Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-04-30
VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA: !;
At superior Court OF C,ancory, held at the Cap;-
tol, in the City of Richmond, the 11th JANUARY |
1899.
John MeCrcdie and George McCredie, infants UNI
der the age of twenty one years, by William IL.
Dyer uheir next ireno. Plaintiffs.
Nancy McCrcdic and James Penn administrators
and administrators, of John McCredie, deceased,
the said James Penn, executor of Georpe NcCre-
die, who was administrator of the said John
AloCredie, deceased, the said James Penn execu-
tor of George McCredie, deceased, the said Nam
cy McCrcdie, widow of John McCredie, deceased,
Walter Dunn, executor of John Graham, deceas-
ed; William Long, Lucy X. Greenhow, admins
tratriX OF James Greenhov, deceased and Harry
Heth, administrator of Samuel Clarke deceased
Defendants.
Betsey McCredie, Polly McCretie and Adalinda
Mccredie, Plaintiffs.
against
James Penn, executor of George McCredie, deceas-
ed, John Graham, William Long and Harry
Heth, administrators OF Samuel Clarke, deceased,
Defendants.
AND Walter Dunn, executor of John Graham, de-
ceased, Plaintiff
against
john McCredie jr. and George McCrete, ir. infants
under the age Of twenty one years as two of the
distributes OF John McCredie, deceased and as
heirs, devisces and legatees of George Nc crcdic,
deceased, Nancy McCredc, in her own right
and as administrative of the said John McCredic,
deceased, James Penn in his own right, and as adj
minstrator OF the said John Nc rcdIe, deceased,
and as executor of George McCretiic the elder
deceased and as guardian of the said John
McCredie junior, and George McCrede jr. Will
liam Long, administrator de boais
non OF Samuel Clarke, deceased, Beverly Ran
doiph, executor of Harry Heth, deceased, Brtsev
McCredie Robert Sprigg and Polly his wife, late
Polly McCredie and Adalinda McCredic, James
Steptoe and Samuel Clark jr. and Margaret
Clarke, heirs of Samuel Clark deceased, and Ann
Eliza Grcenhow, Lucy Grecnhow, Samuel Green
how, and James Greenhow, heirs of James
Greenhow, deceased, Lucy K. Greenhow, admin
istrat rix of the said James Grccnhow, deceased
George Galloway, Christopher Clarke, VIM
Galloway, the sand James Stcptoe and John Cal
loway, executors OF James Galloway, deceased.
and the said John Galloway, George Galloway,
VIM. Galloway and James Galloway, Henry T..
Galloway, Abncr galloway, Thomas Galloway,
Polly Brown, Lucy Galloway, William La,lg-
horne and Catharine his wife, Fate Catharinc
Galloway, George Stcptoe, Robert Steptoe, Will
liam Steptoe, Robert Penn and Lucy his wife,
formerly Lucy Steptoc, William Massic and Sa-
ran ms wife, formerly Sarah Steptoe, III. S. Lang
borne and Frances his wife, formerly Frances Stem
toe, Thomas Steptoe, James c. Steptoe, VIM
Galloway. James s. Johnston, Francis s. John
ston, Mary Nj. Johnston, julius n. Johnston
Frederick Johnston, Martha b. Johnston, and
Francis ID. Johnston children of Charles john
iy Elizabeth Stcptoc, deceased, Francis Thorn
ton, Harry Thornton, James ii. Fitzgerald and
Elizabeth his wife, Murray Forbes and Sarah
his wife, Robert Thornton, James Thornton, But
Ter Il. Thornton, Catharine Thornton, Elizabeth
Alexander Samuel G. Adams and Catharine his
wife, John Morris and Nancy his wife heirs at
law, and devisees of the said James Galloway,
deceased Defendants.
These causes came on this day, to be heard toee-
ther, on the bills, answers, exhibits examinations
OF witnesses, the several dccretal ORDERS the
bills for confessed against sundry defendants which
appear to have been duly executed, and were arcu-
ed by counsel On consideration whereof the court
without deciding any thing to the rights of the
PARTIES doth direct Of its commissioners to state
aid report 10 the court, of the respective
estates, both real and personal of John Nc Crctiic
the elder, deceased, and George McCrede the elder
deceased, and OF the manner in which the same have
boen administered and disposed of, and what pa rts
thereof have been received by the dcnda ns rcspec
lively, the values of such receipts, whether the
same now remain IN the possession of the defendants
who received them, or of any, of either of them
And the said commissioner is also directed TO state
and report TO the court of the defendant
James Penn's guardianship of the defendants John
McCredle Jr. and George McCredie jr; and if it
shall appear upon the taking of the said several
counts oil administration and guardianship, that
there has been any waste maladmnistration of
the said John McCredie the elder, and George Nc
or misconduct of the deft. James Penn i'm his guaf
dianships aforesaid; the said comnr is then directed
TO state report to the account of the re-
specive estates, real and personal of Saml Clarke
dec. James Grecnhow, dec. and James Galloway
dec and OF the manner i'll 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 value OF such receipts, and whether the same
be now III the possession of such of the defendants
as received them aDd if the said several estates of
the said Samuel Clarke, James Greenhow and Jas
galloway, are solvent, to apporton among the de-
PENDANTS the sums which they ought respectively to
| pay OF the balances which may appear to be due
from the said James Penn in his several characters
OF executor and guardian aforesaid But, if the
said several estates OF the SAIL Samuel Clarke Jas
Greenhow and James Galloway should be found TO
be inSovcnt, the said Commissioner is then to
the proportions which the solvent estates and those
who have received them, ought to pay of the said
balances 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 repor, such other matters as he NAV
deem pertinent, which the parties may require to
be specially stated.
copy, Te'te. WILLIAM w. HEyIgG, c. c
PJRGLNI.4 In The Superior Court of Chm
ceryloT The District Of Richmond, 1911 .Hurch,
1924.
John MCCredie and George McCretic, infants. bv
VIM Ii. Dyer, their mex, friend" .Plainfifs-A-
GAINsT VIM. D. Wren, Sergeant of the Civ of
Richmond, and committee of the estate of Nancy
SlcCredie dec. who was widow and admr'x of John
McCfcdie dec. TscharDer Woodson, Sheriff of Cum
bertrand county, to whom hath been committed for