This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UFH.2ACEB/444.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.7.2 Message Board Post: BYERS, F. D. AND OTHERS VS. BYERS, EMILY AND OTHERS. CHANCERY, 1898. DECREE. No date. All rights to the tracts of land are to be vested in the purchaser, A. J. Harley. BILL OF COMPLAINT of F. D. Byers of Jackson County TN, Brantly Byers, Shields Byers of Missouri, Wales Byers of Texas, A. J. Harley and his wife Ardela Harley of Jackson Co. TN, Wm. Brown and his wife Bianca Brown of the State of Texas, Mary Hensley and her husband Ben Hensley, Bell Denson and her husband Thomas Denson and Wm. Byers, citizens of Jackson Co. TN against Emily Byers and Helen Byers of Jackson Co. TN. Complainants charge that A. N. Byers departed this life intestate in Jackson Co. TN on the 30th day of June, 1897, seized and possessed of the following described tracts of land, to wit: 1st tract called the Jno. W. Young tract . . .Bilingsley's line. . . Woodfolk Pippin's corner . . . containing [blank] acres . . . 2nd tract called the Carr Terry place, lying in the 10th Civil District . . . bounded . . . side of branch known as the Levy Gipson spring branch . . . containing [blank] acres . . . 3rd tract called the Brooks tract, lying on the waters of Flynn's creek, known as the East hundred acres of the Adcock entry . . . the beginning of the 100 acres conveyed by R. P. Brooks to J. K. and Richard Fox on the 1st of June 1863 . . . containing 100 acres, more or less. 4th tract called the 4000 acre tract, lying in District No. 10 of said County, on the waters of Blackburn's fork & Flynn's creek and bounded . . . north boundary line of a 4000 acre survey in the name of Charles D. Wade . . .north side of Francis Anderson's spring branch . . . passing Charles D. Wade's northwest corner . . . containing by estimation 4000 acres, more or less. Complainants charge that the following are the only children and heirs at law of the said A. N. Byers, to wit: F. D. Byers, Brantly Byers, Shields Byers, Wales Byers, Ardela Harley, Bianca Brown and Jerome Byres. Ardela Harley intermarried with complainant A. J. Harley and Bianca Brown intermarried with complainant Wm. Brown. Jerome Byers is dead. He left surviving him complainants Mary Hensley who intermarried with complainant Ben Hensley, Bell Denson who intermarried with complainant Thomas Denson and the defendants Emily and Helen Byers, both of whom are minors . . . Complainant Brantly Byers has been appointed Administrator of the personal estate of said deceased . . . Deposition taken: 22 March 1898. DEPOSITION: F. P. FOX. I knew A. N. Byers in his lifetime for 34 or 35 years. I know his children who are now living. F. D. Byers, Brantley Byers, Shields Byers, Wales Byers, Ardelia Harley, Bianca Brown. Jerome Byers is dead. He left children Mary Hensley, Belle Denson, Wm. Byers, Emily Byers and Helen Byers. Ardelia is the wife of Ab Harley, Bianca Brown is the wife of Wm. Brown, Mary Hensley is the wife of Ben Hensley, Belle Denson is the wife of Thomas Denson. A. N. Byers died in Jackson County some time last year. I know the John Young place owned by A. N. Byers at the time of his death. I know the Carr Terry place or entry that he bought from Carr Terry. As I understood it, Byers was to get all that was not taken by prior claims. I am of opinion that all or nearly all of the Brooks East Hundred acres of the Adcock entry was disposed of by A. N. Byers in his lifetime. I do not think there is any encumbrance on any of the lands. He was one of the most particular men about paying his debts of any man in the country. I don't suppose he owed a dollar unless it was a doctor bill in his last sickness. /s/ F. P. Fox DEPOSITION: E. L. JACKSON. My age 65 years. Occupation surveyor and farmer. /s/ E. L. Jackson DEPOSITION: BRANTLY BYERS. I am the administrator of A. N. Byers, deceased . . . THE ANSWER OF EMILY BYRES AND HELEN BYRES by their Guardian ad litem . . . Plats of tracts included. REPORT OF SALE. Sept Term 1898. Complete descriptions of all tracts included, also plats. LETTER. At home, March 14, 1901. At night. Dear Lewis and family, In answer to yours of recent date, I enclose settlement of the Byers land matter, with B. A. Butler made today. I called on him last Monday and he put me off till Thursday. I got Bill Draper to assist and he writes as though he did it all. Of course I care not for that. I got the $12.00 note on Jim Wolf and statement against Dr. Gillackham. Have nothing with that business and started it a little. Mr. Anderson says you want him to take your cow at whatever she is worth. I saw Al Tate yesterday and told him to give her up to Mr. Anderson. So I guess he will get her soon. The Circuit Court passed off guilty--indicted J. U. Carter for murder in the first degree and then Judge Smith heard the testimony and permitted Carter to give bail in the sum of $10,000.00 Boone Hesland, J. M. G. York and Monroe German were indicted for murder in 1st degree and they are all in jail. Carter made his in ten minutes or less time. Also a $2000.00 peace bond. I saw Bansen about your ten dollar fee in the Tilly claim in the Murray case and he said he could not pay out anything on any debt in that case--caw--that costs and lawyers fees covered everything that had been paid in. I receipted Bowen corn for the $51.73 for you. He issued check to me and I then endorsed it to him. J. T. Anderson drew $150.00 of this cost in your name near one year ago as your atty. I supposed you give an order for it. Those Bees contracted to Carter and Harvey not extracted are about the only hives in the lower yard that are heavy. I have not examined those at Wash Hampton's. I know they can not do as well as if they had your attention. I hope I will be able to hold our unsettled business straight for a time longer without your presence. Many friends express a desire to see you and want to know when you are coming. The news came by telephone of a very destructive fire in Sparta yesterday. The wind was so strong and every combustible so dry that many parties lost their house furniture and goods after they were carried out of the houses. We have a cold spell on now. A good boat tide in the river. Some logs on the way to market. I paid receipt from B. A. Butler as you requested. No more tonight. Love to all, especially to Marnea [?] and Mildred. Your affectionate uncle, J. M. Morgan THE BILL OF COMPLAINT of Dio Pippin and his wife Helen Pippin, who are citizens of Jackson Co. TN against Brantley Byres, Admr., et. al. 31 Dec. 1902. . . Helen Pippin is a child of Jerome Byres, a deceased son of the said A. N. Byres, deceased, who has intermarried with the complainant Dio Pippin. . . They complain that the Administrator has so far failed to pay them their share of the estate. -bp.