Court August 1850

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Monday August 5th 1850
State of Tennessee Wayne County
Be it remembered that a quarterly County Court was begond and held for the County of Wayne at the Court house in the town of Waynesboro on the 5th day it being the first Monday in August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty the following Justices present and presiding (To wit) D J JONES Chr. YOUNG and LAFFERTY his associates.

A settlement between Wm JONES Clerk of this Court and Elizabeth CARTER Guardian to the minor heirs of David CARTER dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed and ordered to be recorded.

Came D.J. Jones Guardian to [the minor heirs of George V-crossed out] Giles VINSANT minor heir of George VINSAND dec’d and renewed his bond in the sum of one hundred and fifty Dollars with C B McLEAN his security which was approved of by the Court and ordered to be recorded.

Ordered by the Court that C H HUGHLING be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class and that he work from the Waynesboro & Savannah road, the Eastport Road to the Eight mile tree & that he have Joseph HUGHLING, Alison HUGHLING, Thomas Arnold Longrun[?] MORRIS, Hazle COPELAND and all the hands in that bounds to work under his direction Issued Aug. 5th 1850

Came C B McLEAN in to Court who has been chosen and appointed Administrator upon all and singular the goods & Chattles rights & Credits of Henry GRIMES deceased and entered into bond in the sum of thirty hundred dollars with John McDOUGAL and W W GRIMES his securities Conditioned for the faithful performance of his said Administrationship which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded Whereupon the said McLEAN took the necessary Oath for his qualification.

Came Thomas P CYPERT who was on the 15th day of July last duly and legally Elected Justice of the peace for said County by the qualified Voters of the 8th Civil district thereof and presented to the Court his Commission whereupon the said T P CYPERT took the necessary oaths for this qualification.

Came James C WHITAKER who was duly elected a Justice of the peace of Wayne County by the qualified Voter[sic] of the 3rd Civil district thereof and presented to the Court his Commission whereupon the said J C WHITAKER took the necessary oaths for this qualification.

Monday August 5th 1850
Ordered by the Court that Jonathan MORRIS [ Jonathan I BIFFLE and – crossed out] John McDOUGALand Joseph EAST be appointed Commissioners to allot and set apart to Mary Ann Elizabeth Grimes minor heir of Henry GRIMES deceased so much of the Crop stock provision& money sufficient for the support of said minor one year from the time of the death of her said father and that order Issue accordingly.

Ordered that court adjourn tell Court in Course // s // D J JONES Chair Wm. M. LAFFERTY James T YOUNG.

State of Tennessee Wayne County
Be it remembered that a Corum County Court was began and held for the County of Wayne at the Court house in the town of Waynesboro on the 2d day it being the first Monday in September in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and fifty the following Justices present and presiding (to wit) D J JONES Chr. YOUNG and LAFFERTY his associates

A settlement between Wm JONES Clerk of this Court and James H McLAMORE Guardian of Joel McLAMORE was this day submitted to the court which was confirmed and ordered to be recorded.

A settlement between Wm JONESClerk of this Court and D J JONES Guardian of the Minor heirs of George VINSAND dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded.

A settlement between Wm JONES Clerk of this Court and Louisa MARTIN Guardian of the minor heirs of John MARTIN dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded.

Came Louisa MARTIN Guardian to Caroline Benjamin & Mary minor heirs of John MARTIN dec’d and renewed her bond in the sum of fifty dollars with John STRICKLIN her security which was approved of by the Court and ordered to be recorded.

Came Joacim DUGAR Guar. to Wm. M Malinda K & Sarah Arm-[?] minor heirs of George CROSSNO dec’d and renewed his bond in the sum of one thousand & fifty dollars with Jacob SCOTT his security which was approved of by the Court and ordered to be recorded.

Court July 1850

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Monday July Term 1850
State of Tennessee, Wayne County Be it remembered that a quarterly County Court was began& held for the County of Wayne at the Court house in the town of Waynesboro on the first day it being the first Monday in July in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and fifty the following Justices of the peace present and presiding (to wit) D J JONES Chr. YOUNG LAFFERTY JOBE CARTER BURNS MONTAGUE BARKER WILSON VOORHIES GANT WALTKINS CURTIS BREWER HAM DIXON LEE & RODGERS

Came J P VOORHIES & others who was at a former term of this court appointed a Jury of View to view and mark out so as to change the road leading up Buffalo River and make the following report Begin at David VOORHIES and runne [sic] to John CRAIGs which report was [Ordered-crossed out] received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Ordered by the Court that E POLLACK be appointed Overseer of the opening and Keeping up the road as viewed and marked out by J P VOORHIES & others and that he have the following hands George I WALKER Samuel VOORHIES David VOORHIES hands James VOORHIES George W PERY James McCAN Solom COUCH, and all the hands in the bounds to work under his direction Isued July 25th 1850

A settlement between Wm JONES Clerk of this Court and John N MARTIN Guardian of the minor heirs of Nathaniel MARTIN dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was received by the Court & ordered to be recorded

Ordered by the Court Jonathan MORRIS James ANDERSON & John McDOUGAL be appointed a committee to superintend the Painting outside the wood work [Window Casing – crossed out]& c of the Court house in Waynesboro

Came James ANDERSON Administrator of the Estate of Jesse COPELAND Dec’d and returned into court an Inventory of said Estate verified by his oath which was received and ordered to be recorded

Came James ANDERSON Administrator of all and singular the googs[sic] & Chattles rights& credits of the estate of Elizabeth LOYD dec’d and returned into Court an Inventory of said Estate verified by his oath which was received and ordered to be recorded

Came T H MABRY Trustee of Wayne County and entered into bond in the sum of Twenty six hundred dollars with C B McLEAN Jon. MORRIS & J L CYPERT his securities Condition for the faithful paying out all monies that shall come into his hands on account of Common School which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Monday July 1st 1850

Upon motion to appropriate to John McDOUGAL & others entitled thereto the sum of fifteen 50/100 [twenty one 25/100 [ – crossed out] dollars in a bill of cost against Wayne County to wit State of Tennessee vs Stephen PARSLEY & others James P CLARK Clerk of Supreme Court five 75/100 dollars Clerk John McDOUGAL five 75/100 dollars Sheriff PUGH four dollars those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. YOUNG LAFFERTY CARTER BURNS MONTAGUE BARKER WILSON VOORHIES WATKINS GANT CURTIS and LEE 13 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated Isued July 25th 1850

Came Nathan BIFFLE and others who was appointed at a former term of this Court a Jury to view and mark out a a change in the road and reported a change found as of directed in the order which was received and ordered to be recorded

Came Wm B walker and other who was at a former term of this appointed a July[sic]
of View and mark out a change in the road and report a change as directed which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Upon motion to appropriate to Jonathan MORRIS the sum of twelve dollars and fifty three cents the amount by him expended for BOYD a pauper of said County Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. YOUNG LAFFERTY JOBE CARTER BURNS BARKER WILSON VOORHIES WATKINS GANT CURTIS & LEE 13 Noes MONTAGUE 1 So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the trustee not otherwise appropriated Isued July 25th 1850

Upon motion to appropriate to Jonathan MORRIS the sum of six dollars by him [expended-crossed out] paid to Mr. McDOLE[??] for taking care of a pauper those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. YOUNG LAFFERTY JOBE CARTER BURNS MONTAGUE BARKER WILSON VOORHIES WATKINS GANT CURTIS HAM & LEE 15 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County trustee not otherwise appropriated Isued July 25th 1850

Ordered by the Court that J I BIFFLE be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of Hiram BRYSON and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued July 25th 1850

Ordered by the court that Luke LEE be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of James I[?] SCOTT and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued July 25th 1850

Monday July 1st 1850
Ordered by the Court that the following good and lawful men of the County of Wayne be appointed and summonds by the Sheriff of said County to attend and serve as Jurors at the next term of our Circuit Court [term-crossed out] to be held at the Court house in the town of Waynesboro on the fourth Monday in September next (To wit) John DAVIS Daniel MABERRY Marcus COOK Isaac W ROSS Clanton THORP Isaac MORRIS William L T EDWARDS John M HUTTON George W BARKER David VOORHIES John C G WILSON Andrew P DOWNING James D COPELAND John WHITE Pitere M SATTERFIELD Jackson DOOLIN William R CURTIS Joseph HOLT Turner M WHITTEN Andrew J BREWER [John LISLE crossed out] Jeremiah MOATS John MELTON John W. LEE Mordica THORNTON Charles R WALKER and that John F HALL and John JACKSON Jr. be appointed and summonds to attend as Constables and wate[sic] on the Court and that Venirafacious Isue returnable to said Circuit Court Isued July 25 1850

On motion to appropriate to A T HASSELL the sum of fourteen dollars [the- crossed out] for bacon furnished the poorhouse those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES YOUNG [LAFFERTY -crossed out] JOBE CARTER BURNS BARKER WATKINS CURTIS LEE & RODGERS 10 noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hand of the Trustee not otherwise appropriated Isued July 25th 1850

Ordered by the Court that Robert JOHNSON William JOHNSON Jefferson JOHNSON Isaac MORTON& James SPAIN be appointed a Jury to view and mark out a chance[sic] in the road commencing at the fall of the branch below B HAMM’s house and intersect the old road at said HAM’s house and that they report the same to the Oct. term of this Court Isued July 25th 1850

Upon motion to appropriate to L D MACK the sum of two 56/100 dollars the amount [by-crossed out] by him furnished plank for the poorhouse those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr YOUNG JOBE CARTER BURNS BARKER WATKINS CURTIS HAM LEE & RODGERS 11 Noes MONTAGUE 1 So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the trustee not otherwise appropriated Isued July 25th 1850

Upon motion to appropriate to W CARTER the sum of $4 25/100 dollars for Coffin furnished for a pauper of Wayne County Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. JOBE BURNS MONTAGUE BARKER & RODGERS 6 Noes YOUNG 1 So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the trustee not otherwise appropriated Isued July 25th 1850

Monday July 1st 1850
Upon motion to appropriate to A T HASSELL the sum of twenty five dollars for labor done on the public square in the town of Waynesboro those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. YOUNG JOBE CARTER BURNS BARKER WATKINS GANT CURTIS HAM LEE RODGERS 12 Noes MONTAGUE 1 So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County trustee not otherwise appropriated Isued July 25th 1850

This day Matthew J SIMS presented to the Court his resignation to the office of Justice of the peace of the eight civil district Wayne County in writing which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Notice was this day given to the Court by Katherine COPELAND widow of Jesse COPELAND Dec’d that she will apply at the August term of this court to have two freeholders appointed to apportion her dower

Ordered by the Court that Joseph HAM be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of G R BIFFLE and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued July 25th 1850

Came James ANDERSON who was at a former term of this Court appointed Administrator of all and singular the goods & Chattles rights and credits of Jesse COPELAND dec’d and suggested in writing the Insolvency of said estate it is therefore ordered by the Court that such publication be given as in by law in such cases required and that notice be given to all person having Claims against said estate to file them with the Clerk of this Court by the first day of January net duly authenticated as the law directs for prorate distribution[sic] or they will be forever barred

Came Joseph HOLT & others who was at a former term of this Cort[sic] appointed a Jury to view so as to change the Waynesboro & Florence Road by the plantation of Samuel LAWSON and report a change as directed in the order which was received by the Court and ordered to by[sic] recorded

Monday July Term 1st 1850
Came Daniel PHILIPS & others who was at a former term of this Court appointed a Jury of View to view & mark out so as to Change the road running dow[sic] little Cypress Commencing opposite George WHITTEN‘s and report a change made as directed in the said order which was received and ordered to be recorded

A settlement between Wm JONES Clerk of this Court and T.H. MABRY Trustee of said County of the apportionment and distribution of the Common School monies in the year 1849 was this day submitted to the Court which was received and ordered to be recorded

Ordered by the court that Samuel BECKHAM be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of John MELSON and that he have Wm ETHRIDGE John MELSON & John ROBINS and all the hands in that bounds to work under his direction Isued July 25th 1850

Came Elizabeth CARTER who has been constituted and appointed Guardian to Soloman K CARTER Joseph W CARTER John R CARTER & George J CARTER minor heirs of David CARTER Dec’d and entered into bond in the sum of fifty one hundred and sixty dollars with Daniel T CARTER and Rutha M CARTER her securities which was approved by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Ordered that Court adjourn till Court in Course //s// D J JONES Chair W. CARTER Wm M LAFFERT

Court April 1850

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Monday April 1st, 1850

State of Tennessee Wayne County

Know all men by these presents that we Thomas H. MABRY Wm POLLARD Thomas MEREDITH Jonathan MORRIS S L BURNS and John L. CYPERT all of the County [of Wayne – crossed out] and State aforesaid are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of twenty five hundred dollars which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs executors & administrators dated this 1st day of April 1850 The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound Thomas H MABRY is trustee of Wayne County whose duty is to receive and pay over all fines by him received under an act of the Assembly entitled an act to punish small offenses. Now if the said Thomas H MABRY as such trustee shall indemnify said County for any loss occasioned by [any – crossed out] breech of his duty in proceeding under said act and pay as lawfully directed all fines received or which might have been received by him under said act then this obligation to be void else to be and remain in full force and effect / / s / / T H MABRY (seal) William POLLARD (seal) Thomas MEREDITH (seal) Jonathan MORRIS (seal) S L BURNS (seal) John L CYPERT (seal)

And the said Thomas H. MABRY and each of his said securities acknowledged the execution of said bonds in open Court which was approved of and received by the Court and ordered to be recorded whereupon the said Thomas H MABRY took the necessary Oath for his qualification.

