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 1791 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Allason vs Waldens Exors PLAINTIFF(s) : William Allason DEFENDANT(s) : John Walden (exor.); Charles Walden (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Marshall pd CITATION : Allason vs Waldens Exors / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-31 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Almond & Ux vs Davenport PLAINTIFF(s) : William Almond; Mary Almond (admrx); James Yarbrough (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : David Davenport DEPONENT(s) : Richard Walden Jr. (20); Ann Higgin (55); William Higgin (57); Charles Yarbrough Sr. (80) ; William Davenport (40); Robert Smith (47); Martin Davenport; Angelene Searls (60) PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; Cumberland; Bedford REMARK(s) : Marriage - David Davenport -mr1- June Yarbrough, dau. of Chas. Yarbrough Marriage - John Wilkinson -mr- Nanny Davenport, dau. of David Davenport Marriage - William Almond -mr- Mary Yarbrough, widow of James Yarbrough Slaves - Doll, Robert, Judith & Myrtilla, property of John Wilkinson CITATION : Almond & Ux vs Davenport / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-56 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Brooks vs Spotswood PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Brooks DEFENDANT(s) : Alexander Spotswood PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Construction - 2100 shingles delivered by Thomas Brooks - 1789 CITATION : Brooks vs Spotswood / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 672-93 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Burnley vs Thornleys PLAINTIFF(s) : Hardin Burnley DEFENDANT(s) : John Thornley; Aaron Thornley PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; King George REMARK(s) : Tobacco - Inspectors at Gibson's Warehouse CITATION : Burnley vs Thornleys / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-12 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Carr vs Tayloes exrs PLAINTIFF(s) : William Carr DEFENDANT(s) : Mann Page (exor.); Ralph Wormley Jr. (exor); Warner Lewis Jr. (exor.); Francis Lightfoot Lee (exor.); John Tayloe (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Middlesex; Gloucester; Richmond REMARK(s) : Death - abates April 1791 by death of William Carr CITATION : Carr vs Tayloes exrs / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 672-95 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Coleman vs Wyatt PLAINTIFF(s) : Samuel Coleman Jr. DEFENDANT(s) : Richard Wyat Jr. PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; Gloucester; James City REMARK(s) : ARW - ref. Military Officers' Certifiates of Samuel Coleman Jr. CITATION : Coleman vs Wyatt / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 672-120 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Corbin vs Thornton PLAINTIFF(s) : Gawin Corbin DEFENDANT(s) : Anthony Thornton PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Mill - water grist mill CITATION : Corbin vs Thornton / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-35 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Curtis assee vs Lomax PLAINTIFF(s) : John Curtis (assignee of Gawin Corbin) DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Lomax PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abates Sep 1791 by death of John Curtis CITATION : Curtis assee vs Lomax / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-24 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Dawson vs Mercer PLAINTIFF(s) : William Dawson DEFENDANT(s) : James Mercer DEPONENT(s) : James Welch; Charles Simms; Benjamin Berry; Reuben Triplett; Richard Collins; Daniel Hollonback PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Culpeper; Frederick; Loudoun; KY; GA REMARK(s) : Crop list for Little River - 1771 & 1772 and Upper Quarter - 1773 Tobacco - branding iron to mark origin Tobacco brands - Shannondoah Upper / Middle / Lower Tract - Bull Run Quarter Tract - Middle Plantation CITATION : Dawson vs Mercer / 1791? / CR-DC-L / 672-97 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Eppes &c exrs. vs Lomax PLAINTIFF(s) : Francis Eppes (exor.) ; Thomas Jefferson (exor.) ; Henry Skipwith (exor.) ; John Wayles (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Lomax PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Marshall pq CITATION : Eppes &c exrs. vs Lomax / 1791? / CR-DC-L / 674-108 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Fitzhugh vs Stewart COMMENT : also styled as Stiles lessee of Fitzhugh vs Stuart PLAINTIFF(s) : William Fitzhugh DEFENDANT(s) : William G. Stewart DEPONENT(s) : Thomas Bunbury (84); Maxfield Whiting (50); Zachariah Benson (55); Benjamin Gwin (40) PLACES MENTIONED : King George REMARK(s) : Graveyard ref. - Sebastins Graveyard crossed by Somerset line School ref. - Martin, tenant of William Fitzhugh - c1710 Tracts ref. - Somerset, Marmion and Chatham Windmill - Stewart's land about 20 yards from where a windmill stood CITATION : Fitzhugh vs Stewart / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 672-2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Foushee vs Lea PLAINTIFF(s) : William Foushee DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Lea DEPONENT(s) : Moses Austin; Gilbert Hay; Alexander Montgomery; John Groves; John Henry; John Banks PLACES MENTIONED : Henrico; City of Richmond; Cumberland; PA (Philadelphia) REMARK(s) : Construction - description of building for William Foushee c1785 CITATION : Foushee vs Lea / 1791? / CR-DC-L / 674-80 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Goodloe vs Brock &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Robert Goodloe DEFENDANT(s) : Joseph Brock (exor.); William Carter (exor.); John Carter (exor.); John Carter (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Slaves - Jack, Violet, Jane & Mingo, property of Robert Goodloe CITATION : Goodloe vs Brock &c / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 672-59 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Goodwin vs Fitzhugh PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Goodwin DEFENDANT(s) : William Fitzhugh PLACES MENTIONED : King George; Caroline REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep 1791 by death of William Fitzhugh CITATION : Goodwin vs Fitzhugh / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-69 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Graham vs Elliott &c PLAINTIFF(s) : John Graham DEFENDANT(s) : William Elliott; John Hoomes; John Woolfolk; Richard Bowler PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; City of Richmond REMARK(s) : Marshall pq CITATION : Graham vs Elliott &c / 1791? / CR-DC-L / 674-119 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Griffin's Exr vs Hall PLAINTIFF(s) : William Griffin (exor.); Thomas Bertrand Griffin (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : Elisha Hall PLACES MENTIONED : King & Queen; New Kent; Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Carriage ref. - Park Phaeton Tract ref. - Tongue Hill CITATION : Griffin's Exr vs Hall / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-43 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Henderson &c vs Fitzhugh PLAINTIFF(s) : Alexander Henderson; Robert Ferguson; John Gibson DEFENDANT(s) : William Fitzhugh PLACES MENTIONED : King George REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep 1791 by death of William Fitzhugh CITATION : Henderson &c vs Fitzhugh / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-91 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : William Howe vs Gavin Lawson PLAINTIFF(s) : William Howe DEFENDANT(s) : Gavin Lawson DEPONENT(s) : William Allen; Zepheniah Nooe PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford (Falmouth); Culpeper; Fredericksburg; Fauquier REMARK(s) : Religion - Baptist Meeting House in Culpeper ref. CITATION : William Howe vs Gavin Lawson / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Isaacs vs Thornley &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Isiah Isaacs DEFENDANT(s) : John Thornley; William Boone DEPONENT(s) : Francis Graves PLACES MENTIONED : King George; Fredericksburg; City of Richmond; UK (London); UK (Liverpool); Essex (Hobbs Hole) REMARK(s) : Tobacco - hogshead markings Tobacco - inspection at Gibson's Warehouse - 1782 CITATION : Isaacs vs Thornley &c / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 386-3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Johnston vs Rennolds PLAINTIFF(s) : James Johnston DEFENDANT(s) : William Rennolds DEPONENT(s) : John Melear PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; Halifax REMARK(s) : Slaves- Rose & Hanah, property of John Melear CITATION : Johnston vs Rennolds / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 672-89 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Keele & Roberts vs Wm. Harvey COMMENT : Ref to Court of Admiralty condemnation / sale PLAINTIFF(s) : Keel & Roberts; Robert Keel; Thomas Roberts DEFENDANT(s) : William Harvey PLACES MENTIONED : Fredericksburg; Spotsylvania; Caroline (Port Royal) REMARK(s) : Ship - schooner Little David Tobacco - trade of upland tobacco - 1780 CITATION : Keele & Roberts vs Wm. Harvey / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 672-17 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lawson vs Hawkins PLAINTIFF(s) : Gawin Lawson DEFENDANT(s) : William Hawkins PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Deed T. -William Hawkins to Gawin Lawson - Culpeper - 1774 @ Slaves - Pompey, James, Winney, Nutt, Catina prop. of William Hawkins CITATION : Lawson vs Hawkins / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lawson vs Thom PLAINTIFF(s) : Gawin Lawson DEFENDANT(s) : Alexander Thom; Robert Triplett PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep 1791 by death of Alexander Thom CITATION : Lawson vs Thom / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-90 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lawson vs White PLAINTIFF(s) : Gavin Lawson DEFENDANT(s) : Armistead White PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; Stafford (Falmouth) REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep 1791 by death of Armistead White CITATION : Lawson vs White / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-93 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lawson &c vs Ross & Galloway PLAINTIFF(s) : Lawson & Dunbar; Gavin Lawson; Robert Dunbar DEFENDANT(s) : Robert Galloway; Colvin Ross PLACES MENTIONED : Fredericksburg; Essex (Hobbs Hole) REMARK(s) : Ship - Betsey, owned by Ross & Galloway Ship - Francisco, lying at Hobbs Hole Shipping - wheat shipped on Rappahannock River - 1790 CITATION : Lawson &c vs Ross & Galloway / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-71 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : William Lee vs Danl. Triplett PLAINTIFF(s) : William Lee DEFENDANT(s) : Daniel Triplett DEPONENT(s) : John Fristoe PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Money - list of various currency conversions to pounds English CITATION : William Lee vs Danl. Triplett / 1791? / CR-DC-L / 675-85 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lewis vs Dixon PLAINTIFF(s) : John Lewis DEFENDANT(s) : Richard Dixon (assignee of John Shelby Jr.) