Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-20
brown Common Pleaa.

neAhu " AuCkeW
vs..
Sarah Edgington, widow,
Jesse EdgingtOn, Allen T.
Edgington, Edward Parish In Cbaneery.
and Massey his wife, and
Alpheus Gu Stinland Mary
his wife, heirs Of jesse Edg-
ington deceased, ,and Joshua
Edgington.
NNHE above named defendants are hsrsbysnO.
III tilted that on the 18th day Of June ls43.
Martin D. Pickett fled in the court of common
Plaas Of the County Of Brown and State
Of Ohio, a bill in Chancery against the said de.
fendants. The bill states, that on the 24Lh
day of September I64l a suit WAS commenced ON
the law side of tAis court by Complainant and
one Richard B. PTiekett for the use Of Prckett
and Woods against defendant Joshua Edgington,
and that at the April term l542 judgment was
rendered against him for S496 60 cents which
sum was due Complainant bypurchase ;)-that
execution was issued thereon and levied upon
ninety seven and three iourths Acrss Of land,
and on the 9th Of October I642 the same was
sold to Complainant by the sheriff Of Brown
cOun yi--that on the 30:h Of May le43 theSher-
if of said county by deed conveyed Complain.
ant said land; which is bounded as follows-Be.
gInning alta 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 a dogwOod comsrtO Kincaid; thence s,
22west, 1873 poles to a stake, crossing the creek
al l76 poles; thence north, 81 west, 63 poles to
hickory in the old limo; thence north, II east
1893 poles TO the beginning THAT said Joshua
Eegington, at the time Of commencing said suit,
hold 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 l642,
he made fraudulent conveyance thereof in fec
to Isaac Edgington, who did not pay any con.
sideration for said land, and took said deed tn
defraud the plaintiffs and the other creditors of
said Joshua; that eRid Isaac Edgington is dead;
leaving Sarah Edgington his widow; and children
to wit: jesse EdgingtOn. Allen T. Edgington
Massey who has intermarred with Edward Par
rish and Mary who has intermRried with AL"
pkeuS Gustin-the -four last residing in indiana;
that said widow and heirs claim tile land afore-
said cunder the fraudulent deed aforesaid ;that
saidJesse'claims to have sOme instrument of wIi-
ting for the same from saidIsaac emitting him to
said Ian d on the payment Of $4,000 to his
brother and sisters above named, 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
NtmS euS sHnoi oi--tnuG ba'u uoouS ot ga
April l642,-said title bonl from Isaac Edging.
ton, and all other title papers, ks'fraudulent,
held or claimed under or. by defendants may
be given up to be cancelled that possession
Of said lands may be awarded complainant,
and for general reliefj and the said defendants
are further notified that unless they appear,
aBd plead, answer OF demur to the said bill,
within sixty days after the next term Of said
court, the said Martin D. Prickett, at the term
next thereafter, will apply 10 said court to take
the matters ofthe bill as confessed, and to de-
cree thereon accordingly.
MARTIN D. PTIcKETT.
HAMER & JOHNSTON, solf's for Compl't.
JUNE l7th, lS43.