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Final Decree, Catherine Uselton vs. George Uselton and others

TSLA, Rutherford County Deeds, Book 2, Pages 94 and 95, Dated 9 January 1845

Catherine Uselton by her next friend Benjamin S. Hoover vs. George Uselton
and John L. Hoover, administrators of Christopher Hoover, deceased. Final
Decree.

Be it remembered that the cause came on for final hearing on this 9th day
of January 1845 before the Hon. B. L. Ridley, Chancellor of upon bill and
answers and it appearing that the complaintant Catherine, who is the
daughter of Christopher Hoover late deceased intermarried some twenty years
since with the defendant George Usselton, that her father the late
Christopher Hoover lately died intestate leaving a considerable amount of
real estate and personal property to which her and her husband as
distributees are entitled to one twelfth of the personal and one eleventh
of the real estate, that defendant John L. Hoover was duly appointed by the
County Court of Rutherford County Tenessee as administrator of the estate
of said intestate, that the lands and negroes and other effects belonging
to the estate have been sold, though no distribution has yet been made of
the proceeds; and it further appearing that during the life of said
Christopher Hoover be made and executed to complaintant a deed for certain
tract or parcel of land lying in said county, Civil District No. 25 and
bounded as follows...(see deed recorded Book TT, page 514) and it further
appearing that defendant Uselton, husband of complaintant is hopelessly in
debt, is extravagent and incapable of managing and taking care of his
wife's property and that her only dependance for support of herself and
children is in the property as above conveyed and descended to her by and
from her father...it is therefore ordered and decreed that defendant
Usselton be perpetually enjoined from receiving from the
administrator...and the court hereby appoints Benjamin S. Hoover as trustee
for the purposes of collecting and receiving said distributive share of the
personal and real estate of Christopher Hoover, deceased, and if necessary
to rent out the lands described above and apply and manage the proceeds for
the sole benefit of said Catherine and her children...





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