Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-17

VIRGIN fA:-M a sup,ri.r Co.r, Of Oh -.
holden al the Capitol. in Tho ri,v OF Rich ~, m,
the IL h day of Feb., 1881
Sylvia, Ophelia, Burnett, a ep, M,ria. Judv. Ayn,ssy.
Matilda, KOiia, Peter, Powha'an, Charlie, ami S.. Ia
miny -paupers, n G
against
Lawson Burfoo,, executor of tho last VIII aud ,es,a..
msnt OF James Scott, deceased, Edward O. Friend.
Peter Branch, Laneus Scott, w Ham Price aud Ur-
.uia his vile, John Haynes and Elizabeth. his wife,
David Street and Mary, his wife, -Sreet and So
..nni, his wife, Tbomas II. wiuiree, Augustus wiufree,
M'r,ha winfree, Loui.a Lee, Obadiah W.. Lee. Benja.
min W. Lee, Bernard Winfree, Einelioe winfree, and
Mary w:niree, infin,s by Samuel r.. PulliaJn, specially
assigned their guardian, Clseber Scoti, George b. Moo
dy and Nancy his wife, David Murray, Alexander r.
Tyre and Sarah MeTyre, DEEDS.
Tbi, cause came on hi, day to be heard on The bill,
tn answers OF thu adult defendants. Lawson Burfoot,
William A. Martin, Laneu, Scott, Peter j. Branch, and
OF the iuiant defendants by their said guardian, with
out a replication to any of the said answers; the am
swer OF he defendant, Moody ahd witt, with a replica
ton thereto, the bill taken for confessed, as to all the
other defendants, aud an exhibit was sreusd by couu-
sci; on consideration whereof, the court is Of opinion,
That the last will AMI testemsnt of Jane, Scott, decd,
an oftlcial' copy OF which,, together with a certificate of
he probat thereof is filed as an exhibit 10 this suit, 10
a good ard sufficient will to emancipais and set free
the plaintiffs, the slaves Of the testa,or, according 10
tie true Interpretation OF tho act Of assembly in that
case made and provided, if The debt, due from the tes-
taior's estate, can all be paid out Of bis eh-r properly;
the court Is ALEC OF opinion. that the Fret codicil in thu
said W ", being wholly written aud signed by the tes<
'ator, in his own proper handwriting, an official ccpY
Of which ccdicn, together with a certificate of the pro-
bat thereof, il also filed as en- exhibit, in this suit !
vested in the defendant, Law-on Bu,fooi, who hae
proved the said will aud codicii; and qualified as execu-
'or thereof, full power to sell and convey all the lands
oil his tes'stor, and that the directions OF The testator %
his executor, cor tanned IN tho said codicii to cell his
iands, was in equity a conversion OF his lands into mo-
ney; and by a necessary consequence, any surplus Of
the sales OF the ,estators lands and pcrsonal property,
alter 'he payment OF ali his debit, will, by the second
codici' to the ts-tstor's viii, pass 10, and vest in, the
plaintiff; in order, therefore, 10 asccrlsil whei her The
plaintiff, under the said will and The law OF tn. land,
he now entitled 20 heir freedom, aud 10 a,certain what
they are entitled to Of the estate OF The le.tator, if any
hing, tie cour, doth order that the defendant, Lawson
Bnrioot, do render an account of his administration of
The estate OF his lsstator, and Of all the assets, legal and
equitable, of his testa,or's estate, before Tho Commis-
siOner OF tho ooUrt, and that tho sane Commissioners,
after giving TIRES vesk, notice in one Of tie newspa-
psr' printed in the city OF Richmoud, TO the creditors
of the e'tats OF the said James Scott. deceased, 10 pro-
duce and Prove thsir claims before him, do also state
an accouct OF The dissatisfied clsims again,t the said
estate, specifying the dignity o. each claim; ard the
said COMM isioner Is direct TO examine, state and
ssttle the said accounts, aud report the same to the
court, with any matters specially stated, deemed peril
nent by himself, or which may be required by the
parties to be so stated. A Copy 1este,
VIM. G. C C.