Case Name: Ebenezer Roche, eldest son of Francis Roche v. Ebenezer Simmons, executor of Francis Roche, and Francis, Thomas, Patrick, Mary and Ann Roche, and Charles Motte for his wife Elizabeth, Children of Francis Roche
Court: Court of Chancery of South Carolina
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1769-12-06
Citations: 1 Rec. Co. Ch. (S.C.) 571
Docket Number: 
Parties: Ebenezer Roche, eldest son of Francis Roche v. Ebenezer Simmons, executor of Francis Roche, and Francis, Thomas, Patrick, Mary and Ann Roche, and Charles Motte for his wife Elizabeth, Children of Francis Roche
Judges: 
Reporter: Records of the court of Chancery of South Carolina, 1671-1779
Volume: 1
Pages: 571–571

Head Matter:
Ebenezer Roche, eldest son of Francis Roche v. Ebenezer Simmons, executor of Francis Roche, and Francis, Thomas, Patrick, Mary and Ann Roche, and Charles Motte for his wife Elizabeth, Children of Francis Roche
James Parsons for plaintiff.
John Rutledge for defendants.
This is another family suit. Francis Roche in 1746 had married Anne Simmons (Ibid., p. 184).

Opinion:
November 20, 1769. Bill seeks to have real property of late Francis Roche divided into seven shares, and personal estate divided so as to equalize those shares among his seven children. Also, copy of Francis Roche's will, and estimate of value of his real estate, and a writ of partition from court of common pleas.
December 6, 1769. Answer admits all claims except that of combination against plaintiff; asks that division suggested in bill be adopted and made part of decree.
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