Overton County Circuit Court Minutes: October, 1856 – January, 1860
The information in this article was transcribed by Tami Ramsey. For more information about the Circuit Court’s purpose, click here to read Chuck Sherrill’s excellent article Tennessee Court System Prior to 1870.
| Original Page | Matter Before Court |
|---|---|
| Page 1 | Wiley H. HUDDLESTON, Administrator of James FERRIL, deceased vs. Joseph P. COFFEE, Joel T. COFFEE and Elisha SIMES --- DEBT |
| Page 2 | William W. WINDLE vs. Benjamin F. HUMPHREYS --- TRESPASS (Assault and Shooting) |
| Page 4 | Nathan/Nathaniel BUTTS vs. Hiram LONG --- DEBT |
| Page 6 | Thompson R. GRACE vs. Martin V. & Simon W. HUDDLESTON --- EJECTMENT (from land) |
| Page 8 | Bank of Tennessee vs. William G. ROBERTS, John W. ROBERTS, John DILLON and Joseph J. TOMPKINS --- DEBT |
| Page 11 | Henry S. MAXWELL vs. Vernon RICHARDSON and Charles WILLIAMS --- EJECTMENT (from land) |
| Page 16 | State of Tennessee vs. Peter A. ZACHARY --- LARCENY (theft of whiskey) |
| Page 19 | Prudence BILBERY vs. Lawrance BILBERY --- DIVORCE |
| Page 21 | Helen (CRAFT) ARMSTRONG vs. Cullom L. ARMSTRONG --- DIVORCE |
| Page 22 | Sarah JENNINGS vs. Frederick JENNINGS --- DIVORCE |
| Page 25 | Miles WHITE vs. Sarah Caroline (SHEPHERD) WHITE --- DIVORCE |
| Page 27 | William J. REAGAN & Samuel C. POOR vs. John H. GRIMSLEY & William H./F. HARRISON --- DEBT |
| Page 30 | Thomas RIDLEY vs. Larkin MERRITT - DEBT |
| Page 33 | George W. OVERSTREET vs. Robert S. WINDLE, Richard N. COFFEE & others --- DEBT |
| Page 35 | Sarah TURNER (widow of William TURNER) vs. William H. TURNER --- DOWER |
| Page 36 | Robert C. HILL vs. Jesse LEDFORD, Jr. --- (LEDFORD was sued for damages caused by HILL---S daughter, Matilda J. HILL, having become pregnant by LEDFORD) |
| Page 39 | Calvin H. COPE, Executor of Thomas COPE vs. John S. & Ferdinand DAUGHERTY and Alfred M. KEETON --- DEBT |
| Page 41 | State of Tennessee vs. Ballard DANIEL, Foster RICHARDS & Burton BUCK --- ASSAULT with intent to kill (Washington L. HATCHER) |
| Page 44 | Susanah CARMACK vs. James F. CARMACK --- DIVORCE |
| Page 46 | Aaron FLETCHER vs. Allen SMITH Sr. & Allen SMITH Jr. --- Possession of a Dappled Grey horse |
| Page 48 | Ruth RICHARDSON vs. Madison RICHARDSON --- DIVORCE and ALIMONY |
| Page 56 | Thomas ELDRIDGE vs. Rachel (BIAS) ELDRIDGE --- DIVORCE |
| Page 58 | State of Tennessee vs. Hugh Lawson RIGSBY --- ASSAULT with Intent to Kill ( John D. ARNY) |
| Page 59 | Jonathan DAVIS vs. McClure WILLIAMS --- EJECTMENT from land |
| Page 62 | Thomas P. WILSON vs. Joan WILSON --- DIVORCE |
| Page 64 | Celina BELK vs. Joseph BELK --- DIVORCE |
| Page 66 | Bank of Tennessee vs. Thomas MAXWELL --- DEBT |
| Page 67 | Bank of Tennessee vs. Hugh Lawson SMITH & others --- DEBT |
| Page 69 | Bank of Tennessee vs. Peter J. MYRES & others --- DEBT |
| Page 71 | Manson M. BRIEN vs. Thomas T. WATSON (Executor of John WATSON) and Levi M. PISTOLE (Executor of Levi L. MURPHY) --- DEBT |
