Chancery # 10993 John
Yaryan, guardian of Lena Yaryan vs Joseph H. Thompson et als
Answer of Lena Yaryan by
her guardian ad litem and by herself, to the bill of complaint of John L.
Yaryan, her father, next friend and regular guardian (in the state of Indiana)
filed in Chancery Court of Davidson County, Tennessee against said Lena and
others.
Respondent admits that
the late Felix R. Rains we her grandfather;…her mother (as intended in the
bill) was sister of the half blood to her co-defendants Robert L. and James R.
Rains and Mrs. Alice Robertson (sic) wife of deft. J. S. Robinson, that she is
sixteen years of age, resides in Wayne County, Indiana…
John H. Thompson, Esec
& c of Felix R. rains, decd., Robert L. Rains, Alice Robinson, James S.
Robinson, James K. Rains, Mary E. Rains
Deposition of James K.
Rains.
Q. Do you
know Lena Yaryan if so state her age
A. I do know
her & my recollection is that she is seventeen years in March 1884…
Chancery # 10076 Costan Sawyer vs, William Sawyer
& others. April 1881
William Sawyer, John
Sawyer, Mary Sawyer, Tabitha Sawyer, Milton Sawyer, Thomas Howe, guardian of
Samuel Howe and Arlena Howe, Samuel Howe, Arlena Howe, Elizabeth Sawyer,
guardian of Milton and Lafayette Sawyer, Lafayette Sawyer.
Tabitha Sawyer Lafayette
and Milton are infants of whom Eliza is guardian and Sammi and Arlena are
infants and grandchildren of Wm. H. Sawyer decd, that Eliza is the widow of Wm.
H. Sawyer, that said Elizabeth Horn/Howwe is dead and that all other defendants
are adults and children of Wm. H. Sawyer. Decd..Wm. H. Sawyer died intestete
Jan 1873? In this county…Complt was duly appt admin of his estate 5th
day of Jan 1874. Jefferson Sawyer died
1873 and was a son of said Wm. H. Sawyer and died without issue leaving
surviving his brothers and sisters
Chancery # 10077 Edward
Gannaway Adm. Vs Wade Wright et als
John T. Wright, Wade
Wright, Peter F. W. Wright, Barney Wright, Jas. William Wright, Mrs. Hortentia
Pugh, Mrs. Marina McClendon, Mrs. Rury Jane Wright and the children and heirs
of Elizabeth Fuqua deceased, all being the heirs at law of Missouri J. Wright
deceased
Missouri Jane Wright
died intestate in the county of Davidson 1875 owning at her death the following
described real estate: Being a tract of land situated in Davidson Co. in the 16th
district being know as the lands of Hollis Wright decd, contiant 157 acres and
22 poles DB 36;489
Following heirs of
Missouri Jane Wright
John T. Wright 1/9
Wade Wright, 1/9
Peter F. W. Wright, 1/9
Barney Wright, 1/9
Jas. William Wright, 1/9
Mrs. Hortentia Pugh,
wife of George Pugh 1/9
Mrs. Marina
McClendon,wife of Thos. McClendon 1/9
Mrs. Rury Jane Wright,
wife of James L. Wright 1/9
Heirs of Elizabeth Fuqua
dec as follows:
Henry Fuqua ¼ of 1/9 or 1/36
Jasper Fuqua ¼ of 1/9 or 1/36
Benjamin Fuqua ¼ of 1/9 or 1/36
William a minor ¼ of 1/9 or 1/36
My name is John T.
