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Friday, February 21, 2020

Davidson County Chancery Court Chancery Ct Rule # 5405 W. W. Pugh vs W. A. Saunders


Chancery Ct Rule # 5405 W. W. Pugh vs W. A. Saunders

Complaints are W. W. Pugh and wife Margaret, A. B. Grubbs and wife Sarah, Josiah Castleman, Letitia Grubbs, and Houston L. Castleman and George Jenkins and wife Elizabeth all residents of Davidson Co. TN and W. W. Castleman a resident of Rutherford Co. vs W. A. Saunders and wife Cynthia A. residents of Arkansas, John Boner and wife Isophinia, residents of Illinois, Rachel Castleman widow of Burrill Castleman deceased, Rebecca Castleman  and Henry Castleman children of Burrill and Rachel and C. W. Cook guardian to the minors all of Wilson Co., TN.

Henry Castleman died in 18th March 1849 in the county of Davidson leaving a last will and testament & Burrill P. Castleman and Houston L. Castleman were named executors and qualified as such.  Henry left a widow Elizabeth who died in November 1867.  And left as his heirs at law and next of kin. Margaret wife of A. B. Grubbs, W. W. Castleman, Isaiah Castleman, Cynthia wife of W. A. Saunders, Elizabeth wife of George Jenkins, Latitia (who intermarried with a man named Griffin who has since died leaving her a widow), Isophinia (spelled this way twice) wife of John H. Bone of the state of Illinois, Houston L. Castleman and Burrill P. Castleman who intermarried with deft Rachel and by her had to children Rebecca and Henry, minors with C. W. Cook as their guardian all of Wilson Co.  Complainants state that the widow of Henry is dead and ask that the land be divided.  200 acres bound by on East Wiley, on SW w. W. Pugh, Frank Baker on the North.  

Burrell Castleman died 1861


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