper printed in the
town of Alexandria, do expose TO sale, by pub
Tic auction, for ready money, the lands and
promises in the said indenture mentioned, and
out Of the money arising from the said sale, af-
ter defrayng the expenses attending the same,
pay TO the plaintiffthe said principal money, in
terest and costs, and the surplus of the pro-
ceeds Of sale, il any, pay TO the defendants and
report his proceedings to the court, in order to
a final decree. And liberty is reserved to the
infant defendants, to shew cause against this
decree at any time within six months after
they shall have attained the age of tweuty-one
years. But he effect of this decree is suspen-
ded until the plaintiff shall have entered into
bond, with sufficient security, payable to the alb
sent defendants, in penalty equal to double the
amount Of the sum herein decreed, conditioned
the law requires in the case Of absent de-
PENDANTS. Plaintiffs costs, S57 81. copy
Teste, J. L. FORD, C. C.
6P Pursuant to the foregoing
decree, I shall, on the sEyEsTH DAY Of july,
1923, at Prince William court house, ex-
pose to sale, by public auction, to the highest
bidder, for ready money, the lands and premi-
seS, therein decTeed TO be sold, situate, lying,
and being, in the csunty aforesaid, being three
several tracts or PARCELS of land, lying adjoin-
ing each other, and is the same on which the
rev. Spence Grayson formerly resided. One Of
which tracts, is said TO contain two hundred a
ores one other tract, one hundred and niaety
acres; and the quantity Of acres in the remain
ing tracts, IS not specified in the mortgage, but
wlh be made known on the day Of sale IL is,
however, the tract which the father OF the rev.
spence Grayson, purchased from Jno. McMils |
Ian; and sdjoins the aforesaid tract.
June 9 3@ JOHN STANARD, ". F. G. d.