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Court in October 1851

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Monday October 6th 1851
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 sixth day it being the first Monday in October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty one When and where the following Justices were present and presiding to wit D J JONES Chairman LAFFERTY BARKER HAM HAYNES A B GANTT [B HAM – crossed out] Solomon JOBE, John MONTAGUE, George G HERRON, L B GANT, A J BREWER C W POPE PHILIP & CARTER

It appearing to the Court that Elizabeth DICKSON [WARREN – crossed out] wife of Samuel DICKSON has died in [this – crossed out] Wayne County intestate And the said Samuel DICKSON having this day come into open Court and renounced his right to administer upon the separate estate of his said wife and Thomas WARREN [having – crossed out] son of the said Elizabeth having applied to this Court for Letters of Administration upon the separate estate of said Elizabeth WARREN It is therefore ordered by the Court that Letters of Administration upon the goods and chattles rights and credits of said Elizabeth WARREN upon his entering into bond and security as required by law and came into Court said Thomas WARREN and William POLLARD and John M McDOUGAL his securities and entered into bond in the [sum – crossed out] the penal sum of four thousand dollars conditioned for his faithful administration of said estate which bond was duly acknowledged in open Court by said Thomas WARREN William POLLARD and John McDOUGAL and approved by the Court And thereupon the said Thomas WARREN was duly sworn in open Court Faithfully to discharge his duty as such Administrator as prescribed by law

James ARNETT Guardian to A P KINDEL minor heir of Guston KINDEL deceased came into Court and renewed his Bond in the sum of four hundred dollars with G W BARKER his security which was approved of by the court and ordered to be recorded

Ordered by the Court that John HARDIN be appointed Overseer of the road of Second Class in the place of Daniel BRYSON removed and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Oct 7, 1851
Ordered by the Court that William KEATON be appointed overseer of the road of second [road – crossed out] Class in the place of Luke LEE and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Oct. 7, 1851

[page 197] Monday Oct 6, 1851
Ordered by the Court that Henry HOLT be appointed overseer of the road of second Class in the place of Jesse HALFORD and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Iused Oct 1851

A settlement between Wm JONES Clerk of this Court and Josiah ROBINSON Guardian to the minor heirs of Enoch JAMES Dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was rec’d by the Court and ordered to be recorded

A settlement between William JONES Clerk of this Court and D J JONES Guardian to Giles VANSANT was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed and ordered to be recorded

A settlement between Wm JONES Clerk of this Court and James ARNETT Guardian to Alfred P KINDEL minor heir of Guston KINDEL dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed and ordered to be recorded

Upon the petition of Wm POLLARD Administrator of the estate of Jacob A KEATON deceased [amend – crossed out] it is ordered by the Court that said Administrator amend his settlement with the Clerk of this Court

Came Wm M LAFFERTY and others who was at a former term of this Court appointed Commissioners to allot and set apart to the widow of John ALTOM deceased one years support and reported accordingly which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Came D J JONES Administrator of the estate of Cynthia STOCKARD dec’d and returned into Court an inventory and Account of sales of said estate verified by his oath which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Came D K HOOD and others who was at a former term of this Court appointed to lay off to Samuel STOCKARD minor heir of Cynthia STOCKARD deceased a support for one year and reported accordingly which was received and ordered to be recorded

Came Wm BENHAM Administrator of the estate of John ALTOM deceased and returned into Court and Inventory and Accounts of sales verified by his Oath which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Came C B McLEAN Administrator of the estate of Henry GRIMES deceased and returned into Court an Act. of second sale of said estate verified by his Oath which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Came John McDOUGAL and other who was at a former term of this Court appointed Commissioners to lay off to the widow of Lemuel ASKEW deceased one years support for herself & family and reported accordingly which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

[page 198] Monday Oct. 6 1851
George G HERRON who was duly elected a Justice of the Peace for Wayne County by the qualified voters of the fourteenth Civil District thereof came into Court and presented to the Court his Commission And Whereupon the said George G HERRON Took the necessary oaths for his qualification and took his seat on the bench

On motion to appropriate to John McDOUGAL Clerk of the Circuit Court and others their fee respectively in certain bills of Cost against Wayne County which are duly certified to wit
State of Tennessee vs                                                                                            Peter PRINCE§                                                                                                         John McDOUGAL $7.81½                                                                                           R A HILL $5.00                                                                                                          Rial BREWER $2.75                                                                                                  L[or S] I DAVIS $4.01

