Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Bailey v. Pretlow, 1841 

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Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court Records 
   Alfred S. BAILEY, administrator de bonis non of James SCOTT, 
      v. 
   Thomas PRETLOW, committee of the estate of Matthew DRAKE, 
   chancery case (1841-029), 19 Jul 1841 


Alfred S. Bailey  administrator de bonis non with the will annexed of James SCOTT dec.d} 
                                                                                  Plff } 
       against                                                                         } In Chancery 
Thomas Pretlow  Committee of the estate of Matthew Drake  ["Comtt" erased]        Deft:} 

       This cause came on this day to be heard on the bill, answer and exhibit : was docketed by 
consent and argued by Counsel : On Consideration whereof the Court doth adjudge, order 
and decree that Jesse Drewry be appointed a trustee to a deed of Trust, made and entered 
into between Matthew Drake, James Scott and Joseph Pretlow : it appearing to the Court 
that the former Trustee Joseph Pretlow has since the execution of the Said Trust deed departed 
this life,  The Court doth further adjudge, order and decree that the new Trustee Jesse Drewry 
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                                                                                 [in modern p.] 351 

Shall have  and exercise all the  &priviledges [sic] conferred upon the former Trustee Joseph Pretlow by 
the aforesaid deed of Trust bearing date the 19' day of October 1829 to which the said Matthew 
Drake, James Scott and Joseph Pretlow were parties, and that the said Jesse Drewry Shall in 
all respects be Substituted for the former Trustee Joseph Pretlow : And it is further ordered and 
decreed that the costs of this Suit be Proportionally borne bythe Parties _ 
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For reasons appearing to the Court  the Indentures by which Henry Artis, free boy, was bound 
to Matthew Drake are hereby transferred to Mariah Drake - 
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[entry end] 


Southampton Co., VA, Order Book 1839-1843, pp. 350-51 
   The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
   LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 31 


Additional information: 

The original deed of trust from Matthew DRAKE to trustee Joseph PRETLOW for 
   the benefit of James SCOTT, 19 Oct 1829, conveying in trust two tracts of 
   land (44 & 100 acres) & personal property, (DB21:207-08), is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/court/1841_350e.txt 

Matthew DRAKE murdered James SCOTT et al., 16 Dec 1840, for which crime 
   he was sentenced to be hanged 21 May 1841. 
   newspaper account posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/news/18401231.txt 
   legal proceedings in case posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/court/1840_262.txt 

Trustee Joseph PRETLOW having died, Jesse DREWRY- a witness in the murder 
   trial- was appointed trustee, 19 Jul 1841.  (OB1839-43:350-52) 
   legal proceedings in chancery case posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/court/1841_350e.txt 

Trustee Jesse DREWRY sold the 44-acre tract at public auction to 
   Mariah (JOYNER) DRAKE, Matthew's widow (DB26:348); file at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/26db348.txt 




[ARTIS, BAILEY, DRAKE, DREWRY, PRETLOW, SCOTT] 

Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: 
Matt Harris, Zoobug64@aol.com [brackets & line breaks mine] 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/court/1841_350e.txt