Polly Patterson, et al. v. John Peyton

Order: 

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Supreme Court Case Name: 
Polly Patterson, et al. v. John Peyton
Case Date: 
1819
Court Origin: 
Superior Court of Errors and Appeals
Cause/Crime: 
Land and Title Dispute

Database - TN Research:

County:

  • Bedford
Division: 
Middle
Number of Pages: 
60
Notes / Description: 

Peyton offered to sell acreage to Thomas Patterson, the plot of land belonging to a plot granted to Jacob Fisher in 1792. Thomas Patterson supposedly agreed to purchase the land, but Polly and the other descendants claim this was not so. Additional plaintiffs: Lucinda, Elizabeth & John (minors).