Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court February 1784
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Source: Annals Of S W Virginia
Written: February 1784

At a court continued and held for Botetourt County, Virginia, February 12, 1784.

    Present: George Skillern, Pat. Lockhart, Martin McFerran, Thomas Rowland,
James Burnett and William Davidson, Gent. Justices.

    Captain Hancock authorized to open road; James McCall Surveyor.

    John Cooper appointed surveyor in place of James Cooper, deceased.

    Pat. Lockhart, James Rowland, and Robert Harvey appointed to receive money
arising from sale of lots in Fincastle.

    William Neeley, Col. William McClannahan, and David May appointed to let to
contract to the lowest bidder the building of a house on Thomas Madison's stone
house tract of land, 18x24 feet, of round logs, 16 feet high, the lower story 10
feet, plank floors above and below, with a good door with sufficient lock and
key, covered with lapped 3hingles 18 inches to the weather clear of sap, the
whole to be finished by the first of March in a workmanlike, manner, for the
reception of deer skins and hemp, agreeable to act of Assembly.

    Six pounds ordered to be paid to John Benery for keeping Mary Webster.

    Ten pounds allowed John Kent for receiving grain tax 1779-1780.

    Lawrence Conner, a wounded soldier of Capt. Wallace's Company, 8th Va.
Regiment, recommended for pension.

    Deeds ordered to Pat Lockhart, Thomas Rowland, Robert Harvey and Samuel Todd
for lots purchased by them in Fincastle.

    Andrew Henry executed bond to keep the peace for 12 months, and particularly
towards Francis Smith, with Joseph Kyle and James Leatherdale as his surety.


February 13, 1784

    Samuel Scott summoned to appear at next court to give counter security to
Wm. Davidson and Joseph Kyle, his securities for the executorship of his father.

    Stephen May allowed twenty-seven pounds ten shillings for acting as jailor,
furnishing prisoners and deserters with 673 diets, firewood, water, etc., to be
paid from money arising from sale of the lots.

    Pat Lockhart allowed 44 pounds 13 shillings for money paid for the County to
individuals.

    Thomas Rowland and Robert Harvey ordered to view the prison and make report
whether to repair same or to build a new one.

    David McClenachan and Laurence Conner bound for their good behavior for
twelve months and a day from this date.

    David McClenachan, Patrick Lockhart and David May gave bond for the said
McClenachan's good behavior for the above term.

   Anthony Golson is appointed Inspector of the Hemp and Skins, to be received
on payment of the taxes in this County.

   Ordered that David May be paid for certifying claims of this County the sum
of 35 pounds, to be paid from money arising from sale of the lots in this County.

   Three pounds to Pat Lockhart, Exor. of Richard Thomas, decd., for assisting
the said May.

   Order by which David McClenachan and Laurence Conner were to be bound for
good behavior, for reasons appearing to the Court, is set aside.


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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