Stewart
County Settlements and Bonds, 1804-1807
WPA Project 65-44-1497: Stewart County Court Minute Docket 1804-1807,
compiled in 1936
(Tennessee State Library & Archives
book, F 443.S7M57)
(pages 1-129 are 1804-1807 County
Court Minutes and Appearance Docket)
131 Samuel A. Smith, Joseph Smith, collector’s
bond; 13 Mar 1804
131 Samuel A. Smith, John Shelby, Richard
Manly, James Smith, William Pryor, Robert Nelson, County Court Clerk’s bond; 13
Mar 1804
132 William Curl, John Shelby, William Pryor,
Joseph Smith, Sheriff’s bond; 13 Mar 1804
132 William Curl, William Pryor, James Moore,
Robert Nelson, Duncan Stewart, Sheriff’s bond; 13 Mar 1804
133 George Petty, Robert Nelson, Joseph Smith,
Samuel Thornton, Register’s bond; 13 Mar 1804
133 Benjamin Downs, James Smith, John Shelby,
Ranger’s bond; 13 Mar 1804
134 James Smith, Robert Nelson, James Moore,
Benjamin Downs, Nathaniel Denson, Trustee’s bond; 13 Mar 1804
134 Will of William Massey (Montgomery
County): wife Elizabeth Massey, eldest
son John Massey (under age 21), son William Massey, son Thomas Massey, son
Henry Massey; mentions money due him from South Carolina; executor are wife
Elizabeth Massey, Daniel Peoples, son Henry Massey; test: Philip Hornberger, Nathaniel Denson; written 6
Oct 1804
135 Richard Martin, Mason Bennett, prenuptial
bond between Richard Martin & Nancy Massingill; 20 Mar 1804
136 James Massingill, Caleb Williams,
prenuptial bond between James Massingill & Polly Adams; 27 Mar 1804
136 William Johnson (Robertson Co.) to William
Haggard, Negro woman Nance (age 30) and child Ned (age 2 ½ years); test: James Haggard, H. Johnson; 28 Dec 1803
136 Elijah Lancaster, Sterling May, William
Pryor, constable bond; 13 Mar 1804
137 James Cook, William Hornberger, prenuptial
bond between James Cook & Peggy Hornberger; April 1804
137 Reuben Elliott, William Hornberger, James
Cook, prenuptial bond between Reuben Elliott & Tannie Yarborough; 24 Jul
1804
137 will of Joseph Smith: wife Duren? gets everything; test: James Smith, Zachariah O’Neal, Arter O’Neal;
1 Sept 1804
138 Mallichiah Lewis, Thomas Allmond, James
May, Jesse Rogers, prenuptial bond between Mallichiah Lewis & Sally Martin;
31 Oct 1804
138 William Hornberger, Jesse Rogers,
prenuptial bond between William Hornberger & Polly Yarborough; 12 Nov 1804
139 Mason Bennett, William R. Bell, ferry bond
across Cumberland River at his house; 11 Sep 1804
139 Mason Bennett, William R. Bell, tavern
bond to sell liquor at his house; 11 Sep 1804
140 Thomas Allmond, Walter Stewart, John Graham,
constable bond; 10 Dec 1804
140 George Petty, Thomas Smith, John Graham,
ferry bond across Cumberland River at his house; 11 Dec 1804
141 George Petty, David Childress, Wiliam
Haggard, tavern bond at his house; 11 Dec 1804
141 Charles B. Wilcox, Thomas Smith, Caleb
Williams, Coroner’s bond; 11 Dec 1804
142 will of Peter Phillips: wife Mary Phillips, daughters Elizabeth
Phillips, Catherine Phillips, Margaret Phillips get 5 shillings each; sons
Peter Phillips &Jacob Phillips to split the estate; executor is son Peter;
wit: James Fentress, Absolam Fentress;
written 10 Aug 1804
143 Warren Faulkner, James Smith, John P.
Rushing, prenuptial bond between Warren Faulkner & Rachel Brannon; 18 Jan
1804
143 James Craig, Thomas Craig, James Poyner,
prenuptial bond between James Craig & Susanna Cottingham; 18 Dec 1804
143 Thomas Childress, Joshua Williams,
prenuptial bond between Thomas Childress & Milberry O’Neal; 20 Apr 1805
144 Joel Boyd, Daniel Lewis, prenuptial bond
between Joel Boyd & Polly May; 5 Apr 1805
144 David Scarborough, Nimrod Crosswell,
prenuptial bond between David Scarborough & Anny Truelone; 5 May 1805
144 James Sanders, William Hornberger, Samuel
Yarborough, prenuptial bond between James Sanders & Polly Hornberger; 3 May
1805
144 Court orders Clerk to list lands on which
1804 taxes have been unpaid, so that the Sheriff can advertise those lands for
sale; March term 1805
145 William Curl, Sheriff, reports unpaid 1804
taxes on the following tracts, to be exposed to sale:
Amos
Bird, by Duff Chadwell, agent: 220 acres
on Saline Creek, part of John Harris’ 640-acre grant
Roger
B. & Thomas Sappington: 96.75 acres
on Hickman Creek, part of B. Shepherd’s 269.5-acre tract, and part of a
121.25-acre tract formerly belonging to James Sills on Saline Creek
John G.
