Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-03-23
VIRGINIA:

VIRGINIA:
At a superior Court Of Chancery, held At the Cant
1922. y
John McCredie and George McCredie. ;nfan,s ,n.
DER the age OF twenty ono years, by William II.
Dyu, .nei1 next friend. Plaintiffs.
Nancy McCredie and James Penn. ,du;,;s,.,r;x
ana administrator, Of John McCredic, deceased,
me SAID James Penn, executor Of George NcCre.
que, VINO was administrator of the said John
"eoreoie, deceased, the said James Penn, execu-
VIZ i george AlcCredie, deceased, the said Nam
cy AcCredie, widow of John McCrcdie, deceased
Waiter Dunn, executor of John Graham. d.ceas-
ea; W lillian Long, Lucy X. Greenhow, admins
ta'rix OF James Greeniiow, deceased, and Harry
hesi' administrator OF Samuel Clarke, deceased,
Defendants.
betsay Mccrcdie, Polly McCredie and Adalinda
"'oleue' plaintiffs.
'ahes fenn, executor Of Geo.se McCredie, deceas-
cd John Graham, William Long and Harry
iieth' aoTninistrator of Samuel Clarke, deceased,
Defendants.
Plaintiff.
john NicCredie jr. and George McCrcdie, ir. infants
uhoer Inc age OF twenty one years as two of the
distributes OF John McCrcdie, deceased and az
ne'S' oevisecs and legatecs OF George McCreJie,
"iNSiStllt, III ncE own rluht.
aud as administrative of the said John NcCreJi.
deceased, Ja'nes Penn in his own right, and as add
minls'rator OF the said John McCrcdie, deceased.
and as executor of George McCredie the elder,
deceased and as guardian of the said John
eCieuie junior, anu george McCrcdie j. Will
h"" Long, administrator de bonis
non of Samuel Clarke, deceased. Beverly Par
ooiPn, executor OF Harry Heth, deceased, Brtsey
McCredle Robert Sprigg and Polly his wife. late
foiiy McCredie and Adalinda McCredic, James
steP,oe and Samuel Clark jr. and Margaret
Nlaike, heirs oil Samuel Clark deceased, and Ann
Eliza Grcenhow, Lucy Greenhow, Samuel Green
how, and James Greenhow, heirs of James
Ereenhow, deceased, Lucy X. Gree nhow, admin
Isiiatfix OF the said James Greenlrow, deceased,
George Galloway, Christopher Clarke, VIM.
Galloway, the SAID James Steptoe aud John Cal
loway, executors of James Galloway, deceased.
ana the said john Galloway, George Galloway,
WIN. Galloway and James Galloway, Henry L.
Galloway, Abner Galloway, Thomas Galloway,
Polly Brown, Lucy Galloway, William Lang
borne and Cntharine his wife, late Catharine
Galloway, George Steptoe, Robert Steptoe, Will
liam Steptoe, Robert Penn and Lucy his wife,
formerly Lucy Steptoe, William Massie and Sa-
ran his wife, formerly Sarah Steptoe, III. S. Lang
borne and Frances his wife, formerly Frances Step
toe, Thomas Steptoe, James c. Steptoe, VIM.
Galloway, James S. Johnston, Francis s. john
stcn, Mary Nj. Johnston, Julius D.. Johnston.
ffeaellck Johrsston, Martha Il. Johnston, and
Francis ID. Johnston, children of Charles John
ston, late husband of Elizabeth Johnston. former
~ Elizabeth Steptoe, deceased, Francis Thorn
ton, Harry Thornton, James "A. Fitzgerald and
Elizabeth his wife, Murray Forbes and Sarah
ms wife, Robert Thornton, James Thornton, But
Ter Is. Thornton, Catharine Thornton, Elizabeth |
AleXander,S Samuel &. Adams and Catharine his
w!ie, John Morris and Nancy his wife heirs at
law, and deviSees of the said James Galloway,
deceased, Defendants.
These causes came OH this day, to be heard tooe-
tlIr. on the hills aurar oyh,h;ts G
of witnesses, & the several decretal orders, I, king the
bills for confessed against sundry defendants, which
appear to have been duly executed, and were argu-
ed by counsel: On consideration whereof, the court,
without deciding any thing as to the rights of the |
parties, doth direct one OF its commissioners, to state |
and report to the court, an account of the respective |
estates, both real and personal of John McCredi |
the elder, deceased, and George McCredie the elder,
deceased, and oil the manner in which The same have
boon administered aud disposed of, and what parts
thereof have been received by the defendants espec-
lively, the values of such receipts, and whether the |
same now remain in the possession of the defendant.
who received them, or of any, or of either of them |
Ana the SAID commissioner is also directed to state |
ard report to the court, an account of the defendant
James Pcnns guardianship of the defendants John
McCredie jr. and George McCredic jr; and if il
shall appear upon the taking of the said several &C
counts OF administration and gur rdianship, that |
there has been any waste or maladministration of
the said John McCredie the elder, and George Me-
Credic the elder, or of either, or any malycrsation |
or misconduct of the def. James Penn, in his guar
dianships aforesaid; the said comm'r is then directed
to state IL report to the court an account of the re-
spective estates, real and personal of Saml. Clarke,
dec. James Greenhow, dec. and James Galloway,
dec. and OF the manner in which the same have
been administered and disposed of; whether they
be solvent, and what parts thereof have been re-
ceived by the defendants respectively what was
the values of such receipts, and whether the same
be now in the possession Of such of the defendants !
as received them and, if the said several estates of
the said Samuel Clarke, James Greenhow and Jas.
Galloway, are solvent, to apportion among the de-
PENDANTS the sums which they ought respectively to
pay of the balances which may appear to be due
from the sais James Penn, in his several characters
CT executor and guardian as aforesaid But, if the |
said several estates of the said Samuel Clarke, Jas.
and James Galloway should be found to
be insolvent, the said Commissioner is then to state
the proportions which the solvent estates, and those
who have received them, ought to pay of the said
which may appear to be due from the said
James Penn, in his said several characters of exc
cutor and Guardian and the said Commissioner is
also directed to report such other matters as he may
deem pertinent, or which the parties may require to
be specially stated.
A copy, Teste. WILLIAM w. HENING,c c. @.
PTRCINIf :---m The Superior Court of Chan
cerytor The District Of Richmond, 1917 March,
1924,
John McCredie and George McCredfe, infants, by
VIM. II. Dyer, their next friend. .... Pia;nfifS-A
GAINsT VIM. ID. Wren, Sergeant of the CITY of
Richmond, and of the estate of n ancy
McCredie dec. who was widow and admr'x ofJohn
McCredic dec. Tscharner Woodson, Sheriff of Cum