These newspaper notices concern a lawsut by the heirs of James Meriwether [TMSI #106]  (who married Judith Hardenia Burnley and Elizabeth Pollard.) James died Sept. 26, 1801 and his second wife, Elizabeth died in March 1815.

Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, Virginia)
April 17, 1821

Virginia-
At rules, holden in the clerk's office of the superior court of chancery for the Richmond district, the 21st day of March, 1821-
Horatio Gates Winston, adm'or de honis non, with the will annexed of James Mereweather, dec.
Plaintiff,
Against

David Mereweather, Wm. Mereweather, Thomas Mereweather, and John Mereweather and William Mereweather, David Mereweather, James Mereweather, ______ Booker and Elizabeth, his wife, and Sally Mereweather, children and heirs of James Mereweather, dec. who was a legatee of James Mereweather, dec.; and Wm. B. Winston and Ann his wife, formerly Ann Mereweather, Wm. Mereweather, James Mereweather and Elizabeth Mereweather children of Robert Mereweather, dec. and Andrew Keene, John Poindexter, Wm. Pollard, Edmund Pendleton and John Taylor.




Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, Virginia)
August 7, 1829

Virginia: At a Superior Court of Chancery, holden at the Capital in the city of Richmond, on Tuesday March 10th, 1829, Horatio Gates Winston, adm'or de bonis non, with the will annexed of James Mereweather, dec.Plaintiff,

Against
James Merewether, William Mereweather and Francis Mereweather, executors of David Mereweather, dec. and Wm. Mereweather, Thomas Mereweather, and John Mereweather, and William Mereweather, David Mereweather and James Mereweather, ______ Booker and Elizabeth, his wife, formerly Elizabeth Mereweather and Sally Mereweather, children of James Mereweather, Ann Winston, widow of William B. Winston, dec. formerly Ann Mereweather, and William Mereweather, James Mereweather, James Mereweather and Elizabeth Mereweather, infants and children of Robert Mereweather, dec. and Andrew Keen, John Poindexter, William Pollard, Edmund Pendleton and John Taylor. Defendants

And Ann Winston, Pltff.
Against

Horation Gates Winston, adm'or de bonis nos with the will annexed of James Mereweather, dec., John G., James, William, David, George, Judith, Francis and Thomas Mereweather, children of David Mereweather, dec. and the said James, William and Francis Mereweather, executors of the said David Mereweather, deceased, William, James, Richard and Jane Mereweather and Elizabeth Booker, late Mereweather, children of James Mereweather the younger deceased, and _____Booker, the husband of the said Elizabeth; William, Thomas and John Mereweather, children of the said James Mereweather, the elder, deceased; William P., James and Elizabeth Mereweather, infant children of Robert Mereweather, deceased; Andrew Keen, Nicholas J. Poindexter, executor of John Poindexter, dec'd. Edmund Pendleton, Jr. and William Pollard. Defts.

These cases came on this day to be heard together; the first on the papers formerly read, and the report of the Commissioner made pursuant to the order of the eighth of January, 1824, the second on the bill, the answers of the defendants Horatio Gates Winston, Nicholas I. Poindexter and John Guerrant, guardian ad litem to the infant defendants, William, James and Elizabeth Mereweather; as to the defendants Andrew Keen, Edmund Pendleton, Jr. John Taylor and William Pollard, on the several decretal orders, taking the bill for confessed against them, which appear to have been duly executed; and as to all the other defendants, by publication in the mode prescribed by law against absent defendants, and exhibits, and were argued by counsel: On consideration whereof, it being admitted that the defendants, the representatives of David Mereweather, dec. have surrendered their claim to the subject in controversy, to the plaintiff in the second suit, Ann Winston-
and the court being of opinion that the claim set up by the said David Mereweather and his brother William Mereweather, to a part of the subject in controversy, under a purchase alleged by them to have been made in the year 1798, cannot be sustained, doth adjudge, order and decree, that the said claim be disallowed; that the property in controversy be disposed of by the plaintiff in the first suit, Horatio Gates Winston, adm'or de bonis non of James Mereweather, dec. as the property of his testor's estate, first for the payment of his debts, and next for the satisfaction of legacies; and to that end, that the said administrator, retaining one of the slaves for the satisfaction of the specific legacy to the said Ann Winston, do proceed to sell the residue thereof for cash, such sales not being objected to by the parties, and deposit the proceeds of the sales, in one of the banks in this city, to the credit of those causes subject to the future order of the Court-and the Court!
doth re-commit the said report to the Commissioner who made it, for the purpose of bringing down the account of administration of the said Horatio Gates Winston, to the time of making his next report, and for the further purpose of taking an account of the several debts due from the estate of the said James Mereweather, dec. to any of the parties in these suits, or others after the notice for that purpose, published in one of the newspapers printed in the city of Richmond, for eight weeks successively-and the said commissioner is required to state and report to the Court, an account of the surplus of the assets, after the payment of debts, and the amount to which each party will be entitled, in the application of that surplus, to the purposes of the said James Mereweather's will, together with any other matters specially stated, deemed pertinent by himself, or which may be required by the parties to be so stated.