Isued Oct 10, 1851
State of Tennessee vs                                                                                             John STRICKLIN§                                                                                                    John McDOUGAL $7.81¼                                                                                            R A HILL $5.00                                                                                                          Rial BREWER $3.16½                                                                                               Wm B ROSS $19.87                                                                                                       C A ACKLIN $ .75                                                                                                    Thos. S CURTIS $1.50                                                                                                     I H STRICKLIN $2.46                                                                                                     James MARTIN $3.50                                                                                                  John HAYES $3.50

Isued Oct 10, 1851
State of Tennessee vs                                                                                         Robert MACKEY§                                                                                                       John McDOUGAL $6.25                                                                                                R A HILL $5.00                                                                                                                E H PUGH $ .50

State of Tennessee vs                                                                                                     Adam GREENFIELD§                                                                                                    John McDOUGAL $6.25                                                                                                R A HILL $5.00                                                                                                              E H PUGH $ .50

State of Tennessee vs                                                                                            Wiley HALE§                                                                                                              John McDOUGAL $7.25

Isued Oct 10, 1851
State of Tennessee vs                                                                                            Wiley HALE§                                                                                                           John McDOUGAL $7.25

Isued Oct 10, 1851
State of Tennessee vs                                                                                                     Gray BRYANT§                                                                                                         John McDOUGAL $5.25                                                                                                R J CYPERT $1.25                                                                                                          R. BREWER $ .25

Iss’d Oct 10, 1851
State of Tennessee vs                                                                                                   Gray BRYANT§                                                                                                                J McDOUGAL $5.50                                                                                                       R J CYPERT $2.50                                                                                                           R BREWER $ .25

Iss’d Oct 10, 1851
State of Tennessee vs                                                                                                   Gray BRYANT§                                                                                                                J McDOUGAL $5.25                                                                                                      L L MACK $1.25                                                                                                             R BREWER $ .25

Iss’d Oct 10, 1851
State of Tennessee vs                                                                                                 Gray BRYANT§                                                                                                                J McDOUGAL $5.25                                                                                                       L L MACK $1.25                                                                                                           R. BREWER $ .25

Iss’d Oct. 10, 1851
State of Tennessee vs                                                                                                     Gray BRYANT§ & A I SNOW§                                                                                       J McDOUGAL $5.25                                                                                                      R J CYPERT $2.50                                                                                                            R. BREWER $ .25

Iss’d Oct. 10, 1851
[page 199] Monday Oct. 6th 1851
State of Tennessee vs                                                                                                  Gray BRYANT§                                                                                                                J McDOUGAL $5.25                                                                                                       R J CYPERT $1.25                                                                                                     BREWER $ .25

Iss’d Oct 10, 1851
State of Tennessee vs                                                                                                     Henry G MORRIS§                                                                                                         J McDOUGAL $17.30                                                                                               Wm. POLLARD $1.00                                                                                                   E H PUGH $ .50                                                                                                      Jasper N. FOREHAND $9.05                                                                                  John GRIMES $2.25

Iss’d April 13, 1852
State of Tennessee vs                                                                                          Henry G. MORRIS§                                                                                                        J McDOUGAL $14.43¾                                                                                       POLLARD $1.75                                                                                                             E H PUGH $ .25                                                                                                        John GRIMES $ .25                                                                                                 Jesse G GRIMES $1.50

Iss’d Oct. 10, 1851
State of Tennessee vs                                                                                              Wm SCOTT§                                                                                                             John McDOUGAL $8.12½                                                                                           E H PUGH $ .50

Iss’d Oct 10, 1851
State of Tennessee vs                                                                                       William DIXON§                                                                                                            J McDOUGAL $4.25                                                                                                       R BREWER $ .25

Issued Oct 10, 1851
State of Tennessee vs                                                                                                     David LITTLETON§                                                                                                       J McDOUGAL $8.37

Isued Oct 10, 1851
Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr, LAFFERTY, BARKER, HAYNES, JOBE POPE CARTER A B GANT BREWER HAM J. MONTAGUE & HERRON 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

