Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court April 1776
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Source: Annals Of S W Virginia
Written: April 1776

At a court held for Botetourt County the 9th of April, 1776.

Present.
    William Fleming, George Skillern, Philip Love, Andrew Woods and Adam Smyth,
Gent. Justices.

    John Davis is on his motion exempted from paying levies for the future on
account of his age & poverty.

    Ord. that Jane Welsh, daughter of Thomas Welsh, be bound by the church
wardens to Henry Woodley accdg. to law.

    A valuation of improvements amounting to four hundred and sixty eight
pounds, three shillings made on a tract of land in Botetourt County on the Ohio
River about three or four miles above the Raped at the Great Bent belonging to
George Washington, Esquire, containing four thousand, three hundred and ninety
five acres of land, was presented in court by James Cleveland, Agent for the
said Washington, and proved by the oath of the said James, according to law, and
ordered to be recorded.

    A writing was presented in court as and for the last will and testament of
James Trimble, decd., by John Trimble, Isaac Trimble and James Trimble, the
executors therein named and was proved by the oaths of John Maxwell and Hugh
Barcley, witnesses thereto, and (missing word) to be recorded.

    Ordered that John Paxton, Joseph Walker and William McKee being first sworn
do appraise in current money the slaves (if any) and personal estate of the said
James Trimble, decd., & make return of the same to the court.

    And on the motion of the said executors who made oath according to law,
certificate is granted them for obtaining (missing word) thereof in due form,
they having entered into bond in the sum of two thousand pounds with John
Bowyer, James Gilmore and William Paxton, their securities.

    A report of a road from Botetourt Courthouse to Alexander Stewart's
plantation on James River was retd. to court and sd.  road is established, and
Robert Burdwell is appointed Surveyor of the same, and the petitioners for the
sd. road are to clear and keep the same in repair as the law directs.

    Ord. that the court be adjd. till tomorrow morning, six o'clock.

    The minutes of these proceedings were signed by
                            Philip Love


At a court continued & held for Botetourt County the 16th of April, 1776.

Present. John Bowyer, William Fleming, Geo. Skillern, Benjamin Estill, Philip
Love, William McClenachan and Adam Smyth, Gent. Justices.

    Upon the complaint of Wm. Hutcheson against Richard Woolley, his servant,
parties heard and the said Richard confessing that he had stole his conviction
bill from his said Master and had destroyed it, whereby he was bound to serve
his said Master ten years and ten months from this day. It is ordered that the
same be recorded and that the said Richard serve his said Master the term
aforesaid,

    Ord. that the Sheriff summon twenty four of the most capable freeholders in
this County to appear here at the next court to serve as a Grand Jury of Inquest
for the body of this County.

    Agreeable to an ordinance of Convention, the court appoints William Fleming
to act as Sheriff in this County, who refused to serve, and thereupon the court
proceeded to the appointment of an other person to that office, when George
Skillern was chosen into the same, and thereupon the said George took the oath
pointed out by Convention and entered into bonds according to law, one for the
sum of five hundred pounds for the collection of the taxes, fines, forfeitures
and Amendments, and the other in the sum of one thousand pounds for the
collection of officers' fees and dues and for the faith, execution of the said
office of Sheriff, with Patrick Lockhart, William McClenachan and John May, his
securities.

    Samuel Lapsley and Saml. Walker sworn Deputy Sheriffs for this County, being
apptd. to the said offices by George S. Killern, Gent. Sheriff of this County.

    George Skillern protest against the sufficiency of the prison of this County.

    Ord. that the ct. be adjd. till court in course.

   The minutes of these proceedings were signed by
                             John Bowyer


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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