Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-12-03

Law and Chancery, continued and held f., % Of
ford County a, the Courthouse, on Tbu,,d., oee-
18th day OF October, 1885: me
Aiat'hew Hall, Jesse Hall Jr. John Hall and L..
'''' Plaintiff.
John Hall, William Hall, Hezekiab U,u p,.
Hail. Shadrach Brown and Tabltha his W., h'sha
Tabl,ha Hall, BENJAMIN Musgroye aud H., late
wife, late keziah Hall, Joseph Slaughter Ian his
of Bedford, and in that character adm ins,ra,ane th
the will anne xed, OF John Hall decd. and r. with
Mnsgrove present administrator with the will !alnIn
ed, OF said } ohm Hall, decd, pele"aneN
CHANCEEY. As
The defendants John Hall and William H.,
are out OF the Commonwealth, and ae,,ns, Who
the plaintiffs appear to have proceeded in II. WON
prescribed by law against absent defeujan, Node
falling to appear and file their answers, and !, w. still
zearidg TO the Court that the subpnnas issn.I ap
cause on the 18th of May and the 18th of .' u"
1884, have been duly served on the deiend,n,s9L
ekah Hall and Joseph Sla lighter, late sherf lie
ford County, and ash sue h, administrator win ned.
annexed, OF John Hall decd and that ma, v" VII
four months have elapsed since the return d,, . tn@
said subpunas, and the filing of the bill in H. VI me
and the sadslast named defendants still lana ,"u
pear aud file their answers On motion Of ,hes paF
tlifs by counsel, the Court doth take tho o.; pun
confessed, against all the defendants be,n; n as
mentloned-And thefeupou, this cause came owe
dav to be heard the bill, the answers or u vi Tins
defendants, exhibits, and examination of wy; oue
/ and was argued by counsel on CONSIDERABLE ~ wv
of, the court being OF opinion that the ".'e'
slaves specifically bequeathcd in remanda W " 'he
will of John Hall the elder, decd, born ao =, me
death. legally passed. and of right belong to tho ny
tees in remainder of the mothers of such no'a. "ss'
spectrely, and that the slave Bet and her /"
Ia the bill mentoned,were not disposed Of by s, use
further than during the life of SAID tesa,o, 49,. VIZ
and that, as them with the exception of IN, ho'
for life to his said widow, the said testan, 9ue'
regarded having died intestatc, save tina, ha %
John Hall, is by the express tenor of the viii Ya
ded FROM all participation or interest in tho ''u,
the said lestator, doth adudge order and decra"
Lewis Wlngfeld. LewisC. Arthur, James N u u'
den a W llllan Ore, WHO are hereby appointed Ca.
missioners TOR the purpose, (any three of whom, ~
act) do divide the said slaves, (Bet and her n,.a
born since the death of the said testator no saa"
equal parts-one of which they shall assign 10 ,t
plaintiff, Matthew lIa-one other of wh,r, " w. s@
shall assign TO the plaintiffs Jesse Hall Jr Job ~
and Joel Hall, in right of their deceased fba '
ila'l--one other of which they shall assign 10 ,L 1
teldlnt Elisha iiall-one other of which they Ln
assign 10 the defendant IIezeki ah Hsl-one ,r '"'u
which they shall assign to the defendant illam Van
-one other OF which they shall assign to rho dh "''
dants Benjamin Musgrove and keziah hi, ,iG N' '
the remaining share thereof they shall assian % M
defendant Shadrach Brown anG Tabitba hs VIZ Wv
and make report of their proceedings heren,o, :
order to final decree. And the defendant RAJ;
/ mn Mussro'e, administrator dc bonis non wi,h th
will annexed, of said John Hail. decd is be,oL, ~
rectcd the said slaves. Bet and her increase =, H..
end OF the present year, to the said COMMISSIONS.
for the purpose of making the division ,Co,o.aI
And the Court doth further order that Conu;
soncr OF this Court do tai an account Of the admin
lstration OF the defendants, Joseph Slaughter ,,a
BenJalnn Musgrovc, upon the estate ofhe sand Jobn
Hail, dec d., and OF the advancements, if any made
by the SAID testator, in his life time to his children
the said Matthew Hall, Jesse Hail, Elisha Hall H.
zeklah Hall, William Hall, Keziah Musgroye andT
oitha Brown, on any or either of them-and the sad
! Commissioned is directed to examine. state and e.,
tie sad accounts, and make report thereof with an,
matter specially stated thought pertinent by hus,
or required by the parties to be so stated
But none OF the parties hereto, other then the d.
PENDANTS, Benjamin Musgrove and Keziah his VII,
tha be entitled to the benefit of this deere. uri
hey sha'i have respectively entered into bond with
good securities, payable to the said BENJAMIN NM.
grove, administrator de bonis non with the will A.
neAed OF John Hall decd, in penalty equal to doe
Die the amount hereby decreed to them respectyeh
conditioned rrefunding their due proportion Of !,
such debts and demands as may hereafter he a,s,r
Z" ana recovered against the estate of the said dec,
dent, and the costs incident to such recoyery-andh
berry is reserved the absent defendants ,cspee,
Y,to shew cause against tins decree at any tim,
WITHIN seven years. npon appearing and filing then
answers. Copy-Teste,
JOS. WILSON, CLERK
CoMMIssIoNERs' OFFICE,
~ Liberty, Oct. 81, 1885 {
he parties IN this cause, will take notice that
nave appointed Thursday, the 10Th day of Deccmb,
next 10 commence the account directed BY the for,
gong decree on which day. at the hour of 10 n c,oc
III me morning, they are requested to attend at M
Once In this town, with their accounts. youcber
ana copies OF Court papers, prepared FOR examine
ton and settlement. JNO. A. WHARTON.
Nov II ,n
1 Y lR''iNiA: AT rules held in the Clerks Of6c,
OF the Circuit Superior Csurt of Law and
Chancery, for the County of Amherst. on the 2pd
day Of November, 1888
y DAVID higglnbotham and Daniel ITieeinbotham.
surviving SURVIVING partners OF David, Daniel aud Thom,
iiIgginbotham, merchants and partners tradipe IN.
der the style and firm of David & Daniel Uopinbo.
~ w W. Plaintiffs,
Hugh Taggar and John Penn. Den.,
IN CHANCERY
!, ne defendant Hugh Taggar, not having enter
a' US appearance, ana gwen security, according to
The act OF Assembly and the rules of This court and
appearing by satisfactory evidence. that he is not
an inhaoitant OF this Commonwealth: on motion Of
e pIahls, by counsel, il is ordered that the said
defendant, Hugh Taggart, do appear here on or be-
tore the first day of the next term to answer the bill
ol the plaintiffs, and that copy OF this order be
forthwith inserted in the Lynchburc Virginan for
TWO non'hs successfully. and posted at the front
door OF the Courthouse Of said County,
Copy -Teste,
- JOHN THOMPSON, in. Clerk
WV 10 w2m
i ne IN =, AT rules held in the Clerks or