This day the non cupative will of James W STANDFIELD was produced in Court and proven to be the last will and testament of said James W STANDFIELD by John W SHULL Robinson TALLY and P. S STANDFIELD who after having been duly sworn deposed and said that they were acquainted with said James W STANDFIELD on the 22d day of August 1851 during his last sickness and in his own dwelling house in said County and in their presence they being be him called upon [by – crossed out] them and particularly the said John W. SHULL made the following deposition of his property to wit that it was his will and desire that his father and John W SHULL should administer upon his effects and take care of his children and keep them together on his plantation and that all his household property should be kept for their benefit also two cows to wit one called pink and the one called the Gillis cow also one filly to be kept with the children for their use & benefit the ballance sold and
[page 200] Monday Oct 6th 1851
his matters settled up and all his debts paid off The children to be kept on his place if they could be satisfied if not the land to be rented our until the youngest child come of age that he died the same day that it was made that at the time said testator was of disposing mind and memory and not under any undue influence that the said non cupative will was reduced to writing by them and signed by them on the 30th day of August 1851 It is therefore ordered by the Court that the noncupative will be established and that the same as committed to writing by said witnesses be recorded and thereupon William STANDFIELD and John W SHULL the executors nominated in said will applied for Letters testamentary upon said Will and they having entered into bond in the penal sum of fifteen hundred dollars with John A STANDFIELD William WEST T H DICKERSON and Robinson TALLY as their securities conditioned for their faithful execution of the trusts in said will which bond was acknowledged in open Court and which was duly approved by the Court It was therefore ordered by the Court that Letters Testamentary issue to said Executors accordingly And thereupon the said John W. SHULL and William STANDFIELD were duly sworn [to – crossed out] faithfully to execute the trusts of said will

Came Wm BENHAM and others who was at a former term of this Court appointed a Jury to View and mark out so as to change the road of 2d Class through the lands of N F JOHNSON and report a road found as directed in said order which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded
On motion to appropriate to A C McDOUGAL the sum of Twenty five dollars for his services as one of the commissioners appointed to superintend the building of the Court house Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr LAFFERTY BARKER HAYNES JOBE POPE CARTER BREWER J MONTAGUE HAM & HERRON 11 Noes A B GANT 1 So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated Iss’d Oct 20

Upon petition of M J SIMS and others it is ordered by the Court that Bennett COLE James ARNET Daniel HELTON S L SHIELDS Joseph EAST D K HOOD & Cyrus TYREE be appointed a Jury to View and mark out a change in the Road leading from Waynesboro to Gibbs Wool Factory so as to go down the left hand side of the
[page 201] Monday Oct 6, 1851
ridge north of John L FOWLERs Residence and that the[sic] report to the January Term of this Court and that order isue [from page 200 Isued Oct 8, 1851]

Upon the petition of Wm Melton & others it is ordered by the Court that A J BREWER Jefferson BREWER Wilie BREWER Jr G W BREWER Lewis BREWER A J RISNER or any five of them be appointed a Jury to View and mark out so as to change the road of 2d Class leading down Butlers Creek so as to leave the Florence Road between P W HENSLEYs house and the house of William MELTON and run on the west sid[sic] of said MELTONs plantation and intersect the old road below Wm MELTONs plantation And that they report they same to the January term of this Court and that order Issued Oct 8, 1851

Open motion to appropriate to William JONES Clerk of this Court the sum of forty three dollars Eight one cents for services rendered making Tax book &c the 1851 Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr LAFFERTY BARKER HAYNES JOBE A B GANT BREWER PHILIPS J MONTAGUE HAM & HERRON 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 Issued Oct 13, 1851

A majority of the Justices of the peace present Came Rial BREWER Collector of the public Taxes of Wayne County the present year 1851 and reported to the Court the amount of Removals and insolvencies to the amount of ten 51/100 [Eight – crossed out] dollars [and thirty two and one fourth cent – crossed out] State and [Eighteen 81/100 dollars – crossed out] Twenty 76/100 dollars County Tax which report was received and ordered to be recorded Iss’d Dec 1, 1851

Came C F DIXON into Court and resigned his office as Constable of the Twelfth Civil district of Wayne County which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Upon motion to appropriate to A T HASSELL the sum of Eleven dollars and ninety five cents for 116 llbs Bacon and Tobacco furnished the poorhouse commissioners July the 15th and 25th 1851 Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr LAFFERTY BARKER HAYNES JOBE CARTER GANT L B GANT J. MONTAGUE & HERRON 10 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated Issued Oct 20, 1851


