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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1814 Allen Groves, et al. v. Isham Uzzell Sumner Slaves, Ownership of

Additional Plaintiffs: Nathaniel & Anne Rue, formerly Anne Uzzell, Ann& Nathaniel Reese. See additional information in ET box 11a: Allen Groves & wife v. Isham Uzzell.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 2 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1818 John Gwin & Redmond D. Barry v. Allen Groves, Polly Groves, Bennett Uzzell, Ann & Zelpha Groves Sumner Slaves, Ownership of

William Blackman married Polly McKinney & received as a gift an enslaved woman called Phillis. Isham Uzzell then married Blackman's daughter Ann, & rec'd as a gift Winnah & Rachel, the children of Phillis. The suit was filed to settle the appropriate ownership of the enslaved people according to law and bequests. See additional documentation in box MT 2; box ET 11a: Allen Groves & wife v. Isham Uzzell.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 3 134 Order A Copy
View Entry 1808 Joel, William, Nathan, John, Henrietta, & Elizabeth Rice v. Thomas Dillon Davidson Slaves, Ownership of

John Rice died and his estate included many unsettled business concerns. Land deals as well as the sale of slaves caused issues with the heirs. The case documents detail John Rice trading enslaved people in New York, Rhode Island, Maryland, & bringing them south to sell. The estate exe., Elisha Rice died shortly after Rice, leaving Rice's heirs to settle business matters between Dillon & Rice.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 4a 122 Order A Copy
View Entry 1818 Nicholas & Lydia Cook v. William Taylor White Slaves, Ownership of Middle Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 179 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1822 Sally & Timothy Merrill, Henry & the late Betsey S. Merrill Billings, Nemrod & Jenny Merrill Leat, Douglas Merill, Peter & Polly Merill Cowan, Samuel Merill, Peter & Leney Merrill Pritchett v. Phillip Parchment, John S. & Margaret Johnson Giles Slaves, Ownership of

Sally Haden of Rowan, NC married William Merrill, & her father William loaned Sally an enslaved girl Dinah, a boy named Harry. Her father bequeathed the enslaved to Sally & after her death her children. When she died some of the enslaved were at other estates. The suit was filed to return the enslaved for the benefit of Sally's children. Dinah's children included: Milly, her children Dinah, Randolph, Dicey.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 4 95 Order A Copy