A. Copy- Teste
Wm. G. Pendleton, C.C.

Commissioner's Office
Richmond, July 23d, 1829

The parties interested will please take notice, that I have appointed the 22nd day of September next, to commence the accounts directed in the foregoing order of Court, on which day at 9 o'clock, A.M. they are required to attend at my office, in this city, with their accounts, vouchers and documents ready for examination and settlement-And the creditors of James Mereweather, dec. are hereby notified to attend at the same time and place to lay and prove their respective claims before me

July 31
Hilary Baker, Com'r
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Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, Virginia)
May 25, 1830

Virginia-
At a Superior Court held at the Capital, in the City of Richmond, the 27th day of March, 1830.

Horatio Gates Winston, adm'or de bonis non with the will annexed of James Meriweather, dec., pltff.
Against

James Meriweather, William Meriweather, Francis Meriweather,
Executors of David Meriweather, dec'd,

and William Meriweather,
Thomas Meriweather, and
John Meriweather;

William Meriweather, David Meriweather, James Meriweather, ______ Booker and Elizabeth, his wife, late Elizabeth Meriweather, and Sally Meriweather,
children of James Meriweather,

Ann Winston, widow of Wm. B. Winston, late Ann Meriweather, and Wm. Meriweather, James Meriweather, and Elizabeth Meriweather, children of Robert Meriweather, dec'd,

Andrew Keene,
John Poindexter,
Wm. Pollard,
Edmond Pendleton, Jr.,
John Taylor,

Defdts.
And
Ann Winston Pltff.
Against Horatio Gates Winston, adm'or de bonis non with the will annexed to James Meriweather, dec'd John G. James, William, David, George, Judith, Francis and Thomas Meriweather, children of David Meriweather, dec'd, and the same James, William, Francis Meriweather, executors of said David Meriweather, dec'd, William, James, Richard and Jane Meriweather, children of James Meriweather, dec'd, _______ Booker and Elizabeth, his wife, daughter of said James; William, Thomas and John Meriweather, children of James Meriweather the Elder, dec'd, and William P. James and Elizabeth Meriweather, children of Robert Meriweather, dec'd, Andrew Keene, Nicholas J. Poindexter, executors of John Poindexter, dec'd, Edmond Pendleton, Jr., John Taylor and Wm. Pollard, Defts

These causes came on this day to be further heard on the papers formerly read; the report of the Commissioner pursuant to the interlocutory order of the tenth day of March, 1829, with the exceptions thereto, and the report of the plaintiff in the first suit of the sales made by him, pursuant to the same order were argued by Counsel. On consideration whereof, the Court approving the last mentioned report, to which there was no objection, doth direct the said plaintiff to return the bond of Mrs. Ann Winston mentioned in his said report, in his possession until the further order of the Court; and the Court doth recommit the report of the Commissioner with the exceptions thereto, to the same Commissioner, for him to consider the report thereupon, with any matters specially stated, deemed pertinent by himself, of which may be required by the parties to be so stated.

A Copy. Test, WM. G. Pendelton, C.C.
Commissioner's Office
Richmond, May 6th, 1830

The parties interested will please take notice, that I leave appointed the 21st June next, to commence the duties prescribed in the foregoing order of Court, -- on which day, at 9 o'clock, A.M., they are required to attend at my office, in this City, with a copy of a re-committed report, and of the exceptions thereto, & c. &c.
Hilary Baker, Com.
May 18.3--St


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