Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-11-19

VIRGINIA AT Circuit sup,,o.
Law and Cbancer,, continued and beia .oar 81
ford County, at the Courthouse on 'rb'.i or Bed
10Th day OF October, lc:s5 'ds' the
Matthew Hall. Jesse Hall Jr John Hail.
.:. flalntia.
John Hall, William Hall, Hezeh,ab u,n
naii, shadrach Brown and Tabtha his x,,i .isba
fabitha Hall, BENJAMIN Muserove and k,ne, late
wife, late kezah Hall. Joseph Slaupbs, IAsh his
OF Bedford, and in that character adm nisr', Sherd
The will annexed of John Hall decd and pof WITH
Mnsgrose. present administrator with the Will Jamm
ed, of said John Hall, deed. nan annex.
IN cuANcERy. he'
The defendants John Hall and Wili,,ur
are out of the Commonwealth and ag,ia'aA shO
the plaintiffs appear TO have proceeded in n, Nhon
prescribed by law against absent defenaa' mode
'''iie 10 appear ano HE ther answers, and al Nl
pcaridg 10 the Court that the subpunas ;ss' ao ap
cause on the 9Th OF May and the lin ~ III tn,
1854, have been duly served on the dcC,nI ausus
zekah Hall and Joseph Slaughter late sbas'm lie
ford County, and as such, adminlstrator ;a VI Bed
annexed, OF John Hall deed. and ,ba, ,,n the vi
tour months have elapsed since the retur '''e tha
sara suoP@nas and the ming of bill in IN VI n'
f,,I.
pear and file their answers On po,ion ~ III 10 ap
TITS, by counsel the Court doth take ,b "e plan
confessed, against all the defendants ha.so oi "a
lnentoned-And thereupon, this cause c,,' 'elo.
day to be heard on the bill, the Oh ,hs
defendants, exhibits, and examination If .pe oher
ana was argued by counsel; on considcra,,a'ft
Of the court being of opinion that tbe ,,' where
slaves specifically. bequeathed in .'efse OF The
will OF John Hall the elder deed La'ef oy The
death legally passed and of right bclona,oaa'e f In
tees IN remainder of the mothers of spcI ; a' lega
spectlVely, and that the Slave Bet and ha. re
~ the bill menoned,were disposed increase
further titan during the life of said sd'a will
anu ,,ia' as men, WIN the exception of the haa''
for life TO his said widow, the said 'eques
regarded as having died intestate save 49, snooa ~
John Hail. is, by the express tenor Of tho s son
ded from all participation or intere,, in ,bo 'eu'
the sand testator, doth adiud.r order and 'aie Of
Lewis Wingheld, Le"isC. Arthur, James ,,e tn, mat
deh a " illlam Ore, WHO are hereby apnon,oa ed'
hnlss'"nets iof the purpose, (any three Of wbon
&c.,, uo u'lue me sad slaves let and her incr,as.
born since the death of the said tesator ,n,a 'dse
equal pafts-one OF which they shall ass,a, seven
plaintiff, Matthew lIa-one other of VI, " IN.
shall assgnto the plaintiffs Jesse Hall Jy Joh "ey
aud joel Hall IN right of their deceased f,ha 'N
iia'l-one other of which they shall assign 10 'es"
'o'u''i' t,sha 'ia'i-one other of which tho, .h"n
assign TO the defendant Hezekah Hail. '', shal
/ n
Ollie other OF which they shall assign IN ,haa I'D"
dants Benjamin Musgrovc and keziah his u,o u'tn,
the remaining share thereof they shall ,ssan
defendant Shadrach Brown anG Tab;,b, H. W " t"e
and make report OF their proceedings heren,"',
order to final decree. And the defendan, h.: I"
mn, '""ssro'e' administrator de bons non with ,L
viii annexed, of said John Hail. decd il bs, .n 'n'
rected the said slaves Bet and her increase - u.
eho OF the present year, to the said Commiss,o,.r.
Tor the purpose OF making the division afo,s,,a
ana the Court doth further order. that Comm,
soner OF this { ourt do tai c an account or he a.
lstfat'on OF the defendants. Joseph Slauchter, Td
nenJ'i,'in hnsgroVe upon the of the SAID Job,
HALL decd. and of the Announcements if ,ny m,I.
by the SAID testator, in his life time To his cb;d,s
| 'he SAID Matthew Hail. Jesse Hail. Elisha Hall H.
zekiah Hail. lillian Hall, kcziah Musgroye and r.
oitha Brown, on any either of themEana tho ,,I
commissioner is directed to examine, state and 50,
tie sad accounts. and make report thereof yub an,
'',"..ei si'ee,a'y stated thought pertinent BY him,e
or required by the parties to be SO stated.
But none of the parties hereto otbe, ,bon H. l.
iehoahts' Benjamin Musgrove and Keziab his VII,
'ht'' ne ehlicd to the benefit of this decree nm,
my sh''i nave respectively entered into bond vii.
soou securities, payable to the said BENJAMIN Mn,
s'''' administrator de bonis non. with the will Al,
VI '"iih iia dec d., in penalty equal to dou
Die the amount hereby decreed to them rrsnec,,ye
conditioned for rcfndinn their due n,onor;on =, al
such neotS and demands as may hereafter be ass,r
G" ""u recovered against the estate of the sand dor,
dent, and the costs incident to such rccoyery-,ndE
perry is reserved 10 the absent defendants respeetv
~ TO shew cause against tins decree at any tim,
""n'' seven years, npon appearing and filing then
answers Copy-Teste,
JOS. WILSON, CLERK.
COMMISSIONERS Orrlcr,)
~, I,6erfy. Oct. 81 1895 {
Inc parties IN tins cause, will take notice. that
nave appointed Thursday the 10th day of December
next TO commence the account directedb by the fore.
s"ns uecfee' on which day. at the hour of 10 O'Clock
m she morning they are requested to attend at nv
oince, IN this town, with their accounts yonch,rs
ana ana copies OF Court papers, prepared for e,amn..
''oh ana settlement. JNO. A. WHARTON,
Nh Commissioner
wIw
" lRGlNIA AT a Court of Mon,blv Session
begun and held for the county of Amherst, !.
the Court house, on Monday the alst day of Sep