Petition #20185338

• Sumter County, Alabama. February 23, 1853. - January 5, 1855.
• Court: Chancery
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Chancellor of the Southern Chancery division of the State of Alabama

Abstract

When, in 1851, a group of claimants argued that slaves purchased a decade before by William H. Jemison from Claiborne Griffin were actually part of the legacy of a Georgia widow, Jemison filed suit to protect his property. In 1852, the claimants countersued. Jemison, in turn, seeks to revive and supplement his original suit.

Result: Dismissed.

• Number of petition pages: 4
• Related documents: PAR #20185105; Decree, 5 January 1855
• Pages of related documents: 2

17 people are documented within petition 20185338

• 4 Enslaved
• 11 Defendants
• 1 Petitioner
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: Sumter County Courthouse, Livingston, Alabama

• Records of the Circuit Court, Estates

Subjects

• Title dispute (enslaved)
• Warranty (enslaved)