The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-10-05
COURT ORDERS.
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE. !

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.l
GoocHLAND COURTHOUSE, Sept IS, 1868.
Goochland County Cir
Y cult Court, September s, 1898:
Miller, executors Of Peter Guerrant deceased,
and the said Moses E. Tredway and John Guer-
rant, in their own right,
Harriet Royster, Martha L. Holman, and James
NJ. Holman her husband Jane Massie and her
husband William G. Massie, and Evellna, Will
Massie, infant children Of the said Mary Jane
and William G. Massie, Thos. NJ Gathright, Mil
bred II. Massie, and Charles 6. Massie her hus-
band, Charles Gu-rrant an Infant, Robert Guer-
rant, William Guerrant, Agness Guerrant; Jenny
Powell and William Powell her husband, Harriet
Wash, William G. Miller, Nancy W. Miller, and
and tJelk her husband, John 6. Tredway,
Sarah A. Montelro, Betty Heath Tredway, Eve
ter her husband, Sarah Elizabeth Palmer, Susan
Bocock and her husband Henry F.; Boc1ck,
m SaTa in HAHN ch nT of Fanny Wnered Palmer
Igiven names unknown), Antonio Singlcterry
and her husband = simeleterry given name
M eS ISe9 and /" GAVIN McCorkIe, William D.
Branch John G.. Branch, Martha Palmer, Mary
Thons, and Harriet Thoms.
The Court doth therefore adjudge, order, and
decree that II he referred to one Of the com
missoners Of this court TO take the following ac-
counts-viz..
l. An account of all the personal property placed
by the testator In the hands of NJ. +. Tredway.
and showing whether the same was by gttt sale.
or other wise, the value thereof, and what part or
the same. # any has been disposed of. In taking
the accounts The parties IRE 1T lnery 70 aSc any
same to the court with his own conclusions there
upon as to the title to the property referred to.
9 An account Of the personal property given by
the ninth clause of the will to John Guerrant and
Thomas NJ. Gathright, and sold by The executors,
and also OF the proceeds of the same: In taking
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as far as the will apply. by the opinion here
inbef0rc expressed, as 10 what portion OF the chat
tel property embraced In the inventory passes by
that clause and what does not. And II the account
of sales which IS not among the papers, shall be
found TO embrace articles not contained In the In
vcntory the commissioner. In determining whether
the same or any part thereof passes by the ninth
clause or Is part of the intestate estate, shall
apply the same rul OF construction which lhe
the words of the testator, " my stock or horses
cattle sheep, hogs, plantation tools and utensils,
household and kitchen FURNITURE their plaln and
ordinary Specification, and shall not extend them
to articles which do not properly fall within the
usual meaning OF one or the other OF the terms
employed by the testator. And In taking the
went into the hands Of NJ. E. Tredway, the com
missioner shall discriminate, upon the same prin-
chile between such as passes and such as does not
pass under the ninth clause, If 1t shall turn OUT to
belong to the estate Of the testator.
g. He shall inquire into and report the facts and
the evidence in relation thereto connected with The
alleged gift of $500, cduSd morris, 10 John Ouer-
4. He shall settle the accounts OF the executors
Jointly so far as they may have acted jointly ano
Separately so far rs they may have acted separately
and In connection with these accounts he shall show
which legsces nave been satSnea ana wc o.
S. An account of all the debts and liabilities out
standing against the estate Of the testator and tht
priories among them, II any before takipS wnici
account however, the commissioner shall notify
the creditors OF the estate by publication TOT au
weeks successfully In the Richmond Dispatch t.
nroye their claims before him. at time and place
to be named, and uoarn them that on failure TO do 80
they will be precuded from all share OF the assets
And notice given in like manner OF the time am
Mace of taking all the accounts shall be equiVaien
TO pcrsonal service thereof as To all the parties eX
cent the Executors, who must have actual notice
i. An account If John Guerrant shall desire 1t
and will pay the costs thereof, of the interest o
John, Mildred, and Charles Guerrant respectively
In the estate of their father, and showing OF wh;i
said estate consists, and In whose hands III
same Is.
And the commissioner is further directed to In
qure and report 10 the court what bonds accounts
and other chooses In action of the testator, 7. Guer
rant, deceased, came into the hands OF Moses
Trcdway under the written contract between thel
referred to in the exhibits with the peadings, an
what collections the said Tredway has made on tn
same and which of them, and what amount o
them remain still due and unpaid and to what ex
tent they are still in the hands Of the said NJ; +
Tredwav and which of them, II any, have bee
disposed of By him, and to whom.
The parties interested in the decree, of which tn
foregoing is an extract, are hereby notified that
shall, on WEDNESDAY the 21st Of October nex
at my office at Goochland Courthouse. proceed
execute the same, at which time and place they ar
hereby required TO attend with such vouchers an
other evidence AS Will enable me To settle Sad az
counts and TO execute the other orders under sal
decree And the said parties are hereby f4rthe
notified that II from any cause the work Slaii n,
be completed In one day, the proceeding VIII b
adjourned from day to day until the Salu deere
Given under my hand, rs commissioner OF sal
Jap and yaa above written,
Sc i9-S4w j. w. PLEASANTS.
VIRGINIA, TO WIT.-At Rules held i
v the Clerks Office of the Circuit Court for Il
county of Halifax on the first Monday IN Septen
William 7. Owen--. ..Elalntli
against -
Rich rd II. Owen, James a. Owen, Oliver E,
wards and Minerva, his wife, - Ellis and PM
his wife, Eudora Owen ian nfantl the unknow
husband of Washington William Mary i'wc'
and his said wife the unknown children OF Jon
G.. Halliburton, James Holloway, ana other VI
known children Of Martha Holloway
IN cHANcERY.
The object OF this suit Is for sale OF the lan'
of Frances Halliburton, deceased, and Z dlvlslr
| of the proceeds Of the same amongst the next
| kin of the said Frances Halliburton.
Itappearing by affidavit fled that all OF the sa
defendants are non-residents OF the state OF ' !!
cinil IL is ordered that they appear mere Win
| one month after due publication OF this order ~
do what IS necessary TO protscS ltes Sa mn
lished once week for four successive weeks III VI
| Richmond Dispatch, a newspaper published !, IN VI
State, and another copy posted ut me front uo i
| the courthouse OF this county on tAe its' "'!
| the next County Court
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| FLoURSoY & LEIGH, p q. SC IS-f!"
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