| Page 80 | State of Tennessee vs. James W. MCHENRY --- Malicious STABBING (Ferdinand H. DAUGHERTY) |
| Page 81 | Ferdinand H. DAUGHERTY vs. James W. MCHENRY --- ATTACHMENT of Property |
| Page 83 | Ferdinand H. DAUGHERTY vs. Spencer MCHENRY --- TRESPASS |
| Page 85 | James ELDRIDGE vs. John LAWSON --- ASSAULT and BATTERY |
| Page 86 | Calvin D. WORTHAN vs. William UPTON and Mitchell BROWN --- POSSESSION of a Bay Mare |
| Page 88 | Leroy B. SUTTLE vs. James WORKMAN --- DEBT |
| Page 91 | George W. OVERSTREET vs. John DULWITT --- EJECTMENT from Land |
| Page 93 | Anderson HARDY vs. Henry H. COX --- DEBT |
| Page 95 | Samuel LONG vs. Henry H. COX --- DEBT |
| Page 97 | Isham JOHNSON vs. William E. B. JONES and James J. CULLOM --- TRESPASS (broken covenant) |
| Page 100 | The State vs. John PARROTT --- MAYHEM (Assault on Obediah HICKEY) |
| Page 102 | H. H. WILLIAMS vs. William M. SIMPSON & W. W. WOOD --- DEBT |
| Page 104 | A. A. SWOPE, Administrator of William H. HARRISON vs. Saciah/Sakiah DAUGHERTY - DEBT |
| Page 105 | Valentine SUBLET & wife, Rebecca vs. Calvin H. COPE, Administrator of Thomas COPE --- DEBT |
| Page 106 | Alexander F. CAPPS vs. John W. ROBERTS --- DEBT |
| Page 108 | Martin L. FRENCH vs. William COLLINS --- TRESPASS (purchase of a horse) |
| Page 111 | Obediah HICKEY vs. John PARROTT --- TRESPASS (Assault) |
| Page 113 | Adam DECK & John C. RAY, Administrators of B. B. RAY vs. William A. OFFICER --- DEBT |
| Page 114 | Thomas HOLLIDAY vs. George H. LANGFORD --- TRESPASS APPEAL (Debt) |
| Page 115 | Preston V. ROBBINS vs. Alvin CULLOM Jr. --- DEBT |
| Page 117 | Eliza/Elvira ROOKER vs. George ROOKER --- Petition for DIVORCE |
| Page 119 | Jane MCBRIDE vs. Thomas MCBRIDE --- Petition for DIVORCE |
| Page 123 | Ambrose GORE vs. Paulina GORE --- Petition for DIVORCE |
| Page 124 | Sarah COPELAND (with Henry GORE) vs. Joseph A. COPELAND --- Petition for DIVORCE (children named) |
| Page 126 | Susan CARGILE vs. Jacob CARGILE --- Petition for DIVORCE (children named) |
| Page 128 | Joseph GRAMMER vs. Hester (CAPSHAW) GRAMMER --- DIVORCE |
| Page 129 | Bank of Tennessee vs. A. E., Isaac, Stephen and Ellison GARRETT --- DEBT |
| Page 131 | Bank of Tennessee vs. Robert S. WINDLE, Andrew J. & Joseph L. GOODBAR and Winburn W. GOODPASTURE --- DEBT |
| Page 133 | Alexander CRAWFORD, Administrator of Rueben WILSON, and Simeon MASTERS vs. Madison RICHARDSON & others --- REPLEVIN (Sheriff John H. HAMILTON did not render funds collected to WILSON estate) |
| Page 137 | Bank of Tennessee vs. William G./H. TURNER and William C. HEARD --- DEBT |
| Page 138 | Jacob GROSS vs. Susan CARGILE --- FORCIBLE ENTRY (of land) |
| Page 139 | A. E. C. (or J. E. C. or I. E. C.) BUCK vs. Madison RICHARDSON - DEBT |
| Page 141 | Jefferson D. GOODPASTURE vs. James G. CULLOM --- REPLEVIN (possession of five slaves) |
| Page 142 | William L. ARMSTRONG vs. Richard N. COFFEE --- DEBT (room & board) |
