Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-13
May 6.

WIRGlNIA:-At a Superi,r Cou r, OF Chenc.r
" holden al the Capitol, in tbs city OF Richmond
the llih day of Feb, 1881
sylvia opheiia, Barnett, T'op, Maria, Judy, Agnes,
Matilda, Ro!la, Peter, Powhaian, Charlie, and S.. Ia
miuy-pauperS, PIf.
against
ment OF James Scott, deceased, Edward o. Friend,
Peter J Branch, Leneus Scott, William Price and Ur-
,u'a his wife, John Haynes and Elizabeth. his wife,
David Street aud Mary, his wife, Street and So,
sanna, bis wife, Thomas II. Winiree, Augustus winfree,
Martha Win:ree, Louisa Lee, Obadiah w. Lee, Benja.
min w: Lee, Bernard winfree, Emelipe Winfree, and
Mary Winiree, iGfinis by Samuel L. Pul!iam, ppeeiallv
assigned their guardian, CT. cher Scott, George B. Moo
dy and Nancy his wife, David Murray, Alexander r.
B'anch, Eyerard NJ. Branch, Vim. Martin, Rober, Nc.
Tyre and Sarah McTyre, DEEDS.
This cause came on This day to be heard on the bill.
tn answers OF ths adult deiendauts, Lawson Burfoo,,
William "A, Martin, Laneus Scott, Peter J. Branch, and
oil the infant defendants by their said guardian, with.
out a replication 10 sny Of The said answers; the an
swer Of he defendant, Moody and wife, with a replica
ton thereto, The bill taken for confessed, as TO all the
cher defendants, and an exhibit was argued By coun-
Sc on consideration whereof, The court il OF opinion,
that he last will and testament of James Scott, decd.
an 'iflciai copy OF which, together with a certificate of
the probat thereof is hIsd as an EXHIBIT in this suit, is
a coed and sufficient will to emancipa;e and set frt e
the paint H., the slaves of the iestator, according 10
ire true in,erpre alton Of the act OF asse mbIy in that
case made and provided, If The debts due from the lee.
tasor's estate, Can all be paid out of his other properIv:
the court IL aleo of opinion, that the frst codicii in the
SAID WI, eeing wholly written and signed by The les-
'"'O' IA 40 W. piOPti ing an Official CODY
81 which codicil, together with a certificate Of the pro.
bat thereof, is also filed as an exhibit in this suit
vested in the defendant, Lawson Burfoot, who has
proved The said will and codici; and qualified as execu-
-or thereof, full power TO sell and convey all the lands
OF his Iestator, and t6at the directions OF the testator 10
his executor, coutained in The said codicii to sell his
lands, was in equity a conversion OF his lands into mo-
oey; ADD by a necessary conse quence, any surplus OF
the sales oil the testators lands and personal properly,
alter the payment OF all his debts, will, by The second
codieii to the iestaior's will, pass to, ard vest in, the
plaintiff; in order, therefore, to ascertain whe her tn
plaintiff, under the said will aud The law of the land,
be now entitled 70 their freedom, and 10 ascertain what
hay are entitled TO OF HE estate of The ~testa,or, If any
hing, the court doth order that the defendant, LAWSON
Burfooi, do render an account of bis administration Of
the estate oil his iestitor, and Of all the assets, legal aod
equitable, Of his iestaior's estate. before the Commits
sioner OF the court, and that the came Commits. Toner,
airr giving thres weeks notice in one of ,be ne y spa.
pfrs printed in the city OF Richmond, to the creditors
OF the estate OF the said James Scott, deceased, to pro-
dUce aud prove their claims before him, do also state
an account of the unsati'fed claims again,t lbe said
estate, specifying the dignity Of each claim; and The
said Commi'sioner Is directed to examine, state and
settle the said accounts, and report The same to the
court, with any matters specially sta red, deemed peril.
nsht by himself, or which may be required by The
parties TO be so stated. a Copy. Teste,
VIM. G. PENDLETON, O C..