Stewart County Court Minutes:
Extracts from February 1829
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James
Gray, John Lee, Nathan Ross, John H. Colson, Adam McGee, William Trousdale,
John R. Acree, Robert Walker, Isham Hamblett, George W. Atkins, Henry Wynns,
Frederick Weston, John Warden, Alexander B. Outlaw, John Frazier |
Justices
present. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Robert
Dinkins, Henry Gipson |
Deed
of conveyance for Robert Dinkins to Henry Gipson, 100 acres. |
February
2, 1829 |
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John
Metcalf, Nathaniel Parker |
Deed
of conveyance for John Metcalf to Nathaniel Parker, 960 acres. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Jefferson
B. Outlaw, James W. McGee, Thomas R. McGee |
Deed
from Jefferson B. Outlaw to James W. McGee and Thomas R. McGee, 150 acres. |
February
2, 1829 |
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William
R. Nelson, Bryant Outland |
Deed
of conveyance for William R. Nelson to Bryant Outland, 140 acres. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Benjamin
Collier, John Tomlinson |
Deed
of conveyance for Benjamin Collier to John Tomlinson, 50 acres. Uriah
Tomlinson and Gideon Milam were subscribing witnesses. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Nathaniel
Parker, William Hicks |
Deed
of conveyance for Nathaniel Parker to William Hicks, 180 acres. |
February
2, 1829 |
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William
B. Nelson, Elizabeth Nelson, Bryant Outland |
Deed
of conveyance for William B. Nelson, attorney in fact for Elizabeth Nelson,
to Bryant Outland, 140 acres |
February
2, 1829 |
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Drew
Augustus Outlaw, David Outlaw, Seth Outlaw |
Deed
of conveyance for Drew Augustus Outlaw to David Outlaw and Seth Outlaw, 140
acres. |
February
2, 1829 |
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James
Vickers, James McGee |
Deed
of conveyance for James Vickers to James McGee, 390 acres. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Hugh
McGee, Samuel McGee, Jane McGee |
Deed
of gift from Hugh McGee to Samuel and Jane McGee for negro woman Isabel,
negro boy Milton, negro boy Toney, and negro girl Silvy, produced in court
and proved on oaths of John Lee, Sr., and John Lee, Jr. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Thomas
Ward, Uriah Tomlinson |
Bill
of Sale, Thomas Ward to Uriah Tomlinson for negro boy Frank. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Thomas
Ward, C. C. Clements |
Deed
of Trust, Thomas Ward to C. C. Clements for use of William Hay. |
February
2, 1829 |
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David
Brigham, Thomas Norsworthy |
Deed
of conveyance for David Brigham to Thomas Norsworthy, 15 acres; proved on
oaths of Wilson Crosswell and William Trousdale. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Arch
Jones, John Scarborough, Jarrot Crisp |
Deed
of conveyance for Arch Jones and John Scarborough to Jarrot Crisp, 37 1/2
acres. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Cullen
Bayliss, William Kay |
Deed
of conveyance for Cullen Bayliss to William Kay for 1/2 lot 104 in Dover. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Arthur
Collier, John Tomlinson |
Deed
of conveyance for Arthur Collier to John Tomlinson for 50 acres. Witnesses
were John Milam and James G. Dowdy. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Drew
A. Outlaw, William Kay |
Deed
of conveyance from Drew A. Outlaw to William Kay for one lot in Dover, No.
31. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Dinah
McNatt, Enoch H. McNatt |
Deed
of Gift from Dinah McNatt to Enoch H. McNatt, proved on oaths of Nathan
Skinner and Thomas S. Elliott. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Cullen
Bayliss, William Kay |
Deed
of conveyance for Cullen Bayliss to William Kay for 45-5/8 acres. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Joseph
B. Cates, Joseph Shemwell |
Deed
of conveyance from Joseph B. Cates to Joseph Shemwell for 498 acres. |
February
2, 1829 |
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John
W. Powell, Allen J. Shemwell |
Deed
of conveyance for John W. Powell to Allen J. Shemwell. |
February
2, 1829 |
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William
Christy |
Inventory
and account of sale of estate of William Christy returned to court. |
February
2, 1829 |
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John
Bradford, Mary Bradford |
Guardian
of John and Mary Bradford makes return to court. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Frederick
Weston, Henry H. Wynn, Absalom Fentress |
Appointed
commissioners to settle with James Gray, admr. of Miles Williams, deceased. |
February
2, 1829 |
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John
Taylor, Benjamin Collier, William Miller |
Commissioners
to settle with admrs. of Thomas Wynn, deceased. |
February
2, 1829 |
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John
N. Acree, Adam McGee, Alexander B. Outlaw |
Esquires,
elected to fill quorum on court. |
February
2, 1829 |
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John
Robb |
Inventory
and account sale of estate of John Robb, deceased, and allowance to widow
made returned to court. |
February
2, 1829 |
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John
H. Colson, Alexander B. Outlaw, Emanuel James |
Appointed
to contract for the keeping of Oner Arrington, a pauper, and make report. |
February
2, 1829 |
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William
Bennet |
Inventory
and account of sale of estate of William Bennet, deceased, returned. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Robert
Cooper |
An
account current with admr. of Robert Cooper, decease, returned to court. |
February
2, 1829 |
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William
Tubbs |
Elected
constable in Capt. Goram's company made bond. His securities were Nelson
Crosswell and Alexander Brown. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Gladden
Goren |
Guardian
of Elizabeth Jackson, Fanny Jackson, and John Bailey, made report to court. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Nelson
Crosswell |
Elected
constable in Capt. Crosswell's company with William Tubbs and John
Scarborough, his securities. |
February
2, 1829 |
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William
Ellis |
Account
of sale of estate of William Ellis, deceased, returned to court |
February
2, 1829 |
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Catherine
McMillan |
Inventory
of estate of Catherine McMillan, deceased, returned and recorded. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Benjamin
Collier, John Tomlinson |
Deed
of conveyance from Benjamin Collier to John Tomlinson for 100 acres recorded.
Witnesses were Adam McGee and Thomas McGee. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Widow
Nichols |
Commissioners
to lay off year's provision for the Widow Nichols makes return. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Samuel
Smith |
Inventory
of estate of Samuel Smith, deceased, returned to court. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Nathan
Skinner |
Guardian
of Thomas and Benjamin Bond and to the heirs of David Y. Etheridge, deceased,
makes return to court. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Henry
L. Well |
Guardian
to Charles Ann Rhodes King makes return. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Mary
English |
Ordered
that Mary English be allowed $25 for keeping her child for 12 months from
this date. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Champion
P. James |
Ordered
that Champion P. James be appointed overseer of road in place of James Wilson
and all hands that worked under Wilson to work under him. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Randolph
L. Leak |
Executors
of Randolph L. Leak, deceased, make return |
February
2, 1829 |
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Zachariah
Stringer, David Irwin |
Deed
of conveyance for Zachariah Stringer to David Irwin, 75 acres. Proved on
oaths of Edmund Kelly, Benjamin Kelly. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Henry
Edwards |
Settlement
with guardian of the heirs of Henry Edwards, deceased, made. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Phillip
Hornberger |
Ordered
that Phillip Hornberger have leave to keep an ordinary. |
February
2, 1829 |
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William
C. Jones |
Elected
constable in Capt. Bruton's company; Joseph B. Nevill and Henry Vinson, his
securities. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Gabriel
Jernigan, William Currey |
Bill
of sale from Gabriel Jernigan to William Currey, proved on oath of subscribing
witnesses Lewis H. Jernigan. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Ascam
Vinson |
Account
current with admrs. of Ascam Vinson, deceased, returned to court. |
February
2, 1829 |
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James
Nichols |
Account
of sale of estate of James Nichols, deceased, returned. |
February
2, 1829 |
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John
Jones |
Commissioners
appointed to make year's provision for widow of John Jones, deceased, make
return. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Henry
King |
Ordered
that Henry King be allowed $60 for keeping three children of John King,
deceased. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Etheldred
Wallace |
Ordered
that the commission appointed to settle with Etheldred Wallace make return. |
February
2, 1829 |
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James
Blount |
Ordered
that James Blount be appointed overseer of road from James Coldwell's ferry
on Tennessee River to where said road intersects the road leading from
Brightwell's ferry to Dover and that James Coldwell's hands work under him. |
February
2, 1829 |
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John
Manning |
Ordered
that John Manning be appointed overseer of old road from Dover to the 4-mile post
on the Hornberger road and the following hands to work under him: Royal Broadway,
John Oneal, Joseph Smith, Wilson Randle's hands, William McGee's hands, and
Robert Williamson. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Thomas
Lightfoot |
Admr.