Blount, by agent D. Stewart: 1500 acres
on Wells Creek, part of 2560 acres granted to F. Margets; also 274 acres at the
mouth of Elk Creek, the third creek below Cross Creek
William
Cook by agent Thomas Mitchell: 2560
acres on Wells creek
Samuel
Crockett: 640 acres on S. side of
Cumberland River
George
M. Deaderick: 1000 acres on Guices Creek
& 1000 acres on Saline Creek
Robert
Fenner by agent William Christmas: 640
acres on B? Creek, & 640 acres on Dyers Creek
Edward
Hart by agent Lewis Beyace: 640 acres
Samuel
Marsh by agent John Overton: 1000 acres
on Saline Creek, granted to B. Shepherd
John
Overton: 491 acres at the mouth of Elk
Creek & 100 acres on South Cross Creek
146 Phillip Parchment: 359 acres on Barrett’s Creek, part of E. Carns’
grant
William
Richards, by agent Bennet Searcy: 1000
acres on south side of Cumberland River, formerly bel. To Armstrong, deceased
Hayden
Wells: 400 acres on north side of
Cumberland River
Daniel
Wheaton: 1097 acres on south fork B.
Creek & 460 acres on the east fork
W. P.
Anderson: 640 acres on Wells Creek,
granted to R. Armstrong, and 274 acres on Lick Creek, adj. McNeese
William
R. Bell: 374 acres on Wells Creek,
granted to John Boyd
John
Reed, by agent William P. Anderson: 365
acres on Wells Creek
John
Sample: 640 acres on Callender’s Creek
& 640 acres on Elk Creek
James
Watt, by agent Joseph Nevil: 640 acres
near Bullpasture Creek
Robert
Nelson: 1000 acres on Cumberland River,
780 acres 5-6 miles below Dyers Island, 400 acres in 3 tracts on Cumberland
River, where George Petty lives, 950 acres below Saline Creek
146 Ephraim Gatlin, Elijah Lancaster, William
Curl, prenuptial bond between Ephraim Gatlin & Elizabeth Bruton; 11 Jun
1805
146 Court exonerates William Cooley from
payment of county service
147 Mary Brinson, Duncan Stewart, Jacob
McCarty, John Graham, administrator’s bond for the estate of Gause Brinson; 10
Jun 1805
148 inventory of the estate of Gause Brinson,
including Negro man Amos (23), man Ned (25), woman Jennie (20), boy Sandy (3),
boy Rolin (15 months); widow asks that the perishables on hand and the current
crop not be sold, so as to keep the family together
149 Court report of 1804 taxes; 113,670 acres
@ 12.5 cents, 126 white polls, 73 black polls, 7 stud horses, 1 fine against C.
