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BARLOW, James Kenderick

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Physician and druggist; born Wayne Co., Tenn., Nov. 9, 1851; son of William H. and Mary Clay (Kendrick) Barlow; father’s occupation milling and farming; paternal grandfather William Barlow; maternal grandfather Rev. William P. Kendrick; graduated from the Medical department University of Louisville, Ky. March, 1875; built first telephone system in Hardin Co., Tenn., Savannah to Bethel Springs in 1887; married twice, first, Sarah Motley April 17, 1874, second, Gaston Broyles Jan. 18, 1896; member Masons, K. of P., I.O.O.F. and W.O.W.; member of M.E. church, South; engaged in drug business J.K. Barlow & Son and general merchandise, under firm name of Weller Bros. & Barlow, Savannah, Tenn. [Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee, Memphis: Paul & Douglass Co., Publishers, 1911; Tr. by KM]

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.

History of Wayne County, 1880 by Thomas Meredith

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Contributed by Mrs. Edwinna STRICKLIN, Lutts, Tennessee

Note: This is taken from a xerox copy of a manuscript in the Tennessee Historical Society Collection, Tennessee State Archives and Library.

Wayne County – 1820

Wayne County was established by act of the General Assembly passed on the _____day of _____, 18__, and named for “Old Mad Anthony Wayne”, one of the heroes of the Revoluntionary War. This county is situated in the south western part of Middle Tennessee, and is bounded on the South by the State of Alabama and Hardin County; on the east by Lawrence; on the north by Lewis and Perry; and on the West by Decatur and Hardin Counties, from which it is separated by the Tennessee River, and has an area of 1000 square miles.

The pioneer settlers of this County were chiefly from the older and more central Counties of this division of the State. The first settlement within the limits of what is now Wayne County was made by Frederick Meredith, Mark F. Edwards, William Newton, Lovick Rasbury, Richard Churchwell, and Cary W. Pope on Buffalo River, in 1815; Isaac G. Grimes, Henry Grimes, Peter Renfro and John Johnson, settled on Hardin Creek in 1816; Thomas G. Harvey, Charles Burns, James Reeves, Samuel Loggans and William Scott, all settled on Green river in 1816; Henry and John Rayborn, Jessee and Baker Cypert, Ben Hardin, and David Shull, settled on Indian Creek in 1817-18; James Arnett settled on _______? branch of Hardins Creek in 1819; and //
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William Morris pitched his tent on Hardins Creek in 1818; John Dixon and David Gallaher on Shoal Creek in 1818; and on Forty-eight mile creek, William B. Pogue, William B. Walker, Joseph Staggs and Nathan Biffle were the pioneer settlers.

The first water mill built in the County was in 1817, on Mockasin Creek, by John Meredith; and the first horse mill was built by John O. Roberts on Eagle Creek in 1820. The first school taught in the County was in 1818 by Mark F. Edwards on Mockasin Creek.The first church erected in the County was on Green river, just east of the site of Waynesboro, by the Methodists in 1820, the Rev. James English and Rev. John Craig being among the first ministers to preach in it. At the mouth of Forty-eight mile creek, the Primitive Baptists erected the next church in 1820, the Revs. Willis Dodson, John   Reeves and William Hodges being the first preachers here.

The first merchants in the County were Malachi Wimberly and Andrew Stowball near Ashland in 1819. The first cotton gin built in the County was by William B. Ross, near old Carrollsville in 1819; Thomas established the first ferry on the Tennessee river, in Wayne County, in 1818.

Wayne County was not organizaed //
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______20, though ineffectual efforts to this end had been made before this date. The first County Court was organized at old Town Branch, in the winter of 1819-20 by the following named Justices of the Peace who was commissioned by Gov. Joseph McMinn, to wit:

Ben. Hardin, Henry Rayburn, Jesse Cypert, William Burns, Cary W. Pope,John Meredith, Reuben Kyle, William R. Curtis, William B. Ross, Syphus Reily, WilliamB. Walker and David H. Gallaher.

William Burns was elected Chairman of the Court; William Barnett, Clerk; Ben. Hardin, Sheriff; John McClure, Register; John Meredith, Trustee; John Hill, Ranger; and William B. Pogue, Coroner.

The first Circuit Court was held in the little log Court house, on OldTown Branch, 4 miles north of the present County Seat; in the spring of 1820, Judge _____Turley, presiding; GeorgeBarnett, Clerk; and William F. Doherty, Solictor-General.

Wayne County has had four Court houses. The first was of logs, resembling a primitive log smoke house, with one door, dirt floor, and “big cracks” for windows, board roof, &c. This //
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used about two yearsas the “temple of Justice” for Wayne.

The second was built at Waynesboro about 1820. It was of logs also and not any more pretentious than the first. The third was a frame building built about the year 1827. 24 x 30 feet two stories high with Court room, Clerk’s offices &c. It had a door at each end was lighted by about a dozen windows. It was regarded as afine structure in its day. The fourth and present [1880] Court house is of brick, 30 x 40 feet, two stories high with Court room, Clerk’s offices &c. and cost about $4000.00. It was erected in 1840 or about that time.

There have been five jails: the first was of logs at “old Town”, and was used for about two years. The second was of logs also, being the first at Waynesboro. The third was a hewn log jail, 18 x 18 feet and well finished. The fourth was of brick, lined with logs, and was used until 1876. The fifth is a strong log building, 2 stories high, weatherboarded, and lined with 1½ inch oak plank with iron cages.

