Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court February 1778
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Source: Annals Of S W Virginia
Written: February 1778

At a court held for Botetourt County the 11th day of February, 1778.

Present:  William Fleming, George Skillern, William McClanachan & Adam Smyth,
Gent. Justices.

    Andrew Woods produced a commission from his Excellency the Governor apptg.
Sheriff of Botetourt County, who took the oath prescribed by law &e entd. into
bond conditioned as the law directs with George Skillern and William
McClenachan, his securities, in the sum of £1000.

    Robert Woods is apptd. Dep. Sheriff under Andrew Woods in this County, who
took the oath required by law.

    Ord. that Thomas Madsion be recommended to the Attorney General as a fit
person to execute the office of State's Attorney for this County.

    Ord. that John Smith, John Compton & John Mills being first sworn do view
the shore on Wm. Anderson's side of James River and report to the court the most
convenient landing place for a ferry from Crow's Land.

    On the petition of Andrew Woods leave is granted him to build a water grist
mill on Looney's Creek on his own land, and it appearing to the court that no
other person's land will be effected thereby.

    Ord. that the ct. be adjd. till tomorrow morning, 9 o'clock.

    The mins. of these procdgs. were signed by
                       William Fleming


At a court contd. A held for Botetourt County the 12th of February, 1778.

Present: William Fleming, Geo. Skillern, William McClanachan & Adm. Smyth, Gent.
Justices.

    James Henderson, Andrew Donally, John Stewart, Saml. Lewis, Saml. Brown,
Geo. Poage, Wm. Hamilton, Muddy Creek, William Ward and Michael Woods, Gent.,
are recommended to his Excellency the Governor as proper persons to serve as
Justices of the Peace for the County of Greenbrier.

    Wm. Christian, Patrick Lockhart, Thomas Lewis, Geo. Rutledge, Jonathan
Taylor, Wm. Hamilton, Sweet Springs, Thomas Rowland, John. Armstrong, Robt.
Poage and James Bar-net t are recommended to his Excellency the Governor as
proper persons to be added to the Commission of the Peace for this County. And
it is recommended that the Justices who refused to qualify under the old
commission shall be left out.

    On the petition of Patrick Lockhart leave is granted him to keep an ordinary
at his house in this County for the space of one year from this time, he giving
security, on which he together with David May, his security, entered into and
acknd. bond for the said Lockhart's keeping the said ordinary accdg. to law. And
it is ordered that the Clerk of this County prepare a licence for him accdgly.

    The same to James Barnett. Bond entd. into with William McClanachan, his
security.

    Ordered that William Cross with the tithables persons belonging to his
precinct do keep the road from George Skillern's down the river bank to Crow's
in repair as the law directs.

    John Potts is apptd. a Constable about the courthouse in the room of James
Ghant, decd.

    Ord. that Patrick Lockhart, James Rowland, Josiah Phipps and John Potts or
any three of them being first sworn do view the way from the ford on Catawba at
Wm. Hawkins' to Israel Christian's mill and report the most convenient way for a
road to the court.

    Thomas Reed is apptd. a Constable in the room of George Burdwell, who is
discharged from that office.

    James Barnett, Capt., & George Hutcheson, Ensign, in the Militia took the
oath required by Ordinance of Convention.

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

    The mins. of these procdgs. were signed by
                                Wm. Fleming

   There being no prison in this County, ordered that the Sheriff be empowered
to summon a guard over any prisoner which he may have in his custody untill a
prison shall be built.


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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