Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Gale v. Gale, 1802 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court Records Fanny GALE vs. Frances GALE, administrator of Thomas GALE, et al. 1801 - 1802 Chancery Suit 1802-016 [archival folder {image 1 of 5}] 1802-016 Chancery Causes : Fanny Gale vs Thomas Gale's admr & al. Isle of Wight County [docketing {image 2 of 5}] Gale } } Copy Decree in vs } Chancery. } Gales Admor: & Al: [copy of rough decree {image 3 of 5}] Isle of Wight County December court 1801 ~ Fanny Gale Complt } } against } In Chancery ~ } Frances Gale Administratrix of } } Thomas Gale dec'd: Thomas, Alex } Defts } =ander and Sally Gale & Joseph Gale} } By consent of the Parties, This day this bill and answer was filed and heard thereon whereupon it is Decreed and Ordered that Charles Murphrey, Thomas Smelly, John Pope, and Ri =chard Pope, or any three of them make equal division [line inserted, then struck] of the Slaves of which Thomas Gale died seized and possessed ^ ,to wit, Jenny, Rose, Gilbert, Amey, Zeana, Milly, young Jenny, Scotland, Jack, Charlotte, Miriah, and Simon, among the Complaintant Fanny Gale, and the Defendants Thomas Gale, Alexander Gale, and Sally Gale ^ seting a part the Widows dower, and make report thereof to the Court in order to a final Decree ___ A Copy Teste Nathl. Young Clk ________ [docketing {image 4 of 5}] Gale } } vs } Decree Gale } _ Sept. 1802 rept. retd. & decreed accordingly - [inside fold] One Share [report {image 5 of 5}] In obediance to a decree of the County Court of Isle of Wight. a copy of Which is hereunto annexed, we the undersigned Commissioners. have Set a =part to the Widow Frances Gale _ her Dower in the slaves in the ["bill" struck] decree mentioned, and have divided the residue, among the following parties _ in the manner & form following .to Wit. To the sd- Widow -}__ Jeney _ valued at _______________ 3. 0. 0 her Dower for life.} Gilbert ______ ditto _ at _ 75. 0. 0 Rose ________ ditto _ at _ 70. 0. 0 Jack ________ ditto _ at _ 36. 0. 0 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 184. 0. 0 To Sally Gale, _ Share No_ 1_. ["by ballot" struck] ["Sim" struck] Milley & Mariah 82. 0. 0 & to pay to Thos_ Gale _ _ _ __ .12. 0 _______________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 81. 8. 0 To Sandy Gale, Share No_ 2. Simon & Charlotte _____________ 85. 0. 0 & to pay Thos_ Gale ___________ 3.12. 0 _______________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 81. 8. 0 To Fanny Gale Share No 3. Young Jeney & Scotlon ________ 100. 0. 0 & to pay _ Thos_ Gale 7. 4. 0} & to pay _ Joseph Gale 11. 8. 0} 18.16. 0 _____________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 81. 8. 0 To Joseph Gale Share No 4. Amy __ valued ________ 70. 0. 0} & to receive from Fanny Gale 11. 8. 0} ... 81. 8. 0 To Thomas Gale Share No 5. Zeney __ valued at _______________ 70. 0. 0 & to receive from Fanny Gale _____ 7_ 4. 0 from Sandy Gale _________________ 3.12__ & from Saly Gale _________________ 0.12. 0 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 81. 8. 0 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ £ 591. 0. 0 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Charles Murphrey Jany_ 16th__ 1802_ John Pope Richard Pope [case end] Isle of Wight Co., VA, Chancery Court Records, Case 1802-016. Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA Virginia Memory (digital collections) https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=093-1802-016 Additional information: Frances GALE, administratrix of Thomas GALE [III], sued Mills LAWRENCE, executor of former sheriff John LAWRENCE, in 1803, to stay a judgement against the estate, for taxes, alleged uncollected, ca. 1782-84. See Chancery case 1816-018; file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/1816_018.txt Alexander GALE & others sued Joseph GALE, administrator of Fanny GALE, in 1818. See Chancery case 1819-001; file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/1819_001.txt Alexander "Sandy" GALE [Sr.] died between Feb & Nov 1819. See Chancery case 1820-048, HALL et al. v. GALE et al.; file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/1820_048.txt Thomas GALE [I] left will 15 Nov 1732, proved 26 Feb 1732/3, mentioning wife Alice, son Thomas [II], and daughters Mary BRYANT, Elizabeth, Tabitha & Alice. (Isle of Wight Co. WB3:331-32); file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/wills/willbk03.txt His widow Alice took inventory of the estate 22 Mar 1732/3, proved 26 Mar 1732/3 (Isle of Wight Co. WB3:335-36); file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/wills/galeii9gwl.txt Their son Thomas Jr. [II] was named a justice in 1732, and was sheriff 1734-35. (Helen Haverty King, et al. "Historical Notes on Isle of Wight County, Virginia." Isle of Wight, Board of Supervisors, 1993. pp. 31-32) Thomas [II] had two children by his first wife - Jethro & Molly. He 2m. a daughter of John MARSHALL, Sr., whose 1760 will mentioned grandchildren Thomas, Ann, Elizabeth, Tabitha & Alice GALE. (WB7:433) Thomas GALE [II] left will 1 Jan 1760, proved 7 Feb 1760. (Isle of Wight Co. WB6:530) Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/1802_016.txt