| Page 145 | Benjamin CARR vs. John H. HAMILTON & others --- DEBT |
| Page 150 | Martin V. HUDDLESTON vs. William L. GATES --- DEBT (sale of hogs) |
| Page 152 | Wesley/Westley SELLS vs. Green COMBS --- DEBT |
| Page 153 | Thomas & William S. EAKIN and Adam G. ADAMS vs. Thomas ELDRIDGE, William E. B. JONES & Sherrod M. KEETON --- DEBT |
| Page 155 | Thomas & William S. EAKIN and Adam G. ADAMS vs. Thomas ELDRIDGE, Brinkley MAYNARD, George W. CHRISTIAN & Sherrod M. KEETON --- DEBT |
| Page 157 | Thomas MCBRIDE by Amos MCBRIDE vs. Allen RICH & Rufus/Ruffin J. LANGFORD --- Possession of feather bed and bedstead |
| Page 159 | James J. CULLOM vs. Doak H. CAPPS and wife Lucinda --- SLANDER (re: rape of Negro girl, MANDA/AMANDA) |
| Page 163 | William GEARHART vs. James J. BROWN, Abner L. HOWARD & Josiah H. LANGFORD --- DEBT |
| Page 166 | Stephen GARRETT vs. John BRANUM and Simon V. and Martin V. HUDDLESTON --- REPLEVIN (possession of a mule) |
| Page 169 | William L. GATES vs. Martin V. HUDDLESTON --- BROKEN COVENANT (sale of hogs) |
| Page 171 | Franklin M. SMITH vs. William M. PICKETT --- DEBT (purchase of two jackasses) |
| Page 173 | Calvin ALLEN vs. Overton COLLINS --- REPLEVIN (possession of a horse) |
| Page 175 | State vs. John RAYBURN --- PERJURY (false testimony as a witness) |
| Page 181 | H. MADDUX/MATTOX vs. Joseph L. GOODBAR --- DEBT |
| Page 183 | Green WOODCOCK (slave dealer) vs. A. J. & J. L. GOODBAR and James J. CULLOM --- DEBT |
| Page 185 | Spencer MCHENRY vs. Joseph J. TOMPKINS --- REPLEVIN (possession of personal property) |
| Page 188 | Mathew REYNOLDS vs. Edward N. CULLOM --- DEBT |
| Page 190 | E. MATOX vs. J. L. GOODBAR --- DEBT |
| Page 190 | James NEVINS, John & Elizabeth A. BARKSDALE, Moses and Martha KIRKPATRICK, Elijah & Mary KIRKPATRICK and Robert F. NEVINS vs. Thomas POINDEXTER --- EJECTMENT from land |
| Page 192 | Mahala MAXFIELD vs. William WINTON --- PLEA OF ASSUMPSIT |
| Page 193 | Union Bank of Tennessee vs. John KENDALL, Nelson F. HOWARD, William E. B. JONES and David D. CAPSHAW --- DEBT |
| Page 194 | Mathew W. DAVIS & Nancy STONE, Administrators of John STONE vs. William DONALDSON & John G. NEVINS, Administrators of James NEVINS --- DEBT |
| Page 197 | HUGHS & Brothers vs. Nelson F. HOWARD, Abner L. HOWARD, David D. CAPSHAW & P. M. ARMSTRONG --- DEBT |
| Page 202 | Bank of Middle Tennessee vs. Henry WISENER, Sherod M. KEETON & Winburn W. GOODPASTURE --- DEBT |
| Page 203 | Green WOODCOCK & JASPER vs. James G. SMITH, Thomas F. BURROUGHS and F. H. DAUGHERTY --- DEBT |
| Page 204 | Bailey ALRED vs. Samuel A. LOOPER, Jr. --- Administration of the last will & testament of Rebecca STRINGFELLOW |
| Page 208 | Edward N. CULLOM vs. Henry CLARK, Andrew J. GOODBAR & Joseph L. GOODBAR --- DEBT |
| Page 210 | Andrew SWALLOWS vs. Fanny SWALLOWS --- Petition for DIVORCE |
| Page 212 | GORVEN BELL & Co. vs. John H. JOUETT & Joseph C. GAIMWELL --- DEBT |
