Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court March 1784 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 25, 2007, 4:15 pm Source: Annals Of S W Virginia Written: March 1784 March 9, 1784. John Griffeth, Peter Evans, Wm. Carleton, James Bryants and Wm. Carvin, or any three of them, appointed to view and mark the nearest and best way for a road from the Stone House to James Bryants on Roanoake. Henry Coleman appointed Surveyor of the Road in the room of John Madison, decd., the usual tithables to keep same in repair as the law directs. Order to probate will of John Madison, decd. Thomas Madison and Andrew Lewis, executors, Hugh Crockett and Henry Coleman, securities. Hugh Crockett, James Barnett, Henry Coleman and James Robinson, or any three of them, ordered to appraise the slaves and personal estate of John Madison, deed. Joseph Jenkins granted license to keep an ordinary at his house, Pat Lockhart his security. James Moore appointed surveyor in place of Wm. McClelland. Pat Lockhart and Martin McFerran appointed to settle the account of Thomas and James Rowland, administrators of James Rowland, decd. Wm. Neelly and Curtis Alderson appointed arbitrators in the suit of John McClellan against James Mason. Pat Lockhart qualified as Sheriff of the County, with George Hancock, John Mills, Joseph Looney, Joseph Pryor, and Richard Taylor as his sureties. Wm. Anderson granted license to keep an ordinary at his house, Wm. Crow surety. Same to Josiah Phipps. Uriah Humphreys and Thomas McGeorge qualified as Deputy Sheriff's of the County. Christopher Hurst's license to keep an ordinary revoked. March 10, 1784. John Reaburn and Robert Shankle appointed surveyors from Kyle's place to Brown's old field. Forty pounds ordered paid Thomas Madison, Gent., for services as State's Attorney. Thirty-three pounds, one shilling and three pence ordered paid to David May, Clerk. 12 shillings allowed Henry White for three bushels of wheat furnished the State. 5 pounds allowed James Mitchell for boarding and nursing a poor woman. Wm. Ferrell fined for getting drunk twice. Henry Holston, Jr., appointed Constable in Capt. Watkins' Company. John Wills and William Anderson fined for not attending as jurymen. Hannah and James, mulatto children of Margaret Campbell bound to Elizabeth Madison. Martin Kyle, orphan of Archibald Kyle, bound to Nathan Eakin. Samuel Kennerly took the oath of Deputy Sheriff. John Strother took the oath of Deputy Sheriff. Wm. McClintock, a soldier in Capt. Baller's Company, who was badly wounded at Guillford Court House, recommended to the General Assembly as a pensioner. Thomas Rowland and Robert Harvey ordered to draw plans for the repair of the prison. Sheriff ordered to summon 24 freeholders to serve as a grand jury of inquest. Major Pat Lockhart directed to contract for repairs of the court house and for keeping the same clean. Captain Eason ordered to take a list of the taxable property within his own and Captain Goodson's Company. Captain Martin the same in his own Company of Militia. Same for James Barnett do. Wm. Walton the same in Capt. Lewis' do. Robert Poage the same in Capt. Enneley's Company do. Wm. Neelly the same in Capt. Graham's Company do. Geo. Rutledge the same in Capt. Watterson's do. John Armstrong the same in Capt. May's do. Robert Harvey the same in Capt. Robinson's do. Capt. Willson the same in Capt. Mills' do. Thomas Rowland the same in Capt. Smith's do. Geo. Skillern the same in Capt. Cartmill's do. Martin McFerran the same in Capt. Pryor's do. Wm. Davidson the same in Capt. Frazer's do. John Baller the same in his own do. Wm. Hamilton the same in Capt. Estill's do. Capt. Looney the same in his own do. The Revd. Adam Smyth the same in Capt. Walker's do. Jacob Parsinger appointed Constable in Capt. Estill's Company of Militia. The Court proceeded to rate inspected hemp, flour and tobacco and ordered that tobacco be received in discharge of debts at 28 shillings per hundred, hemp at 32 shillings and 6 pence per hundred, and flour at 15 shillings per cwt. March 29, 1784. George Miles arrested on suspicion of house breaking and petty larceny. Plea of not guilty. Verdict of guilty. Punishment: seventy-eight lashes on his bare back at the public whipping post. 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 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/botetourt/court/minutes115gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 5.5 Kb