JEFFERSON COUNTY, TN - COURT - Abner Dobbins vs Jacob P Chase and Bird Pate
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JEFFERSON CO, TN CHANCERY COURT RECORDS
June 1844-Dec 1846, p 1--- 

ABNER DOBBINS vs JACOB P CHASE and BIRD PATE 

Chancellor sitting for counties of Jefferson and Cocke at Dandridge
June 1844 

Orator: ABNER DOBBINS; Some years ago a contract was entered into between OBED
CHASE PATE (sic) of Jefferson Co, since dec'd, in and by which contract the
said DOBBINS for consideration that OBED CHASE had advanced to and for the
said DOBBINS the sum of 4100.00 to secure the payment of which to said OBED
your orator executed to him a bill of sale for a Negro man slave of great
value, to wit of value of $1000.00 at least, named Sam of yellow complexion
about 40 years of age ... that said bill was absolute upon its face, but was
made expressly with a view to secure the payment of said sum of $200, that
after the execution of said bill of sale the Negro by the consent of said
ABNER DOBBINS was placed in the hands of said OBEDIAH CHASE to work out said
sum of money at $109 per year, ... that under said agreement said boy remained
with said OBED CHASE for term of 3 years and six months, a period more than
sufficient to meet any demand the said CHASE had against your orator. ... the
whole subject was talked over understandingly with the said CHASE and shortly
before his death he acknowledged that he was fully paid all that was due him
and that the same was satisfied by the labor of said boy and that the boy was
your orator's property. At the time of the contract for the boy OBED CHASE
executed his note to your orator for $200, this note was given back to said
CHASE and not one cent was ever rec'd on it ... The note was given up to and
for ought your orator knows remained with said OBED CHASE up to the time of
his death. The said CHASE and your orator were related to each other ... trust
and confidence in each ... no disposition to betray said CHASE ... CHASE had
he lived would not have betrayed his part. Said OBED CHASE departed ... about
March last (1840) intestate. JACOB P CHASE administered on the estate of said
OBED after the Negro was given up to your orator and your orator never thought
that he would be disturbed in the possession. Your orator hired the Negro to a
certain LEE DYER of Grainger County who had him publicly in possession. But so
it is about 8 days ago JACOB P CHASE and BIRD PATE with others most riotously
came to the house of LEE DYER where the boy was and with force and arms, too,
took said Negro from said DYER and run him from Grainger County into County of
Jefferson, and one or the other of them have said boy in possession, holding
him under the pretended claim by the bill of sale mentioned.... orator shows
that from the best information he can get, the said J P CHASE and BIRD PATE
are in doubtful circumstances and that the estate of said OBED CHASE is
insolvent, so that if said Negro should be run, or in some way involved that
your orator may be defrauded of him. But now so it is said CHASE and PATE both
of Jefferson County ... orator prays each of them be made defdts hereto ...
orator prays that an injunction be issued to prevent the removal of said Negro
.... that the hire of said Negro be taken into account as a credit for any sum
advanced to your orator ... 16 Nov 1840 .... ABNER DOBBINS made oath that
foregoing bill of complaint ... true. 

(Order followed for injunction and order directing sheriff to take possession 
of slave Sam ...)
(This on 16 November 1840) 

Prosecution bond of ABNER DOBBINS follows
His security is JACOB PECK 

Jacob Pate Chase was an older brother to John and William Chase he was born 
November 04, 1801 in either Abingdon, VA or Washington Co, TN.
died November 14, 1861, Warrenton, Fauquier Co, VA m. MAY ELIZABETH BOWEN, May 
17, 1838, Waterloo, SC by Rev. Mitchell b. November 25, 1817, Waterloo, SC  
(Laurens District) d. October 17, 1883, Atlanta, GA.