DINWIDDIE COUNTY, VIRGINIA - COURT DOCUMENTS Source: William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 3 Page 214 WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY RECORDS OF DINWIDDIE COUNTY Abstracts 1789, 1790, (Most of the records of Dinwiddie County are destroyed.) Edward Pegram, Jun., assignee of Vines Collier, plt. agt. Stephen Pettypool & Anderson Pettypool defts., in Debt. 1789. Thomas Tabb, surviving exor. Martha Wallace, dec'd, plt., agt, William Stegar & Gressit Davis. Green Hill & Margery Hill, exor & Ex'x of Richard Hill, dec'd. Hannah Goodwyn to Boswell Goodwyn. Deed of gift. Last will of John Gary proved by Tarpley Irving, presented in Court by Rebecca Gary. William Tucker & Elizabeth his wife, Mary & Rebecca Jones, Ann Jones, Martha & Sarah Jones, infants vs. Green Jones, heir at law of Thomas Jones, dec. & Susanna, widow & relict, & Thomas Clay, adm. of said Thomas Jones. Edith Westmoreland & John Tarpley, exors. of Thos. Westmoreland dec'd. vs. James Harwell. Jos. Jones signs the court orders. Seth Pettypool, Jun. ap'ted surveyor of the roads. Justices: Edward Pegram, Jr., Wood Tucker, Peterson Goodwyn, William Watts, John Videll (?), Jr., & George Pegram, gent. justices. Mac. Goodwyn, Lt. & Collier McDonald, Ensign, of a Co. of militia, 1789. William Archer & Stephen Goodwyn give bond as inspectors with William Watkins and Braddock Goodwyn, as securities. Henry Spain, Major: Nowel Waddill & Braddock Goodwyn Captains; Robert Williams & Joseph Goodwyn, Jr. Lieutenants; of the Militia of this county, severally took the oath required by the Militia Law & also took the oaths to the United States, agreeable to an Act of Congress. Page 215 Joseph Watkins & Mary his wife, the said Mary being Daughter and devisee of James Boisseau, dec'd, Daniel Boisseau, John Boisseau, Lucy Boisseau, benjamin Boisseau, Patrick Boisseau, David Boisseau, Anne Boisseau, & Susannah Boisseau, children of James Boisseau, against William Watkins and Gray Briggs, exr of said James Boisseau, 1789. Distribution of the estate of William Pegram dec'd--between his widow & children. Daniel eldest son, Elizabeth Pegram widow-- Sally, Elizabeth, Farances, William, Baker Pegram, children. Baker Pegram Captain, William Scott Lieutenant, & Benjamin Andrews Ensign, of the Co. of Light Infantry in the Militia, severally took the oath required by the Militia Law & Act of Congress. John Daingerfield & Elizabeth his wife vs. Thomas Pettypool. St. George Tucker vs. Robert Armistead & Thomas Armistead. Suit abates as to Thomas Armistead who is returned no inhsbitant of this county. Harwood Goodwyn mentioned. Deed of Boswell Goodwyn to Stephen Goodwyn. Peterson Goodwyn, gent., produced a commission from his Excellency the Governor appointing him Colonel of the second Battalion of Militia of this County, and was sworn accordingly, 19 March 1789. William Geddy rpoduced commission as Lt. to Capt. Durrell's Company, Aug. 1789. Edward Young, orphan of Edward Young, made choice of Baker Pegram as guardian-- Peter Manson security. Last will of Samuel Hinton, proved in Court by Joseph Whitehead, John Edmunds, and Mary Edmunds; the exors. named in said will &c. refused to take upon themselves the execution thereof--Joseph Whitehead, William Watts, John Pegram, William Sydnor & James Hinton the exors. Feb. Court 1789. Page 216 Marriage contract between David Tucker & Frances Jackson proved by the oathes of Nathaniel Epes, Ralph Jackson & Daniel Tucker & recorded. Joseph Jones, gent., produced commission from his Exc'y the Governor, app'ting him County Lt. & was sworn accordingly. Katherine, widow of Samuel Hinton. Last will of Joseph Tucker dec'd, having been proved in Decr court last -- Wood Tucker & Isaac Tucker, the exors. named in said will, came into court &c. John Nicholas, clerk of the county, John Jones, gent. sheriff; Gray Briggs State Attorney; 4610 tithables. 