Ordered by the court that Hiram MORRISON be appointed overseer of the road of 1st Class in the place of John MORRISON and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Apr 3, 1850

A settlement between the County Commissioners and the County Trustee was this day presented to the Court which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Ordered by the Court that John LEE be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of Joseph DIAL removed and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his directions Isued Apr 3, 1850

Monday April 1st 1850

Upon the petition of Nathan F BIFFLE It is ordered by the Court that the Sheriff summon a Jury to consist of not less than five nor more than twelve free holders who after they have been duly sworn for said purpose shall view and report the propriety of changing the road leading from Waynesboro to Ashland where it passed his residence so as to run on the north instead of the south side of the branch and that they report to the next term of the Court Isued May 28th 1850

Ordered by the Court that the following good and lawful men of the County of Wayne be appointed and summoned by the Sheriff of said County to be and attend at the next term of our Circuit Court to be held for said County of Wayne at the Court house in the town of Waynesboro on the fourth Monday in May next to wit Thomas MABERRY David C McADOO Jonathan C ELLIOTT Robert W SIMS Samuel L. BURNS Calvin B McLEAN Joseph EAST Abraham MONTAGUE Bennett COLE Elisha R McANALLY Nathan BIFFLE Peter COLE William HAWK Matthew J SIMS John CYPERT John HAYES George COOK Brinkley HOPSON Henry PIGG George W BREWER George W DELK George E HUCKABY Micajah McGEE George WHITTEN William THORNTON Sr. And that Losson HAYES and Robert C MACK constables be appointed and summoned to attend and wait on said Court and that Venirafaciaus Isue returnable to said Circuit Court Isued Apr 3 1850

On petition of Mason TIDWELL and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that said TIDWELL is blind and in indigent circumstances and unable to do manual Labor it is ordered by the Court that the said Mason TIDWELL have the privilege of Hawking and Peddling within the Court of Wayne on his taking the Oath prescribed by law in such Cases

On motion to appoint EAST & CARTER the sum of six dollars and sixty four cents for repair on the Court house those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. YOUNG HAYNES LAFFERTY MONTAGUE WILSON VOORHIES WATKINS SIMS HOPSON GRAY BREWER HAM DIXON LEE PHILLIPS and WHITTEN 17 noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County trustee not otherwise appropriated Isued May 28th 1850

Ordered by the Court that the Commissioners appointed by this Court to examine in to the Condition of the town lots in Waynesboro be authorized to compromise with any persons having in possession by any Color of title any of said lots belonging to Wayne County without any pay for the improvements there on as they may think just.

Monday April 1st 1850

Ordered by the Court that Solomon COOCH George I WALKER David VOORHIES Elisha POLLOCK and John VOORHIES freeholders be appointed a Jury of View to View and mark out so as to change the Buffalo road Beginning at David VOORHIES and thence down on the South side of said River and intersect the Mt. Pleasant road at John CRAIGs and that they report the same to the next turn of this Court.

Came John H HENDRICK & others who was appointed at a former term of this Court a Jury of View to View and mark out a change in the road leading up Holly Creek and report the Change made as directed in the order which was received by the Court.

On motion to appropriate to James T YOUNG Thomas MEREDITH John GRIMES John P VOORHIES A B GANT M J SIMS Wm R CURTIS B HOPSON B HAM John DIXON and John PHILLIPS the sum of five dollars each and to W CARTER and Wm. M LAFFERTY each the sum of six dollars for their services as revenue commissioners for the present year 1850 Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. YOUNG HAYNES LAFFERTY JOBE BURNS CARTER MONTAGUE WILSON [GANT- crossed out] WATKINS SIMS HOPSON DIXON LEE PHILLIPS BREWER HAM WHITTAN 18 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated Isued Young May 6th 1850 Isued May 27th 1850

Came in to Court Rial BREWER who was on the first Saturday in March 1850 duly and constitutionally elected Sheriff for Wayne County by the qualified Voter thereof for the next two years thereafter ensuing and entered into the following bond to wit [here follows a standard bond which carried over to page 105, no heading] bond signed Rial BREWER (seal) Wm BENHAM (seal) John HAYES(seal) J W STANFIELD (seal) Brinkley HOPSON (seal) J I BIFFLE (seal) And the said Rial BREWER and each of his said securities Acknowledged the execution of said bond in open Court which was approved of and received by the Court whereupon the Said Rial BREWER took the necessary Oaths for his qualifications [here follows another version of the above bond which has been crossed out]

Monday April 1st 1850

Ordered by the Court that Joseph S[?] ROBNETT be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of John JACKSON Jr. and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Apr 13 1850

Ordered by the Court that Allen KERLEY work on the Waynesboro and Ashland Road under John FISH and that he be exempt from working on road that he formly worked on

On motion to appropriate to John ROBNETT the sum of three dollars the amount by him expended for the support of James J BOYD a pauper of Wayne County in the year 1849 those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Cr. YOUNG LAFFERTY CARTER MONTAGUE WILSON VOORHIES WATKINS HOPSON GRAY PHILLIPS & WHITTEN 12 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated

It is ordered by the Court (there being more than [a majority-crossed out] two thirds of the Justices of the Peace in said County present) that an additional civil district to be known as district No 14 be and the same is hereby established and bounded as follows to wit commencing where the old line between Wayne and Hardin County intersects the Tennessee River thence up the river to the point where the line between Wayne and Hardin County as established by the act of 1849-50 attaching a portion of Hardin County to Wayne County leaves said river thence with said line to the old Wayne County lines thence north with said line to the beginning being that portion so attached to the County of Wayne It is further ordered by the Court that the Town of Clifton in said District be and is hereby established the place of holding elections and the precinct in and for said District until the same is changed by a majority of the voters of said District voting in any District election voting for the same. It is further ordered by the Court that the Sheriff open and hold an election for on Constable and two Justices of the peace for said District after having given the notice required by law

Monday April 1st 1850

This day came Rial BREWER into Court who was on the first Saturday in March 1850 duly & constitutionally elected Sheriff [of Wayne County-crossed out] and Collector of the public taxes of Wayne County and entered into the following bonds to wit [here follows a standard bond] / / s / / Rial BREWER (seal) Wm BENHAM (seal) John HAYSE (seal) Wiley BREWER (seal) Brinkley HOPSON (seal) J W STANFIELD (seal) Z M JOHNSON (seal) Lasson HAYS (seal) [there follows here another bond carrying over to page 108 with the same signatories] And the said Rial BREWER and each of his said securities acknowledged the execution of said Bonds in open Court which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded Whereupon the said Rial BREWER took the necessary Oaths for his qualification

Ordered by the Court that Sheriff pay over to the Commissioners of the Poorhouse the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars out of the County Tax when collected the present year 1850

On motion to appropriate to M J SIMS the sum of Eight dollars for holding the Election for County officers in March 1850 Those who Voted in the affirmative were D J JONES chr. YOUNG HAYNES LAFFERTY JOBE POPE BURNS CARTER MONTAGUE VOORHIES WATKINS HOPESON HAM DIXON LEE & PHILLIPS 16 Noes none So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated Isued May 28th 1850

Ordered by the Court that L D MACK Lewis HARDIN Stephen BIVENS Isaac MORRIS Thompson MORGAN [& Sylvester SHIELDS-crossed out] be appointed a Jury of View to view so as to change the Waynesboro & Waterloo Road so as to run on the line dividing the lands of J I BIFFLE and Silvester SHIELDS and that they report the same to the next term of this Court Isued May 28th 1850

[page 109] Monday April 1st 1850

On motion to appropriate to E H PUGH Sheriff the sum of six dollars and sixty five cents for bord &c John WAGGONER in jail and for wood furnished Court Room Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. YOUNG HAYNES LAFFERTY JOBE CARTER WATKINS BREWER DIXON LEE PHILLIPS & WHITTEN 12 Noes MONTAGUE So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the trustee not otherwise appropriated Isued May 28th 1850

On petition it is ordered by the Court that Wm B WALKER A C RASBERRY Andrew JACKSON Peter YOUNG John STOCKARD and James E McKNIGHT be appointed a Jury to View and mark out so as to change the road leading down fortyeight mile Creek by the plantation of E D BIFFLE and that they report the same to the next term of this Court Isued May 28th 1850

A majority of the Justices of Wayne County present the Court proceeded to elect a Ranger for said County for the next ensuring two years whereupon David J JONES was duly elected And entered into bond in the sum of five hundred dollars with C B McLEAN and R A HILL his securities conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as such ranger And the said D J JONES and each of his said securities Acknowledged the execution of said bond in open Court and the Court approved and received said bond and ordered it to be recorded. Whereupon the said D J JONES took the necessary Oaths for his qualification

A majority of the Justices of the peace being present the Court proceeded to elect a Corner for Wayne County for the next two years ensuing Whereupon John L CYPERT was duly elected and the said John L CYPERT entered into bond in the sum of Twenty five hundred dollars with S L BURNS T H MABRY Wm BENHAM and Jon. MORRIS his securities Conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties in said office And the said John L CYPERT and each of his securities acknowledged the execution of said bond in open court which was approved of and received by the Court and ordered to be recorded Whereupon the said John L CYPERT took the necessary Oaths for his qualification

Ordered by the Court that Soloman PHILLIPS be appointed Overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of John S BURNS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Apr 13 1850

Monday April 1st 1850

Ordered by the Court that the following men be appointed Trustee of the Ashland Academy for the next two years and until their successors is appointed (To wit John McDOUGAL A G McDOUGAL L L MACK S D MACK T H MABRY F WITHERSPOON R A HILL A P COOK A T HASSELL W L T EDWARDS J S BURNS Z CYPERT Nathan BIFFLE D K COOK and James ANDERSON

Came into Court Wm J HADDOCK who was on the first Saturday in March 1850 duly and lawfully elected Constable for Wayne County by the qualified voters of the 13th Civil district thereof for the next two years thereafter and entered into the following bond (to wit) [here follows a standard format bond] / / s / / William J[?] HADDOCK (seal) A J BREWER (seal) B HAM (seal) Joseph BREWER (seal) John PHILLIPS (seal) C F DIXON (seal) A L ROBERLSON (seal) And the said William J HADDOCK and each of his said securities acknowledged the execution of said bond in open Court which was approved of and received by the Court and ordered to be recorded Whereupon the said Wm J HADDOCK took the necessary oaths for his qualification

Monday April 1st 1850

On motion to appropriate to A MONTAGUE and James ANDERSON each the sum of two dollars and fifty cents for their services settling with the trustee for the year 1850 those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. YOUNG HAYNES LAFFERTY [JOBE-crossed out] CARTER MONTAGUE WILSON VOORHIES GANT WATKINS SIMS HOPSON BREWER HAM DIXON LEE PHILLIPS & WHITTON 18 Noes BURNS 1 so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the trustees of Wayne County not otherwise appropriated Isued May 28th 1850

On motion to appropriate to E H PUGH Sheriff the sum of Thirty dollars for Exaficious [?] services for the past twelve months Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. YOUNG HAYNES JOBE CARTER SIMS DIXON LEE PHILIPS 9 Noes MONTAGUE GANT BREWER HAM LAFFERTY 5 So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County trustee no otherwise appropriated Isued May 28th 1850

On motion to appropriate to G T FREDAKING the sum of seventy five cents his fee for Registering bond to Poor house land[?] Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. YOUNG HAYNES LAFFERTY BURNS CARTER MONTAGUE WILSON VOORHIES GANT WATKINS SIMS HOPSON BREWER HAM DIXON LEE PHILIPS WHITTON 19 Noes none So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County trustee not otherwise appropriated Isued May 28th 1850

Ordered that Court adjourn untill tomorrow 4 Oclock / / s / / D J JONES Chair James T YOUNG W. CARTER

Tuesday April 2d 1850

Came into Court Thomas MEREDITH and Clabon ACKLIN who was this day appointed deputy Sheriff by Rial BREWER Sheriff of Wayne County and took the necessary Oaths for their qualification

George W BARKER this day presented to the Court his Commission as Justice of the peace in the 5th Civil District Wayne County Whereupon the said George W BARKER took the necessary Oath for his qualification

Ordered by the Court that E H PUGH R A HILL & L L MACK be appointed commissioners to Examine the public Square as worked on by A T HASSELL and report to the next term of this Court whether or not said HASSELL completed said work according to contract and if not what is lacking

Ordered that Court adjourn tell Court in Course / / s / / D J JONES Chair James T YOUNG W. CARTER

Court October 1849

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Monday Oct 1st 1849

State of Tennessee)

Wayne County) Be it remembered that a quarterly County Court was began and held for the County of Wayne at the Court house in the town of Waynesboro on the first day it being the first Monday in October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine The following Justice present and presiding to wit W CARTER, Chr HAYNES, YOUNG, JONES, ROBERTS, POPE, MONTAGUE, GRIMES, SHEPARD, BREWER, [?] HAMM, LEE, VOORHIES, A GRAY, WILSON [&-crossed out] GANT and others

Ordered by the Court that D K HOOD be appointed overseer of the road of 1st Class in the place of George DAVIS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Oct. 8th 1849

Ordered by the Court that Charles LISLES [Wm JOHNSON – crossed out] be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of James SPAIN and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Oct. 8th 1849

Came into court John McDOUGAL & others who was appointed at a former term of this Court commissioners to set apart to Mary H SHIELDS widow of John N SHIELDS Dec’d provision for herself & family for one and reported to the Court which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded [and ordered to be recorded – crossed out]

Ordered by the Court that Wm GOFORTH be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Alexander ROBORTS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Oct 8th 1849

Ordered by the Court that H C[?] DAVIS be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of James B DAVIS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Oct. 8th 1849

