On 1 November 1834, a case was before a Circuit Court of Law and Chancery for Essex County, in which Erastus T Montague and Amelia S Montague his wife, and the said Erastus T Montague admor of Wm W Garnett and George Hoskins admor of his late wife, Catharine Y Hoskins decd, the said Amelia S. and Catharine Y, together with one Lucy E. now deceased, who intermarried with the said Wm W Garnett being the only children and heirs at Law & distributees of Samuel Montague deceased, were plaintiffs, against Thomas Gresham, executor of Joseph Janey, deceased, and William Wright, admor of the estate of Lucy E Garnett, deceased, were defendents, over mismanagement and falsification. Joseph Janey had been administrator of the estate of Samuel Montague, deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 24, pages 230–233.]