Wright age 38 years I reside in Nashville I am a son of John & Missouri
Wright..(depostion of John t. Wright, May 8, 1882)
Chancery # 9515 Louisa
Binkley vs William Binkley
Respectfully complain
your oratrix shows your honor that she and the defendant were married in
Davidson Co., TN on the 16 day of January 1879, that she was bornd in and have
lived in TN all her life that for more than ten years she has been a resident
citizen of Davidson Co that for some time previous to her marriage she kept a
private and descent boarding house on Market Street, city of Nashville and had
a considerable amount of furniture in
fact she was pleasantly situated and doing well…that before her said marriage
she was a widow and has now five living children the youngest about seven years
of age…that she is now 45 years old…that while keeping her boarding house…the
defendant a wiower, frequently called and took his meals and an intimacy sprung
up which ripened into marriage…Before said marriage her former husband Walter
Murry had abandoned her, had fled the state…she obtained divorce from Murry in
1878
…under such fair
promises she consented to wed him and did so on the day & year stated
aforesaid. The defendant had her to
break up her boarding house and move out on his farm situated on Stones River
near to the rail road bridge near to the Hermitage Depot. She carried with her household and kitchen
furniture…
Chancery 10057 James
Baker vs W. B. Binkley
Q. What is your name and
what relationship are you the the parties compl.
A. I am the mother of
James Baker, Mr. Ballentine is my husbands nephew.
Q. How long have you
known Mr. Ballentime and the two Steele girls that
A. I have known them all
their lives, I knew the mother and father of the two Steele girls they lived
close to us, Their names were Sarah, Ann, Elisabeth Steele & Amanda Rosa
Isabel Steele but they never called them anything but Ann & Rosa.
Q. Do you know the ages
of the two girls & if so please state it.
A. I know their ages by a reference ot he time
of their Mothers death which occurred on the 10th Feb. 1858. Anna was three years old 28th
January 1858. Rosa was born in October
before the death of her mother about four months old then, I don’t think Jimmy
Balentine is old as Jimmy Baker. H.
Baker sworn to 17 Oct 1881
Rec. July 10 1873 Anna
& Rosa Steel guardian report To
the Hon County Court of Davidson County
I beg leave to report
that I was appointed guardian of Anna and Rosa Steel on the 5th day
of March 1860…I have recd the sum of $30 from Wm Binkley admr of Thos Steel..
The share of my wards in
the real estate of their grandfather John Wright..respt Gilpen Hallum
James A. Baker, Anna
Baker, James J. Ballentine, Rosa Ballentine vs William B. Binkley, Joseph
Binkley, C. C. Castleman
Thos. J. Steele died
intestate ---- leaving his surviving his two children the compl Anna and Rosa
as his sole heirs
Depostions
Francis Baker 63 years
old 19th of this month (sworn to 9th Sept 1881)
occupation farmer father of James A. Baker.
When was he (James A. Baker) born 22 day of Sept 1853
(J. J. Ballentine) From
the best information I know he is about 2 years younger than my son and is my
nephew and I have known him all his life.
James Baker to Annie
Steel 26th Dec. 1872, J. E. Wright JP
James J. Ballentine to
Amanda R. Steel 6th day of
Sept. 1876 J. R. Evans JP
Chancery # 9154 Lou Ann
Bryan vs. John A. Bryan et als
Lou Ann Bryan, Newell W.
Bryan, Robert J. Bryan, Finis E. Bryan, Nannie T. Strayhorn, wife of John Y.
Strayhorn nd Stephen B. Bryan – lunatic are the only children and heirs of
Eliabeth Bryan deceased concerning division of land of James Rains.
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Note with no source, appears to be from Chancery Court.
To the Chancellor of the
Middle Division of Tennessee Elizabeth Bryan, wife of John T. Bryan a citizen
of Madison County, TN who by her next friend John Rains bring this her bill of
complaint.
Against John T Bryan her
husband, Felix Rains & James Rains, administrators of John Rains, late of
Davidson Co., and Nathanial L. Bivins, William H. Stone and John S. Dunnaway of
Madison County, Tennessee and Carlton D. Brian, clerk of this court,
defendants.
And therefore the
complainant says that she is the daughter, and one of the nine children of John
Rains, late of Davidson county Tennessee, who died interstate, at his residence
in said county, about the month of September, 1855 seized and _____of a considerable
real and personal estate, to one ninth of which she is entitled.
…that some years ago the
said John Rains conveyed certain Negroes to his daughter, Christianna H. Stree,
formerly Rainy..
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