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Although this court case was handled in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, the descendants of John Daly lived in Giles County, Tennessee. |
John Daly Estate SettlementChancery Court Record..Mecklenburg County Virginia Case #1810-029 Joseph Dailey Vs Executor Of John Daly Estate February 1809 Order To Settle The Administration And Divide The Report February 1810 Report Rec'd Decree accordingly see Will Book for Report and Admin Account To the Wonderful County Court Of Mecklenburg (Virginia) In Chancery I humbly complying to the Court your orator an legatees ..Joseph Dailey..Charles Thompson and Frances his wife...James Eubank And Susannah his wife and Patsy Daly and infant daughter of Mary by th said Joseph Daly her guardian and next friend ...John Bugg Administrator...Peter Ge and Elizabeth his wife...John Daly And Jones Daly infants of Daniel Daly by Burwell Abernathy their guardian And next friend appeal to the Court that John Daly of Mecklenburg County published his will in which he appointed Daniel Daly and Ambrose Daly his securities that they both took Probate thereof From that time that Daniel Daly has departed this life and John Bugg has administrated his estate in due form Daniel leaving your orator and legatees Elizabeth Gee*, John Daly and Jones Daly. By the said will (John Daly Sr.) The estate divised to his wife Mary Daly A tract of land, slaves and some personal estate during her lifetime subscribe is to sale and make the payment of four here Mary of One Hundred Dollars each and the residue to be equally divided between all his surviving children...that your orator and oratee..... Joseph Daly....Frances Thompson....Susannah Eubank...Mary Daly..The mother of Patsy Daly...Daniel Daly. The other executor Are entitled to the residue part thereof that the said Mary is now dec'd and the estate (of John Daly) to be divided as the will directs, that commissioners may be appointed and authorize the said executor, who is herein name (Ambrose Daly) The defendant and that the residue of the estate be equally divided between the plaintiffs and the defendants according to the will. The answer of Ambrose Daly executor of John Daly to a bill in Chancery executed against him in this Court by Joseph (Josiah) Daly and other legatee of the said John Daly the defendant answering in this cause that he has no objection to the division ans settlement applied for. It is decreed and ordered that James Harwell...Wilson Walker...Burwell Abernathy...Henry Walker and William ??? or any three of them are appointed commissioners to settle the answer of the defendants adminstration and to divide the balance in his hand according to the will and make report to the Court in order to the decree. |