Ordered by the Court that A G PHILLIPS be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of James C DUREN and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Oct. 8th 1849

Ordered by the Court that the Clerk of this Court amend the settlement made by said Clerk and Wm C NUNLEY Administrator of the Estate of Anderson NUNLEY Dec’d so as to allow said Administrator the sum of forty nine 96/100 Dollars the amount by him Paid to Wm. EVINS for Rep- . . . . ? the farm of said Estate and that the record the same [sic]

Monday Oct. 1st 1849 Ordered by the Court that Isaac HORTON be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Henry J. BREWER and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Oct 9th 1849

Ordered by the Court that John LISLE be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Jesse OLIVE and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Oct. 9th 1849

Ordered by the Court that King PRATER be reappointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Wm BATTLE and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Oct. 9th 1849

On motion to appropriate to Johnathan MORRIS the sum of Eight 80/100 dollars the amount by him expinded for the benefit of J J BOYD and family said BOYD is a man about thirty five years of age by occupation a farmer and resides in Wayne County Those who voted in the affirmative were W CARTER Chr., YOUNG, HAYNES, JONES, ROBERTS, MONTAGUE, GRIMES, WILSON, VOORHIES, BREWER, HAMM, LEE & SHEPARD 13 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated. Isued Oct 3 1849

Ordered by the Court that Thomas BREWER be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Allin ROBNETT and that he commence at the forks of the road near Walnut Grove Meeting House and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Oct 9th 1849

Ordered by the Court that Wilson GRIMES, Bethel FUSON, Wm J [or I] GRIMES, L [or S] D McMAHAN and Robert MORRIS be appointed a Jury of View to View & mark out so as to change the Savannah & Waynesboro road on the Land of A MONTAGUE and that they report the same to the next term of this Court Isued Oct 9th 1849

Ordered by the Court that Jesse DOWNING be appointed overseer of the road of 1st Class in the place of Benjamine KING removed and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Oct 9th 1849

Ordered by the Court that Layfaette STOWE be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Johnson BIFFLE and that the have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Oct. 9th 1849

Upon application it is ordered by the Court that James E McKNIGHT Wm C McBRIDE Wm S RICKETTS W B SKILLERN & J C G WILSON be appointed a Jury to View and mark out a Road from Ashland to the County Line in a direction of Lawrenceburg so as to intersect the Turnpike Road at FORRORs[??] old fields and that they report the same to the next term of this court Isued Oct. 10th 1849

Ordered by the Court that John CARTER be appointed overseer of the road of . . . Class in the place of Isaac MORRIS . . . and that he have the hand in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Oct 9th 1849

It is ordered by the Court that the order made by this Court at its July term 1849 appointed John H HENDRIX, Gilbert SPURLOCK, A C McDOUGAL, Jesse TUCKER[?], and John HOLLIS a Jury to view and report the propriety of changing the road leading up Holly Creek so as to let the Lawrenceburg road leave the Waynesboro road at the upper end of George W DELKs plantation be revived[?] and that they report to the January term of this Court

It appearing to the Court that Thomas M JONES a Student at law is twenty one years of age and a man of good moral carachter[sic] it is ordered by the Court that he same be certified accordingly Isued Nov 26th 1849

It appearing to the Court here that Thomas B[?] MELTON has lately died in Wayne County having left no last will and testament and it farther appearing to the Court that Elizabeth MELTON his widow does not wish to administer upon said Estate and King BREWER having made application for letters of administration upon said estate and he having given bond in the sum of three hundred dollars with Lot DANIEL and Andrew J BREWER his securities conditioned for the faithful administration of said estate and he having taken the oath prescribed by law it is ordered by the Court that letters of administration issue to him accordingly

It is ordered b the Court that Sampson BREWER, Joseph COCKMAN, and Joseph PRITCHETT freeholders and unconnected with the parties by affinity or consanguinity be appointed commissioners who after having been duly qualified for said purpose proceed to allot and set apart to Elizabeth MELTON widow of Thomas B MELTON deceased so much of the stock crop provisions monies or other assetts belonging to the estate of said Thomas B MELTON as shall be sufficient for the support of herself and family for one year next after the death of her said husband and report to the next term of this Court

Upon the petition of Eli F. EDMINSTON and others It is ordered by the Court that Josiah ROBERSON, T Q[?] MONTAGUE, R W SIMS, J S ROSS, and Little CHOAT freeholders be appoint a Jury to view and report the propriety so changing the road leading from Carrolsville to beech Creek so as to strike Beech Creek at John R BREWERs so as to intersect the Beech Creek road at CROSSNOEs and report to the nest term of this Court Isued Oct. 10th 1849

James M RAMSEY Administrator of the Estate of John N SHIELDS Dec’d came into court and returned [in to Court – crossed out] an Inventory & account of Sales which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

John CLEMANS & others who was at a former term of [at the last quarterly – crossed out] appointed to view and mark a road of the 2 class beginning at the mouth of Mockinson Creek on Buffalo River and run the best way that can be found to Samuel RILEYs mill and that they report to [the next term – crossed out] this Court and report that they have performed said suty after having been sworn for said purpose It therefore ordered by the court that said report be confirmed an said road established It is farther ordered by the Court that Charles PARKER be appointed overseer to open out said road and that all the hands south of Buffalo River above the mouth of Green River and on Mockinson Creek and on Green River up to RILEYs mill work thereon under his direction Isued Decr 14th 1849

It appearing to the Court that William HEFINGTON Late of Wayne County is ded and having made no last will and the widow failing to apply for Letters of Administration and application being mad by B HAMM [and it appearing to the court that he is the largest creditor – crossed out] To have Letters of Administration granted him upon said estate and it appearing to the Court by his oath that he is the Largest creditor and he having entered into bond in the sum of five hundred dollars with A J BREWER and David M SPAIN his securities conditional for the faithful Administration of said Estate and he having taken the necessary oath prescribed by Law it is ordered by the Court that Letters of Administration issue to him accordingly

It is ordered by the Court that A J BREWER, Isaac MOTAN, and George W BREWER freeholders and unconnected by consanguinity or affinity be appointed Commissioners who after having been duly sworn for said purpose shall allot and set apart to ________ HEFINGTON widow of Wm. B. HEFINGTON dec’d provisions sufficient for for the support of herself & family for one year from the death of her said husband and that they report the same to the next term of this Court

Upon application of Little CHOAT & others it is ordered by the Court that the road leaving the turnpike Road near Oze DICUS and running to Carrollville be changed from a third to a second Class and that S.S. RICKETTS, George F WILLIAMS, Isaac W ROSS, Bennett HALE & Oze DICUS be appointed a Jury to View and mark out so as to change said road so as to put it on better ground and less injury to the owners of the Land and that they report the same to the next term of this court Isued Oct 10th 1849

On motion to appropriate to Wm JONES Clerk of this Court the sum of nineteen 25/100 Dollars for making Tax Book for 1849 Isue road Order Venira facious Jury of View &c Those who voted in the affirmative were W CARTER Chr., JOBE, POPE, JONES, ROBERTS, MONTAGUE, GRIMES, WILSON, VOORHIES, GANT, DIXON & SHEPARD 12 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the trustee of said County not otherwise appropriated Isued Oct. 3rd 1849

On motion to appropriate to Wm JONES Clerk of this Court the sum of Eight 72/100 Dollars for Isueing Jury Tickets & making & Recording settlement with the County Trustee Those who voted in the affirmative were W CARTER Chr., JOBE, POPE, JONES, ROBERTS, MONTAGUE, GRIMES, WILSON, VOORHIES, GANT, A GRAY & DIXON 12 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the trustee of said County not otherwise appropriated Isued Oct 3rd 1849

Came Alexander GRAY into Court and tendered to the Court his resignation to the office of Justice of the Peace of the 8th Civil District of Wayne County which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Came Hiram ROBERTS in to Court and tendered to the Court his resignation to the office of Justice of the Peace for the 4th Civil District of Wayne County which was received and ordered to be recorded

Monday Oct 1st 1849 On motion to recover the Court House in the Town of Waynesboro Those who voted in the affirmative were W CARTER Chr., YOUNG, JOBE, [POPE – crossed out], JONES, MONTAGUE, GRIMES, GANT, LEE & SHEPARD 9 Noes none Whereupon the Court appointed W CARTER, D J JONES, and A MONTAGUE commissioners to superintend the same

On motion to appropriate to W CARTER, D. J. JONES, and Jonathan MORRIS Commissioners appointed by this Court to Examine the Columbia Central Turnpike road the sum of five dollars each To be paid by [the Company of said Road – crossed out] said County Those who voted in the affirmative were W CARTER Chr, YOUNG, JOBE, POPE, JONES, ROBERTS, MONTAGUE, GRIMES, WILSON, VOORHIES, GANT, BREWER, HAMM, DIXON & SHEPARD 15 Noes none So said . . .

Came David TACKETT who was at the last term of this Court appointed Guardian of the minor heirs of Wiley B TACKETT dec’d and reported the amount that had come into his hands as such Guardian which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Ordered by the Court that the following good and lawful men of the County of Wayne and State of Tennessee be appointed and summoned by the Sheriff of said County to attend at the [our – crossed out] next term of our Circuit Court to be held for the County of Wayne at the Court House in the Town of Waynesboro on the first Monday in February next To wit Eliphas PRATER, Josiah ROBINSON, Soloman JOBE, William M LAFFERTY, John BRUMLEY, Washington CARTER, David J. JONES, John GRIMES, John COOK, Robert M POAG, John CRAIG, John N GILLIS, Jesse HINKLE, Zachariah CYPERT, William M HORTON, Daniel McFALL, Isaiah STOUT, Eber HAMM, Wallis HAYES, James SPAIN, Alexander C McDOUGAL, Levi HURST, John MELTON, Mason WHITTEN, James ROBERTSON, and that Clabam ACKLIN andRobert MORRIS be appointed and summand to attend as constables to wait on said Court and that Venirafacious Isue returnable to said Circuit Court Isued Oct 15th 1849

It is ordered by the Court that the poor house commissioners are hereby authorized to contract for a tract of land with [from – crossed out] John L FOWLER situated upon Hardins Creek being the place upon which Messes JONES and BALDRIDGE now live known as the old BOYD [BALDRIDGE – crossed out] place including 400 Acres including the Buildings [all the lands owned and claimed by the said Bal.. FOWLER – crossed out] at said place provided the same can be obtained for seven hundred and fifty dollars four hundred dollars to be by the 25th December 1849 and the balance due 25th December 1850 and if said payments are not paid when due the interest to be paid on the balance due until the same [until – crossed out] is paid provided said FOWLER makes or causes to be made a good and sufficient title in fee simple to said land with general warrantee

This day Elijah H PUGH Sheriff and Tax Collector of Wayne County for the year 1849 made his report of insolvents showing the amount of Tax on insolvents and removals due the State is to be $6.25 [$14.25 – crossed out] and that due the County of Wayne $14.24 [$19.56 – crossed out] verified by the affidavit required by law It is therefore ordered by the Court said report be confirmed and that said Elijah H PUGH Collector etc be allowed a credit for said amounts respectively in his settlements with the Treasurer of the State of Tennessee and the Trustee of Wayne County It is farther ordered by the Court that said report and affidavit be recorded in the Revenue dockett of this Court. Isued to the Treas. Decr 28th & to Trustee Decr. 31st 184 Ordered that Court adjourn till tomorrow morning 8 Oclock / / s / / W CARTER, D J JONES, A. MONTAGUE

Tuesday Oct. 2nd 1849 Court met according to adjournment

Ordered that Court adjourn till Court in Course / / s/ / W. CARTER, D J JONES, A. MONTAGUE

Court August 1849

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Monday Aug 6th [9 crossed out] 1849
State of Tennessee Wayne County
Be it remembered that a Corum County Court was began and held for the County of Wayne at the Court house in the town of Waynesboro on the 6th [9th crossed out] day it being the first Monday in August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty nine the following Justices present W CARTER Chr. MONTAGUE and JOBE his associates

Ordered by the Court that Little CHOAT and his hands be taken from C B McCULLEY and attached to the number of hands that works now under Sandy GUNTER and that Little CHOAT be appointed overseer in the place of Sandy GUNTER and have said hands to work under his direction Isued Aug. 14, 1849

Ordered by the Court that Thomas P. CASH be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd class in the place of John H. KELLEY and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction and that the said CASH & I W HORTON be added to the number of hands allowed to said KELLEY isued Aug 14, 1849

Ordered by the Court that George KYLE be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Burrel WALKER and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Aug 14, 1849

Came John P VOORHIES and presented to the Court his Commission as Justice of the peace in Civil District No. 6 And took the necessary Oaths for his qualification

Came into Court Robert J CYPERT who has been appointed Deputy Sheriff by E H PUGH Sheriff of Wayne County and took the necessary Oaths for his qualification

Came into Court Isaac W HORTON Guardian of Martha Jane FISHER George W HORTON and Mary Ann HORTON and renewed his bond in the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars with Peter H HORTON and Thomas P CASH his securities which was approved of by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Monday August term 1849 Ordered by the Court that A J SPARKS be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd class in the place of C H LAFFERTY and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Aug 14 1849

Ordered by the Court that Elijah CROSNO Be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class [on the road crossed out] leading from Carrollville to Centerville and that he work from the County Line near Wm. S LEE‘s to the County Line and that he have the following hands to wit David MABRY, Thos. MABRY, Abraham MABRY, William HERRELL, Wilson HOLMES, Green GOODMAN, Andrew HALFORD, Wm. CROSNO, Henry CULP & hands and all hands in the same bounds to work under his direction

Came James H McLEMORE who was this day appointed Guardian of Joel McLEMORE dec’d and entered into bond in the sum of Four thousand dollars with James C WHITAKER and John WHITAKER his securities which was approved of by the Court and ordered to be recorded Where upon the said J H McLEMORE took the necessary Oath for his qualification

A settlement between Wm. JONES Clerk of this Court and Isaac W HORTON Guardian of Sarah C REEVES Martha J FISHER George W HORTON and Mary A. HORTON minor heirs of Wm. HORTON dec’d was this day presented to the Court which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that John N. SHIELDS late of said County is dead and having made no Last Will and testament in writing and the Widow having relinquished her right to Administration request James M RAMSEY to be appointed [and upon application of – crossed out] it is therefore Ordered by the Court that he the said James M RAMSEY have Letters accordingly whereupon the following Letters Isued to wit [here follows the standard recital of letters of administration]

Monday August 6th 1849
Letters of Administration for James M. RAMSEY on the estate of John N SHIELDS continued.

