Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-07-04


June 20-w2m
TN CHANCERY.- VIRGINIA. Circuit
i Superior Court of Law and Chancery, held
for Prince Edward county, at the Courthouse,
the Isl day Of May, 1915
Edward Dillon Henry Dillon, James Weber
and Nancy his wife, Benz. Foster and Fanny his
wife, Adeline Dillon, Mary Dillon, George Nc
Kay and Sally Ann his wife, Lucy Dillon, Tho
mas Dillon and Jane Dillon, infants, who sue by
their next friend, George Mckay, Plaintiffs:
against
The children OF John Dillon, deceased, who
are unknown, Fanny Rather, Manson Hardaway
and Nancy his wife, Benjamin Buster and Eliza
beth his wife, William Dillon. Allen Watson,
curator of the Estate of James Dillon, and Mary
Dillon, in her own right, and as Administrative of
James Dillon, deceased, Defendants:
On motion of the plaintiff, BY counsel, The
Court doth order, that the following advertisement
be inserted in the Richmond Enquirer for six
weeks successfully:
The plaintiffs in this case having filed their
bill. setting out that James Dillon, late OF Prince
Edward county. died inesae in the year 1913,
leaving a wife, Mary Dillon, who is also his admi-
niStratrx, but without children or other descend
ants; that he died seized and possessed of large
tract OF land lying in The county aforesaid, several
slaves, and considerable perishable property,
debts due TO him; that his brothers and sisters,
or their descendants and representatives, and his
wife, are entitled TO the estate OF the said James
Dillon, dec. that John Dillon 4 brother OF the
deceased died before him, the names and num-
Der of whose children are unknown, and The
plaintiffs asking the said administrators 10 settle
her account and that the real and personal estate
OF the said James Dillon be divided among his
said heirs and distributes: Now, therefore, The
L., tnt.a tod IN fhn
said estate TO appear, make themselves parties
defendant, file their answers, and assert their
rights or claims. And on the motion Of the lie
PENDANT, VIM. Dillon, leave is given him 10 file
his answer, TO which he plaintiffs reply generally;
and then this cause came on this day by consent
of The plaintiffs and The defendant Mary Dillon,
admir- OF Jas. Dillon, dec, and OF Allen Watson
curator OF the Estate of the said James Dillon
deceased, by counsel, 10 be heard as TO them
on the bill, answers and exhibits and was argued
by counsel On consideration whereof, the Court
doth adludge, order and decree, that the defend
ant Allen Watson, do render before one of the
Commissioners OF the Court an account of his
transactions as curator oil The Estate of the said
Jane. Dillon, deceased, which said account the
said Commissioner is directed TO examine state
and Settle and report TO this Court, with any
matters, specially stated, deemed pertinent by
himself or required to be SO stated by any OF the
order and decree, that the defendant, Mary Dillon,
do render before the same Commissioner an ac-
count Of her administration of the Estate OF the
said James Dillon, deceased, which account the
said Commissioner is directed 10 examine, state
and SETTLE and report to this Court with any mat
ters specially stated, deemed pertinent by him
self, or which may be required 10 be so stated by
any Of the sand parties. And The Court doth fur
Their order, that The said Allen Watson, and the
said Mary Dillon, do, each of them, answer on
oath such interrogatories touching the premises
as The Commissioner may PROFOUND 10 them, to
enable him 10 carry the above order into effect.
A Copy: Teste
BRANCH J. WORSHAM, c. c.
The parties interested in the foregoing decree
are hereby notified that have appointed Tues
day the 22d day of July, 1915, for The purpose
OF taking the accounts therein directed, and they
arc requested TO appear before me al my Office at
Prince Edward Courthouse, on that day.
A. d. DICKINSON,
Com'r Sup. CT. P. Edward
June l3-cwGw
TN CHANCERY-yIRGIN AT a Circuit
i Superior Court of Law and Chancery, held
for Prince Edward county, at the Court House /,
the lst day of May 1916:
William boswell, administrator of Coleman
Jeffress deceased, Plaintiff:
against
Edmund Parkinson and Austin Seay, sheriff
of Amelia county, and administrator of Dabney
Miller, who was executor OF John Parkinson, de-
ceased, and Asa Dupuy, sheriff of Prince Ed
ward county, and administrator of Edmund JET
fress, Defendants.
On the motion oflhe defendant, Dupuy, leaveis
give him 10 file his answer 10 which the plainliff
replies generally; and this cause came on this day
r.. IL -, "A fba nnr1v
and on the amended bill and answer thereto by
Asa Dupuy, sheriff of Prince Edward, and adj
ministraior OF Edmund Jeilress, and was argued
BY counsel On consideration whereof. the Court
doth adjudge, order and decree, that The defend
ant. A. Seay, sheriff Of Amelia, and adminislra-
tor Of Dabney Miller, do render an account be-
fore one OF the commissioners OF this Court, OF
the administration OF the estate OF John reIkln-
son, deceased, by his intestate, Dabney Miller,
which said account the SAID commissioner IS al
rected TO examine state, settle and report TO this
Court, with any matter specially stated, deemed
pertinent by himself, or requredlo be SO stated by
either of the parties. And the Court doth further
adjudge, order and decree, that the same commits
soner do take The following accounts to wit an
account between the plaintiff and each OF The de-
PENDANTS, Edmund Parkinson and Asa Dupuy,
administrators of Edmund Jefress SO as 10 show
the amount due on the bond set forth in The plain
tifl's bil-an account between the defendants, Ed
mund Parkinson and Dabney Miller as the Ex-
ecutor OF John Parkinson, decd, and also an
accoun, between the said Dabney Miller, decd,
in his own right, and the said Edmund Pcrknson,
and make report thereof TO this Court, with any
matters specially stated deemed pertinent by him
self or required 10 be stated by either OF The par
ties And the Court doth further adjudse, order
and decree, that Samuel ID. Burke, Edward b.
Miller, Francis T. Woo,ton and Edwin Scott,
or any three of them, after being sworn for the
purpose, do 20 upon the It's acres OF land belong
ing TO the defendant Edmund Parkinson, lying in
the county Of Prince Edward, and fairly value
the same, and report their valuation 10 this Court
A Copy-TeSle:
BRANCH J. WORSIIAM, c. C.
The parties interested in The foregoing decree
are hereby notified that I have aprointsd TueS-