Heirs of Reuben Hogg
Transcribed by Gladys B. Wilson; Abstracted by Sharon Tabor
JESSE & JOSEPH HOGG Bill In Chancery vs Children & Heirs
of Reuben Hogg
filed 10 July 1844 Case No 1752 - Barren Circuit Ct, KY
... JESSEE T. and JOSEPH HOGG, would respectfully represent... that
on the 27th July 1839 one REUBEN HOGG, the father of your orators
departed this life. A few days before his death the sd Reuben made a non-cupative will
which was duly proven and admitted to record in th eoffice of the clerk of the Barren
County court at it's Sept Term 1839... the testator directed that all his estate ...
was devised among all his... children except BENJAMIN GOSNELL who had
married a daughter of sd testator , who was to receive no part of sd estate ...shortly
after the death of their sd father, they were ... appointed admrs ... of the estate of
the sd REUBEN HOGG... took upon themselves the admisistration of sd
estate .... since the time towit, ... sd MARY HOGG the widow and
devisee of sd REUBEN departed this life - after which your orators
sold the personal estate of sd Reuben which had been in the possession of sd
MARY .... sd REUBEN at the time of his death owned
in fee simplat... two tracts of land both of which are situated in this county, one
tractk containing about 85 acres and the other about 30 acres ....The following are
the only Children and heirs of sd REUBEN deceased: JOHN W.
HOGG, OZIAS HOGG, SUSANAH BRIDGES (late SUSANAH HOGG) who
intermarried with JOSEPH BRIDGES, NANCY HAWKINS (late NANCEY
HOGG) who intermarried with JOHN HAWKINS, NAOMY BESHERS
(late NAOMY HOGG) who intermarried with JOHN BESHERS,
JOSEPH, REUBEN, NAOMY, SARAH, CAROLINE and SUSANAH GOSNELL, MARY
HAWKINS (formerly GOSNELL) who intermarried with
JOHN HAWKINS, the last seven to MARY HAWKINS, JOSEPH, REUBEN,
NAOMY, SARAH, CAROLINE and SUSNAHA GOSNELL are the
children and heirs of SARAH GOSNELL deceased who was one of the
children of sd REUBEN HOGG and who intermarried with one
BENJAMIN GOSNEE and afterwoard... departed this liveing leaving the
last named seven children...
Your orators would represnt...it would best comport with the interst of the parties...
that the land mentioned should be sold rather than divided....Your orators ... charge
that the above named BENJAMIN GOSNELL received form the sd
REUBEN HOGG...by way of advancement ... $500 which is greater sum
than will be the distributable shar of the the ... heirs of sd Reuben; they thereofre
charge that the sd BENJAMIN GOSNEEL nor his ... children the heirs of
his wife SARAH ar not entitled to receive any part of the estate of sd REUBEN
HOGG.......Joseph HOGG was shown to reside in MO
BARREN CO KY COURT RECORDS
Henry Childers Answer & C. 29 Jan 1846. States that
he knows nothing of his own knowledge of the matter and the things in Complainants
Bill, but supposes that they are true, and so far as he is concerned admits them to be
true. Charges that JESSE HAWKINS who intermarried with
NANCY, a daughter of REUBEN HOGG, deceased, had
purchased of JESSE HOGG and OZIAS HOGG their
undivided interest in the whole of their Father's estate. Charges that he,
Henry Childers on 15th day of Sept 1845 purchased from
HAWKINS his own undivided interest in the estate as well as the
interest which JESSE HAWKINS had purchased from JESSE &
OZIAS HOGG. That also, on the same day he purchased from JOSEPH
BRIDGES who had intermarried with SUSANNAH a daughter of
the said REUBEN HOGG deceased his undivided interest in the estate.
And on the same day he Henry Childres, purchased from JOSEPH
HOGG his interest in the estate. That Jesse Hawkins, transferred the same
directly to him, and makes theses statements as a cross bill, etc.....
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