Chancery Court Records of Bedford Co., TN - compiled by Helen Crawford Marsh and Timothy Richard Marsh.
Page 364 - Richard H. SIMS & Thomas LIPSCOMB vs. James STORY Complts and Thomas DAVIS formerly executed the writing obligatory to one Mrs. Sarah MARTIN, where they promised to pay her $105.00, notes dated 3 Dec 1838, and that Thomas DAVIS furnished to John W. RAGSDALE money to pay said notes and he transferred obligatory to James STORY who had brought suit. (circa Mar 1845)
Chancery Court Records of Bedford Co., TN - compiled by Helen Crawford Marsh and Timothy Richard Marsh.
Page 237 - Thomas LIPSCOMB & R.H. SIMS vs. James STORY - Inj. Bill, files April 12, 1844. Richard H. SIMS and Thomas LIPSCOMB filed against Sarah MARTIN and James STORY, all of Bedford Co. Orators state that in the year of 1838, they together with Thomas DAVIS were partners in a purchase of a drove of hogs for the Southern Market, that they purchased from Sarah MARTIN a lot of hogs and on 3rd Dec 1838 exefuted notes to her to be paid in 60 days in Tennessee or Alabama Bank notes. Thomas DAVIS paid John W. RAGSDALE and RAGSDALE took up the note, which orators thought the debt was settled. A suite was brought against your orators and said DAVIS in the name of Sarah MARTIN, who sues for the use of James STORY who claims to have obtained it from RAGSDALE. Orators knew nothing of it and had not endorsed the notes. Thomas DAVIS had obtained a Bankruptcy also James STORY took out Bankruptcy.
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