COURT RECORDS DIGEST Presented by the Records Conservation Project in cooperation with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Court Records Digest created and developed by Barry L. McGhee, bmcghee@interserf.net This edition was prepared 07/07/96 Copyright © Barry L. McGhee 1996 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-1914 court papers located in the Circuit Court for the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia, are being processed for archival storage and microfilming. As part of this on-going project, a database containing the names of primary parties (plaintiffs, defendants, deponents, petitioners, etc) has been created by the Records Conservation Project. Also included in the database are Remarks on the contents of records containing documents of historical or genealogical significance. Over three thousand records containing Remarks are presented in the Court Records Digest. Search for Digest entries using the Digest Index, which contains all words in all Digest entries with the exception of common words (the, and, etc.), common abbreviations (dec'd, exor, etc.), and abbreviations for which complete words also exist in the same record (Comlth for Commonwealth, Wm. for William, etc.). The index does not contain initials or non-alphabetic characters. All words have been entered in the database spelled as they were found in the original documents (typos excepted). Consequently, several variations of a word may appear in the same word table. The lack of punctuation in early documents also produces variations on a single word ("Taliaferros" may have been used for "Taliaferro's" or for "Taliaferros", denoting several people named "Taliaferro"). In the instance of the use of "Slave" and "Slaves", the plural form was intentionally used to indicate records containing references to more than one slave. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Court Papers Court papers in the Circuit Court for the City of Fredericksburg are from the following courts: Hustings / Corporation Court for the Town / City of Fredericksburg (1782-1941) District Court for the Spotsylvania District (1789-1808) Superior Court of Law for Spotsylvania County (1808-1831) Superior Court of Chancery for the Spotsylvania District (1814-1831) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for Spotsylvania County (1831-1851) Circuit Court for Spotsylvania County (1852-1889) Circuit Court for the City of Fredericksburg (1889-current) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Courts in the Commonwealth of Virginia Hustings / Corporation Court The Hustings Court, also known as the Corporation Court in jurisdictions incorporated as independent cities, was the town/city equivalent of the County Court. It was presided over by Justices under the Mayor of the town/city and heard civil and criminal matters. Civil actions on appeal and criminal matters resulting in conviction were sent to the next higher court (Hustings Court to District Court / Superior Court and Corporation Court to Circuit Court) for further action. District Court District Courts, created in order to relieve the General Court of the congestion of common law cases, were established in eighteen Virginia localities and the district of Kentucky in 1789. Each district was comprised of several counties and court was held twice a year in each district. General Court judges presided over the District Courts. The court for the District of Spotsylvania included Spotsylvania, Caroline, King George, Stafford, Orange, Culpeper and Counties. District Courts were abolished in 1808, being replaced by Superior Courts of Law. Citation : THE VIRGINIA STATE COURT SYSTEM, 1776- by Thomas Jefferson Headlee, Jr. Virginia State Library 1969 Notes: Madison County was also part of the District for Spotsylvania as evidenced by the court records. The records for the Spotsylvania District Court are located in Fredericksburg because the District Court sat in the Fredericksburg courthouse, not in the Spotsylvania County courthouse. Consequently, this Court is often referred to as the Fredericksburg District Court. Among the records in Fredericksburg are a number of cases which were instituted in the General Court and moved later to the newly created District Court. Superior Court of Law Superior Courts of Law were created in 1808, superceding the District Courts and maintaining the same district structure for criminal and civil cases. The courts, established in each county, met twice a year, presided over by a General Court judge riding a circuit from county to county. Consequently, these courts are often referred to as "Circuit Courts", "Circuit Courts of Law" or "Circuit Superior Courts". Citation : THE VIRGINIA STATE COURT SYSTEM, 1776- by Thomas Jefferson Headlee, Jr. Virginia State Library 1969 Note: The records for Spotsylvania Superior