Marty and Karla Grant

!MARRIAGE: 6 Nov 1816 Knox TN James HOOD & Susanna HENSLEY;

!CENSUS:1820 * Lost for eastern Tennessee;

!CENSUS:1830 * Apparently deceased, as Susanna HOOD residing as head of household in Knox Co, TN;

KNOX COUNTY, TN - WILLS - John Rule & others vs. Andrew Hood & others
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John Rule & others VS Andrew Hood & others


Bill Filed March 8th 1847
Docket # 00422



To the Honorable Thomas L. Williams Chancellor of the Eastern Division
of Tennessee sitting in Chancery for the District composed of Knox,
Anderson and Blount

Humbly sheweth unto you Honor
your Orators and Oratrixes John Rule & Nancy Rule formerly Nancy Hood,
Margaret Capps formerly Margaret Hood, citizens of the County of Knox,
that about _____(sic) day of January 18__(sic) Aaron Hood of said county
departed this life intestate and at the February session of the County
Court of Knox County 1843 Andrew Hood was duly appointed administrator
of said estate and entered into bond with Robert Crewes, Archibald Crews
& Joseph Pain his securities for the faithful administration of said
estate of which your deponents state that there was a large amount of
personal property . Also a considerable amount of debts due said estate
all of which either did come or ought to have come into the hands of
said administrator. Your Orators charge and state that said intestate
Aaron Hood left the following heirs and distributees that is to say
Sarah Gunn who has since died. Said Sarah Gunn who was formerly Sarah
Hood left William Gunn her husband & the following children: John,
Elizabeth Hood, & Sarah______all minors without any guardian. Also the
children & heirs of James Hood who had died before & intestate, to wit
Sarah Hood, Eliza Hood, Jourdon Hood and Margaret Hood. Eliza
intermarried with Benj Chapman. Peggy married Sale Chapman. Sarah
intermarried with Guilford Nester, their mother Susan Hood wife of James
Hood all of whom with the exception of Sarah Nester & her husband
Guilford Nester reside in Knox County. No administration was ever taken
on the estate of said James Hood dec'd, the residence of said Nester and
wife are unknown to your orators. Also the heirs and distributees of
John Hood dec'd. Said John Hood departed this life since the death of
said intestate (Aaron Hood) & left the following children James Hood,
Harvy, William, Joseph and Aaron Hood, the three first names are of age
and the last named are minors without any guardian. They all reside in
Knox County Also Luke Hood who resides in Clark County State of
Illinois. Aaron Hood resides in Shelby County state of Illinois.
Robert Hood who resides in Putnam County Indiana & Polly Burnham,
formerly Polly Hood who intermarried with Oren Burnham. They were in
the state of Missouri the last account of them. Your orators charge
that that said estate was but very little indebted, perhaps not to the
amount of $10. Said administrator has failed & refused to make
distribution of said estate as he was bound to do. Your orators charge
that said administrator has wholly failed to collect and account for an
account against William Crews for $80, that being the amount borrowed
from said intestate by said Crews and also the amount of $80 due by note
& account which was due said estate by said administrator and for which
he has failed to render any account in the inventory he returned to
court and also in the ex parte settlement made with the clerk. Your
orators state that said intestate had held the note or bill of said
administrator for about $54.37 1/2 and an account for $25.62. Your
orators state that said note or bill called for $54.37 1/2 on its face
and think it was due about four years at the death of said intestate
(Aaron) & would of course draw interest, so that principal and interest
on said note would up to this time amount to upwards of $80 apart from
said account before stated. Said administrator has failed to account
for a note on _____(sic) Belew of the state of Georgia for upwards of
$50 and also for which he has taken a new note. Your orators charge
that said administrator at his own sale bought the following property of
said estate, to wit, one wagon, log chains, two pairs of gearing for
said wagon & a man's saddle. He purchased the wagon for $21.50 when it
was worth more than $35. The other property was bought at reduced
prices, all of which was in front of the rights of the distributees of
the said estate. Your orators state about the 5th of August 1845 said
administrator made a settlement with the Clerk of this County Court of
Knox, a copy of which is herewith filed & made a part of this Bill and
by reference to said settlement it will be seen that said administrator
has credit for $74 for repairs to the farm of the deceased. Also a
credit for $14.50 for the support of the widow. Your orators state that
if said administrator made improvements on the farm of said intestate he
did so of his wrong & without the consent of the distributees of said
estate & it was done for his own benefit. And your orators _____impeach
said settlement as to the said $74 and the item of $14.50 for the widows
support. Said settlement shows a balance in favor of the distributees
of $61.01 1/2 which said administrator refused to account for.

The pre______es considered your orators pray that said administrator,
who is also one of the distributees, and his securities aforesaid and
also William Crews & his wife Betsy who are also distributees of said
estate together with the other named distributees be made parties
defendants to this Bill and that they and each of them make true and
perfect answers to said Bill of complaint and that propu princip issue
and an account be taken. That said administrator & his securities be
held to account for said estate, that they be held responsible for all
the debts due to said estate which have been lost by the negligence of
said administrator and that by a decree of your Honor distribution be
made among the distributees of said estate and if your orators have in
any thing mistaken their relief, they pray for general relief.

John Rule and others

Rodgers & Boyd, sols.

!NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Aunt.;

!CENSUS:1800;

!CENSUS:1810;

!MARRIAGE: 6 Nov 1816 Knox TN James HOOD & Susanna HENSLEY;

!COURT: 8 Sep 181_ (1815/19) Scott Co, VA Sarah HENSLEY, heir of Larkin HENSLEY;

!COURT:Feb T, 1819 Scott Co, VA Court 1-385, In Chancery. HENSLEY, Sarah, Abednego CASTEEL and Agness, his wife, Daniel CASTEEL and Rhoda, his wife, Susannah HENSLEY, Polly HENSLEY, Catherine HENSLEY, Samuel HENSLEY, Nancy HENSLEY, Ichabod C. HENSLEY, and Thomas HENSLEY, Complts. vs. Polly BENHAM, widow of William BENHAM, deceased. John, Samuel, Catherine, Joel, Sampson, Isaac BENHAM, heirs of said William BENHAM, deceased. & Elizabeth GODSEY, widow of Gilbert GODSEY, deceased, Abraham, Jane, Sarah & Elizabeth, heirs of said Gilbert GODSEY, deceased. Catherine JOHNSTON, widow of Thomas JOHNSTON, deceased and Jane JOHNSTON, his heir at law. Defts. Rule awarded against said defts to give security and as to nature of said cause;

!CENSUS:1820;

!CENSUS:1830 Knox Co, TN pg 359 Susanna HOOD age 30-39 (1790/1800) "0101-012001";

!CENSUS:1840;

!CENSUS:1850;