Jane G. Jones, by her next friend, Jacob Rumbough, seeks to protect the property she brought to her marriage from her husband's debts. She reports that prior to her 1833 marriage to William B. Jones, "a marriage contract" was signed that conveyed "the sum of One Thousand Dollars in money" and various items of furniture to F. W. Risque in trust for her sole benefit. Jones recounts that over the years she loaned her husband the entire amount of the cash in her trust estate to allow him to conduct his tobacco business. To secure the debt incurred against his wife's property, William Jones conveyed to Jacob Rumbough two slaves, Green and Lucinda, to be placed in a special trust. The slaves would be held in the special trust "until the time" when Jane Jones would "according to the terms of the said deed of marriage settlement call for the same." The petitioners inform the court that one of her husband's other creditors has now filed a suit and the slaves in the special trust and other property have been "levied upon." The petitioners ask the court to prohibit William Jones's creditor from selling "or in any wise disturbing" her property.
Result: Partially granted.
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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
