Hi, Is anyone fimiliar with the following case? I'm interested in the Jane Bowles listed. Dolores Madison County, Kentucky Circuit Court Case #11274 H. Bowles heirs vs. H. Bowles heirs - in Chancery Sept 1826 Executed 31st August 1826 R.R. Estill D (deputy) for J. Miller Sct MC (Supreme Court Madison County) The Commonwealth of Kentucky to the sheriff of Madison County Greetings you are hereby commanded to summon Mary Bowles & Patsy Bowles to appear before the Judge of our Madison Circuit Court at the Court house in Richmond on the 1st day of our next Sept term to answer to a bill in chancery exhibited against them in our said court by Hugh Bowles heirs. and this they shall in nowise omit and have them there this writ witness David Irvin clerk of our said court this 23rd day of Augt 1826 and in the 35 year of the commonwealth David Irvin Box 114 Bundle 228 Hugh Bowles heirs vs Hugh Bowles' Adminx Filed Augt 23 1826 Att D. Irvin 1826 Sept Cont 1827 July Discontinued (Next page - I can't read this person's writing! ks) To the Honorable judge of the Madison Circuit Court in chancery setting Humbly complaining herewith unto your honor orators Henry Porter and your oratrix Nancy Porter wife of said Henry and Betsy Martin, Jane Bowles Thomas Edge and Polly his wife William Bowles Thomas Bowles Hugh Bowles and John Roach and Sally his wife That on the day of Hugh Bowles died intestate seized and possessed of a tract of land containing about one hundred acres of land situate in the County of Madison and also of a considerable personal estate free from debt or ____ment leaving your orators and oratixes and the husbands of your oratrixes together with Patsy Bowles his only legal representatives - They make said Patsy Bowles defendant to this bill They charge that at the October Term of the County Court of Madison 1804 Mary Bowles the widow of said Hugh Bowles obtained from said County Court letters of administration on her said husbands estate and afterwards caused an inventory of the personalty of said Hugh's estate to be returned to said County Court which was accounted at that time to wit in November 1804 to the sum of $231.83 to a copy of said inventory they refer as a part of this will - They charge that said Administratrix who is prayed a deft hereto never made any sale of the personalty afsd now has she ever come to any settlement of her said administration with the County Court of Madison. They further charge that said Mary the widow of said Hughs has continued to reside on the land afsd and to occupy the same ever since said Hughs death and _______ she has ever had her dower assigned her either in said tract of land or the personalty they are just able to state certainly but suppose she has ____ (?) - They ! are willing to give bond to refund in case debts or demands should here after come against said estate upon securing their(sic) respective parties of said estate. They charge that the dividend of each of the heirs of said Hugh Bowels decd in the tract of land afsd is ___ of the value £30. They charge that said Mary Bowles refuses to come to a settlement of her administration or to pay to your orators and oratrixes any part of said personal estate or the proceeds of the same - But for the purpose of _____ the payment of the same is fraudulently indevoring (sic) to transfer said estate to the Defendant Patsy Bowles - In tender consideration of the premises and for as much as your orators and oratrixes are ____less at common law they pray your honor to take cognisance (sic) of their case. They pray a settlement of said administration and that your honor would decree a distribution of said estate according to the rights of the complainants and defendants - They pray in ____ a sale or division of the tract of land as may be decreed______ for the advantage of these ____ to the same. They also pray that said Mary may have her dower assigned her in said estate if it has not already been done. They pray the Commonwealths writ of Subpoena against said Defendants and they the each on oath answer the allegations of this will. They pray for ___ other and further ___ in the premises as is equitable and right _____. Ca_____- for Complts. End of File. Madison County Circuit Court Order Book P, page 407 March 3d 1827 Hugh Bowles heirs Complts against In Chancery Hugh Bowles heirs Defts On motion of the complainants by the Counsel It is ordered that this cause be & the same is hereby discontinued.