Thomas Aldridge vs. Andrew Morgan: 1815 Virginia Legal document

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A continuation of a dispute over the estate of David Morgan, of Richmond County, Virginia, who died intestate in 1780. The dispute started started as early as 1786. The present document is a deposition attested by a magistrate in the district court of Staunton, Virginia. A Ms. Morgan, a widow, then living in Kentucky, is mentioned and apparently this document puts the statements of Thomas Aldridge and Andrew Morgan on record. From Chalkley, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia… Vol. II., in part: “Aldridge vs. Morgan-O. S. 243; N. S. 85—Bill of sale May, 1786, by Frances Morgan, late widow of David Morgan, deceased, of Richmond County to her son, Andrew Morgan, are at law of said David Morgan her right of dower. Complainants are Thomas Aldridge and Frances Morgan vs. Andrew Morgan.”

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