Minutes to the court of
Pleas and Quarter Sessions
By Ginger Christmas-Beattie
1780
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Page 25 Wednesday May 10 th
Richard Hamlet
made oath to his account for attendance, as a witness for John Alston
against Thomas Eaton
amounting to £17.0.3.
Ordered that the hands belonging to Nathaniel Macon
work on the road whereof Thomas Reeves
is Overseer.
Edwin Harris made oath to his account for attendance, as a witness for Thomas Eaton
at the suit of John Alston
amounting to £20.
Claiborn Harris
made oath made oath to his account for attendance, as a witness for Thomas Eaton
at the suit of John Alston
amounting to £24.
Hunt Macon
made oath to his account for attendance, as a witness for William Weldon
at the suit of William Myrick
amounting to £12.
John Dowdon
made oath to his account for attendance, as a witness for William Myrick
at the suit of William Wilson
amounting to £20.
Then the Court adjourned until tomorrow 10 o'clock.
Thursday morning the Court met according to adjournment.
Present William Johnson
, Thomas Tanner
, James Paine
, and John Falcom
, Esquires.
A Deed from Twitty Russell
to David Moss
was proved by the oath of William Price
, a witness thereto, and Ann
, the wife of the said Twitty being first privately examined relinquished her right of dower in the said lands, the same was ordered to be registered.
Page 26 Thursday May 11 th
Mills vs Shell - Petitioned Jurors (to wit) William Balthrop
, Nathaniel Baxter
, John White
, (Fishing Creek) Matthew Duke
, John White
, Samuel Thompson
, William Hill
, John Todd
, Obed Green
, James Thompson
, James Jordan
, and William Wortham
. The suit by consent is discontinued.
Thomas Swinney
, Plaintiff vs William Douglas
, Defendant - Petition Jurors (to wit) Green Duke
, John Moseley
, Richard Ward
, William Wortham
, Matthew Duke
, John White
(Fishing Creek), William Hill
, Obed Green
, and Robert Smith
. The above Jury sworn and do find a verdict for the Plaintiff for £10.5 plus costs.
Anne Fain
, widow, and relict of Joel Fain
, deceased, was qualified as an Executrix to the said deceased, will.
An Inventory of the Estate of Joel Fain
, deceased, was returned into Court by the Executrix on oath, and is ordered to be recorded.
John Moseley
made oath for Thomas Swinney
against William Douglas
amounting to £31.19.
William Balthrop
made oath to his account for attendance, as a witness for Thomas Swinney
against William Douglas
amounting to £34.17.
Robert Williams
and Sarah
, his wife (she being first privately examined and thereto consenting) acknowledged a Deed to Askenas Williams
and his motion the same is ordered to be registered.
Page 27 Thursday May 11 th
Askenas Williams
and Amey
, his wife (she being first privately examined thereto and consenting) acknowledged a Deed to Nimrod Williams
, at whose motion the same is ordered to be registered.
Ordered that John White
be Overseer of the road from Col. Hawkins' to Caller's Ordinary, and that he keep the same in repair with the hands usually working thereon.
Ordered that William Green
be Overseer of the road called the Purchase Patent road to the fork near John Carroll
's, and that he keep the same in repair with the usual hands.
Ordered that Nathaniel Baxter
be Overseer of the road from the fork near Carroll's into the old road that leads from William Park
's to Mr. Miller's and that he keep the same in repair with his own hands and the hands of William Roberts
and James Wheelers.
William Clanton
made oath to his account for attendance, as a witness for Stephen Shell
at the suit of Fanny Miller
, amounting to £32.5.8.
Frankey Clanton
made oath to her accounts for attendance, as a witness for Fanny Miller
against Stephen Shell
, amounting to £30.15.4.
James Cheatam
, a witness for Fanny Miller
against Stephen Shell
, made oath to his accounts for attendance amounting to £25.10.
Edward Clanton
made oath to his account for attendance, as a witness for Stephen Shell
at the suit of Fanny Miller
, amounting to £30.15.8.
Page 28 Thursday May 11 th
Easter Forrest
made oath to his account for attendance, as a witness for Frances Miller
against Stephen Shell
amounting to £22.8.8.
Ordered that the road Petitioned for to be turned by James Thompson
and William Hill
be discontinued.
Then the Court adjourned until tomorrow 10 of the clock.
Friday morning the Court met according to adjournment.
Present William Johnson
, Philemon Hawkins
, Thomas Tanner
, James Paine
, Young McLemore
, and Daniel Sledge
, Esquires.
A Deed from William Gibreath
to Richard Inge
, was proved by the oath of Thomas Dance
and John Inge
, witnesses thereto, and on motion the same is ordered to be registered.
An account of the sale of the Estate of John Twitty
, deceased, was returned into Court by the Sheriff on oath and the same is ordered to be recorded.
Ordered that William Christmas
, Deputy Sheriff, be allowed twelve pounds for purchasing a ballot box for the use of the County.
John Willis
is appointed Overseer of the road from Macon's corner to the Courthouse or Thomas Christmas
', and that he clear and keep the same in repair with the hands usually working thereon.