W. Herrinton; services paid to Sheriff and to Aaron Fletcher Jr.; payment to
James Elder for running the county line; payment to Henry Small and Robert
Cooper to fix the seat of justice; 11 June 1805
150 inventory of the estate of Peter Phillips
Sr. returned by executor Peter Phillips Jr.; June term 1805
150 Samuel A. Smith, William Allen, Caleb
Wiliams, Sterling May, Thomas Smith, Benjamin Downs, County Court Clerks’ bond;
9 Sep 1805
151 George Cathey, William McGee, prenuptial
bond for George Cathey & Eleanor Armstrong; 1 Aug 1805
151 John Potts, John Poke, prenuptial bond for
John Potts & Jennie Poke; 13 Sep 1805
151 William Craig, James Poyner, prenuptial
bond for William Craig & Jain McCannon; 1 Oct 1805
152 Isaac Williams, Bayliss Williams, John Williams,
prenuptial bond for Isaac Williams & Sally Smith; 9 Sep 1805
152 Bryant O’Neal, Zachariah O’Neal, Thomas
Smith, prenuptial bond for Bryant O’Neal & Elizabeth McGee; 9 Sep 1805
152 Robert Cooper, Thomas French, Yancey
Thornton, Collector’s bond; 11 Jun 1805
153 Samuel A. Smith, William Allen, clerk’s
bond as collector of public monies; 9 Sep 1805
153 William Curl, Caleb Williams, William
Haggard, Thomas Smith, Sheriff’s bond; 9 Sep 1805
154 sale of the estate of Gause Brinson on 4
Jul 1805, totaling $811.97
155 Lewis Elliott, C. B. Wilcox, William
Crouse, ferry bond at Frazier’s old ferry on Cumberland River; 10 Dec 1805
156 Edward Williams, David Hogan, Milton Ward,
constable bond; 10 Dec 1805
157 William Curl, Joseph Gray, Thomas Clinton,
Caleb Williams, Sheriff’s bond; 11 Mar 1806
158 Robert Cooper, Thomas Clinton, James
Tagert, Martin Wells, Thomas Smith, County Court Clerk’s bond; 11 Mar 1806
158 Robert Cooper, Thomas Clinton, James
Tagert, clerk’s bond for the collection of public monies; 11 Mar 1806
159 William Curl, Joseph Gray, Caleb Williams,
Sheriff’s bond for the collection of taxes; 11 Mar 1806
160 Elijah Lancaster, Thomas Smith, James
Smith, administrator’s bond in the estate of Robert Lancaster; 11 Mar 1806
160 inventory of the estate of Robert
Lancaster; 11 Mar 1806
161 Ebenezer Pyatt, Wiliam Allen, constable
bond; 10 Mar 1806
161 Wiley Wheatly, George Petty, Nathaniel
Denson, constable bond; 10 Mar 1806
162 Rachel Rasco, William Allen, Dudley
Williams, administrator’s bond in the estate of William Rasco; 19 Jun 1806
164-189 1806 tax list
192 sale of the estate of Robert Lancaster on
4 Apr 1806 by administrator Elijah Lancaster; buyers were Abigail Lancaster,
John Durrett, John Sanders, Reuben Curl, James Cain, Benjamin Edwards, Jeremiah
Norrod, John Williams, William Breem, C. B. Wilcox, Isaac Williams, James
Scarborough, Simon Fletcher
193 inventory of the estate of Capt. William
Rasco by administratrix Rachel Rasco; included 512 acres of land, 7 Negroes
& a certificate for 2 tracts of land in Kentucky; 25 Mar 1806, given to
June term 1806
194 sale of the estate of William Rasco;
buyers included John Jones, George Bruton, Silas Vinson, James Gatlin, Jesse
Rasco, William Pryor, Dudley Williams, John Hodge, Rachel Rasco, William Rasco,
Theophilus Skinner, Aaron Fletcher, Jesse Faust, Simon Fletcher, Joseph Nevil,
Jesse Fort, John Brown, Joseph Gray, William Bogard, Thomas Smith, Saben Smith,
Enos Smith, Ezekiel Cox, Samuel Luton, Jordan Champion, Adend Bales, John
Acree, James Jeffries, George Wilson
197 continuation of 1807 tax list, Capt. John
Allen’s company (see also County Court Minutes 1804-1807, p. 103)
198-208 partial
1807 tax list
208 Petition by Jesse Rasco, Jesse Fort in
right of his wife Freline Fort, Laban Rasco, Dudley Williams in right of his
wife Elizabeth, and minors William Rasco, Polly Rasco & John Rasco by their
guardian Rachel Rasco, heirs of William Rasco, to divide the estate; William
Rasco died 21 May 1806, possessed of 512 acres on the south side of Cumberland
River, purchased of John Carr of Robertson County, which was part of a
2500-acre grant to James Tatum
209 Jurors Cornelius Anderson, William
Hubbard, James Gatlin, J. B. Neville, John Acree divide the Negroes of the
estate of William Rasco: man Ben to Mrs.
Rachel Rasco, man Lisha to Jesse Rasco, boy Willis to Jesse Fort, girl Jude to
Dudley Williams, woman Rachel to Laban Rasco, woman Kiza to Polly Rasco, boy
Demsey to John Rasco; April term 1807
209 settlement with Elijah Lancaster,
administrator of Robert Lancaster; April term 1807
210 inventory of the estate of Thomas Smith,
including 50 acres of land, by administrators Bryant O’Neal & James Gatlin;
April term 1807
210 sale of the estate of Thomas Smith; buyers
included John Andrews, William Merryman, Sarah Smith, Anderson Andrews, John
Smith, William Outlaw, Philip Hornberger, William Pryor, Benjamin Childress,
David Childress, John Williams, Robert Cooper, Archibald Young; April term 1807
211 Asa Atkins, David Hogan, commissioner’s
bond to settle with the Collector and Trustee; 21 Jul 1807
212-242 Appearance Dockets,
September 1804 – October 1807