[Simon Murfree Estate Court Record, Williamsburg VA, 19 Jul 1826]
["Tidewater Virginia Families, A Magazine of History and Genealogy, Vol. 11, 
number2, Aug/Sep 2002, p. 98]
[Excerpted by Mark A. Murphy, 12 Jun 2006]
       
At a Superior Court of Chancery, holden at the former Capitol. in the
City of Williamsburg, the 19th day of July, 1826
George Gurley, Executor of Josiah, dec’ed.    AGAINST
Henry Briggs. Adm. of Samuel Calvert. dec. surviving Ex'or. of Simon
Murfee, James D. Edwards, Sheriff, and Committee ofthe estate of Richard
Murfee, dec’d. Simon Murfee, Francis Murfee, Burwell Murfee. Drewry
Murfee, Willis Murfee, Abraham Gardner & Thomas Ridley, Committee
of the unadministered estate of Simon Murfee, dec. Defts.
THIS [illeg.] in which the Bills of the Plaintiff hath been taken for
confessed as to the Defendant Henry Briggs, on whom the decretal order
for that purpose appears to have been duly executed, and as to the
Defendant Drewry Murfee, who is out of the Country, against whom the
Plaintiff appears to have proceeded in the mode prescribed by law, and he
still failing to file his answer, the Court doth take the bills for confessed as
to that Defendant, and the cause coming on to be heard on the bills,
answers of the other Defendants, and exhibits, was argued by Counsel: On
consideration - whereof, the Court doth Adjudge, Order & Decree, That a    
Commissioner of this Court take the following accounts, that is to say
1st no account ascertaining the amount of the Plaintiffs demand; 2nd, that
the Deft. Briggs, Administrator of Samuel Calvert, render an account of
said Calvert’s transactions as Ex’or of Simon Murfee, dec.; 3rd. that Thos.
Ridley render an account of his transactions as Committee and Admr. de
bonis non, &c. of the said Simon Murfee, dec., paid since his death bound
his heirs; and the Court without now deciding that the Defendant Abraham
Gardner is responsible for the Plaintiffs demand, or any part thereof. doth 
further Adjudge, Order & Decree, that the said Commissioner also make
and possessed, or otherwise entitled, and which came to the hands of the
Defendants, or either or them, shewing the fee simple and probable annual
values thereof, and report what am’t. of debts binding the heirs, has been
paid out of the personally, and liberty is reserved upon the usual terms to
the other creditors of the said Simon Murfee, to show & prove the claims
to which they are respectively entitled which said several accounts the
Commissioner is directed to examine, state and settle, and to the Court
report, with any matters specially stated, deemed pertinent by himself, or
which may be required by the parties to be so stated.
A Copy Teste                   ED: CHRISTIAN, c.c.
         
         
The Petersburg Intelligencer. Petersburg. VA. i Sept. 1826. 4. 4.