Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court Records.....Daughtrey &c. v. Edwards, 1842 

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Edwin DAUGHTREY & wife Temperance (COBB BRITT) DAUGHTREY and 
   Theron SCOGGINS & wife Martha (BRITT) SCOGGINS vs. 
   Littleton R. EDWARDS, guardian ad litem of Wiley BRITT, 19 Dec 1842 


OB 1839-43:590,594-95 

At a Court of Monthly Sessions held for the County of Southampton at the 
Courthouse of the said County on the 19th day of December 1842. 
[...] 
Edwin Daughtrey and Temperance his wife who was widow to Britton Britt} 
Thomas Scoggins & Martha Ann his wife who was Britt               Plffs} 
      against                                                          }  In Chancery 
Littleton R. Edwards guardian ad litem to Wiley Britt             Deft.} 

This day this cause was docketed by leave of Court and Consent of parties and 
came on to be heard on the bill and answer and was argued by Counsil 
[page break] 


                                                       [in modern pen, p.] 595 

On consideration whereof the Court doth order, adjudge and decree that Jesse Parker 
Edwin Harrison & Laurence C. Daughtrey be appointed Commissioners any two of whom 
may act, that they attended by a competent surveyor, allot to Temperance Daughtrey 
one third of the lands whereof Britton Britt died Seized in right of dower and then 
divide the remainder into two equal lots, regard being had to value and allot, one 
share to Theoren Scoggins in right of his wife Martha Ann., and the other to Wiley 
Brit.-  that Said Commissiones also sell to the highest bidder for Cash the two Negroes 
Ned & Amanda left by said Britt, upon a credit of Six months, (after receiving on 
day of sale money enough to pay costs of this decree) taking three bonds, one for one third 
which thay are to assign to Edwin Daughtrey in right of his wifes. dower. upon her exe=
=cuting a refunding bond for same, one for one third which they are to assign to The=
=ren Scoggins in right of his wife and the other third to Wiley Britt and report 
to the Court in order to a final decree. 
= 
[...] 


Southampton Co., VA, Court Order Book 1839 - 1843, pp. 590, 594-95 
The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA, 
   Southampton Microfilm Reel 31 [also (split) on Reels 180 & 83] 


Brittain (Britton) Britt & Tempy Cobb 
m.bond Dec 1819 
wit/sec: James Scoggin; A. Middleton 
m. Dec 1819 by Benjamin Devany 
(M.Reg. 1750-1853:288,670)

Edwin Daughtry (Daughtery) & Temperance Britt 
m.bond 9 May 1828 
wit/sec: Lawrence (Laurence) Daughtry; 
(M.Reg. 1750-1853:386)

Theron Scoggins & Martha Ann Britt 
m.bond 11 Dec 1841 
wit/sec: Edwin Daughtrey (Daughtray); 
Therom Scoggins & Martha Britt 
m. 16 Dec 1841 by E. Harrison 
(M.Reg. 1750-1853:513,722)


Britain Britt bought a 140-acre tract from Jordan WILLIAMS & wife Lydia, 
   12 Oct 1796 (DB8:322-24), north of the Nottoway River and west of 
   Cypress Swamp. 

Theron Scoggins bought a 100-acre tract from Edwin DAUGHTRY & wife Temperance, 
   23 Jul 1843 (DB26:40), adjoining Edwin DAUGHTRY & the BRITT land. 


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/b630ct02.txt