Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court January 1775
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Source: Annals Of S W Virginia
Written: January 1775

At a court held for Botetourt County the 10th of January, 1775.

Present. 
    James Trimble, James Henderson, Geo. Killern, Adam Smyth and Richard May,
Gent. Justices.

    Josiah McCormack proved a certificate accdg. to law for eleven hundred and
thirteen pounds of hemp, which is assigned to Bryant McArnold.

    Ord. that the ct. be adjd. till tomorrow morning, ten o'clock. The minutes
of these proceedings were signed by
                         James Trimble


At a court contd. & held for Botetourt County the 11th of January, 1775.

Present.
    James Trimble, Benjamin Estill, Geo. Skillern, James Henderson & Adam Smyth,
Gent. Justices.

    Simion Alderson being brought into court for a breach of the peace and heard
on his defence, on consideration it is ordered that the said Simion find
security for his good behaviour for one year in the sum of twenty pounds.

    John Bowyer, William Fleming, Andrew Woods, Philip Love and Wm. McKee took
the usual oaths to his Mjsty.'s Person & Govt., repeated & subscribed the test,
took the oaths of Justices of the County Court, of the County Court in Chancery,
and Oyer and Terminer.

    Simion Alderson, Luke Pryor and Joseph Carrol acknd. themselves severally
(missing word) to our Sovereign Lord George the Third by the Grace of God of
Great Britain, France and Ireland, King Defender of the faith &c, the said
Simion in the sum of ten pounds and the said Luke, and Joseph in five (word
missing) of their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenaments, to be
levied to our Lord the King rendered. But upon this condition: that the said
Simeon shall be of good (word missing) for and during the term of one year, then
this recognizance to be void.

    Ordered that William Fleming, Geo. Skillern, Richard May and Adam Smyth do
convey the several lotts sold by the Court of this County in the Town of
Fincastle to the several purchasers thereof and that they or any three of them
do sell to the highest bidder (after advertizing the time appointed for that
purpose at the Court House) the several lots in the said town, and also the lots
of Woodland belonging to the County on twelve months' credit for one half of the
purchase money and two years for the other.

    George Patterson proved a certificate according to law for four hundred and
eighty pounds of hemp for John May.

    On a complaint against William Anderson for a breach of the peace, the said
Anderson heard on his defence. Court's opinion that he find security for his
good behaviour in the sum of two hundred pounds.

    William Anderson, Henry Paulin and George Poage came into court and acknd.
themselves severally indebted to our Sovereign Lord the King George the Third, &
the said Anderson in the sum of one hundred pounds and the said Henry and George
in the sum of fifty pounds each of their respective goods and chattels, lands
and tenements to be levied and our said Lord the King and successors rendered.
But on the condition that the said William Anderson shall be of good behaviour
to all his Majesty's liege for & during the time of one year, then this
recognizance to be void.

    Ord. that the ct. be adjd. till the 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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