Stewart County Court Minutes:
Extracts from 1835
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William
Kay |
Received
letters of administration on estate of Augustine Thompson, deceased. |
August
3, 1835 |
|
John
James |
Received
letters of administration on estate of Polly Coleman, deceased. |
August
3, 1835 |
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Benjamin
Kelly, Quintus C. Atkinson |
Appointed
administrators of William W. Allmond, deceased. |
August
3, 1835 |
|
Henry
Wimberly |
Inventory
of his estate returned to court. Lewis Wimberly was administrator. |
August
3, 1835 |
|
James
Ward |
Receives
letters of administration on estate of Thomas Jenkins, deceased. |
August
3, 1835 |
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Sandford
Spiceland |
Appointed
overseer of road from the Sandy Lick to Brandon's Ferry in place of Bryant
Outland. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
|
James
Nichols |
James
Nichols, deceased, account of the sale of his estate brought to court. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
|
Joshua
Whitehurst |
Lists
50 acres of land for taxation. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
|
Jesse
Mills |
Jesse
Mills, deceased, commissioners appointed to settle with administrators of his
estate; commissioners were Jethro Bass, William C. Jones, David Jones. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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James
Anderson |
Appointed
overseer of road leading from the Breach Ford of Saline Creek to the forks of
the road in place of William Fennel. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
|
Abner
Johnson |
Appointed
overseer of the road in place of Benjamin Collier. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
|
Levi
Prewitt |
Appointed
overseer of road in place of Elisha Dawson. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
|
Thomas
McGee |
Appointed
overseer of road from Cross Creek to Long Creek. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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William
Webb |
Lists
60 acres and one white poll for taxation. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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James
Johns, Allen Garrison, Uriah Tomlinson |
Appointed
commissioners to lay off year's provision for Mary Moore, widow of Travis
Moore, deceased. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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L.
M. Manning |
Appointed
overseer of road in place of Green D. Atkins. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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William
K. Colson |
Appointed
overseer of road in place of Cullen Bayliss. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
|
Samuel
Stacker |
Appointed
administrator of John Glasgow, deceased; Francis Herriford was his security. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
|
Nathan
Thomas |
Ordered
that ferry of Nathan Thomas at Tobaccoport be discontinued. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Rebecca
Lassiter |
Appointed
administrator of estate of Frances Lassiter, deceased; her securities were
Solomon K. Volentine and William Fennell. It was also ordered on this day
that Solomon K. Valentine, William Fennell, Edwin Barns be commissioners to
make year's provision for Rebecca Lassiter, widow of Willie Lassiter. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Henry
L. Atkins, sheriff |
Ordered
to be paid for his services and the following justices voted for such an
allowance, William Kay, John R. Acree, John Richards, Thomas Ward, William
Miller, Jesse Morris, G. W. Atkins, Joshua Hamblet, William O Guinn and
William Elliott. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Thomas
Ward, Levi Prewitt, Henry Palmer |
Appointed
commissioners to settle with Benjamin W. Tayloe, administrator of Daniel
Dawson, deceased. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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John
Parchment |
Made
motion that William Curtis be removed as guardian of the minor heirs of Joel
Mann, deceased, and that John Parchment and Nancy Mann be appointed guardians
of Elizabeth, Martha, Nancy and Margaret Mann. Their securities were Jacob
parchment and John Parchment. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Susan
Wooden |
Susan
Wooden, pauper, was let out to the lowest bidder for 12 months, William Vick
was low bidder and allowed $33.50. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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John
Hamblet |
John
Hamblet, deceased, letters of administration on his estate were given to
Joshua Hamblet with his security being Philander Priestley. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Reuben
Ross |
His
last will and testament was produced in court and proved on oaths of Henry P.
__yd (ink blot here), Samuel Elam and William H. Elam. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Jesse
Reams |
His
last will and testament was produced in court and proved on oaths of James
Wyatt and Benjamin W. Daniel. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Elizabeth
Vinson |
Her
last will was produced and proved on oaths of William Parker and Nathaniel B.
Acree. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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James
M. Lain |
His
last will was produced and proved on the oaths of Alexander Brown and William
B. Brigham. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Nathan
G. Morris |
Elected
constable in Capt. McKinney's company and his securities were Jesse Morris
and Abithal Wallace. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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William
Etheridge |
Made
a motion to the court that Uriah George Stokes be bound to him until he
reaches the age of twenty-one; his securities were Enos Vinson and Nathan G.