1789 William Cardwell, Henry Cardwell, Jane Cardwell, & Elizabeth Cardwell, Infants of Thomas Cardwell, dec'd, by the said William, their next friend, complt. agt. Henry Thweatt & Obedience Cardwell, exors. of Thomas Cardwell, de'd, in chancery. Thomas Tabb, surviving obligee of Thomas Tabb & William Roscow Wilson Curle, dec'd vs. Hill & Archer. William Watkins, John tabb & Peter Jones, surviving partners of Wm. Watkins & Co. plts. vs. Robert Tucker, exor of Daniel Tucker, dec'd, deft. In case. Robert Morris vs. Henry Broadnax, 1790. Matthew Murray Claiborne vs. Jno. Atkinson. Joseph Turner, Jr., guardian of Elizabeth Hines & Patty Hines, orphans of Charles Hines. Last will of Daniel Claiborne was presented into court by Mary Claiborne, the Exec., & proved by the oaths of Benjamin Boisseau, Peterson Goodwyn & Penelope Hudson & together with Mathew M. Claiborne &c. entered into bond of 5000 pds. Sept. Court 1790. Thomas Tabb vs. Seth Foster & Ann his wife, exr of John Gary, dec'd., November Ct., 1790. Page 217 Baldwin Shepherd & Susanna, his wife, vs. Seth Foster and Ann, his wife, exr John King, dec'd, Nov. 1, 1790. Joshua Spain & Martha his wife, Epes Spain & Ann his wife, John Sandifer & Susanna his wife, Joshua Epes & Lucy his wife & Samuel Sandifer, adm. of Samuel Sandifer, dec'd. vs. Rich Newman, exor. of Richard Newman, dec'd. Jury, Nov. 1790. Leonard Bott, Nicholas Lamb, William Lanier, Boswell Goodwyn, jr., Irby Hudson, William Scott, Thomas Clay, Peterson Epes, Joshua, Isham Spain, Laban Epes & Absalom Johnson. A deed of gift from John H. Claiborne to Fanny Gregory proved by Richard Gregory witness. Clement Williams, engisn to Braddock Goodwyn's Company of Militia of this County, produced his commission & qualified according to law. Catharine Brookes charged with petit treason in poisoning her Husband Edward Brookes -- Oct. Court 1789. Thomas Hardaway vs. Samuel Scott, for that Ludwell Jones in 1755 was possessed in his right of 6 slaves; he made his will and bequethed them to his sister Sarah Jones, who afterwards married Thomas Hardaway. She died in 1761, leaving Thomas Hardaway, jun., her son and heir. Nov. 1789. William Eppes, late guardian of Isham Eppes Dabney, orphan of William Dabney -- Jany 1790. John Pettypool exempted from payment of notes. A deed of gift from Lewis Burwell, of the Co. of Mecklenburg, to Elizabeth the wife of Bellfield Stark, proved by the oaths of Ann Burwell, Elizabeth Walker & Ann Burwell. May, 1790. Pursuant to an order or request of the Council of State, the justices took under their consideration the charge of peculation exhibited against Peterson Goodwyn Gent. by Doctor James Greenway, and having entered into a thorough investigation Page 218 thereof are unanimously of opinion that the sum of money mentioned in the narrative laid before the executive by the said Greenway was not designedly retained by the said Goodwyn, and that he is innocent of the charge aforesaid. The executive having referred this matter to the consideration of a full court, and it havaing been decided by five Magistrates only, it is hereby certified that there were only five other acting Magistrates in the County & that two of these were absent and that the other three refused to sit in consequence of having acted as commissioners on preparing and bringing in reports thereof. March Quarterly Sessions 1790. MARRIAGES IN 1832, 1833 To the County Court of Dinwiddie -- I do hereby testify and report to the court that the following marriages were solemnized by me agreeably to the dates hereunto annexed to wit -- The rites of Matrimony were solemnized below: Isham A. Trotter and Louisa Watts Novembr 6th 1832 James Aldridge ande Mary King ditto 22 " George Worsham and Martha Ann Wynn " 27 " Thos D. Prosser (?) & Rebecca M. Rowland Feb. 6 1833 Nicholas Edmunds & Mary Ann Moody Mch 6 1833 Richard Spain and Mary Ann Harmon " 6 " Shadrack Stott & Eliza Parkinson " 6 " David Wells & Mary Ann Conally " 27 " Wm H. Goodwyn & Hannah L. Williams May 1st 1833 Gardner Hawkins & Sarah Roberts July 10 1833 Stith Hardaway & Elizabeth Ann Young Nov 28 1833 Given under my hand this 30th day of August 1833. J. E. Hargrave (L. D.) M. E. 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