COURT: John Green heirs vs James Fisher heirs & Samuel Boone Sr. Heirs, part 1, 1821-1824, State of KY (no county given) --------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 From: jhcliff@edtnind1.telusplanet.net (H and J Clifford) --------------------------------------- Kentucky Circuit Court Records-7th Circuit Court, Book V Page 316, 317; 1821 - 1824 Extract: John Green vs Leonard K. Bradley & James Fisher; later John Green Hrs vs James Fisher Hrs, and Samuel Boone [Sr] Hrs. ......same plight and condition in which it stood at the time of the death of James Fisher your Orators State that their ancestor John Green brought his suit as aforesaid against Morgan Thompson Priscilla Thompson Nancy Boon Thompson Thomas Thompson Nelly Thompson and having caused the process to be duly Served on the said defendants departed this life and afterwards to wit at the [left blank] Term of this court the Said defendants by their agent and attorney James Hughes consented that the said cause should be and stand revised in their names and that of your Orators- They beg leave to state that said Hughes hath departed this life, and there being no counsel for said defendants in court, they now give out in speeches that they will not abide by the order made by the said Hughes and have of late as your Orators are advised conveyed all their title to the said land to a certain Edward C. Payne and Daniel M. Payne, and [left blank] Asbury or one of them citizens of the State of Kentucky, which deed was made and receied pending the suit and with a view to cheat and defraud your Orators. Your Orators pray that they be also made defendants to this bill your Orators state that they are unable to ascertain in whom the title of the patent issued to Samuel Boone is as they are informed by the answer of the said James Fisher- that he claims the land by contract and not by deed- But your Orators State that they believe that it is in Some or all the heirs and representatives of Said Samuel Boone who your Orators are informed and charge are the following towit, Mary Bradley, wife of the Said Leonard K. Bradley, Roger Jones and Rebecca his wife, Elizabeth White, Polly Brooks James Proffit and Levicie his wife, David Montgomery and Sally his wife and Thomas Boone, Samuel Boone, Squire Boone. Ira Boone, Diadana Boone, Polly Boone, Nancy Boone, Isaac Boone, Hickerson Boone, Levi Boone, J. Cockerill and Susan Cockerill his wife John Ourley and Lucy his wife and N Grubbs and Cynthiana his wife children and heirs of Squire Boone one of the heirs of said Samuel Boone the elder and Edward Boone Susannah Boone Caroline Boone and Robert Franks and Hannah Franks his wife the children and heirs of [left blank] Boone son of said Samuel dec'd all of whom are citizens of the State of Kentucky and who are prayed to be made defendants and parties to this suit- Your Orators State that they are informed and so charge that the Said Samuel Boone did by deed or otherwise convey or otherwise invest the said James Fisher Leonard K. Bradley and Samuel Boone or Some one of them with the title, but your Orators after the most diligent Search cannot find any such conveyance upon record and the defendants though repearedly called on for the purpose will not disclose to your Orator whether such conveyance exists or not but the Said Fisher and his heirs since his death have made a claim of title under said Samuel entered upon your Orators Special entry and hath heretofore bill your Orator out of possession and not only commit great spoil and waste of timber but have for many years taken and devised great profit from the said land and give out in speeches that your Orators are without remedy etc, To the end etc may it please your honor to grant to your Orators the Commonwealth writ of Subpoena by which the defendants may full true and perfect answer make to all the allegations of this bill and to those of the original bill not by them or their ancestor answered or pleas To and by an order of your honors may this suit stand and be revived against the said defendants with the other defendants and on a final hearing the proper decree be made etc. R. Wickliff [subpoena records follow, with dates when served] **************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Commercial entities must ask for and receive permission from submitter before downloading.