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Caroline REMARK(s) : Monroe pq(?) CITATION : Lewis vs Dixon / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 672-85 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lewis vs Dixon PLAINTIFF(s) : John Lewis DEFENDANT(s) : Richard Dixon (assignee of John Shelby Jr.) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Caroline REMARK(s) : Monroe pq(?) CITATION : Lewis vs Dixon / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 672-96 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : McCoull vs Staunton PLAINTIFF(s) : Neil McCoull DEFENDANT(s) : William Staunton PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Construction - James, carpenter Death ref. - abates April 1791 by Neil McCoull's death Slave - James, property of Neil McCoull CITATION : McCoull vs Staunton / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 672-42 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Mchaney vs George's exors PLAINTIFF(s) : Cornelius McHaney; Mary McHaney; Mary Dudley DEFENDANT(s) : Reuben George (exor.); John George (dec'd) DEPONENT(s) : James Mayo George; Elizabeth Yarbrough; Caty Brown PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; Pittsylvania REMARK(s) : Marriage ref. - Robert Woolfolk -mr- Ann George Marriage ref. - [?] Baber -mr- Elizabeth George Marriage ref. - [?] Dudley -mr- Mary George Will - John George - Caroline - 1784 CITATION : Mchaney vs George's exors / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 672-19 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Miller vs Johnston PLAINTIFF(s) : James Miller DEFENDANT(s) : Philip Johnston DEPONENT(s) : Benjamin Johnston (56) PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; KY (Jefferson) REMARK(s) : Deed - William Johnston to James Miller - Caroline - 1768 CITATION : Miller vs Johnston / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-115 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Minor vs Taylor PLAINTIFF(s) : Armistead Minor DEFENDANT(s) : Reuben Taylor PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Death ref. - action in name of exors of Armistead Minor Apr 1791 Margaret Minor & Edmund Gaines as exors of Armistead Minor dec'd CITATION : Minor vs Taylor / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Minor vs Wheeler &c PLAINTIFF(s) : William Minor (assignee of Walter Payne) DEFENDANT(s) : George Wheeler; James Madden PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Printer - bond form printed by Joseph Crukshank, Philadelphia CITATION : Minor vs Wheeler &c / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-77 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Mitchell vs Brock &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Mitchell Lenox & Scott; John Mitchell DEFENDANT(s) : Joseph Brock (exor.); William Carter (exor.); John Carter (exor.); John Carter (dec'd) DEPONENT(s) : Nicholas Hawkins Sr. (74) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Monroe pd CITATION : Mitchell vs Brock &c / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-47 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Mitchell vs Williams &c Exors PLAINTIFF(s) : John Mitchell DEFENDANT(s) : John Williams (exor.); John Williams Sr. (exor.); Samuel Clayton (exor.); William Williams (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Marshall pd CITATION : Mitchell vs Williams &c Exors / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-52 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Mitchell vs Williams PLAINTIFF(s) : John Mitchell DEFENDANT(s) : John Williams PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; UK REMARK(s) : Marshall pd CITATION : Mitchell vs Williams / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-73 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Morton vs Miles PLAINTIFF(s) : George Morton DEFENDANT(s) : John Miles PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Monroe pq /s/ CITATION : Morton vs Miles / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 672-83 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Payne vs Waldens Exor PLAINTIFF(s) : Daniel Payne DEFENDANT(s) : John Walden (acting Exor. of Charles Walden dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; Stafford; King George REMARK(s) : Death - Charles Walden died 28 Sep 1777 Estate I&A and division - Charles Walden - 14 Sep 1778 CITATION : Payne vs Waldens Exor / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 387-51 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Powell vs Brock PLAINTIFF(s) : Benjamin Powell (assignee of Thomas Powell assignee of George Stubblefield) DEFENDANT(s) : Joseph Brock (exor.); John Zachary Lewis (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abates April 1791 by death of Benjamin Powell CITATION : Powell vs Brock / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 672-44 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Robertson vs Baylor &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Rachell Robertson (extrx.); Donald Robertson (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : John Baylor (exor.); John Armistead (exor.); John Baylor (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : School - acct for 'schooling' - 1772-1774 CITATION : Robertson vs Baylor &c / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 672-84 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Smith vs Stockdell & Young PLAINTIFF(s) : Samuel Smith DEFENDANT(s) : John Stockdell; John Young PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; Henrico; Hanover REMARK(s) : Marshall pd CITATION : Smith vs Stockdell & Young / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Smith Johnston & Co. vs Maury &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Smith Johnston & Company DEFENDANT(s) : James Maury; Hunter Banks & Company PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Norfolk; MD (Baltimore); PA (Philadelphia); NC (Hartford Town) REMARK(s) : Ship - invoice for compasses, log lines, time glasses, sail twine, etc. CITATION : Smith Johnston & Co. vs Maury &c / 1791? / CR-DC-L / 386-50 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Spence vs Hunter PLAINTIFF(s) : John Russell Spence DEFENDANT(s) : Adam Hunter (exor.); James Hunter (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; Island of St. Johns; Culpeper REMARK(s) : Marianna Hunter, admrx of John Russell Spence CITATION : Spence vs Hunter / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-32 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Turner assee &c vs Robt. Scott PLAINTIFF(s) : George Turner (assignee of Nathaniel Sanders) DEFENDANT(s) : Robert Scott PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Construction - acct for door catches, hinges, locks & nobs - c1790 CITATION : Turner assee &c vs Robt. Scott / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-25 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Weir vs Elliott & Co. PLAINTIFF(s) : George Weir DEFENDANT(s) : Wm. Elliott & Co.; William Elliott, John G. Woolfolk; Richard Bowler PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Marshall pq CITATION : Weir vs Elliott & Co. / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-86 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Willis vs Mercer exor PLAINTIFF(s) : John Whitaker Willis DEFENDANT(s) : James Mercer (exor.); Alexander Dick (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Fredericksburg; Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : ARW - military certificates ref. CITATION : Willis vs Mercer exor / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 674-29 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Wily vs Towles PLAINTIFF(s) : John Wiley DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Towles (exor.); Nicholas Lewis (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Tobacco ref. - Richmond crop tobacco CITATION : Wily vs Towles / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 672-18 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Woolfolk vs Southworths PLAINTIFF(s) : Robert Woolfolk DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Southworth; William Southworth PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abates April 1791 by death of Robert Woolfolk CITATION : Woolfolk vs Southworths / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 672-43 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Zane vs Pilcher &al PLAINTIFF(s) : Isaac Zane DEFENDANT(s) : Mason Pilcher; Edward Dickenson PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford (Falmouth) REMARK(s) : Tobacco - Pilcher & Dickinson, inspectors at Falmouth CITATION : Zane vs Pilcher &al / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 672-74 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Winslow vs Carter PLAINTIFF(s) : Benjamin Winslow DEFENDANT(s) : Hannah Carter PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Slave - Charles, property of Hannah Carter CITATION : Winslow vs Carter / 1791 / CR-DC-S / 388-106 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : District of Fredg in a/c Jno. Richards PLAINTIFF(s) : District of Fredericksburg DEFENDANT(s) : Jno. Richards PLACES MENTIONED : Fredericksburg REMARK(s) : Jail - jailor's acct 1791 / 1792 CITATION : District of Fredg in a/c Jno. Richards / 1791 / CR-DC-U / 674-16 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Spotswood vs Pendleton PLAINTIFF(s) : Alexander Spotswood DEFENDANT(s) : Benjamin Pendleton PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Guardianship - Bernard Moore GO Alexander Spotswood CITATION : Spotswood vs Pendleton / 1791 / CR-DC-V / 672-29 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Tayloe's Exors vs Voss PLAINTIFF(s) : Mann Page (exor.); Warner Lewis (exor.); Francis Lightfoot Lee (exor.); Ralph Wormley (exor.); John Tayloe (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : Edward Voss PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Construction ref. - acct due Edward Voss for plaster & tile work CITATION : Tayloe's Exors vs Voss / 1791 / CR-DC-V / 672-71 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Thompson vs Mildrums admr. PLAINTIFF(s) : William Thompson DEFENDANT(s) : John Strother (admr.); William Mildrum PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slaves - Joe, Nanny, Sarah, George, Kate & Francis CITATION : Thompson vs Mildrums admr. / 1791 / CR-DC-V / 674-22 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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