Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court November 1782
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Source: Annals Of S W Virginia
Written: November 1782

At a court held for Botetourt County the 14th day of November, 1782.

Present: George Skillern, Patrick Lockhart, Martin McFarran, William Nesly &
Samuel Todd, Gent. Justices.

    A report of a road was made & retd. by John Armstrong, John McClalon and
Joseph Ward agreeable to an order of court, it is ordered that the said road be
established agreeable to the report.

    John Vanlier is apptd. Surveyor of the Road in the room of Robert King who
was dischd. from that office

    Ord. that John Vanlier, Wm. Robinson and Robert King being first sworn do
view the road from Robert King's by John Henderson's house to John Vanlier's tan
yard and make report thereof to the court.

    A Grand Jury appeared in court and were sworn, towit: George Poage, James
Evans, Wm. Snodgrass, Edward Green, Uriah Humphries, Jesse Clark, James Green,
Peter Shaver, John Bailey, Godfree Hamilton, Christopher Jackson, Robert Harris,
Junr., Josiah Phipps, Wm. Ritchey, and John Drake, who having received their
charge went out of court to consider of their presentments &c.

    Upon the petition of sundry inhabitants of this County leave is given to
Josiah Phipps to build a water grist mill over Looney's Mill Creek below the two
fords on Paxton's land where David Laird formerly lived.

    David May procd. a commission from the Governor apptg. his Eschcator for
this County, whereupon he took the oath by law reqd.

    Robert Harris' ear mark is admitted to record, towit: a crop off the right
car and a slit in the left.

    The Grand Jury retd. into ct. and presented the following persons, towit:

    We of the Grand Jury present the Surveyor of the Road from Anderson's Ferry
to Ocletree for not keeping tho same in repair.

    Also the Surveyor the road from Crow's to Anderson's Ferry the same as above.

    Also the Surveyor, of the Road from the Pedlar Ford on James River to the
turn of the waters on the Cowpasture River for not keeping the same in repair as
the law directs.

    Also the Surveyor of the Road from James Dalzell to the County line by Thos.
Davis' for not keeping the same in repair as the law directs.

    Also the Surveyor of the Road from Hall's Run to the Pedlar Ford on James
River for the same as above.

    Also the Surveyor of the Road called Capt. Crow's Road from the fork of his
ferry for the same as above.

    Also Jacob Carper for retailing liquors unlawfully.

    Also the Surveyor of the Road from Pedlar Ford to Brown's passage for not
keeping the same in repair as the law directs.

    Ord. that summons issue agst. the several persons this day prestd. by the
Grand Jury returnable here at the next court.

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