Upon motion it is ordered by the Court that David COOK Wm HAWK and A B GANT be appointed Commissioners to allot and set apart to the minor heirs of James W STANFIELD deceased under the age of fifteen [fourteen – crossed out] years old so much of the stock crop provisions and moneys as shall be sufficient for the support of said heirs one year from the death of their said father and that they report the same to the next term of this Court Issued Oct 13 1851

[page 202] Monday Oct. 6, 1851
It appearing to the Court that John S STANFIELD who is a citizen of the County of Wayne is unable to procure the means of living by manual labor from bodily infirmity and it further appearing to the Court that said STANFIELD is in indigent circumstances and has no other means of support Is it therefore ordered by the Court a majority of all the Justices present [and – crossed out] that the said John S STANFIELD is hereby authorized and empowered to hawk and peddle or Merchandize without License in the said County of Wayne and State of Tennessee provided said STANFIELD shall take an oath before the Clerk of this Court that he will not retail the Goods of any other persons directly nor indirectly but that the goods sold by him shall be exclusively his own and provided further that this shall be no authority to said STANFIELD to sell Spiritous Liquors or Clocks without obtaining a License therefore Isued Jan 17, 1852


Personally appeared in open Court Buckly HAM Administrator of the estate of William HEFFINGTON deceased and suggested the insolvency of said estate It is therefore ordered by the Court that said administrator give notice in the Nashville Weekly Union a public Newspaper published in the Town of Nashville in said State for three successive weeks and also by a written notice on the Court house door in the Town of Waynesboro for all those creditors of said estate to come forward and file their claims on or before the first Monday in October 1852 with the Clerk of this Court properly authenticated or they will be for ever barred


On motion it is ordered by the Court that George W BROWN J C ELLIOTT and S[?] H GRIMES be appointed Commissioners to allot and set apart to Mahuldah Maranda and Jincy Minor heirs of Dilly GOFORTH deceased and under the age of fifteen [fourteen – crossed out] years so much of the stock crop provision and money as will be sufficient for one year support for said minors from the death of their said Mother and that they report the same to the same to the November term of this Court that Order Isue accordinly Isued Oct 13, 1851

Came Wm BENHAM into Court who was this day appointed Admr. of the estate of Dilly GOFORTH deceased and entered into bond in the sum of Eight hundred dollars with Jacob BENHAM AND Rial BREWER his securities which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded Whereupon the said Wm BENHAM took the necessary oath for this qualification

A settlement between Wm JONES Clerk of this Court and David TACKETT Guardian to the minor heirs of Wiley B TACKETT deceased was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded
[page 203] Monday Oct. 6, 1851

Came David TACKETT Guardian to the minor heirs of W B TACKETT Deceased and renewed his bond in the sum of Two hundred dollars with R BREWER and C ACKLIN his securities which was received by the Court [which was rec – crossed out] and ordered to be recorded
On Motion [Came D J JONES – crossed out] it is ordered by the Court that James ANDERSON D. J. JONES and John McDOUGAL by appointed Commissioners to allot and set apart to Rachel MERRYMAN widow of Eli MERRYMAN deceased so much of the stock crop [stock – crossed out] provision and money as shall be sufficient for the support of herself and family for the term of one year from the death of her said husband and that they report the same to the November term of this Court and that Order Isue accordingly
Rachel MERRYMAN Widow of Eli MERRYMAN deceased this day relinquished her right of Administration on said estate in writing to the Court and request the Court to appoint Joacim DUGGER adm’r on said Estate And Whereupon the said Joacim DUGGER came in to Court and entered into bond in the sum of Twenty five hundred dollars with John McDOUGAL and Stephen BIVENS his securities and whereupon the said DUGGER and each of his securities came into Court and acknowledged the execution of said Bond which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded And whereupon the said Joacim DUGGER took the necessary Oath for his qualification

Ordered by the Court that the commissioners appointed at a former term of this Court to superintend the painting of the Court house also have the windows of said house [the Entry Takers Office in said house – crossed out] repaired [in said – crossed out] except the offices occupied by the Clerks & Register

Ordered by the Court that George W CABB be appointed overseer of the road of first Class [in the place of – crossed out] leading from Waynesboro to Savannah in the place of Green WILSON and John L. FOWLER [and Issac MORRIS – crossed out] that he work from [the – crossed out] Waynesboro to the four mile post and that he have the hands in the same bounds of the said WILSON & FOWLER to work under his direction Isued Oct 7, 1871

Ordered by the Court that Alison HUGHLING be appointed overseer of the road of second Class in the place of C H HUGHLING and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Oct 7, 1851

