Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-09-05
Brown Common Pleas.
Martin D. Pickett


vs.. .s'
Sarah Edgington, widow,
Jesse Edgington, Allen I. -.
Edgington, Hind Edgington. In Chancsry.
Edward Parrish and MASSEY
ais wife,and Alpbeus Gus lst
| tin and Mary his wife, Sam
I iel Edgington, heirs Of Isaac
I Edgngton deceased, and
Joshua Edgingtou.
TNHE above named defendantsa are hereby no-
i. tilted that on the l7thday of June l643,
Martin d. Puekett 6Eed in the court of common
Pleas of the County Of BrOwnl and State
Of Ohio, bill in Chancery against the said de-
iendants. The bill states, that on the 24th
day of September I84l Rsdit was commenced on
the law side of tAis court by Complainant and
one Richard d. Pickett for the use Of Puckett
and Woods against defendant Joshua Edgington,
aud that at the April term l542 judgment was
rendered against him forl$496 60 cents & costs
which sum was dueCom plainant bypurchass;) y
thatexecution was issued thereon and levied up-
onninety seven and threelourths acres Sfland,
and on the 9th of October I642 the same was
sold to Complainant by tho sheriff of Brown
counyi--thato on the 30th of May lS43 theSher-
iff of said county by deed conveyed toComplaln-
ant said land which is bounded as fOllows-Be.
ginning alta double white oak in the west line
thence with Kincaid's line south, 81 east, 95
poles tu dogwood eornerto Kincaid; thence s.
22west, 1873 poles to stake, crossing the creek
at l7S poles; thence north, 81 west, 63 poles 70
hickory in the old line; thence north, ID east
ly9 poles 10 the beginning :--ihat said Joshua
Edgngton, at the time Of commencing said suit,
held said land by legal tide, and continued to do
so until the time OF said sale and conveyance to
complainant; but that on the 22d of April 1642,
he made fraudulent conveyance thereof ia fee
to Isaac Edgington, who did not pay any con.
sideration for said land, and took said deed to
deffaud the plaintiffs and the other creditors Of
said Joshua; that said Isaac Edgington isdead;
leaving Sarah Edgington his widow and children
to wit; Jesse Edgington. Allen I, Edgington
Massey who has intermarred with Edward Par
rish and Mary who has intermanled with AL
pheus Gustlh-the four last residing in Indiana
that said widow aud haIls claim the Ian d afore-
said under the fraudulent deed aforesaid ;that
saidJesse claims to have some Instrument of wri-.
ting for the same from saidIsaac emitting him to
said land on the payment Of $4,000 to his
brother aud slsters above named, ndholds pos
session thereof; that said Jesse and others by |
bis permission are destroying timber on said (
aud ;--thath he has never paid anything for said |
and, nor has said Isaac paid anything TO said |
] joshua therefor. The bill prays an injunction |
o restrain said Jesse Edgngten and all others |
rom cutting timber on said land or otherwise
njuring the same that said deeds of22d |
April l642,--sAid title bond from Isaac Edging-
on, and all other title papers, alike fraudulent,
leld or claimed under or BY defendants may
,e given up to be cancelled ;--that possession
,f said lands may bo awarded complainant,
md for general relief, and the said defendants
ire fuIther notified that unless they appear,
lRd Mead, answer or demur TO the said bill /