Hawkins v. Ragan

Noah Ragan was administrator upon the estate of Jesse Hawkins, deceased, and on the 2d day of December, 1847, he filed his petition in the proper court for the sale of real estate of said Jesse, deceased, for the payment of his debts. He made Jesse’s heirs parties defendant, viz: Layton, Sarah, Rachael, Hannah, Martha Ann, Isaac, John and Martha Hawkins. Afterwards, on the 20th day of De*195ember, the record says, it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that process had been served more than ten days before the first day of the term, &c., H. G. Newcomb, Fsq., was appointed guardian ad…