Ordered by the Court that Pleasant MORGAN be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of Andrew CASTEEL and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Oct 7, 1851

Ordered that Court adjourn till to morrow [morning – crossed out] at one O’clock //s// D J JONES Chair G W BARKER W. CARTER

[page 204] Tuesday Oct. 7, 1851
Court met according to adjournment Present D J JONES Ch’r CARTER & BARKER his associates

The Widow of Wm C McBRIDE deceased this day relinquished her right to administer on the said estate and request the Court to appoint James E. McKNIGHT in writing and Whereupon the said James E. McKNIGHT came into Court and entered into bond in the sum of six hundred dollars conditioned for the faithful performance of his Administration with D J JONES and C ACKLIN his securities and whereupon the said McKNIGHT and each of his said securities came into open Court and Acknowledged the execution of said bond which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded Where upon the said McKNIGHT took the necessary oath for his qualification

Came into Court T G ALLEN who has been appointed deputy Sheriff of Wayne County by Rial BREWER Sheriff of said County and took the necessary Oaths for his qualification

Ordered by the Court that the following good and lawful men of the County of Wayne and State of Tennessee be appointed and summonds by the Sheriff of said County to be and attend at the next term of the Circuit Court to be held for the County of Wayne [and – crossed out] at the Court house in the Town of Waynesboro on the fourth Monday in January next (To wit) William HARDIN Spencer LOYD Edmund B THROGMARTIN Andrews WILLIAMS Thomas FRANKLIN Washington CARTER Stephen BIVENS George W BARKER William BENHAM Elijah D. BIFFLE George KYLE Samuel MARTIN C. C. COOK [James B ANDERSON – crossed out] Carroll H. HUGHLING A PHILIPS Thomas ADAMS Wallis HAYES Soloman BREWER Jr A. J. BREWER Micajah McGEE John B DIXON Josiah DARBY George G HERRON John SPEER King PRATER and that Jacob B BIFFLE and James B DAVIS be appointed and summonds to attend as Constables and wait on the Court and that Venirafacious Isue returnable to said Court Iss’d Oct. 27, 1851.

Came into Court John McDOUGAL who was appointed deputy Clerk of the County Court of Wayne County by William JONES Clerk and took the necessary Oath for his qualification


Ordered that Court adjourn till Court in Course //s// D J JONES Chair G W BARKER W. CARTER

Court February 1850

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Monday Febr 4th 1850

A Settlement between Wm JONES Clerk of this Court and Ibby G GALLAHER Guardian of Wm M. minor heir of John GALLAHER deceased was this day submitted to the court which was confirmed and ordered to be recorded

A settlement between Mm JONES Clerk of this Court and Ibby GALLAHER Guardian of Joanna R minor heir of John GALLAHER dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was [this day –crossed out] Confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded

A settlement between Mm JONES Clerk of this Court and Ibby GALLAHER Guardian of the minor heirs of John GALLAHER Dec’d was this day submitted to the court which was rec’d and ordered to be recorded

A settlement between Mm JONES Clerk of this Court and Ibby GALLAHER Guardian of Sarah E minor heir of John GALLAHER Dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded

A settlement between Mm JONES Clerk of this Court and Ibby GALLAHER Guardian of Thomas M minor heir of John GALLAHER Dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Ordered by the Court that the following Receipt be be recorded on the minutes of the Court to wit Rec’d of W CARTER one of the Commissioners to make sale of the lots on the west side of the Square in Waynesboro one note of hand on Jonathan MORRIS and John McDOUGAL for Eighty dollars due the 13th Nov 1848 and one on H ROBERTS & Jonathan MORRIS for one Hundred dollars due the 13th Nov 1848 with a credit of one hundred collars on the 24th day of Dec 1849 / / s / / D J JONES Char of the poorhouse Com

Ordered by this Court that Daniel HELLAN [HELTON?] be appointed overseer of the road of 1st Class in the place of Joseph EAST and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 6th 1850

ORdered by the Court that Henry McGEE be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Samuel McGEE and have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 6th 1850

Monday Febr 4th 1850

Ordered by the Court that James LAY be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of A G NUMAN and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 6th 1850

Ordered by the Court that Benjamine MARTIN be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Burrell BAILY and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 6h 1850

Ordered by the Court that A M FALLEN be appointed [Guardian – crossed out] overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of C W THOMPSON and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7th 1850

