1886-033: Nannie Kent, etc. vs. Elizabeth Gibboney, Exx, etc.

Scope and content:

The cause included information on the settlement of Captain Jacob Kent's estate (Kentland and other land as well as enslaved persons and stock in Montgomery White Sulphur Springs). An 1859 appraisement included a list of enslaved persons divided into family groupings. Several pieces of evidence also included references to Kent's heirs wishing to avoid a public sale of enslaved persons and preferred the land be sold instead. The cause was brought against Elizabeth Gibboney, the wife of Robert Gibboney Robert Gibboney was the deceased adminstrator of the Kent estate, who had died fifteen years after the estate was settled. SEE ALSO: Montogmery County Chancery cause 1880-028.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Montgomery County Circuit Court
55 East Main Street, Suite 1
Christiansburg, VA 24073
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 382-5760
Parent restrictions:

Digital images of Montgomery County Chancery Causes for the years 1773-1912 are available on the Library of Virginia's Chancery Records Index.

Montgomery County (Va.) Chancery Causes 1913-1938 are indexed but not scanned. Contact the Circuit Court Clerk for availability and access.

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