Morris. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Gabriel
Jernigan |
Allowed
to give new security as guardian of Nancy J. Wester; his securities were
Lewis H. Jernigan and William Curry. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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John
R. Acree |
Appointed
guardian of Quincy Adams Luton, Dudley W. Luton and Rebecca Luton; his
securities were Solomon K. Valentine and Thomas G. Downs (or Downy). |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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John
T. Bailey |
Appointed
guardian of Polina Bailey; his securities were C. C. Clements and William B.
H. Cherry. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Sally
Butler |
Bound
as apprentice to Nathan A. Winters until twenty-one. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Eliza
Ross |
Appointed
executrix of last will of Reuben Ross; securities were Edward C. Acree and
Axum G. Wallace. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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William
C. Jones |
Gets
letters testamentary on estate of Elizabeth Vincent, deceased; securities:
John R. Acree and Joel Outland. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Jesse
Reams |
Jesse
Reams, deceased; Matthew Morgan and David Moore get letters of administration
on his estate; their securities, James Wyatt and Robert Dunlap. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Rebecca
Lassiter |
Administratrix
of Willie Lassiter, is allowed to sell negro boy now in Sumner County. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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John
T. Bailey |
Administrator
of Henry Bailey, deceased, is allowed to sell negro and to let Henry Bailey's
house. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Jacob
Shryock |
Appointed
administrator of John Stokes, deceased. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Jesse
Reams |
Inventory
and account of sale of his estate returned to court by Matthew Morgan and
David Moore. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Enos
Outland |
Inventory
and account of sale of his estate returned to court by Joel Outland,
administrator. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Terril
Hooks |
Inventory
and account of sale of his estate returned to court by Lucinda Hooks,
administrator. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Nathan
Morris |
Nathan
Morris, deceased, settlement of his estate returned by Lemuel Morris,
administrator |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
|
William
K. Turner |
Solicitor
General for his district, was allowed $50 for year. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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James
Wilson, James Randolph, William Dunbar, Amos Price |
Ordered
that James Wilson, James Randolph, William Dunbar, Amos Price, or any three
of them, settle with William Morris and Lemuel Morris, administrators of
Jeptha Morris, deceased. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Alexander
Andrews, Jeptha Milton, Henry Andrews, Jr. |
Work
as hands under Henry Bruton. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Seburn
Allman |
Appointed
overseer in place of William West. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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James
Allman |
Appointed
overseer in place of David Moore. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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James
Campbell |
Ordered
that the following hands work under James Campbell for clearing of Wynns
Ferry Road: William Burford, Yancy Burford, Enos James, Robert McElroy,
Dennis Daugherty, Willie Jones, Paul Orton, George Herriford, Mitchell
McGowan, James Townsend. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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W.B.H.
Cherry |
Ordered
that W.B.H. Cherry's hands help to cut out the Wynns Ferry Road in conjunction
with hands of Jems Campbell and William Folks. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
|
Samuel
Wofford, Elisha Mills, William Hicks, Nathaniel Parker, John Fletcher, Samuel
Dennis |
Ordered
that these jurors review and make out road from Dover to Brandon's Ferry on
the Tennessee River and make return. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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John
Tayloe, John Randle, Benjamin Tayloe |
Commissioners
to settle with Henry Wimberly, administrator of Lewis Wimberly be received
and make return at next court. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Jesse
Morris |
Allowed
$9 for board and medicine administered to William Johnson; following justices
voted for this, William Kay, Thomas Ward, Joshua Hamblet, John R. Acree,
William O Guinn, William Elliott, G. W. Atkins, John Richards. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Mary
Moore, Miles Moore |
Appointed
administrators of estate of Travis Moore. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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William
Curtis |
Appointed
overseer of road in the place of William H. Dowdy. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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William
B. Lewis |
Appointed
overseer in the place of John Wall. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Edward
Byrd, James Killebrew, Benjamin Fraser, Daniel Hewell |
Edward
Byrd and hands, James Killebrew and hands, and Benjamin Fraser ordered to
work under Daniel Hewell. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Stacker
Woods & Co. |
List
7,605 acres of land on the old entry, 5, 184 acres on the new entry and 107
black polls for taxation. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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Jesse
Lassiter |
Former
guardian of Quintus A. Luton, Dudley W. Luton, and Rebecca Luton, heirs of
Samuel Luton, deceased, came and resigned as guardian and was released. C. C.
