Wade & Webb Family History

Supreme Court, Kings County: Harris v. Burr, Wade and others (summons)

20 October 1858 · The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York)

Citation: "Supreme Court, Kings County — Benjamin Harris, Plaintiff, against William Burr, Eliza Ann Wade, James M. Wade … Summons for relief," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), 20 October 1858, p. 4; image, Newspapers.com (clipping by mattjameswade, 5 July 2019).

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Transcription

SUPREME COURT, KINGS COUNTY—Benjamin Harris, Plaintiff, against William Burr, Eliza Ann Wade, James M. Wade, her husband, Gerrit L. Martense, John T. Runcie, and Mary Jane Pitkin, Defendants. Summons for relief. (Com. not served.)
To the defendant Mary Jane Pitkin:
You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action which has been filed in the office of the Clerk of the County of Kings, at the City Hall, in the City of Brooklyn, on the 20th day of August, in the year 1858, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber, at his office, No. 118 Nassau street, in the city of New York, within twenty days after the service of this summons on you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the said complaint within the time aforesaid the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated New York, October 5th, 1858.
PHILIP J. JOACHIMSEN,
Plaintiff's Attorney, 118 Nassau street, City of New York.

What it says, against the tree

Person Fact Document says Tree says Assessment
Eliza Ann Marvin Marriage "Eliza Ann Wade, James M. Wade, her husband," 1858 Spouse James M Wade; no marriage date agrees (married by 1858)
Eliza Ann Wade, James M. Wade Lawsuit Defendants in a Kings County Supreme Court action filed 20 Aug 1858 — context