Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court December 1783
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Source: Annals Of S W Virginia
Written: December 1783

                      December 11th, 1783.
Present: Geo. Skillern, Revd. Adam Smyth, Martin McFarran, & Thos. Rowland,
Gent. Justices.

   Ordered that Robert Harvey, Gent., Nicholas Carper, Saml. Gill. James Roberts
and Jesse Clark or any three of them view the grounds proposed by Geo. Hancock
for turning the road leading from Crow's ferry to the courthouse & report.

   Wallis Estill apptd. Captain in the militia, succeeding John Galloway,
resigned, and William Smith Lieutenant.

   John Wickham apptd. Lieutenant in Capt. Goodson's Company of militia, and Wm.
Spurlock Ensign.

   Road ordered to be established from widow Toshes to where it intersects the
road leading from the lead mines agreeable to report of Leonard Huff, Robert
Beavers & Jobe Hale. Andrew Lewis & James Neelly are apptd. Surveyors of that
part from the widow Toshes to the top of the Bent Mountain and Robert Poage, Wm.
Neelly & Wm. Walton are to allot the tithables to work under them respectively,
Jesse Shambling and Jobe Hale from there to where it strikes the aforesaid road
leading from the lead mines, Samuel Eason, Josiah Martin and Thomas Goodson,
Sr., are to allot the tithables under them who are to open & keep the same in
repair as the law directs.

   Fifteen shillings allowed to Joseph Intsminger for keeping John Wormley six
weeks and finding him a shirt, to be paid out of the money arising from the sale
of the lotts, and that the sum of six pounds be allowed to any person who will
keep him one year from this day and clothe him, to be paid as aforesaid.

   On motion made by Mr. Andrew Reed against William McClenachan, Sheriff, to
recover 2130 lbs. tobacco put into his hands to collect the 13th of January,
1783 according to law. Notice of process & judgt. for the same & costs.

   Elizabeth Fulton is granted licence to keep an ordinary at the house of
Captain Thomas Bowyer. Bond given with David May, security.

   Joseph Snodgrass apptd. guardian to Joseph Potts & Sarah Potts, infant
orphans of John Potts, decd., bond having been entered into with Revd. Adam
Smyth, his security.

   Isaac Snodgrass the same to Sarah and Hanna Potts, orphans of the said John
Potts, decd., he having entered into bond with Thomas Price, his secuty.

   Saml. Scott, Exor. of James Scott, decd., made oath & entered into and acknd.
bond with Wm. Davidson & Joseph Kyle, his securities.

   James Simpson, Wm. McMurray, John & Hugh Muldrough, or any three of them
ordered to appraise slaves and personal estate of said James Scott, decd.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Annals of Southwest Virginia
1769-1800

BY LEWIS PRESTON SUMMERS

Member of American Historical Association, Virginia Historical Society; Alumnus
University of Virginia and Tulane University (Louisiana); Member American Bar
Association, Virginia State Bar Association

Author of

HISTORY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
1740-1786

WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA
1777-1870

PUBLISHED BY
LEWIS PRESTON SUMMERS
ABINGDON, VIRGINIA
1929

COPYRIGHT, 1929, BY
LEWIS PRESTON SUMMERS

MANUFACTURED COMPLETE BY THE
KINGSPORT PRESS
KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE
United States of America

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