Where upon the said James M RAMSEY took the necessary Oath for his qualification

Ordered by the Court that John McDOUGAL Joseph EAST and L D MACK be appointed commissioners to allot and set apart to Mary H SHIELDS window of John N SHIELDS deceased [so much of the Stock one years – crossed out] provision sufficient for herself and family for one year from the death of her said husband and that they report the same to the next term of this Court Isued Aug 14, 1849

Ordered that Court adjourn tell Court in course //s// W. CARTER Wm. M LAFFERTY, James T. YOUNG

Court July 1849

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Monday July 2nd 1849
State of Tennessee) Be it remembered that a quarterly County Court was began Wayne County) and held for the county of Wayne at the Court house in the town of Waynesboro on the 2nd day it being the first Monday in July 1849 the following Justices of the peace present and presiding to wit W CARTER Chairman HAYNES, LAFFERTY, JOBE, POPE, JONES, MONTAGUE, GRIMES, WILSON, WALKER, GANT, A. GRAY, ADAMS, BREWER, HAM, DIXON, LEE & SHEPARD

A settlement between Wm. JONES Clerk of this Court and Wm. C. NUNLEY Administrator of the estate of Anderson NUNLEY deceased was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded

A settlement between Wm. JONES Clerk of this Court and B WATKINS administrator of the estate of A K POWEL dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded It is farther ordered by the Court that the said Administrator pay the respective pro rata distribution to those entitled thereto according to said report

Ordered by the Court that John H HENDRIX Gilbert SPURLOCK A C McDOUGAL Jesse TUCKER and John HOLLIS be appointed a Jury of View to view and mark out so as to change the road leading up Holly Creek so as to let the Lawrenceburg road leave the Waynesboro road at the upper end of George W DELK‘s Plantation and that they report the same to the next term of this Court Isued July 3, 1849

Came D J JONES into Court who was appointed at a former term of this court a commissioner to let out and superintend the grading of the public square in Waynesboro and resigned said office Where upon the Court appointed Wm. POLLARD Henry MORRIS and T M MABRY in his stead.

Ordered by the Court that James J SCOTT be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd class in the place of T G PAINTER removed and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued July 3, 1849

Monday July 2nd 1849

Ordered by the Court that Henry J HOLLIS be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd class and that he work the Waynesboro Road leading up Holly Creek from the forks of the Waynesboro and Lawrenceburg Roads to where it crosses the Waterloo Road and that he have all the hands on the waters of said creek in said bounds to work under his direction Isued July 3 1849

Ordered by the Court that Hiram BRYSON extend his portion of the road and that he work from the Waterloo road at the ford of Green River above S.D. MACK‘s mill and that Stephen BIVENS and J.I. BIFFLE be added to the hands heretofore allowed him Isued July 3, 1849

on motion to appropriate to A. MONTAGUE and James ANDERSON county Commissioners to settle with the county Officers it is ordered by the Court that the county Trustee pay to each of said commissioners two dollars and fifty cents for their services settling with the trustee those who voted in the affirmative are CARTER, HAYNES, LAFFERTY, JOB, POPE, JONES, WILSON, GANTT, A GRAY, ADAMS, LEE, AND SHEPARD 12 votes so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County trustee not otherwise appropriated. Isued July 4, 1849

On motion to appropriate to those entitled thereto severally the amount of their fee in Sundry bills of cost against Wayne County and which are duly certified which said bills of cost are as follows to wit

State of Tennessee vs John A PRATT John A GRIMES witness three 15/100 dollars Those who voted in the affirmative were W CARTER Chairman HAYNES, LAFFERTY, JOBE, POPE, JONES, MONTAGUE, WILSON, A GRAY, ADAMS, LEE, and SHEPARD 12 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the trustee of said County not otherwise appropriated

State of Tennessee vs Andrew M SKULL Clerk $6.75 Solicitor R A HILL $5.00 Sheriff PUGH $7.62 1/2 State witness Wm STANFIELD $7.92 Jesse Cyper [Cypert] $6.00

State of Tennessee vs A G McCANDLESS Clerk $4.68 3/4 Sheriff PUGH $1.91 1/2 Wm. D SCOTT $.25 State witness Frederick SCOTT 4.2.25

State of Tennessee vs Elijah MORRIS Clerk $8.41 1/4 Sheriff PUGH $ .91 1/2 F HUGHS $. 50 W S MEDDOWS $1.25 State witness Lucy COPELAND $2.25 Jasper N FOREHAND $1.50 Isaac McGLAMERY $1.50 Isued July 1849

State of Tennessee vs Inhabitants of Waynesboro ) clerk $4.75 Sheriff POLLARD $6.00 PUGH $1.50 Isued July 10, 1849

State of Tennessee vs John W ROSS & James BIFFLE) Clerk $5.00 Sheriff PUGH $3.16 1/2 State witness James N STAGGS $3.00 Isued July 10, 1849

Tuesday June 5th 1849
Court met according to adjournment Present W CARTER Chairman ROBERTS & SHEPARD his associates

Came in to Court T H MABRY trustee of said County and entered in to Bond in the sum of Twenty six hundred dollars with S L BURNS C ACKLIN and Joseph EAST his securities for the faithful paying over according to Law all monies that shall come in to his hand an account of Common School which was rec’d by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Ordered that Court adjourn tell tomorrow morning 9 Oclock //s// W CARTER A. MONTAGUE Benjamin WATKINS

Court met according to adjournment Present W CARTER Chairman MONTAGUE & WATKINS his associates

Ordered that Court adjourn tell Court in Course //S// W CARTER, A. MONTAGUE, Benjamin WATKINS

MONDAY July 2nd 1849
State of Tennessee vs John a TALLEY) Clerk $5.50 Sheriff POLLARD $.25 Isued July 11th 1849

State of Tennessee vs Thos. H. DICKINSON) Clerk $5.50 Sheriff POLLARD $ .62 1/2 Isued July 11, 1849

State of Tennessee vs L L MACK) Clerk $5.50 Sheriff POLLARD $ .62 1/2 Isued July 11, 1849

State of Tennessee vs Robert J CYPERT) Clerk $5.50 Sheriff POLLARD $ .62 1/2 Isued July 11, 1849

State of Tennessee vs Calvin SUTTON) Clerk $4.25 Sheriff PUGH $1.16 1/2 isued July 11 1849

State of Tennessee vs John SPEARS) Clerk $1.25 Isued July 11, 1849

State of Tennessee vs Thomas PAINTER) Clerk $1.25

Those who voted in the affirmative were W CARTER Chr. HAYNES LAFFERTY JOBE POPE MONTAGUE WILSON A GRAY ADAMS LEE and SHEPARD 12 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the trustee of said County not otherwise appropriated.

[page 55] Monday July 2nd 1849
Ordered by the Court that Abraham FOX be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of John W TACKETT and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction. isued July 3, 1849

On motion to appropriate to C B McCULLEY the sum of three dollars for the purpose of purchasing a sledge hammer for the use of the Carrollville and Florence Road Those who voted in the affirmative were W CARTER Chr. HAYNES LAFFERTY JOBE POPE JONES MONTAGUE GRIMES WILSON WALKER [A GRAY and ADAMS crossed out] LEE and SHEPARD 12 Noes GANT A GRAY & ADAMS 3 so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the Trustee of said County not otherwise appropriated Isued Febr 6th 1850

On motion to appropriate to A T HASSELL the sum of Ninety dollars in part pay for grading the square those wo[sic] voted in the affirmative were W CARTER Chr. [HAYNES crossed out] LAFFERTY JOBE POPE JONES MONTAGUE GRIMES WILSON WALKER GANT A GRAY ADAMS DIXON and SHEPARD 14 Noes HAYNES 1 so said appropriation was made to be paid by a note given by S R LAIN??? to the commissioners for Town Lots [the following crossed out – out of any monies in the hands of the trustee of said county not otherwise appropriated.] Isued July 3, 1849

On motion to appropriate to Jno. MORRIS the sum of eight 80/100 dollars the amount by him appropriated to the Family of John J. BOYD who is in helpless condition said BOYD is a man about thirty five years of age by occupation a farmer and who resides in Wayne County

Ordered by the Court that the commissioners of the poor house for the year 1849 Examine and look out some small farm as near [as crossed out] Waynesboro as practable suitable for a poor house and price the same and that they report the facts to the next term of this Court.

On motion to appropriate to W CARTER the sum of seven dollars and fifty cents for taking care of an old colord [sic] man called Harry WOODFORK Those who voted in the affirmative were HAYNES LAFFERTY JOBE POPE JONES GRIMES WILSON GANT A GRAY ADAMS BREWER HAM DIXON LEE & SHEPARD 15 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the trustee of said County not otherwise appropriated Isued July 27th 1849

[page 56] Monday July 2nd 1849
A majority of the Justices of the peace of said County present the Court proceeded to Elect an Entry taker for Wayne County for the next four years where upon A C McDOUGAL was duly and constitutionally Elected where upon the said A C McDOUGAL came into Court and entered in to bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars with Samuel L BURNS Jonathan I [or J] BIFFLE and A G McDOUGAL his securities which was approved of by the Court and ordered to be recorded Where upon the said A C McDOUGAL took the necessary oaths for his qualification

Ordered by the Court that the following good and Lawful men of the County of Wayne be appointed and summoned by the sheriff to attend at the next term of the Circuit Court to be held for the County of Wayne at the Court house in the town of Waynesboro on the first Monday in October next to wit William B HARDIN Eaton RAY Isaac W ROSS Little CHOAT Cary W POPE Joseph PITTS Jonathan I BIFFLE [John N SHIELDS – crossed out] James N BLACKSHEAR Adolphas H. M. STUBBLEFIELD Valentine BIFFFLE John JACKSON Snr. Samuel BECKHAM Daniel G. COPELAND William BERRY Alexander GRAY John C JOHNSON James D McFALL William BALENTINE Eber HAM James SPAIN Andrew J BREWER John W LEE Alexander LUTES Thomas SHEPARD Alexander HADDOCK and that Claborn ACKLIN and Robert MORRIS be appointed and summoned to attend as constables to wait on the Court and that Venirafacious Isue returnable to said Circut Court Court

Came into Court Wm. B WALKER and tendered to the Court his resignation as Justice of the peace of Wayne County District No. 6 which was received by the Court

On application of Jeremiah BANKS to be released from working on the road and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that said BANKS is not capable of doing servis it is therefore ordered by the Court that he be released from said servis and from paying Poll Tax

Ordered by the County that the following good and Lawful men be appointed as Judges for the August Election next to wit
Dst 1st James T YOUNG Elephas PRATER Josiah ROBINSON
2 Jan’s C ELLIOTT Jesse S ROSS Solamon JOBE
3 C W POPE Wm. B WHITAKER John BRUMLY
4 J S BURNS? W CARTER J N SHIELDS
5 A MONTAGUE G W BARKER L? D McMAHAN
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6 Nathan BIFFLE John CRAIG J G HILL
7 Rial BREWER Peter COLE J D HINKLE
8 David TACKETT Tidings THOMPSON Z CYPERT
9 John HAYES J L FIELDER Isaiah STOUT
10 B HOPSON Joseph HOLT Thos GRAY
11 Joseph COCKMAN James HOLlIS Isaac MORTON
12 Thos PRINCE John MELTON John W LEE
13 John PHILLIPS Josiah DARBY & Mason WHITTEN

[following entry crossed out – On motion to appropriate to Samuel WALKER the sum of ten dollars for Keeping a minor orphan of Alexander STAGGS Deceased those who voted in the affirmative were]

Ordered that Court adjourn tell Court in course //s// W CARTER D J JONES A. MONTAGUE

Court April 1849

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Monday April 2nd 1849
State of Tennessee) Be it remembered that a Quarterly County Court was began Wayne County) and held for the County of Wayne at the Court house in the Town of Waynesboro on the 2nd day it being the first Monday in April one thousand Eight hundred and forty nine The following Justice present and presiding W CARTER Chairman LAFFERTY, ROBERTS, JONES, MONTAGUE, WILSON, WATKINS, CURTIS, SHEPARD, PHILIPS, GRIMES, JOBE, POPE, BREWER, DIXON, LEE, GANT, A GRAY, CYPERT, HAYNES, HAMM

A settlement Between Wm JONES Clerk of this Court and J W ROSS one of the Administrators of the Estate of George ROSS deceased was this day presented to the court which was confirmed and ordered to be recorded.