| Page 214 | Bank of Tennessee vs. William A. OFFICER (Administrator of Thomas W. OFFICER), George MCCORMACK & James C. OFFICER --- DEBT |
| Page 217 | Bank of Middle Tennessee vs. Robert EUDALEY, James G. CULLOM, Edward N. CULLOM and Alvan CULLOM, Jr. --- DEBT |
| Page 220 | Hugh MCCREA & Fredrick TERRESS vs. Nelson F. HOWARD, John KENDALL and William WINTON --- DEBT |
| Page 222 | Bank of Middle Tennessee vs. Nelson F. HOWARD, David D. CAPSHAW, Winburn W. GOODPASTURE & John W. MCMANUS --- DEBT |
| Page 224 | President & Directors of the Bank of Tennessee vs. John BOLES, John SELLS & William E. B. JONES --- DEBT |
| Page 227 | Bank of Middle Tennessee vs. Alvin CULLOM Jr., Edward N. CULLOM & Sherrod M. KEETON --- DEBT |
| Page 230 | Joseph J. TOMPKINS vs. Benjamin F. BLEDSOE --- TRESPASS |
| Page 234 | Polly Ann FLATT vs. Pleasant FLATT --- DIVORCE |
| Page 238 | Candis TAYLOR vs. David TAYLOR --- DIVORCE |
| Page 240 | Alsey UPTON vs. William E. UPTON --- DIVORCE |
| Page 243 | Mary PHARRIS vs. Michael PHARRIS --- DIVORCE |
| Page 245 | William G. ROBERTS vs. George THOMPSON --- DEBT |
| Page 248 | Amanda HALE vs. Reason OGLETREE --- TRESPASS (Debt) |
| Page 253 | Bank of Middle Tennessee vs. Sherrod M. KEETON, Pleasant M. ARMSTRONG & Winborn W. GOODPASTURE --- DEBT |
| Page 255 | J. S. MORRIS/MORRISON & Son vs. Edward N. CULLOM, Sr. & Alvan CULLOM, Jr. --- DEBT |
| Page 262 | Bank of Tennessee vs. Henry GORE, George W. GORE & Pleasant M. ARMSTRONG --- DEBT |
| Page 264 | Bank of Tennessee vs. Andrew WILSON, George W. GORE, William S. HARRIS, Richard COPELAND, William P. LEWIS & Thomas MAXWELL --- DEBT |
| Page 268 | Bank of Tennessee vs. William L. GATES & John W. ROBERTS --- DEBT |
| Page 271 | Isaac WILLIAMS vs. Anderson JONES --- TRESPASS (assault & injury) |
| Page 273 | Irby MORGAN, H. B. PLUMMER, Bolivar H. COOKE & Charles A. MOORES vs. William, R. S. & Robert D. DONALDSON and Lewis STALEY --- DEBT |
| Page 275 | Bank of Tennessee vs. John BOLES, Obediah HICKEY & John L. BUTRAM --- DEBT |
| Page 277 | Bank of Tennessee vs. Joseph J. TOMPKINS & Alvan CULLOM, Sr. --- DEBT |
| Page 279 | George W. OVERSTREET & A. P. GREEN vs. William L. GATES, Andrew J. & Joseph L. GOODBAR and Joseph J. TOMPKINS --- DEBT |
| Page 281 | Bank of Tennessee vs. Peter J. MYERS, Samuel C. MOORE & Josiah S. COPELAND --- DEBT |
| Page 283 | Bank of Middle Tennessee vs. William L. & John N. GATES and Jefferson D. GOODPASTURE --- DEBT |
| Page 287 | Bank of Tennessee vs. S. A., Hannah T. and William E. COPELAND --- DEBT |
| Page 294 | Bank of Tennessee vs. Thomas F. & William H. BURROUGHS, George W. CHRISTIAN & Ferdinand H. DAUGHERTY --- DEBT |
| Page 296 | Chatten H. CHOWNING vs. James Thomas HOWARD --- TRESPASS (sale of slave MARY ANN) |
| Page 299 | State of Tennessee vs. William S. RICE --- Larceny (theft of whiskey) |
| Page 301 | Andrew J. & Joseph L. GOODBAR vs. William L. GATES --- DEBT |
