Carter Allen, surety on Thomas Taylor's guardianship bond, asks the court to require Taylor to make a complete settlement of accounts with his son-in-law and daughter, William K. and Parmelia Ware; he is particularly concerned about the management of the two slaves owned by Parmelia before her marriage. Taylor assumed guardianship of Parmelia in 1819 and continued in that capacity until she married Ware in 1828. At that time, Taylor delivered the two slaves to the Wares, who took "the possession & control of them from that date." Allen now represents that he and Taylor "are growing in years, and may not in the course of nature live many more years." He "desires to close his business transactions & be free from all anxiety, and litigation." Having examined the records of the county court, he has noticed that Taylor has not filed any returns for the years between 1820 and 1827. He fears that he "would be harassed with litigation" if Taylor died without settling the account and seeks the court's assistance in settling the matter. Thomas Taylor's response to Allen's suit reveals that, about 1834, William Ware had "settled" on Parmelia the two slaves he had received from her by marital rights, in exchange for the payment of his debts by Thomas Taylor. Allen died before the case was adjudged; the bill was later revived in his executrix's name and subsequently dismissed.
Result: Dismissed.
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Repository: Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County Archives
