Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-11-02

Y IK'iN1A "A, Circuit Superior ro.r If
10" M" Nntneefy, continued and held for Bed
,o n County, at the Courthouse, on Tbursdav. sha
Iofh day OF October. 1885
. Matthew Hall, Jesse Hall Jr. John fail ,,d Ill
Hail. ''"" nan n sno sSss
:, Jobll Hall. William Hail. IIczekiah Hall. rs.h.
!, aiah, : hadrseh Brown and Tabitha his wifi. IN.
iab'tha Hall, Benjamin Musgrovs and Kez;ab he
vie, late kez'ah Hail. Joseph ssugh,er,Iate sheriff,
OF Bedford, aud in thai character ad,nips,r,,or ii
Tue VIII annexed Of John Hall decd, and BENJAMIN
Mnsefove. present administrator with the will ann.,
ed, OF said John Hail. deed, Defendants.
ouAsoEnr.
he defendants John Hall and William Hall vhn
arc out OF the Commonwealth, and auaiu., whom,
INC p'ant'is appear To have proceeded in the mode
Pfesrfheh by law sga,nst absent defendants .,;h
failing To appear aud ne their answers and II ,,so 49,.
pearlg To the Court that the subppnas is.u-d !. ,h;.
cause on the 10th Of May and the JIth of a.,n.,
lStl have been duly served u the defendants H.
zckiah Hall and phi Slaughter late sheriff NJ ri
lord County, and such administrator with the vii,
annexed, of John Hall decd and that more than
tour months have elapsed since the DAYS Of the
SAID snbpTuas aud the filing Of the bill in this cau.e
aud the SAID last named defendants still failing TO ap-
pear and ME their answers On motion Of the paiu-
tltis b, counsel the Court doth take the said bill a.
confessed, against all the defendants herein before
mention"d-Nndt hcteupon, this cause came on this
day In be heard on the bill the answers Of the other
defendants, exhibits, aud examination Of witnesses.
and was argued by counsel on consideration where.
OIL the court being of opinion that the increase of the
slaves specifically beqaeathed IN remainder by tho
will ii John Hall the elder. deed. born after hi.
death legally passed. and Ut right belong the lsga-
tees III rcmandcro the mothers Of such increase re.
spectnoy, and that the slave Bet and her increase,
r.thc bill mentioned We're disposed Of by said will
further Han during the lite OF said tcstators widow
aud that as then with the exception Of the bequcs,
iot life 10 his sad widow the said csator should be-
regarded AZ having died intes'ae, that his son,
John Hail. IS by the express Of the will exeltf-
ded nom all participation or interest in the estate of
the SAID cstator, ddh adndge order and decree that
Lewis NmGhcd, IcwiBt. Arthur, James NJ. IIss.
den \ W lllInm Orc WI are hereby appointed Com
nissoncrS Tor the purpose, fany three of whom may
aei do divide the SAID slaves. (B ct aud her ncrease)
bora f'hcc the death ol the said lcstaor into seven
equal pat's-onc of which they shall assign 10 tho
phnlll, Matthew llal-6he other Of which they
shall ssIanto tho plaintiffs Jesse Hail. Jr John Hail.
aud Joel Hall III right III Their deceased father Jesse
lial-one other Of which they shall assign to the de-
iend,nt Elisha lla--one other OF which they shall
assign 10 the defendant ile1ohiah Ila-one other Of
which they shall assign 10 the defendant William Hall
-~one Other OF which they shall assign to the dcfcn-
dants Bcnjan,iu Musgrose and k.ziah his wile--and
the remaining share thereof the, shall assign to the
defendant Shadtlch Brown and Tabitha hi. w,lr--
aud make report OF Their proceedings hcrcupon, In
order In final decree. And the defendant Bcua-
mn Musgrovc, administrator tc boniS non with tho
vii, annexed Of said John Hall deed. is hereby d.
rceted the SAID slaves, Bet and her increase nj thu
cnd OF the present year, In the said Commits oncrs
ior the purpose Of making the division aforesaid -
And the Court doth further order. that A co,omi.
.ouet al this ouH do ta an account of the admin
,stfa''on of the defendants, Joseph Slaughter ART
Benian'n Musgrmc, upon The estate o(the said John
Hall dc d., and OF the Announcements u any, made
b, the sad 'csiator IN bis LIE time, Ia hls children
tho said Matthew Hail. jesse Hall Elisha Hall liz.
nrhiah Hall, William Hall. keziah Nusrro,e and III.
bi'hd brown, on an, otelther of thtn-and the said
commissioner * directed 10 examine state and SET
tie SAID accounts aud make report thereof with anv
matter specially stated, though, pertinent by himself
OF required by the parties 10 be stated
Bnl none at the parties hereto other then the de-
fcndauiS, Bcnlamln Musgiovc aud kcziah his wife
shall be entitled to the benefit Of this decree until
the, shall have rcspsc,cl, entered into bond with
good securities, payable In the said benjamin Mus-
grove, administrator lie bons non, with the will an
neNcd Of John Hall deed, penalty equal 10 don.
bic the amount hereby decreed 10 them rcspe c,iyey
conditioned for rcinndne their due proportion OF al
such debts and demands may hereafter be assert
ri and recovered against the estate of the said ,ece-
dent and lllc costs incident IA such rccoycryand IL
heriA reserved to the absent defendants respective
", 10 Shcw cause against tins decree at any Time
within seven years upon appearing aud fling their
answers. \ topy-feetr
JOS. WILSON Clerk.
tonMisstoSERs' Orrlcr,y
itbfrfy, Oct. -, 1888.
The parties in this cause. will take notice thai, 7
ba'r appointed Thursday. the 10Th dav Of December
next, 10 commence tho aecount drcctedby the FORE
e"ng d"croe' on which day. n the hour of 10 clock
III The morning. tlIeF requested to attend a, nv
olhcr, III tins town. with their accounts vouchers
md copies ol Court papers prepared for cxamina-
tlon and settlement, JNO. T. WHARTON
Commissioner.
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