Upon application it is ordered by the Court that D J JONES, R A HILL, John S. BURNS Joseph PITTS & John G HILL be appointed a jury of View to view and mark out so as to change the road from Waynesboro running dowing (down) Green River to leave the old road near Henry GRIMES Stables and runn on the west side of said River as opened by C B McCLANE & others and that they report the same to [ the present term crossed out] of this Court Isued Apr. 2, 1849

Where as it [appears crossed out] is represented to this Court that the line as it now stands between Wayne County and Lewis County in the South Western corner of the Latter County approaches more than twelve miles to Waynesboro It is therefore order by the Court that Jesse S ROSS be appointed a Commissioner and Surveyor upon the part of this County to act with such Commissioners as are or may be appointed upon the part of Lewis County to run and mark out said line so as not to approach said Town of Waynesboro nearer than twelve miles the compensation and expenses of said Surveyor and commissioner to be Paid by Lewis County Isued April 13, 1849

Came Wm B McBRIDE & others as who was appointed a Jury of View at a former term of this Court and report a road found as directed in the order

Ordered by the Court that Lemuel PANNEL be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of A B GANT and that he have hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Apr 3rd 1849

Monday April 2nd 1849
[A majority of the Justices present An motion to appropriate to John McDOUGAL clerk of the Circuit Court and other.. this entry is circled as if to delete, Editor]

Ordered by the Court that Thomas CURTIS, Wm BIVINS, John HAYS, Turner WHITTEN, & Z M JOHNSON be appointed a Jury of View to view & mark out a Road to commence on the Florence road near Wm BEAVERS and from thence along the dividing ridge by Old Mr. LAMBs and intersect the ridge dividing the waters of Indian Creek and Second Creek so as to intersect the road leading from Pinhook to Eastport and that they report the same to the next term of this Court Isued April 3, 1849

Came D J JONES & others who was appointed a Jury of View to View so as to change the road running down Green River as opened by C B McCLANE & others and report a road found

Came Andrew WILLIAMS and others who was at a former term of this Court appointed a Jury of View to view and mark out so as to change the road running down Green River and report a road found as directed [a road found crossed out] in the order

Ordered by the Court that Charles C ROSS be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class and that he work from Waynesboro to the ford of the Creek at Wm EADS and have all [all crossed out] the hands from said ford to Waynesboro living on Green River to work under his direction Isued April 3, 1849

Ordered by the Court that John S BURNS be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class [in crossed out] running down Green River and that he work from the South Bank of the ford of the [road crossed out] Creek at Wm EADS to Samuel RILEY‘s Mills and that he have the hands in that bounds to work under his directions Isued April 3, 1849

Ordered by the Court that Andrew WILLIAMS be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class running down Green River and that he work from RILEY‘s mill to the ford of Bufalo river and that he have the hands in that bound to work under his direction Isued April 4, 1849

Monday April 2nd 1849
On motion to appropriate to John McDOUGAL Clerk of Wayne County Circuit Court and others the sum of Two hundred and seventeen 96/4 dollars being the amount of sundry bills of cost agains Wayne County and which said bills are [correct crossed out] duly certified and are as follows

State of Tennessee vs David DICKERSON: J. McDOUGAL $141 83/4 Sheriff Wm POLLARD $ .50 Const. Jesse________? $ .50 Justice Z CYPERT $. 50 Merida ROACH $1.63 Isued April 4, 1849

State of Tennessee vs Thomas STAGGS: Clerk McDOUGAL $11 87 1/2 Sheriff E H PUGH $1.25 Wm POLLARD $ .25 S L BURNS $ .25 Rial BREWER $ .25 Thos HUFFINE $4.70 Isued April 4, 1849

State of Tennessee vs James W MURPHREY: Clerk J McDOUGAL $5.06 1/4 Sheriff PUGH $.16 1/2 T J CYPERT $2.00 Josiah BLACKWOOD $3.00 Joseph C. STRIBLING $3.00 Z M JOHNSON $3.50 Isued April 4, 1849

State of Tennessee vs James ANDERSON: Clerk $4.87 1/2 Sheriff T J CYPERT $1,25 E H PUGH $ .66 1/4 Joseph W. TACKET $3.88 A GRAY $3.80 Isued April 4, 1849

State of Tennessee vs John CHOAT: Clerk McDOUGAL $23.48 1/2 Sheriff Wm BENHAM $6.25 Wm JONES $ .25 Thomas MEREDITH $3.25 N B AKIN $ .25 E H PUGH $2.50 Wm AKINS $1.25 N G COOPER $1.25 L D MACK $ .50 T MEREDITH $1.00 John WILLIAMS $ 3.25 Jesse CARTER $17.70 Stephen WINTER $18.25 Z STALLION $16.33 R H COOPER $1891 C ACKLIN $18.00 A P CHOAT $6.75 Margaret FORLEE?? $3.75 Isued April 4 1849

State of Tennessee vs Stanford SUTTON: Clerk McDOUGAL $3.87 1/2 Sheriff PUGH [POLLARD crossed out] $ .27 W CARTER & J W LEE $ .50 A S[or L] ROBERTSON $1.50 Isued April 4, 1849

Those who voted in the affirmative were W CARTER Chairman, LAFFERTY, ROBERTS, MONTAGUE, GRIMES, WILSON, GANT, WATKINS, CURTIS, A GRAY, CYPERT, DIXON, LEE, SHEPARD & PHILIPS, 15 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hand of the Trustee of Said County not otherwise appropriated

A majority of the Justice Present & Presiding the court proceeded to Levy a County Tax on Privileges for the present year 1849

It is therefore ordered by the Court that a County Tax of fifty per cent on the State Tax be Leved on all privileges Those who voted in the affirmative were W CARTER Chairman LAFFERTY, JOBE, ROBERTS, MONTAGUE, GRIMES, WILSON, WALKER, GANT, WATKINS, CURTIS, CYPERT, HAMM, DIXON, LEE, SHEPARD & PHILIPS 18, Noes none

Monday April 2nd 1849
Came James ANDERSON & A MONTAGUE Commissioners for Wayne County and presented to the Court a Settlement made by themselves and the Trustee of said County which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded.

Ordered by the Court that the Clerk of this Court furnish suitable books for the purpose of recording settlements made by County Commissioners and a revenue Docket

Ordered by the Court that George R BIFFLE be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of James DURHAM and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his directions Isued April 4, 1849

Ordered by the Court that Joseph MABRY be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd class in the place of James DURHAM and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction, Isued April 2, 1849

Came Wm W GRIMES who was appointed Guardian of the minor heirs of James GRIMES deceased at a former term of this court and renewed his Bond in the sum of Eight hundred dollars with Wm M LAFFERTY and O A MABRY his securities which was received by the court and ordered to be recorded

Ordered by the Court that he Clerk of this Court furnish Sheriff of said County with a Tax List of the insolvencies and removals for the years 1847 & 8 and that the Sheriff Collect & account for the same so far as is possible

On motion to appropriate to those entitled there to [R A H Attorney General crossed out] the sum of thirty two 67/100 Dollars this fees in certain bills of cost from the Supreme Court against Wayne County and which are duly certified to wit

State of Tennessee vs Turner M WHITTEN: Clerk James P CLARK $6.00 Clk J McDOUGAL $6.43 Sheriff POLLARD $1.75 CYPERT $1.75 E H PUGH $.16 J.W. STANFIELD $.75 James ANDERSON $2.70 J H GILLIS $1.50 Isued_______

State of Tennessee vs Jacinth HALCOLM: Clerk J P CLARK $5.75 J McDOUGAL $1.92 1/2 Isued

Those who voted in the affirmative were W CARTER Chairman, LAFFERTY, ROBERTS JONES, MONTAGUE, GRIMES, WALKER, GANT, WATKINS, CURTIS, DIXON, SHEPARD & PHILIPS 13 so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated

Monday April 2nd 1849
On motion it is ordered by the Court that the Sheriff of Wayne County take charge of the Court room and the inclosure and that he keep the same in repair

Ordered by the Court that Levi VOILS be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Wm SHIPMAN and he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Apr 4, 1849

Ordered by the Court that the following good and Lawful men of the County of Wayne and State of Tennessee be appointed and summoned by the Sheriff of Said County to attend and serve as Jurors at the next term of our Circuit Court to be held for the county of Wayne at the court house in the town of Waynesboro on the first Monday in June next at 11 oclock AM to wit Thomas MONTAGUE, James T. YOUNG, Jonathan C ELLIOTT, Robert W SIMMS, Claton THORP, John SMITH Sr., Thompson M MORGAN, David K HOOD, Abraham MONTAGUE, Denson WILSON, John C WILSON, Elam ROSS, Absalom B GANT, BENJAMIN WATKINS, Eli PACK, George LYNN, Thomas S CURTIS, Thomas ADAMS, John M HAYES, Sylvester B LINDSEY, Joseph BREWER, William HEFFINGTON, James SUTTON, John DIXON, George S WHITTON & Mark BRADLEY that Thomas MEREDITH and James ROSE be appointed and summoned as officers to attend and wait on the Court and the Venirafacious Isue

On motion to appropriate to Wm HAYNES, C W POPE, A MONTAGUE, J C G WILSON, B WATKINS, A GRAY, Wm. R. CURTIS, B HOPSON, A J BREWER, J W LEE, and Thos. SHEPARD Revenue Commissioners for 1849 the sum of Five dollars each those who voted in the affirmative were W CARTER Chairman, HAYNES, LAFFERTY, JOBE, POPE, ROBE, ROBERTS, JONES, MONTAGUE, GRIMES, WILSON, GANT & PHILIPS 12, Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the Trustee of said County not otherwise appropriated Isued April 18th 1849

On motion to appropriate to W CARTER and Wm M LAFFERTY Revenue Commissioners in the 2nd & 4th Dst for 1849 the sum of six dollars each Those who voted in the affirmative were HAYNES, JOBE, POPE, ROBERTS, JONES, MONTAGUE, GRIMES, WILSON, GANT, CURTIS, HAM, LEE, SHEPARD & PHILIPS 14 noes A GRAY 1 So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the Trustee of Wayne County not otherwise appropriated Isued April 18 1849

On motion to appropriate to E H PUGH Sheriff of Wayne County the sum of Thirty dollars for Eceficious[sic] Services for the past year Those who voted in the affirmative were W CARTER Chairman, LAFFERTY, ROBERTS, JONES, GRIMES, CYPERT, LEE & PHILIPS 8, Noes HAYNES, MONTAGUE, WILSON, GANT, CURTIS, A GRAY & SHEPARD 7 So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the Trustee of Wayne County not otherwise appropriated Isued Apr 18, 1849

Monday April 2nd 1849

On motion to appropriate to E H PUGH Sheriff of Wayne County the sum of Three 80/100 Dollars for wood & bark furnished Court room Those who voted in the affirmative were W CARTER Chairman HAYNES, LAFFERTY, [JOBE crossed out] ROBERTS, JONES, MONTAGUE, GRIMES, WILSON, GANT, WATKINS, CURTIS, A GRAY, CYPERT, HAMM, LEE, SHEPARD & PHILIPS 17 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be Paid out of any monies in the hands of the Trustee of Wayne County not otherwise appropriated. Isued

Ordered that Court adjourn till tomorrow morning 9 Oclock //s// W. CARTER, A. MONTAGUE, H. ROBERTS

Tuesday April 3rd 1849
Court met according to adjournment

Came E. H. PUGH sheriff and collector of Wayne County and entered into Bond in the sum of Fifty five hundred [ Two Thousand – crossed out] dollars with Hiram ROBERTS, Johnathan MORRIS, Wm. BROWNLOW & John McDOUGAL his securities Where upon the said E H PUGH and Each of said securities came into Court and acknowledged the execution of the same the said Bonds is in work and form to wit

State of Tennessee) Know all men by these presents that we Elijah H. PUGH,
Wayne County) Hiram ROBERTS, Jonathan MORRIS. Wm. BROWNLOW John McDOUGAL all of the County and State aforesaid are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of Two thousand dollars for the payment of which well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs Executors and administrators Jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 3rd April 1849.

The condition of the above obligation is such that where as the above bound Elijah H. PUGH was on the first Saturday in March 1848 Duly and Constitutionally Elected Sheriff and Collector of the State and county Tax for said County of Wayne for two years from the time of such Election. Now if the said Elijah H PUGH as such Collector of the public Tax shall well and truly collect all the State Tax and also all the Tax on School lands within said County of Wayne which by law he ought to collect and shall well and truly account for and pay over to the Treasurer of the State of Tennessee all Tax by him Collected or which by law he aught to have collected during the year 1849 at the time and in the manner directed by law then this obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and effect
//s// E H PUGH, H ROBERTS, Jonathan MORRIS, Wm. BROWNLOW, Jr., J McDOUGAL.

Tuesday April 3rd 1849
E. H. PUGH bond [this is another bond, worded like that on page 45, except the amount of the bond is $3500.00 and the bond is for PUGH as Sheriff and Collector. The same securities are given and the same five men signed the bond.]
Whereupon the said E H PUGH took the necessary Oath for his qualification.

Ordered that Court adjourn tell Court in Course. ??s?? W CARTER, A. MONTAGUE, H ROBERTS.

Court January 1849

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Monday Jan 1st 1849

State of Tennessee) Be it remembered that Quarterly County Court was began Wayne County) and held for the County of Wayne at the Court House in the Town of Waynesboro on the first day it being the first Monday in January A.D. one thousand Eight hundred and forty nine the following Justice were present and presiding (viz) W. CARTER Chairman, HAYNES, LAFFERTY, JOBE, POPE, James ROBERTS, MONTAGUE, WALKER, WILSON, WATKINS, GANT, A. GRAY, HOBSON, T. GRAY, BREWER, LEE AND SHEPARD.

A settlement between Wm. JONES, Clerk of this Court and Burrel WALKER Executor of John SHAW Dec’d was this day [exhibited crossed out] submitted to the court for their consideration and was confirmed and ordered to be recorded.