Ordered by the Court that John MORRISON be appointed overseer of the road of 1st Class in the place of Mereda MORRISON and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7 1850

Ordered by the Court that Jeremiah PRINCE be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of DAvid R ADAMS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7th 1850

Ordered by the Court that Moses Price be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Joseph G GALLAHER and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7, 1850

Ordered by the Court that Jackson JAMES be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Alford SIMMONS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7, 1850

Came into Court James HOLLIS administrator of the Estate of Thomas GIST deceased and returned an inventory and accounts of sales verified by his Oath which was received by the court and ordered to be recorded

Came T H MABRY Trustee of Wayne County and reported to the Court the amt. of Revenue arising for the year 1849 which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Monday Febr’ 4th 1850

Ordered by the Court that Franklin SHULL be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of John W BERRY and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7,1850

Ordered by the Court that John RISNER Jr. be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of Joseph BREWER and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7, 1850

Ordered by the Court that Joseph B DIXON be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class running up the Double Branches that he work from Samuel McGEE to the Indian Creek road and that he have John B DIXON and Joseph DIAL to work under his direction Isued Febr 7, 1850

Ordered b the Court that C C COOK be appointed Overseer of the road of 2nd Class and that he work from Indian Creek to Wm BECKHAM’s old hog pen and that he have Levi VICTORY Wm EAVES Joshua GALLION and all the hands in the bounds to work under his direction Isued Feb 7, 1850

Ordered by the Court that Parris HARGUS be appointed Overseer of the road of 2nd Class and that he work from Wm BECKHAM’s old hog pen to the County line and that he have T S BECKHAM Thomas EAVES Umphrey M GOFORTH John BECKHAM and all the hands in that bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7, 1850

Ordered by the Court that Reuben EAST be appointed Overseer of the road of 1st Class in the place of Isaac MORRIS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7, 1850

Came George I WALKER who was this day chosen and appointed Gaurdian of the minor heirs of James C. NICKOLS Died and entered in to bond in the sum of seven hundred dollars with Wm B WALKER his Security Condition for the faithful performance of said Guardianship which was approved of by the Court and ordered to be recorded where upon the said George I WALKER took the necessary oath for his qualification

Ordered by the Court that Wm RAY be appointed Overseer of the Road of 2nd Class in the place of King PRATER and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7, 1850

Monday Febr 4th 1850

Came James E McKNIGHT who was this day chosen and appointed Guardian of the minor heirs of A.C. BIFFLE Dec’d and entered into Bond in the sum of four hundred dollars with E D BIFFLE his security conditioned for the faithful performance of said guardianship which was approved of by the Court and ordered to be recorded whereupon the said James E McKNIGHT took the necessary oath for this qualification

Ordered by the Court that Wm. B. WHITAKER be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class Leading from Waynesboro to Linden and that he work from the forks of the road on Green River to Buffalo and that he have his own hands E WHITAKER & hands and Claton THORP to work under his direction Isued Febr 7 1850

Ordered by the Court that Lemuel POPE be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd CLass running from Waynesboro to Linden and that he work from Buffalo to the Perry County line and to have the hands on the north side of the river and below Cary W POPE to the County line to work under his direction Isued Febr 7, 1850

Came M H? BURKS Guardian of the minor heirs of Daniel TILLMAN dec’d and reported to the court the amount that has come into his hands as such Guardian verafied by his Oath which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

This day came James M RAMSEY Administrator of all and singular the goods & chattles of John N SHIELDS Dec’d and suggested in writing in open court the Insolvency of said Estate alleging that the assets which had come to his hands possession or knowledge were Insuffienct to pay the debts against said Estate It is therefore ordered by the court that publication of the Insolvency of said Estate be made in the Middle Tennessean a Newspaper printed in the Town of Lawrenceburg in the State of Tennessee and that notice be given to all persons to whom said Estate is in any way indebted to file their claims duly authenticated with the clerk of this court on or before the first day of January AD 1851 for prorato Distribution as the Law requires in such cases or they will be forever bared?