Court of Law are located in Fredericksburg because the court sat in the Fredericksburg courthouse, not in the Spotsylvania County courthouse. Consequently, this Court is often referred to as the Fredericksburg Superior Court of Law. Superior Court of Chancery Superior Courts of Chancery were created in 1802 in order to expedite the hearing of chancery cases, which had previously been heard in the High Court of Chancery. Superior Courts were established in three districts and are sometimes referred to as "District Courts of Chancery". The number of Superior Court districts was increased to six in 1812, to eight in 1813/1814 and to nine late in 1814. The Spotsylvania District for the Superior Court of Chancery, established in 1814, included Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fairfax, Lancaster, Northumberland, Madison, King George, Orange, Prince William, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Essex and Westmoreland Counties and the Town of Fredericksburg. Citation : THE VIRGINIA STATE COURT SYSTEM, 1776- by Thomas Jefferson Headlee, Jr. Virginia State Library 1969 Note: The records for Spotsylvania Superior Court of Law are located in Fredericksburg because the court sat in the Fredericksburg courthouse, not in the Spotsylvania County courthouse. Consequently, this Court is often referred to as the Fredericksburg Superior Court of Chancery. Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery Circuit Superior Courts of Law and Chancery were created in 1831, superceding the Superior Courts of Law and the Superior Courts of Chancery. The courts, held in each county twice a year and presided over by a General Court judge riding a circuit from county to county, were abolished in 1852 when the Virginia Constitution of 1851 became effective. Citation : THE VIRGINIA STATE COURT SYSTEM, 1776- by Thomas Jefferson Headlee, Jr. Virginia State Library 1969 Note: The records for Spotsylvania Superior Court of Law and Chancery are located in Fredericksburg because the court sat in the Fredericksburg courthouse, not in the Spotsylvania County courthouse. Consequently, this Court is often referred to as the Fredericksburg Superior Court of Law and Chancery. The Court Order Book for the period shows the last reference to Law and Chancery appearing in the May 1850 court term. Circuit Court Circuit Courts, established in 1852, were held twice a year in each county and were presided over by a judge riding a circuit from county to county. Citation : THE VIRGINIA STATE COURT SYSTEM, 1776- by Thomas Jefferson Headlee, Jr. Virginia State Library 1969 Notes: The records for Spotsylvania Circuit Court through 1889 are located in Fredericksburg because the court sat in the Fredericksburg courthouse, not in the Spotsylvania County courthouse, until Fredericksburg was incorporated as an independent city at which time this court was convened at the Spotsylvania County courthouse and the Fredericksburg Circuit Court was established in the City of Fredericksburg. The Court Order Book for the period shows the first reference to Circuit Court appearing in 16 August 1850 proceedings. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Court Records Digest Common Abbreviations Some abbreviations frequently found in Court Records Digest extracts are : @ --> original document /s/ --> signature admr / admor / adm --> Administrator admrx / admorx / admx --> Administratrix ads --> adverse assee --> assignee dec'd --> deceased DT / Deed T --> Deed of Trust endee --> endorsee exor / exr / extr --> Executor exorx / exrx / extrx --> Executrix FN --> Free Negro gdn --> guardian GO --> Guardian of -mr- --> marriage referenced OOP --> Overseers of the Poor pd --> attorney for the defendant pq --> attorney for the prosecution Tr --> Trustee vs --> versus --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECORDS CONSERVATION PROJECT The Records Conservation Project, or RCP, a volunteer project under the auspices of Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Incorporated, was started in 1990 for the purpose of identifying historic court documents which may be candidates for conservation due to their scholarly, historic or intrinsic value and raising funds for conservation of candidate documents. To that end, a database was created to provide an inventory of court paper records and a record of the identity and location of candidate documents. That database was the basis for the CPICS database currently used at the Circuit Court for the City of Fredericksburg for inventorying, indexing, and cataloging court paper records and from which the Court Records Digest was produced. CPICS (Court Papers Indexing and Cataloging System) also serves as a finding aid to court papers. The mission of the RCP has since expanded to one of assisting Circuit Court Clerks in court records preservation. The RCP, operating out