Adams County MsArchives Court.....Et Al, Et Al October 1802 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/ms/msfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ellen Pack e.j.pack@natchezbelle.org December 10, 2005, 10:32 am Source: Minutes Of The Court Of General Quarter Written: October 1802 Pages 15 - 21 Wednesday the 6th October 1802 The Court met pursuant to adj’t. Present Samuel Brooks Caleb King John Henderson Gent Jacob Guice An Indenture of Bargain & Sale from John Bullen, to Joseph Perkins was proved to be the act and deed of the said John by the Oath John Henderson one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded. A Bond from the same to the same was proved by the same witness and ordered to be Recorded. Sutton Banks Plaintiff Against In [Blank] Samuel Morris Defend’t. Ordered that the suit be dismissed at the Defendant’s costs. An Indenture of bargain & sale from Francis Jones to William Dunbar was proved to be the act and deed of the [1 word illegible, crossed out] said Francis by the oath of Lyman Harding and ordered to be Recorded. Page 16 Ebenezer Rees Plaintiff Against In Case Thomas Wilkins Defendant This day came this parties aforesaid by their attornies 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, Mansel McCollum, and Elisha Estridge who being elected tried and sworn the truth to speak upon the issues joined upon their oath to say that the defendant did assume upon himself in manner and form as the plaintiff against him hath declared and they do assess the plaintiff’s damages by reason of the assumption to forty dollars and ninety four cents besides costs. Therefore it is considered by the Court that the Plaintiff recover against the said defendant his dam’s aforesaid in the manor and form by the Jurors in the verdict aforesaid accessed and also his costs by him about his suit in his behalf expended and the defendant in Mercy &c. Page 17 Ezekiel DeWitt, having been summoned as a juror to the court, and failing to attend It is ordered that he be fined in the Sum of ten dollars unless he appear heare during this term and make his excuses. On the Motion of David Kor esquire clerk of the Court Ordered that William B. Elam be qualified as his Deputy. Ann Martin Plaintiff Against In Case James Lomak Defendant On the Motion of the Plaintiff by her counsel It is ordered that the suit be dismissed. James Moore Plaintiff Against In Case The Same Defendant On the motion of the Plaintiff by his Counsel It is ordered that this suit be dismissed. Page 18 The complaint of James Blumer an apprentice against Winthrop Sargent Esq. His master for ill treatment laid over & continued until Friday next. Robert Abrams, Admor. &c Plaintiff Against In Case John Ferguson Defendant This day ame the parties by their attornies and thereupon came also a Jury to wit Robert Throgmorton, Montforrd Calvit, Ezekiel DeWitt, Israel Luce, John King, Andrew walker, George Killian, Abram Taylor, Moses Moore, Daniel Whitaker, Hansel McCollum, and Elisha Estridge who being elected tried and sworn, well and truly to try the issue joined upon their oath do say that the defendant did assume upon himself in manner and form as the plaintiff against him hath declared and they do access the plaintiffs damages by reason of that assumption to twenty dollars and seventy five cents besides costs, Therefore it is considered by the court that the plaintiff recover aginst the Said defendant his damages aforesaid in manner and form by the Jurors their verdict aforesaid assessed and also Page 19 his costs by him about his Suit in this behalf expended and the defendant in mercy &c Ezekiel Dewitt Plaintiff Against In Debt Thomas Nichols Defendant The Same Plaintiff Against In Debt Martin Owens Defendant Samuel Headey Plaintiff Against In Debt James McMullen Defendant Judgment by Default. An Indenture of Bargain & sale from Ebenezer Rees to John Henderson was acknowledged hy the said Ebenezer to be his act and deed and ordered to be Recorded. Nathaniel Ivy Plaintiff Against In Debt Ebenezer Reese Defendant This day came the parties by their attornies and the defendant acknowledged the plaintiff’s actions, Therefore it is considered by the Court that the plaintiff recover against Page 20 against the Said defendant One hundred & seven dollars & 99 1/2 cts. And also his costs by him about his suit in the behalf expended and in mercy &c John P. Perkins Plaintiff Against In [Blank] Ebenezer Rees Defendant This day came the parties by their attornies and the defendant acknowledged that plaintiff’s actions. Therefore it is considered by the Court that the plaintiff recover against the said defendant sixty three dollars and seventy nine cents and also his cost by him about his suit in the behalf expended and the defendant in Mercy &c. William Boll [Bell] Plaintiff Against In Debt Lewis Evans Defend’t This day came the parties by their attornies and the defendant acknowledged the plaintiff’s actions. Therefore it is considered by the Page 21 Court that the Plaintiff recover against the said defendant the sum of Ninety six dollars and four and four and one half cents and also his costs by him about his suit in this behalf expended and the defendant in Mercy &c. Note; This judgment is for the benifit of James Melson. James McCibbin Plaintiff Against In [Blank] Ebenezer Rees Defendant On the motion of the plaintiff by his counsel ordered that this suit be dismissed. Ann Martin against James Lennox. It appearing to the Court that the defendant was subponad as a witness in the suit of said Martin against Ezekiel Dewitt. And it also appearing that he was served with a process at the suit of the said Ann. It is Ordered that he be discharged therefrom. The same being executed while on his attendance. Ordered that the Court be adj’d until tomorrow 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/etal75gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/msfiles/ File size: 7.6 Kb