Settlements and Bonds, March 1804 – October 1807

(not microfilmed; a 1920’s typed version is at the Stewart County Courthouse; that version was re-typed in 1936 by the WPA and mis-titled as “County Court Minute Docket 1804-1807”; the whereabouts of the original book is unknown)

(pages 1-129 of the original book are the 1804-1807 County Court Minutes and Appearance Docket, TSLA Microfilm Roll 38)

131 Samuel A. Smith, Joseph Smith, collector’s bond; 13 Mar 1804

131 Samuel A. Smith, John Shelby, Richard Manly, James Smith, William Pryor, Robert Nelson, County Court Clerk’s bond; 13 Mar 1804

132 William Curl, John Shelby, William Pryor, Joseph Smith, Sheriff’s bond; 13 Mar 1804

132 William Curl, William Pryor, James Moore, Robert Nelson, Duncan Stewart, Sheriff’s bond; 13 Mar 1804

133 George Petty, Robert Nelson, Joseph Smith, Samuel Thornton, Register’s bond; 13 Mar 1804

133 Benjamin Downs, James Smith, John Shelby, Ranger’s bond; 13 Mar 1804

134 James Smith, Robert Nelson, James Moore, Benjamin Downs, Nathaniel Denson, Trustee’s bond; 13 Mar 1804

134 Will of William Massey (Montgomery County): wife Elizabeth Massey, eldest son John Massey (under age 21), son William Massey, son Thomas Massey, son Henry Massey; mentions money due him in South Carolina; executors are wife Elizabeth Massey, Daniel Peoples, son Henry Massey; test: Philip Hornberger, Nathaniel Denson; written 6 Oct 1804

135 Richard Martin, Mason Bennett, marriage bond between Richard Martin & Nancy Massingill; 20 Mar 1804

136 James Massingill, Caleb Williams, marriage bond between James Massingill & Polly Adams; 27 Mar 1804

136 William Johnson (Robertson County) to William Haggard, Negro woman Nance (age 30) and child Ned (age 2 ½) for $500; test: James Haggard, H. Johnson; 28 Dec 1803

136 Elijah Lancaster, Sterling May, William Pryor, constable bond; 13 Mar 1804

137 James Cook, William Hornberger, marriage bond between James Cook & Peggy Hornberger; April 1804

137 Reuben Elliott, William Hornberger, James Cook, marriage bond between Reuben Elliott & Tannie Yarborough; 24 Jul 1804

137 will of Joseph Smith: wife Duren Smith gets everything; test: James Smith, Zachariah Oneal, Arter Oneal; 1 Sept 1804

138 Mallichiah Lewis, Thomas Allmond, James May, Jesse Rogers, marriage bond between Mallichiah Lewis & Sally Martin; 31 Oct 1804

138 William Hornberger, Jesse Rogers, marriage bond between William Hornberger & Polly Yarborough; 12 Nov 1804

139 Mason Bennett, William R. Bell, ferry bond across Cumberland River at his house; prices were: 4.5 cents for man & horse between June 1 and December 1, 12.5 cents the rest of the year; half the above rates for a single person; 11 Sep 1804

139 Mason B. Bennett, William R. Bell, tavern bond to sell liquor at his house; 11 Sep 1804

140 Thomas Allmond, Walter Stewart, John Graham, constable bond; 10 Dec 1804

140 George Petty, Thomas Smith, John Graham, ferry bond across Cumberland River at his house; 11 Dec 1804

141 George Petty, David Childress, William Haggard, tavern bond at his house; 11 Dec 1804

141 Charles B. Wilcox, Thomas Smith, Caleb Williams, Coroner’s bond; 11 Dec 1804

142 will of Peter Phillips: wife Mary Phillips, daughters Elizabeth Phillips, Catherine Phillips, Margaret Phillips get 5 shillings each; sons Peter Phillips & Jacob Phillips to split the estate; executor is son Peter; wit: James Fentress, Absalom Fentress; written 10 Aug 1804

143 Warren Faulkner, James Smith, John P. Rushing, marriage bond between Warren Faulkner & Rachel Brannon; 18 Jan 1804

143 James Craig, Thomas Craig, James Poyner, marriage bond between James Craig & Susanna Cottengin; 18 Dec 1804

143 Thomas Childress, Joshua Williams, marriage bond between Thomas Childress & Milberry Oneal; 20 Apr 1805

144 Joel Boyd, Daniel Lewis, marriage bond between Joel Boyd & Polly May; 5 Apr 1805

144 David Scarborough, Nimrod Crosswell, marriage bond between David Scarborough & Anny Truelove; 5 May 1805

144 James Sanders, William Hornberger, Samuel Yarborough, marriage bond between James Sanders & Polly Hornberger; 3 May 1805

