Adams County MsArchives Court.....Et Al, Et Al 1802 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/ms/msfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Elen Pack e.j.pack@natchezbelle.org December 10, 2005, 1:04 am Source: Minutes Of The Court Of General Quarter Written: 1802 Source: See Below Written: 1802 Pages 1-6 -- Page 1 At a County Court held for the County of Adams at the Courthouse thereof in the Town of Natchez, on Monday the fourth day of October in the year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and two. Present Samuel Brooks James Ferrall Joseph Irwin Esquires John Henderson William Dunbar William Dunbar, Jr. Executor Plaintiff Of the last will and Testament Of James Orr, Dec’d Against Jeremiah Bass Defendant Samuel Lusk as special Bail Surrendered the body of said Defendant into Court in discharge of his recognizance and undertaking. The Defendant Prayed into Custody Lewis Kerr Esquire is admitted to practice as an attorney at Law In this Court having taken Page 2 The usual Oaths, and having also produced a License from the Governor for the time being. A mortgage from Thomas Tyler to Cavalier and Potit was proved to be The act and deed of the said Thomas Tyler by the Oath of Lyman Harding a subscribing witness thereto and Ordered to be Recorded. Letter of Administration on the estate of Arthur Conner dec’d is Granted to William Scott, upon his entering into bond with James Andrews his Security conditioned according to law. James McMullen Plaintiff Vs In [Blank] Benjamin Carroll Defendant Same Plaintiff Vs In [Blank] Samuel Phillips Defendant Ordered that the foregoing suit be dismissed the Plaintiff failing to ap- pear to prosecute. Admors of Arabel Lewis Plaintiff Against In [Blank] Andrew White Defendant On the motion of the Plaintiff Ordered that the suit be dismissed at their Costs. Page 3 An Indenture of Bargain and sale from Milling Wooley to George Cochran was proved to be the set and Deed of the said Milling Wooley by the Oath of Lyman Harding a subscribing witness thereto and Ordered to be Recorded. Abner S. Duncan Plaintiff Versus In Case Abram Martin Defendant This day came the parties by their attorneys, and thereupon came also a Jury to wit, Robert Throgmorton Montford, Calvit, Ezekiel Dewitt, Israel Luse, John King, Andrew Walker, George Killian, Abram Taylor, Moses Moore, Daniel Whittaker, Hamel McCollum, and Elisah Estridge who being elected tried and sworn well and truly to [word three lined out] try the issues Joined returned the following Verdict to white, “We of the Jury find for the plaintiff” “Seventy five dollars in damage with cost of suit” Therefore, it is Considered by the Court that the plaintiff recovery against the Said defenendt [sic] his damages aforesaid in Manner and form by the Jurors in their Verdict aforesaid assessed and also his costs by him abut his Suit in this behalf Expended and the defendant in Mercy &c. Page 4 An Indenture of Bargain & Sale from Andrew Marshalk to George Cochran was proved to be the act and deed of the said Andrew by the Oath of Samuel S. Mahan a subscribing witness thereto and Ordered to be Recorded. Phoebe Martin Plaintiff Versus In [Blank] John Wells Defendant Ordered that this suit be continued until the next Term. William Gilberts, Exors Plaintiff Versus In [Blank] Job & Richard Corey Defendt By consent Ordered that this suit be continued until the next Term. Mathew White, Exors Plaintiff Versus In [Blank] George Rapaljo Defendant This day came the defendant by his attorney and the plaintiff being solemnly called came not it is therefore Ordered that the Plaintiffs be non suited, and the Defendts go hence without day and receive of the plaintiffs his costs by him abut his defense in his behalf Suspended. Page 5 Henry Turner Plaintiff Versus In [Blank] Elizabeth Shunk Defendant Ordered that this suit be dismissed It being so agreed by Plaintiff’s attorney. John Wilson Plaintiff Against In [Blank} Benjamin Mensantos, Exors. Defendant Ordered that the pleadings in this cause be made up immediately which being done the same suit is Continued until next Term. William Dunbar Jr. Exor. Of Plaintiff The last Will & Testament Of James Orr Dec’d In Case Against Jeremiah Bass Defendant Joseph Harris Comes into Court and undertakes for the Defendant that in, case he shall be cast in the suit he shall satisfy and pay the costs & condemnation of the court or render his body to prison in execution for the same or in case of failure there of what he the said Joseph will do it for him. Page 6 Richard Kirkland Plaintiff Against In [Blank] Patrick Connely Defendant On the motion of the Plaintiff by his attorney It is Ordered that this suit be dismissed. John Howland Plaintiff Against In [Blank] Samuel Reynolds Defendant The Same Plaintiff Against In [Blank] Elias Fisher Defendant By consent Ordered that the above suits be continued until the next Term. William Mitchell Plaintiff Against In [Blank] Benjamine M. Stokes Defendant This day came the Defendant by his attorney an the plaintiff having been solomly called came not Therefore It is considered by the Court that the Plaintiff be non suited, and that the Defendant go hence without day and recover against the Plaintiff his costs by him about his defense in the behalf Expended. Court adj’d until to morrow morning 9 of the clock. Additional Comments: This transcription part of "Transcription of County Archives of Mississippi No. 2 Adams County (Natchez) Volume II Minutes of the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace 1802 - 1804 Prepared By The Mississippi Historical Records Survey Service Division Work Projects Administration Published by The Board of Supervisors Adams County June 1942 This book was transcribed by Ellen Pack, with special thanks to Robert Shumway. The book is not paginated; the page numbers in this transcription refer to the pages in the original Minutes Book. Where text in the source was scratched out the WPA transcribers typed the word or words and them back-spaced and overtyped with ----. For the purposes of this copy, the scratched out information is shown thus: [word "one" lined out] WPA transcribers' notes and comments are shown thus: /word illegible/ Spelling, capitalization and grammar errors are the fault of the original clerk and/or the WPA transcriber. The original records were last known to be in Natchez, but are now missing and presumed lost. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ms/adams/court/etal2nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/msfiles/ File size: 6.9 Kb