Came Thomas H. MABRY trustee of Wayne County into Court [and reported to the Court crossed out] and Presented the following report which is ordered to be rec’d and spread on the mintues [sic] of the court and which is in the words and figures following to wit: To the worshipful County court of Wayne County now in session Thomas H. MABRY Trustee of said County submits for your inspection the following report and showing of the amount of claims that has come into his hands by an order of your court as common School funds to wit 1 Rec’d of Thomas M. EAST on the 1st of March 1847 various Bonds & Notes and have collected in cash on said Bonds after paying some costs of Suits $67.75 and have a judgment well secured for same on Stephen COOPER for $24. and have Jesse S. ROSS and John McDOUGALS note for a balance due of $46.95. I have brought suit vs John CLEMENS et al and William L. T. EDWARDS et. al. and Martin SCOTT and had to pay the cost in each case the cost amounts to $9.75 also one on John G. HILL and S. L. BURNS for $42.21 stayed by Andrew JACKSON (making the aggregate) $180.91

Paid R. A. HILL atts fee aff. 5.00 secured & on hand $175.91 I would further state to your worshipful body that I have used the best means that I could to ascertain the true situation of the balance of the claims I have on hand and believe they are worthless as that it would cost more to collect them than they are worth as the greater portion of them have moved off from this County. I return with this report all the bonds in my possession for you to do with as you may think best all of which is respectfully submitted this 1st day of January 1849. Thomas H. MABRY Tte.

Monday January 1st 1849

On Motion to appropriate to William JONES Clerk of this Court for fees for Road orders and Venirafacias [sic] etc for the year 1848. Fourteen Dollars. Those who voted in the affirmative are W. CARTER Chairman HAYNES, LAFFERTY, JOBE, POPE , MONTAGUE, WILSON, WATKINS, A. GRAY, HOPSON, Thomas GRAY, SHEPARD & GRIMES – 13 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any money in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated.

This day John GRIMES came into court and presented his commission as a justice of the peace in the 5th District of Wayne County, and whereupon he took the necessary oaths for his qualifications and took his seat on the Bench.

On Motion to appropriate the sum of Twenty seven Dollars and sixty [?] three and three fourth cents to Littlebury L. MACK a former clerk of this Court for Road orders Juries of venue Tax book making tax book &c those who voted in the affirmative are W. CARTER Chairman, LAFFERTY, JOBE, POPE, ROBERTS, MONTAGUE, WILSON, T. GRAY, SHEPARD & LEE yeas 10 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any moneys in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated. Issued Jan 6

Ordered by the Court A. H. M. STUBBLEFIELD be appointed Overseer of the road in the place of Jefferson ARNOLD and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction. issued Jan 6

On motion to appropriate ten Dollars to Matthew J. SIMS Coroner of Wayne county for holding the election on the 4th of March last for County officers, those who voted in the affirmative are W. CARTER, chairman, HAYNES, LAFFERTY, JOBE POPE, MONTAGUE, WILSON, WATKINS, A. GRAY, HOPSON, T. GRAY & SHEPARD Ayes 10. [noes crossed out] those who voted in the negative are JONES, WILSON & GRIMES Noes 3 so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any moneys in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated. Issued Jan 6

Came Josiah DARBY and others who were appointed at a former term of this Court a Jury of view to view and mark out a second class road commencing at the Florence

Monday Jan 1st 1849

and Waynesboro road on the land of Josiah DARBY and run so as to intersect the Waynesboro & Florence road on the land of Jonathan WHITTEN. Whereafter having been duly sworn according to law report a road found. Whereupon it is ordered by the Court that Berry FOWLER be appointed overseer to open and clear out said road and that he have Josiah, DARBY, Joshua DARBY, A.T. PHILIPS, Thomas PHILIPS, Josiah PHILIPS, Mark FOWLER, John FOWLER, William S. FOWLER, Abner GALYEON, William ALLEN, F. M. WHITTEN, John WORDEN[?] & William BRACHER to work under his directions. Issued Jan 6 1848[sic]

On motion to appropriate to John McDOUGAL Clerk of Wayne Circuit Court and others the sum of Two Hundred and seventy four 45 1/2 /100 Dollars being the amount of sundry bills of costs against Wayne County and which are duly certified which said bills of costs are as follows

The State vs David DANIELS:
Clerk J. McDOUGAL $4.25
Justice Wm. ROBERTS 50. $4.75,
Constable Z.M. JOHNSON 50. $5.25. Issued Jan 6, 1849

The State vs James SOUTHERLAND:
Clerk McDOUGAL $4.871/2
Cor. Wm. POLLARD $1.75. $6.82 1/2..
John GRIMES[?] 1.50.
J. G. GRIMES[?] 1.50 $3.00 9.621/2 Issued Jan 6, 1849

State vs W.E.N. GRAHAM:
Clerk McDOUGAL $5.061/4
Cor. Wm. Pollard $2.121/2 $7.18 3/4 .
J. A. GRIMES $1.50 John GRIMES $1.50 – 3.00
Thomas KINDEL $2.62 -$2.62 Issued Jan 6, 1848[sic]

State of Tennessee vs Wm. P. KINDRICK:
Clerk McDOUGAL $3.311/4,
Justice E. H. PUGH $.50 Cons.
Jesse ROSE $.50 Jordon JOHNSON $2.80
Z. CYPERT $1.50 John WHITE $2.34. Issued January 8, 1849

State of Tennessee vs John SMITH Jn:
Clerk McDOUGAL $5.811/4
Shff Thos. MEREDITH $2.00
John CLEMENS $2.50
John YOUNG $1.79. Issued Jan 8 1849

State of Tennessee vs John MORRIS:
Clerk J. McDOUGAL $8.121/2
Shiff W. BENHAM $2.50
Shff POLLARD $.161/2 Thomas MORRISON $6.85
Edward MORRISON -POLLARDs order filed $2.25
Lewis HARDIN $3.00. Isued Jan 8. 1847 [sic]

State of Tennessee vs Isaac DANIEL:
Clerk $5.62 1/2
Shiff POLLARD $1.50
R. P. TALLEY $ .25
Wm. JONES $ .25
Jesse DOWNING $4.84. Issued Jan 8, 1849

State of Tennessee vs James STAGGS:
Clerk McDOUGAL $4.75
Shiff POLLARD $1.25
Wm. JONES $ .25. Issued Jan 8, 1849

State of Tennessee vs Richard STAGGS:
Clerk J. McDOUGAL $4.62 1/2
Shff Wm. POLLARD $1.25
Wm. JONES $ .25. Issued Jan 8, 1849

Monday January 1st 1849

State of Tennessee vs. Wm. BURKET:
Clerk $5.06 1/4
Shiff W. POLLARD $ .41 1/2
J. A. KEATON $ .50
Robert MORRIS $ .50
R. P. TALLEY $ .50
Justice T. YOUNG $ .50
John A. GRIMES $ .75. Isued Jan 8, 1849

State of Tennessee vs. Josiah DIXON:
Clerk McDOUGAL $6.61 1/2
Wm. POLLARD $2.91 1/2
Timothy WALLIS $5.53
John MORRIS $7.80. Isued Jan 8, 1849

State of Tennessee vs Zahariah W. TALLEY:
Clerk McDOUGAL $6.12 1/2
shff Wm. POLLARD $. 54. Isued Jan 8, 1849

State of Tennessee vs John PRATT:
Clerk J. McDOUGAL $12.68 3/4
Shff Wm. BENHAM $2.33
Wm. POLLARD $1.79
Wm. JONES $2.25
E. H. PUGH $1.66 1/2
Thos. J. CYPERT $ .25
Justice E. H. PUGH $ .50
Cons Jesse ROSE $2.00
Henry MORRIS $8.25
Thomas B. MERRIMAN
$3.75 Thomas H. MABRY
$3.00 James I. GIBSON $6.75
Lorenzo D. McMAHAN $10.00
John McMAHAN $4.75
Wm. PRATT $1.50
James WILSON $9.00
Stephen PARSLEY $4.75
Jacob G. MORRIS $7.75. Isued Jan 8, 1849

State of Tennessee vs Merida ROACH:
Clerk $4.37 1/2
Shff Wm. POLLARD $1.50,
E. H. PUGH $ .16 1/2
Jas. CARTER $. 50
State witness John H. LUCAS (S.R. LAIRD) $3.75. Isued Jan 8, 1849

State of Tennessee vs Abner SMITH:
Clerk McDOUGAL $5.25
Shff E. H. PUGH $2.37 1/2
Justice CARTER $ .50
Const. J. W. STANFIELD $ .50
Micajah McGEE $2.25
S. R. LAIRD $2.25
John H. LUCAS (S.R. LAIRD) $3.00. Isued Jan 8, 1849

State of Tennessee vs Garrison BUSH:
Clerk $4.87 1/2
Shff PUGH $1.66 1/2
Wm. POLLARD $ .25
Joseph N. ROBNETT $2.25
Claborn ACKLIN $2.25. Isued Jan 9, 1849

State of Tennessee vs Charles Y. PARKER:
Clerk $1.43 3/4
Sheriff PUGH $1.00
Eliphas PRATER $2.38
John R. DAVIS $1.50
Eliphas RILEY $1.50. isued Jan 9, 1849

State of Tennessee vs William BIFFLE:
Clerk $6.56 1/4
shff E. H. PUGH $1.91 1/4
Shff Wm. POLLARD $ .25
Richard [Robert crossed out] H. STAGGS (POLLARD) $3.00. Isued Jan 9, 1849

Those who voted on the affirmative are W. CARTER Chairman HAYNES, LAFFERTY, JOBE, POPE, MONTAGUE, WILSON, WATKINS, A. GRAY, HOPSON, T. GRAY, SHEPARD and GRIMES 13 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the trustee of Wayne County not other wise appropriated.

Monday Jan 1st 1849
Ordered by the court that John FISH be appointed overseer of the road in the place of Anderson JACKSON and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction. Isued Jan 6, 1849

Came into Court Mrs. ibby G. GALLAHER who was this day chosen and appointed Guardian of the minor heirs of John GALLAHER Decd. and entered into Bond of One thousand five hundred Dollars with Joseph B. DIXON, Amos H. GALLAHER, William G. GALLAHER and Joseph G. GALLAHER her securities which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded Where upon the said Ibby G. GALLAHER took the necessary oath for her qualification.

On application it is ordered by the Court that John CLEMANS, Eliphus RILEY, John SMITH, William J. YOUNG and S. L. BURNS be appointed a Jury of View to view and mark a 2nd Class road beginning at the mouth of Mockison Creek on Buffalo and runn the best way that can be found to Samuel RILEYs mill and that they report the same to the next term of this court. Isued Jan 6, 1849.

This day Jesse S. ROSS by attorney moved the court to be released as one of the securities of Flora M. HARRIS Executrix of Robert HARRIS deceased and it appearing to the Court that said Flora M. has had the notice required by law it is ordered by the Court that said Flora M. give bond with other and sufficient security in the sum of ten thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs for the faitful execution of trusts bequests and devised made in the last will and testament of said Robert deceased. Whereupon William WITHERSPOON and Franklin WITHERSPOON as securities aforesaid came into court and entered into bond [into bond crossed out] in the sum of ten thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs. it is thereupon ordered by the court that said Jesse S. ROSS be released as such security aforesaid.

Whereas Messers FOULER & HUDSON by permission of the court have taken a miniature of this Worshipful Court and its officers in a groupe and presented the same to the court Resolved by the Court that the thanks thereof be and are hereby tended to Missers FOULER & HUDSON for said present and that from this and other speciamns of their skill be recommend to the patronage of all who may [page 23] Monday Jan 1st 1849 wish work done in their line.
Resolved and that Col. C. B. McCLAIN be requested to forward the same to Misses FOULER & HUDSON.
Resolved that the said minature be delivered to the Clerk of this Court to be Kept in his office.

This day William POLLARD Administrator of Jacob A. KEATON produced in Court an inventory and account of sales of the property belonging to said estate which is confirmed by the court and ordered to be recorded.

Ordered by the court that William B. WALKER, Burrell WALKER and Nathan BIFFLE freeholders be appointed commissioners who after having been duly sworn for the said purpose shall a lot and set apart to Elizabeth KYLE widow of Alexander KYLE deceased so much of the crop stock provisions money and other property on hands belonging to the estate of said Alexander KYLE as shall be sufficient for the support and maintenance of herself and family for one year next after the death of her said husband and report to the next term of this court. Isued Jan 9, 1849.

Upon motion of Wm SINCLAIR Executor [administrator crossed out] of John SINCLAIR dec’d it is ordered by the Court that he have leave to correct his inventory heretofore returned into Court so as to charge himself with only the half of the value of a Jack the whole value having been inventory through mistake.

On motion to appropriate to Jesse S. ROSS the sum of ten dollars for his services rendered Running the Line between the Counties of Wayne and Perry those who voted in the affirmative are W. CARTER, Chairman HAYNES, LAFFERTY, JOBE, POPE, JONES, MONTAGUE, WALKER, WILSON, WATKINS, GANT, A. GRAY, HOPSON, T. GRAY, SHEPARD, BREWER, and GRIMES 17 Noes none So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County trustee not otherwise appropriated. isued Jan 9 1849

upon application it is ordered by the Court that Andrew WILLIAMS, Joseph PITTS, Samuel RILEY, Jess RILEY & Charles PARKER be appointed a Jury of View to View and mark out [a road crossed out] so as to [to crossed out] change the road running down Green River [and crossed out] leaving said road at the Baptist Church at the upper end of Alm[?] S. [said crossed out] BURNS field.

