The heirs of Colson Grooms, deceased, agreed to settle a dispute over the estate by arbitration. The arbitrators granted to Lydia, Grooms's widow, 100 acres of land and three slaves, Rosetta and her two infant children, owned by Lydia before her marriage. Lydia Grooms was given the responsibility of paying the debts of the estate. The remainder of the estate was cooperatively divided among the other heirs. Nancy Blocker, Colson's daughter, received a tract of land and a slave, "separate and apart from the use or contract of her husband Jacob Blocker or any liabilities for his debts." Now, say the petitioners, Jacob Blocker and the two other defendants propose to sell the land, refusing to recognize the legitimacy of the settlement. The petitioners seek an injunction to prevent sale of the property and ask the court to appoint John Grooms as trustee of Nancy Blocker's inheritance. They also seek a decree confirming the legality of the settlement.
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