Stewart County Court Minutes

TSLA Archives, Stewart Co. Roll 38, Part 5: Minutes 1815-1817

208 - Monday, 3 November 1817 Court: justices John Kizer, David Hogan, Thomas Brigham

- grand and petit jurors: David Gray Jr., John Blanton, Mathew Manning, Adam McGee, Travis Moore, Thomas Rumbley, William Andrews, George Cathey, David Scarborough, Emanuel James, Wilie Ward, William Ward, Daniel Lewis, Joshua Hamblett, James Hamblett, John Davidson, Robert Brooks, William R. Hagler, Daniel Jackson, Adam Milam, Solomon Milam, William Tomlinson Sr., Eli Stavely, Thomas McGee, James Brake

209 - Court orders a deposition to be taken from Samuel Parker in the State of Kentucky, in regards to a bond executed by James Wilson, deceased, to Alexander Brown for the conveyance of a tract of land

- William Olive records his stock mark

- John Wyatt allowed to return 16 acres and 1 white poll for taxation for the present year

210 - Alexander Brightwell allowed to return 400 acres of land for taxation for 1818 and 1816

- Court issues letters of administration to Rebeccah McKinney, Isaac McKinney & Robert Walker in the estate of Robert McKinney, with Nathan Ross and Charles Polk securities

- Court orders Nathan Ross, William Wallace & Jesse Morris to lay off years’ provisions to Rebecca McKinney out of the estate of Robert McKinney

- Court exonerates Jesse Morris from paying tax on 3000 acres for the present year, due to a mistake

- Deed from Lewis Brock to David Rushing for 50 acres proven by oaths of John Warden & John Kizer

211 - Deed from Henry King to John King for a town lot in Dover acknowledged

- Deed from Ira Olive to Nathan Ross for 187 acres acknowledged

- Deed from James Massingale to John Rasbury for 36 acres proven by oaths of Willis Rushing & Moses Brown

- Deed from Nathan Skinner to John Brown for 100 acres acknowledged

- Deed from Henry L. Fletcher to Robert Walker for 50 acres proven by oaths of David Grant & Wallace Grant

- Deed from Abel Olive to Nathan Skinner for 25 acres proven by oath of Samuel Ross

212 - Deed from John G. Fletcher and Martin Fletcher to John Stancill for 50 acres proven by oath of Francis Frizzle, previously proven by oath of other witness

- Deed from Abel Olive to Ira Olive for 187 acres proven by oaths of Parsons Bruton & Moses Parker

- Deed from John Thweatt to Jesse Gilbert for 30 acres proven by oaths of John Perry & Thomas Copeland

- Deed from Lewis Brock to David Rushing for 260 acres proven by oaths of John Warden & John Kizer

- Deed from John Rasbury to William Wyatt for 30 acres acknowledged

213 - Deed from John Hendley to Dennis Rushing for 10 acres proven by oath of Mark Rushing, who also states that he witnessed the signature of John Chambers, who is deceased

- Deed from Thomas Buckingham, former Sheriff, to Isaac Williams for 2 shares of 166 2/3 acres acknowledged

- Court orders Joseph B. Neville & Thomas Brigham to divide the estate of Shadrack Bird among the legatees

- Court appoints John Acree overseer in place of Silas Vinson

- Court orders Benjamin Bradford, Peter Kendall & William Dunbar to settle with the administrator of Green Davidson

214 - Henry Lankford produced 2 wolf scalps for bounty

- Court exonerates William Tomlinson from any further attendance as a juror

- Nathaniel Parker produced 4 wolf scalps for bounty

- John Kitts produced 2 wolf scalps for bounty

215 - Levi Burcham produced a wolf scalp for bounty

- Wilson Randle produced a wolf scalp for bounty

- John Gardner produced a wolf scalp for bounty

216 - Jesse Jackson records his stock mark

- William Jackson records his stock mark

- Court issues letters of administration to John K. Colson in the estate of Peyton Lucy, with Drury Bird his security

- John Hagler makes bastardy bond Anna Hagler’s unborn child

217 - Tuesday, 4 November 1817 Court: justices Thomas Buckingham, John Kizer, William Curl, Benjamin Bradford

- Nathan Peeples vs. William L. Allen: case continued

- William Bridges vs. Henry Domeer (certiorari): case continued, on motion of the defendant

- Aaron Fletcher vs. Cornelius Manning: jurors Daniel Lewis, Mathew Manning, Wyley Ward, Eli J. Stavely, William Andrews, William M. Cooley, Simeon Ward, James Rawls, John Scarborough, Thomas Rumbley, George Williams & Zachariah Wyatt find for the plaintiff in the amount of $50 plus $2.58 damages; defendant appeals to the Circuit Court