| Page 303 | Samuel A. STRICKLER, Sesler ELLIS & Thomas EAKIN vs. Pleasant M. & Luke T. ARMSTRONG --- DEBT |
| Page 305 | Pleasant M. ARMSTRONG vs. Alexander M. GARRETT --- TRESPASS (ejectment from land) |
| Page 307 | Pleasant M. ARMSTRONG vs. Oliver GRACE --- TRESPASS (ejectment from land) |
| Page 309 | M. M. BRIEN vs. Jonathan D. DALE --- DEBT |
| Page 312 | Robert ALLRED vs. Richard BOSWELL --- TRESPASS (ejectment from land) |
| Page 314 | Mary ANDERSON vs. Jacob ANDERSON --- Petition for DIVORCE |
| Page 317 | Mary Elizabeth LAWSON vs. Bird H. LAWSON --- Petition for DIVORCE |
| Page 320 | Andrew J. NEWBERRY vs. Elizabeth Ann (NATIONS) NEWBERRY --- Petition for DIVORCE |
| Page 323 | William G. WHITE vs. John C. FLANIGIN --- POSSESSION of horse |
| Page 324 | William WINTON (Administrator of Sherod M. KEETON) vs. Eliza D. KEETON, widow --- POSSESSION of slaves (KEETON heirs named) |
| Page 328 | Bank of Tennessee vs. Thomas MAXWELL, Henry S. MAXWELL & George W. GORE --- DEBT |
| Page 330 | Alexander FALL & G. W. CUNNINGHAM vs. Thomas F. & William H. BURROUGHS --- DEBT |
| Page 331 | John S. FREEL vs. Joseph J. TOMPKINS --- TRESPASS (false testimony given in a previous trial) |
| Page 335 | Mary DAUGHERTY, widow vs. Emily DAUGHERTY --- DOWER Allotment (heirs of Cornelius R. DAUGHERTY named) |
| Page 342 | State of Tennessee vs. James C. COLEMAN --- ARSON (setting fire to John GARRETT---S barn) |
| Page 349 | John WESLEY vs. Hardy W. HOPKINS --- SLANDER |
| Page 356 | State of Tennessee vs. William STEWART --- LARCENY (theft of one pair of boots) |
| Page 358 | John KIRKMAN & James ELLIS vs. Edward N. CULLOM & Alvin CULLOM Jr. --- DEBT |
| Page 359 | Bank of Tennessee vs. Thomas MAXWELL --- DEBT |
| Page 361 | Bank of Tennessee vs. Nelson F. HOWARD, John W. ROBERTS & George W. CARMACK --- DEBT |
| Page 363 | Bank of Tennessee vs. Joseph P. & Joel T. COFFEE & William C. HEARD --- DEBT |
| Page 365 | Bank of Tennessee vs. Hiram STOVER, George W. CHRISTIAN & Joseph L. GOODBAR --- DEBT |
| Page 366 | James J. BROWN vs. William CANNON --- REPLEVIN (possession of slave PETER) |
| Page 368 | John G. NEVINS/NIVENS & wife Martha vs. William P. OVERSTREET --- REPLEVIN (possession of slave MARY) |
| Page 371 | Moses & Elijah KIRKPATRICK & Robert NEVINS vs. James WORKMAN --- DEBT |
| Page 372 | Benjamin FLOWERS vs. John B. OWENS --- TRESPASS on land |
| Page 375 | Nathaniel HALLERS vs. Margaret Jane ---Peggy--- HALLERS --- DIVORCE |
| Page 377 | Deanah/Dianah GABBERT, widow of Dr. Benjamin GABBERT vs. John BOLES --- DEBT |
| Page 380 | Permelia A. UPTON vs. William UPTON --- DIVORCE |
| Page 382 | Frances Jane (ANDREWS) GOODPASTURE vs. Robert M. GOODPASTURE --- DIVORCE |
| Page 391 | William HOUSTON vs. John W. ROBERTS --- DEBT |
| Page 393 | Hardin W. HOPKINS vs. W. H. BUROUGHS --- TRESPASS (failure to deliver goods) |
| Page 396 | Silas COPELAND vs. Nancy (HICKS) COPELAND --- DIVORCE (this entry is incomplete due to Pages missing from the original book) |