Sorry if I offend anyone but all this document proves is that Thomas Younger had chidlren by two wives ,It does not suggest that Sussanah is his daughter/sister ist says she is a sister to some of the chidlren and a half sister to others. She is Williams "Sister" and Mary Fretwell's half sister. Proof that Thomas Younger married twice not that he adopted his sister and she died with out the benefit of marriage and issue. If you read the document carefully thi is clear cut Why would it be assumed she was Thomas Yoiungers sisters whom he adopted? This was submitted by Roberta Estes in 2005: Part I What follows is one installment of a chancery suit labeled 1842-036. This suit is very long and I will post it in installments so that rootsweb won't reject it due to size. To the county court of Halifax sitting in chancery humbly complaining Samuel Younger, Joseph Younger, Thomas Younger, Mary Fretwell, Elizabeth Legrand, Katy Brown, John Wynn and Lucy his wife, John Franklin and Rebecca his wife inherited this bill in chancery against William W. Winn executor of Rachel Younger and other defendants..that Mary Fretwell is a sister of the half blood to Susannah Younger and only entitled to a half share that she has intermarried with Scudders who they pray may be ?? as a plaintiff in this and the original bill. They charge that William Younger one of the sons of Thomas Younger the elder and brother to Susannah Younger decd in the life time of Susannah Younger his sister that at his death he left children Williamson Younger, James, Thomas, Josephus and Polly Younger who intermarried with Joshua Coates. That Polly Younger decd having one child that the mother and child died before Susannah Younger. Caty Younger who intermarried with Joseph Fuqua that Cathy has died since Susannah Younger her husband surviving her, Susannah Younger, John Younger, Betsy Bomar wife of Armistead Bomar, John Younger, and Sally Younger who died intestate of full age without child or children and before Susannah Younger that the proportion of William Younger had he survived his sister is a subject of division between all his children including Polly Younger wife of Joshua Coates who died before Susannah Younger and who takes nothing and Sally Younger who died of full age intestate unmarried and before Susannah Younger without child or children that Williamson Younger one of the sons of William Younger decd since Susannah Younger had ? children William Younger, John Younger, Armstead Younger, Williamson Younger, James Younger and Mary Younger who married Joseph? Ellington, Mary Ellington decd since this intermarriage her husband surviving her and since his father? Williamson Younger and Susannah Younger that the children of Williamson Younger are entitled to his proportion to be equally divided between them. That James Younger had died since his father and Susannah Younger leaving Thomas P. Anderson his executor who had duly qualified as such. That John Younger one of the sons of William Younger the ? who survived Susannah Younger had died intestate leaving children William Younger, James Younger, Sally Younger who has intermarried with Zachariah Brooks , Dolly Younger, Betsy Younger, Martha Younger and Mary Younger who died an infant under age intestate unmarried and without child or children. That Jesse Younger one of the sons of Thomas Younger the ? and brother to Susannah Younger died since Susannah Younger leaving a will and that Giles McGraw is his administrator ? with the will annexed. That James Younger another son of the testator and brother of Susannah Younger had died since Susannah Younger leaving children their names and place of residence wholly unknown. That Joseph Younger another brother died leaving children since Susannah and their names and places of residence are totally unknown. Your orators pray that James Younger, Thomas Younger, Josephus Younger, Joseph Fuqua surviving husband and admin of his decd wife Caty, Armistead Bomar and Betsy his wife, William Younger, James Younger, Zachariah Brooks and Sally his wife, Dolly Younger, Betsy Younger, Martha Younger, Files McGraw admin with the will annexed of Jesse Younger, William Younger, John Younger, Armistead Younger, Williamson younger, Lorings B. Ellington surviving husband and admin of his decd wife Mary, Thomas P. Anderson exec of James Younger and the children of James Younger decd and Joseph Younger when their names and places of residence can be determined may be made defendants to this supplemental bill and original bill and compelled to answer the facts charged. This clerk has miserable handwriting. Next document. To the worshipful court.orators Samuel Younger, James (stricken through) (all these men are Younger), Joseph, Thomas, Mary Fretwell, Elizabeth Legrand, Katy Brown, John Wynn and Lucy his wife, John Granklin and Rebecca his wife humbly complaining shew to the court that Thomas Younger he elder duly published his will which after his death was admitted to probate in this court and copy of which is annexed that among other things he devised and bequeathed to his daughter Susanna Younger a negro girl named Nell and that in a different clause in h is will entirely unconnected with this clause he directs that his 4 daughters that ?? should live together until their death or marriage and that should either of them survive his daughter Susannah and she should die unmarried that the surviving single daughter should possess and enjoy the property devised and bequested by long as they remain single and that the surviving single daughter should possess and enjoy the property and ?? until her death or marriage that under this (about a sentence unreadable).Susannah Younger had decd unmarried and intestate ? of the sisters single at the death of the testator have since married and Rachel Younger the surviving single sister possessed herself of the negro girl Nell and took possession of her during her life that the ? have considerably ?? that Rachel Younger died single duly published her will with appointed William Y. Winn her executor who has proven the will of his testator qualified as her executor and taken possession of her estate that the ? are now in his possession that since the death of his testator (Rachel) he has . (another bad sentence)..supposing Nell and her ?? are now in his.at Rachel Younger supposing Nell and her increase to be her property disposed of them by her will. They charge that to..this question in chancery.was instituted in the circuit superior court of law and chancery in which William Y Winn as executor of Dolly Light and others was plaintiff and Samuel Younger and others were defendant in which suit all the legatees of Thomas Younger the testator were before the court in which suit at the last time that court..that the right to the negro girl ..in Susannah Younger. That the surviving sisters had only a right to the use of her labor while they remained single that at the death of Rachel Younger Nell and her increase did not pass under the will of Rachel Younger but were to be equally divided between all the brothers and sisters of Susannah Younger and that the brothers and sisters of Susannah Younger were Samuel Younger, James Younger, Joseph Younger, Thomas Younger, Mary Younger who married Fretwell whose husband has long since died, she surviving him, Jesse Younger, William Younger, Elizabeth Legrand, Nancy who intermarried with Smallman both of whom and decd leaving children, Katy who intermarried with Brown who has long since died she surviving him, Dolly who has intermarried with Light who died she surviving him, Lucy Winn your orator and Rebecca Franklin your orator and Rachel Younger, that Dolly Light survived her husband who has since decd duly publishing her last will and testament by which she disposes of her estate, William Y. (or W.) Winn executor. That John Palmer has qualified as the executor for John Smallman who by his wife Nancy Smallman has left children Thomas, William?. Andrew, Alexander and Hannah and that Hannah Smallman intermarried with Burwell Peake and that William Younger in dead his children are Joseph Younger and Betsy Youner who has intermarried with Armistead Bomar?. That James Younger and Jesse Younger are presumed to be dead without children and intestate they have not been heard from more than 7 years and where they have removed to is unknown and when they were last heard from the were unmarried and without children. They further charge that by there is a balance due them by commissioners upon he estate of Rachel Younger including interest up to April 1 1837, that the ? for the year 1837 hired for the sum of .due Dec. 1837 and tha the hires? of the slaves for the year 1838 and 1839 are still in his hands. They charge that from the number of legatees that they cannot divide in kind and therefore pray that they may be sold and divided equally and that the portions of James Younger and Jesse Younger presumed dead be divided in the same manner.