RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - COURT - Catherine Uselton vs. George Uselton and others, Final Decree ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Steve Carson carson@siggraph.org ==================================================================== Final Decree, Catherine Uselton vs. George Uselton and others TSLA, Rutherford County Deeds, Book 2, Pages 94 and 95, Dated 9 January 1845 Catherine Uselton by her next friend Benjamin S. Hoover vs. George Uselton and John L. Hoover, administrators of Christopher Hoover, deceased. Final Decree. Be it remembered that the cause came on for final hearing on this 9th day of January 1845 before the Hon. B. L. Ridley, Chancellor of upon bill and answers and it appearing that the complaintant Catherine, who is the daughter of Christopher Hoover late deceased intermarried some twenty years since with the defendant George Usselton, that her father the late Christopher Hoover lately died intestate leaving a considerable amount of real estate and personal property to which her and her husband as distributees are entitled to one twelfth of the personal and one eleventh of the real estate, that defendant John L. Hoover was duly appointed by the County Court of Rutherford County Tenessee as administrator of the estate of said intestate, that the lands and negroes and other effects belonging to the estate have been sold, though no distribution has yet been made of the proceeds; and it further appearing that during the life of said Christopher Hoover be made and executed to complaintant a deed for certain tract or parcel of land lying in said county, Civil District No. 25 and bounded as follows...(see deed recorded Book TT, page 514) and it further appearing that defendant Uselton, husband of complaintant is hopelessly in debt, is extravagent and incapable of managing and taking care of his wife's property and that her only dependance for support of herself and children is in the property as above conveyed and descended to her by and from her father...it is therefore ordered and decreed that defendant Usselton be perpetually enjoined from receiving from the administrator...and the court hereby appoints Benjamin S. Hoover as trustee for the purposes of collecting and receiving said distributive share of the personal and real estate of Christopher Hoover, deceased, and if necessary to rent out the lands described above and apply and manage the proceeds for the sole benefit of said Catherine and her children...