COURT RECORDS: ISHAM, Johnathan, Heirs of, Bourbon County, Kentucky BILL OF COMPLAINT: Isham Heirs, 1821, Bourbon Co, Part 1 Submitted by: Connie Graves http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000474 Bourbon Circuit Court Case #598 Jona Isham's Heirs Bill of Complaint To the Honors the Judges of the Bourbon circuit court in chancery setting your orators & oratrix Charles Oneal and Elizabeth his wife late Elizabeth Isham, Henry Bithers and Henny his wife late Henny Isham would show that the said Eliza and Henny with whom the said Charles and Henry intermarried are the children and part of the heirs at law of Johnathan Isham, that the said Jonathan departed this life on the --- day of ---- in the year of ---- leaving four children including your oratrixes Eliza & Henny, the other two being called Elish & Edward, both of whom are under the age of 21 years. Your orators & oratrixes would show that the said Johnathan Isham had when he departed this life had four negroes to wit Lindy, Moses, Peter, Jesse: that since that time the said Jesse has departed this life & that there has been since the death of said Jonathan an increase of said negroes to wit: Mariah and Rosa making in all at this time five that the said Jonathan had allso a considerable personable estate at his death, that the said Jonathan left a widow called Nicy that she administered upon the estate and has kept the possession of the whole of the estate ever since hireing out the negroes anually and receiving the money---your complaints state that they have never received any part of the estate or the property the amount of which are unable to state but believe it is considerable as the said Jonathan has been dead for many years they state that they have made frequent applications to the said Nicy for the purpose of obtaining ther part of the estate but that she allways refused to make any arrangement or to accomidate in any way whatever & still retains the whole of the estate contrary to equity and good conscence, to the end that justice may be done they pray that the said [Nicy crossed out] Unitia Isham, Elish & Edward may be made defendants to this bill and that they may be compeled to answer xc and perticularly that the said Nicy may answer and state how much she has recived for the hire of said Negroes and to whom they hired each year that she may state what are the debts owing to the estate and what is the amount of personal goods & chattels & live stock which came to her hands as the adminstratrix and allso what is now in her hands---and the whole considered they pray that your Honours may decree a division of the negroes and alot to your complainsts ther part respectively that your Honour may allso decree a settlement of the accounts of said estate and that your complaints may have there proportions decred them, and that your Honors may decree such other & further releife as to Equity belongs & there case demands and your complanants will ever pray xc. Geo. W. Baylor for complants ************************************************************************ USGenWeb Archives Notice: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. **************************************************************************