Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-12-04
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
Superior Court Of Chancery, ! October
Of the State Of Mississippi. rules 1874
Joseph Woods,
225S v
Henry F. Bennett, ct al. J

TPON opening the matters Of this
u Bill, and it appearing that William
J. Gasquer, Wilcox, Anderson e. Co., and
Samuel Harrison, are not inhabitants OF
this State, but reside beyond the limits
thereof, SO that the ordinary process Of
this Court cannot be served upon them.
II is therefore ordered, that unless the SAID
defendants appear before the Chancellor,
at the Court room in the city OF jackson,
on the first Monday in December next EN-,
suing, and plead answer or demur 10 the
bill of complaint herein, the several al e..
cations will be taken for confessed as to
them, and such order and decree made
therein, rs the Chancellor may deem eqh
table and just. Ii is further ordered that
a copy of this order be inserted in the sin
dependent Democrat" at Canton, once a
week for two months successfully.
r. l.. DIXON, CTR.
"HE Bill in this case states in sub
Il stance, that Henry F. Bennett pur
chased of Albert G. Bennett, on the 18th
October 1889, certain lands, negro saves
and other personal properly Iying and
being in Madison County Mississippi, for
which he executed to The said Albert u.
Bennett his six promissory notes, OF thc
date aforesaid, each for $746l SO, the
first due Isl March 1871, the second due
LIST March 1912, the third due LIST March
1913, the fourth due LIST March lS4i, The
fifth due LIST March l845, the sixth due
LIST March lS46-to secure the payment
of all and each OF which said notes as they
should respectively fall due, said Henry F.
Bennett executed deed in trust TO said
Albert G. Bennett, bearing the date aiore-
said, conveying to Henry Christmas and
Charles W. Alien, trustees, the following
property, viz; The W. of S. E ! OF
section 81; the L. of S. w. of same
section; the w. Of N. E. / of same Sec
ton; the L. of N. w. / of same section
the w. of S. Z. i section 30; the S. W.
and w. of N. E. / of section 80, all
in township 8 R. 2 E.; containing IN all
GAO acres-also the w. of S. f. / Of
section 10, township 8 r. E., containing
80 acres; the S. E. section %, the w.
3. w. ! section "a, the w. of N. w. !
section %, the L. of N. E. / section 26,
the N. of w. of N. E. section %, all
in township 10, r. 3 E.; containinging in
all 44O acres; all which lands lying and
situate in Madison County Mississippi
Also the following negro slaves: John
Pope, Bateman, Bob, Ned, Stephen, Ad-
am, Anderson, Dave, Henry, Isam, Eb,
ben, Orange. Winder, Perry, Simon,
Tom, Oscar, Washington, Isaac, Bill,
Stephen, (house servanD l.. Bob, Slick,
Major, Richard, Madison, Anne, Jane,
Serena, Kissy, girl Mary Conner, Mary
Thompson, Ruthy, Polly Eben, Sucky,
Susan, Margaret, Patsey, America, Mily.
julia, Ellen, Edy, Sarah, Catharinc, Lau
"a, :Adaline; 10000 bushels corn, 80
stacks Of fodder, all the farming utensils,
wagons &c. on the premises carriage and
ponies, household and kitchen furniture,
clock, glassware, silver plate and library,
% head horses and mules, $50 hogs and
one brick-kiln containing 10000 bricks
Sid property, real and personal, being
the same sold and conveyed by said A.
q. Bennett to said Ii. +. Bennett as afore-
said; that said CONVEYANCE 10 Christmas
and Allen was made in trust, that said H.
r. Bennett should be permitted to remain
IN quiet possession of said property, and
have the rents, hire and profits thereof un.
I'll default should be made in the payments
OF The notes AFORESAID on any OF them as
'ney should become due, and in case OF
such default, the said Christmas and Allen
At III request of the said A. G. Bennett,
mould proceed to sell for cash at public
auction 10 the highest bidder, In the town