COURT: Edwards vs. Gaither, 1815, Bullitt County 

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Benjamin Edwards vs. John R. Gaither et al Bullitt Circuit Court Decrees # 62 (v. 14) 

Bill filed 25 Dec 1815, Benj. EDWARDS on the 15 May 1780 entered 1000 acres to 
adjoin Henry TILLEN’s settlement & preemption on the upper side, which entry was 
surveyed 26 Oct. 1792 and patented to Ben EDWARDS 14 May 1794. The warrant for 
the 1000 acres was the joint property of Ben EDWARDS and Aaron BOTTS of Virginia, 
now deceased. BOTTS was to pay half the expenses and be entitled to a moity of one 
half the land when it was patented. BOTTS however failed to pay anything, nor 
have his heirs and EDWARDS makes them defts to this bill and prays that the 
court will require them to pay their share and accept a deed for their moity. 
Thompson BOTTS of Nelson County is the only heir of Aaron BOTTS that Edwards is 
sure of, although there are others back in Virginia, some infants and others 
Feme Covert. The principal suit, however, is directed against John R. GAITHER 
who has obtained a patent of elder date than EDWARDS for a part of the 1000 
acres, made in the name of the afsd. GAITER. Also Phillip TROUTMAN who claims 
under GAITHER. GAITHER and TROUTMAN also claim another part of EDWARDS 1000 
acres under another patent of elder date granted to Jeremiah TILFORD. Also the 
following persons claim parts of EDWARDS 1000 acres under the patent or patents 
granted to TILFORD: (1) SAMUEL SIMMONS (2) WILLIAM SIMMONS (3) JONATHONH 
SIMMONS, (4) HANNAH ROBERTS, widow of LEWIS ROBERTS,decd. (5) MORTIMER D. 
ROBERTS & GEORGE L. ROBERTS, of full age; & William ROBERTS, James ROBERTS, 
Alfred ROBERTS, Granville ROBERTS, Benjamin F. ROBERTS, Margeret ROBERTS, Eliza 
ROBERTS, & Robert ROBERTS, infant heirs and representatives of Lewis ROBERTS, 
decd. EDWARDS prays the court to require the above to relinquish their claim to 
the parts of his 1000 acres. [NOTE: The name is spelled Roberts in both the bill 
and the answer: however in the various summons it is spelled ROBARDS. (no other 
reports copied)]