Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-08-01
Brown Common Pleas.


Sarah Edgington, widow,
Jesse Ehgington, Allen T.
Edgington, Find Edgingron. In Chancery.
Edward Parrish andMasssy
his wiz and Alpheus Gus
tin and Mary his wife, Sam
uel Edgington, heirs Of Isaac
Edgington deceased, and
Joshua Edgington.
HNHE above named defendants are hereby no.
Il tilted that on the 18th day of june l643,
Martin d. Puckett fled in the court Of common
Pleas of the County of Brown and State
of Ohio, bill in Chancery against the said de-
PENDANTS. The bill states, that on tho oath
! day Of September I94l suit was commenced on
the law side of thiS court by Complainant and
one Richard B. Pickett for the use Of Puckett
and Woods against defendant Joshua Edgngton
and that at the April term l542 judgment wal
rendered. against him fOr:S496 60 cents & cost
which sum was dueCom plainant bypurchase !.
hatexecution was issued thereon and levied up
onninety seven and three lourths acres ofland
and on the 9th Of October I642 the same wa
sold to Complainant by the sheriff of Brown
county y;--that on tho 3Oth Of May l643 theSher
if 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, So
poles tU a dogwnod cornerto Kincaidi thence s..
22west, 1873 poles to a stake, crossing the creek
at l78 poles thence north, 81 west, So poles TO
hickory in the old line thence north, IA east
1893 poles to tho 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 sale and conveyance to
complainant; but that on the 22d Of April lS42,
he made fraudulent conveyance thereof 10 fec
to Isaac Edgington, who did not pay any con.
sideration for said land, and took said deed ID
defraud the plaintiffs and the other creditors Of
said Joshua; that said Isaac Edgington isdead
leaving Sarah Edgngton his widow and childreu
to wit: Jesse Edging.On, Allen T EdglngtOn
Massey who has intermaTied with Edward Par
rish and Mary who has intermarried With AL
pheus Gustin-the four last residing n Indiana
that said widow and hairs claim the Ian afOre
said under the fraudulent deed atoFesal d ;thai
saidJesse claims to have some instfumentO Of wTi
ting for the same from saidLsaae sntltling him Il
said lam d on the payment Of $4,000 to hi
brother and sisters above namsd, and holds pos.
session thereof THAT said Jesse and Others BY
his permission are destroying timber on said
land ;--thathe has neyer paid anything for said
land, nor has said Isaac paid anything 10 said
Joshua therefor. The bill praYs en- Injunction
TO restrain said Jesse Edgngten and all Others
from cutting timber On said land or otherwise
injuring the same that said deeds of02d
April l64S,--sAid title bonl from Isaac EdglMg.
Ton, and all other title papers, alike fraudulent,
held or claimed undsroF by defendants may
be given up to be cancelled ;-thaI possession
of said lands may be awarded complainant,
and for general relief; and the said defendants
are further notified that unless they appear,
aHd plead, answer OF demur to the said bill,
within sixty days after the next term Of said
court, The said Martin D. Pickett, as the torn
next thereafter, will apply to said court to take
the matters ofths bill as confessed, aud TO de-.
cree thereon accordingly.
MARTIN D, PuoKETT.
HAMER & JoHNGTON, SOlF's for Comppt.
JUNE lTth. l943.