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County Court Minutes Book A: December, 1837, Session

County Court Minutes Book A: December, 1837, Session

transcribed by mailing list members and contributed by Dana Hill (date unknown) Page (75) The State of Tennessee. At a county Court began and held at the house of Abner HOUSTON in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty seven the same being the 4th day of December, members present Ephraim HUNTER, Asa HOLLAND, James ADAMS, & Peter WILLIAMS, Adam MILLER James REED Thomas ROSS William WILKS Berry MOORE George CUMMINGS and John FIELDS Proclamation Joseph…

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County Court Minutes Book A: August, 1837, Session

County Court Minutes Book A: August, 1837, Session

transcribed by mailing list members and contributed by Dana Hill (date unknown) Page (47) State of Tennessee. At a County Court begun and held for the County of Marshall at the house of Abner HOUSTON the place appointed by law for holding Courts in said County, on the first Monday in August, the same being the seventh day of the month in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and theiry seven ann in the sixt second year…

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County Court Minutes Book A: July, 1837, Session

County Court Minutes Book A: July, 1837, Session

transcribed by mailing list members and contributed by Dana Hill (date unknown) [pages from 23-38 are missing from the transcriptions] Page (39) State of Tennessee, Marshall County. At a County Court begun and held for the county of Marshall at the house of Abner HOUSTONS in the State of Tennessee on the first Monday in July the same being the 4rd day of the month in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven – Present…

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County Court Minutes Book A: April, 1837, Session

County Court Minutes Book A: April, 1837, Session

transcribed by mailing list members and contributed by Dana Hill (date unknown) (Page 13 cont.) Monday Morning April 3 1837. Court met according to adjournment memners present William McCLUER chairman E. HUNTER Asa HOLLAND Robert JOHNSON William COWDEN Berry MOORE and Thomas HARDISON Gentlemen Justices of the peace proclimation &C. Ordered by the Court that THOMAS & MOORE have the privilige of  makeing brick on the public square in the Town of Lewisburg to raise the court house & Jail…

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Court Records: Probate of Deeds, Gifts & Bills of Sale, January – August (partial), 1840

Court Records: Probate of Deeds, Gifts & Bills of Sale, January – August (partial), 1840

Transcribed from Marshall County Probate of Deeds 1836-1840, TN State Library & Archives microfilim roll #A-2188 and contributed by Dana Hill in October, 2002 Explanatory note:  “Probate” in the context of these records does not mean an estate process was begin heard in the court session, although the instruments may have derived from an estate settlement.  “Probate” here means proven, or validated.  Someone personally represented to the clerk that the document brought in for registration was legitimate.  You will see…

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Court Records: Probate of Deeds, Gifts & Bills of Sale, 1839

Court Records: Probate of Deeds, Gifts & Bills of Sale, 1839

Transcribed from Marshall County Probate of Deeds 1836-1840, TN State Library & Archives microfilim roll #A-2188 and contributed by Dana Hill in October, 2002 Explanatory note:  “Probate” in the context of these records does not mean an estate process was begin heard in the court session, although the instruments may have derived from an estate settlement.  “Probate” here means proven, or validated.  Someone personally represented to the clerk that the document brought in for registration was legitimate.  You will see…

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Court Records: Probate of Deeds, Gifts & Bills of Sale, 1838

Court Records: Probate of Deeds, Gifts & Bills of Sale, 1838

Transcribed from Marshall County Probate of Deeds 1836-1840, TN State Library & Archives microfilim roll #A-2188 and contributed by Dana Hill in October, 2002 Explanatory note:  “Probate” in the context of these records does not mean an estate process was begin heard in the court session, although the instruments may have derived from an estate settlement.  “Probate” here means proven, or validated.  Someone personally represented to the clerk that the document brought in for registration was legitimate.  You will see…

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James Kidd’s Personal Estate Value & Distribution (1841)

James Kidd’s Personal Estate Value & Distribution (1841)

transcribed and contributed by Dick Wood Marshall County Inventories of Estates, Volume A, pages 218-219 Amount of property distributed amongst the heirs of James Kidd, dec’d by the Executors: One Bay horse @ $ 40.00 One Sorrel Mare @ 55.00 One Sorrel Colt @ 25.00 One Cow & calf @ 10.00 One Heiffer @ 8.00 One Cutting (???) @ .50 One Pot & hooks @ 2.50 One Cupboard @ 12.00 One Chest @ 3.50 One Check reel @ 1.00 One…

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James Whitsett Estate Inventory & Sale (1841)

James Whitsett Estate Inventory & Sale (1841)

contributed by Dick Wood Marshall County Inventories of Estates Vol. A, pages 281-283 A list of property sold on the 5th November 1841 Belonging to the Estate of James Whitsett with the price sold for and the purchasers names   Polly Whitsett Widow & C one chest @ .25 Ditto Ditto 1 bedstead & furniture 8.50 ”      ”      “ 1 cotton wheel & reel .50 ”      ”      “ 1 bedstead & furniture 1.00 ”      ”…

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Hugh B. Smiley Estate Settlement (1873)

Hugh B. Smiley Estate Settlement (1873)

contributed by Dick Wood Marshall County Settlements, Administrators & Executors Vol. D, pages 414-415 STATE OF TENNESSEE) MARSHALL COUNTY ) County Court Clerk’s office April 29, 1873 I Robert L. Adams clerk of the county Court of said county have this day proceeded to make settlement with N. J. Smiley under his appointment as Administrator of Hugh B. Smiley dec’d on the October term 1870 of the County Court of said County. Aforesaid administrator charged by return of sales List…

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