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View Entry 1884 C. A. Snapp & wife v. Mathew V. Purcell et al. Hancock Land and Title Dispute

File contains 5 briefs and exceptions filed in an East Tennessee case. The only location mentioned is Hancock County, but not necessarily as the site of the original trial. Case concerns legal ownership and value of the property under dispute.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 647 31 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 Cowan, McClung & Co. v. Luther F. Wells et al Hancock Land

Additional defendants John S. Wells, Samuel R. Wells, William F. Wells, Mary Wells and Martha Wells. The plaintiff was unable to sell a tract of land as the land could have been claimed by the defendants on their fathers death. The plaintiff wanted the court to issue a sheriffs deed in which the plaintiff could sell the land with out the threat of the Wells family trying to reclaim the land.

 East Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1879 37 Order A Copy
View Entry 1855 Ezekiel Collins, Andrew Collins, v. Samuel Rhea Hancock Land, Partition of

Land dispute of properties previously owned by Benjamin Collins of Hancock Co. containing fifty acres, lying on Newman's Ridge, same county. Children of Benjamin Collins: Marler Collins, Wyatt Collins, Ezekiel Collins, Andrew Collins, Jordan Collins, Nancy Collins, Betsy Collins, wife of Martin Collins; Polly Collins, wife of Willis Gisson (sic); Edmond Collins, Milenton Collins, and Benjamin Collins. Court-ordered partition of land among heirs and defendant. Appealed.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1162 33 Order A Copy
View Entry 1880 Edward Sizemore v. J. W. Robineth et al. Hancock Land and Title Dispute

Additional complainants: N. Beal. Additional defendants: Joseph H. Robineth, G.W. Robineth, P.J. Miller and Lydia Miller. Due to the Civil war outbreak in the area the debt that was owed was not collected. A track of land was determined to be used to settle the debt. The track was parceled out and bought during the time it was being used as the payment for debt. The case is determining who had claim to said track of land.

 East Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1668 111 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 George Davis v. James Mullins et al. Hancock Land, Promissory Note

Additional Defendants: W. C. Livesay. Davis executed notes to Livesay and Mullins for lands located in the 11th District of Hancock County on the north side of Indian Ridge. Davis claimed that the defendants never paid the balance on the notes and asked for repayment, a lien on the notes, and if not repaid, sale of the lands for repayment.

 East Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1809 130 Order A Copy
View Entry Joseph E. Swass v. M. V. Parcell et al. Hancock Recovery of Land/Property

Incomplete case. Brief of defendant only.

 East Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1081 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1859 James Perry et al. v. William Gillbert et al. Hancock Petition to Sale Land

Additional plaintiffs: D.J. Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert, William McNiel, Nancy McNiel, Claiborne Wilborne, and Polly Wilborne. Additional defendants: John Gilbert, John Seal, Lewis Thompson, Sarah Thompson, Lea Jesse, and L.M. Jarvis. The land in question was owned by James Gilbert dec. and situated in the town of Sneedville.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1202 57 Order A Copy
View Entry 1881 James C. Overton v. Stephen J. Edds, Guardian, et al. Hancock Land and Title Dispute East Range: 19 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1927 119 Order A Copy
View Entry 1886 Lewis Mason & Wife et al. v. Lewis M. Jarvis et al. Hancock Recovery of Land/Property

Additional Plaintiffs: Lavina Mason, Isaac and Mary Parkey, and Wilson M. and Mary Couch. Suit concerns the ownership of a tract of land in Claiborne County owned by Josiah Ramsey, dec. The plaintiffs claimed that the defendants had taken illegal possession of the land under a fraudulent tax sale/title. See majority of materials (109 of 133 pages) in box ET 1886. See related case files in box ET 71, 73, and 1695.

 East Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 751 133 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 M. V. Purcell, et al. v. Oliver Vercay, et al. Hancock Land and Title Dispute

Case also involves a contested will. Case file incomplete; brief only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 69 8 Order A Copy
View Entry 1899 Melvina Barnard v. C. H. Legere & W. B. Beckler Hancock Land and Title Dispute

Barnard inherited widow's dower from death of her husband 16 years prior to this suit. W.R. Mills got a judgment against her. C.H. Legere purchased the judgement & tried to foreclose on it. In order to fulfill the sale, the sheriff ordered a survey of Barnard's dower. Legere & Beckler were accused of leaving Barnard the least valuable portion of land, granting Legere the rest.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 7 6 Order A Copy
View Entry 1870 Nicholas Wolfe v. Abijah Deboard, et al. Hancock Land, Sale of

Additional plaintiff: John H. Pearson. Defendants: George Green, admr., John Abijah, dec. Nicholas Wolfe sold Deboard land in Hancock County for $1800 in notes. Notes on others were also given for collateral, some in Confederate currency. Wolfe complained that the Confederate currency by 1870 was worthless & wished to be paid.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 8a 51 Order A Copy
View Entry 1876 Ritty Gibson, et al. v. John Seal Hancock Land and Title Dispute

Additional plaintiff: Arthur Gibson, husband of Ritty Gibson. On 1 Dec. 1868 Ritty (Collins) Gibson purchased a tract of land from deft. for $500, paying $100 down & giving Seal 1 note for $100 & another for $300. Plntff. has since learned that most of the land she bought belongs to Nancy Collins except for a few acres. The notes, which are now due, have been transferred to Lewis M. Jarvis. Plntff. wants Court to cancel the notes & see that they are returned to her, & force Seal to refund her $100.

 East Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1654 129 Order A Copy