Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-08-29
Brown Common Pleas.
Martin d. Puckstt

Vs.
Sarah Edgington, widow,
Jesse Edgington, Allen 7.
Edgington, Hind EdgingIon, In ChSneOry.
Edward Parrish andMassOy
his VITA and Alpheus Gus
tin andMary his wife, Sam
uel Edgnglon, heirs of Isaac
Edginglon deceased, and
Joshua EdgingtOn.
IHNHE above q named defendants are hereby noe
II tifed that OH the l7thday Of June lS43,
Martin D. Pickett 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 the Gath
day of September IS4l asIlt was commenced on
the law side of tais court by Complainant and
one Richard B. Pickett 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
thatexecution was issued thereon and levied up-
Onninety seven and thEeelourths acres ofland,
and on the 9th of October I542 the same was
sold to Complainant by the sheriff of Brown
cOunty;--that on the 30th Of May ls43 theSher-
iff of said county by deed conveyed IoCOmplHin-
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 Kincald;
thence with Kincaid's line south, 81 east, 95
poles tU a dogw0od cOrnsrtO Kincaid; thence S.
22west, 1873 poles to stake, crossing the creek
at l79 poles; thence north, 81 west, So poles to
a hickory in the old line; thence north, Ia east
1879 poles TO the beginning :-that ssid 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
but that on the 29d Of April l942,
he made fraudulent conveyance thereof in fee
to Isaac EdgingtOns who did not pay any con.
sideration for said land, and took said deed lnI
dsfraud the plaintiffs and the other creditors OF
said Joshua; that said Isaac EdgingtOn isdsad
leaving Sarah Edgington his widow and children
to wit: Jesse Edgington, Allen T. Edgington
Massey who has intermarried with Edward Par
rish and Mary who has inteEmarried with AL
pheuS Gustin-the four last residing In Indiana
that said widow and heirs Claim the Ian afore- |
said under the fraudulent deed aforesaid that !
saidJesse claims to have some instrument Of wri-
ting for the same from saidlsaae emitting him to
said land on the payment Of $4,000 to his
brother aud sieters above named, andholds pos
session thereof; that said Jesse and others by
his permission are destroying timber on said
land ;--thathe has never paid anything for said
and, nor has said Isaac paid anything to said
Joshua therefor. The bill prays an injunction
10 restrain said Jesse EdgingtOn and all others
from cutting timber on said land or otherwise
injuring the same that said deeds of22d
April l642,-sAid title bond from Isaac Edging-
on, and all other title papers, alike fraudulent,
held or claimed uuderoF by defendants may
be given up to be cancelled ;--that 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 dsmur 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 ofthe bill as confessed, and to de-
cree thereon accordingly.
MARTIN D. PucKErT.
HAMEG & JoRNsToN, Eolr's for Compl't.
JUNE 1Tth, ls4S. L