Articles Tagged: Ridgely’s Notebook III

Account begins, Ridgely’s Notebook III, 466 ELEUTHERE IRENEE DU PONT, JACQUES BIDERMAN AND BUREAU DE PUSY v. PETER BAUDUY. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. 1816-1829 Cross-bill by Du Pont, Biderman, and De Pusy against Bauduy, heard September 3, 1821. THE CHANCELLOR rules that “where the answer has been declared insufficient . . […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 180 STATE v. JOSEPH CLARK. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Kent County. In Vacation. August 6, 1820. This day, Sunday, August 6,1820, Joseph Calloway complained to the Chancellor that Jacob Calloway, the son of the said Joseph, was restrained of his liberty by Joseph Clark; and he, the said Joseph, required the […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 246 ISAAC STIDHAM v. THOMAS JAQUET and SAMUEL NIVIN, Administrator of Peter Jaquet, the younger. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. September 6, 1820. Page 584 Injunction bill on the report of arbitrators in the Court of Common Pleas. . . . This case went off on a compromise. The […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 173 ANN CLARK and ELIZABETH CLARK, Administrators of John Clark, v. MATTHEW KEAN and JOHN STOCK-TON, Administrators of Thomas Kean, and GEORGE READ. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. In Vacation. July 29, 1820. Page 573 Petition on the part of the complainants to examine two of the defendants. To […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 100 ANN CLARK and ELIZABETH CLARK, Administrators d. b. n. by RICHARD CLARK, who was Administrator of John Clark, d. b. n. by MARY CLARK and WILLIAM CLARK, who were Administrators of John Clark, v. MARY KEAN, MATTHEW KEAN and JOHN STOCKTON, Administrators of Thomas Kean, and GEORGE READ, Esq. Court of […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 411 HENRY HUDSON v. BENJAMIN POTTER and EDMOND L. POTTER. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Kent County. August 13, 1821. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason it has not been printed. Ridgely’s Notebook III, 411-418.]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 172 CALEB KIRK, AARON JUSTIS et al. v. THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS, AND COMPANY OF THE FARMERS BANK OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, MORDECAI McKINNEY, JAMES ROGERS, Esq., JAMES McCALLMONT and JOHN TWEED. Court of Chancery of Delaware, In Vacation. July 29, 1820. Petition to order to examine John Tweed and Mordecai Mc-Kinney. […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 316 EDITH JACKSON, MARY JACKSON and others, by their Guardians, William Elliott and William Sharpless, v. THOMAS JACKSON, Administrator of James Jackson. Orphans’ Court of Delaware, New Castle County. In Vacation. May, 1821. Page 598 The following petition in the Orphans’ Court was enclosed to me in a letter from Louis McLane, […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 490 In the Matter of THOMAS FISHER, Sheriff of Kent County. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Kent County. September 17, 1821. Page 639 Reuben Anderson was elected Sheriff of this County and commissioned October, 1819. He died the [____][1] February, 1820. Richard Harrington who had been elected with Mr. Anderson but lower […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 419 JAMES WELCH, WILLIAM WELCH, and JAMES MASSY v. BENJAMIN WELLS, ELIZABETH TURNER, EBENEZER TURNER, SARAH ANN TURNER, BENJAMIN TURNER, WILLIAM TURNER, ELIZABETH TURNER, and LYDIA TURNER. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Kent County. August 14, 1821. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason it has not been […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 242 FRANCIS O’DANIEL v. LEONARD VANDEGRIFT. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. September 6, 1820. [For this case, see 1 Del. Ch. 128.]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 404 ELIZA BRINCKLOE v. JOHN BRINCKLOE, JAMES HARRINGTON, JOHN ADAMS, WILLIAM BRINCKLOE, and HENRY HINSON. Orphans’ Court of Delaware, Kent County. August 8, 1821. Page 629 Petition for dower. John M. Clayton for the petitioner. Willard Hall for [defendants]. . . . THE CHANCELLOR. In this state all lands, tenements and hereditaments, […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 573 THE JUDICIARY. 1821 WILLIAM WARNER, Esquire, the senior puisne Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and senior puisne Judge of the Bench of Judges, died at his dwelling-house near Dover, on Thursday, January 17, 1822. Mr. Warner had received a pretty good English education. When a lad, I think he […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 82 JAMES WILLIAMSON and ELIZA, his Wife, late Eliza Smith, v. JOHN SMITH, late Guardian of Ebenezer Smith. Orphans’ Court of Delaware, New Castle County. April 18, 1820. Appeal from guardian account passed September 28, 1818. [Bin of Exceptions.] 1. Exception. That guardian charges himself with 1/7 of 2/3 of the balance […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 38 GEORGE DURHAM and SUSAN, his Wife, v. JOHN REED and DAVID HOPPER. Orphans’ Court of Delaware, Kent County. March 1, 1820. Petition for dower in the land of William Hanzor. . . . [Hayes for respondent.] THE CHANCELLOR. It appears by the recital in the deed of conveyance, dated January 16, […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 40 MARY DIXON, Widow, v. ROBERT KNOWLES and WILLIAM MOORE. Orphans’ Court of Delaware, Sussex County. March 6, 1820. Petition for dower. . . .[1] [Robinson for respondent.] [1] At this point, Ridgely’s Notebook III, 41, the account of this case is interrupted; it is resumed at 57. THE CHANCELLOR. (March 15, […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 301 ANN JETTON v. EDWARD WILSON’S ADMINISTRATOR. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. April 17, 1821. Page 590 Bill in chancery. George Read, Jr., for complainant James Booth, Jr., for defendant. Mr. Read reads the bill. Thomas Rothwell by a writing intended to be a will bequeathed to his “sisters […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 291 GEORGE MATSON, Administrator of Betty Matson, late Betty Walters, who was a Legatee in the last Will and Testament of William Walters, v. WILLIAM WALTERS and JOHN PALMER, Executors of the last Will and Testament of said William Walters. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. April 10, 1821. [For […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 588 JAMES KILLEN, WILLIAM KILLEN, ANN KILLEN, and ELIZABETH KILLEN, Infants under twenty-one, by THOMAS REED, their Guardian, v. JOHN ADAMS, Executor of Benjamin Downs. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Kent County. February 28, 1822. [For this case, see 1 Del. Ch. 184.] [Miscellaneous entries and orders of the Court of Chancery […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 212 ALEXANDER McFARLAN v. WILLIAM CLARK FRAZER, Administrator of William Frazer. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. August 28, 1820. [For this case, see 1 Del. Ch. 124.]