Articles Tagged: Ridgely’s Notebook IV

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 72 THE JUDICIARY. Orphans’ Court of Delaware, Kent County. 1822. Monday, August 5; Tuesday, August 6; Wednesday, August 7; Thursday, August 8. Some little business was done on each of the above days, such as receiving returns of the valuation of the rents of minors’ land, orders for the division of intestates’ […]

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 438 ELIZABETH KING, Administratrix of Molly Hazzard, v. JOHN ROBINSON, Executor of John Rhoda Robinson. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. July 26, 1824. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason it has not been printed. Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 438.]

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 154 NANCY GORDON v. BENTON HARRIS. Orphans’ Court of Delaware, Sussex County. March, 1823. Petition for dower. Wells for the petitioner. Robinson, Cooper, Cullen for the respondent. . . . Page 68 THE CHANCELLOR. The first question to be decided is whether the petitioner was bound to prove a seisin in James […]

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 582 JOHN HEDGES v. WILLIAM CLARK, FREDERICK LEONARD, and WILLIAM WALKER. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. April 19, 1825. This cause came on for hearing April 19, 1825. The bill, answers and depositions were read, and submitted to the Chancellor without argument. The bill states that William Walker, on […]

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 238 NANCY D. BLOCKSOM, Widow of Richard Blocksom, v. MARGARET HUDSON et al. Orphans’ Court of Delaware, Sussex County. July 26, 1823. Petition for dower. [Plea by some defendants that husband was not seised; and other defendants pleaded non-tenure.] H. H. Wells for the petitioner. Robinson for the respondents. . . . […]

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 76 ANNA WHITE v. THOMAS SMITH OF DANIEL. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Kent County. August 12, 1822. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason it has not been printed. Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 76-82.]

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 204 DAVID PEACOCK v. DAVID DICKINSON. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. April 19, 1823. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason it has not been printed. Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 204.] Page 73

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 107 STATE v. STEPHEN D. TAYLOR. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Kent County. In Vacation. January, 1823. A writ of habeas corpus was issued January 9, 1823, directed to Stephen D. Taylor to have the body of Reese Morris, son of Hannah Harman, an infant under the age of twenty-one years, before […]

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 428 JANCEY VINCENT,[1] Widow of Solomon Vincent, v. WILLIAM PARSONS, SR., WILLIAM PARSONS, JR., and GEORGE PARSONS. Orphans’ Court of Delaware, Sussex County. July 22, 1824. [1] In the Chancellor’s opinion the name appears as “Vinson,” and in the testimony of the witnesses (omitted herein) the two spellings are used interchangeably. Petition […]

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 307 CALEB KIRK et al. v. THE FARMERS’ BANK et al. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. August 29, 1823. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason it has not been printed. Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 307-320.]

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 564 EZEKIEL WILLIAM CLOWES, an Infant under the age of twenty-one years, by GREENSBERRY BLADES and PRUDA, his Wife, Guardian of the said E. W. Clowes, v. THOMAS L. JUDGE. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. May, 1825. [For this case, see 1 Del. Ch. 295.]

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 243 MARK DAVIS, Administrator of Elizabeth Davis, v. MARY DAVIS. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. July 28, 1823. [For this case, see 1 Del. Ch. 256.]