Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court December 1772
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Source: Annals Of S W Virginia
Written: December 1772

At a court held for Botetourt County the 8th of December, 1772.

Present.
Robert Breckenridge, John Bowyer, James Trimble, Francis Smith & George
Skillern, Gentlemen.

    Samuel Lewis produced a commission from the President & Masters of William
and Mary College appointing him Surveyor of Botetourt County and Richard May the
same appointing him Deputy under the said Samuel. Whereupon they took the usual
oaths to his Majesty's Person & Govt., repeated & subscribed the test, and also
took the oath of Surveyors.

    Samuel Lewis with Richard May, Robert Breckenridge and George Skillern, his
securities, entered into & acknd. bond in five hundred pounds penalty for the
said Samuel's true and faithful execution of the office of Surveyor of Botetourt
County, which was ordered to be recorded.

    Richard May with Samuel Lewis, Robert Breckenridge and George Skillern, his
securities, entered into and acknd. their bond in the above sum for the said
Richard's true and faithful execution of the office of a Deputy Surveyor in this
County, which was ordered to be recorded.

    This court doth appoint Joseph Looney guardian to Peter Looney, son of Peter
Looney, deceased, in the room of James McCain and Jonathan Smith, who are
dischd. from that office, he having first entered into and acknd. bond with
George Skillern, his security in (rest missing).

    Ord. that the church wardens of Botetourt Parish bind out according to law
Rosanna Dunn, a bastard child of _____ to James Gillis.

    On the motion of Robert Breckenridge a license is granted him to keep an
ordinary at his house in this County, he having with _____ his security, entered
into & acknd. bond in fifty pounds accdg. to law.

    Ord. that this ct. be adjd. till tomorrow morning, eight of the clock.   The
minutes of these proceedings were signed by
                                       John Bowyer 

At a court continued & held for Botetourt County the 9th day of December, 1772.

Present.
Robert Breckenridge, John Bowyer, James Trimble, George Skillern and James
McGavock, John Maxwell, Gentlemen. 

    James Smith is apptd. Constable on James River.

    Ordered that William Ross, James Snodgrass & Joseph Cloyd or any two of them
being first sworn do view the way from Little's Mill to the Court House & make
report thereof to the court.

    This court doth appoint James Robinson Constable, in the room of William
Boone, who is dischd. from that office.

    Ordered that this court 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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