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State of Tennessee Hawkins County First Circuit 1810

Be it Remembered that at a Circuit court opened and holden the first Monday of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & ten at the Court House in the town of Rogersville for the County of Hawkins within the first Circuit a commission was produced form the Govenor and under the Great Seal of the State appointing Wm. Cocke Judge of the first Circuit of the Court of law and Equity in the following words to wit, Willie Blount Govenor in and over the State of Tennessee – To all who shall see these presents Greeting Whereas the General Assembly by Joint ballot of both Houses did on twenty fourth day of November instant duly elect William Cocke Judge of the first Circuit of the Court of law & Equity for the State aforesaid. Now know ye that I Willie Blount Govenor as aforesaid in pursuance of the power in me vested by the constitution of this State and in compliance with the requisition of the Seventh Section of an act of general assembly Entitled an Act to establish Circuit Courts and a Supreme Court of Errors and appeals do by these presents commission the Said Wm. Cocke a Judge for the first Circuit of the Court of law & Equity aforesaid To have & to hold the said office during good behavior and his residence within the limits of the Circuit aforesaid with all the privelage and emoluments thereto of right appertaining. Given under my hand & the great Seal of the State at Knoxville this twenty fourth day of November 1809.

By the Govenor Willie Blount Robt. Houston Secty. Upon the back of said commission is the following Indorsements to wit, State of Tennessee Grainger County it remembered that on this first day of [page 2] January A. D. 1810 the honorable Wm. Cocke Judge of the first Circuit personally came before me Thomas Henderson Chairman of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for Grainger County and took the oath of Judge as presented by Act of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee Intitled an Act to Establish Circuit Court and a Supreme Court of Errors & appeals given under my hand at Rutledge in the County aforesaid the day & date first above written.

Thomas Henderson

Absolam Looney Esquire high Sheriff for Hawkins County by Thos. Gillinwaters his deputy returns his venire Facias Executed upon the following persons except George Maxwell, Wm. Armstrong Esqr. William Young, and David Kincaid to wit, Hezekiah Hamblen, Robert Nall, George Maxwell, Wm. Armstrong, Esquire Wm. Young, Jos. McMinn, John Critzs, Jos. M. Anderson, Andrew Galbraith, Wm. Paine, Gabriel McCraw, Pharoah Cobb, Nicholas Long, David Boyler, Samuel Riggs, Micaja Hall, Joel Gillinwaters, David Kincaid Esqr, Absolam Looney, Esqr. George Hale, Francis Dalzell, Andrew Campbell, Jacob Miller, James Haygood, Reubon Barnard, Eskeredge Kenner, Robert McMinn, John Ellis, John Lucas, Wm. McCarty, Thomas Armstrong, Shff. John Johnson, John Reines, Samuel Smith, Rodham Kenner, Hugh G. Moore, William Owens, Thos. Jackson & John Hamblen, out of whom Venire Facias the following persons were balloted a grand Jury to the present Term to Wit;

1. Joseph McMinn Foreman
2. John Critz
3. George Hale
4. John Hamblen
5. John Reines
6. James Haygood
7. Gabriel McCraw
8. David Boyler
9. [page 3] John Johnston
10. Hezekiah Hamblen
11. Robert McMinn
12. Jacob Miller
13. Joel Gillenwater
14. Samuel Smith and
15. Rodham Kenner

who was sworn & charged by the Honorable William Cocke Michael Rork constable was sworn to attend the grand Jury the present Term – The following persons filed their affidavits and were excused as Jurors to this Term to wit, Eskridge Kenner, Nicholas Long, William Paine & Thomas Jackson.

A Deed of conveyance from Robert King to John King for a track of land containing four hundred acres be the same more or less was proven in open court by the oath of John Crawford one of the Subscribing witnesses thereto and filed in the office. Court adjournes till tomorrow 8 oclock.

Wm. Cocke (Seal) Judge of the first Circuit