Petition #20783023
- Jefferson County, Kentucky. November 23, 1830. - May 14, 1832.
- Court: Circuit
- Salutation: To the Honl Judge of the Jefferson Circuit Court in Chancery sitting
Abstract
The petitioners challenge the validity of the will of John W. Hundley, a slaveholder. They charge that the will was written by Gideon Blackburn, a Presbyterian preacher. The petitioners state Hundley was "not of sound mind & disposing memory," and that Blackburn used "his great influence over him [Hundley] to believe by false & fraudulent representations that if he would devote all his property to the Church & to pious uses it would insure the salvation of his soul." The petitioners also declare "that there was no motive for the said Hundley to disinherit his brothers & sisters." They ask the judge to "direct an issue at law" to determine the validity of the will. The petitioners state that if the will is found to be authentic, then it will be alleged that each and every devise is null and void, except those directed to the Hundleys. Five former slaves of John Hundley, who were freed by the said will, join the suit as defendants.
Result: Granted; appealed; affirmed.
- Number of petition pages: 5
- Related documents: PARs #20783509, #20785611, #20785619; Answers, Thomas C. Hundley, Hugh McElroy, Anthony McElroy and James Cunningham, 27 November 1831; Answer, Mary Jane Hundley, 17 January 1831; Answer, Gideon Blackburn, 15 March 1831; Amended Petition, Trustees of Centre College, 15 March 1831; Answer, Mary Jane Hundley, 15 March 1831; Order, 15 March 1831; Answer, Trustees of Centre College, 15 March 1831; Court Record, 16 March 1831; Answers, Nelson, Dave [alias David], James, Cate, Jacob, and John Blackburn, 16 March 1831; Court Records, 20 May and 21 May 1851; Jury Verdict, 23 May 1851; Appeal, 24 May 1851; Court Record, 25 May 1851; Decree, 14 May 1832; Correspondence, T. T. Haggin to James, 4 May 1832; Agreement, Nelson, Jacob, David, James Terry and Cato, 4 May 1832
- Pages of related documents: 25
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Citation information
Repository: Kentucky Division of Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky
- Records of the Circuit Court, Case Files
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