Clements, William Kay, and Henry Wall appointed to settle with Jesse Lassiter. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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John
H. Hogan |
Produced
one wolf scalp which had been killed in the county. |
Nov.
2, 1835 |
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John
H. Petty |
Appointed
overseer of streets in town of Dover in place of James Lee and all hands in
town to work under him. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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Benjamin
Brown |
Ordered
to continue his road to the White Oak and that Wilson Rushing and George W.
Browning be added to his hands. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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Richard
L. Traylor |
Appointed
overseer of the White Oak Road in the place of Benjamin McIntosh. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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Stephen
O'Guin |
Ordered
that the road of Stephen O'Guin, of which he is overseer, be discontinued. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
|
William
Etheridge |
Appointed
overseer of road in the place of Benjamin Colson. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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Martin
L. Stancill, Axum G. Wallace, Edwin Barns, Daniel G. Cherry, Philip May, John
Marshall, William Walker, William B. Lewis, Nathan Parker, Richard Cooley,
Jonathan Williams, John H. Hogan, Joshua Spiceland, Jethro Bass, James Byrd,
Albert Brigham, Thomas Whitford, David Jones, Uriah Tomlinson, William Cato,
Joseph Morgan, Benjamin W. Tayloe, William Tomlinson, James Brigham, James
Lowery |
Sheriff
makes return of these men appointed to serve as petit jurors; with James
Wyatt and William B. H. Cherry to serve as bailiffs; signed Elbert Bayliss,
clerk. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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Frances
Smith |
Frances
Smith, deceased, inventory and account of sale of estate returned to court. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
|
John
Gilliam |
Returns
for taxation one white poll and two black polls. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
|
William
West |
The
Grand Jury found a true bill on his indictment. (Charge was not given in
minutes.) |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
|
Cook
and Hornberger vs West and Brinson |
Lawsuit,
mention made of Benjamin Kelly, administrator of Drury D. Brinson. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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Jesse
Reams vs Allen McAskill |
Lawsuit,
jury found in favor of defendant; jury included: Martin L. Stancill, John
Bowers, Willie Crook, Dennis Dougherty, Jr., William Atkins, Yancy Burford,
George W. Swor, James Ward, Robert Jackson and Reuben Western. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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Sally
Thompson |
Widow
of Augustin Thompson, deceased - commissioners William Garrison, Frances
Herreford and William Randle appointed to lay off year's provision for her. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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William
W. Allman |
William
W. Allman, deceased, inventory and account of sale of his estate was returned
to court by Benjamin Kelly and Q. C. Atkisson, administrators. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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Theodore
S. Scarborough |
Court
ordered $22.08 be paid to Theodore S. Scarborough for guarding Enos Vinson
from Dover to Reynoldsburgh in Humphreys County in October 1829. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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Christopher
Brandon |
Has
leave to keep a public ferry on the Cumberland River, commonly known as
Skinner's Ferry. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
|
Henry
H. Smith vs. Jesse A. Brunson |
Lawsuit
heard. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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William
Gorin vs James Johnson |
Lawsuit
heard. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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Christopher
C. Clements, John W. Hereford, William Ross |
Lawsuit
heard: Christopher C. Clements, administrator of John W. Hereford versus
William Ross et al for debt--mention is made that Reuben Ross, one of the
defendants is dead. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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Meredith
Cook vs Withers |
Lawsuit
heard, trespass. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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Alfred
W. and William Ross vs Nathan Skinner |
Lawsuit
heard. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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Jesse
Joiner vs Jesse A. Brunson |
Lawsuit
heard, debt. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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Rebecca
Wyatt vs Vincent Wyatt |
Lawsuit
heard, trespass. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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James
Burcham vs Vincent Wyatt |
Lawsuit
heard. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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Nathan
Skinner vs A. G. Wallace |
Lawsuit
heard, trespass. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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William
Gowen vs Pendleton Settles |
Lawsuit
heard, forfeited subpoena. |
Nov.
3, 1835 |
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Christopher
C. Clements |
Appointed
administrator of estate of Cordy Wall, deceased, and allowed to sell negro
boy Alfred. Inventory and account of sale of Cordy Wall, deceased, returned
to court. |
Nov.