218 - Court orders John Kizer to take the list of taxable property for Capt. Thomas Lewis’ company, Henry Edwards for Capt. Hagler’s company, James Patterson in Capt. Lewis’ company, William Randle in Capt. Winns’ company, Joseph Smith in Capt. Henderson’s company, Thomas Brigham in Capt. Rushing’s company, Nathan Ross in Capt. Skinner’s company, David Hogan in Capt. Wilcox’ company, Benjamin Bradford in Capt. Williams’ company

219 - Philip Hornberger & Jesse Blackfan vs. John Brunson (Ejectment): jurors find defendant guilty in the amount of 1 cent plus costs

- Court summons Reuben Elliott, William Moore, Charles Turner, David Cowan, Alexander Brightwell, Walter Boswell, Frederick Weston, Thomas McGee, Larry Satterfield, Willie Mallory, Thomas Rumbley, George Randle, Nathan Parker, William Travis, Nathan Yarborough, Harris McGregor, Anthony Lee, Abraham Handlee, Nathaniel Curtis, William Ganson, David Irwin, David Rushing, John Smith, John Pearce, William James, John McGill & John Hornberger to attend next term of court as grand & petit jurors

- Jesse S. Turner vs. Henry King & Co. (debt): jurors find for the plaintiff in the amount of $712.9025 plus $24.92 damages; defendant appeals to the Circuit Court

220 - Drury Milam elected constable and he enters bond with John Atkins & John L. Hagler his securities

- John Turner petitions the court to make allowance for Molly Acree, a pauper

221 - Nathaniel W. Williams vs. William Norrod: defendant failed to appear; Court rules in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $250 plus $11.10 damages and costs

222 - Samuel C. Hawkins vs. George Williamson (debt): jurors find for the plaintiff in the amount of $152.20 plus $7.70 damages and costs

- Court appoints John Weatherford overseer of the road from the Indian Mount on North Cross Creek to the Montgomery County line on the headwaters of the creek, in place of Lewis Axum

223 - Grand jury returned an indictment against John Fletcher for an assault

- bill of sale from Richard Cooley, Jonathan Cooley & William Haggard to Richard Manly for Negro girl proven by oath of John Atkins

- Commissioners appointed to settle with the collector of public monies for 1815 and 1816 return their settlement

- Deed from Richard Thomason to Lucy Thomason for 50 acres proven by oaths of John Davidson & Joseph Thomason

224 - Court orders the commissioners, appointed to settle with the Trustee, to settle with the administrator of Tapley Maddux, late Trustee

- Court orders Sheriff to bring Franklin Williamson Davidson, a bastard child in the possession of Richard Fossett, into court next term, to inquire of his situation

- Deed from William A. Cook to James English for 132 ½ acres acknowledged

- sale of the estate of Jesse Jernigan returned to court

226 - Deed from Abner Holt to William Curl for 320 acres proven by oaths of John Davidson & Robert Brooks

- Deed from John Boyd & wife Hannah Boyd to Thomas Buckingham for 540 acres acknowledged

- Nehemiah Fowler vs. Peter Johnson: jurors find for the defendant

227 - Joseph McMinn vs. William M. Cooley & others (debt): case transferred to the Circuit Court

- Joseph McMinn vs. Henry Pugh & William Cherry (debt): case transferred to the Circuit Court

- Nathan Ross, Chairman, vs. Charles Polk & Henry Pugh (debt): case transferred to the Circuit Court

- John Robbins vs. John Scarborough: case continued

228 - Henry King & Co. vs. Reuben Johnson: case continued

- State vs. John Fletcher (assault): defendant pleads guilty, fined $15

- Deed from Reuben Elliott to the heirs of William Outlaw for 814 acres acknowledged

- Sheriff summons John Weatherford, Samuel Yarborough, William Palmer, Nathan Yarborough, Benjamin Kelly, Lewis Thomas, William Almond, William Elliott, John Graham, William Cormack, George Petty, James Haggard, William Walker, Drury Bird, John Lewis, Stephen English, James Caldwell, John Polk & Thomas Wyatt to attend as jurors to the next Circuit Court

229 - Wednesday, 5 Nov 1817 Court

- Jesse S. Turner vs. Henry King & Co.: defendant makes bond with William King & Henry Gibson securities

230 - Aaron Fletcher vs. Cornelius Manning: defendant makes bond

- Deed from William B. Nelson, attorney for Elizabeth Nelson, for 3 lots in Dover proven by oaths of Robert Cooper & James Mallory

- Bailey D. Williams vs. Cooper, Allen & Gibson: defendants acknowledge debt of $305.1875

- Court issues letters of administration to William Rushing in the estate of Willis Rushing

231 - Deed from Lewis Elliott for a Negro girl proven by oaths of Robert Cooper & Henry King

- settlement with administrator of William Kirksey returned

- Deed from James Trousdale to John Bailey for half of 3 lots in Dover proven by oaths of William Williams & Robert Bayliss