Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-08-15
Brown Common Pleas.
In ChaneSry.
Martin D. Puckstt
vs..

Sarah Edgington, widow,
Jesse Edglngton, Allen Il.
Edgington, Hind EdgingIon. In Chanesry.
Edward Parrish andMasssy
his wife,and Alpheus Gus
tin andMafy his wife, Sam
uel Edgington, heirs Of Isaac
Efgngton deceased, and
Joshua Edgington.
NNHE above named defendants are hereby no.
Il tilted that OH the l7thday Of Juno lS43,
Martin D. Pickett fled in the court of common
Plaas Of the County Of BrownI and State
of Ohio, a bill in Chancery against the said de-
PENDANTS. The bill states, that OH the Oath
day of September I84l a suit was commenced OIL
the law side of this court by Complainant and
one Richard B. Puckett for the use of Puckett
and Woods against defendant Joshua Edgington, !,
and that at the April term l542 judgment was
rendered against him forl$496 60 cents & costs
which sum was dueCOm plainant bypurchase y
thatoxecution was Issued thereon and levied up
onninety seven and threel iourths acres ofland,
and on the 9th of October I642 the same was
sold to Complainant by the sheriff of Brown
county;--that on the 30th of May l643 theSher-
If Of said county by deed conveyed toComplain-
ant said land; which is bounded as follows--Be.
glnning at a double white oak in the west line
of the survey and corner to Robert Kincaid; !;
thence with Kincaid's line south, 81 east, 95
poles to dogwOod corneEto Kincaid; thence s.
22west, 1873 poles to a stake, crossing the creek
at l75 poles; thence north, 81 west, 63 poles to
a hickory in the old line thence north, Ia east
1879 poles TO the beginning :--that said Joshua
EdgingtOn, at the time Of commencing said suit,
held said land by legal title, and continued to do
80 until the time of said sale and conveyance to
but that OH the 22d Of April lS42,
he made fraudulent conveyance thereof in fee
to Isaac Edgington, who did not pay any con.
iideration for said land, and took said deed to
lefrRud the plaintiffs and the other creditors of
aid Joshua: that said Isaac Edgington is dead;
eavng Sarah Edgington his widow; and children
o wit: Jesse Edginglon. Allen T. Edgington
Massey who has intermarried with Edward Par
ish and Mary who has intermarried with AL
heuS Gustin-the four last residing In Indiana
hat said widow and heirs claim the Ian d afore-
aid under the fraudulent deed aforesai d ;that
nidJesse claims to have some instrument Of wri-
ingfo the same from saidIsaaC emitting him to
aid land on the payment Of $4,000 to bis
rOther and sisters above named, ndholds pos
ession, thereof; that said Jesse and others by
is permission are destroying timber on said
md ;--thathe has never paid anything for said |
and, nor has said Isaac paid anything to said (
oshua therefor. The bill prays an injunction |
} restrain said Jesse Edgingten and all others
'om cutting timber on said land or otherwise
,juring the same that said deeds of22d |
April l642, said title bond from Isaac Edging-
on, and all other title papers, alike fraudulent,
eld or claimed under or by defendants may I
e given up to be cancelled ;--that possession |
said lands may be awarded complainant,
nd for general relief; and the said defendants
re further notified that unless they appear,
pd plead, answer or demur to the said bill,
,ithin sixty days after the next term of said
ourt, the said Martin D. Puckett, at the term
ext thereafter, will apply to said court to take |
he matters ofthe bill as confessed, and to de-
rec thereon accordingly.
MARTIN D. PUCKETT.
HAMER & JouNsTON, Solr's for Compl't
JUNE l7th, lS43. !