144 Court orders Clerk to list lands on which 1804 taxes have been unpaid, so that the Sheriff can advertise those lands for sale; March term 1805

145 William Curl, Sheriff, reports unpaid 1804 taxes on the following tracts, to be exposed to sale:

Amos Bird, by Duff Chadwell, agent: 220 acres on Saline Creek, part of John Harris’ 640-acre guard right

Roger B. Sappington & Thomas Sappington: 96.75 acres on Hickman Creek, part of B. Shepherd’s 269.5-acre tract, and part of a 121.25-acre tract formerly belonging to James Sills on Saline Creek, formerly James Taylor’s

John G. Blount, by agent Duncan Stewart: 1500 acres on Wells Creek, part of 2560 acres granted to F. Hargett; also 274 acres at the mouth of Elk Creek, the third creek below Cross Creek

William Cook by agent Thomas Mitchell: 2560 acres on Wells Creek

Samuel Crockett: 640 acres on S. side of Cumberland River at the state line

George M. Deaderick: 1000 acres on Guice’s Creek & 1000 acres on Saline Creek

Robert Fenner by agent William Christmas: 640 acres on Bear Creek, & 2 tracts of 640 acres each on Dyers Creek

Edward Hart by agent Lewis Beyace: 640 acres

Samuel Marsh by agent John Overton: 2 tracts of 1000 acres each on Saline Creek, granted to B. Shepherd

John Overton: 491 acres at the mouth of Elk Creek & 100 acres on South Cross Creek

146 Phillip Parchment: 359 acres on Barrett’s Creek, part of E. Carns’ grant

William Richards, by agent Bennet Searcy: 1000 acres on south side of Cumberland River, formerly bel. To Armstrong, deceased

Hayden Wells: 400 acres on north side of Cumberland River

Daniel Wheaton: 1097 acres on south fork Barrett’s Creek & 460 acres on the east fork

William P. Anderson : 640 acres on Wells Creek, granted to R. Armstrong, and 274 acres on Lick Creek, adj. McNeese

William R. Bell: 374 acres on Wells Creek, granted to John Boyd

John Reed, by agent William P. Anderson: 365 acres on Wells Creek

John Sample: 640 acres on Callender’s Creek & 640 acres on Elk Creek

James Watt, by agent Joseph Neville: 640 acres near Bull Pasture Creek

Robert Nelson: 1000 acres on Cumberland River, 780 acres 5-6 miles below Dyers Island, 400 acres in 3 tracts on Cumberland River, where George Petty lives, 950 acres below Saline Creek

146 Ephraim Gatlin, Elijah Lancaster, William Curl, marriage bond between Ephraim Gatlin & Elizabeth Bruton; 11 Jun 1805

146 Court exonerates William Cooley from payment of county service; 1805

147 Mary Brinson, Duncan Stewart, Jacob McCarty, John Graham, administrator’s bond for the estate of Gause Brinson Sr.; 10 Jun 1805

148 inventory of the estate of Gause Brinson, including Negro man Amos (23), man Ned (25), woman Jennie (20), boy Sandy (3), boy Rolin (15 months); widow asks that the perishables on hand and the current crop not be sold, so as to keep the family together

149 Court report of 1804 taxes; 113,670 acres @ 12.5 cents, 126 white polls, 73 black polls, 7 stud horses, 1 fine against C. W. Herrinton; services paid to Sheriff and to Aaron Fletcher Jr.; payment to James Elder for running the county line; payment to Henry Small and Robert Cooper to fix the seat of justice; 11 Jun 1805

150 inventory of the estate of Peter Phillips Sr. returned by executor Peter Phillips Jr.; Jun 1805 term

150 Samuel A. Smith, William Allen, Caleb Williams, Sterling May, Thomas Smith, Benjamin Downs, County Court Clerk’s bond; 9 Sep 1805

