Carroll County TN  Chancery Court Documents
                                    Stephen Eason vs. Thomas Jones

Submitted by Larry Ruff <lruff@sharter.net>
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Chancery Court Case No. 582:
November 22, 1849:  Stephen EASON vs Thomas JONES issued 22nd Nov 1849; came to
hand 26th Nov 1849  signed Wm MCAULY, Shff
The State of Tennessee
To the Sheriff of Benton County---Greeting:
You are hereby commanded, that of the goods and chattels, lands and tenements of
Thomas JONES in your County, you cause to be made the sum of  Seven dollars
eighty nine & a half cents which Stephen EASON received against him in our
Chancery Court at Huntingdon, at August Term 1849 for costs of suit as appears to
us of record, and have you then these monies before the Judge of our said court,
at the Court-house in the Town of Huntingdon on 1st Monday in February next,
ready to render to the said  Stephen EASON his cost aforesaid. Herein fail not,
and have you then and there this writ.  Witness, Henry STRANGE, Clerk and Master
of our said Court at office, in Huntingdon this 1st  Monday in August  A. D.
1849 and 74th year of American Independence. 
						Henry STRANGE  Clerk and Master
			Bill of Costs
C & M Dismission 25 copy costs 25 taxing costs 25              -75 cents
Judgts for costs 25 spa(subpoena) to answer 75 alias spa 75-1.75
Copy of bill 1.50 alias copy150 enrolling answer 50              3.50
Replication 20 two Rules 20                                       .40
Affidavit to answer 18 fi fa 37 ½                                 .55 1/2      6.95 ½
Shff John H. BOYD serving spa to answers                          .62 ½
                               returning spa "not found"                        .31 ¼           .93 ¾
									$7.89 ¼
January the 17th 1850 leveed on two cards as the property of Thomas Jones 
							Wm MCAULY shff
after giving legal notice by advertisement. There was no sale for lack of a bid
January 31st 1850 							Am MCAULY shff


Decree at November Special Term 1859
Stephen EASON Administrator of Benjamin CURTIS deceased vs Joel CURTIS & others:
On this day…was heard before the Honorable S. S. PAROTT Chancellor & upon the
bill original & amended answers exhibits and proffs filed in this cause… that on
the 29th day of November 1852 Benjamin CURTIS purchased of Anderson H. BROOKS a
certain tract or parcel of land situate in Carroll County containing by
estimation three hundred acres…that said Benjamin CURTIS departed this life in
Carroll County intestate…that Stephen EASON was appointed Administrator…that on
the 29th day of August 1856 that Anderson BROOKS recovered in the circuit
court…$550.00 & $22.00 damages…BROOKS had recovered another judgment…for the sum
of $250.00 & interest & costs…and that Benjamin CURTIS had left the following…as
his only heirs…daugher Alsy who intermarried with John SMITH, son Joel CURTIS
residents of Carroll County, daughter Nancy Elizabeth who has intermarried with
William SHUFFLE & Malinda PARISH who…died leaving two children…Christiana &
James M. PARISH  residents of Mcnary County, Tenn and are minors…that Elizabeth
and her children William…of Mcnary County…and Arabella-Solon-an-Franklin CURTIS
minors…residents of Carroll county…and that William F. VINCENT is a grandson of
the said CURTIS and a son of the said Elizabeth who had died before the filing
of the original Bill and that William F. VINCENT has a half brother by the name
of Benjamin F. LEE…a resident of Mississippi…that Sarah CURTIS widow of the
intestate is intitled to dower in said land…

1853, February Term, Deed Book N, pgs. 552-554, Carroll County Tennessee:
STEPHEN EASON is Administrator for the late William GRIFFIs Estate.  Division of
lands into four parcels, two 32 acre lots and two 44 acre lots:  Thos H. HALL &
wife get No. 4, Thomas GRIFFI gets No. 3, James GRIFFI gets No. 2, and John C.
ANDREW & Sarah GRIFFI get lot No. 1.