Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court October 1785
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Source: Annals Of S W Virginia
Written: October 1785

October 11, 1785.

    Robert Foster exempted from future payment of Parish and County levy on
account of infirmity, also from working on the public roads.

    Geo. Patterson appointed Overseer of the Road in place of Joseph Reaburne.

    Benjamin Morris proved that his brother Thomas Morris was enlisted in
February, 1779, in Capt. Adam Wallis' Company as a soldier in the Continental
Sorvice during the War, that he was taken prisoner at Bufford's defeat and
carried to Charleston, S. C, whore he died, and that the said Benjamin is heir
at law.

    William Hanson proved he is heir at law to Shadwick Hanson, who was killed
at Buford's defeat.

    Joseph Haynes appointed Surveyor of the Road.


October 12, 1785.

    Henry Watterson, Robert Shanklin and William Bowe appointed to view the road
from John Rayburne's to Archibald Kyle's old place.

    Wm. Crawford, Jacob Parsinger, Jr., John Crawford, Jr., and John Crawford,
Sr., Michael Kimberlane and Jeremiah Bell appointed to view a road from
Crawford's Mill to Jos. Wright's on Potts Creek.

    James Reaburne appointed Surveyor of the Road, in place of John Reaburne.

October 13, 1786.

    Sheriff ordered to summon 24 freeholders at appear at next court to serve as
a Grand Jury of Inquest.

    John Wood, Andrew Lewis, Rowland Madison, John Kent, Taliaferro Craig,
Nicholas Carper, Joseph Pryor, John Mill, Junus Robinson, James Wright, John
Robinson, Wm. Goodson, Samuel Mitchell, Henry Bowyer, Edward McDonald and
Alexander Lewis recommended as Magistrates for the County.

    Wm. Crow allowed 7 pounds for maintaining William Duncan to date.

    Wm. McClelon the same for keeping a Parish poor woman.


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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