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Thomas Meredith, son of Frederick Meredith, from whom I obtained all my information concerning Wayne County, is now in his 75th years and has lived within ¼ miles of where his father first settled for the last 64 years. He is active for one of his age, enjoys good health and has a second wife, in her 49th year. Thos. Meredith, Rocky Point, Wayne County, Tenn.

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Waynesborough
Waynesboro, the County Seat, was founded in 1821, on the land of William Burns and named for Gen. Anthony Wayne, of Revolutionary farm. It is located in a broken, though healthy and productive section on the west bank of Green river, about six miles north of the geographic center of the County and is supplied with excellent water from a never failing spring which issues from a bluff just north of the public square. The town is situated about 90 miles south west from Nashville, 18 miles north of east from Clifton on the Tennessee river, with which it is connected by a turnpike road. It has no railroad facilities, and its chief shipping points are Clifton and Columbia, to and from which goods and produce are conveyed by wagon.

The first dwelling built in the place was by William Burns, in 1821; and Wm. Merrill was the first merchant, beginning business in the Fall of this year. The first hotel keeper was William Barnett, who opened house in 1821 also. The post office was established in this year, and William Barnett appointed the first postmaster. Dr. Martin Mahon was the first physician here, beginning practice in 1822-3; and the first attorney to locate //
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in the town was Thomas F. Edwards in 1822-3. The Methodists erected the first church in Waynesboro in 1834-7 and Rev. William P. Kendrick was their pastor. The first newspaper – Waynesboro Times – was published here in 1856, B. F. Murtishaw, editor and proprietor. The first school taught in the town was by Nathaniel Casey in 1821-2. Waynesboro was incorporated in 18__. and Thomas H. Maberry elected the first mayor.

The town attained its greatest prosperity about the year 1836, and has rather declined since. It has now 4 stores of general merchandise, 1 drug store, 1 saloon, 1 milliner shop, 3 blacksmith shops, 1 boot and shoe shop, 1 carpenter shop, 1 tanyard, 2 hotels, 2 livery stables, 1 school – Ashland FemaleAcademy, 1 church – occupied by Methodist and Cumberland Presbyterians alternately, 1 colored church, 1 Masonic Hall, Lodge Knights of Honor, brick Court house, jail, no preachers, 2 physicians, 2 lawyers and a population of about 300, of which about 75 are colored.

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Villeges of Wayne Co
Clifton, a post village on the east bank of the Tennessee River, 16 miles west from Waynesboro, was founded in 1840, on the land of Stephen Roach, and took its name from the high [banks] on which if is situated. It is the most flourishing village in the county, having the advantage of the navigation of the Tennessee River, and being the chief shipping point for the County. Clifton has some half dozen stores, a number of mechanic shops, a foundry, a school, two churches, a newspaper establishment “Wayne County Citizen”, 4 physicians, a good ferry and a population of about 200, of which 35 are colored.

Ashland, a post hamlet, in the Centerville road, 11 miles north east from Waynesboro, was established about 1830 by Ephraim Dixon and Samuel Mitchell, its first merchant. It has two stores, 2 churches, a school, Masonic hall, mechanic shops & a small population of about 50 inhabitants. It is pleasantly situated on the south bank of the Buffalo river.

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Flatwoods, a post hamlet, on the Linden road, 14 miles north west from Waynesboro is pleasantly situated on the north bank of Buffalo river, and has a store, blacksmith shop, schhol, church and a small population of about 25 inhabitants.

Carrollville, once a small place on the Tennessee river, a mile below Clifton, exists now only in name. “Old Town” on old Town branch, 4 miles east of north from Waynesboro, was for a year or two the seat of Justice for Wayne County. Northing of it now remains, but the spring from which issues most excellent water.

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Wayne County 1820 – 1880
State Senators: Jonathan Morris, Archibald McDougal, Thomas J. Cypert.

State Representatives: William Burns, Benj. Hardin, John Rayborn, Jonathan Morris,Andrew Brown, Merida Morrison, William Pougue, John A.Talley, Ed. B. Martin, John Porter, William Benham, Ulyses Ross, Wm. P. Kindrick.

Sheriffs of Wayne County 1820 – 1880
1. Ben. Hardin – 2 years – 1820-1822
2. John Rayborn – 12 years – 1822-1834
3. James L. Smith – 2 years – 1834-1836
4. Jesse S. Ross – 4 years – 1836-1840
5. Samuel J. Alexander – 2 years – 1840-1842
6. Samuel L. Burns – 2 years – 1842-1844
7. William Benham – 4 years – 1844-1848
8. William Pollard – 2 years – 1848-1850
9. Elijah H. Pugh – 2 years – 1850-1852
10. Rial Brewer – 2 years – 1852-1854
11. Elijah H. Pugh – 4 years – 1854-1858
12. Jacob B. Biffles – 2 years – 1858-1860
13. David S. Skillern – 2 years – 1860-1862
14. John F. Hall – 2 years – 1862-1864
15. John Grimes – 1 years – 1864-1865
16. Jas. M. Dickerson – 3 years – 1865-1868
17. Elijah V. Turman – 1 year – 1868-1869
18. Jas. M. Stribling – 1 year – 1869-1870
19. Joseph G. Gallaher – ½ year – 1870-1870
20. William J. Grimes – 2 years – 1870-1872
21. James M. Stribling – 2 years – 1872-1874
22. Henry Brewer – 2 years – 1874-1876
23. David H. Jones – 2 years – 1876-1878
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The first paper established in Wayne County was the “Waynesboro Citizen” published and edited by Malone Bros. on the 23rd of Feb’y 1872. Neutral in politics. H. R. & T. B. Malone.

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