Articles Tagged: Ridgely’s Notebook III

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 532 STATE V. STEPHEN LEWIS’ EXECUTORS. High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. October 23, 1821. Writ of error to the Justices of the Supreme Court. J. M. Clayton for plaintiff in error. J. M. Clayton reads record. This was a suit in the Supreme Court upon an administration bond. Judgment […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 253 THE EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY. Supreme Court of Delaware. January 16, 1821. On the third Tuesday, the 16th day of January, 1821, John Collins of Sussex County, elected Governor on the first Tuesday of October last, at the general election, was sworn into office by Kensey Johns, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 306 ROBERT HUGGINS v. WILLIAM LITTLE. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. In Vacation. May 3, 1821. Yesterday, May 2, the following petition was received by the mail: To etc., the petition of Robert Huggins of Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, humbly showeth that your petitioner is seised and […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 99 JAMES PRICE v. WILLIAM ROBINSON. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. April 22, 1820. Mr. Wailes, for the complainant, filed an affidavit of the complainant that when a deed of conveyance was made by Thomas Hanson of certain land, the said James Price, the complainant, paid off a mortgage […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 170 ARMWELL LONG v. WILLIAM LOCKWOOD. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. July 26, 1820. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason it has not been printed. Ridgely’s Notebook III, 170-171.]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 390 STEPHEN ELLIS and ROBERT ELZEY v. PETER G. WOOTTEN. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. July 25, 1821. Injunction bill. Hall and Robinson for complainants. Cooper and Wells for defendant. . THE CHANCELLOR, finding this to be a question of fact, offered to the parties to make an issue to […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 603 FRANCES L. COCHRAN, by her Next Friend, ALBERT GALLATIN LEWIS v. ELIZABETH McBETH and SAMUEL METEER. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. April 18, 1822. [For this case, see 1 Del. Ch. 187.]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 68 JOB JEFFERSON and JESSE JEFFERSON v. ELIHU HOLLAND. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. March 14, 1820. [For this case, see 1 Del. Ch. 116.] [Miscellaneous entries and orders of the Orphans’ Court appear here Ridgely’s Notebook III, 73-77.] Page 546

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 42 PETITION OF CURTIS JACOBS, Assignee of Sylvester Cannon, for the division of the land and tenements of Isaac Cannon. Orphans’ Court of Delaware, Sussex County. March 8, 1820. On July 19, 1819, an order was made directed to John Collins, John Wilson, Ralph Robinson, John Davis, and John Richards to divide […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 374 THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS, AND COMPANY OF THE FARMERS’ AND MECHANICS’ BANK OF DELAWARE v. WILLIAM POLK, THOMAS TOWNSEND, WILLIAM MOORE, JR., PETER G. WOOTTEN, ISAAC COOPER, HENRY BACON, and GEORGE PARKER and NANCY, his Wife, late Nancy Moore, Administrators of Solomon Moore. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. July 19, […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 95 MARY BETSON, Executrix of Sarah Stidham, v. REBECCA SHIELDS and JOHN STOCKTON, Administrator of William Stidham. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. April 21, 1820. Page 551 Rogers and Booth for complainant. Black for defendant. . . .[1] [1] At this point, Ridgely’s Notebook III, 98, the account of […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 163 LEMUEL WEST and CATY, his Wife, and JABEZ TURNER, Administrators of Mary Turner, late Mary Ake, v. MARY EVANS, Administratrix of Eli Evans. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. July 25, 1820. [For this case, see 1 Del. Ch. 122.]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 176 ROBERT MARINER v. SARAH KERSHAW. Court of Chancery of Delaware, In Vacation. August 2, 1820. Page 577 Bill in chancery from Sussex County. . . . THE CHANCELLOR wrote the following letter to Thomas Cooper, Esquire, counsel for the complainant. Dover, August 4, 1820. Dear Sir, I do not perceive in […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 397 MARY SHOCKLEY, Widow of Elias Shockley, Esq., formerly Widow of John Ralston v. THOMAS CLIFTON, et al Orphans’ Court of Delaware, Kent County. August 6, 1821. Petition for dower in the lands of John Ralston. . . John M. Clayton for petitioner. Hall for [defendant]. June 2, 1803, will of John […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 210 JEFFERSON LEWIS and PHOCION LEWIS, by their Next Friend, FRANCES L. COCHRANE, v. JOSEPH W. COCHRANE, Guardian of the said petitioners. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. September 2, 1820. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason it has not been printed. Ridgely’s Notebook III, […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 356 JOHN ROSS v. SARAH SINGLETON. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. June, 1821. [For this case, see 1 Del. Ch. 149.]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 266 JOHN HICKMAN v. RICHARD HICKMAN. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. March 12, 1821. [For this case, see 1 Del. Ch. 133.]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 333 STATE v. WILLIAM SHANKLAND. High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. June, 1821. Benjamin Robinson of Sussex County made his last will and testament in writing dated August 14, 1804, and bequeathed the residuum of his personal estate to be equally divided between his daughters; and he thereby gave, after […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 45 MARY MARSHALL, Widow, v. JAMES BRERETON, Tenant of the Freehold. Orphans’ Court of Delaware, Sussex County. March 9, 1820. The petition states that Samuel Marshall married the petitioner December 5, 1805; that during said marriage he was seized of an estate of inheritance in land situate in Lewes, being a house […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 67 SHEPHERD PRETTYMAN and MARY ANN, Ms Wife, v. JAMES WILTBANK, Executor, and SARAH WILTBANK, Executrix of Cornelius Wiltbank, which said James and Cornelius were Executors of Mary Wiltbank. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. March 13, 1820. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason it has […]