4, 1835 |
|
Henry
Cato |
Guardian
of heirs of William Bayliss, deceased, resigned. Brunson Bayliss appointed
guardian of William F. S. Bayliss and Martha E. Bayliss. |
Nov.
4, 1835 |
|
Elisha
Jackson |
Elisha
Jackson, deceased, settled ordered to be made on his estate with the
administrator C. C. Clements. |
Nov.
4, 1835 |
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Polly
Colman |
Polly
Colman, deceased, inventory and account of sale of her estate returned to
court by John James. |
Nov.
4, 1835 |
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Philip
Hornberger |
Philip
Hornberger, deceased, court orders that C. C. Clements, Allen Mobley, and
William Kay settle with James Cook and William Hornberger, administrators. |
Nov.
4, 1835 |
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Sally
Bayliss |
Inventory
and account of sale of estate returned to court by William Kay and Cullen Bayliss,
administrators and executors of Brittain Bayliss, deceased. |
Nov.
4, 1835 |
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Ephraim
Lancaster, Henry Walker |
True
Bills against Ephraim Lancaster and Henry Walker returned by Grand Jury. |
Nov.
4, 1835 |
|
Elizabeth
Smith |
Return
of commissioners to lay out her dower. |
Nov.
4, 1835 |
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Lenny
(or Lemmy) Williams |
Indicted
and true bill found against him for drunkenness. |
Nov.
4, 1835 |
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Ephraim
Lancaster, Nelson Lancaster, James Geurin, Benjamin W. Tayloe, Peyton R.
Atkins, Humphrey Nelson, and Christopher C. Clements |
State
causes mentioned, but no details given. |
Nov.
4, 1835 |
|
John
Richards vs Nelson Fletcher |
Lawsuit
of John Richards, chairman, versus Nelson Fletcher and others, the names of
William Ellis, Nancy Ellis, and Elizabeth (no name given) were struck out of
the lawsuit. |
Nov.
4, 1835 |
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William
Curtis |
Former
guardian of Elizabeth, Patsey and Margaret Mann, asks that he be restored as
guardian as he was not given notice; John Parchment and Nancy Mann are now
guardians. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
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George
Lawrence, Joshua Whitehurst, John William Jr., Asa Morris, William Downs,
William Randle, William Wynns, William Lee, James Lee, Theodore S.
Scarborough, William Cook, William Allen, John K. Colson, William K. Colson, Abram
Phillips, Sr., Abram Phillips, Jr., William Miles, Asa Scarborough, Thomas
McGee, Elijah Dawson, West Andrews, William Folks, William Vick, John Wall,
John Clark |
Jurors
for the next term of court. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
|
Jesse
Lassiter, Solomon K. Valentine, William Fennell, William Balance, Willis
Manning, Cornelius Anderson, Henry Wynns, John MClane (?), John Byrd, Joseph
Morgan, Benjamin Bird, James H. Brigham, George Cathey, John Cathey, Paul
Orton, James Kemmons, William Sills, Nehemiah Cherry, Britain Sexton, James
King, James Lock |
Jurors
for the next term of circuit court. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
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Hyman
Legate |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, 52 acres one white poll. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
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Charles
Porter |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, 296 acres, one white poll, one black poll. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
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John
C. Wyatt |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, 41 acres, one white poll, two black polls. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
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George
Rushing |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, one white poll. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
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Henry
Edwards |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, 142 acres, one white poll, four black polls. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
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Orvill
Champion |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, 100 acres, one white poll. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
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Josiah
Sills |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, 131 acres, one white poll. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
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Sally
Rutland |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, 640 acres. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
|
Benjamin
Daniel |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, 89 acres. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
|
James
H. Randolph |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, one white poll, two black polls. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
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Nathan
Parker |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, 250 acres. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
|
Joel
Duboys |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, 200 acres. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
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John
H. Humphreys |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, 3105 acres, one black poll. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
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Thomas
Allman |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, 50 acres. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
|
John
S. Jones |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, 500 acres. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
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H.
H. Gorin |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, one white poll, one black poll. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
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T.
S. Scarborough |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, two town lots, one white poll, 43 acres. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
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Ira
Olive |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, 12 acres. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
|
James
Dowdy |
Taxes
for the present year 1835, one white poll, two black polls. |
Nov.
5, 1835 |
Transcribed from The River Counties, by J. K. Garrett