Thomas Walsh, guardian of his minor son, Samuel M. Walsh, sues his former brothers-in-law, John and Abram Martin, to recover Samuel's interest in certain slaves. Walsh informs the court that his late wife, Lucinda Martin Walsh, and her siblings share remainder interest in said slaves based on an 1832 deed of gift from their grandfather, Abraham [Abram] Young, to his daughter and their mother, Sarah [Sally] Martin. He explains that said deed directed that "if any child died having issue[,] the issue should inherit the parents part." Lucinda Martin Walsh died in 1840, and Sarah Martin died in 1852. The slaves, or "almost all of them," are currently in the possession of John and Abram Martin. Walsh now complains that his son has not received his portion of the slaves. He asks the court to compel the Martins to "discover and show how many negroes have been sold or hired" and to decree to Samuel Walsh his portion of the slaves, which should be "equal in value to each of the shares of Abram and John F Martin."
Result: Partially granted.
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Repository: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee
