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    1. [VASTAFFO-L] Chancery case
    2. Anne W. Bradshaw Musser
    3. Hello, I need to find out how to get the comlete record of the following. It ends very strangely and I'm pretty sure that what I have is incomplete. Any help will be appreciated. Anne CHANCERY SUIT, Stafford County, Virginia Courthouse BRADSHAW vs. BRADSHAW & Others Bill Filed at October Rules 1868 To the worshipful Justices of the County Court of Stafford - In Chancery Your Orator Rodney B. BRADSHAW, shows to the Court that his father, the late Harberson BRADSHAW, died having made a will by which he left a certain tract of land, lying in Stafford County, containing about 1 hundred & 16 acres to his single daughters until their decease or marriage whichever should first occur & after their decease or marriage the said land was to be divided among his children - who were Walter N., Uriah H., William, John F., Maria, Jane, Eliza, Priscilla, Susan, Emily, Ann, Mary, Ellen, Frances & your orator, that the said Walter has departed this life leaving Courtney Ann, Margaret Priscilla, & George BRADSHAW, his children & heirs in law that the said Uriah H. in Sept. 1865 departed this life leaving the following children his heirs at law, Alexander C., Fannie Ann who has intermarried with Wm. L. LEAGUE, Lucy Ellen who has intermarried with John T. LEAGUE, Murray Hugh, Walter, Philip & Thatcher, the two last named being infants under the age of 21 yrs. - that Wm. in Dec. 18, 1865 departed this life intestate unmarried and without issue, that Maria has intermarried with Edward BRIDGES, that Jane has intermarried with Robert PATTON, that Mary has intermarried with Wm. BRIDGES, that Frances has intermarried with Thomas STRATTON, that Susan has married with John COAKLEY, that Uriah, Ann, Ellen & John F. have each sold their original interests to the plaintiff that Eliza has departed this life leaving a will by which she devised all her interest to the plaintiff; that she died on the _____day of _________. Your orator further shows that said parties are entitled to partition of said real estate, but it cannot be conveniently made, that no ones share amounts to the sum of 3 hundred dollars in value, & your orator believes & charge that the interests of all entitled will be promoted by a sale of the entire subject. In under consideration whereof & your orator being without relief in the premises, except by the interpretation of a Court of Equity prays that the said land may be sold & the proceeds of sale distributed among the parties entitled according to the respective rights & that the said John F. BRADSHAW, Edward BRIDGES & Maria his wife, John COAKLEY & Susan his wife, Emily BRADSHAW, Ann STONE, formerly Ann BRADSHAW, Ellen BRADSHAW, Wm. BRIDGES & Mary his wife, ________ WHITE & Frances his wife, Courtney Ann BRADSHAW, Margaret Priscilla BRADSHAW, George BRADSHAW, Alexander C. BRADSHAW, Wm. T. LEAGUE & Fannie Ann, his wife, John T. LEAGUE & Lucy Ellis(sic) his wife, Murray Hugh BRADSHAW, Walter BRADSHAW, Philip BRADSHAW, & Thatcher BRADSHAW be made defendants to this bill & answer the same that a Guardian ad litem be assigned to said infant defendants & that full & general relief be given & that the Commonwealth writ of subpoena issue (Note: this is exactly the way my copy ends) 1868 filed To handle yourself, use your head; To handle others, use your heart. Thank you Chief Moose You are my hero!!

    11/09/2002 04:19:40