Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-07-25
Brown Common Pleas.

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VS.,
Sarah Edgington, widow,
Jesse Edgington, Allen II.
Edgington, Hind EdgingIon, In Chancery.
Edward Parrish and Massey
his wie, and Alpheus Gus
tin andMary his wife, Sam
uel Edgington, heirs of Isaac
Edgngton deceased, and
Joshua Edgington.
"HE above named defendants are hereby no.
Il tilted that oil the 18th day of June l843,
Martin d. Puckett fled in the court of common
| Pleas OF the County OF Brown 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 on
the law side of this court by Complainant and
one Richard B. Puckett for the use of Pickett
and Woods against defendant Joshua Edgington,
and that at the April term l542 judgment was
rendered against him forIS496 60 cents & costs
which sum was dueCOm plainant bypurchase ).
thatexecutiOn was issued thereon and levied up
onninety seven and three eliourths acres ofland
and on the 9Th of October I842 the same wa
sold to Complainant by the sheriff of Brown
county THAT on the 30:h Of May lS43 theSher
iff of said county by deed conveyed toComplain-
ant said land; which is bounded as fOllows-Be'
ginning at 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 tu dogwnod cornerto Kincad; thence 5.
22west, 1873 poles to a stake, crossing the creek
al l70 poles; thence north, 67 west, 63 poles to
hickory in the old line; thence north, IA east
| 1873 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
so until the time OF said safe and conveyance to
| comp claimant; but that on the 22d of April l642,
he made fraudulent conveyance thereof in fee
to Isaac Edgington, who did not pay any con-
sideration for said land, and took said deed t.
defraud the plaintiffs and the other creditors oil
said Joshua; that said Isaac Edgington is dead
leaving Sarah Edgington his widow and children
to wit: Jesse EdgingIon, Allen I. Edgington
Massey who has intermarried with Edward Par
rish and Mary who has intermarred with Ale
pheus Gustin-the four last residing in Indiana
that said widow and hnirs claim the Ian afore
said under the fraudulent deed aforesai ;that
sadJesse claims to have some instrument of Wri
tingfo the same from sAidlsaac emitting him to
said Ian d on the payment of S2OOO to his
brother and sisters above named, and holds pos
session thereof that said Jesse and Others by
his permission are destroying timber on said
land ;--thathe has never paid anything for said
land, nor has said Isaac paid anything to said
Joshua therefor. The bill prays an injunction
to restrain said Jesse Edgingten and all others
from cutting timber on said land or otherwise
injuring the same that said deeds of22d
April S42,--sAid title bond from Isaac Edging-
ton, and all other title papers, alike fraudulent,
held or claimed undero or by defendants may
be given up to be cancelled that possession
of said lands may bS awarded complainant,
and for general relief; and the said defendants
are further notified that unless they appear,
AVID plead, answer OF demur to the said bill,
within sixty days after the next term of said
court, the said Martin d. Pickett, at the term
next thereafter, will apply to said court to take
the matters oflho bill as confessed, and to de-
cree thereon accordingly.
MARTIN D. PUcKErT.
HAMER & JOHNSTON, Solfs for Comprt.
JUNE l7th, 1S43.