State of Tennessee vs Thomas McBRIDE:
Justice w. CARTER $ .25
Shff Wm. JONES $3.25. Isued Jan 9, 1849

Monday January 1at 1849
and intersect the same at or near Joseph PITTS Plantation and that they report the same to the next term of this Court.

A majority of the Justice Present and presiding the Court proceeded to Levy a County Tax for Wayne County for the present year 1849 [And upon motion to Lay a Tax of ?? crossed out] it was ordered by the Court that a Tax of fifteen cents on the one hundred dollars worth of taxable property and Thirty five cents on each Poll be Leved.

On application of George WHITTEN & Thomas SHEPARD to Disannul a certain portion of the road leading down little Cypress to the State line of Alabama that part of said road that leads from or near Mason WHITTENs to the State line below A.T. PHILIP, It is therefore ordered by the Court that said Portion of road be diannuled.

Ordered by the Court that John VOORHIES be appointed overseer of the road in place of George W. PEERY and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction. Isued Jan 9, 1849

Ordered by the Court that King H. ABLES be appointed overseer of the road in the place of Isaac MORRIS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his directions. Isued Jan 9, 1849

On application it is ordered by the Court that Henry MARTIN, Thomas LAWSON, David BERRY, John KELLEY and Henry PIGG be appointed a Jury of View to view and mark out so as to change the road so as to runn above Thomas GRAYs house & that they report the same to the next term of this court. Isued Jan 9, 1849

On application it is ordered by the court that Wm. C. McBAIN[?], Wm. RICKETTS, James E. McKNIGHT, John G. HILL, and W. B. SKILLERN be appointed a Jury of View to view and mark out so as to change the road running by Moses RAYs to Ashland leaving said road near said RAYs Lane and intersect the same before it reaches Ashland and that they report the same to the next term of this Court. Isued Jan 9, 1849

A settlement between Wm. JONES Clerk of this Court and Wm. THORNTON Guardian of Wm. R. DUNCAN was this day submitted to the court for their consideration and was rec’d and ordered to be recorded.

Ordered by the court that Abraham MONTAGUE and James ANDERSON be appointed Commissioner for Wayne County for the present year 1849

Monday Jan 1st 1849

On motion to appropriate to W. CARTER and others the sum of Thirteen 25/100 Dollars being the amount of three bills of cost against Wayne County and allowed by this Court.

State of Tennessee vs James COPELAND & Richard STAGGS:
Justice W. CARTER $. 50
Cons. C. ACKLIN $1.50. Isued Jan 9 1849

State of Tennessee vs Thomas McBRIDE: Justice W. CARTER $ .25
Shiff Wm. JONES $3.25. Isued Jan 9, 1849

State of Tennessee vs Jefferson JACKSON:
W. CARTER $ .25
I. HUBBER $ .50
R.CHURCHWELL $ .50
Shff E.H. PUGH $5.00
James BRUCE $ .25
H. KERLEY $ .25
Joseph SOUTHERLAND $ .25
J. N. FOREHAND $ .25
Dilila MORTON $ .50. Isued Jan. 9, 1849

Those who voted in the affirmative was HAYNES, LAFFERTY, JOBE, ROBERTS, WILSON, T. GRAY, and LEE Ayes 7. Noes POPE MONTAGUE and SHEPARD 3 so said appropriation was made to be paid out of the monies in the hands of the county Trustee not otherwise appropriated.

On motion to appropriate to W. CARTER the sum of six dollars for his services rendered as Commissioner selling the Town lots on the west Square of Waynesboro Those that Voted in the affirmative were HAYNES, LAFFERTY, JOBE, POPE, ROBERTS, MONTAGUE, WILSON, WATKINS, T. GRAY, SHEPARD and LEE Ayes 12 noes none So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the Trustee of [said crossed out] Wayne County not otherwise appropriated.

William THORNTON Tax Collector of the public taxes of Wayne County for 1848 prodced[sic] in Court the following list of insolvencies &c to wit:

District No. 2 Jacob BURNS Removed Poll .77 1/2 Wm. BROWN Removed Poll .77 1/2,

W. C. GAMBELL overage .77 1/2, S. F. LANEAR Removed Poll 77 1/2, Author MORRIS Removed Poll .77 1/2, Ann WESTLOKE Removed Poll .77 1/2. District No. 3 Jesse BOND overage Poll 77 1/2, Wm C. HASSELL Removed Poll .77 1/2, John H. PARKER overage Poll .77 1/2 Abner SMITH Removed Poll .77 1/2.

Monday Jan. 1st 1849
District No. 4 John J. BOYD Removed Poll .77 1/2, James C. BRIDGES overage .77 1/2, Calvin EDINS Removed Poll .77 1/2, John McCORMACK Removed Poll .77 1/2, JOHN OVERTON removed Poll .77 1/2 Peter WHITEHEAD removed Poll .77 1/2, Wm. C. WARREN[?] listed in 2 Districts .77 1/2 Wm. H. CARTWRIGHT 1 Town lot $1.17 Wm. P. KENDRICK & Mrs. KEA 1 Black $1.17. District No. 5 Wm. TILLY removed Poll .77 1/2 Richard TILLY Removed Poll 77 1/2 Miner WHITE listed in 2 Districts 77 1/2 District No. 6 David BREWER removed (Poll) .77 1/2 R. C. BATEMAN Removed Poll .77 1/2 John N. BREWER no such man to be found .77 1/2 Joseph MABRY removed .77 1/2 Samuel P. McCLANE Removed Poll 77 1/2 George STAGGS removed Poll 77 1/2 Alexander STAGGS removed Poll 77 1/2 Wm. SCOTT removed Poll .77 1/2 Barnabas SCOTT removed (Poll) .77 1/2 District No. 7 Not to be found .77 1/2 Wm. BROWN Insolvent .77 1/2 J.E.C. WALKER Insolvent .77 1/2 District No. 8 James BANKS removed (poll) 77 1/2 Robert FOX removed (Poll) 77 1/2 D. W. MOSIER under age .77 1/2 Henry MARTIN removed (poll) .77 1/2 George H. TALLY removed (Poll) .77 1/2 Thomas MIDDLETON removed (Poll) 77 1/2 James MORRIS removed (Poll) 77 1/2 Livi SAILS no such a man to be found 77 1/2 District No. 9 James BROWN or BRANNON removed (Poll) .77 1/2
James BLACKWOOD listed in 2 Districts .77 1/2 Daniel WATSON (Poll) removed .77 1/2 Bennet POWEL listed in 2 districts Black Poll $2.34 John SOUTH removed (Poll) .77 1/2 Isaac TALLY removed Poll (77 1/2) James McFALL removed (Poll) 77 1/2 Thos. PRUET Insolvent 77 1/2 Wilburn WEST _________77 1/2 DISTRICT NO. 10 Stephen COPPER overage (Poll) 77 1/2 Lewis H. JONES removed (Poll) 77 1/2 Wm. B. EDWARDS Insolvent (Poll) 77 1/2 Richard BALENTINE (Poll) 77 1/2 District No. 11 Carroll TUCKER removed (Poll) 77 1/2 David BRIGGS removed (Poll) 77 1/2 Hardy SAUNDER listed in 2 Districts (Poll) 77 1/2 Arch TILLY Listed in 2 Districts (Poll) 77 1/2 Wm. DABBS (Poll) 77 1/2 Arch TILLEY Listed in 2 Districts 1.55 & Isolvent Samuel MOTON removed (Poll) 77 1/2 District No. 12 Adam LUTTS overage (Poll) 77 1/2 overage (Poll) 77 1/2 George W. WALLIS removed (Poll) 77 1/2 Merdeth MORRISON (Poll) 77 1/2 Andrew SCOT (Poll) 77 1/2 Nathaniel LANCASTER 77 1/2 Wm. HOLLIS 389 1/2 Wm. BROADSTREET 77 1/2 Joseph HUNT 77 1/2 George A. BROWN 77 1/2 Jackson KILBURN 77 1/2 District No. 13 Thomas L. LOONEY (Poll) Wm. LACKY insolvent Poll 77 1/2 D.C. WHITTEN removed (Poll) 77 1/2 Mason WHITTEN overage Poll) 77 1/2 James PHILIPS overage Poll 77 1/2 David PHILIPS overage (Poll) 77 1/2 Owen BRIANT removed Poll 77 1/2 [State Tax $13] William VERRANT no such man to be found 77 1/2 Making $66.78
State of Tennessee Wayne County: Personally appeared in open Court William (?) Collector of the Public Tax of Said County for the year 1884 Who made oath in due form that the list of Insolvents by him exhibited is Just and true to the best of his Knowledge and that said list fully sits forth the name of each delinquent in his County the amount of Tax he owes and the nature and kind of Taxable subjects from which derived.
Monday Jan 1st 1849
for said year and that he has used all real[?] ways and means in his power to collect the Taxes contained in said list from the time he rec’d the tax list from the Clerk there of and that he could not find any property to enable him to collect said taxes sworn to and subscribed in open Court January 1st 1849 [which crossed out] //s// Wm. THORNTON T. C. Text Wm. JONES Clerk
[Ordered that Court adjourn till tomorrow morrow morning 9 OClock – crossed out]
It is therefore ordered by the Court that said Collector be allowed a credit for the sum of Thirteen Dollars State Tax & fifty three 47/100 Dollars County Tax in his settlement as provided by law and that the same be certified by the Clerk.
Court adjourned until tomorrow morning at 9 Oclock. //s// W. CARTER, A. MONTAGUE, H. ROBERTS
Tuesday Morning January 2nd, 1849
Court met according to adjournment
The report of the commissioners appointed to allot and set apart to Lucinda KEATON widow of Jacob A. KEATON deceased a years provisions for herself and family is produced in Court confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded.
[ordered by the Court that the Clerk Cert – crossed out]

William THORNTON Revenue Collector for Wayne County for 1848 having applied at the Oct. Term of this court for a credit for Insolvencies Removals &c and there not being a sufficient number of Justices present as required by Law and the said THORNTON having applied to this Term and the Court having made him the allowance aforesaid it is therefore ordered by the Court that the Clerk of this Court certify the facts to the Comptroller.
Ordered that Court Adjourn tell Court in course. //s// W. CARTER , A. MONTAGUE, H. ROBERTS.

Court December 1848

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State of Tennessee) Be it remembered that a Corum County Court was began and Wayne County) held for the County of Wayne at the Court House in the Town of Waynesboro on the 4th day [of December A.D. as crossed out] it being the first Monday in December A.D. One thousand Eight hundred and forty eight. The following Justice of the peace present and presiding W. CARTER, Chairman, LAFFERTY and MONTAGUE his associates.

Ordered by the Court that King PRATER be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd class in the place of Wm. BATTLES and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction. Issued Dec’r 11 1848

Ordered by the Court that John W. HULL be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd class in the place of Thomas P. CYPERT and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction. Isued Dec’r 11, 1848

December Term 1848

Came John McDOUGAL who was appointed Guardian of William L., Joseph H. and Andrew W. KING, minor heirs of John D. KING, decd And report the following came into his hands as such Guar.

One note on Andrew WILLIAMS Due the 25th Dec’r 1848 for eighteen dollars $18.00

One note on Joseph PITTS 21st Oct 1848 for fifty three dollars and 53.00

One note or Due bill on Solomon PHILLIPS due Nov’6, 1848 for eight Dollars & 40 cents 8.40

79.40

Came E.S. HAMM who was appointed Adm’ of the estate of Sam’ HAMM dec’d at a former term of this Court and returned in Court on Oath an Inventory & Accpt of sale

Ordered by the Court that John S. BURNS be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd class in place of Joseph SUTHERLAND and have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction. Isued Dec’r 11, 1848

A settlement between Wm. JONES Clerk of this Court and James M. STANFIELD and John N. GILLIS Adm’s of the Estate of Nathaniel MARTIN dec’d was this day submitted to the court for their consideration and was confirmed and ordered to be recorded.

A settlement between Wm. JONES, Clerk of this Court & Elizabeth CARTER, Administratrix of the estate of David CARTER, dec’d was this day submitted to the court for their consideration and was confirmed ordered to be recorded.

A settlement between Wm. JONES, Clerk of this Court and Elizabeth CARTER [Guardian of crossed out] and William B. WALKER Guardian of the minor heirs of David CARTER dec’d was this day submitted to the court for their consideration and was confirmed and ordered to be recorded.

A settlement between Wm. JONES Clerk of this Court and William G. GALLAHER Guardian of the minor heirs of John GALLAHER, dec’d was this day submitted to the Court for their consideration and was confirmed and ordered to be recorded.

Ordered by the Court that Benjamine KING be appointed overseer of the road of 1st class in place of Felix WEST and have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction and that he extend his road from the 6 mile post to the forks of the road on the top of the ridge.

Court October 1848

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State of Tennessee Wayne County
Be it remembered that a quarterly [corum crossed out] County Court was begun and held for the County of Wayne at the Court House in the Town of Waynesboro on the 2nd day of October [September crossed out], being the first Monday. The Justices present, Washington CARTER, Chairman, LAFFERTY, JOB, HAYNES, WALKER, WILSON, KERWIN, YOUNG, GANT, WATKINS, CYPERT, GRAY, HOPSON, DIXON, LEE, SHEPARD & PHILLIPS.

Monday Oct 2nd, 1848

This day came into Court, M.H. BURKS, who was choses [sic] appointed a guardian at a former term of this Court of the minor heirs of David MOSELY dec’d and took the necessary oath for this qualification.

