The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-17

COMMISSIONERS OftttE,
Morgantowa, w. Va
March 20, 1897.
Denny Tenant In his own right and
as executor of Joseph Tenant, Jr., de-
ceased, In Chancery.
Josephus Tenant, VIM. ]. Tenant,
Catharine Warner and William Warner,
her husband, Edgar A. Tenant, Enoch
Tenant, Erzilla Brewer and Emanuel
Brewer, her husband, Delilah Jane
Brewer and Noah Brewer, her husband,
Richard Tenant, Margaret Emily Lem
ley and Asa Lemley her husband, be-
ing the children now living of Walter
Tenant, deceased, and William Park
only child of Julia Ann Park formerly
Tennanfh, deceased daughter Of said
Walter Tenant, deceased, these being
all the heirs at law of said Walter Ten
nant, deceased; and Catherine Foley
and John Foley her husband, Cornelius
Tenant, Emma Jane Robinson and
Frank Robinson, her husband, these be-
ing all the children and heirs at law of
Tobias Tenant, deceased, and Anna
Barbara McGeorge and Griff McGeorge,
her husband, Lucinda Terrell and John
Terrell her husband, Christiana Carroll
and Ed Carroll her husband. Delilah
Lemasters. widow, Alpheus Tenant.
William Tenant, Sarah Hickman and
- Hickman, her husband, Gather
inc Wright and -@=---- Wright, her hus-
band, Abigail Clark and - Clark,
her husband, Elizabeth Dawson and
- Dawson, her husband, these be-
ing the children now living of Silas
Tenant, deceased. and Andrew Jack
son Tenant, Marion Francis Elder,
Nancy Elder and William Elder, these
being all the children and heirs at law
of Rebecca Jane Elder, a deceased
daughter of the said Silas Tenant,
decreased, these and the said children
who are now living and above named
being all the heirs at law of the said ST.
las Tenant, deceased; and Jane Ten
nant, Lucretia Hawk and John Hawk
her husband, Pleasy Tenant and Noah
Tenant. her husband, Henry Tenant,
Martha Tenant, John Wesley Ten
nant, Mary d. Wright and Henry
Wright her husband. Sarah Alice Moore
and Minor Moore her husband, Gather
Inc Youst and James c. Youst her hus.
band, these bling the children now liv-
| ing of Ezra Tenant, deceased; amp
Rebecca Jones and -- Jones, her
husband, VIM. H. Mayfield, LEROY May
field Simeon Mayfield. Richard d. May
field, Nimrod Mayfield, James A. May
field, Sanford E. Mayfeld, Darkey e.
Mayfield and Lewis Z. Mayfield,
being all the children and heirs at law
of Luany Mayfield, deceased, formerly
Luamy Tennant) who was daughter
of said Ezra Tenant, deceased, and
these with the children above named
who are still living, being all the heirs
at law of said Ezra Tenant, deceased,
and Seth Tennant and Eliab Tenant
and Lucy Stuil, widow, the three last
named being brothers and sister of Jo-
seph Tenant, deceased and Denny
II. Davis, James l.. Davis and Isaac
Davis. children now living of Jerusha
Davis deceased, who was a sister of said
Joseph Tenant jr.,- and Angie Pearl
Meyers and Katie Florence Meyers,
children Of Cynthia Catherine Meyers,
deceased, who was daughter of said
Jerusha Davis, all the parties above
manned along with the plaintiff being
the heirs and devisees of Joseph Ten
nant, jr.: and Joseph C. Davis, Levi
Coss, Nimrod Tenant and Jane Ten
nant, these being the known creditors
OF the said Joseph Tenant, deceased
and J. NJ. Conway and the South Penn
Oil Company, corporation.
On the 10th day of February, 1897,
the above styled cause was referred to
the undersigned Commissioner In Chan
Gerry for the purpose of ascertaining and
reporting to future term of the Circuit
Court of Mohopgalia county, West Va.
on the matters and things set out in the
following extract from said decree. lex
tract from decrse.)
And thereupon, for reasons appearing
to the Court, 1t is adiudged, ordered and
decreed that this cause be and the same
is hereby referred to VIM. e. Glasscock,
one OF the Commissioners of this Court,
who shall ascertain and report upon the
following points as matters of reference
herein. that is to say
First--He shall audit and settle the
accounts of the plaintiff, Denny Ten
nant, Executor of the estate of Joseph
Tefaant, IT., deceased, in due course,
and shall ascertain what estate has
come to bis hands as such Executor.
and what estate will hereafter come Ia
his hands,
SecoDd-He shall ascertain and report
all the real estate owned and possessed
by the said Joseph Tenant, jr., at the
time of his death, and Of which he died
seized, and whether or not the oil aud
gas under said land has been leased or
sold, and if so to whom, and generally
the state of the title to said oil and gas,
and what developments for oil and gas
has been had on said land, and how
many oil wells thereon ana their pro
duction and amount of oil produced
| from same and how much oil was in
pipe lines to credit of decedent at the
date of his demise.
Third-He shall ascertain and report
all the debts and CLAIMS existing against
the said Joseph Tenant, jr., or his es-
tate. the amount of each debt or claim
with interest aggregated to the date ot
his report, and the order Of priority of
said debts as to payment out of the es-
tate of said Joseph Tenant. jr.
| Fourth-He shall ascertain and report
who are the persons that are entitled to
the remainder of the estate of Joseph
Tenant, jr., deceased, after payment Of
all the debts and claims against the said
Joseph Tenant, jr., deceased, or his es-
tate, including requests in his will, an
the proportion of said remainder that
each person is entitled to.
| Fifth-He shall ascertain and report
anything else deemed pertinent by him.
self or specially required by any of the
parties interested in the matters involv-
ed in this suit
This is therefore to notify all parties
in anywise interested in the result of this
suit or my report, that / have fixed on
tuesday, April Goth, 1897,
at my office In the town of Morgaptown,
West Virginia, as the time and place for
executing said reference, and if for any
cause. the same is not completed on
that day shall adjourn and continue
my proceedings from day to day and
from time to time until the same shall
be completed.
Given under my hand this Goth day