Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court May 1781
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Source: Annals Of S W Virginia
Written: May 1781

    At a court held for Botetourt County the 10th day of May, 1781 for the
examn. of Saml. Snowden on suspicion of murder. Prisoner pleaded not guilty;
witns. sworn & heard and deft. heard in his defence. Prisoner found guilty and
that he ought to be tried for the offence in the General Court, and is remanded
to goul.

    Ord. that the ct. be adjd. The mins. of this prcdg. were signed by
                                    Adam Smyth


At a court held for Botetourt County the 10th day of May, 1781. 

Present: Geo. Skillern, Adam Smyth, Wm. Ward, John Armstrong, Martin McFarran &
Wm. Davidson, Gent. Justices.

    A licence is grtd. to John Griger to keep an ordinary at Wm. Crow's ferry in
this county, bond entd. into with Wm. Crow his secty. in the sum of fifty lbs.
as the law directs.

    Wm. Bilbro, Dubertus Shepherd, Wm. Campbell and John Kenney are added to the
tithables to keep the road in repair from James Mitchell's to the Great Road by
Purgatory Creek.

    The Grand Jury appd. in ct. and were sworn, towit: Moses Tulley, James
Neelley, Junr., Joseph Leatherdale, John Preston, Joseph Robinson, Samuel Burk,
Moses Preston, Wm. Stewart, Wm. Greenlee, John Kenny, Wm. Kyle, James Dalzel,
Wm. Webb, John Pryor & John McRoberts, who having recd, their charge went out of
court to consult of their verdict.

    Hugh Allen (Rigment) Second Lieut, in Captain Pryor's Company and Uriah
Humphries Ensign.

    Ord. that 100 pounds be allowed John Bowyer for keeping an orphan child ten
months.

    Ord. that the sum of 600 lbs, be allowed to John Beard for keeping John
Wormsley one year from the present date and the Sheriff is ord. to pay 300 lbs.
in advance out of the depositum.

    Ord. that the sum of 300 lbs. be pd. by the Sheriff to Mr. Waide who is to
apply the same towards the support of a poor woman now living at James Ewing's,

    Joseph Damrel is apptd. Constable in Capt. Pryor's Company of Militia and
Wm. Wright in Capt. Galloway's.

    Ordered that the sum of five hundred pounds be paid out of the depositum by
the Sheriff to William Crow for the present support & keeping of William Duncan
for which he is to account.

    The Grand Jury retd. into ct. and prestd. the following persons to wit:

    We of the Grand Jury present Spencer Humphreys for living in adultery with
(blank space).

    We also present the Surveyor of the Road from Thos. Miller's to Nails Run
for not keeping the same in repair as the law directs.

    Also the Surveyor of the Road from Mrs. Mary McDonald's to Mr. Andrew Woods'
for not keeping the same in repair as the law directs.

    Also the Surveyor of the Road from the Town to the top of Cregg's Creek
Mountain for not keeping the same in repair as the law directs.

    Ordered that the Clerk signify to the Delegates that this court is serious
of having the court day in this County altered from the second Thursday in each
month to the second Tuesday, and that they apply to the General Assembly for
this purpose.

    Ord. that the ct. be adjd. till tomorrow morning, ten o'clock. The mins. of
these predgs: were signed by
                                  Geo. Skillern


At a court continued and held for Botetourt County the eleventh day of May, 1871.

Present: George Skillern, Revd. Adam Smyth, William Ward, Martin McFarran and
William Davidson, Gent. Justices.

   Whereas it is represented to the court that James Mason has got an inclusive
survey of certain lands in said County containing three old surveys to the
amount of two hundred and forty four acres and an entry of three hundred & six
acres, ordered that the Clerk certify that the court are of opinion the said
resurvey is just & reasonable.

    It appearing to this court that Wm. Mason has got an inclusive survey made
of lands in this County containing two hundred & fifty acres an old survey and
one hundred & sixty of an entry to the amount of four hundred and ten acres,
ordered that it be certfd. that the court are of opinion that the sd. resurvey
is just & reasonable.

    George Frazer is apptd. Second Lieut. in Captain Hanley's Company of Militia.

   Uriah Humphries is apptd. a Deputy Sheriff in this County who took the oath
reqd. by law.

   Ord. that the ct. be adjd. till court in course. The mins. of these prcdgs.
were signed by
                                  Geo. Skillern


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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