KNOX COUNTY, TN - WILLS - John Rule & others vs. Andrew Hood & others
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John Rule & others VS Andrew Hood & others


Bill Filed March 8th 1847
Docket # 00422



To the Honorable Thomas L. Williams Chancellor of the Eastern Division 
of Tennessee sitting in Chancery for the District composed of Knox, 
Anderson and Blount 

                                       Humbly sheweth unto you Honor 
your Orators and Oratrixes John Rule & Nancy Rule formerly Nancy Hood, 
Margaret Capps formerly Margaret Hood, citizens of the County of Knox, 
that about _____(sic) day of January 18__(sic) Aaron Hood of said county 
departed this life intestate and at the February session of the County 
Court of Knox County 1843 Andrew Hood was duly appointed administrator 
of said estate and entered into bond with Robert Crewes, Archibald Crews 
& Joseph Pain his securities for the faithful administration of said 
estate of which your deponents state that there was a large amount of 
personal property .  Also a considerable amount of debts due said estate 
all of which either did come or ought to have come into the hands of 
said administrator.  Your Orators charge and state that said intestate 
Aaron Hood left the following heirs and distributees that is to say 
Sarah Gunn who has since died. Said Sarah Gunn who was formerly Sarah 
Hood left William Gunn her husband & the following children: John, 
Elizabeth Hood, & Sarah______all minors without any guardian.  Also the 
children & heirs of James Hood who had died before & intestate, to wit 
Sarah Hood, Eliza Hood, Jourdon Hood and Margaret Hood.  Eliza 
intermarried with Benj Chapman. Peggy married Sale Chapman. Sarah 
intermarried with Guilford Nester, their mother Susan Hood wife of James 
Hood all of whom with the exception of Sarah Nester & her husband 
Guilford Nester reside in Knox County.  No administration was ever taken 
on the estate of said James Hood dec'd, the residence of said Nester and 
wife are unknown to your orators.  Also the heirs and distributees of 
John Hood dec'd.  Said John Hood departed this life since the death of 
said intestate (Aaron Hood) & left the following children James Hood, 
Harvy, William, Joseph and Aaron Hood, the three first names are of age 
and the last named are minors without any guardian.  They all reside in 
Knox County Also Luke Hood who resides in Clark County State of 
Illinois.  Aaron Hood resides in Shelby County state of Illinois.  
Robert Hood who resides in Putnam County Indiana & Polly Burnham, 
formerly Polly Hood who intermarried with Oren Burnham.  They were in 
the state of Missouri the last account of them.  Your orators charge 
that that said estate was but very little indebted, perhaps not to the 
amount of $10.  Said administrator has failed & refused to make 
distribution of said estate as he was bound to do.  Your orators charge 
that said administrator has wholly failed to collect and account for an 
account against William Crews for $80, that being the amount borrowed 
from said intestate by said Crews and also the amount of $80 due by note 
& account which was due said estate by said administrator and for which 
he has failed to render any account in the inventory he returned to 
court and also in the ex parte settlement made with the clerk.  Your 
orators state that said intestate had held the note or bill of said 
administrator for about $54.37 1/2  and an account for $25.62.  Your 
orators state that said note or bill called for $54.37 1/2 on its face 
and think it was due about four years at the death of said intestate 
(Aaron) & would of course draw interest, so that principal and interest 
on said note would up to this time amount to upwards of $80 apart from 
said account before stated.  Said administrator has failed to account 
for a note on _____(sic) Belew of the state of Georgia for upwards of 
$50 and also for which he has taken a new note.  Your orators charge 
that said administrator at his own sale bought the following property of 
said estate, to wit, one wagon, log chains, two pairs of gearing for 
said wagon & a man's saddle. He purchased the wagon for $21.50 when it 
was worth more than $35.  The other property was bought at reduced 
prices, all of which was in front of the rights of the distributees of 
the said estate.  Your orators state about the 5th of August 1845 said 
administrator made a settlement with the Clerk of this County Court of 
Knox, a copy of which is herewith filed & made a part of this Bill and 
by reference to said settlement it will be seen that said administrator 
has credit for $74 for repairs to the farm of the deceased.  Also a 
credit for $14.50 for the support of the widow.  Your orators state that 
if said administrator made improvements on the farm of said intestate he 
did so of his wrong & without the consent of the distributees of said 
estate & it was done for his own benefit.  And your orators _____impeach 
said settlement as to the said $74 and the item of $14.50 for the widows 
support.  Said settlement shows a balance in favor of the distributees 
of $61.01 1/2 which said administrator refused to account for.

The pre______es considered your orators pray that said administrator, 
who is also one of the distributees, and his securities aforesaid and 
also William Crews & his wife Betsy who are also distributees of said 
estate together with  the other named distributees be made parties 
defendants to this Bill and that they and each of them make true and 
perfect answers to said Bill of complaint and that propu princip issue 
and an account be taken.  That said administrator & his securities be 
held to account for said estate, that they be held responsible for all 
the debts due to said estate which have been lost by the negligence of 
said administrator and that by a decree of your Honor distribution be 
made among the distributees of said estate and if your orators have in 
any thing mistaken their relief, they pray for general relief.
	
John Rule and others

Rodgers & Boyd, sols.