of Fredericksburg, Virginia, is currently providing assistance in the Virginia Circuit Courts of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania and Stafford. Assistance is provided in the form of : * recruiting, training and coordinating volunteers * processing court papers for archival storage * data entry * repairing court records * providing recommendations for records storage, access and maintenance * donating archival materials * raising funds for records preservation * coordinating preservation efforts * recommending preservation alternatives * recommending preservation priorities * seeking and obtaining preservation grants * educating the public in appropriate record handling procedures Records preservation, even with thousands of volunteer hours, is expensive and there is much work yet to be done. If you would like to make a lasting contribution to history please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Records Conservation Project. Donations should be sent to : HFFI-RCP P.O. Box 8327 Fredericksburg, VA 22404 Sponsorship of memorial projects, such as preservation of a specific record book, may be arranged. Please contact the Director of the RCP at bmcghee@interserf.net to make sponsorship arrangements. Records Conservation Project Barry L. McGhee Director bmcghee@interserf.net --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRICT COURT RECORDS 1790 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Bayly vs Quarles & Willis PLAINTIFF(s) : Samuel Bayly (assignee of Elisha Smith) DEFENDANT(s) : William P. Quarles; John W. Willis PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Albemarle; King George REMARK(s) : ARW - reference to Continental Officers Certificates CITATION : Bayly vs Quarles & Willis / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 674-23 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Berry &c vs Johnston &c COMMENT : Defendants as Justices of King George County PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Berry; John Taliaferro Jr.; Francis Conway DEFENDANT(s) : George Johnston; Alexander Doniphan; John Marquiss PLACES MENTIONED : King George REMARK(s) : Family of William Johnston dec'd Guardianship - George Johnston GO William Johnson CITATION : Berry &c vs Johnston &c / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 673-139 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Cavanaugh vs Taliaferro PLAINTIFF(s) : William Cavanaugh DEFENDANT(s) : John Taliaferro (exor.); Margaret Garnett (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : King George REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abates 4-1790 by death of Thomas Cavanaugh CITATION : Cavanaugh vs Taliaferro / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 673-103 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Craig vs Hart Admr &c PLAINTIFF(s) : James Craig DEFENDANT(s) : Robert Hart (admor.); John Marshall (dec'd) DEPONENT(s) : James Craig the elder PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; PA (Philadelphia) REMARK(s) : Tobacco trade CITATION : Craig vs Hart Admr &c / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 672-34 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Crutchfield vs Herndon PLAINTIFF(s) : John Crutchfield DEFENDANT(s) : Edward Herndon DEPONENT(s) : Jos. Herndon PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Marriage - William Crutchfield -m- [ ] Herndon - Feb 1776 Slaves - Cesar, Pliny, Beck & Nell, property of Jos. Herndon CITATION : Crutchfield vs Herndon / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 673-95 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Culpepper Justices vs Slaughter &als PLAINTIFF(s) : Justices of the Court of Culpeper County; Daniel Brown; John Green; James Pendleton; Samuel Clayton DEFENDANT(s) : John Slaughter; Henry Pendleton; French Strother; Nathaniel Pendleton PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Estate account - Thomas Howison Marriage ref. - John Thompson -mr- Elizabeth Howison Will - Thomas Howison - Culpeper - 1769 CITATION : Culpepper Justices vs Slaughter &als / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 673-96 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Dixons Exr vs Willis PLAINTIFF(s) : Sir John Peyton (exor.); Thomas Dixon (exor.); John Dixon (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : John Whitacre Willis PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Monroe pq CITATION : Dixons Exr vs Willis / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 673-114 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Dixons Exrs vs Willis PLAINTIFF(s) : Sir John Peyton (exor.); Thomas Dixon (exor.); John Dixon (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : John Whitacre Willis PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Monroe pq CITATION : Dixons Exrs vs Willis / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 673-115 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Eyers vs Porter &al PLAINTIFF(s) : Samuel Eyers DEFENDANT(s) : William Porter; Peter Dudley; James Dudley; George Shepherd; George Stubblefield; William Arnold; William Schooler; Benjamin Bustle; Daniel Ficklin; James Abbott PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Monroe pd CITATION : Eyers vs Porter &al / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 673-112 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Gilchrist vs Wallis PLAINTIFF(s) : Robert Gilchrist; James Sommerville (surviving trustee of John Mitchell) DEFENDANT(s) : John Wallis; French Strother PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Monroe pd CITATION : Gilchrist vs Wallis / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 674-94 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Gilchrist &c vs Wallis &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Robert Gilchrist; James Sommerville (surviving trustee of John Mitchell) DEFENDANT(s) : John Wallis; French Strother PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Monroe pd CITATION : Gilchrist &c vs Wallis &c / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 674-95 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Hansbrough vs Smallwood PLAINTIFF(s) : Peter Hansbrough DEFENDANT(s) : William Smallwood DEPONENT(s) : Margarett Minor (67); William Grigsby (76) PLACES MENTIONED : King George; MD; Stafford REMARK(s) : Death ref. - James Sumner died c1730 Marriage ref. - James Hansbrough -mr- Lettice, dau. of James Sumner Marriage ref. - John Minor -mr- Margarett, dau. of James Sumner Marriage ref. - Moses Rowley -mr- ____ Sumner, widow of James Sumner Marriage ref. - Peter Mauzy -mr- Elizabeth, dau. of James Sumner CITATION : Hansbrough vs Smallwood / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 675-94 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Henderson & Co. vs Ball PLAINTIFF(s) : James Henderson & Co. DEFENDANT(s) : Burges Ball PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; Orange REMARK(s) : Monroe pd CITATION : Henderson & Co. vs Ball / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 675-8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Hurt vs Turner &al PLAINTIFF(s) : John Hurt DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Turner; Thomas Jett; John Skinker; Thomas Berry; Francis Conway; Horatio Dade; Francis Thornton; Vestrymen of Hanover Parish DEPONENT(s) : William Boon (41) PLACES MENTIONED : Westmoreland; King George REMARK(s) : Religion - Reverend John Hurt, Hanover Parish - 1776 CITATION : Hurt vs Turner &al / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 675-1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Kennedy vs Brown PLAINTIFF(s) : Alexander Kennedy DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Brown PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abates April 1790 - parties dead CITATION : Kennedy vs Brown / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 673-111 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lawson &c vs Maddox &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Gavin Lawson DEFENDANT(s) : Notly Maddox; Thomas Conn PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Monroe pq CITATION : Lawson &c vs Maddox &c / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 673-126 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Markham vs Bunbury PLAINTIFF(s) : John Markham DEFENDANT(s) : William Bunbury DEPONENT(s) : Anderson Doniphan; Lewis Markham; Thos. Short; Thos. Bunbury PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; King George; MD; Orange REMARK(s) : Horse - black stud called 'Harmless' Marshall pq Racing - Alexandria Races ref. CITATION : Markham vs Bunbury / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 391-13 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Mercer vs Carter PLAINTIFF(s) : James Mercer DEFENDANT(s) : Charles Carter PLACES MENTIONED : Fredericksburg REMARK(s) : James Mercer as President of the Fredericksburg Academy CITATION : Mercer vs Carter / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 672-36 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Muse vs Hord PLAINTIFF(s) : Laurence Muse DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Hord DEPONENT(s) : George Glascock (60) PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; Richmond REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sept 1790 by death of Thomas Hord CITATION : Muse vs Hord / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 675-12 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Redd vs Burnley PLAINTIFF(s) : Samuel Redd DEFENDANT(s) : Zachariah Burnley PLACES MENTIONED : Orange REMARK(s) : Marshall pq CITATION : Redd vs Burnley / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 675-91 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Slaughter vs Field PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Slaughter DEFENDANT(s) : Henry Field PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abates by death of Henry Field - 9-1790 CITATION : Slaughter vs Field / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 673-56 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Smith vs Spotswood PLAINTIFF(s) : William Smith DEFENDANT(s) : Alexander Spotswood (admr.); William Daingerfield (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Slaves - Beck, Phillis, Hester, & Jack - property of Wm. Smith CITATION : Smith vs Spotswood / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 672-38 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Smith vs Johnston PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Smith DEFENDANT(s) : Benjamin Johnston PLACES MENTIONED : King George REMARK(s) : Monroe pq CITATION : Smith vs Johnston / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 673-117 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Southworth s Fitzhugh PLAINTIFF(s) : John Southworth DEFENDANT(s) : John Fitzhugh PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abates April 1790 by plaintiffs death CITATION : Southworth s Fitzhugh / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 673-104 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Tomlin vs Beverley PLAINTIFF(s) : Walker Tomlin (assignee of Carter Braxton assignee of John White) DEFENDANT(s) : Robert Gains Beverley DEPONENT(s) : Larkin Smith; William F. Gaines; Richard Tunstall PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; King & Queen; King William REMARK(s) : Birth - Robert Gaines Beverley born 2 December 1762 Church register - St. Mary's Parish - extract from CITATION : Tomlin vs Beverley / 1790 / CR-DC-L / 672-119 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Wilson vs Hart admr PLAINTIFF(s) : Robert Wilson DEFENDANT(s) : Robert Hart (admr.); John Marshall (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Louisa; PA (Philadelphia) REMARK(s) : Commerce - tobacco pricing on York, James and Rappahannock Rivers 1777 CITATION : Wilson vs Hart admr / 1790? / CR-DC-L / 673-137 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Buchanan vs Webb COMMENT : Debt on a bond PLAINTIFF(s) : David Buchanan (assignee of Robert Boyd & William White) DEFENDANT(s) : William C. Webb PLACES MENTIONED : Orange; City of Richmond REMARK(s) : Marshall pq CITATION : Buchanan vs Webb / 1790 / CR-DC-O / 521-57 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lee assee vs Massey COMMENT : Debt on a bond PLAINTIFF(s) : William A. Lee (assignee of William Lyles) DEFENDANT(s) : Robert Massey Jr. PLACES MENTIONED : King George; Alexandria REMARK(s) : Printer - bond form printed by G. Richards & Co. - Alexandria CITATION : Lee assee vs Massey / 1790 / CR-DC-O / 521-65 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Mushett vs Love (Muschell vs Love) COMMENT : Debt on a bond PLAINTIFF(s) : James Muschett (aka James Muschell) DEFENDANT(s) : Charles Love PLACES MENTIONED : King George; Prince William (Dumfries); King George (Boyd's Hole) REMARK(s) : Tobacco - acct for tobacco received at Boyd's Hole - 1789 CITATION : Mushett vs Love (Muschell vs Love) / 1790 / CR-DC-O / 521-50 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Smith vs Hunters COMMENT : Debt. PLAINTIFF(s) : Johnston Smith DEFENDANT(s) : James Hunter; Adam Hunter PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; Spotsylvania; MA (Boston) REMARK(s) : Ship - brig Johnson Smith CITATION : Smith vs Hunters / 1790 / CR-DC-Q / 372-17 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Commonwealth vs Patrick Campbell PLAINTIFF(s) : Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : Patrick Campbell DEPONENT(s) : Elizabeth Gibson (50); Nancy Gibson (17); John Hughes (26); William Gibson (27) PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Construction - log house ref. CITATION : Commonwealth vs Patrick Campbell / 1790 / CR-DC-R / 675-3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Blair vs Bruce &c PLAINTIFF(s) : David Blair DEFENDANT(s) : Charles Bruce (exor.); William Underwood (dec'd); William Ball DEPONENT(s) : James Hackley PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Caroline REMARK(s) : Slave - George, property of James Hackley CITATION : Blair vs Bruce &c / 1790 / CR-DC-V / 673-72 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Dixon's admor vs Gouge's exor PLAINTIFF(s) : John Pratt (exor.); Edward Dixon (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : Elizabeth Gouge (extrx.); James Gouge (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; King George REMARK(s) : Commerce - James Gouge, agent for James Younger, Whitehaven Slaves - Daingerfield, Davey, Clary, Bob, Winney, Frank Slaves - Frank; Tony Will - James Gouge - Caroline - 1781 CITATION : Dixon's admor vs Gouge's exor / 1790 / CR-DC-V / 673-57 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Edzar vs Grinnan PLAINTIFF(s) : William Edzar (by James Saffarly his guardian) DEFENDANT(s) : Daniel Grinnan PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Death ref. - James Edzary the elder in 1785 Family of James Edzar Guardianship - Daniel Grinnan GO James Edzar the younger Guardianship - James Saffarly GO William Edzar Slave - Nell, proprty of James Edzar the elder CITATION : Edzar vs Grinnan / 1790 / CR-DC-V / 673-131 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Hayman &c vs Rhoddy PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Hayman; Thomas Moffatt DEFENDANT(s) : Samuel Roddy PLACES MENTIONED : Fredericksburg REMARK(s) : Deed - Samuel Roddy to Thomas Hayman & Thomas Moffatt - 1784 CITATION : Hayman &c vs Rhoddy / 1790 / CR-DC-V / 673-87 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lewis vs Early PLAINTIFF(s) : John Lewis DEFENDANT(s) : Joel Early PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Tobacco prices - 1784 CITATION : Lewis vs Early / 1790 / CR-DC-V / 673-82 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lipscomb vs Daingerfield PLAINTIFF(s) : Philip Lipscomb; John Crutchfield DEFENDANT(s) : Mary Daingerfield (guardian of Willis Daingerfield) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Guardianship - Mary Daingerfield GO Willis Daingerfield CITATION : Lipscomb vs Daingerfield / 1790 / CR-DC-V / 672-128 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lipscomb vs Daingerfield PLAINTIFF(s) : Philip Lipscomb; John Crutchfield DEFENDANT(s) : Mary Daingerfield (guardian of William Daingerfield) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Guardianship - Mary Daingerfield GO William Daingerfield CITATION : Lipscomb vs Daingerfield / 1790 / CR-DC-V / 672-129 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lipscomb vs Daingerfield PLAINTIFF(s) : Philip Libscomb; John Crutchfield DEFENDANT(s) : Mary Daingerfield (guardian of Harry Daingerfield) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Guardianship - Mary Daingerfield GO Harry Daingerfield CITATION : Lipscomb vs Daingerfield / 1790 / CR-DC-V / 672-130 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Slaughter & Bell vs Lawson & Co. PLAINTIFF(s) : James Slaughter; John M. Bell DEFENDANT(s) : Gawin Lawson & Co. PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slaves - George & Lucy, property of James Slaughter CITATION : Slaughter & Bell vs Lawson & Co. / 1790 / CR-DC-V / 673-73 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Stanard vs Daingerfield PLAINTIFF(s) : Larkin Stanard DEFENDANT(s) : Mary Daingerfield (guardian to orphans of William Daingerfield dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Guardianship - Mary Daingerfield GO Mary Daingerfield CITATION : Stanard vs Daingerfield / 1790 / CR-DC-V / 673-80 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Stanard vs Daingerfield PLAINTIFF(s) : Larkin Stanard DEFENDANT(s) : Mary Dangerfield (guardian of Mary Daingerfield orphan of William Daingerfield dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Guardianship - Mary Daingerfield GO Mary Daingerfield CITATION : Stanard vs Daingerfield / 1790 / CR-DC-V / 673-81 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Weedon vs Strother PLAINTIFF(s) : George Weedon DEFENDANT(s) : French Strother PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : ARW - keeping livestock from falling into the enemy's hands CITATION : Weedon vs Strother / 1790 / CR-DC-V / 673-35 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Wellford vs Blaydes Exrs PLAINTIFF(s) : Robert Wellford DEFENDANT(s) : Joseph Graves (exor.); Hawes Coleman (exor.); Spencer Coleman (exor.); John Blaydes (exor.); Mary Blaydes (extrx.); William Blades (dec'd) DEPONENT(s) : Samuel Todd PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Construction - acct for buildings constructed - 1782 Construction - acct for making bricks - 1782 CITATION : Wellford vs Blaydes Exrs / 1790 / CR-DC-V / 673-65 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Court Record Codes CR = Court Record DC = District Court L = Law action O = Office Judgment Q = Arbitration R = Criminal action S = Summons / Subpoena U = Account V = Appeal --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest Notations @ following a document reference indicates an original document FN = Free Negro GO = Guardian of -mr- = Marriage reference OOP = Overseers of the Poor pd = attorney for the defense pq = attorney for the prosecution (number) following a name is the age of the person named --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. 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