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Here is another Chancery Court Case. It has a deposition by Benjamin and Lucy Cottrell when they lived in Cumberland Co., VA. Lucy Cottrell was Lucy Fenton daughter of Thomas Fenton of Henrico Co., VA and she was listed in his will. The Josiah Leak is the brother-in-law to Benjamin and Lucy (Fenton) Cottrell. Judith and Lucy Leak are nieces to Benjamin and Lucy Cottrell. John Woodson listed as the Justice in the deposition married Elizabeth Anderson the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Chambers) Anderson.
I only transcribed the deposition by Benjamin and Lucy Cottrell they are images woodson-leak2.jpg and woodson-leak3.jpg.
Chancery Court Records
Locality: Goochland County - Index Number: 1800-006
P1 Charles Woodson & Wife vs D1 Exr of Josiah Leak
Surnames: Cook, Cooke, Cottrell, Fenton, Humber, Leak, Leake, Woodson
Publisher: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
The Deposition of Benjamin Cottrell of Lawfull age & Lucy Cottrell his Wife, taken in a Suit in Chancery in the County Court of Goochland, Charles Woodson & Judith his Wife Complts and Josiah Leak Deft. these Deponants being duly Sworn on the Holy Evangalist of Almighty God Deposeth and sayeth that Thomas Fenton Deceased in his last Will Directed after Sundrie Devises, that the Remainder of his Estate should be sold and one third of such sales to be equally Divided between his Daughter Sarah Cook, & the Children of his Daughter Ann Leak Decd & that at the day of the sale the said Josiah Leak Father of said Children, purchased a Negroe Woman by the name of Jude or in other words he Directed the purchase through his Daughter Lucy, one of those Children before mentioned as Legatees; The purchase money for said Jude over went the Devise to said Children, but he the said Josiah Leak then present at the sale expected that altho the sale was over the Claim of his Daughters upon said Estate, yet he would pay the surplus and equally Divide said Jude & between his said two Children Lucy & Judith when they came of age or required it & that was his intention in purchasing as he expressed it one these Deponents towit; Benjamin Cottrell further says that he has heard Josiah Leak say words to the same effect and meaning as is contained in the foregoing part of this deposition, which was as late as the year one thousand Seven hundred and eighty three or four as well as he recollects, that this conversation happened & further they say not. Benjamin Cottrell Lucy Cottrell
Cumberland County: The above Deposition was Sworn to before me a Justice for said County at the Clerks Office for the County aforesaid on the 13th day of Feb. 1795 present Charles Woodson apartie & plaintif in said Suit & Frederick Jones attorney for said Josiah Leak who consented to the make and time of taking this said Deposition with a release to each other in any error for want of form & 13th day of Feb. 1795 } John Woodson
Actual Images of Chancery Case:
http://www.cottrellweb.com/documents/woodson-leak1.jpg
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Richard
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