http://www.tngenweb.usit.com/wilson/wilson1.htm SOME WILSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE CHANCERY COURT LOOSE RECORDS Abstracted by Judy Henley Phillips - Nov. 1989 1958 - 1908 Apr. 3 - (O.B.) L.V. DRURY against A.B. DRURY both of Wilson Co., TN. Petitioner states that she and defdt. were married in DeKalb many years ago and have resided in TN ever since, most of the time in Wilson Co., TN. They have 5 living children all of whom are grown or about so. ... mentions Moranda HUNT, wife of Amzi HUNT.... Tom DRURY, their son, was killed by Amzi HUNT and acquitted. 5352 - 1853 Aug. 30 - (O.B.) Sydney J. SMITH and his wife, McHenry Ann SMITH of Wilson Co., TN against James EDWARDS of Marshall Co., TN. Richard HILL died in Maury Co., TN testate. Testator gave to his three great grand children Penelope, Elizabeth and McHenry Ann BRIDGES a negro man named Peter. EDWARDS claimed said slave under an alleged gift from the testator during the life of the latter. That he brought suit against the heirs of Richard HILL, dec'd. ... pending the suit, two of the legatees, Penelope and Elizabeth being yet minors, married, the first with James M. HUNT and the second with Thomas BABB. They agreed to compromise.... In 1842 Sydney was in Lewisburg. 1854 Jan. 7 - Ans. of Deft. James EDWARDS of complt. against him by Sydney J. SMITH and wife Mahenry Ann. Richard HILL died in Maury Co. in June or July 1832. James C. RECORD and John R. HILL exors. In the year 1824 the defdt. married Nancy BRIDGES who was a grandchild of Richard HILL and the mother of the complt. Mahenry Ann, Penelope and Elizabeth by a former husband, at this time the defdts. were living in N.C. and he and his wife continued to live having with them the complt. Mahenry Ann and her sisters until the year 1831. Richard HILL sent word to the defdt. that if he would move out to Maury Co. with his family and settle them, he would give the defdt. and his wife 2 negroes named Molly and Peter.... He sold out his homestead and moved to this state. He arrived at the house of Richard HILL with his family on the 1st day of Jan. 1832. Defdt. in a few days moved into a house that had just been vacated by a son of Richard HILL and took with him the slaves Peter and Molly and continued in the possession from that time until a few weeks before the death of Richard HILL, when one of Richard's sons came into the field where Peter was at work and forcibly took him from the possession of the defdt. At the time of the suit, Peter was 15 years of age.... When he married her mother, Mahenry Ann was about 3 years old and from the date of the marriage over to the year 1839 Mahenry Ann had been a member of his family. 1854 - Summons executed on R. HILL, Benjamin WEAVER and Thos. MCKNIGHT. 1854 June 12 - Giles Co., TN. Dep. of Franklin W. HILL about 45 says he carried the message to N.C. asking the defdt. to come here.... 1854 June 13 - Marshall Co., TN. Dep. of Wm. S. LENARD about 45, went to N.C. and relayed the message about the slaves. 1854 Nov. 25 - Dep. of Penelope E. HUNT says, "...we moved to the house I called "Bob's House", his son Bob HILL lived in the house at the time. Great grand father died in July. After Peter was taken away from Edward my grand father HILL, who had a cancer on is face, went about a good deal. I remember he walked to my aunts, where I was staying about half a mile from his house. I was about 17 when I came to this county from N.C. My sister, Mrs. SMITH was not sent to school more than a month by EDWARDS. My sister, Mrs. SMITH, was about 3 years old when my mother married EDWARDS. My sister, Mrs. SMITH, eloped when she married. My husband and I approved of the match. My mother was not keeping house in N.C. when she married EDWARDS. After my mother's marriage while they remained in N.C. I made his house my home. After my mother's marriage my cousin Frank HILL came to N.C. from this state. I never saw a man named William LEONARD from this state, in N.C. There was a man named Leonard, who married EDWARDS sister-in-law, who lived near him in N.C...." 1854 Nov. 28 - Marshall Co., TN. Dep. of Benjamin S. WEAVER about 60 says he knew Richard HILL late of Maury Co., in N.C. and was intimately acquainted with him after he moved to TN which he thinks was in 1816.... "I was at Richard HILL'S house the night EDWARDS landed there from N.C. and stayed all night. In the morning the old man HILL, Mr. EDWARDS and myself walked out in to the yard where the negroes were killing a hog. Mr. HILL turned to Mr. EDWARDS and pointed at the boy Peter and said to EDWARDS that is the boy I gave to you last night ... the old man had a cancer...." 1854 Nov. 30 - Dep. of Jas. M. HUNT says "I am brother-in-law of complt. I married his wife's sister - have know complt. SMITH since he was a boy - SMITH married complt. McHenry Ann on the 12th Dec. 1840.... It would take SMITH 5 days to go to Lewisburg and return allowing him one day to remain. SMITH was not married at my house, but a house in the neighborhood. SMITH'S wife resided at my house nearly 5 years before she was married. I supported her.... When she went backwards and forwards to Marshall Co. to see her mother, I paid her traveling expenses. By the will, Peter was bequeathed to the three BRIDGES children one of whom witness married, another married BABB, and the third complt. McHenry Ann, married SMITH.... The suit was moved from BCT to Marshall Co.... There was a little coolness between my family and SMITH'S on account of SMITH'S wife's not marrying at my house. I think Mrs. SMITH is 33 or 34.... Mrs. SMITH was 18 or 19 when she married." NOTE: Some places the maiden name is recorded BRIDGES, BRIDGET, BRIDGERS. 1854 Dec. 2 - Marshall Co., TN. Dep. of Gray H. EDWARDS about 21 at the house of William WILSON says Sidney S. SMITH came to Marshall Co. in the fall of 1841 and heard his Father and Mr. SMITH talking about a settlement. About what his Father was owing sister Mahenry Ann.... - Dep. of Hilliard VINCENT about 39. "My understanding is that these negros was for Nancy BRIDGES James EDWARD'S wife.... He is a grandson of Richard HILL. He died the 9th day of July 1832. James EDWARD'S wife had 3 children by her first husband and ten by her last husband Jas. EDWARDS...." 1855 Apr. 13 - Marshall Co., TN. Dep. of Martin W. OAKLEY about 49, County Court Clerk in 1840.... 5341 - 1856 Jan. 8 - Elizabeth RICE by her next friend James C. HUNTER against James M. HUNT and J.T. RICE all of Wilson Co., TN. HUNT has from many years been her gdn. She married defdt. RICE last spring. HUNT has not pd funds over to her husband. They have been living with James C. HUNTER.... 5692 - 1848 July - (Petition for division of slaves.) Petitioner Norman WALSH. George ALEXANDER died last May. He was apt'd. admr. Dec. 1847. Slaves: Toney about 21, Thomas about 32, Na[torn] 29, London 12, Sindy 10, Jane 9, Martin 8, Dan 7, Leath 4, Jim 2. Heirs: Mary, widow, John W. ALEXANDER, Jane HUNT wife of Elijah HUNT, Elijah HUNT, Ann ALEXANDER, George B. ALEXANDER, Emily ALEXANDER, Jesse J. ALEXANDER. All of age.