Ordered that Court adjourn till Tomorrow morning 9 oclock / / s / / D J JONES Chair, Wm M LAFFERTY James T YOUNG

Tuesday Febr. 5th 1850

Court met according to adjournment Present D J JONES Chr. [LAFFERTY and YOUNG his associates – crossed out] JOBE & GRIMES his associates

CAme B HAMM and returned in to Court an Inventory and account of sales of the Estate of William HEFFINGTON deceased Verified by his Oath which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Ordered by the Court that Henry T HAYS be appointed Overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Joel S WHITTEN and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Feb 7 1850

Ordered by the Court that Isaac W ROSS be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class and that he work from the Turnpike Road near Oze DICUS to be Florence Road near Carrollville and that he have the following hands Bennet HALE Mary MONTAGUE’s hands Larkin ALTOM Wm MONTAGUE John JOBE A B WEBB and all the hands on the water of Eagle Creek from John O ROBERTS to G W BROWN’s exclusive and all the hands in said bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7, 1850

Ordered that Court adjourn till Court in Course / / s / / D J JONES Chair Solomon JOBE John GRIMES

Court May 1849

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Monday, May 7th 1849
State of Tennessee) Be it remembered that a Corum County Court was began Wayne County) and held for the County of Wayne at the Court house in the town of Waynesboro on the 7th day it being the first Monday in May in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty nine the following Justice present and presiding To wit W CARTER Chairman MONTAGUE and D J JONES his associates.

  • Upon application of Robert A HILL it is ordered by the Court that [all crossed out]

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that Wille T RUDGERS a Student at law is a man of Good Moral character and is twenty one years of age It is ordered by the court that the Clerk of this Court issue to him a certificate accordingly

  • A settlement between Wm JONES Clerk of this Court and John T BURNS Guardian of Charles D C minor heir of R H MACK Dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was received and ordered to be recorded

A Settlement between Wm. JONES Clerk of this Court and John S BURNS Guardian of James V MACK minor heir of R. H. MACK 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 Joseph BREWER Guardian of Wasson minor heir of Mary ROBERTSON 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 Wm HEFFINGTON Guardian of the minor heirs of Mary HENSLEY, dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed and ordered to be recorded
  • A settlement between Wm. JONES Clerk of this Court and C B McCULLEY Administrator of the Estate of James DICKSON, dec’d was this day presented to the Court which was confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded
  • Came John McDOUGAL H ROBERTS & T H MABRY who was appointed at a former term of this Court commissioners to lay off and set apart to olly BURGESS widow of Polly. BURGESS Dec’d one year support and reported to the court the amts. set apart to said widow

Monday May 7th 1849

  • A Settlement between Wm. JONES Clerk of this Court and T H MABRY Trustee of Wayne County [and the Clerk of the Court of the Common School – crossed out] was this day presented to Court which was rejected by the Court and said Trustee & Clerk was given further time to make and presented said settlement [in the margin is written what appears to be the word “monies”]
  • Came William SINCLAIR Executor of the Estate of John SINCLAIR Dec’d and after having been duly sworn depose and say that he returned a certain note in the inventory of said Estate made by Andrew J COFFEE payable to William and John SINCLAIR Jointly and said note was claimed as the property of John SINCLAIR Dec’d where upon the Court ordered that said Executor & Executrix? be released of half the amount of said note
  • Came John S BURNS who was at a former term of this Court appointed Guardian of the minor heirs of Robert H MACK deceased into Court & entered into Bond of seven hundred and seventy two dollars with David VOORHEIS Nathan BIFFLE and S L BURNS his securities which was approved by the court and ordered to be recorded.
  • Came John G HILL Adminstrator of the Estate of Thomas BURGESS deceased and returned into Court an Inventory and account of sales which was ordered to be recorded
  • Came William SINCLAIR Executor of the Estate of John SINCLAIR Deceased and returned in to Court an acct of a second sale which was ordered to be recorded
  • Came James B DAVIS into Court who was on the 21st of April last Duly and Constitutionally Elected Constable [of erased] by the qualified voters of the Civil District No. 1 Wayne County for two years from the 4th day of March 1884 [sic] next there after and entered into the following bond to wit [there follows a long recital of the exact bond. The bondsmen were James B. DAVIS, David C. McADOO and Anderson DAVIS all of Wayne County, Tennessee. The bond was signed //s// James B. DAVIS, D. C. McADOO and Anderson DAVIS by his mark Wm. JONES attest. This bond carries over to page 49, same date.]

Where upon the said James B. DAVIS and each of said securities came into the court and acknowledged the execution of said bond which was approved of by the Court and ordered to be recorded. Where upon the said James B. DAVIS took the necessary oaths for his qualification.
ordered that Court adjourn tell Court in Course //s// W. CARTER, A MONTAGUE, D.J. JONES.

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.