Tennessee Research Search

Exhibit only. Case unknown. Registrar's book for January 1876. Lists several Middle Tennessee counties. Includes Law 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th & 16th Circuit as well as Equity 8th, 9th & 10th Circuit listed in book. Exhibit found in ET Box 16.

Additional plaintiffs: Edward Fitch & M. C. Peter (of firm Arthur Peter & Co.) and James S. Lithgow, Jacob Sawyer & C. O. Smith (firm J. S. Lithgow & Co.). All plaintiffs from Louisville, KY. Additional defendants not named. Claxton from Haywood Co., TN.

Not a case file. Correspondence from Memphis Chief of Police, Phil R. Athy to the Governor James D. Porter regarding the prisoner, H. W. Stubbs of Missouri.

Granville Moore died, & A. B. was named executor. Mary Moore was Granville's widow; the other defendants were their children. Granville's will put A. B. in charge of the estate until the youngest child was "at age." However, A. B. recognizing the time this would take. He petitioned the widow and children to have the estate divided so that it might be settled, making his time as executor much shorter.

Named plaintiff was the widow of G.D. Hancock, dec. who was entitled by will to $5,000 in cash, and a life estate in the remaining assets. By Chancery Ct. decree on Oct. 16, 1860, Hancock's widow used $3200 of her cash inheritance to purchase the land slaves of G.O. Hancock estate. At the time of Addean Hancock's death, Sept. 27, 1870, her remainder life estate passed by her husband's will to his heirs, the defendants. At issue was the valuation of the widow's life estate.

Additional Plaintiffs: Redding Jones

Additional defendants: Mary McCorry and Corinne M. McCorry, daughters of deceased H. W. McCorry, and his sisters, Musidora/Musadora (both spellings used) and Ellen McCorry. File contains copy of H. W. McCorry's will. Will names two additional children: Thomas and Henry McCorry, additional sister Mary, niece Sallie P. McCorry, and brother-in-law James Carruthers. Dated 31 Oct. 1851.

Defendant purchased a house and two lots from Plaintiff. Plaintiff alleged that defendant did not pay on notes issued to purchase house. Plaintiff filed this case to recover unpaid debt.

Defendants are the heirs of Thomas English, dec. and Plaintiff was the admr of the estate. This case was filed to settle debts against the estate. Additional Defendants: Andrew English, N. B. English, William M. Wellett, Elizabeth Wellett

Plaintiff sued defendant for debt due by account under $200.

Additional defendant: Josephine Blanchard. Dispute over a lot of land in Edgefield sold to the defendant for $900. The defendant had note paid the balance and claimed insolvency.

Additional defendants: Wiley Woodward, E.D. Whitworth. Includes a brief by the defendant.

Cover page with docket # & date is missing. Other defendants: Samuel P. Walker, Jr., exe. Of Samuel T. Walker, dec., Ellen T. Walker, Mary Walker, Elizabeth E. Walker, Maria B. Hall, Ellen W. Portlock, R. G. Portlock, Katherine H. Coney, James Coney. Other plaintiffs: J. Woodward, Jesse W. & John F. Page, exe. Of William M. Folwell, dec. Case documents in 2 folders

Articles in question include 2 copper stills, 2 wash tubs, 2 cider press crates, 40 cider barrels, & other equipment.

Additional Defendants: Caroline Ubele, A.R. Droescher, and Adam Danerli. Part of the case is missing.

Additional defendants implied, but their names are uncertain and were probably on the lost pages.

Other defendants: Joe K. Coleman, Albert Coleman, Thomas W. Coleman, Samuel Coleman, James M. McKenzie, Louisa McKenzie, Mary King, & Samuel Love. R. L. Coleman is indebted to plaintiff for a certain sum of money, for which plaintiff is claiming a piece of property to which defendant holds a partial claim, along with the other defendants.

Actual charge reads, "Debt due by note under five hundred dollars." Folder includes two briefs.

Gallaher guardian of: Irene C., John P., and William P. Barratt. Addtl pltfs: J. E. H. McCrosky and wife, Flora P. (fmrly Barratt). Addtl defs: T. S. Upton, Joseph Upton, and Joseph E. Houston. John G. Barrat was killed in service of the Confederate Army in 1862. At the time of his death he was in possesion of a large amount of real and personal estate and a wife, E. C. Barrat, and 4 kids, previously mentioned. Upton married the widow and attempted to claim the whole of the Barrat estate. In 2 folders

Additional defendants: John C. Walker. Plaintiff claimed that defendants were indebted to him for $300. Complainant was the surety of McNeece upon a note executed to George McGee for $139.92 in Oct. & Dec. 1860 which note was transferred by McGee to E. Ed(?) who brought suit upon and recovered judgment before S. A. Parsons in Jan. 1861 against McNeece.

A. G. H. Brandon, Josiah H. Brandon, W. B. Brandon, Lemuel Brandon Jr., T. L. D. Brandon, Samuel Parks, Elinora Parks, James Brazier Jr., James L. Brandon, Lemuel W. Brandon, Martha E. B. Rodgers, Lazinke Brazier, Rachel Brazier, James Brazier Sr., Elizabeth Willerman, Martha L. Davidson, W. H. Moores, W. H. Reese, Dempsey Sullivan, Joel Reese, Mary Brandon

In 1860, Creech contracted to purchase from A. J. Cobb a tract of Hawkins County land adjoining that of D. S. Reed [also Read]. He executed three notes to Cobb, each for $1,183.10. Cobb later transferred or assigned these notes to Scruggs. There was some confusion over the land title. By the time the case reached the high court, Cobb was dead, and Creech wanted the whole deal cancelled.