of Thomas Lightfoot, deceased, returns a list of hire of negroes belonging to
the estate. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Thomas
Townzen |
Guardian
of James M. Craig, comes into court and retains his guardianship. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Kaney
Jones |
Ordered
that Kaney Jones be appointed overseer of road in place of James Rawls and
the same hands to work under him. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Ewing
McKinney |
Guardian
of heirs of Isaac Brunson, makes return of the situation of the estate to the
court. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Etheldred
Wallace |
Guardian
to heirs of William Wallace, deceased, makes return of situation of estate to
court. |
February
2, 1829 |
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William
Hicks |
Ordered
that William Hicks be appointed overseer of road lately opened by Robert
Jackson from Skinner's ferry to Brightwell's ferry and the hands in the
bounds of the said road to work under him. |
February
2, 1829 |
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William
W. Bradford |
Guardian
to Carroll J. Bradford, his minor brother, makes a return to the court. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Littleberry
Clark, John B. Clary, Mark Milam |
Bill
of sale from Littleberry Clark and John B. Clary to Mark Milam proved on oath
of Alexander B. Outlaw and John S. Lee, subscribing witnesses. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Robert
Walker |
Guardian
to heirs of Polly Walker, deceased, makes return to court. |
February
2, 1829 |
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John
Steel, Robert Duncan |
Deed
of conveyance for John Steel to Robert Duncan for 150 acres, John Buckstone,
subscribing witness. |
February
2, 1829 |
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John
Steel, Henry E. Gibson |
Deed
of conveyance for John Steel to Henry E. Gibson for 50 acres, Robert Duncan
and Charles Buckstone, subscribing witnesses. |
February
2, 1829 |
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William
Bell |
Appointed
overseer of road in place of Benjamin Taylor and that the same hands that
worked under him work under Bell and also added to workers, Thomas Dodd and
Jackson Garret. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Isaac
Brunson |
Ordered
by the court that the commissioners appointed to settle with administrators
of Isaac Brunson, deceased, have until next term to make their report. |
February
2, 1829 |
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William
Bailey |
Ordered
that William Bailey be allowed $13.31-1/4 for imprisoning William Barto, Adam
Jones, and Thomas D. Beauchamp; allowance to be paid by trustee. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Tilman
Sexton |
Appointed
overseer in the place of William Scarborough and that the same hands work
under him, also William Scarborough, William Andrews, Alexander Andrews, Green
Moody, Mr. Barrot's hands, John Page, and Jeptha Melton. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Daniel
McDaniel |
Appointed
overseer of the road from where the road leading from Vinson Wyatt's
intersects the Reynoldsburgh Road to James H. Brigham and the following hands
work under him--all the hands that worked on the road leading down Lewis
Branch and all the hands on Collins Branch. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Benjamin
Sturdevant, Drury Boyd, William Ellis |
Appointed
commissioners to settle with executors of Rowland Milam, deceased. |
February
2, 1829 |
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David
Hardison, John Atkins, William Bell, William Largent, John Page |
Allowed
50 cents a day for appearing as witnesses in the Grand Jury for the state in
bill of indictment against Littleberry Clark. |
February
2, 1829 |
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James
Ward |
Appointed
overseer of the road in place of Lamuel (Samuel?)G. Cherry and the same hands
to work under him. |
February
2, 1829 |
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John
Williams, George W. Wallace |
Deed
of conveyance from John Williams to George W. Wallace for 150 acres, Elisha
Williams, witness. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Vinson
Page, Elisha Williams |
Bill
of sale Vinson Page to Elisha Williams with A. W. Ross witness. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Archibald
Wynns, Henry H. Wynns |
Bill
of sale Archibald Wynns to Henry H. Wynns for negro man. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Littleberry
Clark, William Bufford |
Bill