Ordered by the Court that John A. KENNEDY be appointed overseer of 1st class road in place of J.N. FOREHAND and have the following hands, to wit: H.H. HUNTER, S. SUTTON, John BENHAM, D. HELTON. Wm.[?] KEA, A. BUIE, J.N. SHIELDS, E.D. BURNS, J. WETHERS, Mark WHITE, T. MORGAN, Robt.. MACK, Constantine MACK and all hands within said bounds.

On motion to appropriate to James ANDERSON and Thomas M. EAST, the amount of ten dollars each for their services a s commissioners to settle with the county Trustee of said County. A Majority being present the Ayes and nayes were as follows Ayes: W. CARTER, Chairman, LAFFERTY, JOBE??, WILSON, WALKER, GANT, WATKINS, HOPSON, GRAY, PHILLIPS, SHEPARD & John A. MACK so said appropriation was mad [sic] to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the Trustee of Wayne County not otherwise appropriated.
[The following undoubtably applies to the above appropriation; it is circled completely by a line] the ayes and nayes being called for stood as follows, to wit: Ayes W. CARTER, Chairman, LAFFERTY, JOB, WILSON , WALKER, GANT, WATKINS, HOPSON, Thomas GRAY, PHILLIPS, SHEPARD and LEE 12, Nayes: none. So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the Trustee, not otherwise appropriated.

Ordered by the Court that Johnson BIFFLE be overseer of the road of 2nd class and that he work from Alexander GULLICK to where it intersects the old road near Moses RAY‘S and have the following hands to work under his directions to wit: jacob STOW, Lafayette STOW, Wm. C. McBRIDE, Lewis HENSLEY, Nathan BIFFLE, Davis HAM ??, John G. HILL and Alexander HILL.

Ordered by the Court that A.T. PHILLIPS be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd class in place of John LYNNVILL and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his directions.

Ordered by the court that C.W. THOMPSON be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd class in the place of Seth DABBS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction.

Ordered by the Court that John BRATCHER be appointed overseer of the Road of 2nd Class in place of Grant S. SIMMONS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his directions.

Monday, Oct 2nd, 1848

Ordered by the Court that Alfred SIMMONS be appointed overseer of the Road in the place of Thomas SHEPPARD and that he have [the hands in the same bounds to work under his directions, crossed out] Mason WHITTEN and all the hands from there to the County line to work under his direction.

Upon application it is ordered by the court that Josiah DARBY, Josiah FOWLER, George WHITTEN, Caleb HUGHES and Berry FOWLER be appointed a Jury of View and mark out a road commencing at the Florence & Wayneboro road on the land of Josiah DARBY and runn so as to intersect the Waynesboro & Florence road on the Land of Jonathan WHITTEN and runn the nearest and best rout and that they report the same to the next term of this Court.

Ordered by the Court that James C. QUEEN be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd class in place of Isham TURNBOUGH and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction.

Ordered by the Court that James B. DAVIS be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd class in place of Bazel PRATER and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction.

Ordered by the Court that William BAKER be apponted overseer of the road in place of William SINCLAIR and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his directions.

Ordered by the Court that John W. MONTAGUE be appointed overseer of the road in the place of James SUTHERLAND and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction.

Ordered by the court that John FRANKS be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd class and that he work from the Methodist Campground to the Hardin County line and that he have the following hands to wit: James M. BISHOP, Samuel J. POLLAC, Benjamin MARTIN and all the hands in his settlement to work under his direction.

Ordered by the court that Joseph DIAL be appointed overseer of the road in the place of James LEE and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction.

Ordered by the Court that Samuel C. MITCHELL be appointed overseer of the opening of the road through Ashland from the ford of Buffalo to where it intersects the old road at the end of the lane below John SCOTTs and that he have following hands to wit: all the hands that work under Isaac SURRATT and all that live in Ashland to work under his direction.

Monday, October 2nd, 1848

Came into Court John G. HILL and others who was appointed at a former term of this court to view and mark out a 2nd class road so as to change the old road so as to runn through Ashland and report a road found as directed in the order.

On application it is ordered by the court that Joseph PITTS, Charles PARKER, Gideon SMITH, Joseph ROBNETT and William EADS by appointed a jury to view and mark out so as to change the road leading down green River so as to leave the old road at the Baptist Meeting house on John S. BURNS’s land and intersecting the same at or near Joseph PITTS and that they report at the next term of this court.

Ordered by the court that John L. COPELAND by appointed overseer of the road in the place of William DABBS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction.

Came John M. SCOTT and others who was appointed at a former term of this court a jury to view and mark out a road from Harrison Forge running up Poags Creek across and down Factorys Fork and intersect the West Point road near the Bethlehem Meeting House and report a road found as directed in the order.
Ordered by the Court that Jacob SCOTT be appointed overseer of the Clearing out a 2nd class road from Harrison Forge so as to intersect the West Point Road near the Bethlehem meeting House as marked out by the Jury.

A settlement between William Jones, Clerk of this Court and James ARNETT, Administrator of the estate of Guston KINDLE, decd, was this day submitted to the court and confirmed and ordered to be recorded.

A settlement between William JONES, Clerk of this Court and Geo. W. BARKER, Guardian of Elvira COCKBURN, was this day submitted to the court and confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded.

Came into Court James ARNETT who has this day been Chosen and appointed by the Court, Guardian of Alfred P., Minor heir of Gustan KINDLE, decd, and entered into bond of Three hundred and fifty dollars with John McDOUGAL and Samuel L. BURNS his securities Which was approved of by the court and ordered to be recorded and where upon the said James ARNETT took the necessary oath for his qualification.

Waynesboro October 2nd 1848

Ordered by the Court that Reuben EAST and John CARTER be attached to the hands that is now attached to Jackson ARNOLD to work on the road under his direction.

A majority of the Justices being present

Upon application of William JONES, Clerk of this Court for an appropriation of Twenty eight dollars and fifty cents the amount by him expended for blank book for his office the Ayes and nayes were as follows Ayes W. CARTER, Chairman, YOUNG, HAYNES, LAFFERTY, WILSON, GANT, WATKINS, CYPERT, Thos. GRAY, SHEPARD & DIXON, Ayes 11, Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the Trustee of said County not otherwise appropriated. Issued

A majority of the Justices being present

On motion be appropriate to Wm. JONES, Clerk of this Court the sum of eight dollars the amount by him expended for furniture for his office, the Ayes and Nayes were as follows Ayes W. CARTER, Chairman, YOUNG, HAYNES, LAFFERTY, WILSON, GANT, WATKINS, CYPERT, Thos. GRAY, SHEPARD and DIXON 11 naes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the Trustee of Wayne County not otherwise appropriated. Issued.

On motion to appropriate to Wm JONES, Clerk of this Court the amount of Seventy five cents the amount by him expended for a bland Book for his office the Ayes and nayes were as follows Ayes W. CARTER, Chairman, YOUNG, HAYNES, LAFFERTY, WILSON, GANT, WATKINS, CYPERT, Thos. GRAY, SHEPARD and DISON 11 noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated.

On motion to appropriate to Nathan BIFFLE, Joseph EAST and Lemuel D. MACK the sum of twenty five dollars each for their services as Commissioners in superintending the building of the Court house the Ayes and nayes were as follows Ayes W. CARTER, Chairman, YOUNG, HAYNES, LAFFERTY, WILSON, KERWIN, GANT, WATKINS, CYPERT, Thos. GRAY, SHEPARD & DIXON Ayes 12, noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated.

On motion to release John M. SCOTT from the payment of a balance on an Old School Bond and satisfactory proof being made to the court a majority of the Justices being present the Ayes and nayes being taken stand as follows Ayes [this entire entry crossed out].

On motion to release John M. SCOTT from the payment of a balance on an old School Bond A majority of the Justices present and satisfactory proof being made to the Court that said Bond has once been paid It was therefore ordered by the Court that the said SCOTT be released from the payment thereof.

On application of L.S. MACK to be released from the payment of a balance on an old School Bond and satisfactory proof being made to the Court that the bond had once been paid And a majority of the Justices being present it is ordered by the Court that the said MACK be released from the payment there off.

Waynesboro Oct. 2nd 1848

A majority of the Justices present came Grief L. MITCHELL and others who was appointed at a former term of this court a jury to view and mark out a 2nd class road leaving the turn pike road at or near John RICKETS on Eagle Creek and runn a cross the dividing ridge between Eagle and Hardins Creek by MITCHELLS mill and intersect the Waynesboro and Savannah road at or near Wm. J. GRIMES and report a road found as directed [crossed] follows leaving the Turnpike road below E.B. THROGMARTINS and runn up the hollow between THROGMORTENS and H. HAGGARDS and cross the ridge and intersect the Waynesboro and Savannah road at Wm. J. GRIMES where upon [crossed out] which was recd by the court.

Ordered by the Court that E. B. THROGOMORTEN be appointed overseer of the clearing out a 2nd class road as viewed and marked out by Grief L. MITCHELL and other from the turnpike on Eagle Creek across and intersect the Waynesboro and Savannah road at Wm. J. GRIMES and have the hands on Eagle Creek above Wm. M. GALLAGLEYS and all the hands on the branch of Hardins Creek of Hardins Creek that said road runns down to work under his direction.

Ordered by the Court that Joshua T. BREWER be appointed overseer of the Shannonville road from the ford of the creek near the widow ROBINSON‘S old place to the Perry County line and have the following hands to wit Thomas MONTAGUE, Josiah ROBINSON, Casper HEDRICK, Peter HEDRICK, John HEDRICK, David POWEL, John R. BREWER and Samuel BREWER to work under his directions.

Ordered by the Court that Jesse S. ROSS and hands work under Wm. BATTLES as overseer of the road in place of working under Sandy GUNTER.

A majority of the Justices being present Came F. W. LOYD & others who was appointed a jury to view and mark out a 2nd class road and reported in Court a road found as follows leaving the Lawrenceburg Road at Baker CYPERTS and intersecting the same at John McGLAMERY‘S as directed in said order which was reced by the court.

Ordered by the Court that William SHIPMAN be appointed overseer of the clearing out a 2nd class road as viewed and marked out by F. W. LOYD and others leaving the Lawrenceburg road at Baker CYPERT‘s and intersecting the same at John McGLAMERY‘s and have all the hands on the waters of Indian Creek from Samuel COOPERS to the head to work under his direction.

Came into Court Joacum DUGGAR who was appointed Guardian of the minor heirs of George CROSSNO decd at the last term of this court and report that there has nothing come into his hands as such Guardian.

Monday Oct 2nd 1848

The last will and testament of John SINCLEAR was this day exhibited in open Court and the execution of the same duly proven by the oaths Benjamine WATKINS and James C [crossed out] COPELAND both subscribing witnesses there to and said will was ordered to be recorded Where upon William SINCLEAR and Resign SINCLEAR Executor and Executrix to said will appeared in Court and entered into bond in the sum of twelve thousand dollars with John N. GILLIS, David COOK and James COPELAND who was appointed by the Court as his[crossed out] their securities Where upon the said William SINCLEAR and Resign SINCLEAR took the necessary oaths for their qualification thereupon Court ordered that the following letters Isue to the said William and Resign SINCLEAR to wit) State of Tennessee Wayne County Where as it appears to the Court here that John SINCLEAR late of said County is dead and made his last will in writing in which he hath appointed William SINCLEAR and Resign SINCLEAR his executor and Executrix to the same which said will has been exhibited in open court and proves as the law directs it is therefore ordered the Court that letters testamentary of all and singular the goods and chattles rights and credits of the said John SINCLEAR decd Isue to the said Wm. and Resign SINCLEAR having been qualified agreeable to law to enter into and upon all and singular the goods and chattles rights and credits of the said John SINCLEAR decd and the same into your possession take wheresoever the same may be found and a true and perfect inventory there of mark and return to our ensuing county Court and all Just debts of the said John SINCLEAR to pay and also and truly pay and deliver all the legacies contained and specified in the said testament as far as the said Goods and Chattels rights and credits will there unto extend and the law charge you. Witness Wm. JONES, Clerk of said Court office on the 1st Monday in Oct. 1848. Wm. JONES Clk.

Ordered that Court adjourn tell tomorrow. W. CARTER, Solomon JOBE, John W. LEE.

Tuesday Oct 3rd 1848

Court met according to adjournment. The Following Justices present & presiding W. CARTER, Chairman, JOBE & LEE his associates.

It Appearing to the Court that Samuel HAMM late of said County is dead and having made no last will in wrighting and application being made by E. S. HAMM to have letters of Administration granted him upon all and singular the goods and chattles rights & credits of the said Samuel HAMM where upon the said E.S. HAMM Entered into bond in the sum of Five hundred dollars with Wm. THORNTON and Thomas LAWSON his securities which was approved of by the court where upon the court ordered that the following letters of Administration Isue to the said E.S. HAMM

State of Tennessee Wayne County Came into Court Joseph PITTS and made oath that he has lost or mislaid an order as overseer of the road and that he had kept said order to be (unreadable). Whereupon it was ordered that the said PITTS be released as such overseer and that Andrew WILLIAMS be appointed in his place and that the said WILLIAMS have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction.

A settlement between Wm. JONES, Clerk of this Court & John H. GRAVES and Joseph PITTS, Ad’m of the Estate of Wm. WILLIAMS, dec’d was this day submitted to the court which was rec’d by the court and ordered to be recorded.

Tuesday Oct 3rd 1848

Ordered by the Court that John HARDIN be appointed overseer of the road in the place of James T. YOUNG Jr. and have the following hands to wit John CASTEEL, John MORRISON, James LEE, Wm. WORTHEN to work under his direction.

Ordered that Court adjourn till court in course. W. CARTER, Solomon JOBE, John W. LEE.

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