Barnott v. Proctor

In a bill of complaint brought by children of Edward Barnott, deceased, against their mother, now Mrs. Mary A. Peden, a widow, and John P. Proctor and his wife, it is in substance alleged that on or prior to July 20, 1892, Edward Barnott “homesteaded” described land in Dade County, Florida, “and on the 20th day of July, 1892, paid in full the amount required for the purchase of said property”; that on January 21, 1893, a United States patent therefor was issued to him:

“That on and prior to the 20th day of July, 1892, and at all times thereafter, the said Edward Barnott was the head of a…