151 George Cathey, William McGee, marriage bond for George Cathey & Eleanor Armstrong; 1 Aug 1805

151 John Potts, John Poke, marriage bond for John Potts & Jennie Poke; test: Joel Yarborough; 13 Sep 1805

151 William Craig, James Poyner, marriage bond for William Craig & Jain McCannon; test: Samuel A. Smith; 1 Oct 1805

152 Isaac Williams, Bayliss Williams, John Williams, marriage bond for Isaac Williams & Sally Smith; 9 Sep 1805

152 Briant Oneal, Zachariah Oneal, Thomas Smith, marriage bond for Briant Oneal & Elizabeth McGee; 9 Sep 1805

152 Robert Cooper, Thomas French, Yancey Thornton, Collector’s bond; 11 Jun 1805

153 Samuel A. Smith, William Allen, clerk’s bond as collector of public monies; 9 Sep 1805

153 William Curl, Caleb Williams, William Haggard, Thomas Smith, Sheriff’s bond; 9 Sep 1805

154 sale of the estate of Gause Brinson on 4 Jul 1805, totaling $811.97

155 Lewis Elliott, C. B. Wilcox, William Crouse, ferry bond at Frazier’s old ferry on Cumberland River; 10 Dec 1805

156 Edward Williams, David Hogan, Milton Ward, constable bond; 10 Dec 1805

157 William Curl, Joseph Gray, Thomas Clinton, Caleb Williams, Sheriff’s bond; 11 Mar 1806

158 Robert Cooper, Thomas Clinton, James Tagert, Martin Wells, Thomas Smith, County Court Clerk’s bond; 11 Mar 1806

158 Robert Cooper, Thomas Clinton, James Tagert, clerk’s bond for the collection of public monies; 11 Mar 1806

159 William Curl, Joseph Gray, Caleb Williams, Sheriff’s bond for the collection of taxes; 11 Mar 1806

160 Elijah Lancaster, Thomas Smith, James Smith, administrator’s bond in the estate of Robert Lancaster; 11 Mar 1806

160 inventory of the estate of Robert Lancaster; 11 Mar 1806

161 Ebenezer Pyatt, William Allen, constable bond; 10 Mar 1806

161 Wiley Whatley, George Petty, Nathaniel Denson, constable bond; 10 Mar 1806

162 Rachel Rasco, William Allen, Dudley Williams, administrator’s bond in the estate of William Rasco; 19 Jun 1806

164-189 1806 tax list

190-191 blank

192 sale of the estate of Robert Lancaster on 4 Apr 1806 by administrator Elijah Lancaster; buyers were Abigail Lancaster, John Durrett, John Landers, Reuben Curl, James Cain, Benjamin Edwards, Jeremiah Norrod, John Williams, William Breem, C. B. Wilcox, Isaac Williams, James Scarborough, Simon Fletcher

193 inventory of the estate of Capt. William Rasco by administratrix Rachel Rasco; included 512 acres of land, 7 Negroes & a certificate for 2 tracts of land in Kentucky; 25 Mar 1806, given to Jun 1806 term

194 sale of the estate of William Rasco; buyers were John Jones, George Bruton, Silas Vinson, James Gatlin, Jesse Rasco, William Pryor, Dudley Williams, John Hodge, Rachel Rasco, William Rasco, Theophilus Skinner, Aaron Fletcher, Jesse Fort, Simon Fletcher, Joseph Neville, John Brown, Joseph Gray, William Bogard, Thomas Smith, Saben Smith, Enos Smith, Ezekiel Cox, Samuel Luton, Jordan Champion, Aden Bales, John Acree, James Jeffries, George Wilson

197 continuation of 1807 tax list, Capt. John Allen’s company (see also County Court Minutes 1804-1807, following p. 102)

198-208 partial 1807 tax list

208 Petition by Jesse Rasco, Jesse Fort in right of his wife Freline Fort, Laban Rasco, Dudley Williams in right of his wife Elizabeth Williams, and minors William Rasco, Polly Rasco & John Rasco by their guardian Rachel Rasco, heirs of William Rasco, to divide the estate; William Rasco died 21 May 1806, possessed of 512 acres on the south side of Cumberland River, purchased of John Carr of Robertson County, which was part of a 2560-acre grant to James Tatum

209 Jurors Cornelius Anderson, William Hubbard, James Gatlin, Joseph B. Neville, John Acree divide the Negroes of the estate of William Rasco: man Ben to Mrs. Rachel Rasco, man Lisha to Jesse Rasco, boy Willis to Jesse Fort, girl Jude to Dudley Williams, woman Rachel to Laban Rasco, woman Kiza to Polly Rasco, boy Demsey to John Rasco; April term 1807

209 settlement with Elijah Lancaster, administrator of Robert Lancaster; April term 1807

210 inventory of the estate of Thomas Smith, including 50 acres of land, by administrators Briant Oneal & James Gatlin; April term 1807

210 sale of the estate of Thomas Smith; buyers included John Andrews, William Merryman, Sarah Smith, Anderson Andrews, John Smith, William Outlaw, Philip Hornberger, William Pryor, Benjamin Childress, David Childress, John Williams, Robert Cooper, Archibald Young; April term 1807

211 Asa Atkins, David Hogan, commissioner’s bond to settle with the Collector and Trustee; 21 Jul 1807

212-241 Appearance Dockets, September 1804 – October 1807

242 late returns for 1808 tax list