Page 29 Friday May 12 th
Ordered that a road be laid out from the road near John Duke
's, the most convenient was along the ridge path into the new road, that is ordered to be laid out leading towards Green's Ford, and ordered that the same be viewed and laid out by the
following Jury (to wit) John Duke
, William Park
, Matthew Duke
, John Emmerson
, Lewis Bobbitt
, Richard Maddry
, Reuben Weathers
, Matthew Davis
, William Cheek
, Randolph Hazilwood
, Peter Davis
, Peter Swinney
, Charles Sansing
, James Sansing
, Honorias Powell
, and John Cheek
that they be summoned to make a Jury to lay out the said road and that Matthew Duke
be Overseer and that the same be opened and cleared with the hands of the said Duke, ,John Emmerson
's, Widow Duke's, William Howard
's, Matthew Davis
', John Kicker
's, John Heathcock
's, Reuben Weathers
's, Richard Maddry
's, Buckner Maddry
's, Joshua Capps
', Phillip Johnson
and Lewis Bobbitt
's, and also keep the old road from the new road up to Mr. Park's shop.
Ordered that Young McLemore
, Esquire, take the list of assignment in Capt. Fussell's District
and that Philemon Hawkins
, Esquire, take the list of assignments in Capt. Nichols' District
and James Basket
, John Bowdon
, and William Clemment
be appointed assessors of the same and that Daniel Vaulx
, Constable, summon the Inhabitants to give a list of their assessable property to the said Justices.
Page 30 Friday May 11 th
Ordered that John Hawkins
, Esquire, take the list of assignments in Capt. Philemon Hawkins
's District and that Phillip Burford
, Esquire, take the list of assignments in Capt. Strudivant's District
and that (blank line) be appointed assessors of the same, and John Pope
summon the Inhabitants in Strudivant's District and that Thomas Wilson
summon the Inhabitants in Philemon Hawkins
's District to give a list of their assessable property.
Ordered that James Paine
, Esquire, take the list of assignment in Capt. Colclough's District
and that Isaac Acre
, Constable, summon the Inhabitants to give in a list of their assessable property to him.
Ordered that Daniel Sledge
, Esquire, take the list of assessable in Capt. Edward Clanton
's District that lies on the south side of Roanoke River
and that Herbert Hayes
, Esquire, the list of assessable on the north side of the said river in the said Clanton's District
and that Isaac Acre
, Constable, summon the Inhabitants in the said District to give a list of assessable property and that James Nicholson
, Francis Thornton
, and Edward Clanton
be assessors in the said Colclough's and Clanton's District
.
Ordered that John Faulcon
, Esquire, take the list of assessable property in Capt. William Burrow
's District
and that Samuel Harper
, Constable, summon the Inhabitants in the said District to give in the same, and that Thomas Turner
, Esquire, take the list of assignment in Capt. John Weathers
's District and that Francis Capps
, Constable, summon all the Inhabitants.
Page 31 Friday May 11 th
In the said District
to give the same and that Jesse Person
, Josiah Green
, and William Jean
be and are hereby appointed assessors in the same District.
Ordered that Edward Jones
, Esquire, take the list of assessable property in Capt. Peter Cox
's District
and that Solomon Hunter
, summon the Inhabitants in the said District to give in the same, and ordered that William Johnson
, Esquire, take the list of assessable property in Capt. Thomas Christmas
' District, and that Thomas Jinkins
be appointed Constable in the said District to give in the same, and that Isaac Hunter
, James Johnson
, and Hugh Hayes
be and they are hereby appointed assessors in the above District.
On motion ordered that Daniel Sledge
, Esquire, be exempt form paying a tax on a Negro named James
of the value of £700 for one year to come.
William Christmas
, Deputy Sheriff, came into Court and settled his account for his collection and the same being examined by the said Court and allowed and ordered to be recorded.
On motion ordered that Benjamin Ward
, Esquire, be exempted from paying a tax on a Negro named Will
to the value of £700.
On motion ordered that William Powell
be exempt from paying a tax on a Negro named Judy
to the value of £700.
On motion ordered that Mary Morris
be exempt from paying a tax on a foolish lame Negro.
Page 32 Friday May 13 th
Jurors appointed to attend at next Court (to wit) James House
, Joseph Mangom
, Joseph Pardue
, Dawson Vanlandigham
, John Dinkins
, John Cauthorn
, William Burrow
, John Newell
, David Fluker
, John Weathers
, John Cheek
, Peter Davis
, Thomas Green
, Thomas Cheek
, Lewis Bobbitt
, Matthew Duke
, John Duke
, John Colclough
, Adam Milam,
Henry Fitts
, Willoughby Fann
, Ludson Worsham
, Nathaniel Fitts
, Michael Harris
, Joseph Shearin
, William Vasser
, Eldrige Clack
, Aaron Fussell
, Daniel Burrow
, and John Hawkins, Jr.
Ordered that Richard Bush
, James Robinson
, and Asa Bishop
be searchers in Capt. Peter Cox
' District.
Then the Court adjourned until Court in Course.
Signed: William Johnson
, James Paine
, and Daniel Sledge
.
At a Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions held for the County of Warren at Warrenton on the second Monday in August being the 14 th day thereof 1780.
Present: Daniel Sledge
, Young McLemore
, and Edward Jones
, Esquires.
A Deed from Robert Caller Jr
. to Charles Caller
, was proved by the oath of Robert Caller
, a witness thereto, and on motion the same is ordered to be registered.
John Macon acknowledged a Deed to Young McLemore , Esquire, at whose motion the same is ordered to be registered.