of sale from Littleberry Clark to William Bufford for negro man. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Elizabeth
Hooks |
Return
of settlement made by commissioners with Elizabeth Hooks, administratrix of
Charley Hooks, deceased. |
February
2, 1829 |
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George
Locke, Wm. James Hendon, David Vinson |
Appointed
to make provisions for Mary Christy, widow of William Crisp, deceased, makes
return to court. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Thomas
Wynn |
Report
of commissioners appointed to divide the negroes belonging to the estate of
Thomas Wynn, deceased, make return. |
February
2, 1829 |
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Prescott
Crisp, Allen Jones |
Deed
of conveyance for Prescott Crisp to Allen Jones for 37 1/2 acres, witness was
Emanuel Jones. |
February
3, 1829 |
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David
G. Wilson, Nancy Bell Wilson, William Wyatt |
Deed
of conveyance for David G. Wilson and his wife Nancy Bell Wilson to William
Wyatt for land in Stewart County. Report of the privy examination of Nancy
Bell Wilson about land was recorded. |
February
3, 1829 |
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Prescott
Crisp, Jarrot Crisp |
Deed
of conveyance from Prescott Crisp to Jarrot Crisp for 75 acres with Emanuel
Jones as subscribing witness. |
February
3, 1829 |
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John
Robertson, Cullen Bayliss |
Power
of attorney from John Robertson to Cullen Bayliss proved on oath of P.
Priestley and Elbert Bayliss. |
February
3, 1829 |
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William
Bailey |
Elected
as trustee. |
February
3, 1829 |
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Thomas
Ward, William Williams |
Deed
of trust from Thomas Ward to William Williams recorded. |
February
3, 1829 |
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James
G. Downy |
Guardian
to heirs of Elam Milam, makes return. |
February
3, 1829 |
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Archibald
Wynns, Henry H. Wynns |
Bill
of sale from Archibald Wynns to Henry H. Wynns. |
February
3, 1829 |
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Amelia
Thornton |
On
petition of Amelia Thornton in case of Amelia Thornton vs Thomas W. Lyon, she
gave bond. |
February
3, 1829 |
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William
Kay |
Appointed
commissioner to settle with county officers for current year, along with C.
C. Clements. |
February
3, 1829 |
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James
Lankford |
Produced
the scalp of a wolf, judged to be 4 months old and killed in Stewart County,
and it is certified. Ordered that scalp be burnt. |
February
3, 1829 |
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Sedgewick
Scarborough |
Produced
the scalp of a wolf, judged to be 6 months old and killed in Stewart County. |
February
3, 1829 |
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Caleb
Williams, A. F. Williams, Morgan Williams, Caleb G. Williams, William Cage,
James Winchester |
Deed
of conveyance from Caleb Williams, A. F. Williams, Morgan V. Williams, and
Caleb G. Williams to William Cage and James Winchester recorded. |
February
3, 1829 |
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L.
E. Criddle, Henry G. Wells |
L.
E. Criddle vs Henry G. Wells: covenant, jury found for plaintiff. |
February
3, 1829 |
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Smith
Moore, Drew A. Outlaw, George Outlaw |
Smith
Moore vs Drew A. and Geo. Outlaw--fury found for plaintiff. |
February
3, 1829 |
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Pearson
F. Pearson, William Wallace |
Pearson
F. Pearson vs William Wallace--debt--jury found for plaintiff. |
February
3, 1829 |
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Simon
Gray, William K. Colson |
Simon
Gray vs William K. Colson--trespass--found for plaintiff. |
February
3, 1829 |
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Matthew
Manning |
Guardian
of Martha Vinson, makes return to court. |
February
4, 1829 |
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William
Outlaw |
On
the petition of some of the heirs of William Outlaw, deceased, to court to
appoint commissioners to settle with the guardian of the heirs of William
Outlaw, deceased, it was ordered by court that Cullen Bayliss, William
Bailey, Christopher C. Clements settled with the several guardians. |
February
4, 1829 |
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John
Scarborough |
Guardian of heirs of John King, makes return to court. |